Join us for BLOOM: Walk-through with Artist Trevor Paglen, followed by a conversation with BAMPFA Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Apsara DiQuinzio.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join us for ART OF ERASURE: Antebellum Portraits of Free Black Women with Curatorial Assistant Lucia Olubunmi Momoh.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join us for Extending Invitations: Studio Visit with Guest Artist David Wilson, where he will share his recent projects and talk about his unique role as an artist within the museum.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join Elaine Yau, BAMPFA’s new associate curator of the Eli Leon Living Trust Collection of African American Quilts, for Following Rosie Lee Tompkins: Reflections on the Exhibition.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join BAMPFA Program Manager Sean Carson for Stayin’ Alive: Performance During Coronavirus
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join BAMPFA Director of Film and Senior Film Curator Susan Oxtoby and Film Collection Supervisor Antonella Bonfanti for Activating the Archive: A Look Inside BAMPFA’s Film Collection.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join filmmakers Kevin Jerome Everson and Claudrena N. Harold in conversation with BAMPFA Associate Film Curator Kate MacKay about their Black Fire films and experiences of Black students and faculty on college campuses across the country.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join BAMPFA Film Curator Kathy Geritz for The Art of Curating Film: The Enduring Influence of Edith Kramer and Adrienne Mancia, a discussion of these two legendary female film curators' legacy.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join Collections Engagement Associate and Academic Liaison Lynne Kimura for Yoshitoshi's Prints Up Close, a discussion of Brave Warriors and Fantastic Tales: The World According to Yoshitoshi, an exhibition of the exceptional prints from late in the career of the last great ukiyo-e print designer.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join Curatorial Assistant Claire Frost for “It Is Something, It Is Nothing”, a discussion of Eva Hesse’s Test Pieces and Conceptual Art.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join Senior Curator for Asian Art Julia White and Wesley Tongson's sister, Cynthia Tongson, for a discussion of her late brother's life as an artist and a sneak peek at Song and Dance with Brush and Ink exhibition.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join BAMPFA Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder for Hannah Ryggen: Fighting Facism with Art, a discussion of MATRIX 278, the first US presentation of the artist’s antifascist works from the 1930s and ’40s since a solo touring exhibition was organized by the Smithsonian Institution in 1955.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join us for lunch in Sonoma and the opportunity to tour two remarkable homes and art collections with Larry Rinder.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $10,000 level and above
Join Senior Curator for Asian Art Julia White for a discussion of Beyond Boundaries: Buddhist Art of Gandhara, a landmark exhibition demonstrating the remarkable artistic production of a little-known region that ignited the transformation of Buddhist art on an international scale.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join Curatorial Assistant Lucia Olubunmi Momoh for a discussion of Peace Now!, the newest iteration of BAMPFA’s Art for Human Rights series. Lucia will talk about her curatorial vision and the museum's role in social and political activism.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Please join online for an intimate, behind-the-scenes glimpse into a seminal exhibition in the pipeline with Apsara DiQuinzio, BAMPFA's senior curator of modern and contemporary art and Phyllis C. Wattis MATRIX Curator.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
BAMPFA Curator's Circle members are invited for a reception and tour of Brave Warriors and Fantastic Tales: The World According to Yoshitoshi with collector Fernàn Franz Steiner and Senior Curator of Asian Art Julia White.
All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join us for dinner and chat with the artist at an art-filled home in celebration of Ulrike Ottinger / MATRIX 276.
