See & Experience
Amor Muñoz, Oracle, 2023. Courtesy the artist
Future Flows
April 19 - July 6, 2025
April 19 | Members Preview: 1 - 2pm
April 19 | Public Reception: 2 - 4pm
Future Flows finds inspiration inMarinMOCA’s new San Rafael location near the San Francisco Bay Estuary. This group exhibition explores water as both a vital ecosystem and a signal of global climate change. Featuring local and international artists, it addresses sea level rise, water infrastructure, and industry effects on aquatic life. Through immersive installations, soundscapes, and research-based works, Future Flows links Bay Area water issues to global concerns, encouraging a deeper understanding of our relationship with water and its role in a sustainable future.
Lordy Rodriguez, Siling Lake Tibet, 2023.
Courtesy the artist and Hosfelt Gallery
Caroina Caycedo, YUMA, 2014. Image courtesy the artist, copyright Carolina Caycedo
Featured Artists
Amelia Winger-Bearskin, Pete Belkin, Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio, Carolina Caycedo, Patty Chang, Cheryl E. Leonard, Amor Muñoz, Lordy Rodriguez, Debra Scacco, Studio for Urban Projects, and Su Yu Hsin.
Curated by Devon Bella and Jodi Roberts.
Future Flows is made possible through the generous support of The Downtown San Rafael Arts District, Marin Cultural Association, Fenwick Foundation, Brenda Bottum, Pam Martori and Bob McCaskill, and the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art's Board of Directors.
Cheryl E. Leonard, LITTORAL (Kraken), n.d. Courtesy the artist.
Future Flows Programs
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This spring, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MarinMOCA) is proud to partner with St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin for an adult-sized backpack drive for its unhoused clients. Because St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin believes in the dignity of all people, its mission is to provide compassionate, individualized assistance to help our most vulnerable neighbors obtain nutritious food, affordable housing, meaningful employment, and a voice in our community.
Bring your new and gently used backpacks to MarinMOCA during Future Flows, on view April 19 - July 6, 2025. An ambitious exhibition inspired by the San Francisco Bay Estuary, Future Flows brings together immersive artworks in a variety of mediums to explore the interconnectedness of people, water systems, and the natural world. -
Working alongside Youth in Arts, MarinMOCA’s second annual Young Artists for the Planet program will bring together a renowned Bay Area artist, Lordy Rodriguez, known for his research-driven explorations of the impact of sea level rise and other environmental shifts, and high school students from the North Bay. Rodriguez and the teens, most of whom live in areas vulnerable to sea level rise, will research and design a large-scale collaborative artwork addressing the impact of climate change in their communities, including the Canal neighborhood and greater San Rafael.
Their collective work will debut at Youth in Arts’s fourth annual C-Street Celebration on May 17, 2025 and at the Marin County Fair, July 2 - 6, 2025.
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Bring your friends and your strategic skills as we together dive into games tackling key climate change challenges. Success or failure is shared, reflecting the power of collective action. Collaborate, build resilience, and imagine a hopeful future while having fun.
Games include: Game of Floods, developed by the County of Marin Sea Level Rise team; Climate Solution BINGO; and Sapphire Springs, Water LARP, designed by artist Amelia Winger-Bearskin.
May 1, 5:30 - 7 pm, Mill Valley Book Depot. Game: Daybreak
May 15, 5:30 - 7 pm, Mill Valley Book Depot Game: Game of Floods
May 29, 5:30 - 7 pm, MarinMOCA Game: Sapphire Springs, Water LARP
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Hear from Berlin-based, Taiwanese filmmaker and artist Su Yu Hsin as we enjoy a series of short films by leading international artists focused on climate change and water systems.
May 8th 6:30-8:30 pm
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In Conversation: The Rev. Canon Sally G. Bingham and Jodi Roberts
Organized by Marin Museum of Contemporary Art and St. Stephen’s Episcopal ChurchDate: Sunday, June 1, 3:00 p.m.
Location: The former Christian Science Church, 501 San Rafael Avenue, Belvedere
Rev. Sally Bingham, an Episcopal priest and Canon for the Environment at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco founder of The Regeneration Project and Interfaith Power & Light, and Jodi Roberts, Executive Director of MarinMOCA, will delve into the intersection of environmental stewardship, religious ethics, and art, examining ways to bridge the gap between environmental awareness and meaningful action. They will share personal narratives that highlight how their foundational beliefs have inspired proactive efforts to combat climate change within their respective communities of faith and artistic expression.
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Join a community conversation with Kate Hagemann and Chris Choo, Marin specialists in sea level rise, and learn about current public works and their impact across the North Bay.
June 3 5:30 - 7:30pm
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Join us for a sonic journey with composer Cheryl E. Leonard, who crafts immersive soundscapes using field recordings from the Bay Area and instruments made from seaweed, shells, driftwood, and more. In conversation with curators Devon Bella and Jodi Roberts, Leonard will share how she collaborates with coastal environments to create music that deepens our connection to the natural world. The discussion will be followed by a demonstration of Leonard’s natural-object instruments, including a chance for visitors to try playing them.
June 14, 2:00 - 3:30pm
These programs and more will take place not only at MarinMOCA but also at outside community centers and event forum, such as the San Rafael Farmers Market and Marin School of the Arts in the spring/summer.
Up Next:
The Sky Below
July 19 - September 21, 2025
Set in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Sky Below brings together nine local artists who draw on feminist science and speculative fiction to imagine alternative futures. Inspired by authors like Ursula K. LeGuin, Octavia Butler, and NK Jemisin, the exhibition reclaims sci-fi tropes as tools for resistance and transformation. These works root futuristic visions in embodied experience, memory, and ecology. Blending craft traditions with new media, The Sky Below offers a grounded, expansive take on what lies ahead.
Featured Artists: Sofía Cordova, Solée Darrell, Julia Goodman, Maria Guzman Capron, Ranu Mukherjee, Genevieve Quick, Rel Robinson, and Astria Suparak.
Curated by Heidi Rabben.
Maria Guzmán Capron, Intrepida, 2018. Courtesy the artist.