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Public Programs
Nick Dong: Mendsmith Project
Presented by YBCA
July 29–August 18, 2024
Nick Dong uses his jewelers’ skills bring two meaningful pieces of jewelry or personal items to be “mended” into a new commemoration.
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Dance
Sorry I Missed Your Show: Tonic
Presented by YBCA & Fresh Festival
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 3:30–5 PM
Watch a recording of experimental dance work Tonic created by Kathleen Hermesdorf and Albert Mathias, followed by a panel conversation featuring Mathias and others who worked closely with Hermesdorf.
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Workshops
Papermaking Workshop with Trina Michelle Robinson
Presented by YBCA
Saturday, February 10, 2024, 1–4 PM
Led by BAN9 artist Trina Michelle Robinson, students will follow a step-by-step process to create their own handmade paper.
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Public Programs
Exploring Leymusoom Garden
Conversation, performance, and screening presented by YBCA
Saturday, February 3, 2024, 1–4 PM
Explore BAN9 artist Heesoo Kwon’s Leymusoom Garden through traditional Korean games and performance, a conversation with Kwon and her multidisciplinary collaborators, and a screening of Kwon’s most recent video work.
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Public Programs
By Way of Revolution
Artist-led Workshop
Saturday, February 3, 2024, 11 AM–3 PM
Investigate how histories of protest inform our present day moment and the powerful yet often overlooked role that BIPOC women (both cis and trans) play, in this performance art workshop led by artist Helina Metaferia.
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Public Programs
Poets’ Lunch
Presented by YBCA
Thursday, January 25, 2024, 12–2 PM
Listen to a poetry reading, enjoy a catered lunch, and experience cultural offerings from Indigenous poets, scholars and activists.
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Public Programs
Midnight Mass: Live Podcast Recording
Presented by YBCA
Thursday, January 18, 2024, 7–9 PM
Experience a special live presentation of the acclaimed Midnight Mass podcast, as co-hosts Peaches Christ and Michael Varrati explore the Bay Area’s rich connection to the world of cult films.
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Screenings & Films
California Newsreel – Forward to the 6th Decade
Presented by YBCA
Saturday, January 13, 2024, 3–5 PM
Experience a selection of films from the past 20 years advancing the causes of health and social justice, led by outgoing co-director Cornelius Moore and incoming executive director Rachel Poulain of California Newsreel.
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Workshops
Cyanotype on Film Workshop
Sunday, December 17, 2023, 11 AM–5 PM
Learn the chemistry, tools, and techniques used to print permanent cyanotype images on 16mm film in this workshop with filmmaker John Davis.
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Screenings & Films
Spectral Evidence
A showcase of expanded cinema
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 12–2 PM
A dynamic film program from Shapeshifter Cinema, featuring three sets of kinetic, multi-projector, and multimedia performances.
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Workshops
Material Cinema Workshop
Workshop presented by Shapeshifters Cinema
Saturday, December 2, 2023, 12–5 PM
Learn how to repurpose castaway mid-century 16mm film through scratching, painting, puncturing, boiling, bleaching, and more in this hands-on material cinema bonanza with filmmaker Ellie Vanderlip.
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Screenings & Films
APAture 2023: Unearthing, a film showcase
In partnership with Kearny Street Workshop
October 29, 2023, 2–4:30 PM
A film showcase featuring Adamu Chan, as a part of Kearny Street Workshop’s annual multi-disciplinary arts festival, APAture.
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Screenings & Films
San Francisco Cinematheque: Contemporary Views from the Bay Area
In partnership with San Francisco Cinematheque
October 21, 2023, 3–5 PM
Nine works by ten contemporary Bay Area filmmakers, a cross-section of the Bay Area’s ever-vibrant multi-generational community curated by Steve Polta, artistic director of San Francisco Cinematheque.
