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MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets • The Mission

San Francisco, CA San Francisco

Celebrate the Summer of Love with MCD! Express YOURSELF in glitter, paint, pastels and more, making your very own colorful freak flag, and flying it proudly! Don’t forget—the streets will…

Celebrate the Summer of Love with MCD! Express YOURSELF in glitter, paint, pastels and more, making your very own colorful freak flag, and flying it proudly! Don’t forget—the streets will...

MCD Design Lab: Jewelry of Burning Man

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

Learn about and prepare your pockets for the gifting economy of the Playa! Former Burning Man arts curator and co-creator of “Jewelry of Burning Man,” Christine Kristen gives participants an…

Learn about and prepare your pockets for the gifting economy of the Playa! Former Burning Man arts curator and co-creator of “Jewelry of Burning Man,” Christine Kristen gives participants an...

MCD Speaker Series: Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

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

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces engages communities in the design and development of new buildings, spaces, and tools to attack the root causes of mass incarceration. Their work seeks to…

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces engages communities in the design and development of new buildings, spaces, and tools to attack the root causes of mass incarceration. Their work seeks to...

MCD Community MakeArt: FLAX Kidsfest

FLAX art & design 1501 Martin Luther King Jr, Way, Oakland

Ahoy mateys!! Join yer friends from MCD at Flax in Oakland for this year’s pirate-themed kids fest!! We’ll be makin’ shiny pirate badges with which to festoon your finery! Pirate-inspired…

Ahoy mateys!! Join yer friends from MCD at Flax in Oakland for this year’s pirate-themed kids fest!! We’ll be makin’ shiny pirate badges with which to festoon your finery! Pirate-inspired...

MCD Library MakeArt: Outdoor Summer Fun

San Francisco Public Library, Mission Bay Branch 960 4th St, San Francisco

Spend the afternoon crafting toys and amusements that you can then take home, and enjoy for the rest of the summer! Among the things we’ll be making: splash sponges, hopscotch…

Spend the afternoon crafting toys and amusements that you can then take home, and enjoy for the rest of the summer! Among the things we’ll be making: splash sponges, hopscotch...

MCD Community MakeArt: BVOH Circus Celebration

NOW Hunters Point 155 Jennings St, San Francisco

Inspired by the antics of Circus Bella, design and create your own custom juggling ball set! These colorful creations are perfect for learning to juggle, play hacky-sack, or just toss…

Inspired by the antics of Circus Bella, design and create your own custom juggling ball set! These colorful creations are perfect for learning to juggle, play hacky-sack, or just toss...

MCD Community MakeArt: Pier 39 Summer Craft Day

PIER 39 San Francisco

Museum of Craft and Design is crafting fun at Pier 39! We will have activities available for all ages– fan coloring, a bubble wand station and Sharpie tie-dye. Make something…

Museum of Craft and Design is crafting fun at Pier 39! We will have activities available for all ages-- fan coloring, a bubble wand station and Sharpie tie-dye. Make something...

MCD MakeArt: Wire Wrapped Stones

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

Learn the basics of simple wire-wrapping, while create a couple of pieces you can wear home. A great introduction to a popular form of jewelry making from Graham Bandt-Law, a…

Learn the basics of simple wire-wrapping, while create a couple of pieces you can wear home. A great introduction to a popular form of jewelry making from Graham Bandt-Law, a...

MCD Craft Lab: Constellation Pillows

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

Guest instructor Rebecca Saylor joins us from SF Etsy to lead us in creating these stellar constellation pillows! We will use handy custom design templates to hand embroider and sew…

Guest instructor Rebecca Saylor joins us from SF Etsy to lead us in creating these stellar constellation pillows! We will use handy custom design templates to hand embroider and sew...

MCD Community MakeArt: Backpack Giveaway Swag

NOW Hunters Point 155 Jennings St, San Francisco

Join MCD for the 14th annual Bayview Backpack Giveaway! We will be creating laminated ID tags to customize your new bag, so swing by our booth and design some swag….

Join MCD for the 14th annual Bayview Backpack Giveaway! We will be creating laminated ID tags to customize your new bag, so swing by our booth and design some swag....

