MAKE! with SCRAP: Character Design
Make a totally new and unique character using your creativity and an arsenal of supplies from SCRAP. Use the style of KAWS as a guide in creating your character.
Make a totally new and unique character using your creativity and an arsenal of supplies from SCRAP. Use the style of KAWS as a guide in creating your character.
Big Art Weekend is where creativity takes shape! The festival takes over the entire museum creating hands-on art experiences at every turn.
Join a drawing workshop that explores how we move through the city each day. Reflect on your personal commute and the role transportation plays in your life.
MOS is our annual, self-guided tour of artists’ studios, happening during the first two weekends in May.
SVOS features visual artists in many mediums — paintings, sculptures, woodworking, fabric arts, jewelry, photography, mixed media, gourds, and much, more.
Visit artist’s studios throughout Sonoma County.
East Bay Open Studios invites the public to experience art where it happens—inside artist studios, galleries, cultural hubs, and unexpected spaces.
Visit artist’s studios throughout Sonoma County.
East Bay Open Studios invites the public to experience art where it happens—inside artist studios, galleries, cultural hubs, and unexpected spaces.
Step into The Crucible’s West Oakland warehouse for the Heavy Metal: Industrial Arts Market.
Explore with SCRAP as you make a yarn sculpture inspired by the work of artist Sheila Hicks.
SPECTRA Showcase Vol. #3 features a live light and sound performance by Joshua Hubert from GlowFidelity, who invites the community to learn about and interact with SPECTRA’s lighting system while enjoying an audio synced lightshow above.
Let's create an enormous, temporary artwork together at the beach.
As winter gives way to early spring, the Marin Arts & Crafts Show returns February 27–March 1 to the Marin Center Exhibit Hall, bringing together a thoughtfully curated gathering of artisans for a three-day celebration of art, handcraft, and creativity.
Think big! Get inspired by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, the brains and hands behind giant sculptures of everyday objects, on Floor 3. Join SCRAP and make giant versions of food using paper and everyday materials.
Enjoy hands-on art making and creative exploration for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
The Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival (MVFAF) is honored to participate in February’s First Tuesday Artwalk with the presentation of We Are Here, a community art project led by artist Robert Louthan at the 2025 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival.
All Family Studio activities in the Koret Education Center are free; no museum admission required.
Step inside working artist studios, watch art being made, meet the artists, and enjoy a creative day in Sausalito.
Dynamic drumming for the mind, body, and spirit.
Explore Marin County's many art offerings with special hours, events, tours, and family programming at some of its leading galleries and museums!
Let's create an enormous, temporary artwork together at the beach.
SF Art Week is an annual event that celebrates the rich arts landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area.
This free program provides art-making opportunities for parents and families to create with their children.
All Family Studio activities in the Koret Education Center are free; no museum admission required.
In depth experience of creating epic, collaborative, ephemeral art at the beach!
Enjoy art making and storytelling around a different theme each month — fun and creativity for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
Let's create an enormous, temporary artwork together at the beach.
Join us for a light-filled festive afternoon of crafting, sensory play and light exploration that will inspire your child's creativity!
Bring your family to craft with us as we celebrate autumn with festive art inspired by leaves, trees, fall crops and more! This activity is free and open to the public.
Join us for an afternoon of playful collaborative sculpture-making using dried Agapanthus flowers at Berkeley’s Codornices Park. This is the latest installment of the Agapanthus Project, begun in 2010.
Let's create an enormous, temporary artwork together at the beach.
Enjoy art making and storytelling around a different theme each month — fun and creativity for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
Get ready to explore the San Francisco waterfront like never before! The Big Art Loop and the Port of San Francisco are thrilled to announce the launch of Big Art Loop – Portside, an electrifying new collection of ten, large-scale sculptures popping up along the bay. These immersive exhibitions are transforming the San Francisco waterfront into a free, must-see open-air gallery.
Art Trails is a free county-wide art tour featuring over a hundred local artists.
Enjoy art making and storytelling around a different theme each month — fun and creativity for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
Celebrate the deep connection between music and art and Market Street at the 12th annual 2 Blocks of Art: Site + Sound, which features 20+ exhibitions and performances in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, October 11, 2025, 11am-6pm. The event will transform Market Street into a lively celebration of creativity, uniting musicians, DJs, and radio stations with painters, illustrators, and sculptors for one extraordinary day.
Lace up and get moving! Join our one-mile or two-mile Art Walk & Roll Fun Walk at 10:30 am on Sat Oct 11.
Art Trails is a free county-wide art tour featuring over a hundred local artists.
Join us on the opening day of Judith Schaechter: Super/Natural for a special conversation with exhibiting and visiting artist Judith Schaechter.
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