BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) - ECPv6.15.16.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://museumca.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250420T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250420T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20250313T004913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250328T085701Z UID:10001870-1745154000-1745159400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Celebrating Native Heritage through Photography—A Conversation with Ashley Salaz and Haley Day Rains DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Celebrating Native Heritage through Photography—A Conversation with Ashley Salaz and Haley Day Rains\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for this month’s Spotlight Sundays as we dive into the power of photography in honoring and amplifying Native heritage. This thought-provoking panel discussion features two dynamic Native creatives: Oakland-based Coharie and Nahua photographer Ashley Salaz and Mvskoke photographer\, scholar\, and filmmaker Haley Day Rains. Moderated by Drew Johnson\, OMCA Curator of Photography & Visual Culture\, the conversation will explore how photography serves as a vital tool for storytelling\, cultural preservation\, and community connection.This program is part of the exhibition Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California—on view through June 2025—and draws on Dugan Aguilar’s legacy of documenting the vibrancy and resilience of Indigenous communities. The discussion will address key themes of representation\, reciprocity\, and the ways in which photography can be rooted in and shaped by community. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to engage in this meaningful conversation.  \n\n\n\n\ngeneral TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelist Bios\n\n\n\nAshley Salaz is an Indigenous storyteller living in the occupied Ohlone territory of Huchiun (Oakland\, CA). She is an enrolled member of the Coharie Tribe (North Carolina)\, but was born and raised in the urban sprawl of the East Bay Area. Ashley began photographing Indigenous people in California as a way to connect to a culture that she didn’t know growing up\, and to tell modern stories of the people who have tended to this land since time immemorial. \n\n\n\nAshley is a self-taught photographer and is passionate about photographing political actions in the Bay Area. She uses her medium to highlight Indigenous activism\, community work and kinship. Ashley has a keen eye for capturing raw emotion and an unromanticized authenticity of Native peoples through her photos. \n\n\n\nShe is currently shooting freelance photography as well as directing her first documentary short film about her tribe’s Native-run school and the lasting effects of its closure on the community. \n\n\n\nHaley Day Rains (Mvskoke) is an exhibiting and published photographer\, scholar\, filmmaker\, and current UC President’s/Andrew Mellon Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Film and Digital Media at UC Santa Cruz. She earned her Ph.D. in Native American Studies at the University of California\, Davis. Haley’s research and creative practice center on cultural and economic self-determination in historically underrepresented and underserved communities. \n\n\n\nDrew Heath Johnson is Curator of Photography & Visual Culture at the Oakland Museum of California\, where he has worked since 1989. His many exhibitions at the Museum include Capturing Light: Masterpieces of California Photography\, 1850 – 2000\, Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California\, and Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing which traveled to venues in Europe and the United States. Among his duties is stewardship and public sharing of the Dorothea Lange Archive\, which holds more than 6\,000 vintage prints and 40\,000 negatives\, along with personal correspondence\, field notes\, proof sheets\, and working documents from the artist. His publications include Silver & Gold: Cased Images of the California Gold Rush and the award-winning exhibition catalog for Capturing Light. Born and raised in Oakland\, he has been a student of photography since purchasing his first daguerreotype at the age of fourteen. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-celebrating-native-heritage-through-photography-a-conversation-with-ashley-salaz-and-haley-day-rains/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/IMG_7840-Ashley-Salaz.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250316T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250316T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20250210T191337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250304T010444Z UID:10001862-1742130000-1742135400@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Reimagining Justice — A Conversation with Malkia Devich-Cyril & Jessica Lanyadoo\, with Music by Mahsa Vahdat DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Reimagining Justice — A Conversation with Malkia Devich-Cyril & Jessica Lanyadoo\, with Music by Mahsa Vahdat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn celebration of Women’s History Month\, join us for an interactive conversation with Black liberation advocate\, Malkia Devich-Cyril\, and activist-astrologer\, Jessica Lanyadoo. They will discuss how moments of great personal and collective challenges can become transformative forces in the fight for social justice and liberation. \n\n\n\nThe event will begin with a call-and-response musical performance by internationally acclaimed Iranian Bay Area based singer Mahsa Vahdat and musician\, Atabak Elyas. Vahdat\, a passionate advocate for women’s rights\, has courageously defied restrictions on female singers in Iran. Her voice blends her rich cultural heritage with universal themes of resistance and resilience. Together\, we’ll engage in a collective experience to imagine a more equitable and just world. \n\n\n\n\nGENERAL TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelist Bios\n\n\n\nMalkia Devich-Cyril is a Left movement strategist and facilitator\, writer\, public speaker and award winning activist on issues of collective grief\, Black liberation\, narrative change and power building. As the founding and former director of Media Justice\, Malkia spearheaded national grassroots efforts for abolition and access in a digital age\, galvanizing communities of color for an open Internet and media accountability. After two decades of media justice leadership\, and in an era of devastating mass loss\, Devich-Cyril has launched the Radical Loss Project\, a Black-led change lab transforming how modern freedom movements face loss and build collective power through collective grief.  \n\n\n\nJessica Lanyadoo is a Humanistic Astrologer\, psychic medium\, and animal communicator with over three decades of professional experience. Known for her grounded and accessible approach\, she helps individuals cultivate emotional intelligence and navigate life with clarity. Lanyadoo is the author of Meditations for Your Sign (2025) and Astrology for Real Relationships (2020) and hosts the acclaimed podcast Ghost of a Podcast. Her work has been featured in CNN\, The Today Show\, Rolling Stone\, Vogue Italia\, Time Magazine\, Oprah Magazine\, and more. In 2022\, Lanyadoo contributed an immersive installation to the Hella Feminist exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California\, inviting visitors to release emotions tied to systemic inequities. Through her multidisciplinary practice\, she explores the intersection of astrology\, accountability\, and social justice. Her work can be found at lovelanyadoo.com. \n\n\n\nMahsa Vahdat\, an internationally acclaimed singer and musician from Iran living in the San Francisco Bay area\, is dedicated to both her personal\, lifelong musical and artistic path and the greater cause of freedom of expression. Her artistic work has offered audiences around the globe a deeper appreciation of Iranian poetry and music. With her enchanting voice deeply rooted in the heritage of her beloved country Iran\, and her innovative musical expression and wide-ranging repertoire\, she has fearlessly defied the bans on music and solo women singers imposed by Iranian authorities after the Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979. She continues to interact with a diverse international audience that highly appreciates her art. \n\n\n\nBeyond her musical achievements\, Mahsa Vahdat is a passionate vocal educator and advocate for women’s rights. Her life’s work\, in particular\, empowers women by encouraging them to raise their voices. