Visiting Artist/Writer/Curator/Lecturer

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

A recording of this event is unavailable.

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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Social Engineer: The Artist as Bridge Builder

April 16, 2020
Social Engineer: The Artist as Bridge Builder with Cannupa Hanska Luger Thursday, April 16, 2020 | 12:00-2:00pm PDT

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Co-sponsored by the Arts Research Center, the Ethnic Studies Department, the Native American Studies Program, and Berkeley Arts + Design

This event was part of the Arts + Design Thursdays series.

Artist Talk with Cara Romero

April 11, 2023
Artist Talk with Cara Romero in conversation with Prof Gregory Levine & Talia Dixon Tuesday, April 11th 2023 11:00am – 12:30pm PDT free & open to the public Maude Fife Room 315 Wheeler Hall In addition to her artist talk, Cara Romero will be doing studio visits with students in the MFA Art Practice program.

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Presented by the Arts Research Center with co-sponsorship from the Departments of Art Practice, Ethnic Studies, and the...

Artist Talk with Wendy Red Star

April 1, 2022
Artist Talk with Wendy Red Star in conversation with Beth Piatote Friday, April 1st 2022 4:00 – 5:30pm PST

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

Raised on the Apsáalooke (Crow) reservation in Montana, Wendy Red Star’s work is informed both by her cultural heritage and her engagement with many forms of...