GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain

Films

Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Albert Lewin’s “Pandora and the Flying Dutchman” (1951) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Dreamlike Diorama

Construct your own dreamlike world through a creative shadowbox diorama.

Films

Trouble in Paradise

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Ernst Lubitsch’s “Trouble in Paradise” (1932) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Still Life Watercolor Painting

Create a watercolor painting through observation of still life objects.

Workshops

Pressing Matters: Hands-on Printmaking with Creativity Explored

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

A hands-on, family-friendly activity for the public with Creativity Explored artists and staff demonstrating the basics of printmaking.

Films

Yourself and Yours

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Hong Sang-soo’s “Yourself and Yours” (2016) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: 3D Paper Flowers

Incorporate dimensionality into your colorful flower creation.

Films

A New Leaf

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Elaine May’s “A New Leaf” (1971) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Films

Indie Film Screenings + TECH TALK: Filmmaking

Nexus & YBCA Present: San Francisco Black Film Festival

Presented as part of Nexus, join us for a screening of independent films and a discussion.

Performances

Traveling Shoes

Join DVT for a live performance of their album Traveling Shoes inside the exhibition “Dread Scott: The Body Politic.”

Films

The Music Room

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Satyajit Ray’s “The Music Room (Jalsaghar)” (1958) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Workshops

Making Faces: A Puppet Crafting Workshop with Creativity Explored

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

Join Creativity Explored artists for a hands-on, drop-in workshop to build your very own hand or stick puppet.

Films

The Ceremony

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See Nagisa Ōshima’s “The Ceremony” (1971) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Performances

Let Her Sing 2026: A Celebration of Female Voices

Presented by Diaspora Arts Connection

An evening of exciting music and solidarity for the female voice.

Panel Discussion

Artificial Intimacy: Sherry Turkle and AI

Co-presented by Litquake & YBCA

Join author Sherry Turkle and cartoonist Amy Kurzweil in conversation.

Films

Silent Shorts Program

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

This program of silent shorts features three multi-hyphenate artists-filmmakers-performers influential to GaHee Park’s work.

Films

The Red Shoes

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See “The Red Shoes” (1948) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Performances

Ryli

Known for their melodic yet melancholic sound, Ryli will provide a sonic juxtaposition to Gahee Park’s moody and introspective paintings.

Public Programs

Progressive Art Studio Models: A Lecture By Cléa Massiani

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

A lecture on Progress Art Studios (PAS); radical spaces that support artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities while disrupting normative assumptions about art, labor, and value.