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The Arts of the Present

October 26, 2017
The Arts of the Present October 26–28, 2017

ASAP: The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present is an international, nonprofit association dedicated to discovering and articulating the aesthetic, cultural, ethical, and political identities of the contemporary arts.

The Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present holds a biennial conference in North America that brings together scholars and artists from institutions all over the globe to share research, debate trends, and generate new projects concerning the “arts of the contemporary.” The upcoming...

The Arts and Public Service

May 11, 2017
The Arts and Public Service Thursday, May 11, from 6:00-8:00pm
Koret Education Center, SFMOMA, 151 Third Street, San Francisco

What role can artistic engagement play in imagining the future of public life? How might artistic research support public policy or strategies of social change? Join the Arts + Design Initiative, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to explore the complex interplay between art and public service in the Bay Area.

Arts + Design Mondays @ BAMPFA

Arts + Design Mondays @ BAMPFA

Join us every Monday evening to explore cutting-edge thinking and making on topics of current interest to UC Berkeley’s creative faculty. Whether we are exploring new immersive art technologies, the future of cultural criticism, or the role of the arts in social justice, expect an exciting array of ideas and people. All lectures will commence at 6:30pm in the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Theater. Co-curated by...

Thinking Through the Arts and Design at Berkeley: California Countercultures

Spring 2017 Lecture Series: Thinking Through the Arts and Design at Berkeley: California Countercultures

We are reprising last year’s Big Ideas course, “Thinking Through the Arts and Design at Berkeley,” and once again, this course will open its doors to the public each Wednesday at noon. This year’s theme — “California Countercultures” — is co-taught and co-organized by Natasha Boas, independent curator, and critic of contemporary art and theory, and Michael Cohen...

Minding Time: Celebration of ‘Time Zones’ in Print, Exhibition, & Online

December 4, 2016
Minding Time: Celebration of ‘Time Zones’ in Print, Exhibition, & Online Sunday, December 4, 2016

3pm: Tour of Mind over Matter Exhibition
BAMPFA Galleries

4:00-5:30pm: Celebrating Time Zones
Dwinelle Annex, Room 126

5:30pm: West Coast Preview of In Terms of Performance Website
Dwinelle Annex, Room 126

6:00pm: Holiday Toast

Thinking across the Arts and Design at Berkeley: The Architecture of Life Public Talks, Spring 2016

In January of 2016 a new chapter in the story of arts and design at Berkeley begins with a new building: the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) will open its doors at a new location and will present the exhibition “Architecture of Life.” In partnership with BAMPFA, and in collaboration with the many scholars, artists, and departments across the UC Berkeley campus, a series of public talks will be offered in the spring associated with the Big Ideas course: Thinking Across the Arts and Design at Berkeley: The Architecture of Life...

Open City/Art City Art and Ideas Festival

October 3, 2014
Open City/Art City October 3-4th hosted by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA) and The Institute for the Future

This Art and Ideas Festival will engage the public through a creative and generative weekend that looks at how we transform a city. The October 3 & 4th weekend will consist of IFTF’s Maker Cities’ Conference and Open Cities/Art Cities Art and Ideas Festival, which through art installations, speakers, participatory activities, performances, music, food, and play, they will invite the Bay Area community to reimagine the city’s urban spaces, and forge new models of innovation...

Questioning Aesthetics Symposium

March 13, 2015
Questioning Aesthetics Symposium March 13, 2015 9:30am-5:30pm
308A Doe Library
History of Art Department, UC Berkeley

Free and open to the public

Watch Part 1 here, Part 2 here, and Part 3 here!

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

Impact in the Arts Think Tank

January 17, 2014
Impact in the Arts Think Tank January 17, 2014

On January 17, the Arts Research Center brought together Bay Area leaders in the arts and culture and UC Berkeley arts, humanities, and social science professors to address social and economic ‘impact’ in different artistic models. This daylong think tank discussion kicked off a series of related but differentiated activities we are plotting this term to explore a variety of research and art practices that address social and economic questions in the arts.

Our conversation began with reflection on a broad collection of...