Creative Writing

Chapbook Launch & Poetry Reading featuring Maurya Kerr, Vincente G. Perez, & D'mani Thomas

April 3, 2025
Chapbook Launch & Poetry Reading featuring Maurya Kerr, Vincente G. Perez, & D'mani Thomas Thursday, April 3, 2025 5-6:30pm Arts Research Center, Hearst Field Annex D23 Join the Arts Research Center in celebrating the chapbook publications of Poetry & the Senses Fellows Maurya Kerr, Vincente G. Perez, & D'mani Thomas. Each poet will read for 15 minutes, followed by a book signing. Free & open to the public.

Valuing Labor in the Arts: A Practicum

Valuing Labor in the Arts: A Practicum

This past April, ARC presented Valuing Labor in the Arts: A Practicum. This event hosted eight artist-led workshops in the UC Berkeley Museum of Art that developed exercises, prompts, or actions to engage questions of art, labor, and economics; the program also included a series of commissioned writings by critics and researchers whose work focuses on artistic labor and cultural economies in a special two-part issue of Art Practical, a leading Bay Area online platform. Both the publication and practicum asked: What kinds of tactics allow...

Creative Time Live Stream

Creative Time Live Stream

In October of 2012 and 2013, the Arts Research Center and the Curatorial Practice Program at the California College of the Arts partnered with Creative Time to host a live-streaming of their annual Creative Time Summit. The live-streaming event provided a collective viewing experience for Bay Area artists, curators, scholars, and activists who are concerned with arts and social change. In addition to seeing the talks and panels from New York, participants had access to local responses and face-to-face small-group discussions.

In 2012, the focus...

Creative Time Summit: Stockholm Rebroadcast

The Creative Time Summit Re-Broadcast Friday, November 14: California College of the Arts
Monday, November 17: UC Berkeley Co-hosted with CCA Graduate Fine Arts Department and ART SCHOOL X

The Politics & Poetics of Imagination in the Black Mediterranean with SA Smythe

September 13, 2018
The Politics & Poetics of Imagination in the Black Mediterranean with SA Smythe Thursday September 13, 2018
5:30-7:30pm
Dwinelle Annex, Room 126

Watch the recording here or listen here!

Co-sponsored by the Arts Research Center and the University of California Humanities Research Institute

Kinetic Contemplation: Raqs Media Collective in Medias Res with Shuddhabrata Sengupta

November 7, 2018
“Kinetic Contemplation: Raqs Media Collective in Medias Res” Shuddhabrata Sengupta in conversation with Professors Natalia Brizuela & Poulomi Saha Wednesday, November 7, 2018
5:00-7:00pm
Maude Fife Room, Wheeler Hall, Room 315

Watch the recording here or listen here!

Escritura, Trama Y Deseo

October 11, 2018
Escritura, Trama Y Deseo (Writing, Plot And Desire) Diamela Eltit in conversation with Natalia Brizuela and Francine Masiello Thursday, October 11, 2018
5:30-7:30pm
Geballe Room, Townsend Center for the Humanities

Watch the recording here or listen here!

Please note: this event will be held in Spanish. Simultaneous English translation will be provided for those who need...

Poetry and the Senses Launch and Conversation

February 4, 2020

Poetry and the Senses Launch and Conversation With Indira Allegra, Chiyuma Elliott, and Lyn Hejinian Tuesday, February 4, 2020
5:30 – 7:00pm: Readings + Conversation
7:00 – 7:30pm: Reception + Celebration
Morrison Library, UC Berkeley

Watch the recording here!

Co-sponsored by Arts Research Center and Engaging the Senses Foundation

Camille T. Dungy & Ross Gay

November 17, 2021
Camille T. Dungy & Ross Gay: Black Nature, Poetry, and Coexistence in conversation with Aya de León and Maurya Kerr Wednesday, November 17th 2021 5:00 – 6:30pm PST

Watch the recording here!

Celebrating Cave Canem

October 20, 2021
Celebrating Cave Canem: Cornelius Eady with Morgan Parker & Cameron Awkward-Rich in conversation with Chiyuma Elliott & Vincente Perez Wednesday, October 20th 2021 5:00 – 6:30pm PST Watch the recording here!