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Screenings & Films
Canyon Cinema: Contemporary Bay Area Film
In partnership with Canyon Cinema
October 14, 2023, 3–5 PM
An afternoon of contemporary Bay Area works on film and video from the Canyon Cinema catalog, curated and hosted by executive director Brett Kashmere.
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Public Programs
pARTicipate Workshops with Joyce Nojima
Workshops presented by YBCA
Wednesdays, October 11–November 29, 2–4 PM
A series of stand-alone, drop-in art workshops that are open to the public and welcome participants of all ages.
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Public Programs
Dance Workshops for Every Body
In partnership with the International Museum of Dance
October 2023–January 2024
Public Programs
Bicycle Silkscreen Printing Workshops
In partnership with Artivate
Saturdays, August 12–September 9, 2023, 1–4 PM
Make your own print using a bicycle silkscreen at these free, drop-in workshops for all ages.
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Public Programs
pARTicipate Workshops
Presented by YBCA
Thursdays, July 20–September 21, 2023, 1–3 PM
Drop-in art workshops that are open to the public and welcome participants of all ages.
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Public Programs
Queer American Memorials Artist Talk: Sean Fader + Maureen Towey
Presented by YBCA
July 9, 2023, 1–3 PM
In this dynamic conversation, Fader and Towey will unveil the design for their new project, Queer American Memorials.
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Public Programs
I Also Want to Be an “Iranian Woman”
Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection
Saturday, June 24, 2023, 2 PM
A live music presentation from Iranian multi-instrumentalist Kamila Thunder.
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Public Programs
Remembering Fereydoun Farrokhzad
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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Public Programs
طراوت | TARAVAT Open House Reception
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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Public Programs
Opening Night Party for Future Resonance
Presented by Studio Forward at California College of the Arts
Friday, April 7, 2023, 6–9 PM
Public Programs
If Housing Was a Human Right in U.S. Law
Sunday, March 19, 2023, 2–4 PM
A free workshop exploring systemic housing inequities and grassroots community action.
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Performances
The Black (W)hole: calling our young ancestors home
Presented by Destiny Arts Center
Saturday, February 25, 2023
An immersive experience featuring dance, poetry, video, and visual art.
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Public Programs
Dr. Martin Luther King Edition of Belonging: A Weekly Practice Space with Othering & Belonging Institute
Presented by YBCA & Othering Belonging Institute
Sunday, January 15th, 2023, 2 PM
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Public Programs
Voices from the Past | Voices from the Present
Presented by YBCA and Artadia
January 14, 2023, 2 PM
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Public Programs
Connect/Reflect/Enact
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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Public Programs
Celebrating Healing, Vulnerability, and Alchemy
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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Public Programs
dreamseeds: A community celebration of the YBCA 10
May 14, 2022, 12–6 PM
Celebrate the YBCA 10 artists and their creative prototypes.
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Public Programs
Caravan For The Children: May Day March 2022 & D.C. Press Rally | Postcard Drop Off
Presented by Galería de la Raza
May 1 & 2, 2022
Public Programs
Interactive Studio Hours with the YBCA 10 Artists
November 18–20, 2021, 12–5 PM
Learn about the prototype designs and connect with the YBCA 10 Artist Cohort.
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Public Programs
Parol Lantern Festival
Presented by Filipino-American Development Foundation & SOMA Pilipinas
November 13–December 11, 2021
Events
Generations of Filipinx Power
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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Events
Reopening Celebration
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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Screenings & Films
AFTER LIFE (we survive) presents Rea Tajiri’s LORDVILLE
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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Digital Conversations
See Black Women
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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Public Programs
Sarah Rifky
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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Public Programs
Transforming Community Development through Arts and Culture
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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Public Programs
Endangered Spaces: San Francisco
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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Public Programs
Na Kim
Presented by Curatorial Research Bureau
October 24, 2019
Graphic designer and curator Na Kim talks about her dynamic design practice.
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Public Programs
Ute Meta Bauer
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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