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MCD Community MakeArt: SF History Days

The San Francisco Mint 5th St, San Francisco

Inspired by t.w.five and two defining Dogpatch buildings, the 1849 Tubb’s Rope Walk and the American Industrial Center, we will be creating versatile can + rope crafts using various cordage and adhesive vinyl elements. Projects include California poppy planters, miner’s lanterns, and jute vessels.

Inspired by t.w.five and two defining Dogpatch buildings, the 1849 Tubb's Rope Walk and the American Industrial Center, we will be creating versatile can + rope crafts using various cordage and adhesive vinyl elements. Projects include California poppy planters, miner's lanterns, and jute vessels.

MCD Library MakeArt: Inspiration + Empowerment

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

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be recognizing and celebrating the women who most inspire YOU. Use collage and lettering techniques to hand graphic design a poster for your wall or locker.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’ll be recognizing and celebrating the women who most inspire YOU. Use collage and lettering techniques to hand graphic design a poster for your wall or locker.

MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets + Immigrant Yarn Project

San Francisco, CA, United States

Inspired by t.w.five and two defining Dogpatch buildings, the 1849 Tubb’s Rope Walk and the American Industrial Center, we will be creating versatile can + rope crafts using various cordage and adhesive vinyl elements. Projects include California poppy planters, miner’s lanterns, and jute vessels.

Inspired by t.w.five and two defining Dogpatch buildings, the 1849 Tubb's Rope Walk and the American Industrial Center, we will be creating versatile can + rope crafts using various cordage and adhesive vinyl elements. Projects include California poppy planters, miner's lanterns, and jute vessels.

MAKE

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

Join us for our debut event on March 15 celebrating National Craft Month. SF Etsy will be on-hand to help you find the inspiration you are looking for! We have put together an evening you don’t want to miss! Come play with adhesive vinyl as found in t.w.five’s current exhibition, try your hand at silk screen printing, contribute to an in-gallery crochet bomb, make your own bitters, enjoy some craft beer and capture the night’s memories at the photo booth.

Join us for our debut event on March 15 celebrating National Craft Month. SF Etsy will be on-hand to help you find the inspiration you are looking for! We have put together an evening you don't want to miss! Come play with adhesive vinyl as found in t.w.five's current exhibition, try your hand at silk screen printing, contribute to an in-gallery crochet bomb, make your own bitters, enjoy some craft beer and capture the night's memories at the photo booth.

Community MakeArt: Pier 39 Spring Fireworks

Pier 39, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States

PIER 39 is welcoming the start of Spring in a big way! Join the party as skies are illuminated with a dazzling fireworks display in celebration of the Spring Equinox….

PIER 39 is welcoming the start of Spring in a big way! Join the party as skies are illuminated with a dazzling fireworks display in celebration of the Spring Equinox....

David J Living Room Tour @ MCD

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

“It’s so refreshing to play in an intimate setting for the true music fans…” – David J This Spring, the Museum of Craft and Design announces a new line up…

"It's so refreshing to play in an intimate setting for the true music fans..." - David J This Spring, the Museum of Craft and Design announces a new line up...

MCD Free Tuesday: Sticks + Stones

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

Meditate on the wonders of the natural world while creating colorful yarn-wrapped sticks and stone mandalas.

Meditate on the wonders of the natural world while creating colorful yarn-wrapped sticks and stone mandalas.

MCD Member Trip to Marfa, Texas *SOLD OUT*

Marfa, Texas

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next Member adventure to the cool and unlikely arts hub Marfa, Texas in the Chihuahuan Desert. MCD Member Trip to Marfa,…

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design's next Member adventure to the cool and unlikely arts hub Marfa, Texas in the Chihuahuan Desert. MCD Member Trip to Marfa,...

MakeArt Family Day: April

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

Explore color and design with SF street artist fnnch, view time-lapse videos of mural-making, play with stickers and adhesive vinyl, explore collaborative art and connect with exhibiting artists t.w.five. Craft your day with the whole family at MCD!

Explore color and design with SF street artist fnnch, view time-lapse videos of mural-making, play with stickers and adhesive vinyl, explore collaborative art and connect with exhibiting artists t.w.five. Craft your day with the whole family at MCD!

Bots & Bugs

CuriOdyssey 1651 Coyote Point Dr, San Mateo

Interact with robotic creations built by kids and professionals, make and wear technology-inspired art, meet living insects and learn how bugs influence imagination and innovation. Be captivated by Beetlelady, Dr. Stephanie Dole, and her wriggling insects. Meet the students with FIRST and take their robots for a drive.

Interact with robotic creations built by kids and professionals, make and wear technology-inspired art, meet living insects and learn how bugs influence imagination and innovation. Be captivated by Beetlelady, Dr. Stephanie Dole, and her wriggling insects. Meet the students with FIRST and take their robots for a drive.

