Lunar New Year Celebration
Feb
2
12:00 AM00:00
community events

Lunar New Year Celebration

Join Youth Art Exchange as we welcome the Lunar New Year with a free celebration for all ages! On February 2, 2025, we’ll gather at La Fenix (1950 Mission St, San Francisco) for an afternoon of festive activities, cultural performances, and community connection. Bring friends and family to share in this joyful event and celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Time TBD—stay tuned for more details on how you can take part in this exciting day!

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Nov
11
1:00 PM13:00

Veteran's Day Portrait Pop Up

Celebrate Veterans Day with us at Youth Art Exchange! On November 11th, stop by our Portrait Pop-Up, where you can get a professional portrait taken for free by talented photographer Autumn Swisher. This event is a unique opportunity to capture a personal moment or create a special memory with friends and family. All are welcome, so bring your smile and join us for this community-focused event honoring Veterans Day.

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Dia De Los Muertos Altar Making
Oct
30
2:00 PM14:00

Dia De Los Muertos Altar Making

Join us at YAX Studios on October 30th, from 2 PM to 7 PM, for a free Día de Los Muertos celebration. Enjoy self-led foam skull painting and offering box creation—supplies provided! Warm up with hot chocolate and treats while creating meaningful art in a family-friendly, community-focused space. All are welcome!

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Makers Mash Halloween Party @ Saleforce Park
Oct
27
11:00 AM11:00

Makers Mash Halloween Party @ Saleforce Park

Event: Makers Mash Halloween Bash
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Join us for a spook-tacular day of fun at the Makers Mash Halloween Bash, a family-friendly event hosted by Youth Art Exchange! Get ready to celebrate Halloween with an exciting lineup of activities, including a fabulous fashion show, live DJ music, hands-on costume creation, and an energetic hip-hop dance workshop.

Whether you’re looking to show off your best Halloween outfit or learn some new dance moves, there’s something for everyone. Bring your friends and family, and let’s make this Halloween unforgettable!

Don't miss out on the fun—see you there! 🎃👻

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YAX Advisory Board Info Session
Oct
23
5:00 PM17:00

YAX Advisory Board Info Session

Do you love YAX? Youth arts? Making a difference? Join people from Youth Art Exchange's Advisory Board and staff to learn more about the organization and Advisory Board membership on Wednesday, October 23rd at 5pm via Zoom.

YAX is currently seeking Advisory Board members with a passion for our work to help the organization fulfill our mission & vision, reach our financial goals, and expand our strategic networks. The YAX Advisory Board meets regularly through its meetings, committee work, and special events. 

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Aug
9
to Aug 11

Outside Lands "The Mission": Visit YAX!

Check out artmaking activities with YAX at Outside Lands in “The Mission”!

More about The Mission from Outside Lands: Each year, Outside Lands picks a cause to champion as our annual mission. Our goal with this mission is to use the platform of the festival experience to inspire our capable, diverse Outside Lands community to collectively effect change around an issue important to them. While this is a festival-wide endeavor, The Mission, located within Hellman Hollow, is the physical locus of this effort - a place where we host non-profit organizations that pursue work on our annual cause, and other important issues, year-round.

In this election year, the Mission is thrilled to dedicate itself to the issue of Voting: registration; awareness; and participation. Often lost in partisan politics is the importance of having a voice and the power of civic participation. We want our community members to recognize their individual and collective power, to see that participation in the democratic process is an essential way to engage with the causes they care about. We believe that fans should advocate for their personal values and passions – be they education, the arts, local business, agriculture; or any of the causes championed by our community – at the national and local levels, in their every-day lives and moments of collective importance. We hope to see you at the Mission, and at the ballot box.

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Jul
25
3:00 PM15:00

YAX Summer Internship Exhibition

Join YAX students and faculty showcasing their work in architecture, mural arts, and printmaking on Thursday, July 25th from 3-5pm at YAX Studios at La Fénix (1950 Mission Street, San Francisco).

Summer Architecture Internship is supported by San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, David Baker Architects, and Mithun. Summer Printmaking and Mural Arts Internships are supported by San Francisco Arts Commission.

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Jul
21
11:00 AM11:00

Excelsior Sunday Streets: Visit YAX's Booth

On Sunday, July 21st, 2024, celebrate Sunday Streets Excelsior, one of the open street destinations (Ciclovía) routes to walk or roll this season. Taking place on Mission St between Theresa/Avalon St and Geneva Ave, neighbors and visitors alike are invited to the Excelsior to enjoy free recreation, health resources, music, dance and more!

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Jul
17
2:00 PM14:00

YAX’s Summer Program Open House

RSVP for YAX’s Summer Program Open House
YAX Studios at La Fénix
1950 Mission Street
2-4pm

Join YAX staff and board for an open house to see our Architecture Summer Internship Program in action. Facilitated by architecture faculty Luke Daenen and Chris Lam (YAX alumnus), youth are exploring architecture and its role to connect people in San Francisco. You can also get a sneak peak of our Mural Arts internship activities too.

