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MAKE: Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey

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

MAKE, May 16, 2019 6 PM – 9:30 PM. Take a deep dive into both current exhibitions with guests artists. Create dimensional work with weaving techniques and portraiture.

MAKE, May 16, 2019 6 PM - 9:30 PM. Take a deep dive into both current exhibitions with guests artists. Create dimensional work with weaving techniques and portraiture.

MCD Community MakeArt: Maker Faire 2019

San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo Ca. 2495 S Delaware St, San Mateo

Find your next inspiration on a journey through the eccentric and profound creations of brilliant hackers, inventors and entrepreneurs at the 14th Annual Maker Bay Area, May 17-19th at the San Mateo County Event Center.

Find your next inspiration on a journey through the eccentric and profound creations of brilliant hackers, inventors and entrepreneurs at the 14th Annual Maker Bay Area, May 17-19th at the San Mateo County Event Center.

MCD Members Tour: Lia Cook and Ehren Tool, Berkeley

Join the Museum of Craft and Design in Berkeley to tour the studios of textile artist Lia Cook and ceramic artist Ehren Tool. This event is $35 for MCD members of all levels (with promo code) and $45 for non-members. Purchase your tickets here. Space is limited.

Join the Museum of Craft and Design in Berkeley to tour the studios of textile artist Lia Cook and ceramic artist Ehren Tool. This event is $35 for MCD members of all levels (with promo code) and $45 for non-members. Purchase your tickets here. Space is limited.

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay

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

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay Branch, 11 AM – 12:30 PM. Explore weaving with traditional and unusual materials at this drop-in workshop.

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay Branch, 11 AM - 12:30 PM. Explore weaving with traditional and unusual materials at this drop-in workshop.

Free

MCD MakeArt Family Day: June

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

MakeArt Family Day, June 1, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Join guest instructors from Green Art Workshop to learn about the role textiles have played in women’s history through the art of embroidery.

MakeArt Family Day, June 1, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Join guest instructors from Green Art Workshop to learn about the role textiles have played in women’s history through the art of embroidery.

MCD Free First Tuesday: June

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

MCD Free First Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Repeat processes and celebrate repurposed materials like many of the artists of Material Domestication.

MCD Free First Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Repeat processes and celebrate repurposed materials like many of the artists of Material Domestication.

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: Bayview BRITE and YMCA Block Party

Bayview YMCA Lane Street, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Bayview BRITE and YMCA Block Party, June 8, 2019, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM. Create a shining crown or colorful sunglasses to show off just how bright you shine!

MCD Community MakeArt: Bayview BRITE and YMCA Block Party, June 8, 2019, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Create a shining crown or colorful sunglasses to show off just how bright you shine!

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: Cal Academy Design NightLife

Cal Academy of Sciences Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Cal Academy NightLife. June 13, 2019, 6 PM – 10 PM. MCD joins NightLife for San Francisco Design Week to explore the many ways design impacts lives, culture, and science—from exhibit design to architecture and beer labels to fonts.

MCD Community MakeArt: Cal Academy NightLife. June 13, 2019, 6 PM - 10 PM. MCD joins NightLife for San Francisco Design Week to explore the many ways design impacts lives, culture, and science—from exhibit design to architecture and beer labels to fonts.

MCD Design Lab Happy Hour: Wire Armatures and Sculpture

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

Design Lab Happy Hour, June 14, 2019, 6 PM – 9:30 PM. Material Domestication exhibiting artist Adam Shiverdecker will take participants through the process of orthographic drawing and discuss the use of ceramic material on armatures.

Design Lab Happy Hour, June 14, 2019, 6 PM - 9:30 PM. Material Domestication exhibiting artist Adam Shiverdecker will take participants through the process of orthographic drawing and discuss the use of ceramic material on armatures.

MCD Community MakeArt: CuriOdyssey Bubbles and Rainbows

CuriOdyssey 1651 Coyote Point Dr, San Mateo

MCD Community MakeArt: Bubbles and Rainbows. June 15 and 16th, 2019, from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. MCD travels to CuriOdyssey to celebrate summer and SF Pride with rainbow bubble suncatchers!

MCD Community MakeArt: Bubbles and Rainbows. June 15 and 16th, 2019, from 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. MCD travels to CuriOdyssey to celebrate summer and SF Pride with rainbow bubble suncatchers!

MCD Make @ SF Design Week

Pier 27 The Embarcadero, San Francisco

MAKE @ SF Design Week. June 20, 2019, 6:30-9:30 PM. Visit MCD offsite as one of the exhibitors of SF Design Week’s Design Hub at Pier 27!

