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MakeArt Lab: Cripping your Fashion with Rebirth Garments

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

The Museum of Craft and Design, the Longmore Institute on Disability, and the Palo Alto Art Center present a very exciting virtual MakeArt Lab collaboration, in conjunction with the current…

The Museum of Craft and Design, the Longmore Institute on Disability, and the Palo Alto Art Center present a very exciting virtual MakeArt Lab collaboration, in conjunction with the current...

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Mobile MakeArt: Ferry Building Holiday Pop-Up with Creativity Explored

ferry building

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD…

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD...

Mobile MakeArt: Ferry Building Holiday Pop-Up with Creativity Explored

ferry building

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD…

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD...

Mobile MakeArt: Ferry Building Holiday Pop-Up with Creativity Explored

ferry building

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD…

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD...

Mobile MakeArt: Spring Family Fest

The Salvation Army Kroc Center Turk Street, San Francisco

MCD joins the Tenderloin Community Benefit District, expanding  from Safe Passage Park to the Kroc Center, for Spring Family Day! Learn more about organizations at work in the neighborhood and join MCD for exhibition-inspired projects.

MCD joins the Tenderloin Community Benefit District, expanding  from Safe Passage Park to the Kroc Center, for Spring Family Day! Learn more about organizations at work in the neighborhood and join MCD for exhibition-inspired projects.

Mobile MakeArt: Rotary Day of Service: Protecting the Environment Day

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Celebrate the 51st annual Earth Day by volunteering, making, and learning at Rotary’s Day of Service: Protecting the Environment.

Celebrate the 51st annual Earth Day by volunteering, making, and learning at Rotary’s Day of Service: Protecting the Environment.

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Mobile MakeArt: AIA San Francisco Design Celebration

PROXY Octavia Street, San Francisco

Designing solutions is near and dear to MCD’s heart! Join MCD at AIA SF’s Design Celebration at PROXY to learn about the innovative, solution-oriented designs of Bay Area architects.

The Mobile MakeArt van will be on site facilitating place-based design challenges and distributing FREE MakeArt Kits to take home.

Designing solutions is near and dear to MCD's heart! Join MCD at AIA SF’s Design Celebration at PROXY to learn about the innovative, solution-oriented designs of Bay Area architects.

The Mobile MakeArt van will be on site facilitating place-based design challenges and distributing FREE MakeArt Kits to take home.

MakeArt Lab: Sense of Place with Emily Endo

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.

Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.

MakeArt Family Day

3rd Street, San Francisco

MakeArt Family Day welcomes visitors of all ages to experience a variety of exhibition-related activities! This May, dive into an olfactory exploration of Living with Scents. The Ministry of Scent…

MakeArt Family Day welcomes visitors of all ages to experience a variety of exhibition-related activities! This May, dive into an olfactory exploration of Living with Scents. The Ministry of Scent...

MCD Mobile MakeArt: Living with Scents + The Art of Natural Perfumery

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join MCD at the SF Botanical Garden’s Garden of Fragrance for a docent-led tour and custom fragrance workshop. After a walk through the flowers, explore the art of natural perfumery with Carole Addison-Goyne of Nomad Botanicals and Jessica Mennella of FLWR Napa Valley for a hands-on experience of the very botanicals that bring Living with Scents to life.

Join MCD at the SF Botanical Garden’s Garden of Fragrance for a docent-led tour and custom fragrance workshop. After a walk through the flowers, explore the art of natural perfumery with Carole Addison-Goyne of Nomad Botanicals and Jessica Mennella of FLWR Napa Valley for a hands-on experience of the very botanicals that bring Living with Scents to life.

MCD Mobile MakeArt: NightLife – Under the Sea Prom

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

MCD is diving into prom at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, where you can get wavy under the sea with the perfect prom acc-sea-ssories!

MCD is diving into prom at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, where you can get wavy under the sea with the perfect prom acc-sea-ssories!

Juneteenth Celebration

Gilman Playground Gilman Avenue, San Francisco

MCD joins SF Black Wallstreet for the third annual Juneteenth celebration of fathers, family, and Black culture!

MCD joins SF Black Wallstreet for the third annual Juneteenth celebration of fathers, family, and Black culture!

MCD Mobile MakeArt: STEM Saturday

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Carve out time for creativity with MCD! The museum returns to STEM Saturday to develop a love for learning through art while supporting the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. Join us…

Carve out time for creativity with MCD! The museum returns to STEM Saturday to develop a love for learning through art while supporting the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. Join us...

MCD Mobile MakeArt: NightLife – Inked

California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco

Join MCD at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences to get inked—squid inked! Choose from a variety of tattoo flash templates, transfer the outline onto a keepsake box, then…

Join MCD at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences to get inked—squid inked! Choose from a variety of tattoo flash templates, transfer the outline onto a keepsake box, then...

MCD Mobile MakeArt: AIA Kids Draw Architecture

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Take time to draw! Sketching builds our appreciation of the world around us and fosters skills essential to the architectural process. Join MCD at Kids Draw Architecture hosted by the…

Take time to draw! Sketching builds our appreciation of the world around us and fosters skills essential to the architectural process. Join MCD at Kids Draw Architecture hosted by the...

MakeArt Family Day

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
Design outside the lines at MakeArt Family Day! Explore the exhibitions with our self-led MakeArt Gallery Games and get hands-on with exciting activations all throughout the museum. From collaborative art-making...

Design outside the lines at MakeArt Family Day! Explore the exhibitions with our self-led MakeArt Gallery Games and get hands-on with exciting activations all throughout the museum. From collaborative art-making...

$8 – $10

MCD Mobile MakeArt: NightLife – IRL

California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco

Join MCD at the California Academy of Sciences on August 11 as we bring Mobile MakeArt to Cal Academy’s NightLife: IRL. Power down, turn up. You’re now entering a phone-free…

Join MCD at the California Academy of Sciences on August 11 as we bring Mobile MakeArt to Cal Academy's NightLife: IRL. Power down, turn up. You're now entering a phone-free...

Mobile MakeArt: BMAGIC Backpack Giveaway

NOW Hunters Point 155 Jennings St, San Francisco

Since 2004, BMAGIC has offered children and youth, ages 5-18, new backpacks filled with essential school supplies to celebrate the beginning of the new school year. The event also serves…

Since 2004, BMAGIC has offered children and youth, ages 5-18, new backpacks filled with essential school supplies to celebrate the beginning of the new school year. The event also serves...

MCD Mobile MakeArt: NightLife – Art Lab

California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco

Join MCD at the California Academy of Sciences on August 18 as we bring Mobile MakeArt to Cal Academy’s NightLife: Art Lab. Unleash your inner artist and join us for…

Join MCD at the California Academy of Sciences on August 18 as we bring Mobile MakeArt to Cal Academy's NightLife: Art Lab. Unleash your inner artist and join us for...

MakeArt Lab: Functional Woodcraft

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and local woodcrafter Ian McNemar for an introduction to green woodworking. Participants will unlock the potential and beauty within a log or branch by turning it into one of the most functional items for the home–a spoon! 

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and local woodcrafter Ian McNemar for an introduction to green woodworking. Participants will unlock the potential and beauty within a log or branch by turning it into one of the most functional items for the home–a spoon! 

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