Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture

Ho, ho, ho, let it snow at Fort Mason Center: Join us this Friday, December 13, 4-9p, for the Fort Mason Holiday Night Market, the Bay Area’s newest immersive holiday shopping experience! Presented by Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, West Coast Craft, Off the Grid, and Fort Mason Center resident organizations and businesses, this FREE, all-ages night market will feature: ⭐100+ vendors curated by #westcoastcraft ⭐10+ top food trucks curated by #offthegrid ⭐Live entertainment from Blue Bear School Of Music + Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers ⭐Holiday ornament-making workshop from San Francisco Children's Art Center ⭐Visits with Santa and Mark Foehringer Dance Project's "Nutcracker Sweets" characters ⭐ A showing of The Nightmare Before Christmas in #gallery308 ⭐Christmas trees & decorations at The Guardsmen holiday tree lot in #festivalpavilion ⭐Fresh ❄️❄️ in #fortmason’s mural alley BUT WAIT, there’s more! Shop extended hours at FLAX art & design, sip and taste seasonal flavors at Radhaus, Greens Restaurant SF, and The Interval At Long Now, and check out art exhibitions across campus from SF Camerawork, Haines Gallery, Arion Press, FOR-SITE, Museo Italo Americano, American Indian Cultural District SF, and #fortmasonart. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/gsYdJGB2

ICYMI: We're in the Top 10! Event planning professionals, we're thrilled to announce that Fort Mason Center has been ranked the #6 Largest Convention Center and Meeting Facility in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. This recognition solidifies our reputation as one of the City's premier event destinations. Situated on San Francisco’s picturesque northern waterfront, our 13-acre campus offers unparalleled views of the Bay, Alcatraz, and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge. With over 165,000 square feet of versatile event space, Fort Mason Center can accommodate gatherings of all sizes - from intimate conferences to large-scale trade shows for up to 10,000+ guests. Our state-of-the-art facilities include: - Two large pavilions ideal for conferences and exhibitions - Multiple indoor-outdoor venues with flexible configurations - Five cutting-edge theaters - 550+ on-site parking spaces - Convenient access to public transportation and waterfront parks - Advanced data and connectivity capabilities Whether planning a high-profile gala, an immersive product launch, or a technology-powered convention, Fort Mason Center has the resources and expertise to make your event a resounding success. Learn more at fortmason.org/venues. https://lnkd.in/gkgkSjx2

YOU'RE INVITED: On Friday, September 6, 2024, join us for a late-summer Art Walk across the Fort Mason Center campus! This FREE, public event features arts installations, artist & curator talks, an all-ages painting session, from Fort Mason Center and its resident partners, American Indian Cultural District SF, Haines Gallery, FOR-SITE, Museo Italo Americano, SF Camerawork, San Francisco Children's Art Center, and Goody Cafe. What's on deck: ⭐ Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (FMCAC) presents Oscar Lopez: Your Food, My Work, Our Land, an outdoor mural project honoring agricultural workers, in the corridor between Landmark Buildings B and C. Artist and curator talks at 6p & 7p. Guests can pick up a (free) Oscar Lopez Art poster printed by Haight Street Art Center. ⭐San Francisco Children’s Art Center hosts a studio painting session for all ages, 5-7p. ⭐Haines Gallery presents Deborah Butterfield: New Sculpture with an opening reception and performance from The Mike Henderson band at 5:30 p.m. ⭐Museo Italo Americano presents Earth & Soul: Paintings By Elena Civoli Brittain & Sculptures By Tricia Grame. ⭐SF Camerawork presents FORECAST 2024. Curator talks at 5:30p & 6:30p. FOR-SITE presents Lexa Walsh At The Guardhouse: Mourning Song, with artist talks at 6p & 7p. ⭐The American Indian Cultural District presents We Are The Land: Between Earth & Sky murals by Jewelina Acosta and Brittany Burrows. Burrows will give talks at 5:30p and 6:30p. ⭐FMCAC presents Shiny Things For My Quartermaster: Seven Swallowtail Flags, a public art commission by Los Angeles-based artist and filmmaker Cauleen Smith. The suite of artist flags is installed above the main entrances to Building B, the Gateway Pavilion at Pier 2, and the Festival Pavilion at Pier 3. More information about the exhibition is on display in the Building B Lobby. ⭐FMCAC residents Radhaus, Greens Restaurant SF, and The Interval At Long Now offer dining and drinking options in Landmark Building A. In Landmark Building C, Goody Café will offer free popcorn, plus artisan pizza from Crust Luv, and assorted beverages for purchase. Get your free tickets: https://lnkd.in/gnTBdpMF

Art Walk Talk—watch KRON-TV's "Live! In The Bay" show today at 1 p.m. PDT! Catch artist Oscar Lopez and Frank Smigiel, Fort Mason Center's Director of Arts Programming & Partnerships, as they share details on the unveiling of Lopez's MASSIVE new mural project, "Your Food, My Work, Our Land," the latest installment of the #fortmasoncenter mural series. Watch here: kron4.com/live-in-the-bay/

