Public Programs
Three exciting series of public programs offer a deeper experience of YBCA films, exhibitions and performances.
Artists InSight are artist talks and guided tours that focus on the artist's creative process and influences. YBCA Live are social events and performance-related happenings. Centered on YBCA's Big Ideas, Community Conversations offers a forum for critical dialogue that positions the art and artists we present in a broader social, political, philosophical and historical framework.
Sep 1–Sep 28, 2008
In YBCA’s Room for Big Ideas (RBI), the Art House presents a month-long program of artists spanning disciplines and musical traditions of Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, joining the traditional to the contemporary …
Sep 4, 2008
Quijeremá "renders a whole constellation of South American rhythms into a jazz idiom… cueca from Chile, tango from Argentina, waltz at its most Latin, landó from Peru, joropo from Venezuela, and huaino from the Andes." …
Sep 5, 2008
The Nice Guy Trio's work navigates a diverse collection of original compositions inspired by folk traditions across the globe—from jazz and klezmer to Balkan dance forms, calypso and beyond …
Sep 6, 2008
Cuisine and art come together in an unusual workshop that combines an introductory Argentine tango class with instruction on how to prepare Peruvian ceviche …
Sep 6, 2008
Marcus Shelby is an award-winning composer, arranger, educator and bassist, nationally recognized for his innovative and collaborative approach to composing and arranging for text, visual arts, dance and theater …
Sep 11, 2008
Trio Garufa is among the foremost interpreters of Argentine tango, and one of the few groups performing this unique musical form live in the Bay Area …
Sep 12, 2008
Classical Revolution is an unusual chamber music experience, with a repertoire ranging from music written over 250 years ago to compositions less than a week old …
Sep 13, 2008
A free open house festival featuring visual art, film screenings, dance and musical performances, and hands-on art-making activities for the whole family …
Sep 13, 2008
As part of YBCA’s What’s the Big Idea Day, Red Poppy expands its Saturday family art activities to YBCA’s Room for Big Ideas (RBI), with painting and storytelling with La Malamaña …
Sep 13, 2008
Drawing inspiration from jazz, blues, traditional Ethiopian melodies and rhythms, poetic texts and trans-cultural melodic scores, Nefasha Ayer joins the continents of Africa, South Asia and America to produce a uniquely San Franciscan form of music …
Sep 18, 2008
Vocalist Marina Lavalle (formerly of Peru Negro) presents the best of Afro-Peruvian traditions in collaboration with dancer and cajon master Lalo Izquierdo. Lavalle's brings fire and verve to song while introducing us to the rich tradition of Afro-Peruvian music …
Sep 19, 2008
Vidya merges the virtuosity of jazz with the melodic and rhythmic nuance of South Indian classical (Carnatic) music. Led by critically acclaimed saxophonist Prasant Radhakrishnan, Vidya has emerged with a soulful, penetrating sound that pushes the labels of "fusion" and "world music" …
Sep 20, 2008
A multidisciplinary exploration of the poetry of Adrian Arias, featuring dancers, musicians, photographic projections and video. Adrian has won visual art and poetry prizes in France, Argentina, Japan, Peru and Spain, and been featured in art shows in Europe, Asia and the US …
Sep 20, 2008
Funky and lyrical, spirited and spiritual, Mo'Rockin Project is an ensemble of North African and American musicians exchanging cultures and creativity in an effort to dispel inaccurate beliefs and create world community …
Sep 26, 2008
Join YBCA for an exciting evening of dancing and celebration, featuring performances by Bay Area artists including La Malamaña and Adrian Arias …
Oct 9–Nov 16, 2008
West Oakland-based artist, activist and cultural historian Marcel Diallo and his long-time collaborators transform the Room for Big Ideas (RBI) into an outpost of The Black New World using assemblage altars, multimedia and spiritual commodities …
Oct 11, 2008
Celebrate the Bay Area’s progressive approach to the apparel design industry. This all-day festival highlights homegrown talents with a local bazaar, a panel discussion, and a runway show featuring the craft and couture of some of the Bay Area’s most dynamic independent designers …
Oct 18, 2008
West Oakland-based artist, activist, cultural historian Marcel Diallo performs and discusses excerpts from his forthcoming books exploring Black New World philosophies …
Nov 8, 2008
An entourage of the Bay Area's finest in performance, music and art transforms the YBCA Forum and Grand Lobby into a sky-splitting freestyle ritual of dance, sensuality, pyromania, magic and song …
Jan 31, 2009
A free open house festival where the public can learn more about contemporary art with visual art, music, performances, hands-on workshops, exhibition tours, film screenings and food & drink …
May 30, 2009
A free open house festival where the public can learn more about contemporary art with visual art, music, performances, hands-on workshops, exhibition tours, film screenings and food & drink …
YBCA's programs are made possible in part by:
The Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund
LEF Foundation
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Community Engagement and Audience Development Programs
supported by a generous grant from The Wallace Foundation.
Community Engagement and Youth Education Programs are made possible in part by:
AAA of Northern California, Citibank, Irene S. Scully Foundation, The Bernard Osher Foundation, The Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, Potrero Nuevo Fund of Tides Foundation, The Sato Foundation, Koret Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, The Morris Stulsaft Foundation and Members of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Free First Tuesdays:
Underwritten by Directors Forum Members