Arts + Design Mondays

February 1–April 26, 2021

Join a changing lineup of artists, scholars, and experts as they share perspectives on timely topics.

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Upcoming Events

Monday, March 1, 6:30 PM
A Conversation on Wildfire Ecologies

Two indigenous ecologists engage in a discussion about indigenous fire management and land practices.
Monday, March 8, 6:30 PM PST
Gender Justice: Perspectives on Transgender Health and Policy

Join Clair Farley, director of the San Francisco Office of Transgender Initiatives, and Jenna Rapues, program director of Gender Health SF at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, to hear their perspectives in a conversation moderated by writer and clinical social worker Mere Abrams.
Monday, March 15, 6:30 PM
Against Isolation: Pandemic Connections through the Arts

Erika Chong Shuch and Amara Tabor-Smith discuss the ways performance can provide intimacy, connection, and an enduring sense of community.
Monday, March 29, 6:30 PM
City/Cité: Translating Cities and Cultures

A California-France collaboration examines the city-building innovations emerging in the midst of significant social upheaval.
Monday, April 5, 6:30 PM
Norman Foster in Conversation with Vishaan Chakrabarti

CED dean Chakrabarti talks with the renowned architect and philanthropist about Foster’s engagement with the arts and future generations of creative thinkers.
Monday, April 12, 6:30 PM
Black Girls, Black Voices, Black History with reelaviolette botts-ward, Zachary McRae, and Rasheed Shabazz

College of Environmental Design graduate students present recent projects addressing diversity, empowerment, and legacy.
Monday, April 19, 6:30 PM
Black Wednesday Wall: Reimagined

Individuals who were integral to the Black Wednesday Wall public art project share insights about the process of reimagining the space and what they ultimately envision it to be.
Monday, April 26, 6:30 PM
Monumental: Part Two, with Lava Thomas and Kenyatta A. C. Hinkle

Join two socially minded visual artists as they continue their examination of public art commissions, artwork removal, and the impact of such activity on local communities.

Past Events

Monday, February 22, 6:30 PM
Photographer Dorothea Lange and the Berkeley Connection: Forty Years of Lange Fellowship Winners

Photographer and professor Ken Light looks at forty years of award-winning journalism through the lenses of Lange Fellows.
Monday, February 1, 6:30 PM
Performing Cultural Exchange on Ohlone Homelands in Huichin

Native dancers from Australia and California discuss colonization of indigenous lands and cross-cultural collaboration.
Monday, February 1, 6:30 PM
ATC Lecture — Lawrence Abu Hamdan: "The Sonic Image"

An Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium Lecture, presented as part of A+D Mondays, co-sponsored by the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Arts Research Center, and the Department of Art Practice.