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-reimagining-justice-a-conversation-with-malkia-cyril-devich-jessica-lanyadoo-with-music-by-mahsa-vahdat/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/spotlight-sundays-March-300-x-200-px-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250216T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250216T153000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20250109T005651Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250215T013202Z UID:10001838-1739714400-1739719800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Gospel at the Museum DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Gospel at the Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Black History Month\, join us for a powerful night of gospel music at the museum created by Dr. Adam “Ology” Rogers—radio station owner\, music producer\, and community organizer. Hosted by KPOO radio personality DJ Sherita (Re Re) Evans\, this performance uplifts the deep ties between gospel music and African American history. \n\n\n\nFeaturing renowned gospel artists\, the performance musically reflects various key dynamics in African American history\, from antebellum hymns of resistance to Civil Rights anthems and modern gospel; it’s a celebration of how gospel music has inspired hope\, sparked change\, and connected generations. \n\n\n\nThe event kicks off at 2 pm\, and Town Fare by Michele McQueen on OMCA’s Mid Level (open from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.) is prepared to offer a rounded Sunday experience. McQueen’s menu\, inspired by her Southern roots and Oakland upbringing\, offers the perfect complement to this celebratory day. \n\n\n\nThis event has sold out. \n\n\n\n\nSOLD OUT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformer Bio\n\n\n\nA musical prodigy\, Dr. Adam Rogers began playing multiple instruments at age 8. By age 12\, he became the jurisdictional organist for Northern California’s 1st Jurisdiction in the Church of God in Christ. Dr. Adam has accompanied gospel legends like Kim Burrell and Marvin Sapp. He earned a Bachelor’s in Philosophy and Religion from San Francisco State University and two Associate degrees from Laney College. Dr. Rogers directed the gospel choir at UC Berkeley as well as the M.D. for Saint Mary’s College &Contra Costa College gospel choir while serving as minister of music at Ephesians COGIC Berkeley. In 2023\, he received a Doctorate in Sacred Music. \n\n\n\nFounder of Believe Radio Media Group LLC\, BRMGroup Films\, and SyncHouseMedia LLC Dr. Rogers has produced award-winning content\, charted on Billboard. He is collaborating with networks like Impact Network and Tubi. In 2025\, he was appointed Communications Coordinator for the NAACP Vallejo branch\, Western Regional Media Specialist\, California State President of the National Association of Gospel Radio. His accolades include Stellar Award nominations in radio\, Spin Awards winner and Gospel Choice Business Owner of the Year honors. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-gospel-at-the-museum/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Gospel-image-1-e1736384158296.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250119T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20241210T234125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T210816Z UID:10001825-1737284400-1737291600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Community Conversations: Reclaiming Democracy\, Building Belonging DESCRIPTION:Spotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Conversations: Reclaiming Democracy\, Building Belonging\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOMCA’s Spotlight Sundays is excited to introduce “Community Conversations\,”  a new series in partnership with The Othering & Belonging Institute (OBI). This new series of conversations will create a space to foster public dialogue and engagement around emerging community topics.  \n\n\n\nThe program’s first installment this January will explore the topic of Reclaiming Democracy\, Building Belonging. The panel will include john a. powell\, Director of OBI and Professor of Law\, African American and Ethnic Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley\, Ernestine Nettles\, President of the Oakland League of Women Voters\, and Olivia Richardson Feldman who is the Co-Chair of the Oakland Youth Commission. The panel will be moderated by Ashley Gallegos who leads the Places of Belonging work at OBI and will feature open remarks from Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and former Congresswoman Barbara Lee. .  \n\n\n\nThis interactive experience will encourage audience participation and will be grounded by an opening performance by the Belonging Residency Company that will orient the space toward our shared humanity through the arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ngeneral tickets\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGet 15% off a signed copy of john e. powell’s book\, The Power of Bridging: How to Build a World Where We All Belong when you purchase a ticket to the event online. Limited supply.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\njohn a.powell is Director of the Othering and Belonging Institute and Professor of Law\, African American\, and Ethnic Studies at the University of California\, Berkeley. He was previously the Executive Director at the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at the Ohio State University\, and prior to that\, the founder and director of the Institute for Race and Poverty at the University of Minnesota. John formerly served as the National Legal Director of the American Civil  Liberties Union (ACLU). He is a co-founder of the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and serves on the boards of  several national and international organizations. john led the development of an “opportunity-based” model that connects affordable housing to education\, health\, healthcare\, and employment and is well-known for his work developing the frameworks of “targeted universalism” and “othering and  belonging” to affect equity-based interventions. john has taught at numerous law schools including Harvard and Columbia  University. His latest books are Belonging Without Othering\, How We Save Ourselves and the World\, and The Power  of Bridging\, How to Build a World where we all Belong.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAshley Gallegos leads the Places of Belonging work at the Othering and Belonging Institute. Her work focuses on advancing belonging in collaboration with people\, groups\, and institutions through a place-based approach with global connection. Ashley believes in the power of belonging and is inspired by its ability to invite people and places to build for the betterment of ourselves\, our communities\, and our shared world. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nErnestine Nettles is the first Black president of the League of Women Voters Oakland\, and has been an active member of the Oakland League for the past 12 years and has served on the board of directors for 10 years. She has spent most of her professional life promoting and supporting small businesses. Her position as a Contract Compliance Officer for the City of Oakland has placed her at the forefront of small business advocacy. She is the first point of entry for a company that wants to get certified with the City of Oakland.  