A LOVE LETTER TO ART

Art Calendar: Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night & Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements (SF SoMa) | March 13–Aug. 23, 2026
2026-03-13 - 2026-08-23 | YBCA, 701 Mission St, San Francisco, 94103, United States
Exhibition Details
Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night | March 13–Aug. 23, 2026
YBCA’s Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night marks the artist’s first Bay Area solo exhibition, featuring handwoven works that explore tenderness, migration, and the natural world. Created with hand-dyed cotton and acrylic yarn, Diedrick Brackens’s richly layered textiles depict intimate scenes of figures in lush landscapes, reflecting on queer presence, desire, and belonging. Organized by guest curator Eungie Joo, the exhibition also debuts new works centered on ideas of home, rest, and care.
Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements | March 13–Aug. 23, 2026
YBCA’s Conjuring Power is a multimedia exhibition celebrating the resilience, creativity, and cultural legacy of Bay Area queer and trans communities. Featuring murals, archival photography, and contemporary video work, the show brings together artists including Ester Hernández and Serge Gay Jr. alongside materials from the GLBT Historical Society, tracing a powerful continuum of community, resistance, and imagination across generations. Co-curated by Tina V. Aguirre and Caro De Robertis.
Exhibition Dates, Hours, Admission, Discounts, & Recap
Diedrick Brackens: gather tender night and Conjuring Power: Roots & Futures of Queer & Trans Movements is on view at YBCA (SoMa SF) from March 13–Aug. 23, 2026
⭐ HOURS: Open Wednesday–Sunday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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