All film screenings and public programs at BAMPFA have been temporarily canceled. Learn more
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $5,000 level and above
Please join BAMPFA Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder for a reception and tour of Rosie Lee Tompkins: A Retrospective.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Curator's Circle member reception and tickets to screening and public program featuring producer James Schamus in conversation.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $2,500 level and above
Join artist Ron Nagle and Apsara DiQuinzio for a reception and preview to celebrate the opening of Ron Nagle: Handsome Drifter.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
BAMPFA Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder and the remarkable Sylvia Fein join Curator's Circle members for a reception and preview tour of the exhibition Sylvia Fein / MATRIX 275.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join us for wine and small bites in BAMPFA’s Babette cafe before tonight's Arts + Design Mondays @ BAMPFA lecture, which features Nigel Poor's San Quentin Project. As co-host of this event, Shannon Jackson — Associate Vice Chancellor for the Arts + Design — will share thoughts about the significance of the project, in dialogue with featured artists and speakers, Nigel Poor and Michael Nelson.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
Join Senior Curator of Asian Art Julia White, fellow Curator’s Circle members, and special guests for a festive reception in Babette followed by an intimate tour of Hinges: Sakaki Hyakusen and the Birth of Nanga Painting.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join BAMPFA Curator's Circle and Trustees for a rare, personal guided tour of the Kramlich Residence and Collection, led by Director of the Kramlich Collection, Aebhric Coleman.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $10,000 level and above
Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder joins Curator’s Circle members for a festive reception at Babette, followed by a tour of the thought-provoking exhibition Strange.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Curator's Circle members join photographer Dennis Feldman and exhibition curator Elaine Y. Yau for a reception and intimate tour to celebrate the opening of Dennis Feldman: Photographs.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder and artists Helen Mirra and Sean Thackrey will guide Curator's Circle members through No Horizon: Helen Mirra and Sean Thackrey, discussing their practices and the works included in the exhibition.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Curator's Circle members are invited to join author David E. James for dinner at Babette following his illustrated lecture Rock 'n' Film: Cinema's Dance with Popular Music.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $2,500 level and above
Curator’s Circle members will join participating artists and graduate students for a reception in BAMPFA's Babette Café to celebrate the opening of About Things Loved: Blackness and Belonging. Associate Professors Lauren Kroiz and Leigh Raiford will lead a fascinating tour of the exhibition and share highlights, challenges, and insights from the process of conceiving and planning this exhibition with their students.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join Curator's Circle members for an intimate collection tour at the home of Kirsten Wolfe and Andrew Brown. The evening will include a lively discussion with BAMPFA Director Larry Rinder.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $5,000 level and above
Curator Sandra S. Phillips joins Curator’s Circle members for a festive reception at Babette, followed by a tour of the exhibition Unlimited: Recent Gifts from the William Goodman & Victoria Belco Photography Collection.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Join Curator's Circle and 2019 Gala Host Committee members for an intimate and artful gathering at the home of Deborah and Andy Rappaport. The evening will include a lively discussion among the Rappaports and BAMPFA curator Apsara DiQuinzio.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $5,000 level and above
OFFSITE—Join us to celebrate artist Catherine Wagner and her site-specific installation Sala degli Imperatori at Saint Joseph's Arts Society. Wagner will be inconversation with BAMPFA Director Larry Rinder. Book signing to follow.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Curator Emerita Lucinda Barnes joins Curator’s Circle members for a festive reception at Babette, followed by a tour of the monumental exhibition Hans Hofmann: The Nature of Abstraction.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Curator's Circle member reception and tickets to screening and public program featuring Arthur Jafa in conversation with Greg Tate.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $5,000 level and above
Director James Ivory introduces a screening of his early films and shorts, then joins us for conversation and dinner at Babette.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $2,500 level and above.
Join us for a convivial breakfast reception in Babette cafe, followed by curatorial presentations about the most exciting exhibition and film programs coming up in the year ahead.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
Join fellow BAMPFA Curator's Circle members for a light breakfast and intimate tour of the groundbreaking art fair, Untitled, San Francisco now in a new location at Pier 35.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $1,000 level and above
Artist Masako Miki in conversation with Curatorial Assistant Matthew Coleman, followed by a delicious reception catered by Babette.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $2,500 level and above.
Director and Chief Curator Lawrence Rinder and special guest Alan Templeton will guide Curator's Circle members through Old Masters in a New Light: Rediscovering the European Collection and share highlights and discoveries related to the exhibition.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $1,000 level and above.
Curator’s Circle members are invited to a screening of Ingmar Bergman’s late film After the Rehearsal (1984), featuring Swedish filmmaker Katinka Faragó in conversation with Susan Oxtoby, and followed by an intimate dinner with both.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $2,500 level and above.
Please join fellow Curator's Circle members for an intimate and artful gathering at the home of John and Gretchen Berggruen. The evening will include a lively discussion between BAMPFA curator Apsara DiQuinzio and artist Alicia McCarthy.
Open to Curator’s Circle members at the $5,000 level and above.
Preview Harvey Quaytman: Against the Static with curator Apsara DiQuinzio, followed by a festive dinner.
Open to Curator's Circle members at the $10,000 level and above.