She works to help ensure businesses are prepared to receive Oakland’s promise of diversity\, equity and inclusion. Her expertise has helped countless professionals and small businesses get a foothold in Oakland and prepared for opportunities throughout the business world. She gained this experience and became an advocate for small business while working for Golden State Business League and Sysco Foods. Additionally\, while working as an Equal Employment Opportunities Officer and as a Chief Legislative Analyst for the City of Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority in addition to working to establish the Tom and Ethel Bradley Foundation\, she obtained a deep passion for equity and inclusion.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOlivia Richardson Feldman is currently a senior attending Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco. As an Oakland native\, she serves as Co-Chair of the Oakland Youth Commission alongside other Oakland youth to voice concerns to city government. Her leadership extends to activism in her founding of her school’s anti-hate speech campaign\, Black Student Union presidency\, and as Editor-in-Chief of her student newspaper. As a creator of the Civil Discourse circles in her high school\, she aims to hold thoughtful conversations across differences to create a community where everyone is seen. In her free time\, she enjoys writing poems and music as well as playing shortstop on the softball field. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/community-conversations-reclaiming-democracy-building-belonging/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Ticketed,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BRC_conference-image_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241215T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241215T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20241112T174923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T233639Z UID:10001743-1734267600-1734274800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Weaving Identity through Generations with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and The Butterfly Effect DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Weaving Identity through Generations with Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and The Butterfly Effect\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough the lens of ancestral tapestries Weaving Identity through Generations will explore homelands and the experience of belonging. This intergenerational offering will begin with an artist’s presentation and conversation in OMCA’s James Moore Theater with Calli: Art of Xicanx Peoples featured artist Consuelo Jimenez Underwood and Chair of the Latinx Research Center at UC Berkeley\, Laura E. Pérez.  \n\n\n\nThen we will move out into our beautiful garden for a power wand making activity led by Consuelo and youth from The Butterfly Effect. The Butterfly Effect is an art and activism project led by Bay Area youth. The project started as an effort to raise awareness and inspire a permanent end to immigrant child detention.  \n\n\n\nThe power wand has roots in many cultures and is a symbol of healing\, power\, and peace. Visitors of all ages are welcomed to the garden to weave and wrap individual wands with textiles that include the names of friends\, family\, and/or ancestors to create an object that imbues distinctive and personal meaning. Please join us for this fun and inspiring day.   \n\n\n\nJames Moore Theater is Sliding Scale ($1–$30) \n\n\n\nOMCA Garden is Free and Open to the Public \n\n\n\n\nGeneral TICKETS AVAILABLE 12/3\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-weaving-identity-through-generations-with-consuelo-jimenez-underwood-and-the-butterfly-effect/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20190728173909359_COVER-1-e1731433680846.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241117T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20241010T191425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T000009Z UID:10001724-1731848400-1731855600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Celebrating Maize Through Screenprinting and Conversation with Xicanx Artists\, Melanie Cervantes & Elizabeth Blancas DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Celebrating Maize Through Screenprinting and Conversation with Xicanx Artists\, Melanie Cervantes & Elizabeth Blancas\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging event. This program will explore Indigenous Xicanx heritage and its deep connection to maize (corn). Engage with a screenprinting poster activity and informal talk with featured artist\, Melanie Cervantes & guest artist\, Elizabeth Blancas\, who will delve into the themes presented in our special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. We invite you to connect\, learn\, and celebrate with us! \n\n\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nNote: Masks required to attend this program. Masks will be available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists\n\n\n\nMelanie Cervantes (Xicanx) makes her home in San Leandro\, California where she creates visual art that is inspired by the people around her and her communities’ desire for radical social transformation. Her intention is to create a visual lexicon of resistance to multiple oppressions that will inspire curiosity\, raise consciousness and inspire solidarities among communities of struggle. Melanie’s practice includes the production of screen prints\, political posters and multimedia projects that are grounded in Third World and indigenous movements that build people’s power to transform the conditions of fragmentation\, displacement and loss of culture that result from histories of colonialism\, patriarchy\, genocide\, and exploitation. The purpose of this work is to illustrate stories of struggle\, resistance and triumph into artwork that can be put back into the hands of the communities who inspire it. \n\n\n\nElizabeth Blancas (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist working in mediums including: muralism\, ceramics\, illustration\, printmaking and florals. She utilizes art as a tool for resistance as well as a celebration of the communities she comes from and is in solidarity with. Through her practice\, she explores themes of culture\, spirituality\, healing\, justice\, sexuality\, and womanhood. Blancas holds a B.A. from UCLA in Chicanx Studies and Art History. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-celebrating-maize-through-screenprinting-and-conversation-with-xicanx-artists-melanie-cervantes-elizabeth-blancas/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/img_2415-1-e1728683085928.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241020T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240911T174739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T171148Z UID:10001717-1729429200-1729434600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Buffalo Soldiers and the Philippine American War—A Multimedia Experience DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Buffalo Soldiers and the Philippine American War—A Multimedia Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn honor of Filipino American History Month\, join us for a moving multimedia experience highlighting stories of African American soldiers and Filipinos during the Philippine–American War. Developed by John Calloway\, this artistic showcase combines live music\, Indigenous dance\, and spoken word to narrate powerful depictions of this history and the fight for freedom. The program will be emceed by Mario Nomi from the Oakland based Filipino Advocates for Justice. This program is being co-presented by Kularts and SOMA Pilipinas. \n\n\n\n\nTICKETS\n\n\n\nMember tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header images: courtesy of the artists \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-buffalo-soldiers-and-the-philippine-american-war-a-multimedia-experience/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/filipino-percussion-B52A1591-1-e1726076639316.