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Yerba Buena Center for the Arts presents contemporary art, performances, film, and more. Open Thu-Su from 11a–5p, and Wed 11a–8p with free admission.

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Don’t miss Liquid Tongues on the big screen at WDDDFF 2026 Friday Evening Dance Documentary & Shorts Film Program!

Friday November 6th, 6-9pm at YBCA Screening Room

"Liquid Tongues" is an audio-video installation currently on view at the Polish Pavilion during the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia (9 May – 22 November 2026) in which Bogna Burska and Daniel Kotowski seek alternative ways of communicating inspired by more-than-human life. The social Choir in Motion (Chór w Ruchu), made up of hearing and Deaf people, perform interpretations of the communication codes and songs of whales, simultaneously in English phonic and international sign (IS) languages, building visual-spatial-sonic fantasias on the theme of possible translations.

More info & tickets here! https://www.realurbanjazzdance.com/dance-film-festival.html

#WDDDFF2026

[CONTENT DESCRIPTION: A flyer for Liquid Tongues at the World Deaf & Disabled Dance Film Festival with a colorful cosmic background. The WDDDFF and UJDC logos are in the top left and right corners. Text at the top reads: Friday, Nov 6 | 6 PM. Liquid Tongues. On the left is a poster for Liquid Tongues with an off-white and blue asymmetrical background, a blue whale leaping above a red hand, and red and white text. The main text reads: Liquid Tongues. Bogna Burska. Daniel Kotowski. Additional text includes: La Biennale de Venezia. 61 Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte. Partecipazioni Nazionali. Polish Pavilion at the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale Di Venezia. 9.05–22.11.2026. Curators: Ewa Chomicka, Jolanta Woszczenko. Organisers: Zacheta – National Gallery of Art. labiennale.art.pl. Sponsor logos appear below. On the upper right: Liquid Tongues by Bogna Burska & Daniel Kotowski, still. A group of people performs a synchronized choreography underwater in a swimming pool. The dancers wear red outfits and stand in several rows against a background of blue tiles, while the rippling surface of the water creates mirrored reflections and distortions. The middle photo: Liquid Tongues by Bogna Burska & Daniel Kotowski, still. (Cont in Comments)

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🌊 Ready to experience some powerful Deaf & Disabled cinema?

Sean Dorsey's 2022 short film AT WATER’S EDGE is screening at the inaugural World Deaf and Disabled Dance Film Festival!

Join us for the screening on Saturday November 7th from 4pm-6pm at the
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in SF @ybca — tix link & additional access info in bio or WDDDFF2026.eventbrite.com

Movement created and performed by Sean Dorsey and Nol Simonse (Sean Dorsey Dance); cinematography by Annalise Ophelian; choreography/direction/editing by Sean Dorsey; original music by @anomiebelle ; costumes by Tiffany Amundson; and production assistance by Shawna Virago.

[Video description: Two white queer dancers (one cis masculine, one trans masculine) perform a series of sweeping arm movements and detailed gestures on the shores of the San Francisco Bay. They perform with bare torsos and wear matching maroon skirts that billow dramatically in the wind.]

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A few moments from my October 9 talk at @ybca in San Francisco.

A conversation with @jd_beltran about art, public space, collective memory and the ideas behind Beyond Walls — and about the role art can play in creating connections within a city.

Thank you to JD Beltran, YBCA, and everyone who joined us for this exchange and shared their questions, thoughts and perspectives.

Wishing you all the best with @artpluswater and all the projects ahead.

#Saype #BeyondWalls #YBCA #SanFrancisco #PublicArt

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Vibrar: El arte de sentir on the big screen at WDDDFF 2026 Friday Evening Dance Documentary & Shorts Film Program!

Friday November 6th, 6-9pm at YBCA Screening Room

Christian Briceño is the first deaf contemporary music dancer who explores new genres and finds in dance and music a link with other artists who, from different contexts, create through artistic experiences.

More info & Grab your tickets here! https://www.realurbanjazzdance.com/dance-film-festival.html

#WDDDFF2026

[CONTENT DESCRIPTION: A flyer for the film Vibrar el arte de sentir at the World Deaf & Disabled Dance Film Festival with a colorful cosmic background. Text at the top reads: Friday, Nov 6 | 6 PM. Vibrar el arte de sentir. On the left, the poster for Harmonic Pulse—featuring its Spanish title, Vibrar: El arte de sentir—displays the laurels it has received at national and international film festivals. On the upper right, Christian dances with his instructor, Diana León. Below, the protagonist, Christian, has his hands over his ears as if listening to something. At the lower right, Christian is feeling the guitar belonging to music producer Fernando Cely. Text below reads: Christian Briceño, the first deaf contemporary music dancer graduated in Colombia, explores new genres and finds in dance and music a link with other artists who, from different contexts, create through artistic experiences. Along the bottom: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94103. Tickets here: WDDDFF2026.eventbrite.com. A QR code appears at the bottom right. END CONTENT DESCRIPTION]

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UPCYCLED HAUNTED HOUSE

Open: October 29 30 31

Tickets at ybca dot org slash the haunt

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Buzzzy this Rocktober collaborating with @pzberczynski and @5k_candle to get our Techno Fantasy Install finished for @ybca The Haunt! Should be fun! Link in bio.

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:: Today is International Day Against Transphobia, Homophobia and Biphobia 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈

Check out a snippet of my chat with actress and filmmaker @navamau at @ybca to see how we hope to advocate for a world that’s more inclusive and empowering to trans folks 💕

“Cause as black and brown trans folks, we know how to create, out of nothing”

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Looking back at the highlights of the the third annual Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week, organized by the Museum of the African Diaspora (@moadsf)! Across five days, more than 100 artists and 80 organizations came together for over 200 exhibitions, performances, artist talks, and events celebrating Black artistic expression throughout the Bay Area.

This year's edition expanded its reach across California, forging new connections between Bay Area and Los Angeles artist communities. Highlights included "Art eXodus: From North to South, The Coast at Four One Nine," "A Call Home: Bay to LA" at Streetlight Gallery in Oakland, and exhibitions and programming featuring Mildred Howard at the Oakland Museum of California (@oaklandmuseumca), an artist walkthrough with Sadie Barnette and Lava Thomas at Jessica Silverman (@jessicasilvermangallery), and more.

At MoAD, three new exhibitions opened during the week, including "Dewey Crumpler: Sonic Lineages," "After the Island: Ornament and Ceramic Practice in the Jamaican Diaspora," and "Calling All Cats! by Dorian Reid." The week culminated in the Afropolitan Ball at San Francisco's Ferry Building, where Crumpler received the inaugural MoAD Vanguard Award.

Launched in 2024, Nexus (@nexussfbay) continues to build connections across generations, institutions, and communities while amplifying the artists shaping Black cultural life in the Bay Area and beyond.

📸: All images courtesy of the Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD). Photography by Darryl Kelly and Tinashe Chidarikire.

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