Art
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park unveiled a new art exhibit in early October called “Undocumented Heart: Oakland Day Laborers Tell Their Stories,” that features the creations of undocumented day laborers through paintings, quilts, graphic art, song and dance.
The Oakland Museum’s event tells the personal stories of city residents through art.
Artist Rosten Woo’s new public sculptures in Oakland are bringing new understanding of air pollution to the city.
Oakland artist Chris Johnson and Oakland Museum of California curator use billboards to engage the community.
At the Peralta Hacienda Historical Park earlier this month, undocumented day laborers told their immigration stories.
Where can you get Frida Kahlo trinkets and lemonades with quirky Spanish names like “la Soltera?” Mercado Latinx, of course. It’s a bi-monthly event in Oakland that’s all about Latinx culture.
Dance instructor Carla Service led her final Dancing Under the Stars class at Jack London Square on August 31.
Oakland artists gathered at the Festival for Arts and Culture over Labor Day weekend to show the city that despite many economic forces working against them—including corporate cannabis—they are still here.
On the corner of 23rd Avenue and International Boulevard in East Oakland, there’s a colorful mural painted on the side of a building with the phrase “CULTURE IS A WEAPON” written in bold letters. In the center of the mural is an image of a raised fist in front of flames, surrounded by portraits of Black Panther party members, musicians, farmworkers and indigenous people. While the mural is surrounded by fences on all sides, its size and color make it…