MAKE @ SF Design Week. June 20, 2019, 6:30-9:30 PM. Visit MCD offsite as one of the exhibitors of SF Design Week’s Design Hub at Pier 27!

MCD Members Tour: Wanxin Zhang and Kathy Sirico studios

Join the Museum of Craft and Design in the Dogpatch and Bayview neighborhoods of San Francisco to tour the studios of interdisciplinary artist Kathy Sirico and ceramic artist Wanxin Zhang.

Join the Museum of Craft and Design in the Dogpatch and Bayview neighborhoods of San Francisco to tour the studios of interdisciplinary artist Kathy Sirico and ceramic artist Wanxin Zhang.

Drinks + Design: Wanxin Zhang

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

MCD Special Event: Drinks + Design with Wanxin Zhang, June 26, 2019, 6 PM – 8 PM. Join the artist and MCD’s Design Council for an exclusive walk-through of the exhibition WANXIN ZHANG: THE LONG JOURNEY.

MCD Special Event: Drinks + Design with Wanxin Zhang, June 26, 2019, 6 PM - 8 PM. Join the artist and MCD's Design Council for an exclusive walk-through of the exhibition WANXIN ZHANG: THE LONG JOURNEY.

MCD Free First Tuesday: July

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

MCD Free First Tuesday, July. July 2, 2019 11 AM – 3 PM. Shape organic forms inspired by Jamie Bardsley and Nathan Craven’s repeating ceramic objects.

MCD Free First Tuesday, July. July 2, 2019 11 AM - 3 PM. Shape organic forms inspired by Jamie Bardsley and Nathan Craven’s repeating ceramic objects.

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: History PlayDate

California Historical Society 678 Mission St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: History Play Date. July 13, 2019, 12 PM – 2 PM. MCD joins California Historical Society for History Play Date, celebrating their exhibition, Overland to California: Commemorating the Transcontinental Railroad.

MCD Community MakeArt: History Play Date. July 13, 2019, 12 PM - 2 PM. MCD joins California Historical Society for History Play Date, celebrating their exhibition, Overland to California: Commemorating the Transcontinental Railroad.

Artefactura Pop-Up at the MCD Store

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

Don’t miss an exclusive MCD Store Pop-Up on Saturday, July 13 with Artefactura! Arefactura is a brand of one-of-a-kind handmade bags and accessories manufactured and designed by Guatemalan architect and…

Don't miss an exclusive MCD Store Pop-Up on Saturday, July 13 with Artefactura! Arefactura is a brand of one-of-a-kind handmade bags and accessories manufactured and designed by Guatemalan architect and...

MCD MAKE: July

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

MCD MAKE, July 18, 2019, 6 PM – 9:30 PM. Enjoy hands on takeaways that preview the upcoming shows, including Macon Reed inspired bottle vases and a hardware jewelry bar where you can design your ultimate machined wearable. 

MCD MAKE, July 18, 2019, 6 PM - 9:30 PM. Enjoy hands on takeaways that preview the upcoming shows, including Macon Reed inspired bottle vases and a hardware jewelry bar where you can design your ultimate machined wearable. 

MCD Library MakeArt: Potrero Branch

San Francisco Public Library - Potrero Branch 1616 20th St, San Francisco

MCD Library MakeArt, July 20, 2019. 4-5:30 PM at the Potrero Branch Library. Join MCD for mini bookmaking activities for all ages.

MCD Library MakeArt, July 20, 2019. 4-5:30 PM at the Potrero Branch Library. Join MCD for mini bookmaking activities for all ages.

Free

DESIGN15 Birthday Bash

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

Celebrate 15 years of the Museum of Craft and Design at our DESIGN15 Birthday Bash! MCD’s Board of Directors invite you to the DESIGN15 Birthday Bash, an evening celebrating 15…

Celebrate 15 years of the Museum of Craft and Design at our DESIGN15 Birthday Bash! MCD's Board of Directors invite you to the DESIGN15 Birthday Bash, an evening celebrating 15...

MCD Member Preview: 2019 Summer Exhibitions

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

MCD Members are invited for a special preview of our 2019 Summer exhibitions Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object and Interior/Exterior on Friday, July 26, 2019. Grab a drink and meet the curators and artists behind these two extraordinary shows.

MCD Members are invited for a special preview of our 2019 Summer exhibitions Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object and Interior/Exterior on Friday, July 26, 2019. Grab a drink and meet the curators and artists behind these two extraordinary shows.

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