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MAKE: DESIGN15 Launch Party

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

Join MAKE in January for the launch of DESIGN15! It’s a whole year of celebrations in honor of MCD’s 15th anniversary.

Join MAKE in January for the launch of DESIGN15! It’s a whole year of celebrations in honor of MCD’s 15th anniversary.

MCD Library MakeArt: Glen Park

Glen Park Library Diamond Street, San Francisco

Create artistic placeholders for your books and craft a backdrop for your 2019 calendar!

Create artistic placeholders for your books and craft a backdrop for your 2019 calendar!

MCD Curator Walk-Through: Elizabeth Shypertt on Tex Gieling

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

Come see Tex Gieling’s work through the eyes of its curator, Elizabeth Shypertt. Elizabeth will tell you about Tex’s colorful life and will talk about the work itself as well as answer questions you might have.

Come see Tex Gieling's work through the eyes of its curator, Elizabeth Shypertt. Elizabeth will tell you about Tex's colorful life and will talk about the work itself as well as answer questions you might have.

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay

Mission Bay Branch Library 960 4th St, San Francisco

Inspired by the vintage model map of SF on view at the library, and by Al Farrow: Divine Ammunition, join MCD to map neighborhoods and landmarks of your own. Using recycled and decorative materials, design and build your own 3D neighborhood model.

Inspired by the vintage model map of SF on view at the library, and by Al Farrow: Divine Ammunition, join MCD to map neighborhoods and landmarks of your own. Using recycled and decorative materials, design and build your own 3D neighborhood model.

MakeArt Family Day

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

Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day. As always, we will be offering a number of exhibition related activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy!

Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day. As always, we will be offering a number of exhibition related activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy!

MCD Special Event: Dogpatch Art + Design Crawl

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

oin MCD staff for a unique behind-the-scenes tour of the museum’s latest exhibitions as well as a hands-on creative experience in the MCD MakeArt Lab.

oin MCD staff for a unique behind-the-scenes tour of the museum’s latest exhibitions as well as a hands-on creative experience in the MCD MakeArt Lab.

MCD Library MakeArt: Bayview

Bayview Branch Library 440 Civic Center Plz, Richmond

Learn hand-lettering techniques with pen, brush, and scratchboard to transcribe words of justice into your own unique framed artwork.

Learn hand-lettering techniques with pen, brush, and scratchboard to transcribe words of justice into your own unique framed artwork.

MCD Members Tour: Al Farrow Studio Tour

Join the Museum of Craft and Design in San Rafael for an exclusive studio tour with Bay Area sculptor and Divine Ammunition artist, Al Farrow and gallerist Catharine Clark. This behind-the-scenes tour will provide an inside look into Farrow’s creative processes and inspirations, from a selection of past and in-progress works to his extensive collection of ethnographic artworks. Light refreshments will be provided.

Join the Museum of Craft and Design in San Rafael for an exclusive studio tour with Bay Area sculptor and Divine Ammunition artist, Al Farrow and gallerist Catharine Clark. This behind-the-scenes tour will provide an inside look into Farrow’s creative processes and inspirations, from a selection of past and in-progress works to his extensive collection of ethnographic artworks. Light refreshments will be provided.

MCD Library MakeArt: Visitacion Valley

San Francisco Public Library Visitacion Valley Branch 201 Leland Ave, San Francisco

MCD Library MakeArt: Visitacion Valley. Collaborative Crochet with Ramekon O’Arwisters, bringing together varied fabrics to make functional and sculptural forms. 12:30-2 PM, Visitacion Valley Library Branch, 201 Leland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94134. 

MCD Library MakeArt: Visitacion Valley. Collaborative Crochet with Ramekon O'Arwisters, bringing together varied fabrics to make functional and sculptural forms. 12:30-2 PM, Visitacion Valley Library Branch, 201 Leland Ave, San Francisco, CA 94134. 

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: History Playdate at California History Society

California Historical Society 678 Mission St, San Francisco

MCD Community Make Art: History Playdate at California Historical Society. MCD is headed to History Playdate at California Historical Society, where you will imagine, design, and document your own Boomtown! 1:00-3:00 PM, California Historical Society. 

MCD Community Make Art: History Playdate at California Historical Society. MCD is headed to History Playdate at California Historical Society, where you will imagine, design, and document your own Boomtown! 1:00-3:00 PM, California Historical Society. 

