Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA is reimagining the role an arts institution can play in the community it serves.


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Exhibitions

Nicky Nodjoumi & Nahid Hagigat

Presented by YBCA

October 6, 2024–March 23, 2025

Dance

Smuin’s The Christmas Ballet

Presented by Smuin Contemporary Ballet

December 13–24, 2024

Exhibitions

The Only Door I Can Open

Presented by YBCA & Empowerment Avenue

Opening February 1, 2025

Performances

If I Give You My Sorrows

Flyaway Productions presented by YBCA

January 31–February 2, 2025

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