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MCD Library MakeArt: Outdoor Summer Fun

Spend the afternoon crafting toys and amusements that you can then take home, and enjoy for the rest of the summer!

Spend the afternoon crafting toys and amusements that you can then take home, and enjoy for the rest of the summer!

MCD Virtual Event • mak-‘amham: Indigenous Food Craft w/ Cafe Ohlone

Zoom CA

The Museum of Craft and Design presents a conversation with Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino of mak-’amham/Cafe Ohlone. In this virtual event, they will discuss Native culture in the Bay Area and describe the particular importance of food for Ohlone reconstruction of collective identity and the preservation of ancestral traditions.

The Museum of Craft and Design presents a conversation with Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino of mak-’amham/Cafe Ohlone. In this virtual event, they will discuss Native culture in the Bay Area and describe the particular importance of food for Ohlone reconstruction of collective identity and the preservation of ancestral traditions.

MCD Member Event: A Conversation with Gary Hutton

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

In celebration of the exhibition Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro, join the Museum of Craft and Design on Zoom for a virtual discussion with celebrated San Francisco designer Gary Hutton and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo.

In celebration of the exhibition Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro, join the Museum of Craft and Design on Zoom for a virtual discussion with celebrated San Francisco designer Gary Hutton and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo.

 MCD Virtual Event • Curator Walk-Through: Design by Time

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

Friday, April 23, 2021 1:00–2:00 PM Online via Zoom | Registration is required Join Design by Time guest curators c2-curatorsquared (Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox) in conversation with MCD Curator, Ariel…

Friday, April 23, 2021 1:00–2:00 PM Online via Zoom | Registration is required Join Design by Time guest curators c2-curatorsquared (Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox) in conversation with MCD Curator, Ariel...

DEMO MakeArt Family Day

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

Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day! Its autumn and MCD is celebrating the changing of the seasons with a number of exhibition related activities inspired by Anchors in Time: Dominic DiMare. Visitors will explore thematic concepts and the use of natural materials in the art-making process. From homemade paper to fly fishing lure design and watercolor play, the MakeArt Lab and galleries will be filled with hands-on projects harkening to the sea-borne aesthetic of Dominic DiMare.

Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day! Its autumn and MCD is celebrating the changing of the seasons with a number of exhibition related activities inspired by Anchors in Time: Dominic DiMare. Visitors will explore thematic concepts and the use of natural materials in the art-making process. From homemade paper to fly fishing lure design and watercolor play, the MakeArt Lab and galleries will be filled with hands-on projects harkening to the sea-borne aesthetic of Dominic DiMare.

SF Design Week Virtual Event: MCD x MC • The Phenomenal Museum

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and Make Conscious during SF Design Week for an introduction to The Phenomenal Museum–a collaborative effort in reimagining the frame of the museum through conscious placemaking.

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and Make Conscious during SF Design Week for an introduction to The Phenomenal Museum–a collaborative effort in reimagining the frame of the museum through conscious placemaking.

MCD Mobile MakeArt: New Yamish Seed Exchange

3rd Street, San Francisco

Artist Connie Zheng presents this question in concert with her Minnesota Street Project installation, nyse. Created for the Joint Space Award, the work is organized around the fraught histories and migrations of seeds, as well as how bio-matter simultaneously embodies humans’ hopes for survival and our fears of contamination.

Artist Connie Zheng presents this question in concert with her Minnesota Street Project installation, nyse. Created for the Joint Space Award, the work is organized around the fraught histories and migrations of seeds, as well as how bio-matter simultaneously embodies humans’ hopes for survival and our fears of contamination.

MCD Speaker Series: Diana Scherer *Canceled*

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join MCD and Design by Time featured artist Diana Scherer for a conversation about and walk-through of her Amsterdam studio. Diana will be Zooming in from the Netherlands.

Join MCD and Design by Time featured artist Diana Scherer for a conversation about and walk-through of her Amsterdam studio. Diana will be Zooming in from the Netherlands.

Mobile MakeArt: STEM Saturdays–Science and Technology Festival

DeHarro De Haro Street, San Francisco

MCD Mobile MakeArt joins STEM Saturday at The Potrero Hill Neighborhood House for a day of celebration dedicated to developing a love for learning. Accompanying virtual and in-person organizations promoting…

MCD Mobile MakeArt joins STEM Saturday at The Potrero Hill Neighborhood House for a day of celebration dedicated to developing a love for learning. Accompanying virtual and in-person organizations promoting...

MCD SPEAKER SERIES: THE PHENOMENAL MUSEUM X PLAYLAB, INC

3rd Street, San Francisco

Don’t stay in your lane! Join MCD, Make Conscious, and PLAYLAB, INC. for a lively discussion on cross-disciplinary strategies and co-creation–direct from the field of discovery!