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240915T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240809T185215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240809T230049Z UID:10001701-1726405200-1726410600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Making Music and Medicine for Health and Healing DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Making Music and Medicine for Health and Healing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin healing arts practitioner and featured artist in OMCA special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples\, Felicia Montes of Mujeres de Maíz and La Botanica del Barrio for Barrio Botanica & Beats a bilingual herbal medicine demonstration on making and using natural\, holistic and healing methods and traditions. Montes will share the custom of flor y canto or flower and song\, as she is joined by the Xicana musical group\, In Lak Ech in a ritual ceremony.  \n\n\n\nThis Spotlight Sundays program is a part of our exhibition programming for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples \n\n\n\nThis program is free and open to the public (no tickets required). \n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header images: courtesy of the artists \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-making-music-and-medicine-for-health-and-healing/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fe-at-Botanica-del-Barrio_GrandParkLA_May2024-1-1-1-e1723244250147.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240818T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240818T153000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240711T231052Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T173819Z UID:10001298-1723986000-1723995000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays | Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign Town Hall DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays | Care-Van: Get Out the Vote Campaign Town Hall\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis election year\, learn everything you need to know to make the best choices for you and your family at Care-Van’s Town Hall on Sunday\, August 18.  Envisioned by artist Autumn Breon\, Care-Van is traveling interactive artwork\, promoting civic engagement and  is inspired by the work of Bernice Robinson\, a beautician who taught Black communities to read and write in order to vote during the Civil Rights Movement.  \n\n\n\nAfter multiple stops across the U.S. the Care-Van booth will be stationed in OMCA’s Oak Street Plaza from August 7 to August 18  during which visitors are invited to anonymously record their questions about ballot measures and voter barriers. On August 18\, Care-Van and OMCA will host a public Town Hall using the comments from the booth to demystify voters’ concerns. Emceed by West Oakland artist Tahirah Rasheed and community builder Taylor Nanz from Solid Grounds\, the Town Hall will be followed by a reception with refreshments\, giveaways\, and a self-affirming postcard-writing interactive. Community care takes many forms\, we hope you will join us for this day of care-centered civic engagement.  \n\n\n\nCare–Van is presented in partnership and with support by For Freedoms\, an artist-led organization that centers art as a catalyst for creative civic engagement\, discourse\, and direct action. \n\n\n\nThis program is free and open to the public (no tickets required). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule:\n\n\n\n1–2:30 pm Town Hall in Lecture Hall \n\n\n\n2:30–3:30 pm Reception in Lillie Education Center & Postcard interactive in California Room \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/care-van-get-out-the-vote-campaign-town-hall/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Free ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AN3A8760.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240721T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240621T224127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240628T215404Z UID:10001046-1721566800-1721572200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Panel Talk and Presentation with Chicana Artists Celia H. Rodriguez\, Yreina D. Cervantez\, and Cherrie Moraga DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Panel Talk and Presentation with Chicana Artists Celia H. Rodriguez\, Yreina D. Cervantez\, and Cherrie Moraga\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis artist talk will showcase the art and practice of renowned artists Celia H. Rodriguez\, Yreina D. Cervantez\, and Cherrie Moraga featured in OMCA’s newest special exhibition\, Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. These seasoned Chicana artists will share their over forty years of public praxis\, informed by feminism and Xicanx Indigenous perspectives. We are honored to host these celebrated womxn on our OMCA stage. Please join us for this important and lively conversation. \n\n\n\nThis Spotlight Sundays program is a part of our exhibition programming for Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGENERAL TICKETS\n\n\n\nmember tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header images: courtesy of the artists \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-panel-talk-and-presentation-with-chicana-artists-celia-h-rodriguez-yreina-d-cervantez-and-cherrie-moraga/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/SS-600-x-400-px.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240616T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240616T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240515T223650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240617T230047Z UID:10000394-1718542800-1718550000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Undocumented Heart DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Undocumented Heart with Teatro Jornalero\, Peralta Hacienda\, and the Oakland Theater Project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEN ESPAÑOL\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor the closing of Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya\, Spotlight Sundays will host a unique production of Undocumented Heart developed in collaboration with Teatro Jornalero\, Peralta Hacienda\, and the Oakland Theater Project. Teatro Jornalero is an Oakland based ensemble theater group made up of day laborers that uses theater\, music\, and dialogue to educate immigrant workers about their rights. The ensemble works to humanize the immigration debate and empower their community by reflecting their stories in their own voices. This offering will be held entirely in Spanish with live English translations. It will be hosted by Azucena Rasilla\, bilingual journalist for The Oaklandside and a longtime reporter on Oakland arts\, culture and community. The production will be followed by an informal talk back with the players and production collaborators. \n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Undocumented Heart  is a part of our exhibition programming for Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformance: 1–2:30 pm \n\n\n\nTalkback: 2:30–3 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGENERAL TICKETS\n\n\n\nmember tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDomingos destacados: Corazón indocumentado\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTarifa de escala móvil\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPara el cierre de Por el pueblo: el legado y la influencia de Malaquías Montoya\, Domingos destacados presentará una producción especial de Corazón indocumentado desarrollada en colaboración con las agrupaciones Teatro Jornalero\, Peralta Hacienda y Oakland Theater Project. Teatro Jornalero es una compañía de teatro compuesta por obreros y radicada en Oakland que emplea la actuación\, la música y el diálogo para educar a trabajadores inmigrantes acerca de sus derechos. El elenco procura humanizar el debate sobre la inmigración y empoderar a la comunidad mediante la representación de los relatos de esta con sus propias voces. La propuesta se presentará completamente en español\, con traducción al inglés en vivo. La anfitriona del evento será Azucena Rasilla\, periodista bilingüe de The Oaklandside y reportera de larga data sobre las artes\, la cultura y la comunidad de Oakland. Después de la obra\, habrá una conversación casual con los artistas y los colaboradores de la producción. \n\n\n\nDomingos destacados: Corazón indocumentado forma parte de nuestro programa de exposiciones Por el pueblo: el legado y la influencia de Malaquías Montoya. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nObra de teatro de 1 pm a 2:30 pm \n\n\n\nConversación posterior de 2:30 pm a 3 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nENTRADA GENERAL\n\n\n\nMIEMBROS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Courtesy of Carla Hernandez Ramirez \n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-undocumented-heart/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Free,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Teatro_1-1536x1025-copy-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240519T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240519T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240410T214838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T001706Z UID:10000370-1716120000-1716130800@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Puri Arts & ARU Present: Ritual on the Road DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are excited to welcome Oakland based artist Dohee Lee Puri Arts (DLPA) for their Ritual on the Road series. Join us for a powerful offering in OMCA’s beautiful Garden that will center the healing rituals of Korean indigenous practices from Jeju Island\, Korea\, where Lee was born and trained. Using visual art and traditional instrumental soundscapes\, this interactive performance will be rooted in deep engagement with the Asian Diaspora immigrant refugees community represented by  Asian Refugees United (ARU) and in educational collaboration with indigenous partners around loss\, harm\, and resilience of ancestral and homelands. \n\n\n\nThis program is free and open to the public (no tickets required). \n\n\n\n\nGET Museum Admission TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSupporters\n\n\n\nPuri Arts & ARU Present: Ritual on the Road is supported by The New England Foundation for the Arts\, California Arts Council\, The Center for Cultural Power\, Kenneth Rainin Foundation\, Alliance for California Traditional Arts\, Stupski Foundation\, and East Bay Community Foundation URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-puri-arts-aru-present-ritual-on-the-road/2024-05-19/ LOCATION:OMCA Garden\, 1000 Oak Street\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Free,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023_OMCA_HealingJustice_Garden_Dohee-Lee_PhotoCredit_ChristineCueto_DSF0888-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240421T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240421T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240315T231339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T190813Z UID:10000267-1713700800-1713708000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Burn The Wagon live podcast with Juan Dominguez and Morning Star Gali on Environmental Justice DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin Juan Dominguez C’ya T’as (red hawk) and Morning Star Gali of the Pit River Tribe and founder of Indigenous Justice\, for a live recording of Burn the Wagon podcast as they dive into Climate Action Month and explore issues centering environmental justice including climate change\, Indigenous sovereignty\, and decolonization. The event will begin with a vibrant opening performance by Yuki Resistance\, a Pomo dance group from Covelo\, California and conclude with a Q+A session with the audience and a call to action resource table by Indigenous Justice. \n\n\n\nBurn The Wagon is a podcast series created by Juan Dominguez and is directed at amplifying the voices of people of color\, offering platforms to tell their own stories\, and talking about history in ways that are not talked about in history books. The podcast is here to verbally and metaphorically burn the wagon that is capitalism\, patriarchy\, and colonialism. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram Schedule:\n\n\n\n1-1:15pm Opening dance performance by Yuki Resistance \n\n\n\n1:15-2:15pm Burn the Wagon podcast broadcast  \n\n\n\n2:15-2:30pm Q+A with audience \n\n\n\n2:30-3:00pm Call to Action resource table by Indigenous Justice \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nget TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Burn the Wagon\n\n\n\nBurn The Wagon is a podcast series created by Juan Dominguez and is directed at amplifying the voices of people of color\, offering platforms to tell their own stories\, and talking about history in ways that are not talked about in history books. The podcast is here to verbally and metaphorically “burn the wagon” that is capitalism\, patriarchy\, and colonialism. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Juan Dominguez C’ya T’as (red hawk) is from the Manchester/Point Arena band of Pomo Indians in Mendocino County and is the creator of the podcast Burn the Wagon\, a series dedicated to metaphorically burning down the wagon that is Capitalism\, Patriarchy\, and Colonialism. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Morning Star Gali is a member of the Pit River Tribe located in Northeastern California. She\nserves as founder and director of Indigenous Justice. Dedicated to raising awareness and\nvisibility within the unique climate of California’s urban and rural Native communities\, Gali\ncoordinates support of Indigenous-led policies and campaigns. \nMs. Gali continues to lead large-scale actions while coordinating Native cultural\, spiritual\,\nacademic\, and political gatherings throughout California. She is deeply committed to advocating\nfor Indigenous sovereignty issues such as missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW)\nand peoples\, climate justice\, gender justice\, and sacred sites protection on behalf of the tribal\nand inter-tribal communities in which she was raised. She’s served as a volunteer and advocate\non behalf of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated Indigenous peoples in California\, working\nwith a number of Indigenous-led grassroots organizations in the Bay Area for over two decades. URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-burn-the-wagon-live-podcast-with-juan-dominguez-and-morning-star-gali-on-environmental-justice/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Conversation / Lecture,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Pomo-Dancers-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240317T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240317T131500 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240220T015928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T195847Z UID:10000252-1710676800-1710681300@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Chicana (1979) Film Screening with Talk Back Including Film Director\, Sylvia Morales and OMCA Mellon Fellow\, Gilda Posada DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis program will highlight female identified leaders of the Chicano/a Art Movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s through a contemporary lens. \n\n\n\nIt will begin with a film screening of “Chicana” (1979\, Sylvia Morales). This 22-minute film illuminates the struggles and triumphs of Chicana womxn during this era and is considered to be the first major feminist Chicana documentary. In addition to the acclaimed short\, Morales wrote and directed over thirty nationally recognized documentaries ranging from the farm worker’s struggle to the music of Los Lobos. \n\n\n\nThe film will be followed by a talk back with the director and OMCA’s Mellon Fellow\, Gilda Posada.  