Press - YBCA

To get the latest news about events, presentations and happenings at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA), view any of the current press releases below.

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June 17, 2025 – YBCA Announces Bold Fall Season Celebrating Bay Area Art, Resistance, and Cultural Legacy

June 17, 2025 – YBCA Announces Bold Fall Season Celebrating Bay Area Art, Resistance, and Cultural Legacy

June 11, 2025 – YBCA Announces New Executive Appointments from City Hall, Public Art Fund, and the Nonprofit Sector

June 11, 2025 – YBCA Announces New Executive Appointments from City Hall, Public Art Fund, and the Nonprofit Sector

May 14, 2025 – Hip Hop’s Origin Story Hits the Stage in San Francisco

May 14, 2025 – Hip Hop’s Origin Story Hits the Stage in San Francisco

April 15, 2025 – YBCA and Opera Parallèle Present “Harvey Milk Reimagined,” A Bold Revival of the Trailblazing Opera Honoring LGBTQ+ Icon Harvey Milk

April 15, 2025 – YBCA and Opera Parallèle Present “Harvey Milk Reimagined,” A Bold Revival of the Trailblazing Opera Honoring LGBTQ+ Icon Harvey Milk

January 6, 2025 – YBCA to Present Exhibition and Dance Performance Which Feature Women Exposing Truths About Prison Through Art

January 6, 2025 – YBCA to Present Exhibition and Dance Performance Which Feature Women Exposing Truths About Prison Through Art

December 12, 2024 – YBCA Announces Maricelle Robles as New CEO

December 12, 2024 – YBCA Announces Maricelle Robles as New CEO

September 5, 2024 – YBCA Announces

September 5, 2024 – YBCA Announces “Nicky Nodjoumi: The Personal is Political” and “Nahid Hagigat: Etched in Time”

August 1, 2024 - YBCA Announces “Art, Action, Change: YBCA Creative Corps Initiative”

August 1, 2024 – YBCA Announces “Art, Action, Change: YBCA Creative Corps Initiative”

May 8, 2024 – YBCA Announces Nick Dong: 11 to 88, An Immersive Solo Exhibition

May 8, 2024 – YBCA Announces Nick Dong: 11 to 88, An Immersive Solo Exhibition

March 13, 2024 – BAN9 Exhibition Reopening Announcement

March 13, 2024 – BAN9 Exhibition Reopening Announcement

March 6, 2024 – Updated Statement from YBCA Board

March 6, 2024 – Updated Statement from YBCA Board

February 21, 2024 – Statement on 2/15 Protest

February 21, 2024 – Statement on 2/15 Protest

January 30, 2024 – Lauren Macmadu, Head of External Relations at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Selected as 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar

January 30, 2024 – Lauren Macmadu, Head of External Relations at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Selected as 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar

December 13, 2023 – YBCA Relaunches Film and Educational Programs As Part of Bay Area Now 9

December 13, 2023 – YBCA Relaunches Film and Educational Programs As Part of Bay Area Now 9

November 1, 2023 – YBCA Announces California Arts Council’s Creative Corps Initiative Grant Awardees

November 1, 2023 – YBCA Announces California Arts Council’s Creative Corps Initiative Grant Awardees

August 3, 2023 – YBCA Announces Ninth Iteration of Triennial Exhibition Bay Area Now

August 3, 2023 – YBCA Announces Ninth Iteration of Triennial Exhibition Bay Area Now

July 20, 2023 - YBCA Celebrates 30 Years of Fostering Creative Expression and Meaningful Connection in the San Francisco Bay Area

July 20, 2023 – YBCA Celebrates 30 Years of Fostering Creative Expression and Meaningful Connection in the San Francisco Bay Area

June 7, 2023 - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Adds to Leadership Team

June 7, 2023 – Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Adds to Leadership Team

June 2, 2023 - YBCA Presents a Multi-Part Theatre Performanceby Korean Artist Dohee Lee: MU–Connector/When the land stands alone

June 2, 2023 – YBCA Presents a Multi-Part Theatre Performanceby Korean Artist Dohee Lee: MU–Connector/When the land stands alone

May 15, 2023 - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Announces $2.85 Million in California Arts Council Funding for Artists in the Bay Area

May 15, 2023 – Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Announces $2.85 Million in California Arts Council Funding for Artists in the Bay Area

April 27, 2023 - YBCA Presents طراوت | TARAVAT, an exhibition by Iranian-American Artist Taravat Talepasand

April 27, 2023 – YBCA Presents طراوت | TARAVAT, an exhibition by Iranian-American Artist Taravat Talepasand

March 22, 2023 - This April YBCA & CCA Present Future Resonance

March 22, 2023 – This April YBCA & CCA Present Future Resonance

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March 14, 2023 - YBCA Announces the 2023 YBCA 100 List

