Art and talks around San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, aggregated from select venues.

Fall Teacher Night

Calling all teachers! In celebration of our school communities, teachers and principals are invited to join us for OMCA’s Annual Fall Teacher Night.

Stop by a dedicated educators’ lounge to learn more about OMCA’s education resources and…

Friday Nights at OMCA with Kiyomi & Cal Raijin Taiko

Live Performance by Cal Raijin Taiko, Live Music by Kiyomi, Music Set by DJ Dailo Mac, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard Co., Annual Fall Teacher Night, ScholarMatch, and Gallery Chats Celebrate the opening week of BeHere/1942: A New…

Curators’ Conversation: Natalia Brizuela and Julia Bryan-Wilson on Lotty Rosenfield: Disobedient Spaces

Tickets required. Gallery admission included with ticket purchase.

Cocurators Natalia Brizuela and Julia Bryan-Wilson discuss Lotty Rosenfeld: Disobedient Spaces, examining Rosenfeld’s approach to art under authoritarianism, feminist…

Artist’s Conversation: Marcel Pardo Ariza

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Marcel Pardo Ariza joins BAMPFA Chief Curator Margot Norton for a conversation about their new Art Wall project and Art Handlxrs, the award-winning organization Ariza…

Curator’s Tour: Margot Norton on Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing

Join Chief Curator Margot Norton, co-curator with Senior Curator Anthony Graham, for a walkthrough of the exhibition, featuring Hassinger's material experiments in sculpture, her long-standing engagement with movement and performance, and…

Spotlight Sundays: Alice Street Screening with Malonga Arts Dance and Drums

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Pink Trash at Crescent Lawn, UC Berkeley

Co-presented by the UC Berkeley Environmental Arts and Humanities Initiative

Maren Hassinger restages her iconic 1982 performance Pink Trash on UC Berkeley’s Crescent Lawn, joined for the first time by six UC Berkeley students in a work…

Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing

Included with admission.

Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15…

Free Art Workshop: Still Life Watercolor Painting

Create a watercolor painting through observation of still life objects.

Pressing Matters: Hands-on Printmaking with Creativity Explored

A hands-on, family-friendly activity for the public with Creativity Explored artists and staff demonstrating the basics of printmaking.

Friday Nights at OMCA with Los Tranquilos

Live Music by Los Tranquilos, Disco Dance Lesson with Soulchild, Caja Mágica’s All-Vinyl DJ Set, Bike East Bay Community Tabling, and Gallery Chats Step into an evening of nostalgic rhythms, movement, and community connection this Friday…

Opening Celebration for “The Body Politic” and “Prototypes and Provocations”

Meet the artists and curator, enjoy cocktails at our cash bar, and be among the first to see new work at YBCA.

Contemplative Salt Bath

Included with admission. Space is limited; first come, first served.

Artist Beatriz Escobar leads participants through a contemplative salt bath experience, drawing inspiration from her floating practice to invite reflection on alternatives…

Conversation: Rasha Salti and Natalia Brizuela

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Rasha Salti joins cocurator Natalia Brizuela to discuss Palestinian–Chilean solidarity as disobedience in the arts, and wider transnational solidarity and artist networks…

Wrenching News Workshops

Included with admission.

Join artist Julia Goodman in creating Wrenching News, a collaborative artwork featured in Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing, through the process of twisting and knotting newspapers according to Hassinger’s…

Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing

Included with admission.

Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15…

Free Art Workshop: 3D Paper Flowers

Incorporate dimensionality into your colorful flower creation.

Gallery Tour & Sketching Activity: Behind the Curtain

A guided tour and sketching activity inspired by the exhibition “Gahee Park: Behind the Curtain.”

Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing

Included with admission.

Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15…

The Nexus Party: The Official Party of SF/Bay Area Black Art Week

Join artists, cultural leaders, and art lovers from across the Bay Area for an unforgettable celebration.

Friday Nights at OMCA with Shanté

Live Music by Shanté, Music Set by DJ Shell Heart, Drag Storytime with Per Sia, Mini House Making, Nexus Black Art Week Panel Discussion, and Gallery Chats This Friday Night at OMCA, Oakland singer-songwriter Shanté brings her soulful…

Special Guest Gallery Chat: Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell

Special Guest Gallery Chat: Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell | MoAD Nexus Black Art Week In celebration of MoAD Nexus Black Art Week, we invite you to a Special Guest Gallery Chat with artists Mildred Howard and Adrian Burrell (featured…

Art as Resistance: A Conversation with Dread Scott, Emory Douglas & Orlando Smith

Explore how art translates political urgency into image, how history and truth are constructed and dismantled, and how graphic storytelling becomes a tool for change.

OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk

Walk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture, and learn about the history, design, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland.

Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing

Included with admission.

Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15…

Traveling Shoes

Join DVT for a live performance of their album Traveling Shoes inside the exhibition “Dread Scott: The Body Politic.”

Friday Nights at OMCA with CHIKA DI

Live Music by CHIKA DI, Dance Lesson and Showcase with Hustle By the Lake, DJ set by BLOOM, and Gallery Chats This Friday Night at OMCA, Colombian-American singer-songwriter CHIKA DI brings her vibrant sound to the Garden Stage with a…

Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing

Included with admission.

Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15…

Making Faces: A Puppet Crafting Workshop with Creativity Explored

Join Creativity Explored artists for a hands-on, drop-in workshop to build your very own hand or stick puppet.

Friday Nights at OMCA with MacArthur Maze | 60th Anniversary of the Black Panther Party

Live Performance by MacArthur Maze, Music Set by DJ Black Woman™, Live Figure Drawing with Sketchboard Co., and Gallery Chats This Friday Night at OMCA, the Museum is excited to be part of a series of programming celebrating the 60th…

Wrenching News Workshops

Included with admission.

Join artist Julia Goodman in creating Wrenching News, a collaborative artwork featured in Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing, through the process of twisting and knotting newspapers according to Hassinger’s…

Let Her Sing 2026: A Celebration of Female Voices

An evening of exciting music and solidarity for the female voice.

Improvisational Screenprinting

Space is limited; RSVP required.

Artist Leon Wan leads participants through an experimental and improvisational approach to screenprinting, centering emotion and energy through spontaneous imprints of shape, pattern, and color rather than…

Spotlight Sundays: Roadsongs for Dorothea Lange

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Exhibition Tour: Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing

Included with admission.

Graduate students from the Departments of African American and African Diaspora Studies and History of Art offer exhibition tours on selected Wednesdays at 12:15 PM, Sundays at 2 PM, and Free First Thursdays at 1:15…