Sun August 18th Open 11am—6pm
Welcome to YBCA, San Francisco’s center for art and progress.
Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood. Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA is reimagining the role an arts institution can play in the community it serves.
Our mission is to generate culture that moves people.
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts is located in downtown San Francisco, just steps from Yerba Buena Gardens, Moscone Convention Center, and SFMOMA. Comprised of two architecturally significant buildings linked by a pedestrian plaza, our campus sits at the heart of the city’s vibrant cultural district.
Curatorial Research Bureau
A bookshop, a learning site, an exhibition and public program.
The YBCA 100 list honors the most notable artists and activists today. Explore this year’s list of honorees.