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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...

MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets Excelsior

San Francisco, CA San Francisco

Celebrate the ephemeral Summer of Love with MCD in the Excelsior with a lasting memento… a groovy boho pin you can wear all year round!! Using safety pins and lace,…

Celebrate the ephemeral Summer of Love with MCD in the Excelsior with a lasting memento… a groovy boho pin you can wear all year round!! Using safety pins and lace,...

MCD Community MakeArt: BaySplash 2017

EcoCenter at Heron's Head Park 32 Jennings St, San Francisco

Join us for a fun and FREE day of science, arts, music, food, and celebrating the Bay. Exploring the STEAM theme in a hands-on way, we’ll combine art and engineering…

Join us for a fun and FREE day of science, arts, music, food, and celebrating the Bay. Exploring the STEAM theme in a hands-on way, we’ll combine art and engineering...

MCD MakeArt: Sorcerer School Supplies

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

Just because you don’t attend Potions class, doesn’t mean you can’t have wizard-worthy school supplies!! Brush up on your favorite wizarding tales, then join us in making your own customized…

Just because you don’t attend Potions class, doesn’t mean you can’t have wizard-worthy school supplies!! Brush up on your favorite wizarding tales, then join us in making your own customized...

MCD WitchCraft Lab: Haunted Pumpkin Pavilions

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

It’s a Halloween monster bash at MCD! Whether you’re looking to get your hands dirtier than a grave digger with one of our craft projects, or just want to lurk…

It's a Halloween monster bash at MCD! Whether you're looking to get your hands dirtier than a grave digger with one of our craft projects, or just want to lurk...

MCD Library MakeArt: Halloween Hats & Headwear

San Francisco Public Library Visitacion Valley Branch 201 Leland Ave, San Francisco

Cats and bats and skeletons – oh my!! Join MCD at the library to craft your own Halloween headgear! We’ll have all the spooky supplies – you just bring your…

Cats and bats and skeletons - oh my!! Join MCD at the library to craft your own Halloween headgear! We’ll have all the spooky supplies - you just bring your...

MCD Speaker Series: envelope A+D

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

envelope Architecture and Design is exploring points between polarities: public + private; temporary + permanent; flexible + fixed; design + execution. It is an open, flexible container in which creativity…

envelope Architecture and Design is exploring points between polarities: public + private; temporary + permanent; flexible + fixed; design + execution. It is an open, flexible container in which creativity...

BIG BID BASH

Bould Design 1135 N Amphlett Blvd, San Mateo

You are invited to the Museum of Craft and Design’s annual auction and bash! Join us October 28th at Bould Design for an evening of fun, artisanal food and handcrafted cocktails! Bid…

You are invited to the Museum of Craft and Design's annual auction and bash! Join us October 28th at Bould Design for an evening of fun, artisanal food and handcrafted cocktails! Bid...

MCD Community MakeArt: Glowing Goblins & Ghosties

Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St, San Francisco

Come by the Bayview Opera House for an afternoon of spooky fun. At the MCD station, you will be able to create your own glow-in-the-dark goblins, ghouls and ghosties, to…

Come by the Bayview Opera House for an afternoon of spooky fun. At the MCD station, you will be able to create your own glow-in-the-dark goblins, ghouls and ghosties, to...

MCD Offsite: Design Lab NightLife

California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco

Science and art unite! This week, NightLife partners with the California College of the Arts to explore the many ways design impacts lives, culture, and science– and Museum of Craft…

Science and art unite! This week, NightLife partners with the California College of the Arts to explore the many ways design impacts lives, culture, and science-- and Museum of Craft...

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