Last Call to Join SFMOMA’s Museumwide Art Bash Party on April 29
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 19, 2026; updated April 22, 2026)—On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will present Art Bash, one of the Bay Area’s most anticipated celebrations of art and artists. An unforgettable evening and SFMOMA’s signature fundraising event, Art Bash transforms the iconic museum into an immersive playground of creativity and community.
Art Bash raises more than $2.5 million annually to fuel SFMOMA’s mission of connecting people with the art of our time. Every ticket purchase helps fund the museum’s much-loved education and family programs and community engagement events benefiting over 150,000 people every year. The museum’s 2026 celebration is especially meaningful as SFMOMA marks the 10th anniversary of its building expansion—a decade of bold ideas, groundbreaking exhibitions and artistic innovation.
This year’s exciting musical lineup, presented in partnership with Stern Grove Festival, features Shannon & The Clams, Ruby Ibarra and DJ Wonway Posibul performing during the Art Bash party. Independent music mainstays Shannon & The Clams are known for their feel-good, vintage-infused, garage-psych sound. Bay Area Filipina rapper, spoken word artist and director Ruby Ibarra’s latest release, “Bakunawa,” is the first single from her forthcoming sophomore album and the winning song of NPR’s 2025 Tiny Desk Contest. Behind the turntables, Wonway Posibul has established himself as one of the Bay Area’s most sought-after DJs.
The Premium Party Lounge will feature performances by Cruise Control and DJ heyLove*. Upright bassist Christopher and lead vocalist Isabella are the married musicians behind the jazz and R&B fusion duo Cruise Control. DJ heyLove*, also presented in partnership with Stern Grove Festival, offers selections in jazz, R&B, downtempo, broken beat, house, bossa nova, afro beat and hip-hop, made with the purpose of expanding the soul through sound.
Dinner attendees join artists, art lovers and Bay Area community leaders for a unique experience designed by Jeffrey Gibson, who will create an immersive, multisensorial environment that combines printed textiles with video, incorporating patterns and texts drawn from his interdisciplinary practice. Gibson will invite dinner guests into a captivating world where nature and human-made elements collide in an ambient atmosphere of shifting color, pattern, abstraction and native grasses and plants.
Dinner guests also have access to a live auction led by Sotheby’s auctioneer Phyllis Kao. The auction features artworks by Woody De Othello, Derek Fordjour, Rashid Johnson, KAWS, Dana Schutz, Wolfgang Tillmans, Anicka Yi, and Flora Yukhnovich, as well as a studio experience with Nicolas Party in New York. To preview the artworks, register to bid or submit inquiries, visit the auction webpage here.
Following the dinner, party guests will enjoy lively activations by Bay Area artists Rupy C. Tut and Rose D’Amato. In the Gina and Stuart Peterson White Box on Floor 4, Rupy C. Tut will transport visitors through a shifting landscape of animated paintings among the clouds—from a morning sky to a warm, bee-filled forest to an indigo night illuminated by fireflies. Amophonic will curate an immersive soundscape and Nava Dance Theatre will heighten the atmosphere with two stagings of Resilience, a visual, dance and musical performance co-created with Rupy C. Tut. Guests may sample Indian desserts from Bay Area craft ice cream shop Koolfi Creamery & Cafe. In the Floor 5 pavilion, Rose D’Amato’s installation will invite party guests to recall San Francisco’s recent past when neon and painted signage brought typographic vibrancy to Market Street’s storefronts, trolley cars and gilded transoms.
All Art Bash guests can also explore Zenni: The Art of Seeing, a visually engaging experience inviting guests to explore new perspectives, with interactive photo opportunities and special Zenni gifts. Before the night is over, partygoers may strike a pose and capture their Art Bash glam with PremiumShotz’s Glam Cam.
WHEN:
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 6 p.m.–1 a.m.
TICKETS + PERKS:
Tickets may be purchased at sfmoma.org/artbash. (21 and older)
Dinner Ticket, 6 p.m.–1 a.m. SOLD OUT
Dinner guests enjoy an artist-designed dinner experience and live auction in the Floor 7 galleries, with exclusive access to the space throughout the night. Benefits also include a dedicated entrance, complimentary valet, a cocktail reception and access to the museum exhibitions, live musical performances and immersive art encounters at the Art Bash party.
Premium Party Lounge Ticket, 8 p.m.–1 a.m. $500 per guest
Skip the line and enjoy premium service in a multilevel party lounge with live music, premium specialty cocktails and elevated savory and sweet bites. Guests also receive a dedicated entrance, complimentary valet and 8 p.m. access to the Art Bash party.
Party Ticket, 8 p.m.–1 a.m. $250 per guest
8 p.m. party access, including museum exhibitions, live musical performances, immersive art encounters and complimentary food and drink.
Late-Night Party Ticket, 10 p.m.–1 a.m. $95 per guest
10 p.m. party access, including access to museum exhibitions, live musical performances, immersive art encounters and complimentary food and drink.
WHERE:
SFMOMA, 151 Third St, San Francisco, CA 94103
WEBSITE:
SPONSORS
Bank of America
Bloomberg
illy
Sotheby’s
Valentino
Zenni
Image captions:
DJ heyLove*
Ruby Ibarra; photo: Gino Lucas
Cruise Control
Shannon & The Clams
DJ Wonway Posibul; photo: Natalie Aleman
Jeffrey Gibson; photo: Brian Barlow
Rupy C. Tut, 2025; photo: Em Monforte; courtesy the artist and Jessica Silverman
Rose D’Amato; photo: Natalie Aleman