Thu February 20, 2020
Culture for Community - FREE Admission at YBCA, SFMOMA, MoAD, Jewseum and more
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Join us on Thursday, February 20, 2020 for Culture For Community celebrating Black History Month. Culture for Community is a collaboration between the cultural partners and institutions in the Yerba Buena neighborhood of downtown San Francisco that happens twice a year in 2020. Culture for Community is part of Yerba Buena 3rd Thursdays, a monthly partnership promoting the Yerba Buena neighborhood of downtown San Francisco. Nine participating institutions.
Culture for Community FREE DAY on February 20 Celebrates Black History Month
This year's first Culture for Community gathering on February 20 focuses on the theme of Black History Month. A unique partnership of Yerba Buena neighborhood arts and cultural organizations, Culture for Community presents thematic Free Days. The Culture for Community collaboration showcases the Yerba Buena arts district as one of the city's premiere destinations and increases accessibility to the neighborhood's rich cultural offerings. On February 20, participating organizations will present exhibitions and programming that focuses on the importance of African American art, culture, history, and community. It offers a full day of museum and gallery hopping in the Yerba Buena neighborhood, with each Culture for Community partner hosting special events and activities and open for free throughout the day.
A few highlights to look forward to:
The Contemporary Jewish Museum and Night at the Jewseum celebrate Black History Month with a curator swap, featuring MoAD curator Elizabeth Gessel discussing the history of the Berkeley Tigers, a Levi's®-clad, East Bay African American motorcycle club; Bartertown gameplay with Urban Works Agency; and the Nathan Clevenger Quartet performing a tribute to the poet and musician David Berkman.
MoAD celebrates the importance of living history with an evening of spoken word and playback theater by amazing poets from throughout the Bay Area and in partnership with the Neighborly Project; featured artists will include shah noor and Ryanaustin Dennis.
SF Camerawork presents the exhibition Jamil Hellu: Together, a survey of works by Jamil Hellu, who, for the last decade, has developed a distinct visual vocabulary addressing the intersections of cultural lineages and queerness.
SFMOMA presents a day of exhibitions and events, from vibrant, moving portraits by photographer Dawoud Bey, to screenings of films by Nicole Miller and Rashaad Newsome, to hourly gallery tours -- plus a family story time hosted by the San Francisco Public Library. Celebrate Black History Month, relax in the airy galleries or take in the largest Living Wall in the U.S.
California Historical Society offers a curated tour and curator swap
111 Minna offers coffee starting at 7am and happy hour from 3:30 to 7:30 pm with art exhibition by Mike Davis and Lee Harvey Oswell
Children's Creativity Museum Family friendly and fun FREE carousel rides at the at 4th and Howard
YBCA offers FREE gallery tours of their current exhibition from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for The Body Electric
SF Travel Visitor Center offers information about what is going on in the neighborhood and can answer questions
https://www.yb3tsf.org/events
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Culture for Community FREE DAY on February 20 Celebrates Black History Month
This year's first Culture for Community gathering on February 20 focuses on the theme of Black History Month. A unique partnership of Yerba Buena neighborhood arts and cultural organizations, Culture for Community presents thematic Free Days. The Culture for Community collaboration showcases the Yerba Buena arts district as one of the city's premiere destinations and increases accessibility to the neighborhood's rich cultural offerings. On February 20, participating organizations will present exhibitions and programming that focuses on the importance of African American art, culture, history, and community. It offers a full day of museum and gallery hopping in the Yerba Buena neighborhood, with each Culture for Community partner hosting special events and activities and open for free throughout the day.
A few highlights to look forward to:
The Contemporary Jewish Museum and Night at the Jewseum celebrate Black History Month with a curator swap, featuring MoAD curator Elizabeth Gessel discussing the history of the Berkeley Tigers, a Levi's®-clad, East Bay African American motorcycle club; Bartertown gameplay with Urban Works Agency; and the Nathan Clevenger Quartet performing a tribute to the poet and musician David Berkman.
MoAD celebrates the importance of living history with an evening of spoken word and playback theater by amazing poets from throughout the Bay Area and in partnership with the Neighborly Project; featured artists will include shah noor and Ryanaustin Dennis.
SF Camerawork presents the exhibition Jamil Hellu: Together, a survey of works by Jamil Hellu, who, for the last decade, has developed a distinct visual vocabulary addressing the intersections of cultural lineages and queerness.
SFMOMA presents a day of exhibitions and events, from vibrant, moving portraits by photographer Dawoud Bey, to screenings of films by Nicole Miller and Rashaad Newsome, to hourly gallery tours -- plus a family story time hosted by the San Francisco Public Library. Celebrate Black History Month, relax in the airy galleries or take in the largest Living Wall in the U.S.
