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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 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.

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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.

MCD Community MakeArt: Bayview Opera House Circus Festival

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

MCD Community MakeArt: BVOH Circus Festival. July 28, 12 PM – 4 PM. MCD returns to NOW Hunter’s Point to celebrate the 8th annual BVOH Circus Festival!

MCD Community MakeArt: BVOH Circus Festival. July 28, 12 PM - 4 PM. MCD returns to NOW Hunter’s Point to celebrate the 8th annual BVOH Circus Festival!

Free

MCD MakeArt Family Day: August

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

MCD MakeArt Family Day: August. MCD celebrates the new exhibition Interior/Exterior with a Family Day focused on structures and place. 

MCD MakeArt Family Day: August. MCD celebrates the new exhibition Interior/Exterior with a Family Day focused on structures and place. 

MCD Free First Tuesday: October

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

Free First Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11 AM – 3 PM. Inspired by exhibiting artist Julie Alpert, transform an ordinary picture frame into a dripping work of art

Free First Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11 AM - 3 PM. Inspired by exhibiting artist Julie Alpert, transform an ordinary picture frame into a dripping work of art

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MCD Machinist Bar: Artistic Soldering Techniques

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

MCD Machinist Bar: Artistic Soldering Techniques, October 26, 2019 11 AM – 3 PM. Join metal artist Jack da Silva to learn artistic soldering techniques and produce small wearable and functional art. Free with museum admission and available for participants 12 and up.

MCD Machinist Bar: Artistic Soldering Techniques, October 26, 2019 11 AM - 3 PM. Join metal artist Jack da Silva to learn artistic soldering techniques and produce small wearable and functional art. Free with museum admission and available for participants 12 and up.

MCD Community MakeArt: HapPIER Holidays at Pier 39

Pier 39, San Francisco, CA 94133, United States

MCD Community MakeArt: HapPIER Holidays at Pier 39, December 8 2019, 1 PM – 4 PM. Join MCD to make paper ornaments.

MCD Community MakeArt: HapPIER Holidays at Pier 39, December 8 2019, 1 PM - 4 PM. Join MCD to make paper ornaments.

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay

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

MCD Library MakeArt, December 14, 3 PM -4:30 PM. Join the Museum of Craft and design to explore creative ways of gifting.

MCD Library MakeArt, December 14, 3 PM -4:30 PM. Join the Museum of Craft and design to explore creative ways of gifting.

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Winterfest

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Winterfest, December 21, 2019, 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Visit a winter wonderland and craft with MCD.

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Winterfest, December 21, 2019, 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Visit a winter wonderland and craft with MCD.

MCD Library MakeArt: Bayview Branch

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

MCD Library MakeArt: Bayview Branch, January 25, 2020, 2:00 – 3:30 PM. Join the Museum of Craft and Design for a workshop blending hand-lettering and embroidery techniques inspired by exhibiting artist Linda Gass.

MCD Library MakeArt: Bayview Branch, January 25, 2020, 2:00 - 3:30 PM. Join the Museum of Craft and Design for a workshop blending hand-lettering and embroidery techniques inspired by exhibiting artist Linda Gass.

MCD MakeArt Family Day: February

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

MakeArt Family Day, Feb 1, 2020, 11 AM – 3 PM. Join MCD for the first MakeArt Family Day of 2020 to experience a variety of exhibition related activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy.

MakeArt Family Day, Feb 1, 2020, 11 AM - 3 PM. Join MCD for the first MakeArt Family Day of 2020 to experience a variety of exhibition related activities for visitors of all ages to enjoy.

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay

San Francisco Public Library - Mission Bay 960 4th St, San Francisco, California

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay, February 15, 2020, 3 PM – 4:30 PM. Celebrate place and creative expression with the Museum of Craft and Design.

MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay, February 15, 2020, 3 PM - 4:30 PM. Celebrate place and creative expression with the Museum of Craft and Design.

Free

MCD Free First Tuesday: March

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

MCD Free First Tuesday: March, March 3, 2020, 11 AM – 3 PM. Create a useable bag inspired by MCD’s current exhibiting artists.

MCD Free First Tuesday: March, March 3, 2020, 11 AM - 3 PM. Create a useable bag inspired by MCD's current exhibiting artists.

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*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 Free First Tuesday: April

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

MCD Free First Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 11 AM – 3 PM. Create map-inspired artwork inspired by exhibiting artist Linda Gass.

MCD Free First Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 11 AM - 3 PM. Create map-inspired artwork inspired by exhibiting artist Linda Gass.

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: BVOH Winter Wonderland

Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St, San Francisco

Join MCD as we usher in the holiday season with Bayview Opera House’s Winter Wonderland! Get inspired by the garment alterations of Mode Brut and embellish a custom elf hat…

Join MCD as we usher in the holiday season with Bayview Opera House’s Winter Wonderland! Get inspired by the garment alterations of Mode Brut and embellish a custom elf hat...

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Winterfest

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

Take craft and design to new heights and join MCD at Salesforce Transit Center Park for Winterfest 2021! Inspired by the plant life in the park, surrounding city views, and…

Take craft and design to new heights and join MCD at Salesforce Transit Center Park for Winterfest 2021! Inspired by the plant life in the park, surrounding city views, and...

Free

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