Past Events

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!

Detroit Roots: Tarfia Faizullah, Vievee Francis, & Matthew Olzmann

April 28, 2023
Detroit Roots: A reading featuring Tarfia Faizullah, Vievee Francis, and Matthew Olzmann in conversation with Chiyuma Elliott & Jesse Nathan Thursday, April 28, 2022, from 5:30 – 7pm PST
Doe Library Room 308A, UC Berkeley

Watch the recording here!

Artist Talk with Dario Robleto

March 15, 2022
Artist Talk with Dario Robleto ARC Spring 2022 Artist-in-Residence in conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson Tuesday, March 15th 2022 4:00 – 5:30pm PST Maude Fife Room, Wheeler Hall Watch the recording here!

Presented by the Arts Research Center with co-sponsorship from the Departments of Art Practice and Ethnic Studies, the Berkeley Center for New Media, the Latinx Research Center, and the Program in Critical Theory

Dario Robleto is an artist, researcher, writer, and...

Artist Talk with Jeffrey Gibson

January 25, 2022
Artist Talk with Jeffrey Gibson in conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson Tuesday, January 25th 2022 4:00 – 5:30pm PST Watch the recording here!

Presented by the Arts Research Center with co-sponsorship from the Departments of Art Practice and Ethnic Studies, and the Program in Critical Theory

Jeffrey Gibson is a multidisciplinary artist and craftsperson merging traditional Native American materials and forms with those of Western contemporary art to...

Chapbook Launch & Poetry Reading featuring Marisa Lin and Cianga

April 17, 2024
Chapbook Launch & Poetry Reading featuring Marisa Lin and Cianga Wednesday, April 17, 2024 5pm Arts Research Center, Hearst Field Annex D23

Join the Arts Research Center in celebrating the first chapbook publications of Poetry & the Senses Fellows Marisa Lin and Cianga. Each poet will read for 20 minutes, followed by a book signing. Free & open to the public.

The Loft Hour: Cathy Park Hong + Timmia Hearn DeRoy

April 18, 2024
The Loft Hour: Cathy Park Hong + Timmia Hearn DeRoy in conversation with Abigail De Kosnik Thursday, Apr 18, 2024
12 – 1pm
Hearst Field Annex D23

Hosted by the Arts Research Center and supported by the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts and Humanities

Elevate your lunch break with The Loft Hour, a new year-long series that invites new arts faculty to riff on their work over lunch, in an informal conversation moderated by an ARC-affiliated faculty member. The April program features ...

Diné Nishłį or, A Boarding School Play

April 10, 2024
Indigenous Performing Arts Residency Program Diné Nishłį (i am a sacred being) or, A Boarding School Play by Blossom Johnson April 10 – 13, 2024 Staging by AlterTheater Directed by Daniel Leeman Smith Produced by Karen A. Smith Cast: Honokee Dunn (Shawna), Sage Hemstreet (Rosie), Lea McCormick (Ms. B), Zoey Reyes (Kaylene), Sabrina Saleha (Jolene), and Shawna Shandiin Sunrise (Ms. K)

Co-sponsored by a partnership between the Arts Research Center, the Department of...

The Loft Hour: Iggy Cortez + Juan David Rubio Restrepo

March 21, 2024
The Loft Hour: Iggy Cortez + Juan David Rubio Restrepo in conversation with Salar Mameni Thursday, Mar 21, 2024
12 – 1pm
Hearst Field Annex D23

Hosted by the Arts Research Center and supported by the Dean’s Office of the Division of Arts and Humanities

Elevate your lunch break with The Loft Hour, a new year-long series that invites new arts faculty to riff on their work over lunch, in an informal conversation moderated by an ARC-affiliated faculty member. The March...

Esther Belin: Lunch Poems Reading + Craft Talk

March 7, 2024
Esther Belin Lunch Poems Reading + Craft Talk Thursday, March 7, 2024 12-1pm: Lunch Poems Reading
Morrison Library 4-5:15pm: Craft Talk: Diné Land/Sound(scape) as Poetics
Arts Research Center, Hearst Field Annex D23

Presented by the Arts Research Center and the English Dept, with support from Dr. and Mrs. Tom Colby, the Berkeley Library, the Morrison Library Fund, the Dean’s Office of the College of Letters and Science, and Poets & Writers, Inc.

The Arts Research Center in...