Explore the creative energies that have emerged from the Bay Area over the past two centuries with this sweeping array of art, film, performance, poetry, and archival materials.
Read full descriptionJoin artists Chris Hamamoto and Jon Sueda and make symbols to contribute to a Bay Area flag symbol archive, then print your own personal flag.
Programmed by Denise Kan
Filmmaker Michel offers a presentation exploring the works of African-descended directors, past and present, who challenge the medium through their artistic voices.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
Through participatory performance, storytelling, and recording, spend time exchanging histories and languages with other workshop members.
Programmed by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Volti presents a program of contemporary American music by composers Dany Clay, Robin Estrada, and Žibuoklé Martinaityté.
For the second of our Way Bay Days, four speakers take on four Bay Area artists: Xara Thustra, Kay Sekimachi, Carlos Villa, and Alice Anne Parker (Severson).
Iconic Berkeley recording artist Brandon “Lil B” McCartney presents photographic works and “extremely rare art,” sharing his unique focus on compassion, unrestrained creative expression, and the power of positive thinking.
Come witness this epic gathering of the Bay’s drag and ballroom scene, or enter the competition and walk the runway!
Our panelists revisit the legacy of Bay Area artist Carlos Villa, whose Worlds in Collision project addressed multiculturalism, education, activism, and identity politics.
Two celebrated Bay Area artists engage in a public conversation about their approaches to making politically driven art.
Carnwath and Griffin discuss their recent books from Kelly’s Cove Press, noted publisher of California art and literature.
Inspired by figurative works in Way Bay, play with collage and create a portrait of people dear to you in an imagined space that you revere.
For ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s)
Join sign language interpreter Patricia Lessard for an ASL-interpreted tour of Way Bay.
Photographers Samudzi, Ntiri, and Crutchfield talk about their photographic practices, the politics of images, and the changing nature of the medium.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
See rare archeological objects from the East Bay’s shell mounds—traces of the fishing villages established by an ancient people thousands of years ago—and hear from a panel of Native Californian artists and others.
Try your hand at multiple embroidery techniques and walk away with a stitched sampler and a finished project!
Programmed by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
Discover how printed fabric can tell a story and learn how to print a repeating textile pattern.
Programmed by Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo
East Bay choir Awon Ohun Omnira taps into the roots of African faith and culture through old Yoruba songs and the Ring Shout. You are invited to participate in this moving performance.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
Oakland-based art production organization House of Malico presents a discussion exploring contemporary issues affecting the social, cultural, and mental health of black people.
In the first of our Way Bay Days, four speakers take on four Bay Area artists: Saburo Hasegawa, Ruth Wall, Ludwig Choris, and Harry Jacobus.
Join us for stories and a performance celebrating the forty-fifth anniversary of San Francisco–based Kearny Street Workshop, the oldest Asian Pacific American multidisciplinary arts organization in the country.
Hang out with the Unity team for a day of zine making and free printing on the Art Lab Riso, with a DJ set and broadcast by Lower Grand Radio.
Join us for a three-part performance event of sound and ritual.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
Tap into your inner diva and learn the basics of voguing in this intro dance class with San Francisco vogue legend Sir JoQ.
Exchange mail art with the artists of the San Quentin Prison Arts Program at this special all-day Art Lab event.
Bring a garment and use our fabric-marker stash to explore the expressive potential of your style. Get inspired by fashions from Creative Growth Art Center and groove to a DJ set by Chulita Vinyl Club.
Using cardboard and printed materials, work alongside artist Grace Rosario Perkins to create abstract or representational objects and contribute to a collaborative group sculpture.
Get fresh insights into the works in view in Way Bay with a tour led by a UC Berkeley graduate student.
Artist, writer, and visual culture scholar Duane Deterville discusses "Afrifuturism" (sic)—its history, its manifestations in various media, and how it can be used as a tool for black liberation.
Programmed by Chika Okoye and David Brazil
Celebrate the release of a series of postcard prints made in the BAMPFA Art Lab with a spirited mass reading of more than a hundred poems.
Navigate the evocative installation of Way Bay with the exhibition curators as they share insights into their process and selections.
Artist group Desi hosts a night of collaborative art making scored by celebrated Los Angeles–based DJ collective Discostan.
This selection of works from the exhibition Way Bay reveals the rich and varied landscape and people of the Bay Area. Featuring a time capsule of San Francisco before the 1906 quake and works by Bruce Baillie, Alice Anne Parker (Severson), Sara Kathyrn Arledge, and Ernie Gehr.