Email reed@youthartexchange.org with any questions.

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Apr
27
12:00 PM12:00

14th Annual San Francisco Youth Arts Summit

YAX is hosting its 14th annual San Francisco Youth Arts Summit on Saturday, April 27th from 12-5pm at our new multidisciplinary arts venue in the Mission. YAX Studios at La Fénix is located at 1950 Mission Street on the ground floor of a 100% affordable site conveniently located just steps away from the 16th Street Mission Station. This year, we are partnering with San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD Arts) to co-host this event as a part of the annual SFUSD Citywide Arts Festival and their arts hubs happening throughout San Francisco. Click here to RSVP or just pop in!

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Pablo Ramirez Foundation x YAX Events
Feb
8
to Feb 29

Pablo Ramirez Foundation x YAX Events

Thursday, Feb. 8th, 6-9pm
Youth Art Exchange Studios at La Fénix
1950 Mission Street, San Francisco

Enjoy a festive fun evening at Youth Art Exchange Studios at 1950 Mission Street with great food and drinks while grooving to DJ Mike Kershnar and Artist/DJ a d p. There will be a silent auction (which opens online February 8th), Attending this event will give you access for the 1st viewing of Pablo's "SKATED & PAINTED" art show.

Tickets are $75 per person. Your support of this event helps youth with limited financial resources have opportunities and access to the amazing programs, like YAX, funded via Pablo’s Foundation. Pablo Ramirez Foundation has been an incredible partner and champion for our programs. We hope you join YAX in feeling inspired by Pablo's life and can help support us by attending this event.

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Join us for upcoming events!

Learn more about the Pablo Ramirez Foundation events here.

Friday Feb. 9, 2024
HUF x PRF Capsule Launch
HUF SF
968 Valencia St.
5-6 pm
Join Pablo Ramirez Foundation at HUF SF at 968 Valencia St. for the release of Pablo’s art on a limited edition HUF x PRF capsule. We will be meeting at HUF at 5 pm and then skating over to YAX at 6:00 pm for the opening night of Pablo’s Skated x Painted Art Show. Don't miss this opportunity to get a piece of Pablo’s art while supporting PRF. HUF will be generously donating 100% of the proceeds of this capsule to the Pablo Ramirez Foundation. Your purchase of the HUF x PRF Capsule helps us to fund our scholarship programs.

Friday, Feb. 9, 2024
Skated & Painted Art Opening
Youth Art Exchange Studios at La Fénix
1950 Mission St, SF
6-9 pm
Don't miss the Opening Night of Pablo’s Skated + Painted Art Show. Join us for a night of jamming DJ tunes with guest DJ’s Artist Mike Kershnar and DJ ADP Beats. This is a free event but we encourage you to pay whatever you can knowing your donation will help raise money to fund the many scholarship programs which serve kids in need. Pablo’s art show will be on view from Feb 9-29th at YAX.
 

Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024
Community Skate Jam
Baby Steps Jazz Jam
Waller Skate Park
751 Stanyan St.
2-5 pm
Meet up at Waller SkatePark for a community skate jam. Sat Feb 10th would have been Pablo’s 31st B-day. Come skate and give a push for Pablo while we come together as a community. Pablo Ramirez Foundation will be offering skate lessons with the crew from SF Skate Club, merch giveaways and a special live jazz set with Baby Steps and DJ set with ADP Beats. Help celebrate Pablo’s legacy by skating together and remembering that Pablo always reminded us that Life is Beautiful.

These events are hosted by Pablo Ramirez Foundation with support from Youth Art Exchange, SF Recreation & Parks, I <3 SF Skate Club, HUF, Senior Sisig, Baby Steps, Mike Kershnar, and A.D.P Beats.

YAX's Youth Advisory Board is hosting a series of free artmaking parties this spring in the Mission and Excelsior! These events are all ages and family friendly. Thank you to support from B.L.I.N.G., Youth Funding Youth Ideas (YFYI), and Pablo Ramirez Foundation for making this series possible!

Date: February 18, 2024
Time: 1-3pm
Location: YAX Studios at La Fénix (1950 Mission Street)

Join featured artist Chon Don to paint your deck, make stickers, and more. Bring your board! We'll have projects and supplies if you don't have a deck to paint. Check out a DJ, and enjoy tasty treats. RSVP here or just drop by!

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Fall YAX Youth Exhibition
Dec
9
1:00 PM13:00

Fall YAX Youth Exhibition

Join YAX to celebrate our fall session youth artists and their work on Saturday, December 9th from 1-4pm at YAX Studios at La Fénix (1950 Mission Street). We will have free live artmaking workshops and a pop up portrait studio with @autumnswisherphotography. Thank you to the SF Shine Award (from @sfparksalliance and @sfoewd) for supporting our free live artmaking activities!!