Posada is a Xicana cultural worker whose projects are invested in practices that challenge patriarchal and heteronormative structures. \n\n\n\nThis program is a part of our exhibition programming for Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya on view at OMCA through June 30\, 2024.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Sylvia Morales directed\, wrote\, produced and edited over 30 nationally recognized documentaries ranging from the farm worker’s struggle to the music of Los Lobos and the acclaimed short documentary CHICANA which was selected to the Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 2022. \nShe’s directed dramatic episodic programs for SHOWTIME and UNIVISION \nMs. Morales is a recipient of the Rockefeller Fellowship Award in Media Awards\, was selected to participate in the AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women\, received a Fellow from the National Endowment of the Arts and been recognized for Outstanding Contribution of Southern California Women to the Arts.  \nShe’s a graduate from the School of Film and Television at UCLA and is a Professor Emeritus from the School of Film/Television at Loyola Marymount University.  \n  \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Gilda Posada (1988) is a Xicana artist\, curator\, and art historian from Southeast Los Angeles.  Her work explores Chicanx-Indigenous feminist and queer decolonial practices through art and  visual culture. Her projects are invested in challenging and unlearning settler-colonial ideology\,  while simultaneously re-centering Indigenous thought and practice.   \nGilda received her AB from UC Davis in Chicana/o Studies and Comparative Literature. She  graduated with a dual degree from California College of the Arts in the MFA Social Practice  program and the M.A. Visual and Critical Studies program. Prior to her graduate work\, she  served as the Curator for Galería de la Raza in San Francisco\, CA. Gilda also served as Assistant  Director for Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer in Woodland\, CA\, where she assisted in  coordinating Chicana/o /x programming and in leading free silk-screen workshops for youth and  community members. Gilda is a Ph.D. candidate in History of Art at Cornell University\, where  she is completing her dissertation “Reigniting the Sacred Fire: An Analysis of Chicana Indigenous and Queer Chicanx Art\,” that articulates how Chicana/o/x artists have used  materiality\, print mediums\, and visual culture as a method to re-connect to their Indigenous  knowledges\, ceremonies\, creation stories\, and medicines. Currently\, Gilda is the Andrew W.  Mellon Curatorial Fellow at the Oakland Museum of California where she is curating an  exhibition set to open June 2024.  URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-chicana-1979-film-screening-with-talk-back-including-film-director-sylvia-morales-and-omca-mellon-fellow-gilda-posada/ LOCATION:OMCA campus CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Conversation / Lecture,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Chicana4-FILM-STILL-1-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240218T133000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20240123T015340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240130T001028Z UID:10000240-1708257600-1708263000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: A Talk with Know Your Rights Camp DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for a discussion led by advocacy leaders of Know Your Rights Camp\, an organization dedicated to advancing the liberation and wellbeing of Black and Brown communities through knowing your rights across the varied sectors of education\, health\, technology\, and the legal system. \n\n\n\nThrough presentations and a panel talk\, speakers will engage in critical dialogue about these themes and impart essential tools\, knowledge and self-empowerment strategies for audiences to gain a deeper understanding of civil resources and rights across multiple facets of society. \n\n\n\nPanelists will include representatives from Know Your Rights Camp\, including Nicole Martin\, Attorney and Legal Program Director of the Autopsy Initiative\,  a Know Your Rights Initiative\, and Dr. Roger A. Mitchell\, Jr. MD FCAP\, Forensic Pathologist Coordinator of the Autopsy Initiative and Kyron Loggins\, Development Associate at The Hidden Genius Project\, an Oakland-based organization that has led workshops at previous camps focused on technology and social change. The conversation will be moderated by Dania Jordan\, Associate Curator of History at the Oakland Museum of California. \n\n\n\nAfter the panel\, there will be Call to Action tables with additional resources to learn more. \n\n\n\nA Talk with Know Your Rights Camp is a part of our exhibition programming for OMCA’s Gallery of California History. \n\n\n\nMember tickets are available now. General tickets will be available on January 31.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\nGet TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Nicole Martin\n \n \n\nNicole Martin is an attorney and received her Juris Doctorate from Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and my Masters of Laws in Intellectual Property from American University Washington College of Law. She serves as the Legal Program Director for the Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative. She has shown a demonstrated interest and passion for social justice and civil rights. While working for the Autopsy Initiative\, Nicole assists family members\, who have lost their loved ones due to an in-custody death\, in obtaining free secondary autopsy services.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Dania Jordan\n \n \n\nDania Jordan is Associate Curator of History at the Oakland Museum of California. Dania has worked in cultural resource management\, and by training\, she is a historical archaeologist. She holds a B.A in anthropology and sociology from the University of Nevada\, Reno\, and a M.A in historical archaeology from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a concentration in Indigenous archaeology\, African American archaeology\, and the African Diaspora. Prior to joining the Oakland Museum of California\, Dania worked for the National Park Service’s Northeast Museum Services Center as a museum technician where she managed numerous projects and collections\, led community collaborations on interpretations of park sites\, and supervised a team of interns and peers to achieve the program’s goals.\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Roger A. Mitchell\, Jr. MD FCAP\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Mitchell is board certified in Anatomic and Forensic Pathology by the American Board of Pathology and is a tenured Professor of Pathology at Howard University College of Medicine. Among many other titles Dr. Mitchell is also the Pathology Coordinator for Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp Autopsy Initiative\, where they perform second hand autopsies for those who have died in custody. He has performed over 2000 forensic autopsy examinations and has testified as an expert witness in over 65 cases. His expertise on Death in Custody has recently been highlighted nationally on “Dateline with Lester Holt” and “Meet the Press with Chuck Todd.” He has recently co-authored the book\, Death in Custody: How America Ignores the Truth and What We Can Do About It. Dr. Mitchell has lectured all over the world including in Africa\, Asia\, The Caribbean\, Egypt\, Bangladesh\, India\, Rwanda\, Zambia\, Barbados\, and Belize.