Dread Scott: The Body Politic

Exhibitions

GaHee Park: Behind the Curtain

Both visually captivating and subtly unsettling, GaHee Park’s paintings are enigmas of suggestive surrealism.

Exhibitions

Rael San Fratello: Prototypes and Provocations

The most comprehensive presentation to date of the renowned Bay Area design studio Rael San Fratello.

Exhibitions

Dread Scott: The Body Politic

The exhibition reflects Dread Scott’s longtime commitment to art that confronts political issues and interrogates American patriotism.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Halloween Garland

Learn how to construct a Halloween-themed garland.

Panel Discussion

Artificial Intimacy: Sherry Turkle and AI

Co-presented by Litquake & YBCA

Join author Sherry Turkle and cartoonist Amy Kurzweil in conversation.

Tours

Murals & Monuments Tour

Co-presented by SFPL, SFAC, Market Street Arts & YBCA

A walking tour through San Francisco’s Civic Center, Mid-Market, and SoMa, exploring murals, monuments, and other forms of public art.

Films

Silent Shorts Program

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

This program of silent shorts features three multi-hyphenate artists-filmmakers-performers influential to GaHee Park’s work.

Workshops

Free Art Workshop: Pop-up Mini Haunted House

Construct a pop-up mini haunted house in light of Halloween.

Events

The Haunt: A Halloween hangout crafted by artists

Presented by Bat Witch Ghost & YBCA

The Haunt mixes Halloween tradition, B-movies aesthetics, and SF’s creative undead—for an event that’s part netherworld labyrinth and part laser-lit speakeasy, entirely crafted by human artists.

Films

The Red Shoes

Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA

See “The Red Shoes” (1948) as part of a weekly film series exploring voyeurism and theatricality, cocktail charm and social taboos.

Performances

Ryli

Known for their melodic yet melancholic sound, Ryli will provide a sonic juxtaposition to Gahee Park’s moody and introspective paintings.

Free Wednesdays

Gallery Tour & Sketching Activity: Dread Scott & Rael San Fratello

Learn more about the exhibitions in this guided tour and sketching activity.

Public Programs

Jam Session with Creativity Explored

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon jam session featuring Creativity Explored artists and their handmade instruments.

Festival

2026 World Deaf & Disabled Dance Film Festival

Presented by Urban Jazz Dance Company

This groundbreaking festival celebrates the creativity, cultural perspectives, and artistic visions of Deaf and Disabled dance filmmakers from around the world.

Films

West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Med Hondo’s “West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty” (1979).

Public Programs

Progressive Art Studio Models: A Lecture By Cléa Massiani

Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA

A lecture on Progress Art Studios (PAS); radical spaces that support artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities while disrupting normative assumptions about art, labor, and value.

Films

Touki Bouki

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Djibril Diop Mambety’s Touki Bouki (1973).

Films

Black Girl

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Ousmane Sembene’s “Black Girl” (1966).

Films

La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife)

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Timite Bassori’s “La femme au couteau (The Woman with the Knife)” (1969).

Public Programs

Mud Frontier: Film Screening & Talkback with Rael San Fratello

Join this screening and artist talk exploring Rael San Fratello’s innovative fusion of 3D-printing technology and traditional adobe architecture.

Films

Sambizanga

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Sarah Maldoror’s “Sambizanga” (1973).

Films

Mortu Nega

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Flora Gomes’ “Mortu Nega.”

Films

Pressure

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Horace Ové’s “Pressure.”

Films

Burning an Illusion

Co-Presented by Ashley Clark & YBCA

Join us for an afternoon screening of Menelik Shabazz’s “Burning an Illusion.”

Public Art

Dream

Ana Teresa Fernández

A public art installation commissioned by YBCA and co-sponsored by San Francisco Public Works.

Public Art

SoMa Mahal Kita (SoMa I Love You)

Ciriaco Sayoc

A message of love for the SoMa neighborhood and community, inspired by weaving practices in the Phillipines and the colors of the Filipino flag.

Public Art

We fly for a liberated we, we rooted in flight

Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo

A public artwork inviting passerbyers to join in the journey of collective flight