Dates & times
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- 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto at SFMOMA’s Giant Arc
Making one kite offers a close-up way into Jacob Hashimoto’s much larger work. At SFMOMA on November 7, the artist will teach participants to make their own kites inside Giant Arc, his installation in the Roberts Family Gallery.
One kite among thousands
Hashimoto leads the making portion from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; participants can stay and keep creating until the workshop ends. It is an opportunity to learn from the artist while looking at an installation built from the same basic form, though SFMOMA has not specified the workshop’s construction steps.
Giant Arc brings together bamboo-and-paper kites in shapes including circles, squares and hexagons. Some are plain, while others carry collaged patterns. Hashimoto drew on Bay Area plants for the installation’s regional imagery, including dahlias, San Francisco’s city flower.
Further reading: Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto · SFMOMA ↗ · Jacob Hashimoto: Giant Arc · SFMOMA ↗ · Crafting the Cosmos: Jacob Hashimoto’s Floating Worlds · SFMOMA ↗
How the kites became a landscape
Hashimoto began teaching himself to make kites in the 1990s, when he was a painting student. His father had built small kites but had never taught him the process. After Hashimoto hung his own creations across his studio to free up wall space, he saw a way to use them in three dimensions to make the landscapes he had been pursuing in paint.
His practice has since involved both material experiments and collaboration. To develop round kites, he worked with a kite maker in Weifang, China. He also tested papers for color stability with the help of paper specialists; Giant Arc includes pieces made at different points in that history.
The installation’s scale required careful planning. Hashimoto described sorting and repairing older kites, using 3D models for portions of the work and assembling modules before bringing them to the museum. Looking at individual shapes and their arrangement is a way to connect the workshop’s single object with the larger composition around it.
Further reading: Crafting the Cosmos: Jacob Hashimoto’s Floating Worlds · SFMOMA ↗ · Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto · SFMOMA ↗
Workshop schedule
The artist-led session is followed by time to continue creating.
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Roberts Family Gallery, Floor 1
- Jacob Hashimoto leads participants in making a kite; no experience is required.
- Participants can stay and continue creating after the artist-led portion.
Workshop details
Beginners and families
All ages are welcome and no experience is required. Children 13 and younger must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto · SFMOMA ↗ · Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗
Check registration and materials
Contact SFMOMA at 415-357-4000 or [email protected] to ask whether registration is needed and what materials will be available.
Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto · SFMOMA ↗ · Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗
Getting to SFMOMA
Entrance, transit and parking
The workshop is in the Roberts Family Gallery on Floor 1. SFMOMA’s main entrance is at 151 Third Street; the museum also has a Howard Street entrance through glass doors into the gallery.
Montgomery Street BART station is a few blocks from the museum. SFMOMA’s garage is at 147 Minna Street, near the Third Street entrance.
Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto · SFMOMA ↗ · SFMOMA · Visitor's Guide ↗ · Getting Here · SFMOMA ↗
Accessibility
SFMOMA offers wheelchairs and cane chairs free at coat check. Service animals are welcome and must remain under control.
Before you make a plan
Do I need museum admission for the workshop?
No. The workshop is free and open to the public, and museum admission is not required.
Do I need to know how to make a kite?
No experience is required. Hashimoto will lead participants in learning to make a kite.
Can children participate?
Yes. All ages are welcome; children 13 and younger must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto · SFMOMA ↗ · Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗
Is registration required, and are materials provided?
Those details have not been specified. Contact SFMOMA at 415-357-4000 or [email protected] before attending.
Make a Kite with Jacob Hashimoto · SFMOMA ↗ · Guidelines for Visiting SFMOMA ↗
Can I see Giant Arc without attending the workshop?
Yes. The installation is ongoing, and the Roberts Family Gallery is open to the public for free.
Location & Google Maps
SFMOMA, Roberts Family Gallery, Floor 1
151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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