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  • Community Conversations: Reclaiming Democracy, Building Belonging

    James Moore Theater

    OMCA’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.

    The 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 along with a diverse set of other visionary community organizers and youth leaders. The panel will be moderated by Ashley Gallegos who leads the Places of Belonging work at OBI.

    $1 – $30

  • Thursday After Hours at OMCA with Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing

    OMCA campus

    Bring your sketch pads and appetites to kick off the second season of Thursday After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over music by DJ Mark DiVita and delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California History for uninstructed live figure drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard Co.

    Admission ticket required

  • Thursday After Hours at OMCA with Lyla June

    OMCA campus

    This Thursday, the Great Hall—home to OMCA’s current special exhibition Born of the Bear Dance: Dugan Aguilar’s Photographs of Native California—will come alive with can’t-miss pop-up performances by Lyla June. With her soulful, textured, and multi-genre sound, Lyla June’s music powerfully amplifies the voices of Indigenous Peoples while inspiring audiences of all walks of life to forge a deeper connection to themselves and the earth. In between her captivating performances, guests can explore OMCA’s award-winning galleries or relax at Town Fare Café with delicious bites, beverages, and music by DJ Mark DiVita.

    Admission ticket required

  • First Sundays

    First Sundays

    Every first Sunday of the month, General Admission to OMCA’s Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences is free and tickets to Special Exhibitions in our Great Hall are offered at a discounted price of $6.

    Free

  • Thursday After Hours at OMCA with Sketchboard Co. Live Figure Drawing

    OMCA campus

    Bring your sketch pads and appetites to another Thursday After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over music by DJ Mark DiVita and delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California History for uninstructed live figure drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard Co.

    Admission ticket required

  • 24th Annual Lunar New Year at OMCA: Year of the Snake

    OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    Gather with us at OMCA for our 24th Annual Lunar New Year Celebration. Celebrate and honor Lunar New Year traditions through family-friendly storytelling, performances, activities, and more. Come together to uplift AAPI communities and explore the shared connections between Asian cultures of the Bay Area.

    $10

  • Gallery Chats Special Guests: Artist, Chelsea Ryoko Wong and OMCA Senior Curator of Art, Carin Adams

    OMCA Great Hall 1000 Oak, Oakland, California

    In honor of OMCA’s 24th annual Lunar New Year celebration, please join us for a very special edition of Gallery Chats led by Bay Area artist Chelsea Ryoko Wong and OMCA Senior Curator of Art, Carin Adams. As OMCA’s 2024 Harker Artist-in-Residence, Wong will share about the inspiration and process for developing her exciting new installation in the Gallery of California Art, Ancestral Visions. 

    Admission ticket required