YBCA | Contemporary art, dance, and culture in downtown San Francisco - Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - YBCA

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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
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Opened to the public in 1993, YBCA was founded as the cultural anchor of San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Gardens neighborhood.
Our work spans the realms of contemporary art, performance, film, civic engagement, and public life. Centering artists as essential to social and cultural movement, YBCA is reimagining the role an arts institution can play in the community it serves.
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Exhibitions
Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements
Presented by YBCA in collaboration with the GLBT Historical Society
March 13–August 23, 2026
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Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night
Presented by YBCA
March 13–August 23, 2026
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The Prince of Homburg: A Solo Exhibition by P. Staff
Presented by YBCA
January 17–June 14, 2026
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Screenings & Films
Screening of Short Films from “Conjuring Power”
Presented by YBCA
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 5–8 PM
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Modern Queer Tarot
Presented by YBCA
Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 5–8 PM
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Air Between Us: A Vertical Dance Experience by Megan Lowe Dances
Presented by YBCA
May 15–17, 2026
Screenings & Films
New Queer Cinema x Trans New Weird: Queer Vigilantes
Presented by Frameline & YBCA
Saturday, May 16, 2026, 1 PM
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Announces Extended Evening Hours and Programming, As Part of Free Wednesdays
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Presents Megan Lowe Dances’ “Air Between Us”
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Press Release
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Presents “Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night”
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Press Release
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Presents “Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements”
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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
701 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
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