Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
SOMA
Special events:
YBCA is thrilled to host the official kickoff event for SF Art Week on Saturday January 16, coinciding with the opening celebration for Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Why? Why Not?
YBCA will be hosting the SF Art Week lounge all week long, a space where visitors will be invited to network, co-work, relax, or recharge between events.
Saturday, January 16
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2:00 PM: Screening of Burning An Illusion, as part of The World of Black Film: Revolutions, curated by Ashley Clark of the Criterion Collection
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5:00 - 9:00 PM: SF Art Week kickoff event (including drinks, DJ, artmaking, and more) and opening celebration for Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Why? Why Not?
Sunday, January 17 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Artist and curator talk for Rael San Fratello: Prototypes + Provocations.
Wednesday, January 20 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Free Artmaking Workshop
Thursday, January 21 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Yerba Buena Museum Morning, featuring a tour of Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Why? Why Not? with curator Martin Strickland. RSVP details coming soon.
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon: Why? Why Not? | January 16, 2027
Rael San Fratello: Prototypes and Provocations | January 16, 2027
Dread Scott: The Body Politic | January 16, 2027
YBCA will offer free admission throughout San Francisco Art Week.
Images:
Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, "Alcatraz from Crissy Field," 1993. Courtesy of the Barbara Stauffacher Solomon Estate and Anthony Meier, Mill Valley.
Installation view of "Rael San Fratello: Prototypes and Provocations."
Dread Scott, "Life/Death/America," 2026