Indigenous poets Michael Wasson and Alice Te Punga Somerville came together virtually to on March 8, 2023 for a reading of their work, followed by a conversation with Arts Research Center director Beth Piatote.
The Arts Research Center is a think tank for the arts. For over 20 years, it has acted as a hub and a meeting place, a space for reflection where artists, scholars, curators, and civic arts leaders from a variety of disciplines can gather and learn from one another. ARC has over 75 faculty affiliates and […]
How important is historical accuracy, and who determines an “accurate” account of the past? How does art allow us to access history in a more time-forward way? Dillon Chitto sets out to answer these questions in his play, Pueblo Revolt.
Generative Art & Deep Learning AI, with Nettrice Gaskins Jan 30, 2023 (online) co-sponsored with Berkeley Center for New Media Emerging AI technology has the potential to replicate some of the processes used by artists when creating their work. Dr. Nettrice Gaskins uses AI-driven software such as deep learning to train machines to identify and […]
Poetry & the Senses 2022/23 Fellows Reading Thursday, May 4th, 20235:00 – 6:30pm PST WATCH THE LIVESTREAM HERE The Arts Research Center will celebrate the 2022/23 ARC Poetry Fellows with an in-person reading of work created during their fellowship semester! Under the theme of Reclamation, the 2023 Spring Poetry & the Senses Fellows were led by […]
California Laureate Lee Herrick, Hawaiian Laureate Kealoha & Oakland Youth Laureate Nadia Elbgal Thursday, April 20, 2023, from 5:00 – 6:30pm PSTLocation: Durham Studio Theater, UC Berkeley The Arts Research Center is thrilled to bring together three poets whose dedication to craft is an inspiration for anyone seeking to approach their lives with more courage […]
Cara Romero (b. 1977, Inglewood, CA) is a contemporary fine art photographer. An enrolled citizen of the Chemehuevi Indian Tribe, Romero was raised between contrasting settings: the rural Chemehuevi reservation in Mojave Desert, CA and the urban sprawl of Houston, TX. Romero’s identity informs her photography, a blend of fine art and editorial photography, shaped […]
To train myself, in the midst of a burning world,to offer poems of love to a burning world.– Katie Farris National Poetry Month Flash Reading Series Featuring Andrea Abi-Karam, Kaylan Black, Gloria Frym, Yona Harvey, Leticia Hernández-Linares, Rina Huang, Việt Lê, Muriel Leung, Adam Mansbach, Dr. Ayodele Nzinga, Dr. Alan Pelaez Lopez, Tony Robles & […]
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 Please join us in welcoming three extraordinary poets from Hawaiʻi to ARC’s virtual stage: our own Poetry and the Senses Fellow Noʻu Revilla, with D. Kealiʻi MacKenzie, and Donovan […]
