| NOV 9 |
In Conversation: Lynn Hershman Leeson and Moira Roth
Fall Lecture Series
Saturday, November 9, 4pm
Lynn Hershman Leeson uses art and technology to engage the viewer in considering women's roles in conversation with critic, historian, and writer Moira Roth. Issues of identity, truth and fiction, and development of character provide fertile ground for a dynamic exchange between artist and historian/writer. Q & A and light refreshments to follow.
Shown right: Lynn Hershman
Deep Contact, 1984-89, Installation with Microtouch monitor, interactive video, screen, DVD
All CONVERSATIONS are free for members, $10 general admission.
Reservations are appreciated, please contact amanda [at] berkeleyartcenter.org or call 510.644.6893
Join as a member today (just $45!) and receive priority seating for the first conversation with a special gift, plus the opportunity to attend the rest of the Fall and Spring lecture series' free of charge, as well as all the other benefits of membership. Click here to join!
| OCT 26 | Free event |
Saturday, October 26, 4pm
Artists in the exhibition, New Media Combinations, will discuss their work in the context of the exhibition’s thematic framework, and offer observations into their own artistic practice and process.
| OCT 17 |
An Evening with Squeak
Fundraiser for Berkeley Art Center
Thursday, October 17, 6pm
Internationally acclaimed artist Squeak Carnwath with her architect husband Gary Knecht are graciously hosting this very special event and fundraiser for Berkeley Art Center in their impressive studio and home complex in the Egg House near Oakland Chinatown. The evening will start with a personal tour of Squeak Carnwath's studio, followed by a delicious signature dinner catered by Tom McKinley. Squeak will talk informally about her work in a salon-style discussion over desert.
Tickets are $175 per person, $150 per person for donor-level and above members
All proceeds benefit BAC and the price of the ticket is tax deductible up to $100.
Space is limited to no more than 30 guests, so please reserve your seats early!
Please call 510-644-6893 or email amanda [at] berkeleyartcenter.org to purchase tickets
| SEP 21 |
In Conversation: Rupert Garcia and John Zarobell
Fall Lecture Series
Saturday, September 21, 4pm
Our new Fall lecture series features noted artists and curators In Conversation. In conjunction with New Media Combinations, artist Rupert Garcia speaks with professor John Zarobell about art, process and the Bay Area's contemporary creative climate. Join us for an afternoon of rare insights and stimulating creative dialogue!
Shown Above: Rupert Garcia
Tsunami (triptych), 2011,
woodcut with acrylic.
25.5 x 23 in. each, edition of 16.
Magnolia Editions
All CONVERSATIONS are free for members, $10 general admission.
Reservations are appreciated, please contact amanda [at] berkeleyartcenter.org or call 510.644.6893
Join as a member today (just $45!) and receive priority seating for the first conversation with a special gift, plus the opportunity to attend the rest of the Fall and Spring lecture series' free of charge, as well as all the other benefits of membership. Click here to join!
| AUG 17 |
Tour of Headquarters Studio + Gallery and the private collection of Alan Selsor
Saturday, August 17, 10-1pm
A special event for members! Donor level members attend FREE of charge.
We'll meet two members of the Berkeley visual art community, and hope you will join us for lunch afterwards. Lisa O'Reilly is founder and director of Headquarters Studio and Gallery, a community arts center built upon collaboration and art as social practice. Lisa is a recent graduate of UC Berkeley's master's program in visual studies who shares her personal storefront studio to support and showcase the work of dozens of local, national, and international artists.
Alan Selsor is an art dealer and consultant with a focus on Bay Area artists of the 20th century. He is also a passionate collector of works on paper, largely but not exclusively from our region. For our visit, he will display seldom-seen works from the 1930s through 1950s by several Berkeley artists including John Haley, Erle Loran, Glenn Wessels, and Karl Kasten.
Admission*: Donor-level members: FREE, basic/artist level members: $20 per person. Become a member or renew your membership to be able to participate in this exciting event! To RSVP, please contact amanda [at] berkeleyartcenter.org or call 510.644.6893
*Please Note: Transportation is not provided. A no-host lunch TBD will follow the visits.
Exterior (top) and interior (above) of Headquarters Studio + Gallery
| JUL 27 |
Artist Performance and Informal Artist Mixer
Saturday, July 27, 2-3pm
Berkeley Art Center will host a 2pm performance by RISK artist Alex Nichols in conjunction with the exhibition. Following the performance will be an informal mixer where visitors can meet some of the artists in this provocative, 34-person regional exhibition of cutting-edge contemporary work. Light refreshments will be served.
Admission is free, donations appreciated.
Alex Nichols,Tilt, 2013, archival pigment print
| JUL 27 |
Berkeley Art Walk and Neighborhood Tour
Saturday, July 27, 10-12pm
Join us for a fun and eye-opening walking tour with art enthusiast and Berkeley Path Wanderer Colleen Neff. Discover and learn about the eclectic and sometimes hidden outdoor-art that makes our neighborhood unique! We will start with a tour of RISK at 10am and embark from Berkeley Art Center. This is a family-friendly and admission-free event!
Photograph by Colleen Neff
| JUN 8 |
SPRING FUNDRAISER!
