All Family Studio activities in the Koret Education Center are free; no museum admission required.
If you want to purchase tickets to see the museum during your visit, remember that children 18 and younger are always free!
Join us in the newly transformed Koret Education Center for a Crochet Jam with Ramekon O’Arwisters! Hand-crochet strips of fabric into free-form and organic shapes and take them with you or add them to a communal art piece. No prior experience needed; basic instruction in crochet will be provided during the event.
Fabric materials will be provided by SCRAP.
Ramekon O’Arwisters started Crochet Jam in 2012. His community art event is rooted in a cherished childhood memory that’s steeped in the African American tradition of weaving in a calm and nonjudgmental environment without rules or limitations. O’Arwisters’s presentation In Between is currently on view in the Koret Education Center at SFMOMA. He was an artist-in-residence at the de Young Museum, the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and the Vermont Studio Center. Grants and awards include Artadia, the San Francisco Foundation, the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Program, the Eureka Fellow awarded by the Fleishhacker Foundation, and a Pollack-Krasner Foundation Grant. His work has been featured in the LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, 7×7 Magazine, Artnet, San Francisco Examiner, and Brian Boucher’s Daily Dispatch.
Founded in 1976 by Anne Marie Theilen and based in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood, SCRAP works at the intersection of the arts, arts education, and the environment. SCRAP’s mission is to make the materials and methods of art making accessible to everyone, helping people transform everyday objects into creative projects that fuel the human spirit, support community vibrancy, and reinforce environmental awareness. At the time of its founding, Theilen oversaw a program that placed professional artists in schools. Unfortunately, there was no budget for materials, so the artists struggled to find supplies. Meanwhile, many local businesses were filling landfills with perfectly usable materials like paper with incorrect logos, fabric samples, industrial discards, and product overruns. Recognizing an opportunity to solve two problems with one solution, Theilen founded SCRAP in 1976. She teamed up with Ruth Asawa, who became the organization’s first board president. Each year, SCRAP’s programs serve over 33,000 people — all while diverting over 200 tons of waste from landfills.
Enjoy hands-on art making and creative exploration for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
Every Family Studio includes the following free activities:
Check out our For Families webpage for information about visiting the museum with kids, additional family events, links to at-home art projects, and more!
Lead support for Family Studio is provided by the Koret Foundation.
Presenting support is provided by Penny S. and James G. Coulter.
Major support is provided by the Hearst Foundations.
Meaningful support is provided by the John & Marcia Goldman Family Free Sundays Endowment Fund and Geoffrey and Priscilla Weber.
Additional support is provided by Kevin Perkins and Maggie Rothschild.