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MCD Craft Lab: Tapigami

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

Touch the Art! Maker Faire fan favorite Tapigami is coming to MCD! Join artist Danny Scheible to learn all the basic Tapigami skills and techniques for creating sculpture out of…

Touch the Art! Maker Faire fan favorite Tapigami is coming to MCD! Join artist Danny Scheible to learn all the basic Tapigami skills and techniques for creating sculpture out of...

MCD Speaker Series: New Bohemia Signs

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

Head sign painter Damon Styer, of San Francisco’s New Bohemia Signs, joins us for a dynamic evening covering the history of hand sign painting in The City and a live…

Head sign painter Damon Styer, of San Francisco's New Bohemia Signs, joins us for a dynamic evening covering the history of hand sign painting in The City and a live...

MCD Speaker Series: Steve Oliver

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

The ongoing project that Steve and Nancy Oliver have developed over the last 30 years has no obvious parallel in the history of art collecting. Beginning in 1985, their ranch…

The ongoing project that Steve and Nancy Oliver have developed over the last 30 years has no obvious parallel in the history of art collecting. Beginning in 1985, their ranch...

MCD Speaker Series: Curator Conversations

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

For this speaker series event, we are presenting two great walk-through conversations of the current exhibitions. Join guest curator and CCA Textiles Chair & Interim Dean of Fine Arts, Deborah…

For this speaker series event, we are presenting two great walk-through conversations of the current exhibitions. Join guest curator and CCA Textiles Chair & Interim Dean of Fine Arts, Deborah...

MCD Craft Lab: Felt Succulent Gardens

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

Learn to make a variety of felt succulents with Feed the Fish Co. owner and local crafter Erin Garcia! Using your creations, design and build your own sustainable garden using…

Learn to make a variety of felt succulents with Feed the Fish Co. owner and local crafter Erin Garcia! Using your creations, design and build your own sustainable garden using...

MCD Design Lab: Amy Sinbondit

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

Amy Sinbondit conducts an afternoon workshop that explores her process in conveying movement through form, surface, and color. Participants will use polymer clay to translate two dimensional shapes into three…

Amy Sinbondit conducts an afternoon workshop that explores her process in conveying movement through form, surface, and color. Participants will use polymer clay to translate two dimensional shapes into three...

MCD Speaker Series: Amy Sinbondit: Movement + Materiality

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

Amy Sinbondit’s work on view as part of “Constructed Communication” illustrates her interest in challenging the boundaries of clay in order to investigate the rhythm, harmony, and interactions of paths…

Amy Sinbondit's work on view as part of "Constructed Communication" illustrates her interest in challenging the boundaries of clay in order to investigate the rhythm, harmony, and interactions of paths...

MCD Speaker Series: Carole Beadle

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

“Lines That Tie” artist Carole Beadle leads a discussion about her body of work and the pieces featured in the exhibition. A CCA professor since 1968, Beadle focuses on fiber…

"Lines That Tie" artist Carole Beadle leads a discussion about her body of work and the pieces featured in the exhibition. A CCA professor since 1968, Beadle focuses on fiber...

MCD Design Lab: Lap Loom Weaving with Kate Nartker

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

“Lines That Tie” artist Kate Nartker leads participants in a hand weaving workshop using lap looms. Learn basic techniques and foundational weave structures to create your own mini-tapestry to take…

"Lines That Tie" artist Kate Nartker leads participants in a hand weaving workshop using lap looms. Learn basic techniques and foundational weave structures to create your own mini-tapestry to take...

MCD MakeArt: Hand-Lettered Chalkboard Frames

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

Get inspired by the remarkable sign-painting of Kenji Nakayama, and then create your own decorative, reusable chalkboard frame! Design and paint a permanent frame for changing messages, while learning about…

Get inspired by the remarkable sign-painting of Kenji Nakayama, and then create your own decorative, reusable chalkboard frame! Design and paint a permanent frame for changing messages, while learning about...

MCD Craft Lab: Camp MCD

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

Summer is right around the corner and we are gathering around the craftfire to bring you an evening of camp-inspired activities! Make a paracord survival bracelet with TrackersEarth, design a…

Summer is right around the corner and we are gathering around the craftfire to bring you an evening of camp-inspired activities! Make a paracord survival bracelet with TrackersEarth, design a...

MCD Design Mix | SF Design Week

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

We’re crafting the ultimate evening for SF Design Week mingling at MCD’s Design Mix! Join us Saturday, June 4th for a lovely evening of drinks, designing colorful geometric soy candles,…

We’re crafting the ultimate evening for SF Design Week mingling at MCD’s Design Mix! Join us Saturday, June 4th for a lovely evening of drinks, designing colorful geometric soy candles,...

MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay • Week 2

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

Join us for the second and final session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! “Lines That Tie” artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase…

Join us for the second and final session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! "Lines That Tie" artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase...

MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay • Week 1

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

Join us for the first weekend session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! “Lines That Tie” artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase of…

Join us for the first weekend session of the MCD Visible Transparency Project: Ruth Tabancay! "Lines That Tie" artist Ruth Tabancay visits the museum to install the next phase of...

MCD Speaker Series: “Constructed Communication” Curator Happy Hour

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

* * * EVENT CANCELLED * * * This event will be rescheduled later this summer. Thank you for understanding! ************************************************************************* Picking up threads of the handmade in our impersonal…

* * * EVENT CANCELLED * * * This event will be rescheduled later this summer. Thank you for understanding! ************************************************************************* Picking up threads of the handmade in our impersonal...

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