Ann Hamilton’s Tower at the Oliver Ranch
Saturday, June 8, 2-6pm
Click here for the flyer with all the event details and a mail-in form for reservations »
Berkeley Art Center is pleased to be the recipient of the exclusive June 8 performance of Cielo Vertical Arts in the Tower designed by internationally acclaimed artist Ann Hamilton at the Oliver Ranch in Geyserville, CA. This unforgettable experience will bring a limited number of guests to the private grounds of the Tower, a unique acoustic environment and a new type of performance space defined by two staircases built in a double-helix form. The Oliver Ranch is a world-renowned sculpture ranch owned by collector and developer Steven Oliver and his wife Nancy. Located in the heart of Sonoma County, 70 miles north of San Francisco, and known for its wineries and scenic pleasures, the Oliver Ranch is home to 18 remarkable site-specific installations that can be experienced by reservation or invitation only. Click here for more information on the Tower and Oliver Ranch. Join our board members, including Josh Oliver, Steven Oliver’s son, for this special summer outing and performance! Space is limited.
Reserve your spot today!
For inquiries and/or to make a reservation, please call Berkeley Art Center at 510.644.6893 or e-mail suzanne [at] berkeleyartcenter.org or amanda [at] berkeleyartcenter.org.
Click here for the flyer with all the event details and a mail-in form for reservations »
| MAY 18 | $10 general admission/contribution; Free to Berkeley Art Center artist-level members |
Artists Panel Presentation Origins: Elemental Forms in Contemporary Sculpture
Saturday, May 18, 4pm
Artists in the exhibition, Origins, will discuss their work in the context of the exhibition’s thematic framework, and offer insights into their own artistic practice and process. The panel will be moderated by the exhibition’s co-curator, artist Ann Weber.
$10 general admission, free for BAC members and students. RSVPs are strongly encouraged by calling 510.644.6893 or e-mail annw [at] berkeleyartcenter.org
| MAY 4 | $10 general admission/contribution; Free to Berkeley Art Center artist-level members |
Spring Artist Lecture Series:
Jonn Herschend
Saturday, May 4, 4pm
Jonn Herschend creates videos, performances, and installations incorporating codified elements such as academic lecture and infomercial to examine truth and reality. Herschend is a 2012 SFMOMA SECA award winner and shows with Steven Wolf Fine Arts in San Francisco.
$10 general admission, free for BAC members and students. RSVPs are strongly encouraged by calling 510.644.6893 or e-mail annw [at] berkeleyartcenter.org
Shown above:
Jonn Herschend, production still from More Real, or How Things Will be Better with Lisa and Me, 2012
| APR 20 | $10 general admission/contribution; Free to Berkeley Art Center artist-level members |
Spring Artist Lecture Series:
Ann Weber
Saturday, April 20, 4pm
Ann Weber will give a lecture about her life as an artist. She is represented by Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco and recently spent a month in Rome at the American Academy as a Visiting Artist.
$10 general admission, free for BAC members and students. RSVPs are strongly encouraged by calling 510.644.6893 or e-mail annw [at] berkeleyartcenter.org
Shown right:
You My Butterfly, 2011, found cardboard, staples, polyurethane, 88 x 30 x 20 inches and 88 x 36 x 23 inches
| MAR 23 | $10 general admission/contribution; Free to Berkeley Art Center artist-level members |
Spring Artist Lecture Series:
Jann Nunn
Saturday, March 23, 4pm
With materials as diverse as steel and glass, Jann Nunn forges sculptures and site specific installations which occupy both a physical and a cultural landscape. Her carefully researched and poetically conceived themes range from "the deeply personal to overtly political." Nunn holds a BFA from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and is an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture.
$10 general admission, free for BAC members and students. RSVPs are strongly encouraged by calling 510.644.6893 or e-mail annw [at] berkeleyartcenter.org
Shown left:
Erna and Arthur Salm Holocaust and Genocide Memorial
Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
12’ x 10’ x 45’
Glass, granite, railroad tracks, asphalt, bricks, stone, internal lighting
2009
Photo credit: Don S. Greenberg
| MAR2 |
FAMILY ART DAY
Saturday, March 2, 1–4pm
Enjoy a range of art activities for all ages, led by BUSD teachers in Berkeley Art Center's beautiful gallery space and reception patio. Light snacks and beverages provided. Program offered free of charge to the general public, no reservations required, simply drop-in for a fun afternoon for the whole family!
Our sincere thanks to the Rotary Club of Berkeley for their support for this exhibition and its public programs
| FEB 23 | $10 general admission/contribution; Free to Berkeley Art Center artist-level members |
Spring Artist Lecture Series:
Stephanie Syjuco
Saturday, February 23, 4pm
Stephanie Syjuco is a conceptual artist on the cutting edge of social practice. Her strategies include use of common materials, the public domain, social networking, intervention, collaboration and humor to investigate themes of authenticity, consumption, value and labor. Her recent projects include creation of the artist-collaborative: Shadow Shop at SFMoMA in 2010, and Free Texts: An Open Source Reading Room at this year's ZERO1 biennial.
$10 general admission, free for BAC members and students. RSVPs are strongly encouraged by calling 510.644.6893 or e-mail annw [at] berkeleyartcenter.org
Shown right:
The Counterfeit Crochet Project (2006–present): Diana's Dior