March 14, 2023 – YBCA Announces the 2023 YBCA 100 List

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March 2, 2023 - YBCA 100 Returns, Centering Local Leaders

March 2, 2023 – YBCA 100 Returns, Centering Local Leaders

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February 16, 2023 - YBCA Unveils Interactive Mural Installation Let’s Build from Here by Artist & Activist Innosanto Nagara in Partnership with GitHub

February 16, 2023 – YBCA Unveils Interactive Mural Installation Let’s Build from Here by Artist & Activist Innosanto Nagara in Partnership with GitHub

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October 11, 2022 - YBCA Presents Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is it Possible to Amend an Unequal System? by artist collaborators Alex Strada and Tali Keren

October 11, 2022 – YBCA Presents Proposal for a 28th Amendment? Is it Possible to Amend an Unequal System? by artist collaborators Alex Strada and Tali Keren

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September 22, 2022 – YBCA Presents Brett Cook & Liz Lerman: Reflection & Action

September 22, 2022 – YBCA Presents Brett Cook & Liz Lerman: Reflection & Action

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August 17, 2022 - YBCA 10 presents dreamseeds experience: a creative culmination of art and activism

August 17, 2022 – YBCA 10 presents dreamseeds experience: a creative culmination of art and activism

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June 25, 2022 - YBCA Names Amy Kisch Chief Producer

June 25, 2022 – YBCA Names Amy Kisch Chief Producer

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April 25, 2022 - California Arts Council and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts announce California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners

April 25, 2022 – California Arts Council and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts announce California Relief Fund for Artists and Cultural Practitioners

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March 10, 2022 - Galería de la Raza presents Pedagogy of Hope: Uncage, Reunify, Heal Exhibition at YBCA

March 10, 2022 – Galería de la Raza presents Pedagogy of Hope: Uncage, Reunify, Heal Exhibition at YBCA

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February 23, 2022 - SFUFF Suggests That an Equitable and Vibrant Urban Future Starts with the Present

February 23, 2022 – SFUFF Suggests That an Equitable and Vibrant Urban Future Starts with the Present

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February 16, 2022 - Samora Pinderhughes' The Healing Project Exhibition to Show at San Francisco's YBCA

February 16, 2022 – Samora Pinderhughes’ The Healing Project Exhibition to Show at San Francisco’s YBCA

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February 16 2022 - YBCA Launches New Digital Community Hub Platform to Help Bay Area Artists

February 16 2022 – YBCA Launches New Digital Community Hub Platform to Help Bay Area Artists

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February 2, 2021 – YBCA announces the YBCA 100

February 2, 2021 – YBCA announces the YBCA 100

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November 12, 2020 – YBCA Presents AFTER LIFE (we survive)

November 12, 2020 – YBCA Presents AFTER LIFE (we survive)

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May 27, 2020 – YBCA names Penelope Douglas as Chief of Strategy and Revenue

May 27, 2020 – YBCA names Penelope Douglas as Chief of Strategy and Revenue

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May 13, 2020 – YBCA launches “Artist Power Center”

May 13, 2020 – YBCA launches “Artist Power Center”

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April 9, 2020 – Zoo Labs, YBCA, Black Joy Parade and Always Win Together Announce Artists Now Fund

April 9, 2020 – Zoo Labs, YBCA, Black Joy Parade and Always Win Together Announce Artists Now Fund

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February 25, 2020 – YBCA Launches Come to Your Census: Who Counts in America?, an Art and Civic Experience

February 25, 2020 – YBCA Launches Come to Your Census: Who Counts in America?, an Art and Civic Experience

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February 12, 2020 - YBCA Presents X Rated Planet, a World Premiere Performance by Award-Winning Embodiment Project

February 12, 2020 – YBCA Presents X Rated Planet, a World Premiere Performance by Award-Winning Embodiment Project

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January 16, 2019 – YBCA Presents Three World Premieres for 2020 Spring Performances

January 16, 2019 – YBCA Presents Three World Premieres for 2020 Spring Performances

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December 9, 2019 – YBCA Announces the West Coast debut of WE ARE THE ASTEROID III

December 9, 2019 – YBCA Announces the West Coast debut of WE ARE THE ASTEROID III

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September 12, 2019 — YBCA announces two new opportunities for Bay Area artists and curators

September 12, 2019 — YBCA announces two new opportunities for Bay Area artists and curators

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September 5, 2019 — YBCA Announces New Chief of Program

September 5, 2019 — YBCA Announces New Chief of Program

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July 10, 2019 — The Body Electric

July 10, 2019 — The Body Electric

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June 13, 2019 — Art of Peace

June 13, 2019 — Art of Peace

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May 28, 2019 — Identity & Price

May 28, 2019 — Identity & Price

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March 12, 2019 — Spring Performances

March 12, 2019 — Spring Performances

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