Arts + Design Thursdays @ BAMPFA: Public Art and Belonging
January 23–April 23, 2020
This noon lecture series explores relationships between art and belonging, with a focus on race.
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Sadie Barnette: The New Eagle Creek Saloon, 2019; installation view. Photo: Robert Divers Herrick, courtesy The Lab.
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Films - Past
Films - Past
Events
Past Events
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Thursday, April 23, 12 PMLIVESTREAM: Breaking Down the Gates: A Conversation About Curation and Inclusion in the Arts
Dance artist Gerald Casel, playwright Dustin H. Chinn, theater artistic director Mina Morita, and SOMArts executive director Maria Jenson talk about equity, diversity, and inclusion in curatorial practices in this panel moderated by Miyuki Baker.
This event will now be available live online.
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Thursday, April 16, 12 PMLIVESTREAM: Cannupa Hanska Luger: Social Engineer: The Artist as Bridge Builder
Cannupa Hanska Luger, a multidisciplinary artist of Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Lakota, Austrian, and Norwegian descent, talks about the artist’s role in society.
This event will now be available live online.
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Thursday, April 9, 12 PMPRIVATE RECORDING: Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino: mak-huššištak / Our Vision
A presentation by Vincent Medina and Louis Trevino, cofounders of mak-'amham (“our food”) and Cafe Ohlone, a pop-up restaurant devoted to the traditional foods of Bay Area Native peoples.
Due to coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions this event will not be public, and instead, will be posted online afterwards at artsdesign.berkeley.edu. Thank you for your understanding.
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Thursday, April 2, 12 PMPRIVATE RECORDING: Ronni Favors
Ronni Favors, rehearsal director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, discusses her work in dance.
Due to coronavirus (COVID-19) precautions this event will not be public, and instead, will be posted online afterwards at artsdesign.berkeley.edu. Thank you for your understanding.
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Thursday, March 19, 12 PMPOSTPONED: Bryant Terry: Food Justice and Belonging: A Demonstration and Conversation
A presentation by Bryant Terry, a James Beard Award–winning chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system.
This event has been postponed to a later date.
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Thursday, March 12, 12 PMCLOSED FOR RECORDING: Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza: Dignidad Rebelde
Oakland-based artists Jesus Barraza and Melanie Cervantes discuss their graphic arts collaboration Dignidad Rebelde.
Note: In keeping with guidance from public health officials and campus actions, this event will not be public, and instead, will be posted online afterwards.
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Thursday, March 5, 12 PMPOSTPONED: Sadie Barnette in Conversation with Dena Beard: The New Eagle Creek Saloon
Artist Sadie Barnette discusses her 2019 installation at The Lab, The New Eagle Creek Saloon—a re-creation of the first black-owned gay bar in San Francisco—with Lab director Dena Beard.
This event has been postponed to a later date. Updates will be posted at artsdesign.berkeley.edu. Thank you for your understanding.
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Thursday, February 20, 12 PMCANCELED: Sarah Lewis: Vision & Justice: Art, Race, and Power in a Contested Democracy
Scholar Sarah Lewis discusses how images create narratives that shape our definition of national belonging.
This program has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Tuesday, February 18, 12 PMRodney Leon: 400 Years of Resistance to Slavery and Injustice: Black Public Art
A talk by architect Rodney Leon, designer of the Ark of Return—the United Nations memorial dedicated to victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade—and of the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York.
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Thursday, February 13, 12 PMEungie Joo: Soft Power
Curator Eungie Joo discusses the exhibition SOFT POWER, on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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Thursday, February 6, 12 PMLava Thomas and Mildred Howard: Navigating the Landscape of Public Art
Join artists Lava Thomas and Mildred Howard for a conversation about their experiences with public art commissions in the Bay Area.
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Thursday, January 30, 12 PMJeff Chang: We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race, Resegregation, and Public Arts
Author Jeff Chang gives a talk drawing on his award-winning book We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation.
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Thursday, January 23, 12 PMPaul Farber: Monument Lab: Process and Power in Public Art
The cofounder of Monument Lab talks about the organization’s approach to public engagement and collective memory, and the possibilities of public art.