This exhibition will explore the ways in which animals have been a presence in the visual arts as metaphors, totems, objects of fear, and sources of emotional attachment and affection through painting, photography, sculpture, and video.
free
A contemporary and modern arts & crafts fair at the Fort Mason Center, benefitting the de Young and Legion of Honor, and featuring works from many East Bay galleries including Kala, Mercury20, and more.
$20 for one-day pass, $35 for all days
This workshop series covers a brief history of animation, the creation of flipbooks, Zoetropes, and other precursors of film animation, techniques of traditional film stop-motion animation and 2-D computer animation. Followed by a hands-on workshop.
With art-making, food trucks, the renowned Thing-a-ma-jigs ensemble, a student film festival in the Berkeley City College auditorium, as well as shorts and a feature curated by PFA. Bring your own seating. On Center Street in downtown Berkeley.
free
OMCA Curator of Photography Drew Johnson and Oakland East Bay Symphony Conductor Michael Morgan discuss the work of composer Dave Brubeck and photographer Ansel Adams. Followed by a performance featuring the Oakland East Bay Symphony quintet.
$10
Kids, Museums Sun., May 26, 12-4 p.m.
510-318-8400
Try your hand at panning for real gold in the Museum gardens. Learn how to tell the difference between real gold and fool’s gold, and keep all you find.
Some Oakland politicians and groups are pointing to research by UC Berkeley faculty as proof that the city needs to add hundreds of police officers, but other studies contradict that conclusion.
Some Oakland politicians and groups are pointing to research by UC Berkeley faculty as proof that the city needs to add hundreds of police officers, but other studies contradict that conclusion.