New Tuesday Hours for Museum of Craft and Folk Arts
www.mocfa.org
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art (www.mocfa.org) is located at 51 Yerba Buena Lane, San Francisco, California. Museum hours are Monday through Friday 11am – 6pm (Closed Wednesdays). Admission is $5 for general public, $4 for seniors, (62 and over) and FREE for Museum of Craft and Folk Art Members, and on the first Tuesday of the month. The Museum of Craft and Folk Art is wheelchair accessible. For more information call (415) 227-4888.
Currently, the Museum if presenting the exhibit “Warren MacKenzie: Legacy of an American Potter” (through September 13)
Next up at MoCFA is the exhibit “Open Source Embroidery” (October 2, 2009—January 24, 2010) which features international group exhibit of technology and craft.
This major exhibition at MOCFA brings together individual and collectively made artworks by artists, makers, computer programmers and html users that explore the relationship between craft and code through social and digital networks. The works experiment with interdisciplinary approaches to modifying patterns, the DIY culture of hacking and sampling in sound, GPS and mobile technologies.
The Open Source Embroidery exhibition brings together individual and collectively made artworks by artists, crafts people, computer programmers and html users which explore the relationship between craft and code, physical and digital space. The artworks experiment with interdisciplinary approaches to modifying patterns, the DIY culture of hacking and sampling in sound, GPS and mobile technologies.
Through participatory networks over 500 people from across the UK, Sweden, USA and Canada have contributed their creative skills to collectively make works in the exhibition. Including the Html Patchwork of 216 patches each stitched with their RGB colour code.
About the Museum of Craft and Folk Art:
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art provides innovative exhibitions and education programs that are designed to connect with and inspire diverse communities. As the only folk art museum in Northern California, the Museum is known for a rich offering of focused and unique exhibitions of traditional and contemporary folk art from around the world -- demonstrating how folk art, contemporary craft and fine art are all part of the same continuum.
Mission:
The Museum of Craft and Folk Art provides exhibitions and educational programs to enrich and inspire, honor cultural traditions past and present, and celebrate the creative spirit.
