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

Free Art Workshop: Hand Print Art

Design a mixed-media hand print art using watercolor and collage.

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.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Halloween Garland

Learn how to construct a Halloween-themed garland.

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.

Tours

Murals & Monuments Tour

Co-presented by SFPL, SFAC, Market Street Arts & YBCA

A walking tour through San Francisco’s Civic Center, Mid-Market, and SoMa, exploring murals, monuments, and other forms of public art.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Pop-up Mini Haunted House

Construct a pop-up mini haunted house in light of Halloween.

Events

The Haunt: A Halloween hangout crafted by artists

Presented by Bat Witch Ghost & YBCA

The Haunt mixes Halloween tradition, B-movies aesthetics, and SF’s creative undead—for an event that’s part netherworld labyrinth and part laser-lit speakeasy, entirely crafted by human artists.

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

Jam Session with Creativity Explored

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon jam session featuring Creativity Explored artists and their handmade instruments.

Films

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Med Hondo’s “West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty” (1979).

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.

Films

Touki Bouki

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Djibril Diop Mambety’s Touki Bouki (1973).

Films

Black Girl

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Ousmane Sembene’s “Black Girl” (1966).

Films

La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife)

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Timite Bassori’s “La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife)” (1969).

Films

Sambizanga

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Sarah Maldoror’s “Sambizanga” (1973).

Films

Mortu Nega

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Flora Gomes’ “Mortu Nega.”

Films

Pressure

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Horace Ové’s “Pressure.”

Films

Burning an Illusion

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Menelik Shabazz’s “Burning an Illusion.”