Don’t stay in your lane! Join MCD, Make Conscious, and PLAYLAB, INC. for a lively discussion on cross-disciplinary strategies and co-creation–direct from the field of discovery!

Mobile MakeArt: BMAGIC Backpack Giveaway

NOW Hunters Point 155 Jennings St, San Francisco

MCD returns to BMAGIC’s backpack giveaway event for the 7th year in a row, providing a favorite booth full of exciting materials for creative backpack customization. This year, students will choose from a cornucopia of patches and keyring supplies that will ensure the return to in-person classes will be filled with personalized flair.

MCD returns to BMAGIC's backpack giveaway event for the 7th year in a row, providing a favorite booth full of exciting materials for creative backpack customization. This year, students will choose from a cornucopia of patches and keyring supplies that will ensure the return to in-person classes will be filled with personalized flair.

Mobile MakeArt: CalAcademy NightLife

California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco

MCD returns to the nocturnal fun for Arts + Crafts Night at the California Academy of Sciences, where participants can use an array of “Mode Brut” inspired materials and techniques to customize a super trendy bucket hat! Reserve your NightLife tickets in advance and see what’s revealed once the sun goes down.

MCD returns to the nocturnal fun for Arts + Crafts Night at the California Academy of Sciences, where participants can use an array of "Mode Brut" inspired materials and techniques to customize a super trendy bucket hat! Reserve your NightLife tickets in advance and see what’s revealed once the sun goes down.

Mode Brut Opening Weekend VIP Tours

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

While we wait to gather in large groups again, we invite you to join us for an intimate tour for MCD Members and VIP guests. Engage deeper with the artwork during one of our exclusive VIP tours led by curator Cléa Massiani of Creativity Explored during opening weekend, September 4-5. 

While we wait to gather in large groups again, we invite you to join us for an intimate tour for MCD Members and VIP guests. Engage deeper with the artwork during one of our exclusive VIP tours led by curator Cléa Massiani of Creativity Explored during opening weekend, September 4-5. 

Special Event: Parklet Portal with Ars Electronica

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

MCD joins the worldwide network of over 100 locations participating in Ars Electronica 2021. After 40 years of cutting-edge technology, art, and innovation programming, the Linz, Austria-based festival connects participants through a variety of both online and in-person programming that reflects and celebrates the new hybrid realities of life in the 21st century.

MCD joins the worldwide network of over 100 locations participating in Ars Electronica 2021. After 40 years of cutting-edge technology, art, and innovation programming, the Linz, Austria-based festival connects participants through a variety of both online and in-person programming that reflects and celebrates the new hybrid realities of life in the 21st century.

Mobile MakeArt: Toolapalooza

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

Center Hardware has been serving the San Francisco community since 1880. Join MCD 141 years later in celebrating the return of their annual Toolapalooza event.  Get inspired by the STEAM…

Center Hardware has been serving the San Francisco community since 1880. Join MCD 141 years later in celebrating the return of their annual Toolapalooza event.  Get inspired by the STEAM...

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

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

Register for a free Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day pass and explore Mode Brut at MCD. Mode Brut, an accessible fashion-related exhibition that highlights artist practices through textiles, features over 50…

Register for a free Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day pass and explore Mode Brut at MCD. Mode Brut, an accessible fashion-related exhibition that highlights artist practices through textiles, features over 50...

Mode Brut Window Reception at Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue Union Square Post Street, San Francisco

MCD and Creativity Explored (CE) are teaming up with Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco in Union Square to showcase original artwork and one-of-a-kind fashion in the Powell Street window displays!…

MCD and Creativity Explored (CE) are teaming up with Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco in Union Square to showcase original artwork and one-of-a-kind fashion in the Powell Street window displays!...

Free

Mobile MakeArt at the Potrero Hill Festival

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join MCD and the Potrero Hill community as we celebrate being together outside and supporting the Nabe (Potrero Hill Neighborhood House), a local community center that provides essential services to…

Join MCD and the Potrero Hill community as we celebrate being together outside and supporting the Nabe (Potrero Hill Neighborhood House), a local community center that provides essential services to...

Free

Mobile MakeArt at Phoenix Day

3rd Street, San Francisco

Celebrate the return of San Francisco’s beloved Sunday Streets with a bigger than ever program taking place across the City, featuring historic routes and pop-ups, The Cross City Connector Bike…

Celebrate the return of San Francisco’s beloved Sunday Streets with a bigger than ever program taking place across the City, featuring historic routes and pop-ups, The Cross City Connector Bike...

Free

MCD Member Trip to Bentonville

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Bentonville, Arkansas–home of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art featuring a world-class collection of contemporary art, craft, and architecture amongst 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of art trails. 

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Bentonville, Arkansas–home of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art featuring a world-class collection of contemporary art, craft, and architecture amongst 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of art trails. 

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