Category Archives : ARC Past Events


03/23/23 Poetry Reading: Noʻu Revilla, D. Kealiʻi Mackenzie, and Donovan Kūhiō Colleps

Noʻu Revilla, D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie, and Donovan Kūhiō Colleps in conversation with Craig Santos Perez Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 5:00 – 6:15pm PST WATCH LIVESTREAM HERE READ THE BLOG POST HERE by Eva Whitney Please join us in welcoming three extraordinary poets from Hawaiʻi to ARC’s virtual stage: our own Poetry and the Senses Fellow […]


03/08 Michael Wasson & Alice Te Punga Somerville

Michael Wasson & Alice Te Punga Somerville in conversation with Beth Piatote Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 2:00 – 3:15pm PST Watch the recorded event HERE. Please join us in welcoming two extraordinary poets to ARC’s virtual stage: Michael Wasson and Alice Te Punga Somerville. After their readings, they will be joined by ARC Director Beth […]


03/02/23 Claire Hong

Image: Judy Meuschke On March 2nd, the Arts Research Center is thrilled to collaborate with the English Department and the UC Berkeley Lunch Poems series to bring poet Claire Hong to campus for a reading and public craft talk, in conversation with ARC Director Beth Piatote. The reading will be held at noon in Morrison […]


02/06 Theater as a Site of Public History: Dillon Chitto in conversation with Laurie Arnold

Award winning playwright Dillon Chitto will be ARC’s visiting Artist-in-Residence for spring 2023. His February 6 – 9 visit to Berkeley coincides with the world premiere of his first play, Pueblo Revolt. Dillon Chitto is a Mississippi Choctaw and Pueblo playwright originally from Santa Fe, NM, currently living in Chicago, IL. He is the Literary […]


02/02-12/23 Pueblo Revolt

Previews: Thurs Feb 2 & Fri Feb 3, at 7pmMedia preview/opening: Saturday, Feb 4th, 2023, at 7pmMatinee: Sun, Feb 5th at 2pmRun: Feb 9, 10, 11 at 7pm, and Feb 12th matinee at 2pm  Please note: outside door locks 30 minutes after curtain Can’t afford a ticket? To request a low-income/sliding scale ticket, please email boxoffice@altertheater.org […]


12/01/22 Day With(out) Art: Being & Belonging

For over 30 years, Visual AIDS has organized annual observances of Day With(out) Art, calling on art institutions to respond to the ongoing AIDS crisis. For 2022, Visual AIDS presents Being & Belonging, a program of seven short videos from artists living with HIV across the world. From navigating sex and intimacy to confronting stigma […]


10/06/22 Jake Skeets Reading & Craft Talk

​On October 6th, the Arts Research Center is thrilled to collaborate with the English Dept’s Lunch Poems Series to bring poet Jake Skeets to campus for a reading and public craft talk on The Memory Field, in conversation with ARC Director Beth Piatote. The reading will be held at noon in Morrison Library, and the […]


10/05/22 Artist Talk with Terry Jones

Terry Jones is a member of the Seneca Nation of Indians, who are located in western New York State. Terry has a passion for sharing his Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) history and culture through his film works, and founded the upstart Independent Indigenous media production company TornJersey Media. He strives to find a balance between entertaining and […]


03/23/23 Poetry Reading: Noʻu Revilla, D. Kealiʻi Mackenzie, and Donovan Kūhiō Colleps

Noʻu Revilla, D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie, and Donovan Kūhiō Colleps in conversation with Craig Santos Perez Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 5:00 – 6:15pm PST WATCH LIVESTREAM HERE READ THE BLOG POST HERE by Eva Whitney Please join us in welcoming three extraordinary poets from Hawaiʻi to ARC’s virtual stage: our own Poetry and the Senses Fellow […]


Co-Sponsored Events: Spring 2022

Berkeley Center for New Media Margarita Kuleva, “The Right to Be Creative” Monday, March 14 | 5:00 — 6:30 PM | Online Find out more here! How do you make art when the right to be creative is contested, and how do dissident artists in Russia make their voices heard? Margarita Kuleva will present her research on digital art communities […]