OMCA Announces Public Programs and Events for 三月 2024
Oakland Museum of California Announces Public Programs and Events in 三月 including the final stretch inaugural 星期四 After Hours at OMCA programing, a screening of Chicana (1979) and discussion with director Sylvia Morales, a collaboration with Edutainment for Equity and the City of Oakland to host Exhibit A: A Townhall on Anti-Blackness in Oakland, and a Special Edition of Gallery Chats with Por El Pueblo artist, Arely Hernández. The full calendar may be seen below with details at www.museumca.org.
星期四 After Hours at OMCA
Every 星期四 through 三月 | 5—8 pm
Oakland Museum of California presents 星期四 After Hours at OMCA – a weekly night out at the Museum rich with cocktails, culture, and community. Visitors are invited to mingle at Town Fare Cafe by Chef Michele McQueen and enjoy drinks and light bites against a backdrop of music, or explore the galleries which come alive at night with a mix of pop-up performances, chats, live drawings, and more– just for adults!
星期四 After Hours programming is included in the cost of General Admission for Museum Guests and free for Museum Members. Visitors do not require a ticket to enter Town Fare. 三月 is the final opportunity for visitors to bring a friend for free by taking advantage of our limited time 2 for 1 Museum ticket deal every 星期四, 5—8 pm throughout the remainder for the inaugural season of 星期四 After Hours. For online purchases use checkout code “Thursdates” to receive the 2 for 1 deal. For more information, please visit our website at museumca.org.
星期四, 三月 7 | 5-8 pm
Reclamation Through Musical Expression: Banjo Tradition & Afro-Futures from West Africa to Oakland with Hannah Mayree and Special Guest Chef takeover in Town Fare Café.
Liven up your 星期四 night with a rooted and participatory performance by Hanna Mayree (they/them). A member of the Black Banjo Reclamation Project, Hannah shares original and traditional banjo compositions as well as harmonies through acoustic live vocal looping. Their art is a reminder of the power found in our relationship to the earth, music, and community, and is an invitation to listen, learn, and sing together through various musical landscapes.
The Gallery of California Natural Sciences will come alive with a can’t-miss pop-up performance. In between performance sessions stroll through OMCA’s award-winning galleries or stop by Town Fare for delicious bites.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
星期四, 三月 14 | 5-8 pm
Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats with Margaret Yee
Don’t miss live sketching in the Gallery of California History, delicious bites and beverages by a Guest Chef Takeover in Town Fare, and Gallery Chats with Margaret Yee.
Bring your sketch pads and appetites to another 星期四 After Hours at OMCA. Mix and mingle over delightful cocktails prepared in OMCA’s Town Fare Café. After bites and beverages, head over to the Gallery of California History for live drawing sessions hosted by Sketchboard.
All skill levels, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for you to use, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. Models representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the galleries for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will be in galleries, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches), pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. Please note that some models may be nude while others may be partially clothed.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
星期四, 三月 21 | 5-8 pm
Opera at OMCA with Claire Gendler
Don’t miss a pop-up performance in the Gallery of California Natural Sciences by soprano Claire Gendler, as she performs selected classical pieces by composers such as Mozart, Schubert, Finzi, Fauré, and Britten.
The Gallery of California Natural Sciences will come alive with a can’t-miss pop-up performance. In between performance sessions, stroll through OMCA’s award-winning galleries or stop by Town Fare for refreshing food and drinks.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
星期四, 三月 28 | 5-8 pm
Sketchboard Live Drawing and Gallery Chats with Nancy Taylor
Don’t miss the final night of 星期四 After Hours at OMCA for the season! Engage in live sketching in the Gallery of California Art paired with innovative bites and beverages by Special Guest Chef Takeover in Town Fare and Gallery Chats with Nancy Taylor!
Pack your sketch pads and appetites! Delight in OMCA’s cafe, Town Fare by Chef Michele McQueen that will be featuring bites and beverages by a special Guest Chef, and then head over to the Gallery of California Art for a live drawing session hosted by Sketchboard.
