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MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay • Week 1

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

Join us for the first weekend session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! “Lines That Tie” artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase of…

Join us for the first weekend session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! "Lines That Tie" artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase of...

MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay • Week 2

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

Join us for the second and final session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! “Lines That Tie” artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase…

Join us for the second and final session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! "Lines That Tie" artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase...

MCD Library MakeArt: Paper Bead Making

Bayview Branch Library 5075 3rd St, San Francisco

Kids of all ages will enjoy making a variety of styles of paper-based beads from repurposed papers (books, calendars, magazines, maps, gift wrap, etc.) which they can then string into…

Kids of all ages will enjoy making a variety of styles of paper-based beads from repurposed papers (books, calendars, magazines, maps, gift wrap, etc.) which they can then string into...

MCD Design Mix | SF Design Week

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

We’re crafting the ultimate evening for SF Design Week mingling at MCD’s Design Mix! Join us Saturday, June 4th for a lovely evening of drinks, designing colorful geometric soy candles,…

We’re crafting the ultimate evening for SF Design Week mingling at MCD’s Design Mix! Join us Saturday, June 4th for a lovely evening of drinks, designing colorful geometric soy candles,...

MCD Craft Lab: Camp MCD

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

Summer is right around the corner and we are gathering around the craftfire to bring you an evening of camp-inspired activities! Make a paracord survival bracelet with TrackersEarth, design a…

Summer is right around the corner and we are gathering around the craftfire to bring you an evening of camp-inspired activities! Make a paracord survival bracelet with TrackersEarth, design a...

MCD MakeArt: Hand-Lettered Chalkboard Frames

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

Get inspired by the remarkable sign-painting of Kenji Nakayama, and then create your own decorative, reusable chalkboard frame! Design and paint a permanent frame for changing messages, while learning about…

Get inspired by the remarkable sign-painting of Kenji Nakayama, and then create your own decorative, reusable chalkboard frame! Design and paint a permanent frame for changing messages, while learning about...

MCD Offsite MakeArt: BVOH 3rd on Third: Juneteenth

Mendell Plaza San Francisco

Get inspired by the incredible work of African-American artists like Chakia Booker, Renee Stour and Betye Saar, and inventors like Garrett Morgan, Philip B. Downing and Lonnie G. Johnson, and…

Get inspired by the incredible work of African-American artists like Chakia Booker, Renee Stour and Betye Saar, and inventors like Garrett Morgan, Philip B. Downing and Lonnie G. Johnson, and...

MCD Design Lab: Lap Loom Weaving with Kate Nartker

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

“Lines That Tie” artist Kate Nartker leads participants in a hand weaving workshop using lap looms. Learn basic techniques and foundational weave structures to create your own mini-tapestry to take…

"Lines That Tie" artist Kate Nartker leads participants in a hand weaving workshop using lap looms. Learn basic techniques and foundational weave structures to create your own mini-tapestry to take...

MCD Speaker Series: Carole Beadle

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

“Lines That Tie” artist Carole Beadle leads a discussion about her body of work and the pieces featured in the exhibition. A CCA professor since 1968, Beadle focuses on fiber…

"Lines That Tie" artist Carole Beadle leads a discussion about her body of work and the pieces featured in the exhibition. A CCA professor since 1968, Beadle focuses on fiber...

MCD Speaker Series: Amy Sinbondit: Movement + Materiality

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

Amy Sinbondit’s work on view as part of “Constructed Communication” illustrates her interest in challenging the boundaries of clay in order to investigate the rhythm, harmony, and interactions of paths…

Amy Sinbondit's work on view as part of "Constructed Communication" illustrates her interest in challenging the boundaries of clay in order to investigate the rhythm, harmony, and interactions of paths...

MCD Community MakeArt: Putt Putt Happy Hour

Pier 70 Partners 420 22nd St, San Francisco

Summer Happy Hour at Pier 70 Our neighbors at Pier 70 have been working hard on a Putt Putt installation that will be set up for the summer months! Come out…

Summer Happy Hour at Pier 70 Our neighbors at Pier 70 have been working hard on a Putt Putt installation that will be set up for the summer months! Come out...

MCD Design Lab: Amy Sinbondit

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

Amy Sinbondit conducts an afternoon workshop that explores her process in conveying movement through form, surface, and color. Participants will use polymer clay to translate two dimensional shapes into three…

Amy Sinbondit conducts an afternoon workshop that explores her process in conveying movement through form, surface, and color. Participants will use polymer clay to translate two dimensional shapes into three...

MCD Library MakeArt: Summer Crafts for Kids

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

Spend the afternoon crafting toys and amusements that you can then take home, and enjoy for the rest of the summer! Some of the possibilities: splash sponges, bubble wands, zipline…

Spend the afternoon crafting toys and amusements that you can then take home, and enjoy for the rest of the summer! Some of the possibilities: splash sponges, bubble wands, zipline...

MCD Craft Lab: Felt Succulent Gardens

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

Learn to make a variety of felt succulents with Feed the Fish Co. owner and local crafter Erin Garcia! Using your creations, design and build your own sustainable garden using…

Learn to make a variety of felt succulents with Feed the Fish Co. owner and local crafter Erin Garcia! Using your creations, design and build your own sustainable garden using...

MCD Speaker Series: Curator Conversations

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

For this speaker series event, we are presenting two great walk-through conversations of the current exhibitions. Join guest curator and CCA Textiles Chair & Interim Dean of Fine Arts, Deborah…

For this speaker series event, we are presenting two great walk-through conversations of the current exhibitions. Join guest curator and CCA Textiles Chair & Interim Dean of Fine Arts, Deborah...

MCD Speaker Series: Steve Oliver

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

The ongoing project that Steve and Nancy Oliver have developed over the last 30 years has no obvious parallel in the history of art collecting. Beginning in 1985, their ranch…

The ongoing project that Steve and Nancy Oliver have developed over the last 30 years has no obvious parallel in the history of art collecting. Beginning in 1985, their ranch...

MCD Community MakeArt: BVOH Circus Festival

NOW Hunters Point 155 Jennings St, San Francisco

Come one, come all! In the spirit of the circus, be a monkey, an elephant, a feather-festooned trapeze artist, starting with a headband you create yourself. Step right up, the…

Come one, come all! In the spirit of the circus, be a monkey, an elephant, a feather-festooned trapeze artist, starting with a headband you create yourself. Step right up, the...

Pace Gallery Tours

MCD 3rd Street, San Francisco

Immerse Yourselves in Technology + Art with the Museum of Craft and Design and PACE Galleries! Join us to visit teamLab’s 20 site-specific installations at Pace Art +Technology in Menlo…

Immerse Yourselves in Technology + Art with the Museum of Craft and Design and PACE Galleries! Join us to visit teamLab’s 20 site-specific installations at Pace Art +Technology in Menlo...

MCD Speaker Series: New Bohemia Signs

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

Head sign painter Damon Styer, of San Francisco’s New Bohemia Signs, joins us for a dynamic evening covering the history of hand sign painting in The City and a live…

Head sign painter Damon Styer, of San Francisco's New Bohemia Signs, joins us for a dynamic evening covering the history of hand sign painting in The City and a live...

MCD Community MakeArt: Flax Kidsfest Under the Sea

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

Join us in Oakland to make your own charming mermaids and mermen, at the annual Flax Kids Fest – their first in their current location. Come visit this local treasure…

Join us in Oakland to make your own charming mermaids and mermen, at the annual Flax Kids Fest - their first in their current location. Come visit this local treasure...

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