MCD Free First Tuesday: Sharpie Shibori Bandanas
Create your ultimate summer accessory during Free First Tuesday!
Create your ultimate summer accessory during Free First Tuesday!
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We kick off this month’s festivities at 6:00 PM with our Artist Happy Hour at and book signing featuring the brand new art book, “Hate is What we Need.” In this clothbound, hardcover volume, acclaimed artist Ward Schumaker transforms the egregious utterances of the 45th president of the United States of America into provocative text-based paintings. Hear from Ward about the creation of the book and then explore his unique stenciling technique by replicating the process on your own canvas tote. Come early to enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and MAKE hate into love!
We kick off this month's festivities at 6:00 PM with our Artist Happy Hour at and book signing featuring the brand new art book, “Hate is What we Need.” In this clothbound, hardcover volume, acclaimed artist Ward Schumaker transforms the egregious utterances of the 45th president of the United States of America into provocative text-based paintings. Hear from Ward about the creation of the book and then explore his unique stenciling technique by replicating the process on your own canvas tote. Come early to enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and MAKE hate into love!
Raw Design: Exhibition and Design Mixer
Kick off SF Design Week at the Museum of Craft and Design for a special party hosted by MCD Salon, a new young design collective. Start the night off with an interactive talk and tour of MCD’s three new summer exhibitions, including “Raw Design” curated by Glenn Adamson. Special guest speakers include Lisa Ellsworth and Charlie Leese, followed by hands-on crafting with marble polymer clays, vinyl spinning, plus bites and cocktails inspired by the exhibitions. Join us for a fun evening exploring design through art, jewelry, food and cocktails! Two complimentary drink vouchers included with each ticket purchase.
Kick off SF Design Week at the Museum of Craft and Design for a special party hosted by MCD Salon, a new young design collective. Start the night off with an interactive talk and tour of MCD's three new summer exhibitions, including "Raw Design" curated by Glenn Adamson. Special guest speakers include Lisa Ellsworth and Charlie Leese, followed by hands-on crafting with marble polymer clays, vinyl spinning, plus bites and cocktails inspired by the exhibitions. Join us for a fun evening exploring design through art, jewelry, food and cocktails! Two complimentary drink vouchers included with each ticket purchase.
MCD Free Tuesday: Pocket Altars
Tour Anchors in Time and drop by the MakeArt Lab to create a portable talisman out of natural materials and collage elements. Bring any small personal items* you want to include in whatever energy it is you’re looking to conjure!
Tour Anchors in Time and drop by the MakeArt Lab to create a portable talisman out of natural materials and collage elements. Bring any small personal items* you want to include in whatever energy it is you’re looking to conjure!
Curator Walk-Through: “Raw Design” and “Judy Kensley McKie: Cast of Characters”
Learn more about how Raw Design illustrates an interesting moment in the history of technique, where designers seem to prefer inventing new processes around traditional mediums. MCD Assistant Curator Ariel Zaccheo will also contribute to the conversation surrounding the work of beloved designer and furniture maker Judy Kensley McKie and the creative collaboration she has shared with Artworks Foundry in Berkeley.
Learn more about how Raw Design illustrates an interesting moment in the history of technique, where designers seem to prefer inventing new processes around traditional mediums. MCD Assistant Curator Ariel Zaccheo will also contribute to the conversation surrounding the work of beloved designer and furniture maker Judy Kensley McKie and the creative collaboration she has shared with Artworks Foundry in Berkeley.
MakeArt Family Day
This month we get into the spirit of Raw Design by creating all of your own art materials, from scratch! Experiment with how to make milk paint, modeling clay, rainbow crayons and more. Take your creations to the “Test Tent” in the parklet to try out your custom supplies, then stick around for a special opening day exhibition walk-through with guest curator Glenn Adamson.
This month we get into the spirit of Raw Design by creating all of your own art materials, from scratch! Experiment with how to make milk paint, modeling clay, rainbow crayons and more. Take your creations to the “Test Tent” in the parklet to try out your custom supplies, then stick around for a special opening day exhibition walk-through with guest curator Glenn Adamson.
MCD Member Preview
MCD Members are invited to a special member preview for Raw Design, Judy Kensley McKie: Cast of Characters and Anchors in Time: Dominic Di Mare. Grab a drink and meet the artists and curators behind these three brand new exhibitions highlighting the nature of contemporary craft and design.
MCD Members are invited to a special member preview for Raw Design, Judy Kensley McKie: Cast of Characters and Anchors in Time: Dominic Di Mare. Grab a drink and meet the artists and curators behind these three brand new exhibitions highlighting the nature of contemporary craft and design.
MAKE: May
Design your night at MAKE! On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects.
Design your night at MAKE! On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects.
MCD Community MakeArt: 19th Annual How Weird Street Faire • Disco Ball Inferno!
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!
MakeArt Family Day: May
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 Free Tuesday: Loome Party!
“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...
Music Box Presents: Steve Kilbey & Amanda Kramer
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.
MAKE: April
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 Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets Dogpatch/Bayview
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...
MakeArt Family Day: April
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!
MCD Free Tuesday: Sticks + Stones
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.
David J Living Room Tour @ MCD
“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...
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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.
MCD Special Event: Love Dogpatch
Don’t miss Love Dogpatch, a neighborhood crawl with pop-ups, potions and love all over. Come share the love in Dogpatch just in time for Valentine’s Day! 11am – 4pm. FREE…
Don't miss Love Dogpatch, a neighborhood crawl with pop-ups, potions and love all over. Come share the love in Dogpatch just in time for Valentine’s Day! 11am – 4pm. FREE...
MCD Free Tuesdays: Valentine Design
View Tom Loeser: Please Please Please and t.w.five, then stop by the MakeArt Lab to craft some valentines using design magazines, collage paper and adhesive vinyl elements. • FREE admission…
View Tom Loeser: Please Please Please and t.w.five, then stop by the MakeArt Lab to craft some valentines using design magazines, collage paper and adhesive vinyl elements. • FREE admission...
