Public Programs Calendar

African American Art Not Mainstream? Don't Hold Your Breath Waiting!

Join Lizzetta LaFalle-Collins, PhD, for the final gallery talk in this series. Find out how some under-recognized Black artists are not only prospering, but even flourishing as creative artists despite little notice from the so-called art establishment. Noontime Gallery Talks are made possible by generous support from the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Members FREE; General $12 (includes pass for later visit)

If you're not going to DC, San Francisco is the place to be! Eat, drink, mingle, and celebrate!

Join MoAD at Inauguration West, the Bay Area's celebration for the historic inauguration of our 44th President, Barack Obama, at San Francisco's Metreon, 101 4th Street. The year's biggest celebration! Catch up with your fellow campaigners, supporters, and friends. Take advantage of special pricing for MoAD Members and Friends. Be sure to enter discount code "iwmoad" when purchasing your tickets.

Mark your participation in this historic moment in time.

Join MoAD Members as we celebrate the opening of Decoding Identity: I Do It For My People, our new exhibition. The works of 20 multicultural artists challenge cultural and ethnic prejudices and question issues of religion, sexuality, race, and gender. Ultimately, Decoding Identity heals the dynamic tension between individual and collective identities.

Join us and celebrate the public opening of our newest exhibition, Decoding Identity: I Do It For My People. Meet Bay Area artists whose works are included in the exhibition. Light refreshments, cash bar, and DJ.

Afterparty at the W Hotel -181 Third Street, 10:30 pm - 2:00 am Get special pricing on the MoAD cocktail all night!

Members FREE; General $10; Students (21 and older, with ID) $5

ATTENTION ALL EDUCATORS!

Join MoAD's Education Department for a FREE workshop, light food provided and educational resources available for all grade-level appropriate classroom teachers. Focus for K-12 grade teachers of art, social studies and language arts. Learn about the Curriculum resources MoAD has to offer for our latest exhibition, Decoding Identity: I Do It For My People, hear ideas from other Educators, and find out how to take your existing classroom curriculum further. Also, receive an exclusive exhibition walk-through with the curators.

Engage with several artists from the new exhibition, Decoding Identity: I Do It For My People, as they discuss how and why issues of identity are a part of their creative vision and how art is a communicative tool for cross cultural communication and social justice. Moderated panel discussion followed by Q&A.

Documentary film, narrated by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, chronicles the birth of the Black Panther Party at Merritt College during the politically, socially and economically turbulent times of the late 1960's in Oakland. This story is told through rare interviews with original party members and other key players – who were Merritt students at the time – and features original artwork from the many Black Panther Party publications as well as rarely seen photos. The local roots of a nationally influential activist group. Film screening followed by panel discussion with filmmakers and Panther party members.

Sally Hemings was an American slave owned by Thomas Jefferson. She was said to have been the half-sister of Jefferson's wife and it is likely Jefferson was the father of at least one of her children. The complex relationship between these two individuals are the basis for Dr. Walker’s in-depth look at how race and sex are historically intertwined and investigates American society’s reluctance to acknowledge it. Introduction by Dr. Jacqueline Francis, Senior Lecturer, California College of the Arts and African Americanist scholar. Discussion with Q & A, followed by book signing.