Massive new murals celebrating farm workers coming to Fort Mason Center! We are pleased to announce that "Your Food, My Work, Our Land," a new outdoor mural series by artist Oscar Lopez, will be unveiled during the next Fort Mason Art Walk on May 30, 2024. These new works, a continuation of the series the artist began during the pandemic, bring to center stage the often-invisible faces of the agricultural workers who feed America. In addition to the mural opening, the art walk features new artworks, artist talks, and artmaking activities from FMCAC residents FOR-SITE, SF Camerawork, Haines Gallery, American Indian Cultural District SF, Museo Italo Americano, and the San Francisco Children's Art Center. Inspired by his grandfather’s experience in the World War II-era Bracero Program—which recruited Mexican farm workers to work on U.S. farms—and the temporary focus on “essential workers” during the pandemic shutdowns, "Your Food, My Work, Our Land" asks us to see these essential individuals whose necessary work renders them invisible. “During the pandemic, I saw this debate and discourse about whether or not farmworkers were essential,” Lopez previously shared with his alma mater, @sjsu. “We didn’t have vaccines. The entire world was paralyzed due to the health crisis. If we want to define the essentials of humanity and human needs, food is number one. The people who are producing food should have some value as well.” Exhibition Launch and Art Walk “Your Food, My Work, Our Land” makes its debut at FMCAC’s Spring Art Walk on Thursday, May 30, 2024, 5-8p.m. Along with a variety of arts activities across campus, resident establishments Goody Cafe, Radhaus, Greens Restaurant SF, and The Interval At Long Now will offer a range of dining and beverage options, and San Francisco Legacy Business FLAX art + design will be open for shopping and browsing. The Fort Mason Art Walk is free and open to the public with registration. Learn more at fortmason.org.

VOTE EARLY & OFTEN: Bay Area, we made it onto the ballot, but we need your vote to WIN! We're thrilled that Fort Mason Center and Gallery 308 are finalists in SFGATE's "Best of Bay Area" contest, and we're in it to win it. Here's how you can help us get there: Under "Entertainment & Leisure, VOTE ☑️Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in the Best Event Space/Venue category ☑️Gallery 308 in the Best Wedding Venue category And in this election, you can (and should) vote daily, now through 11:59am on Monday, May 6 at sfgate.com/best/vote. Thanks for your support! 🗳️🗳️🗳️

Extra! Extra! OG Fort Mason Center resident Greens Restaurant SF is on a hot streak! 🔥 This 45-year-old gem, recently designated as a San Francisco Legacy Business, was named one of the "Best Classic San Francisco Restaurants" by the San Francisco Chronicle. Yayyyy + yum! Read the list: https://lnkd.in/gKhawfBs

We’re pleased to share that Fort Mason Center residents, Greens Restaurant SF, and SF Camerawork, have been named to the newest class of the San Francisco Legacy Business Program! These SF-based organizations join fellow residents Blue Bear School Of Music and FLAX art & design on this prestigious list of longstanding SF businesses that contribute so much to our community. Check out the full 2024 class list here: https://lnkd.in/gqUUtpHY

What an incredible night under the big top to introduce the new #GatewayPavilion at Pier 2 to San Francisco! Even on a rainy Thursday night, our 30+ sponsoring vendor partners fully embraced the vintage circus theme to amaze and delight a full house of event planning professionals. Thank you to our guests, sponsoring vendors, and staff for creating a magical night under the big top at Gateway Pavilion. Looking to make your own magic your next big event? The award-winning Gateway Pavilion at Pier 2 at #fortmasoncenter is right here on the waterfront with stunning views of the Bay and Golden Gate Bridge, flexible space for 2k+, parking, and more. Contact sales@fortmason.org to learn more and take a tour. https://lnkd.in/g_WWu7HK

ICYMI: Listen to this insightful discussion of the work and legacy of eco-artist and "godmother of parklets" Bonnie Ora Sherk on KQED Forum, featuring host Alexis Madrigal, and guests Frank Smigiel, Director of Arts Programming & Partnerships at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, guest curator Tanya Zimbardo, environmental justice organizer Tere Almaguer of Poder SF, urbanist and artist John Bela of Bela Urbanism + Design, and KQED reporter Rae Alexandra. Want to know more? Visit Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture to experience Bonnie Ora Sherk: Life Frames Since 1970, the first posthumous exhibition of the late eco-innovator, on view in Gallery 308 in Landmark Building A through March 10th. Free and open to the public. Hours: Wednesdays-Saturdays, 12-6 p.m.; Sundays, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. And on Sundays (11 a.m. & 1 p.m.), dig into free workshops in the pop-up teaching garden, Garden to Transform Hate to Love, adjacent to Gallery 308 and created by John Bela as a companion to the exhibition. The workshops are hosted by Urbancampesinx / Hummingbird Farm, and are open to all ages. https://lnkd.in/enXph8vd