All skill levels are welcome, including those who have never drawn before and want to try drawing. Art supplies and clipboards will be available for you to use, and your artwork will be yours to take home or exchange with others. Models representing the diversity of the Bay Area will be posing in the galleries for times ranging from 2 to 20 minutes. Since drawing will be in galleries, please be mindful of the space and bring only the following media from home: sketchbooks (max size 9×12 inches), pre-sharpened enclosed graphite or charcoal pencils. Please note that some models may be nude while others may be partially clothed.
Gallery programming is included with the price of general Museum admission for guests, and totally free for Museum Members. Town Fare Café will be open to visitors until 8 pm.
TicketsThursday After Hours programming is included with the cost of General Admission for Museum Guests and Free for Museum Members. Visitors do not require a ticket to enter Town Fare. Visit our website to book tickets in advance.
Exhibit A: A Townhall on Anti-Blackness in Oakland
星期四, 三月 14, 2024 | 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm | James Moore Theater
Tickets are free of charge but required for admission. More information and tickets can be found on OMCA’s website.
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) partners with Edutainment for Equity and the City of Oakland Department of Race and Equity to host Exhibit A: A Townhall on Anti-Blackness in Oakland, an interactive data experience on anti-Blackness in the city of Oakland. Exhibit A employs the power of statistics and data visualization, and casts the city of Oakland into the future to give a glimpse of what continued anti-Black models can bring and what futures are possible if such anti-Black structures are resisted.
Exhibit A builds off of the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois’ prolific statistical work by using interactive data visualizations created by Oakland based artists to illustrate trajectories impacted by both pro and anti-Black futures. Exhibit A is supported by participating policy makers and city workers from critical sectors including leaders from the Department of Race and Equity and is an expression of Oakland’s community. Between digital interfaces, augmented reality experiences, and interactive workshops designed to spark conversation and critical engagement, this experience is one meant to be amplified. Participants are enlisted to engage their own friends through social media by sharing images of the art and their response to it, and offering visions and forecasts for the future of Oakland. The community dialogue will be moderated by journalist and host of Hard Knock Radio DJ Davey D and educator, community leader, and Exhibit A co-producer, Hodari Davis. Interspersed between dialogue will be musical stylings and performances by CEO and founder of Edutainment for Equity and Exhibit A co-producer, Candice Wicks-Davis (also known as Mama Candice), and several Oakland favorites.
Spotlight Sundays: : Chicana (1979) Film Screening with Talk Back Including Film Director, Sylvia Morales and OMCA Mellon Fellow, Gilda Posada
星期日, 三月 17, 2024 | 1—2:15 pm | James Moore Theater
This event is sliding scale ($1—$30) visit museumca.org for more information.
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) uses this Women’s History Month as an opportunity to highlight women identified leaders of the Chicano/a Art Movement of the 1960’s and 1970’s through a contemporary lens. OMCA will host a screening Chicana (1979) and a conversation with director 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. The 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.
This program is a part of our exhibition programming for Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya on view at OMCA through 6月 30, 2024.
Gallery Chats at OMCA
Gallery Chats ~
Saturdays, 1—3 pm | OMCA Great Hall and Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences
Member Gallery Chats ~
Second Saturdays, 12— 1 pm | OMCA Great Hall Only
Gallery Chats at OMCA takes an informal approach to the traditional museum tour. Visitors are invited to chat, ask questions, and connect in the galleries with our OMCA facilitators who combine content knowledge with lived experience to encourage meaningful dialogue and fresh interpretations of our Special Exhibitions and Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences.
Weekly Gallery Chats take place in our Special Exhibitions and our Galleries of California Art, History, and Natural Sciences every 星期六 from 1 to 3 pm and are included with Museum and Special Exhibition admission. No reservation necessary.
OMCA Members have access to special Member Gallery Chats every second 星期六 of the month from noon to 1 pm.
Special Edition of Gallery Chats: In-Gallery Writing & Reflection Workshop with Arely Hernández
星期六, 三月 16, 2024 | 1—2 pm | Great Hall
A Special Exhibition ticket is required to attend this event. Tickets are limited and can be purchased on our website.
OMCA invites guests to a special edition of Gallery Chats led by Bay Area multimedia artist, Arely Hernández, whose artwork is on view in OMCA’s current special exhibition Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya. Hernández will lead visitors in a guided writing experience focused on the exhibition’s themes. Paper and pencils will be provided.
Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya centers around the living impact of Chicano artist, Malaquías Montoya, whose legacy as a public-serving artist, activist, and community leader serves as inspiration for younger generations within the Chicano community and beyond.
OMCA Architecture Walk and Talk
First 星期日 of each month at 1 pm
Walk through OMCA’s landmark building and gardens with members of the Council on Architecture, and learn about the history, design, and evolution of this award-winning structure with guides who are passionate about OMCA and Oakland.
No reservations or tickets are required. Walk and Talk begins near the Mid Level ticketing desk and lasts approximately one hour.
If you’d like to visit OMCA’s Galleries or Special Exhibitions, please purchase a ticket online in advance or at the ticketing desk on the day of your visit.
Currently On View
Por el Pueblo: The Legacy and Influence of Malaquías Montoya
大厅
探索奇卡诺艺术家马拉基亚斯-蒙托亚（Malaquías Montoya）的生活影响，他作为公共服务艺术家、活动家和社区领袖的遗产激励着奇卡诺社区内外的年轻一代。蒙托亚的海报、平面印刷品和壁画突出了政治和社会正义问题，在近五十年的时间里帮助确定了奇卡诺人的身份。
马拉基亚斯-蒙托亚的活动根基和社区纽带可以追溯到他作为一个农民工家庭的儿子的童年，以及他与家庭长辈、教师、艺术家等的亲密关系。Por el Pueblo：马拉基亚斯-蒙托亚的遗产和影响 》邀请参观者思考蒙托亚深入合作的艺术创作过程、对社区的关注以及跨代参与。
本次展览将通过照片、历史和家族简历、艺术家的早期作品以及受蒙托亚影响的多代艺术家（包括胡里奥-萨尔加多、伊莉丝-多伊尔-马丁内斯、莱斯利-洛佩斯、伊斯雷尔-坎波斯和阿雷利-埃尔南德斯）的当代艺术作品，探讨成为长者的意义。展出时间：2023 年 10 月 6 日至 2024 年 6 月 30 日。
OMCA儿童：自然游乐空间
加州自然科学画廊
在新设立的 "OMCA 儿童：自然游戏空间"（OMCA Kids: Nature Playspace）里，小学员们可以尽情释放他们的好奇心和想象力。该游乐空间位于加州自然科学画廊内，主要针对 2 至 5 岁儿童及其家人和看护人的独特需求。
游戏对每个孩子的健康发展至关重要，游戏室为每个人提供了一些东西--从建筑材料和以自然为主题的拼图到激发创造力、好奇心和快乐的实践活动。我们最年轻的博物馆参观者还可以发现那些在奥克兰的溪流、山丘和后院安家的动物。这个游戏空间为家庭提供了一个有趣、安全的游戏场所，并与其他家庭建立社区。
只要有18岁以上的成年人陪同，12岁及以下的游客可以免费进入OMCA参观。
About The Oakland Museum of California
加州奥克兰博物馆（OMCA）讲述了构成加州的许多故事，为人们之间更多的联系、信任和理解创造了空间和背景。通过其包容性的展览、公共项目、教育举措和文化活动，奥克兰博物馆将加州人聚集在一起，并激发对我们州的艺术、历史和自然环境对我们自己和彼此的启示的进一步理解。OMCA拥有超过190万件物品，将其多学科的艺术、历史和自然科学藏品与第一人称的叙述和通常不为人知的加利福尼亚的叙述结合起来，所有这些都在其11万平方英尺的画廊空间和7英亩的校园内。博物馆是湾区的一个领先的文化机构，也是研究和了解加州动态文化和环境遗产的资源，供来自该地区、该州和世界各地的游客参观。
游客信息
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) is at 1000 Oak Street, at 10th Street, in Oakland. Museum admission is $19 general; $16 seniors and students with valid ID, $12 youth ages 13 to 17, and free for Members and children 12 and under. There is a $6 charge in addition to general admission pricing for special exhibitions in the Great Hall. OMCA offers onsite underground parking and is conveniently located one block from the Lake Merritt BART station, on the corner of 10th Street and Oak Street. An accessibility ramp is located at the 1000 Oak Street main entrance to the Museum.