PUSH PLAY> YBCA Summer Festival
In July and August, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents the first annual PUSH PLAY> YBCA Summer Festival. It's a little crazy but—in its own way—unseasonably fun. In this first year we've gone off the charts with sports films (at an arts center??); painting on the walls (I thought you couldn't do that??), music in the galleries (what—no outdoor concerts??) and turned our Grand Lobby into a happy hour cabaret. We've also changed our hours, amped up our programming and created the first summer arts festival that really works with our uniquely San Francisco summers. And all you have to do to be a part of it is
push play.
FLASH AND PASS!
A PUSH PLAY> All Access Pass will save you both time and money. For $35 you'll have FREE access to all the PUSH PLAY> programs AND get priority seating. Don't waste your time standing in long lines. Call our Box Office at 415.978.ARTS and order your pass today. Then all you have to do enjoy music, films, visual art and other exciting events at YBCA this summer is flash and pass!
PUSH PLAY> All Access Pass on sale soon.
Exhibitions
Wallworks
Jul 18–Oct. 25, 2009
Local, regional and international artists use the literal aspects of our exhibitions building, designed in 1993 by acclaimed architect Fumihiko Maki, as a starting point to create new, large-scale works directly on the walls of both its galleries and public spaces.
Wallworks Opening Night Party • Jul 31, 2009, 8–11 pm
Meet the Artists
Leslie Shows • Jul 18, 2009, 2–3 pm • Free w/ gallery admission
Odili Donald Odita • Jul 19, 2009, 2–3pm • Free w/gallery admission
Chris Finley • Jul 23, 2009, 6:30–7:30 pm • Free w/gallery admission
Makoto Aida • Jul 24, 2009, 6:30–7:30 pm • Free w/gallery admission
Amanda Ross-Ho • Jul 25, 2009, 2–3 pm • Free w/gallery admission
Tillman Kaiser • Jul 26, 2009, 2–3 pm • Free w/gallery admission
Edgar Arcenaux • Jul 30, 2009, 6:30–7:30 pm • Free w/gallery admission
Artist Lecture: Yehudit Sasportas • Jul 23, 2009, 6 pm • Contemporary Jewish Museum
YBCAlive! Wallworks Artists Roundtable w/ Brunch courtesy of Mission Street Foods • Aug 1, 2009 • 12–3pm
Curator's Walkthrough with Director of Visual Arts Betti-Sue Hertz • Sep 10, 2009, 6 pm • FREE w/ gallery admission
Architectural Tour with Designer Larry Peifer • Aug 8 & Sep 12, 3 pm • Free w/ gallery admission
Performance
New Frequencies @ YBCA
Aug 6–22, 2009
An adventurous underground music festival showcasing both emerging and world class musicians that expand the global landscape. YBCA will showcase artists within our first floor galleries, as well as in the Forum, in exciting pairings and collaborations.
Film / Video
Beyond ESPN: An Offbeat Look at the Sports Film
Aug 6–30, 2009
A varied assortment of films that don't play by the overly rigid rules when it comes to defining athleticism or the cinema of sports.
Public Programs
Mama Calizo's Voice Factory - Crash Cabaret: Where Queers Collide
Aug 1–Oct 25, 2009
Weekly evening events featuring Snappy Hour, A Psychodelic Speak-Sleazy Side Show and Crash Cabaret, a nuevo-punk variety show extravaganza featuring video, theater, dance and music by local performance mavericks.
Crash Pad, Snappy Hour • Aug 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2009, 5–9 pm • Free
Crash-OUT: A Psychodelic Speak-Sleazy Side Show • Aug 7, 14, 21 & 28, 2009, 6:30–7:40 pm • Free
Crash Cabaret: Where Queers Collide • Aug 7, 14, 21, 28 & Sep 11, 2009, 8–9 pm
What's the Big Idea? Late Night Party
Aug 15, 2009, 9 pm–3 am • FREE
In conjunction with the New Frequencies @ YBCA series, the Big Idea Night will focus on new world art and culture in the Bay Area.
PUSH PLAY> YBCA Summer Festival is sponsored by: 