Art
The 6th annual Oakland Underground Film Festival opens this weekend at the Grand Lake Theatre, highlighting local independent and underground filmmakers.
Beloved Rockridge bookstore Diesel turns 25 this week. It celebrates its past and looks to the future.
The Oakland Museum and SFMOMA unveil “Fertile Ground,” exploring creative communities in California art.
Young artists, including rapper Alexis Johnson, create a music video warning fellow youth about the health dangers of fast food.
Bay Area artists created a pop-up art installation honoring the Ethiopian and Eritrean new year.
Oakland libraries offer free afterschool programs aimed at kids without ready access to art classes.
Award-winning CCA students merge classic printmaking techniques with modern themes and technologies.
Hiero Day was developed in 2012 and celebrates underground music, grassroots organizations and local businesses.
The Crucible in West Oakland will commemorate 15 years of teaching community welding and other fire arts with an open house on April 12 exhibiting the works of teachers, artists and students who use the space for creating public art.