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Kyron Loggins\n \n \n\nKyron Loggins is a Development Associate and alum at The Hidden Genius Project and has presented at former Know Your Rights Camps. Kyron was a featured speaker at AfroTech 2019\, CSTA 2022\, CUBE 2022\, etc. They are also a Social Media Manager with experience managing and creating content for Instagram\, Twitter\, LinkedIn\, Facebook\, and TikTok pages for businesses and non-profit sectors. URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-a-talk-with-know-your-rights-camp/ LOCATION:OMCA Lecture Hall\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Conversation / Lecture,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Camp-Pic-2-1-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240121T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20231215T214125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240627T174932Z UID:10000207-1705838400-1705842000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Exploring Intergenerational Chicanx Dialogue around Art and Practice DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for an open forum discussion where artists from OMCA’s latest special exhibition\, Por el Pueblo\, along with other community members come together to unpack issues around intergenerationality in Chicanx art and practice. \n\n\n\nThe panelists will include Malaquías Montoya along with Por el Pueblo artists Elyse Doyle-Martinez\, Israel Campos and Juan Fuentes. The conversation will be moderated by the Director of the Mission Cultural Center\, Martina Ayala. \n\n\n\nThere will be a call-to-action table with resources and a representative from the organization Brown Issues. Through civic engagement and narrative change\, Brown Issues fosters youth in becoming change agents by advocating for healing processes and the mobilization of the next generation of Brown leaders. \n\n\n\nThis program is a part of our exhibition programming for Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya on view at OMCA through June 30\, 2024.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Elyse Doyle-Martinez \n \n Elyse Doyle-Martinez is an Artist\, Educator\, and Brown Issues Advisor from Woodland\, CA. After graduating from California State University\, Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Gender and Women’s Studies with a focus on Chicano Studies; Elyse moved back to Woodland and found a place in education and youth advocacy. She started participating at TANA (Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer) in 2017 to learn the silkscreen process and build community with other Chicanx artists. Since then\, she has worked at Cesar Chavez Community School\, the Yolo County Juvenile Hall\, and at Cache Creek High School. She works on campuses with system-impacted youth to creatively cultivate the next generation of Brown leaders through Healing\, Civic Engagement\, and Narrative Change. She uses the creative process as a whole to empower young people\, strengthen them as individuals\, and develop communities.  \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Israel Campos\n \n Israel graduated with a bachelors from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2011 and acquired an MFA from the University of Wisconsin‐Madison in 2015. His work is in the permanent collections of the Kohler Art Library\, the UCSC Digital Art Research Center\, the Zuckerman Museum of Art\, and the Oregon College of Art and Craft. He has exhibited in venues across the country\, including the ArtHelix Gallery in New York City\, the Ronna and Eric Hoffman Gallery of Contemporary Art in Portland and is an active member of the Vox Pop printmaking artist collective and the California Society of Printmakers. He also runs and operates Chayote Press. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Juan Fuentes\n \n Born in Artesia\, New Mexico Juan R. Fuentes’s was been awarded with an Honorary Membership to the California Society of Printmaker’s for his contribution to the world of printmaking. He has exhibited Nationally and Internationally and is in the permanent collections of the Mexican Museum\, San Francisco\, the National Museum of American Art\, Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.\, the Library of Congress\, Washington D.C.\, the Center for the Study of Political Graphics\, Los Angeles\, Legion of Honor\, San Francisco. As well has a personal archive dedicated to his work at the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives\, University of Santa Barbara. His studio\, Pajaro Editions is part of Consejo Grafico\, a national collective of Latino print studios.   \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Malaquías Montoya\n \n A UC Davis Professor Emeritus\, Malaquias Montoya is credited by historians as one of the founders of the social serigraphy movement in the San Francisco Bay Area in the mid-1960s. He has lectured and taught at numerous colleges and universities including Stanford\, UC Berkeley\, the California College of Art\, the University of Notre Dame\, and the University of Texas\, San Antonio. Montoya’s unique visual expression is an art of protest\, depicting the resistance and strength of humanity in the face of injustice and the necessity to unite behind that struggle. Montoya is co-founder of Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer\, a community-based art center in Woodland\, where he continues to teach. In 2011\, the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center published a full-length monograph about Montoya and his work. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. Martina Ayala\n \n Dr. Martina Ayala is a curator\, educator\, filmmaker\, and visionary leader. For over 35 years\, she has curated art exhibits\, produced concerts and cultural events\, and led innovative programs\, schools\, and organizations serving inter-generational multicultural communities. As a scholar and activist with a Doctorate in International and Multicultural Education from the University of San Francisco\, her life’s work has focused on Chicano cinema\, community\, literacy\, and spirituality. She is currently committed to preserving\, developing\, and promoting Latin American and Chicano(a) art history\, specifically protecting the print poster archives created by Latinx artists at Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts (MCCLA) over the past 46 years. As a transformative leader and coach\, she supports folks seeking to understand their purpose and truth. Earlier this year\, Dr. Ayala became the Executive Director of the MCCLA. \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeader image: Drucella Miranda\, Intergenerational Moments\, 2022. Photograph. Courtesy of Elyse Doyle-Martinez. URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-exploring-intergenerational-chicanx-dialogue/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Conversation / Lecture,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/header-OMCA-30-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231217T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231217T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20231110T231643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T235557Z UID:10000198-1702814400-1702821600@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Holiday Marketplace and Collage-Fest DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLower Level – Marketplace\, Lillie Education Center; Collage activity\, California Room \n\n\n\nUsher in the winter holidays and join us for a festive marketplace to shop for artwork produced by Into The Brightness artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth\, and the NIAD Art Center. Artists will showcase and sell a large offering of original artwork\, making it a wonderful opportunity to find unique and meaningful gifts for your loved ones this holiday season. Artist vendors include Isaiah Jackson\, Jean McElvane\, Dorian Reid\, Karen Ridge\, Yukari Sakura\, Isaac Haney-Owens\, and more. \n\n\n\nWe also invite you to get hands-on with a delightful winter collage activity that uses recycled  materials. This program has free admission\, and all ages and skill levels are welcome.  \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to see our Special Exhibitions while you’re at OMCA\, you can purchase advance tickets below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMORE\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaren Ridge\, artist at Creative Growth\n\n\n\nJane Mc Elvane\, artist at NIAD\n\n\n\nIsaiah Jackson\, artist at Creative Growth\n\n\n\nDorian Reed\, artist at NIAD URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-holiday-marketplace/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Shop,Family,Free,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/header-OMCA-30-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231119T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231119T101500 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20231010T211928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231114T211115Z UID:10000187-1700384400-1700388900@museumca.org SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Film screening of Misty Copeland’s Flower with Dance Performance and Panel Talk DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n \n\n Your browser does not support the video tag.\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \nSpotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a live dance performance\, film screening and discussion about the power of arts in solving housing insecurity. This multi-disciplinary program begins with a solo performance by Babatunji Johnson\, the dancer/actor featured in the film Flower\, followed by a screening of the film\, produced by and starring world-renowned ballerina and trailblazer Misty Copeland. \n\n\n\nFlower is a powerful story told through dance and movement\, with a mission to bring critical attention to the housing crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area. \n\n\n\nThe event concludes with an inspiring conversation between Flower Director Laura Finerman\, Babtunji Johnson and local filmmaker and journalist Caron Creighton\, who is currently directing a documentary about Oakland’s largest homeless encampment. The discussion will delve into issues of housing insecurity\, art as a vehicle for change\, and housing advocacy programs that center dignity and human rights. The conversation will be moderated by Natalie Orenstein. Natalie covers housing and homelessness for Oaklandside. \n\n\n\nJoin us for no-host Sunday brunch in OMCA’s Town Fare after the program. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGET TICKETS\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore on the film\n\n\n\nThe film project marks the first independently produced endeavor by Copeland and writer-producer Leyla Fayyaz. “Flower represents the evolution of all my work as a performer\, storyteller and activist\,” Copeland said in a statement announcing the project. “As someone whose family experienced the instability of not always having a safe place to call home as a child\, the issues of homelessness and not having access to basic life needs have always been important to me. I want to tell stories of the human condition through music and dance in a way that can inspire people wherever they are.”  \n\n\n\nFlower was directed by Lauren Finerman and features original choreography by Alonzo King. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-film-screening-of-misty-copelands-flower-with-dance-performance-and-panel-talk/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Film screening,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture,Live performance,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/header-OMCA-25.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231015T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20230911T212128Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230912T133745Z UID:10000173-1697367600-1697380200@museumca.org SUMMARY:Political Posters: A Live Demonstration and Conversation with Malaquías Montoya  DESCRIPTION:Spotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPolitical Posters: A Live Demonstration and Conversation with Malaquías Montoya\n\n\n\nThis event is part of the monthly Spotlight Sundays Series and has two sessions: 12—1:30 pm and 2—3:30 pm \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLearn about silkscreen printing with community artist and Chicano activist Malaquías Montoya and Jose Arenas of TANA (Taller Arte del Nuevo Amanecer at University of California\, Davis). \n\n\n\nUsing storytelling\, and a live screen printing demonstration by the artist\, Montoya will share about his own artistic journey and practice. He will offer critical reflections on the key role posters play in defining Chicano identities and shaping historical and contemporary social-political movements in California and beyond. \n\n\n\nThis program is a part of our exhibition programming for Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya on view at OMCA from October 6\, 2023 through June 30\, 2024. This program is designed for adults; there is limited capacity and tickets are required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\nGeneral Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHeader image: Drucella Miranda\, Intergenerational Moments\, 2022. Photograph. Courtesy of Elyse Doyle-Martinez. URL:https://museumca.org/event/political-poster/ LOCATION:OMCA Learning Center\, 1000 Oak\, Oakland\, California\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Workshop,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture,Live performance,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Screenshot-2023-09-11-at-2.06.56-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230917T143000 DTSTAMP:20260526T025136 CREATED:20230810T190009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T211347Z UID:10000150-1694952000-1694961000@museumca.org SUMMARY:Vibrations of Awesomeness: Films & Fashion  DESCRIPTION:Spotlight Sundays: Rituals of Care Celebration with Artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong\, Cut Fruit Collective\, and Teaphile\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin this playful\, colorful\, and lively pair of events celebrating films and fashion created by the superstar artists of our wildly popular current exhibition\, Into the Brightness: Artists from Creativity Explored\, Creative Growth & NIAD. \n\n\n\nFilms showcasing vibrant textiles and wearable art from artists featured in the exhibition kick off the afternoon. Next up will be a live exhibition of fashions modeled by more than two dozen artists from these studios in an informal\, salon-style presentation with music and fun! This program is part of OMCA’s Spotlight Sundays series that presents innovative and engaging programs the third Sunday of each month. \n\n\n\n\nMEMBER TICKETS\n\n\n\nGeneral Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n1–2 pm – Film screenings\, James Moore Theater (ticket required) \n\n\n\n2:15–3:30 pm – Artists model their own fashion\, OMCA Garden (free admission) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtists Wearing Fashions\n\n\n\nJoseph Omolayole\, Joseph “JayD” Green\, Kevin Roach\, Donna Osborn\, Camille Holvoet\, Katherine Finn-Gamino\, Samedi Djeimguero\, Ade Lewis\, Deatra Colbert\, Christian Vassel\, Raven Harper\, Heather Hamann\, Dorian Reid\, Elizabeth Rangel\, Rosena Finister\, Casey Byrnes\, Jorge Gomez\, Natascha Haehlen\, Nicole Storm\, Christine Szeto\, Lulu Sotelo\, Peter Salsman\, Lynn Pisco\, Carol Fullen\, Dinah Shapiro\, James Freid\, Mayra Gonzalez\, Malia Ramsey\, Theresa Lambert\, Diana Lo\, Tanisha Warren\, and Larry Randolph. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events URL:https://museumca.org/event/vibrations-of-awesomeness/ LOCATION:James Moore Theater and OMCA Garden CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Film screening,Ticketed,Free,Live performance,Members ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://museumca.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/header-OMCA-12.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR