MCD Design Lab Happy Hour: Wire Armatures and Sculpture
Design Lab Happy Hour, June 14, 2019, 6 PM – 9:30 PM. Material Domestication exhibiting artist Adam Shiverdecker will take participants through the process of orthographic drawing and discuss the use of ceramic material on armatures.
Design Lab Happy Hour, June 14, 2019, 6 PM - 9:30 PM. Material Domestication exhibiting artist Adam Shiverdecker will take participants through the process of orthographic drawing and discuss the use of ceramic material on armatures.
MCD Free First Tuesday: June
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.
MCD MakeArt Family Day: June
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 Library MakeArt: Mission Bay
MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay Branch, 11 AM – 12:30 PM. Explore weaving with traditional and unusual materials at this drop-in workshop.
MCD Library MakeArt: Mission Bay Branch, 11 AM - 12:30 PM. Explore weaving with traditional and unusual materials at this drop-in workshop.
MAKE: Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey
MAKE, May 16, 2019 6 PM – 9:30 PM. Take a deep dive into both current exhibitions with guests artists. Create dimensional work with weaving techniques and portraiture.
MAKE, May 16, 2019 6 PM - 9:30 PM. Take a deep dive into both current exhibitions with guests artists. Create dimensional work with weaving techniques and portraiture.
Free First Tuesday: May
Free First Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Explore the processes and symbolism and Wanxin Zhang’s ceramic bricks and visit our galleries with free admission.
Free First Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Explore the processes and symbolism and Wanxin Zhang's ceramic bricks and visit our galleries with free admission.
MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets Dogpatch/Bayview
MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets Dogpatch/Bayview. May 5, 2019, 11 AM – 4 PM. Enjoy car-free blocks on Third Street, visit MCD with free admission, and adorn wheeled vehicles with festive decorations!
MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets Dogpatch/Bayview. May 5, 2019, 11 AM - 4 PM. Enjoy car-free blocks on Third Street, visit MCD with free admission, and adorn wheeled vehicles with festive decorations!
MakeArt Family Day: May
MakeArt Family Day May Event, May 4, 2019 from 11 AM – 3 PM. Explore techniques and themes of Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey, with the whole family.
MakeArt Family Day May Event, May 4, 2019 from 11 AM - 3 PM. Explore techniques and themes of Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey, with the whole family.
MAKE: In Pursuit of Inspiration w/ Rae Dunn
MAKE: In Pursuit of Inspiration. April 18, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM. This month, MCD welcomes beloved Bay Area artist, author and ceramicist Rae Dunn to celebrate the pre-release of her brand new book, In Pursuit of Inspiration.
MAKE: In Pursuit of Inspiration. April 18, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM. This month, MCD welcomes beloved Bay Area artist, author and ceramicist Rae Dunn to celebrate the pre-release of her brand new book, In Pursuit of Inspiration.
Member for a Day
Member for a Day | Sunday, April 14, 2019 An annual Bay Area tradition, Member for Day invites you to explore neighboring institutions for FREE. MCD members, present your membership…
Member for a Day | Sunday, April 14, 2019 An annual Bay Area tradition, Member for Day invites you to explore neighboring institutions for FREE. MCD members, present your membership...
MakeArt Family Day: MCD Birthday Celebration!
MakeArt Family Day Birthday Celebration! April 6, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Bring the whole family to MakeArt Family Day and enjoy a host of celebratory activities in honor of MCD’s 15th anniversary.
MakeArt Family Day Birthday Celebration! April 6, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Bring the whole family to MakeArt Family Day and enjoy a host of celebratory activities in honor of MCD's 15th anniversary.
Free First Tuesday: April
MCD Free First Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Explore the Material Domestication exhibition themes of repetition, relief and scale through a materials immersion in the MakeArt Lab.
MCD Free First Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Explore the Material Domestication exhibition themes of repetition, relief and scale through a materials immersion in the MakeArt Lab.
Design Lab Happy Hour • Rowland Ricketts Indigo
Design Lab Happy Hour
March 29, 2019, 6PM-9PM
Museum of Craft and Design, 2569 Third St, San Francisco CA 94107
Join MCD and Slow Fiber Studios in welcoming Material Domestication artist Rowland Ricketts for this very special Design Lab Happy Hour, focused on the creative processes behind indigo plant growth and hand dyed textiles.
Design Lab Happy Hour
March 29, 2019, 6PM-9PM
Museum of Craft and Design, 2569 Third St, San Francisco CA 94107
Join MCD and Slow Fiber Studios in welcoming Material Domestication artist Rowland Ricketts for this very special Design Lab Happy Hour, focused on the creative processes behind indigo plant growth and hand dyed textiles.
Visible Transparency Project: Christine Lee, “Intersection”
Our Visible Transparency Project (VTP) is back this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Material Domestication artist Christine Lee. Traditionally VTP has always taken place prior to our exhibition openings, but…
Our Visible Transparency Project (VTP) is back this Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Material Domestication artist Christine Lee. Traditionally VTP has always taken place prior to our exhibition openings, but...
MAKE: National Craft Month + SF Etsy
Celebrate National Craft Month with SF Etsy and welcome MCD’s spring shows with an exploration of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey.
Celebrate National Craft Month with SF Etsy and welcome MCD’s spring shows with an exploration of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey.
MCD Curator Walk-through: Material Domestication
On this opening day walk-through, hear from guest curator Elizabeth Kozlowski in conversation with artists Mi-Kyoung Lee and Adam Shiverdecker about the exhibition’s investigation of materiality and technique.
On this opening day walk-through, hear from guest curator Elizabeth Kozlowski in conversation with artists Mi-Kyoung Lee and Adam Shiverdecker about the exhibition’s investigation of materiality and technique.
MCD Member Preview
MCD Members are invited for a special preview of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey on Friday, March 15, 2019. Grab a drink and meet the curators and artists behind these two extraordinary shows.
MCD Members are invited for a special preview of Material Domestication and Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey on Friday, March 15, 2019. Grab a drink and meet the curators and artists behind these two extraordinary shows.
Free First Tuesday: March
Free First Tuesday at the Museum of Craft and Design, 11 am – 3 pm. This Free Tuesday, start outlining the shapes of spring with linoleum block prints and carry them with you on a sewable patch.
Free First Tuesday at the Museum of Craft and Design, 11 am - 3 pm. This Free Tuesday, start outlining the shapes of spring with linoleum block prints and carry them with you on a sewable patch.
Visible Transparency Project
In advance of the exhibition opening visitors are invited to witness the behind-the-scenes installation of Adam Shiverdecker’s “Banquet of Plutus” suspended ceiling sculpture, Jamie Bardsley’s “Palm Prints”–comprised of individual handcrafted porcelain works that will be transformed into an expansive floor sculpture–and the onsite construction of Christine Lee’s “Intersection,” a giant cane wall panel.
In advance of the exhibition opening visitors are invited to witness the behind-the-scenes installation of Adam Shiverdecker’s "Banquet of Plutus" suspended ceiling sculpture, Jamie Bardsley’s "Palm Prints"–comprised of individual handcrafted porcelain works that will be transformed into an expansive floor sculpture–and the onsite construction of Christine Lee’s "Intersection," a giant cane wall panel.
MakeArt Family Day: March
MCD MakeArt Family Day at MCD, 11am- 3pm. Get a sneak preview of the materiality and techniques that will be on display in the upcoming exhibitions, Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey and Material Domestication.
MCD MakeArt Family Day at MCD, 11am- 3pm. Get a sneak preview of the materiality and techniques that will be on display in the upcoming exhibitions, Wanxin Zhang: The Long Journey and Material Domestication.
