Sat August 31st Open 11 AM–5 PM
Enjoy this digital journey through our history with the launch of our first online archive. Please reach out if you have intel to share that can help us build this archive!
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
Dance
Presented by Alonzo King LINES Ballet
November 6–7, 2021
Alonzo King’s critically acclaimed work created in collaboration with jazz luminaries Charles Lloyd and Jason Moran, in addition to excerpts of works by King.
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Saturday, October 16, 2021, 1:00 PM
A guided tour with lead curator Robin Abad Ocubillo.
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Saturday, October 16, 2021, 12–4:30 PM
Explore the seeds, plans, sketches and models of the YBCA 10’s prototype installations.
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SF Urban Film Fest
Saturday, October 2, 2021
An afternoon of film programs and artist talks around immigration to the South of Market, the power of mutual aid, and the power of writing a community narrative.
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SF Urban Film Fest
Saturday, September 25, 2021
An afternoon of exploring the social landscapes of the South of Market with artist talks, film screenings, and panel discussions.
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Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection
September 11, 2021, 7 PM
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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SF Urban Film Fest
August 5-October 23, 2021
A new exhibition exploring the complicated history and celebrating the future of the South of Market.
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Fredericko Alvarado
July 15, 2021–September 11, 2022
A site-specific mural in YBCA’s Grand Lobby inspired by the Wiphala flag.
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SF Urban Film Fest
February 14–21, 2021
This year’s festival explores enduring injustices and environmental destruction alongside the resilience of neighborhoods and the communities that fill them.
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SF Urban Film Fest
February 12—May 10, 2021
Films, photos, and participatory art ask us to reconsider memorials making, and reimagine how we build public experiences that are rooted in our histories, acknowledge our grief, and use love to inspire us to work together for our collective future.
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Presented by YBCA
November 9, 2020–February 7, 2021
A new multimedia public art experience that brings artists together to explore speculative and real modes of survival.
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A Collective Architectural Intervention led by Caleb Duarte
October 12, 2020–April 18, 2022
This work illustrates the closure, dismantling, and restructuring of institutions, the toppling of monuments, and the uprising of a palpable collective spirit across our country.
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Jerome Reyes
June 21, 2017-June 21, 2021
Abeyance honors three Bay Area natives by sharing their stories of migration, displacement, and resilience.
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