Free

MAKE: Divine Ammunition

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

MAKE: Divine Ammunition

Enjoy a final look through Divine Ammunition, where you will honor Al Farrow’s complex and intricate work with in-gallery projects and conversations.

February 21, 2019, 6:00-9:30 PM

Museum of Craft and Design

2369 3rd St

San Francisco, CA. 94107

 

 

 

MAKE: Divine Ammunition

Enjoy a final look through Divine Ammunition, where you will honor Al Farrow’s complex and intricate work with in-gallery projects and conversations.

February 21, 2019, 6:00-9:30 PM

Museum of Craft and Design

2369 3rd St

San Francisco, CA. 94107

 

 

 

MakeArt Family Day: March

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

MCD MakeArt Family Day at MCD, 11am- 3pm. Get a sneak preview of the materiality and techniques that will be on display in the upcoming exhibitions, Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey and Material Domestication.

MCD MakeArt Family Day at MCD, 11am- 3pm. Get a sneak preview of the materiality and techniques that will be on display in the upcoming exhibitions, Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey and Material Domestication.

MCD Community MakeArt: SF History Days

The Old US Mint 5th Street, San Francisco

SF History Days at The Old US Mint. MCD joins educators, historians, archaeologists, and more to dive into a hands-on exploration of SF history. March 2, 11am-5pm, and March 3, 10am-4 pm. 

SF History Days at The Old US Mint. MCD joins educators, historians, archaeologists, and more to dive into a hands-on exploration of SF history. March 2, 11am-5pm, and March 3, 10am-4 pm. 

Free

Visible Transparency Project

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

In advance of the exhibition opening visitors are invited to witness the behind-the-scenes installation of Adam Shiverdecker’s “Banquet of Plutus” suspended ceiling sculpture, Jamie Bardsley’s “Palm Prints”–comprised of individual handcrafted porcelain works that will be transformed into an expansive floor sculpture–and the onsite construction of Christine Lee’s “Intersection,” a giant cane wall panel.

In advance of the exhibition opening visitors are invited to witness the behind-the-scenes installation of Adam Shiverdecker’s "Banquet of Plutus" suspended ceiling sculpture, Jamie Bardsley’s "Palm Prints"–comprised of individual handcrafted porcelain works that will be transformed into an expansive floor sculpture–and the onsite construction of Christine Lee’s "Intersection," a giant cane wall panel.

Free First Tuesday: March

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

Free First Tuesday at the Museum of Craft and Design, 11 am – 3 pm. This Free Tuesday, start outlining the shapes of spring with linoleum block prints and carry them with you on a sewable patch. 

Free First Tuesday at the Museum of Craft and Design, 11 am - 3 pm. This Free Tuesday, start outlining the shapes of spring with linoleum block prints and carry them with you on a sewable patch. 

Free

MCD Library MakeArt: Potrero Hill Branch

Potrero Branch Library 20th Street, San Francisco

MCD Library MakeArt, SFPL Potrero Branch, 1616 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94107. 4:00-5:30 pm. In honor of Women’s Herstory Month at SF Public Library, MCD invites you to take part in craft inspired by the artwork of two San Francisco artists, Christine Lee and Ruth Asawa.

MCD Library MakeArt, SFPL Potrero Branch, 1616 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94107. 4:00-5:30 pm. In honor of Women’s Herstory Month at SF Public Library, MCD invites you to take part in craft inspired by the artwork of two San Francisco artists, Christine Lee and Ruth Asawa.

MCD Member Preview

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

MCD Members are invited for a special preview of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey on Friday, March 15, 2019. Grab a drink and meet the curators and artists behind these two extraordinary shows.

MCD Members are invited for a special preview of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey on Friday, March 15, 2019. Grab a drink and meet the curators and artists behind these two extraordinary shows.

MCD Curator Walk-through: Material Domestication

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

On this opening day walk-through, hear from guest curator Elizabeth Kozlowski in conversation with artists Mi-Kyoung Lee and Adam Shiverdecker about the exhibition’s investigation of materiality and technique.

On this opening day walk-through, hear from guest curator Elizabeth Kozlowski in conversation with artists Mi-Kyoung Lee and Adam Shiverdecker about the exhibition’s investigation of materiality and technique.

MAKE: National Craft Month + SF Etsy

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

Celebrate National Craft Month with SF Etsy and welcome MCD’s spring shows with an exploration of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey.

Celebrate National Craft Month with SF Etsy and welcome MCD’s spring shows with an exploration of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey.

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