MCD Community MakeArt: Tenderloin SS • Psychedelic Scarves

The Tenderloin District

Celebrate the Summer of Love with MCD and Artist & Craftsman Supply, in the Tenderloin. We’ll be transforming plain white bandanas and fabric scraps into fantastically colorful creations, ready to…

Celebrate the Summer of Love with MCD and Artist & Craftsman Supply, in the Tenderloin. We’ll be transforming plain white bandanas and fabric scraps into fantastically colorful creations, ready to...

MCD Movie Night: Unfinished Spaces

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

DOORS AT 7PM • SHOW AT 7:30PM “Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world.” —Fidel Castro (1961) Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project,…

DOORS AT 7PM • SHOW AT 7:30PM “Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world.” —Fidel Castro (1961) Cuba's ambitious National Art Schools project,...

MCD Library MakeArt: Not Bored Games

San Francisco Public Library - Bayview/Linda Brooks-Burton Branch Library 5075 3rd St, San Francisco

Use upcycled tins, boxes, game pieces and more to create a game board that will be sure to banish those summertime lulls. Recreate a favorite game or use your imagination…

Use upcycled tins, boxes, game pieces and more to create a game board that will be sure to banish those summertime lulls. Recreate a favorite game or use your imagination...

MCD Speaker Series: Lundberg Design • A Pavilion for People

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

According to Lundberg Design, “San Francisco is a unique place, full of sights and experiences that singularly belong to its identity. Importantly, several of those signature elements are symbols of…

According to Lundberg Design, "San Francisco is a unique place, full of sights and experiences that singularly belong to its identity. Importantly, several of those signature elements are symbols of...

MCD Community MakeArt: Pier 39 Roller Disco

PIER 39 San Francisco

In honor of the founding of Pier 39 in 1978, join us for a 70s skating party!! MCD will help YOU recreate the classic look of giant pom poms on…

In honor of the founding of Pier 39 in 1978, join us for a 70s skating party!! MCD will help YOU recreate the classic look of giant pom poms on...

MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets Western Addition

San Francisco, CA San Francisco

Come and enjoy the historic Western Addition neighborhood! Sunday Streets Western Addition connects from Fillmore to Fulton and all the way to Baker St. You are sure to find plenty…

Come and enjoy the historic Western Addition neighborhood! Sunday Streets Western Addition connects from Fillmore to Fulton and all the way to Baker St. You are sure to find plenty...

• CANCELLED • MCD Craft Lab: Architecture Boxes

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

This event has been CANCELLED. Please join us in October for our MCD WitchCraft Lab– featuring DIY Haunted Pumpkin Pavilions, Tarot Deck Design, and spooOooOky snacks! TIX: https://sfmcd.org/e…/mcd-craft-lab-haunted-pumpkin-pavilions/   Peruse architecture…

This event has been CANCELLED. Please join us in October for our MCD WitchCraft Lab-- featuring DIY Haunted Pumpkin Pavilions, Tarot Deck Design, and spooOooOky snacks! TIX: https://sfmcd.org/e…/mcd-craft-lab-haunted-pumpkin-pavilions/   Peruse architecture...

MCD MakeArt Family Day: Tiny Hideaways & Pocket Pavilions

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

Create a miniature room or environment that you can carry with you!! Design yourself a relaxing dream-room, a pocket pavilion, or a tiny portable village… We will use a number…

Create a miniature room or environment that you can carry with you!! Design yourself a relaxing dream-room, a pocket pavilion, or a tiny portable village... We will use a number...

MCD Library MakeArt: Tessellated Tile Placemats

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

Design a tile pattern based on an 8-pointed star shape, and then expand it to cover a placemat! This activity is inspired by the repeating patterns used in traditional Islamic…

Design a tile pattern based on an 8-pointed star shape, and then expand it to cover a placemat! This activity is inspired by the repeating patterns used in traditional Islamic...

MCD Design Lab: Rapid Prototyping with blink!LAB

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

Join MCD and blink!LAB Design Principal June Grant to explore the transformative potential of architecture through rapid prototyping! We’ll learn more about blink!LAB’s innovative use of materials and fabrication technologies…

Join MCD and blink!LAB Design Principal June Grant to explore the transformative potential of architecture through rapid prototyping! We'll learn more about blink!LAB's innovative use of materials and fabrication technologies...

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