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SCRAP educators lead a free, drop-in kite-making workshop on Nov. 22. Materials are provided, and the finished kite need not fly; Jacob Hashimoto’s large-scale kite installation is in the same gallery.
All times are local to the venue · America/Los Angeles
At Krazy Kites with SCRAP, a kite can succeed without ever getting airborne. The Nov. 22 drop-in invites visitors to make an imaginative kite with materials provided by SCRAP, while a gallery-scale installation of nearly 75,000 handmade kite forms offers a different way to consider what the shape can become.
SCRAP educators will lead the activity during one three-hour drop-in window. SFMOMA describes its workshops with SCRAP as make-and-take projects inspired by museum exhibitions and built with supplies from SCRAP’s creative reuse center. For this kite project, the museum emphasizes imagination over flight; it does not announce a particular construction method or require visitors to bring materials.
That approach reflects SCRAP’s wider work: making art materials and methods more accessible while encouraging people to turn everyday objects into creative projects. Visitors can arrive within the published workshop hours rather than choosing from multiple scheduled sessions.
Further reading: Krazy Kites with SCRAP · SFMOMA ↗
SCRAP began in San Francisco in 1976, when founder Anne Marie Theilen was overseeing a program that placed professional artists in schools. The artists lacked a budget for supplies, while local businesses were discarding usable items such as misprinted paper, fabric samples, industrial leftovers and product overruns. Theilen saw a way to connect those two problems by making discarded materials available for art.
Ruth Asawa joined Theilen in establishing SCRAP and became its first board president. The organization is now based in the Bayview neighborhood and works across art, arts education and environmental awareness. SFMOMA says SCRAP’s programs serve more than 33,000 people and divert more than 200 tons of material from landfills each year. At the workshop, that creative-reuse mission has a direct, practical expression: materials are supplied for participants.
Further reading: Krazy Kites with SCRAP · SFMOMA ↗
SCRAP educators lead the kite-making activity from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22. Materials are provided; the event description makes clear that a kite does not have to fly.
The drop-in workshop is in the Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1 at SFMOMA, 151 Third St., San Francisco, CA 94103.
The event listing says Krazy Kites is free and open to the public and that museum admission is not required. SFMOMA’s general visitor guidelines also say all visitors need a ticket, including those eligible for free entry. The event listing does not explain whether a separate ticket or advance registration applies to this workshop, so check with SFMOMA before setting out. Visitor questions can go to [email protected] or 415-357-4000.
Krazy Kites with SCRAP · SFMOMA ↗ · Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗
The workshop listing does not give an event-specific age range. SFMOMA requires children 13 and younger to be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. Strollers are allowed unless a program-specific restriction applies; wagons and metal-framed baby carriers are not allowed in galleries. Single strollers may be borrowed from coat check on a first-come, first-served basis.
A separate Butoh Family Workshop with Judith Kajiwara is listed for 2 p.m. on Nov. 22. It is a different program, not another session of Krazy Kites.
Krazy Kites with SCRAP · SFMOMA ↗ · Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗ · For Families + Young Learners · SFMOMA ↗
The museum’s main visitor entrance is at 151 Third Street. SFMOMA says the museum is a few blocks from Montgomery Street BART and other public transportation. An entrance off Howard Street, through glass doors, leads into the free Roberts Family Gallery. Map links can calculate directions from your starting point.
SFMOMA’s garage is at 147 Minna Street and is open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. The museum lists rates of $4 per 30 minutes, $26 for up to 10 hours and $35 for up to 24 hours. Members receive a 25% discount and nonmembers a 10% discount with validation at the Haas Jr. Atrium; discounts apply only to the first 3.5 hours. After 3.5 hours, the listed charge is a flat $26 for up to 12 hours.
If the museum garage is full, SFMOMA identifies the Yerba Buena Garage at Fifth and Mission streets and the Moscone Center Garage at 255 Third St. as nearby alternatives.
Wheelchairs and cane chairs are available free of charge at coat check, and service animals are welcome. Strollers are allowed unless a program-specific restriction applies; wagons and metal-framed baby carriers are not allowed in galleries. SFMOMA does not state event-specific access arrangements for this workshop.
The event listing says the workshop is free and museum admission is not required. SFMOMA’s general visitor policy says all visitors need a ticket, but the event page does not clarify whether a ticket or registration is required for this program. Confirm with SFMOMA before visiting.
Krazy Kites with SCRAP · SFMOMA ↗ · Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗
Yes. SFMOMA says materials are provided for the drop-in workshop.
No. The event description says the project is imaginative and does not require a flight-ready kite.
SFMOMA requires children 13 and younger to be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. The event listing does not specify a separate age range.
Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗ · Krazy Kites with SCRAP · SFMOMA ↗
151 Third St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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