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- 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator at SFMOMA
At The Doctor Is In, children get to answer the questions adults might usually bring to an art teacher: What if I feel stuck, or don’t know where to start? Danielle Krysa opens with a reading, then turns the room over to a child-led exchange about finding a way into creative work.
A reading leads to a child-led Q&A
Krysa reads her children’s book How to Spot an Artist to get ideas and questions moving, then moderates a Q&A in which children help adults think through creative blocks and uncertainty about making art. The format makes the children advisers rather than an audience receiving instructions.
Paper and drawing materials are available for brainstorming and note-taking. They give participants a way to work with ideas during the discussion; the listing describes a conversation, not a separate project with a specified finished result.
Further reading: The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Krysa’s work connects art-making with creative doubt
Krysa writes The Jealous Curator, a contemporary art site established in 2009, and has curated exhibitions across North America. She is also a mixed-media artist whose work is held in private collections. Her books include Creative Block, Your Inner Critic Is a Big Jerk, A Big Important Art Book – Now with Women, and the children’s titles How to Spot an Artist and Art and Joy.
That focus on the obstacles around making art carries into her newest book, Real Artists Wear Black: And Other Lies About Being Creative, released in October 2026. Krysa has also spoken at TEDx, PIXAR and Creative Mornings and appeared in Oprah.com video segments about creative blocks and self-doubt.
Further reading: The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
A separate afternoon conversation tackles career myths
Krysa returns at 1 p.m. for a distinct reading and conversation about Real Artists Wear Black. The subject is not a continuation of the children’s Q&A: this talk examines assumptions about artists’ careers, including the ideas that serious artists should not have day jobs or that self-taught artists cannot be “real” artists. Krysa will discuss ways to move past those myths and invites audience questions.
SFMOMA recommends the afternoon event for ages 16 and older. Its listing encourages RSVP and says seats are first come, first served. Those instructions apply to the 1 p.m. conversation; the 11 a.m. family-program listing gives no RSVP instructions.
Further reading: Real Artists Wear Black with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗ · The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Two programs, with different audiences
The 11 a.m. family session centers on children advising adults. Krysa’s separate 1 p.m. conversation shifts to the myths and practical challenges of artists’ careers, and is recommended for audiences 16 and older.
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Floor 2, Koret Education Center
- Danielle Krysa reads How to Spot an Artist and moderates a Q&A in which children offer creative advice to adults; paper and drawing materials are provided for brainstorming and note-taking.
- Separate event: Krysa reads from Real Artists Wear Black: And Other Lies About Being Creative and discusses myths affecting artists’ careers and ways to move past them. Audience questions are invited; recommended for ages 16 and older, with RSVP encouraged and first-come, first-served seating.
Plan the visit
Sunday, November 15, 2026
The family program runs from 11 a.m. to noon.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Koret Education Center, Floor 2
SFMOMA’s Koret Education Center is at 151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Free; museum admission is not required
The 11 a.m. family program is free and open to the public. Attending it does not require a separate SFMOMA admission ticket.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
No age limit is listed for the family program
The 11 a.m. listing does not give an age restriction or RSVP instructions. The separate 1 p.m. reading and conversation is recommended for ages 16 and older; RSVP is encouraged, and seating is first come, first served.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗ · Real Artists Wear Black with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Accessible seating is available
SFMOMA says accessibility accommodations, including American Sign Language interpretation, can be requested at least ten business days in advance. Email [email protected]; the museum says it will do its best to fulfill requests.
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Getting to SFMOMA
Venue and entrance
The event is in the Koret Education Center on Floor 2 at SFMOMA, 151 Third Street. SFMOMA identifies the main visitor entrance at that address and says education events use the Joyce and Larry Stupski Entrance on Minna Street.
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Public transportation
The museum is a few blocks from Montgomery Street BART and near other public transportation. Use the map links to calculate directions from your starting point.
Parking
SFMOMA’s garage is at 147 Minna Street and is open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Published rates are $4 per 30 minutes, $26 for up to 10 hours and $35 for up to 24 hours; parking is separate from the free event. Members receive a 25% discount and nonmembers a 10% discount with validation at the Floor 1 Haas Jr. Atrium. Discounts apply only to the first 3.5 hours; after that, the rate is a flat $26 for up to 12 hours.
If the museum garage is full, SFMOMA lists the Yerba Buena Garage at Fifth and Mission streets and the Moscone Center Garage at 255 Third Street as nearby alternatives. The source does not give their rates.
Before you make a plan
What time does the family program run?
Sunday, November 15, 2026, from 11 a.m. to noon.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Do I need to buy museum admission?
No. The family program is free and open to the public, and SFMOMA admission is not required.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Are materials provided?
Yes. Paper and drawing materials are available for brainstorming and note-taking.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Does the 11 a.m. program require an RSVP?
The family-program listing gives no RSVP instructions. The separate 1 p.m. conversation encourages RSVP and has first-come, first-served seating.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗ · Real Artists Wear Black with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
What accessibility arrangements can I request?
Accessible seating is available. Request accommodations such as ASL interpretation at least ten business days in advance by emailing [email protected]; SFMOMA will do its best to fulfill requests.
The Doctor Is In: Kids’ Answers to Your Art Problems with the Jealous Curator · SFMOMA ↗
Where is the event entrance?
Location & Google Maps
SFMOMA, Floor 2, Koret Education Center
151 Third Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
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