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Public Programs
Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection
June 3, 2023, 2–4 PM
A music, poetry, and community event in remembrance and celebration of queer Iranian activist, poet, and entertainer Fereydoun Farrokhzad.
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May 13, 2023, 2–6 PM
Featuring music, poetry, and conversation with artist Taravat Talepasand to celebrate the opening of the new exhibition.
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Presented by Studio Forward at California College of the Arts
Friday, April 7, 2023, 6–9 PM
Public Programs
Sunday, March 19, 2023, 2–4 PM
A free workshop exploring systemic housing inequities and grassroots community action.
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Presented by Destiny Arts Center
Saturday, February 25, 2023
An immersive experience featuring dance, poetry, video, and visual art.
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Presented by YBCA & Othering Belonging Institute
Sunday, January 15th, 2023, 2 PM
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Presented by YBCA and Artadia
January 14, 2023, 2 PM
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Ritual Workshop with artist Dohee Lee
October 7 & November 4, 2022, 10 AM–4 PM
Connect/Reflect/Enact is a multi-part project integrating body-knowledge and art-creation led by artist Dohee Lee.
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September 3, 2022, 1-5:15 PM
Including a live music performance featuring Samora Pinderhughes, Karega Bailey, and special guests as well as a screening and panel discussion.
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May 14, 2022, 12–6 PM
Celebrate the YBCA 10 artists and their creative prototypes.
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Presented by Galería de la Raza
May 1 & 2, 2022
Public Programs
November 18–20, 2021, 12–5 PM
Learn about the prototype designs and connect with the YBCA 10 Artist Cohort.
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Presented by Filipino-American Development Foundation & SOMA Pilipinas
November 13–December 11, 2021
Events
SF Urban Film Fest
Saturday, August 28, 2021
A night of artist talks, one-act plays, and film screenings celebrating Filipinx power in South of Market.
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August 7, 2021 11:00am - 6:00pm
Join us in person to experience new interactive artist activations, intimate conversations, and more.
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On view on YBCA.org
December 11, 6 PM–December 13, 2020, 11:59 PM
Watch Tajiri’s documentary and a new conversation between the artist and AFTER LIFE curator Thea Quiray Tagle.
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Stream at YBCA & MOAD's Facebook Pages
May 19 & May 26, 2020, 4 PM
A two-part conversation featuring nine Bay Area Black Womxn Artists and Curators about visibility, grief, and our present paradigm shift in culture and practice
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Presented by Curatorial Research Bureau
November 14, 2019
Curator and writer Sarah Rifky talks about her experience founding and running small-scale arts organizations.
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November 13, 2019, 3–6:30 PM
A celebration of the power of the arts to advance equitable and resilient communities.
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Presented by The New York Times & YBCA
November 7, 2019
Michael Kimmelman and June Grant address the politics of public space and how they have affected the city of San Francisco.
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Presented by Curatorial Research Bureau
October 24, 2019
Graphic designer and curator Na Kim talks about her dynamic design practice.
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Presented by Curatorial Research Bureau
September 26, 2019
Internationally-renowned curator and professor of contemporary art talks about her curatorial work.
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