Visual Arts

Explore Gelli Printing in a hands-on class with Raine Robichaud of the Oakland-based Art Collective Rock, Paper, Scissors. Raine is a Berkeley artist, author and educator who is passionate about creating accessible art spaces where anyone can come together to explore, experiment and build community with each other.

Kenneth Tan Art Exhibit
THE LOLA x KENNETH COLLABORATION
on display through May 2023
@Central Library, 5th Floor

The Lola x Kenneth Collaboration is a project by Kenneth Tan and his grandmother, or "lola" in Tagalog, Crescenciana.

"When Lola was ninety-four years old, I moved back home to San Jose, CA, to help care for her, and we started working together. Lola made paintings in watercolor, and I drew her memories on top of them. When Lola passed, she left behind her paintings, and I decided to finish everything she started. I promised."

Join Kenneth Tan, author of Crescenciana: A Memoir in Words and Illustrations, for a meditative drawing activity in honor of AAPI Heritage Month!

Saturday, May 13th, 3:30-5pm, following the Fae Myenne Ng author event

Kenneth will lead us in drawing banigs (Filipino woven mats) using simple line patterns inspired by Filipino culture. The process of drawing patterns can be calming, meditative, and fun! All skill levels are welcome.

Come join the Community Cut-Up: Collage Prep Party w/ Berkeley Commonplace!

Teens and adults are invited to prepare materials for the making of a large-scale, community collaborative collage, to be created by visitors to the Berkeley Art Center during the exhibition of the 12th annual Round Table Collaboration Postal Collage Project.

Join us for an event with author-illustrator duo Vivienne Chang and Eugenia Yoh!

Vivienne and Eugenia will perform a bilingual Mandarin-English reading of their book This is Not My Home, followed by an activity reflecting on home and culture, where you'll even be able to make your own book!

Best suited for ages 5-10.

Books will be available for sale from Books on B.

About the book:

***We are sorry, but there are no more spaces available for this event. However, you can still sign up for the waitlist and we will contact you if a space opens up. 

American artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) is known as the society portrait painter of the Gilded Age. A lifelong expatriate, Sargent made seven visits to Spain from 1879 to 1912, resulting in a remarkable body of work. This exhibition is the first to explore the influence of Spain on Sargent's work, and the Legion of Honor will be its exclusive West coast stop.

Join Bay Area artists Rob Liu-Trujillo, Avy Jetter, and Fred Noland for a creative celebration of Black art and Black history. We will begin with an artists' panel, where each of these artists will share about their professional artwork and process, and show a brief demonstration. This will be followed by an art activity where kids (K-8), teens and adults can learn from these artists and express their own creativity!

Join Ballet & Books!

Each week, your child will participate in the following: in-person dance class and mentoring session held in the community room on Saturdays from 10am-12pm. These free sessions are tailored for children ages 6-9 and are led by UC Berkeley students. Dance will be a 50-minute session immediately followed by a break and a 50-minute 1:1 mentoring session. Thus, the entire program will last 2 hours.