Free with museum admission
Celebrate the season of giving with a joyful evening of hands-on creativity at Gift Lab! Join us for a special Thursday Night Live where Bay Area artists and educators host a vibrant series of drop-in workshops designed to spark your imagination and help you craft heartfelt, handmade gifts.
From embroidered journals to custom resin bag charms, each station offers all the materials and guidance you need to follow your creative muse. Come solo or with friends and leave with one-of-a-kind treasures to share with your loved ones.
Bea Byrne | UV resin creations
Risa Iwasaki Culbertson | Prints, cards, and more!
NehaXStitch | Embroidered monogrammed journals
Bea [pronounced: bee] Byrne is an artist and entrepreneur originally from England now living in Oakland. Her mission is to help others find the joy she feels in making and creating. Following twenty years in big tech and nonprofits, during which she lived on three continents, she became a full-time artist in 2022. Her primary medium is textiles and sewing, but she loves learning new crafts and techniques. You can find her pouring candles, sewing and mending, quilting, and creating more at beabyrne.com or @beabyrneartist on social media.
Risa Iwasaki Culbertson is a multidisciplinary artist in San Francisco who focuses on fiber arts, illustration, and storytelling. Inspired by the healing and connective power of humor and play, she creates wacky, whimsical, and colorful work as a way to process the deep emotions of grief and joy, while creating places of belonging and finding ways to stay connected to those we love.
Neha of NehaXStitch is a Bay Area–born-and-raised artist whose work blends work blends cross-stitch, bold statements, and traditional blackwork embroidery. She draws her inspiration from social justice and the South Asian American experience while trying to sprinkle a little humor into bigger conversations. Giving back is central to her practice: Neha donates one hundred percent of her profits, primarily to Planned Parenthood, and has contributed over $27,000 to date. She also loves sharing her craft through her Sip & Stitch fundraiser classes and has taught thousands of students along the way!
Presenting Sponsor of Thursday Night Live is Zoox.
Meaningful support is provided by Diana Nelson and John Atwater.
Additional support is provided by the Yerba Buena Partnership.