Past Events

Danez Smith and Patricia Smith

December 3, 2020
Danez Smith and Patricia Smith | Readings + Conversation Thursday, December 3, 2020, 5:00-6:30 PST

This event took place online.
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Visual Activism: Day With(out) Art

November 30, 2020
Day With(out) Art 2020: TRANSMISSIONS Monday, November 30

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The Arts Research Center was proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2020 by presenting TRANSMISSIONS, a program of six new videos considering the impact of HIV and AIDS beyond the United States. The video program brings together artists working across the world: Jorge Bordello (Mexico), Gevi Dimitrakopoulou (Greece), Las Indetectables (Chile...

Visual Activism: Ajuan Mance

November 24, 2020
Ajuan Mance: 1001 Black Men Tuesday, November 24
11:30-12:30pm PST

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Ajuan Mance is a Professor of English at Mills College and a lifelong artist and writer. She holds a B.A. from Brown University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. In both her scholarly writing and her visual art, Ajuan explores the complexities of race, gender, and identity in the U.S. The creator of the 1001 Black Men online sketchbook, Ajuan has participated in solo...

Visual Activism: Histories of Dance

November 12, 2020
Histories of Dance Julia Bryan-Wilson and Olivia Ardui in conversation with Thomas Lax Museu de Arte de São Paulo
Thursday, November 12
4:00-5:30pm PST

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This event was co-sponsored by the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies at UC Berkeley.

Visual Activism: Erin McElroy

November 3, 2020
Erin McElroy from the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
Tuesday, November 3
11:30-12:30pm PST

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Visual Activism: Michael Rakowitz

October 20, 2020
Michael Rakowitz in conversation with Anneka Lenssen, Associate Professor of History of Art, and graduate students Alejandro Múnera, Tausif Noor, and Anna Riley Tuesday, October 20
4:00-5:30 PDT

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Visual Activism: Devi Peacock

October 6, 2020
Devi Peacock from Peacock Rebellion Tuesday, October 6

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Devi Peacock is a sixteenth-generation storyteller; a comedy writer; co-organizer of the Liberated 23rd Ave. cultural land trust; and the founding Artistic and Executive Director of Peacock Rebellion, a Huichin (Ohlone land/Oakland) -based crew of queer and trans Black, Indigenous, people of color (QTBIPOC), named one of the “100 people, organizations and movements shaping the future of culture.” Devi is an advisor to the Resilience Archives and...

Visual Activism: Alfredo Jaar

September 22, 2020
Alfredo Jaar: When the Music Stops Tuesday, September 22, 2020
4:00-5:30pm PDT

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Visual Activism: Favianna Rodriguez

September 15, 2023
Favianna Rodriguez Tuesday, September 15
11:30-12:30pm PST

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Favianna Rodriguez is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural strategist, and social justice activist based in Oakland, California. Her art and praxis address migration, gender justice, climate change, racial equity, and sexual freedom. Her practice boldly reshapes the myths, stories, and cultural practices of the present, while healing from the wounds of the past.

Alex Donis in conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson

April 28, 2020
Alex Donis in conversation with Julia Bryan-Wilson Tuesday, April 28, 2020 4:00-5:00pm PDT


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