Visual Arts

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

Watch the recording on ARC's YouTube here!

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...

Caring for Our Ancestors: Weaving ~ Listening ~ Writing

April 30, 2025
Caring for Our Ancestors:
Weaving ~ Listening ~ Writing Co-organized by Dr. Tanya Lukin Linklater & Dr. Beth Piatote April 28 - May 2, 2025
Arts Research Center, Hearst Field Annex D23 (map)

This gathering is part of a five-year project titled “Xóxelhmetset te Syewá:l | Caring for Our Ancestors: Reconnecting Indigenous Songs with Community and Kin” led by co-investigators Dr. Dylan Robinson (University of British Columbia)...

Sarah Biscarra Dilley

Multidisciplinary Artist, Writer, Educator,
Sarah Biscarra Dilley was a Visiting Artist at the Arts Research Center in January 2025, giving an Artist talk and leading a Workshop: Using Visual Art for Language Reclamation.

Sarah Biscarra Dilley (b. 1986, unceded Nisenan land, unratified Treaty “J” region) is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, educator, member of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash tribe and Director of Indigenous Programs and Relationality at Forge Project.

Their practice is grounded in collaboration across experiences, communities, and place. Relating land and beings throughout...

Conference – The Archive and Its Forms in the Americas

January 23, 2025
El archivo y sus formas en las Américas 23 y 24 de enero, 2025 Locacion: Arts Research Center, Hearst Field Annex D23 (map)

Presented by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies in collaboration with the Arts Research Center

La conferencia será en español, ingles, y portugues. No habrá traducción.
The conference will be in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. There will not be interpretation.

Copatrocinadores

Organizado por Daylet Domínguez (UC Berkeley) y Adriana Amante (...

Artist Talk & Workshop: Sarah Biscarra Dilley

January 30, 2025
Read more about Sarah Biscarra Dilley's work here

Amy Rathbone

ARC Fellow and Visual Artist
Amy Rathbone was an ARC Fellow in Spring 2012 – she was chosen in the Graduate Fellow category

Amy Rathbone’s process is one of meticulous construction that occurs over an extended period of time. Each element of the work is painstakingly assembled from minuscule parts to form an immersive whole. Wire, sandbags, spray paint, ink and gouache are employed to form a novel environment, which holds its own inner logic. She has shown her drawings and installation work internationally. From 1999-2009 she worked as a draftsperson for Sol LeWitt.

Amy Rathbone was born in...

Urban Ghosts: The Future Of Artists, Place and Displacement in The American City

January 17, 2017
Urban Ghosts: The Future Of Artists, Place and Displacement in The American City Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 7pm
The David Brower Center, 2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA (map)

Seating is available on a first come, first served basis.
Doors open at 6:30pm.
Accessible from the Downtown Berkeley BART station

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2014 Artist-in-Residence: Rick Lowe

The Arts Research Center 2014 Artist-in-Residence: Rick Lowe November 17-November 24, 2014

The Arts Research Center is delighted to host a 10-day residency with acclaimed artist, community organizer, and 2014 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, Rick Lowe.

Brett Cook: “Embodying Liberation: A Dialogue on Community and Healing”

October 6, 2014
Embodying Liberation: A Dialogue on Community and Healing with Brett Cook Art, Technology, and Culture Colloquium
October 6, 2014, 7:30-9:00pm
The David Brower Center, Berkeley CA

Lectures are free and open to the public.

Reserve your ticket here.

Watch the recording here!

Creativity Across the Disciplines: Stan Lai and Bruce Beasley in conversation

February 24, 2015
Creativity Across the Disciplines: Stan Lai and Bruce Beasley in conversation Moderated by ARC Director and Professor Shannon Jackson Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Alumni House, UC Berkeley 4:30-5:00 Light Reception
5:00-6:30 Public Dialogue and Q&A

Watch the recording here!