MCD Community MakeArt: ¡Murales Rebeldes!

California Historical Society 678 Mission St, San Francisco

Join California Historical Society and its friends and partners for a day that celebrates its newest exhibition, ¡Murales Rebeldes!: L.A. Chicana/Chicano Murals under Siege. With mural and community art making…

Join California Historical Society and its friends and partners for a day that celebrates its newest exhibition, ¡Murales Rebeldes!: L.A. Chicana/Chicano Murals under Siege. With mural and community art making...

MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets Dogpatch/Bayview

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

Ride your bike down to Dogpatch and enjoy FREE admission to the museum all day! Tour through the galleries, then pop into the MakeArt Lab to celebrate Earth Day with…

Ride your bike down to Dogpatch and enjoy FREE admission to the museum all day! Tour through the galleries, then pop into the MakeArt Lab to celebrate Earth Day with...

MAKE: April

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

This April, join us for a complimentary glass of wine during our Artist Happy Hour, featuring the Sonoma Ash Project from 6-7pm. Then, look to the Tom Loeser exhibition for inspiration while exploring creative reuse with local upcycle designer and artist Miles Epstein, take a trip to the SCRAP craft buffet and create Earth Day succulent crowns with Oakland’s Mannequin Madness.

This April, join us for a complimentary glass of wine during our Artist Happy Hour, featuring the Sonoma Ash Project from 6-7pm. Then, look to the Tom Loeser exhibition for inspiration while exploring creative reuse with local upcycle designer and artist Miles Epstein, take a trip to the SCRAP craft buffet and create Earth Day succulent crowns with Oakland's Mannequin Madness.

MCD Library MakeArt: Upcycled Homages

Recreate a famous masterpiece, or create new ones of your own, with repurposed materials. Follow in the footsteps of artists who transformed ordinary “Found Objects” into extraordinary artworks! This activity…

Recreate a famous masterpiece, or create new ones of your own, with repurposed materials. Follow in the footsteps of artists who transformed ordinary “Found Objects” into extraordinary artworks! This activity...

MCD Member Trip to Oliver Ranch

MCD members are invited to join us on a tour of Oliver Ranch in rural Sonoma County. This MCD Member trip is open to all levels of members, but space…

MCD members are invited to join us on a tour of Oliver Ranch in rural Sonoma County. This MCD Member trip is open to all levels of members, but space...

Music Box Presents: Steve Kilbey & Amanda Kramer

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

An Evening with Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Amanda Kramer (Information Society, The Psychedelic Furs) will feature songs from Steve Kilbey & The Church’s rich catalog, as well as interpretations of songs by other writers, as he and Amanda recount their decades-spanning careers of playing on the stages of the world, via a tapestry of music and storytelling.

An Evening with Steve Kilbey (The Church) and Amanda Kramer (Information Society, The Psychedelic Furs) will feature songs from Steve Kilbey & The Church’s rich catalog, as well as interpretations of songs by other writers, as he and Amanda recount their decades-spanning careers of playing on the stages of the world, via a tapestry of music and storytelling.

MCD Free Tuesday: Loome Party!

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

“Loome Party” author and designer Vilasinee Bunnag swings by MCD to teach visitors how to use her Loome tool to create perfect, colorful pom poms! CHROMA artist Lisa Solomon also…

"Loome Party" author and designer Vilasinee Bunnag swings by MCD to teach visitors how to use her Loome tool to create perfect, colorful pom poms! CHROMA artist Lisa Solomon also...

MakeArt Family Day

MakeArt Family Day: May

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

This May we get our inspiration from the Tom Loeser exhibition, Please Please Please. Explore the galleries while experiencing first-hand many of the techniques found in the exhibition, including sun print cyanotypes, hybrid furniture design and pyrography!

This May we get our inspiration from the Tom Loeser exhibition, Please Please Please. Explore the galleries while experiencing first-hand many of the techniques found in the exhibition, including sun print cyanotypes, hybrid furniture design and pyrography!

MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets • The Tenderloin

The Tenderloin District

Celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Sunday Streets with vintage magazine badges! Peruse an assortment of periodicals from the archives and create a wearable snapshot of the past. With car-free…

Celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Sunday Streets with vintage magazine badges! Peruse an assortment of periodicals from the archives and create a wearable snapshot of the past. With car-free...

MCD Community MakeArt: 19th Annual How Weird Street Faire • Disco Ball Inferno!

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

Boogie over to the MCD booth in Art Alley to make a funky Disco Pouch from felt, glitter glue and broken up CDs. Then, fill your creation with the essentials and tie it around your waist so you can keep your hands free for The Hustle!

Boogie over to the MCD booth in Art Alley to make a funky Disco Pouch from felt, glitter glue and broken up CDs. Then, fill your creation with the essentials and tie it around your waist so you can keep your hands free for The Hustle!

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