We invite you, and all Bay Area families, to attend this year’s de Youngsters Day Out. This free, in-person, all-day event includes hands-on art making activities, entertainment led by community partners, and workshops and presentations by local contemporary artists interpreting our permanent collection inside and outside the museum.
Proceeds from the event will support our Equity Schools Partnership Project, which provides in-classroom instructional support, art supplies, and transportation for students who do not typically visit the de Young.
10:30 am–2 pm \ Forest of Lost and Found
Osher Sculpture Garden
Led by renowned local artist Ranu Mukherjee, recall a memory or feeling to create an art piece and add it to a collaborative 2D forest of trees.
Photo credit Jacob Cruz-Rine
11 am–4 pm \ Flower Fields
Front Lawn
Led by renowned local artist Yétúndé Olagbaju, paint a flower inspired by Hung Liu or Patrick Kelly.
Photo credit Gary Sexton
10:30 am–4:30 pm \ Teaching Artists Activations
Piazzoni Murals Room and Galleries 4, 12, 15
Piazzoni Murals Room: Family Art Making: Patrick Kelly Love Stamp Book
Gallery 4: Unfolding Art Sketching Activity: Looking at Animal Shapes
Gallery 12: Celebratory Meals: Use Your Sense to Describe Your Favorite Food
Gallery 15: “What if I…” Mixed Media Abstractions
Photo credit Gary Sexton
11:30 am–4:30 pm \ Teaching Artists Activations
Galleries 21, 23, 40
Gallery 21: Unlikely Portrait: Colonial Portrait Makeover
Gallery 23: I Spy: A Game of Historical Hints
Gallery 40: Pattern Party in Africa: Find and Sketch
Photo courtesy of Hip Hop For Change
10:30 am–1 pm \ Hip Hop For Change and UnLearn The World
de Young Museum Lower Level
Hip Hop For Change will present about hip hop culture’s past, present, and future and its impact on society, social justice, and modern art. UnLearn The World will lead a beat making and rap songwriting workshop.
Photo courtesy of The Great Tortilla Conspiracy
10:30 am–1 pm \ The Great Tortilla Conspiracy
East Side of the Front Lawn
Make art you can eat! The Great Tortilla Conspiracy will present their creative, edible, printmaking technique.
Photo courtesy of Ramekon O’Arwisters
11 am–2 pm \ Crochet Jam
West Side of the Front Lawn
Join artist Ramekon O’Arwisters for a Crochet Jam session. This art making event is embracing and inclusive, with participants free to decide the creative process and finished project.
Photo courtesy of Cuicacalli Dance Company
2–3 pm \ Cuicacalli Dance Class
Hamon Tower
Join Cuicacalli’s director Jesús Cortés to learn a few Ballet Folklorico steps.
Photo courtesy of Mariachi Juvenil La Misión
10 am–4:30 pm \ Live Music and Dance Performances
Wilsey Court
10–10:30 am: Cuicacalli Dance Company
11–11:45 am: Mariachi Juvenil La Misión
12–1 pm: Ballet Folklórico
1:30–4:30 pm: Hip Hop for Change, Alphabet Rockers, Ryan Nicole, Jada Imani, Isaiah Mostafa, Deejay Saurus, March Stretch
