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MCD Community MakeArt: Kids Carnival

Palace of Fine Arts 3601 Lyon St., San Francisco

Come to the Palace of Fine Arts for their first FREE Kids Carnival where MCD will be making juggling balls out of balloons!

Come to the Palace of Fine Arts for their first FREE Kids Carnival where MCD will be making juggling balls out of balloons!

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 88 5th St, 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

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

Design Lab Happy Hour • Rowland Ricketts Indigo

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

Design Lab Happy Hour

March 29, 2019, 6PM-9PM

Museum of Craft and Design, 2569 Third St, San Francisco CA 94107

Join MCD and Slow Fiber Studios in welcoming Material Domestication artist Rowland Ricketts for this very special Design Lab Happy Hour, focused on the creative processes behind indigo plant growth and hand dyed textiles.  

Design Lab Happy Hour

March 29, 2019, 6PM-9PM

Museum of Craft and Design, 2569 Third St, San Francisco CA 94107

Join MCD and Slow Fiber Studios in welcoming Material Domestication artist Rowland Ricketts for this very special Design Lab Happy Hour, focused on the creative processes behind indigo plant growth and hand dyed textiles.  

Free First Tuesday: April

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

MCD Free First Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Explore the Material Domestication exhibition themes of repetition, relief and scale through a materials immersion in the MakeArt Lab. 

MCD Free First Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Explore the Material Domestication exhibition themes of repetition, relief and scale through a materials immersion in the MakeArt Lab. 

MakeArt Family Day: MCD Birthday Celebration!

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

MakeArt Family Day Birthday Celebration! April 6, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Bring the whole family to MakeArt Family Day and enjoy a host of celebratory activities in honor of MCD’s 15th anniversary. 

MakeArt Family Day Birthday Celebration! April 6, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Bring the whole family to MakeArt Family Day and enjoy a host of celebratory activities in honor of MCD's 15th anniversary. 

MakeArt Family Day: May

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

MakeArt Family Day May Event, May 4, 2019 from 11 AM – 3 PM. Explore techniques and themes of Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey, with the whole family.

MakeArt Family Day May Event, May 4, 2019 from 11 AM - 3 PM. Explore techniques and themes of Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey, with the whole family.

Free First Tuesday: May

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

Free First Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Explore the processes and symbolism and Wanxin Zhang’s ceramic bricks and visit our galleries with free admission.

Free First Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Explore the processes and symbolism and Wanxin Zhang's ceramic bricks and visit our galleries with free admission.

Free

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 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 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.

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 Free First Tuesday: August

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

MCD Free First Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Take part in investigating several three-dimensional materials and processes inspired by the exhibition Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object

MCD Free First Tuesday, August 6, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Take part in investigating several three-dimensional materials and processes inspired by the exhibition Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers. August 19, 2019, 5 PM – 7 PM. This week, design wearable art with faux plants, crystals, and more for trips to the playa!

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers. August 19, 2019, 5 PM - 7 PM. This week, design wearable art with faux plants, crystals, and more for trips to the playa!

Free

*CANCELLED* MCD MakeArt Family Day: March

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

MCD MakeArt Family Day, March 7, 11 AM – 3 PM. Create art inspired by the materials and processes of the exhibition Linda Gass: and then this happened…,

MCD MakeArt Family Day, March 7, 11 AM - 3 PM. Create art inspired by the materials and processes of the exhibition Linda Gass: and then this happened…,

*Canceled* MCD MakeArt Family Day: April

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

MCD MakeArtFamily Day, April 4, 2020, 11 AM – 3 PM. Take part in a climate and STEAM-focused Family Day

MCD MakeArtFamily Day, April 4, 2020, 11 AM - 3 PM. Take part in a climate and STEAM-focused Family Day

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