MCD Design Lab: Rapid Prototyping with blink!LAB
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 MakeArt Family Day: Tiny Hideaways & Pocket Pavilions
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...
• CANCELLED • MCD Craft Lab: Architecture Boxes
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 Speaker Series: Lundberg Design • A Pavilion for People
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 Movie Night: Unfinished Spaces
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 Craft Lab: Constellation Pillows
Guest instructor Rebecca Saylor joins us from SF Etsy to lead us in creating these stellar constellation pillows! We will use handy custom design templates to hand embroider and sew…
Guest instructor Rebecca Saylor joins us from SF Etsy to lead us in creating these stellar constellation pillows! We will use handy custom design templates to hand embroider and sew...
MCD MakeArt: Wire Wrapped Stones
Learn the basics of simple wire-wrapping, while create a couple of pieces you can wear home. A great introduction to a popular form of jewelry making from Graham Bandt-Law, a…
Learn the basics of simple wire-wrapping, while create a couple of pieces you can wear home. A great introduction to a popular form of jewelry making from Graham Bandt-Law, a...
MCD Speaker Series: Designing Justice + Designing Spaces
Designing Justice + Designing Spaces engages communities in the design and development of new buildings, spaces, and tools to attack the root causes of mass incarceration. Their work seeks to…
Designing Justice + Designing Spaces engages communities in the design and development of new buildings, spaces, and tools to attack the root causes of mass incarceration. Their work seeks to...
MCD Design Lab: Jewelry of Burning Man
Learn about and prepare your pockets for the gifting economy of the Playa! Former Burning Man arts curator and co-creator of “Jewelry of Burning Man,” Christine Kristen gives participants an…
Learn about and prepare your pockets for the gifting economy of the Playa! Former Burning Man arts curator and co-creator of “Jewelry of Burning Man,” Christine Kristen gives participants an...
MCD Craft Lab: Underwater Marimo Terrariums
Guest instructor Gwynessa Aetherwyn leads us in creating strange new worlds! In this class you will learn how to take the building-blocks of the earth – sand, rock, water, and…
Guest instructor Gwynessa Aetherwyn leads us in creating strange new worlds! In this class you will learn how to take the building-blocks of the earth – sand, rock, water, and...
MCD Speaker Series: Architectural Pavilions
“Architectural Pavilions: Experiments and Artifacts” presents digital and handmade architectural pavilions by Bay Area, national and international architects. The work included in the exhibition transforms the Museum of Craft and…
"Architectural Pavilions: Experiments and Artifacts" presents digital and handmade architectural pavilions by Bay Area, national and international architects. The work included in the exhibition transforms the Museum of Craft and...
MCD Craft Lab: Indigo Dyeing
Prep your threads for all of the City’s Summer of Love celebrations with an indigo dyeing workshop led by Feed the Fish co.‘s Erin Garcia! We’ll practice this ancient technique…
Prep your threads for all of the City’s Summer of Love celebrations with an indigo dyeing workshop led by Feed the Fish co.'s Erin Garcia! We’ll practice this ancient technique...
MCD MakeArt: Felted Necklaces
Join us in crafting a variety of felt-based necklaces! Learn basic wet- and needle-felting techniques to transform wool roving into colorful beads, or cut pre-made felt into a stunning, one-of-a-kind…
Join us in crafting a variety of felt-based necklaces! Learn basic wet- and needle-felting techniques to transform wool roving into colorful beads, or cut pre-made felt into a stunning, one-of-a-kind...
CANCELLED • MCD Movie Night: Hugo
EVENT CANCELLED Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” is the story of a young orphan, living in a 1930s Paris train station and trying to repair a mechanical man built by his father….
EVENT CANCELLED Martin Scorsese’s "Hugo" is the story of a young orphan, living in a 1930s Paris train station and trying to repair a mechanical man built by his father....
MCD Speaker Series: Wendy Maruyama
Wendy Maruyama’s WildLIFE PROJECT is an emotional ode to the poaching conflict facing African elephants and rhinos, and explores the impact of the ivory trade through the masterful use of…
Wendy Maruyama’s WildLIFE PROJECT is an emotional ode to the poaching conflict facing African elephants and rhinos, and explores the impact of the ivory trade through the masterful use of...
MCD Craft Lab: Felt Fun!
Join us for an evening exploring the fun of felt! This versatile material can be utilized for a number of different projects, including felt plants, frosted donut keychains, and cell…
Join us for an evening exploring the fun of felt! This versatile material can be utilized for a number of different projects, including felt plants, frosted donut keychains, and cell...
MCD MakeArt: Curio Cabinets and Containers
Have a collection of some kind at home? Of course you do!! Design and construct your own clever display and storage unit to show it off! Optional: Bring in a…
Have a collection of some kind at home? Of course you do!! Design and construct your own clever display and storage unit to show it off! Optional: Bring in a...
MCD Speaker Series: Janice Arnold
Join FELT DeCoded exhibition artist Janice Arnold for a lively presentation that reveals the inspirational journey from cartographers daughter to feltmaker – creating monumental installations using the ancient tradition of…
Join FELT DeCoded exhibition artist Janice Arnold for a lively presentation that reveals the inspirational journey from cartographers daughter to feltmaker - creating monumental installations using the ancient tradition of...
MCD MakeArt Family Day: eARTh Day • Sustainable Succulents
Join us for Earth Day to explore the science, history and art of felt– and meet the sheep from the Capella Grazing Project!* In the MakeArt Lab participants of all…
Join us for Earth Day to explore the science, history and art of felt– and meet the sheep from the Capella Grazing Project!* In the MakeArt Lab participants of all...
MCD Craft Lab: Hidden Curio Books
Use a real hardbound book to create a hidden stash box for keeping your treasures safe! The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library are providing a mini archive of…
Use a real hardbound book to create a hidden stash box for keeping your treasures safe! The Friends of the San Francisco Public Library are providing a mini archive of...