California Historical Society offers a curated tour and curator swap
111 Minna offers coffee starting at 7am and happy hour from 3:30 to 7:30 pm with art exhibition by Mike Davis and Lee Harvey Oswell
Children's Creativity Museum Family friendly and fun FREE carousel rides at the at 4th and Howard
YBCA offers FREE gallery tours of their current exhibition from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for The Body Electric
SF Travel Visitor Center offers information about what is going on in the neighborhood and can answer questions
https://www.yb3tsf.org/events
Join us on Thursday, February 20, 2020 for Culture For Community celebrating Black History Month. Culture for Community is a collaboration between the cultural partners and institutions in the Yerba Buena neighborhood of downtown San Francisco that happens twice a year in 2020. Culture for Community is part of Yerba Buena 3rd Thursdays, a monthly partnership promoting the Yerba Buena neighborhood of downtown San Francisco. Nine participating institutions.
Culture for Community FREE DAY on February 20 Celebrates Black History Month
This year's first Culture for Community gathering on February 20 focuses on the theme of Black History Month. A unique partnership of Yerba Buena neighborhood arts and cultural organizations, Culture for Community presents thematic Free Days. The Culture for Community collaboration showcases the Yerba Buena arts district as one of the city's premiere destinations and increases accessibility to the neighborhood's rich cultural offerings. On February 20, participating organizations will present exhibitions and programming that focuses on the importance of African American art, culture, history, and community. It offers a full day of museum and gallery hopping in the Yerba Buena neighborhood, with each Culture for Community partner hosting special events and activities and open for free throughout the day.
A few highlights to look forward to:
The Contemporary Jewish Museum and Night at the Jewseum celebrate Black History Month with a curator swap, featuring MoAD curator Elizabeth Gessel discussing the history of the Berkeley Tigers, a Levi's®-clad, East Bay African American motorcycle club; Bartertown gameplay with Urban Works Agency; and the Nathan Clevenger Quartet performing a tribute to the poet and musician David Berkman.
MoAD celebrates the importance of living history with an evening of spoken word and playback theater by amazing poets from throughout the Bay Area and in partnership with the Neighborly Project; featured artists will include shah noor and Ryanaustin Dennis.
SF Camerawork presents the exhibition Jamil Hellu: Together, a survey of works by Jamil Hellu, who, for the last decade, has developed a distinct visual vocabulary addressing the intersections of cultural lineages and queerness.
SFMOMA presents a day of exhibitions and events, from vibrant, moving portraits by photographer Dawoud Bey, to screenings of films by Nicole Miller and Rashaad Newsome, to hourly gallery tours -- plus a family story time hosted by the San Francisco Public Library. Celebrate Black History Month, relax in the airy galleries or take in the largest Living Wall in the U.S.
California Historical Society offers a curated tour and curator swap
111 Minna offers coffee starting at 7am and happy hour from 3:30 to 7:30 pm with art exhibition by Mike Davis and Lee Harvey Oswell
Children's Creativity Museum Family friendly and fun FREE carousel rides at the at 4th and Howard
YBCA offers FREE gallery tours of their current exhibition from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for The Body Electric
SF Travel Visitor Center offers information about what is going on in the neighborhood and can answer questions
https://www.yb3tsf.org/events
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Culture for Community FREE DAY on February 20 Celebrates Black History Month
This year's first Culture for Community gathering on February 20 focuses on the theme of Black History Month. A unique partnership of Yerba Buena neighborhood arts and cultural organizations, Culture for Community presents thematic Free Days. The Culture for Community collaboration showcases the Yerba Buena arts district as one of the city's premiere destinations and increases accessibility to the neighborhood's rich cultural offerings. On February 20, participating organizations will present exhibitions and programming that focuses on the importance of African American art, culture, history, and community. It offers a full day of museum and gallery hopping in the Yerba Buena neighborhood, with each Culture for Community partner hosting special events and activities and open for free throughout the day.
A few highlights to look forward to:
The Contemporary Jewish Museum and Night at the Jewseum celebrate Black History Month with a curator swap, featuring MoAD curator Elizabeth Gessel discussing the history of the Berkeley Tigers, a Levi's®-clad, East Bay African American motorcycle club; Bartertown gameplay with Urban Works Agency; and the Nathan Clevenger Quartet performing a tribute to the poet and musician David Berkman.
MoAD celebrates the importance of living history with an evening of spoken word and playback theater by amazing poets from throughout the Bay Area and in partnership with the Neighborly Project; featured artists will include shah noor and Ryanaustin Dennis.
SF Camerawork presents the exhibition Jamil Hellu: Together, a survey of works by Jamil Hellu, who, for the last decade, has developed a distinct visual vocabulary addressing the intersections of cultural lineages and queerness.
SFMOMA presents a day of exhibitions and events, from vibrant, moving portraits by photographer Dawoud Bey, to screenings of films by Nicole Miller and Rashaad Newsome, to hourly gallery tours -- plus a family story time hosted by the San Francisco Public Library. Celebrate Black History Month, relax in the airy galleries or take in the largest Living Wall in the U.S.
California Historical Society offers a curated tour and curator swap
111 Minna offers coffee starting at 7am and happy hour from 3:30 to 7:30 pm with art exhibition by Mike Davis and Lee Harvey Oswell
Children's Creativity Museum Family friendly and fun FREE carousel rides at the at 4th and Howard
YBCA offers FREE gallery tours of their current exhibition from 5:00 to 8:00 pm for The Body Electric
SF Travel Visitor Center offers information about what is going on in the neighborhood and can answer questions
https://www.yb3tsf.org/events
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