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Free YAX Pop Up Portrait Studios with Autumn Swisher
Dec
8
to Dec 9

Free YAX Pop Up Portrait Studios with Autumn Swisher

YAX Free Pop Up Portrait Studio with Photographer Autumn Swisher

YAX is partnering again with Autumn Swisher for our FREE pop up portrait studio! This year, we're doing one in the Mission and one in the Excelsior! Need a holiday gift? A family portrait? Headshot? Cute dog pics?

You can RSVP below or just stop by!

Excelsior Event:  Friday, December 8th 1-7pm
YAX Studios at Kapuso, 400 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco, CA

Mission Event:  Saturday, December 9th 1-7pm
YAX Studios at La Fénix, 1950 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA

This project is supported by California Arts Council. Donate to YAX to support this work!

Contact Us: 415) 574-8137 or info@youthartexchange.org

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YAX Advisory Board Info Session
Nov
8
6:00 PM18:00

YAX Advisory Board Info Session

Do you love YAX? Youth arts? Making a difference? Join people from Youth Art Exchange's Advisory Board and staff to learn more about the organization and Advisory Board membership on Wednesday, November 8th at 6pm via Zoom.

YAX is currently seeking Advisory Board members with a passion for our work to help the organization fulfill our mission & vision, reach our financial goals, and expand our strategic networks. The YAX Advisory Board meets regularly through its meetings, committee work, and special events. 

Zoom link will be provided upon RSVP.

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Día de los Muertos Altar Making Celebration
Nov
2
2:00 PM14:00

Día de los Muertos Altar Making Celebration

🌼💀✨ Join Us for a Día de los Muertos Celebration! ✨💀🌼
Hello everyone! Join us to make a mini altar and celebrate Día de los Muertos!

🗓️ Date: Thursday, Nov 2nd
⏰ Time: 2pm-6:30pm
🏡 Location: 400 Geneva Avenue
🌟 What to Expect: 🎨 Miniature Ofrenda - Art supplies provided! 📸 Bring your own or photo or we can print one of yours! ☕ Hot Chocolate y 🍞 Pan de Muerto!

Tag a friend and spread the word!

¡Hola! Ven y únete a nosotros en una tarde de arte y comunidad para celebrar el Día de los Muertos. Tendremos las ofrendas en miniatura, materiales de arte, y la capacidad de imprimir una foto para que la uses, pero también puedes traer la tuya propia. ¡También tendremos chocolate caliente y Pan de Muerto!

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May
6
1:00 PM13:00

Spring Session Final Exhibition

YAX’s spring student exhibition is from 1-4 PM on Saturday May 6 at [x]space, (5137 Mission, at Mission and Geneva) featuring the work of our Printmaking, Fashion Design, Dark Room Photography, Architecture, Animation, and Video Art students. Friends and family are welcome and encouraged to attend and celebrate our student-artists’ work!

There will be two special offerings during the afternoon event: an improv workshop by LWHS students at 2 PM, and a runway walk by Fashion Design at 3 PM!

Accessibility: [x]space is on the ground level and is wheelchair accessible. You can travel to [x]space on public transit using the 8, 8BX, 43, 54, 91, 14, and 14R MUNI bus lines, or from the Balboa Park BART station (a 12 minute walk from the venue.)

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Apr
28
4:00 PM16:00

ArtSLAM

Art Slam, YAX’s monthly social art-making event,  returns to [x]space this month on April 28th. Come through for live music, DJ sets, and a special cartooning workshop by Mr. B, YAX’s Animation Studio faculty. Finally, San Francisco Department of Elections will have a voter registration table set up as a part of Voter Education Weeks. All are welcome!

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Apr
15
4:00 PM16:00

(415) Public Gallery Opening

Join us for the opening of
(𝟜𝟙𝟝) 𝕻𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖈 𝕲𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖞: a community art show
ft. work by 60+ artists | DJ sets by Vicky Vella and Mobby Sonidero | Live music by Esonus, Dave Ward, and Karman Liang

Light Refreshments 🍿
Art for Sale 🎨
Masks Encouraged 😷👍

Accessibility: [x]space is on the ground level and is wheelchair accessible. You can travel to [x]space on public transit using the 8, 8BX, 43, 54, 91, 14, and 14R MUNI bus lines, or from the Balboa Park BART station, a 12 minute walk from the venue

(𝟜𝟙𝟝) 𝕻𝖚𝖇𝖑𝖎𝖈 𝕲𝖆𝖑𝖑𝖊𝖗𝖞 is a part of @sfusdarts Citywide Youth Arts Festival

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