New exhibit showcases vital contribution of African Americans to Berkeley
The installation will feature businesses, churches, and the political and social scene from 1940-2000.
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BAMPFA reopens to the public
The Cal community and frontline workers can attend free preview days this Friday and Saturday.
Berkeley Art Museum will reopen 3 days a week in May with reduced admission
Visitors will be able to view the spectacular retrospective of the quilts of Rosie Lee Tompkins, an exhibit once scheduled to close in December.
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Berkeley bids adieu to the controversial Big People statues
The statues stood on the pedestrian bridge over I-80 for 12 years. It will take 3 days to remove them.
Berkeley has started removing the Big People statues on the I-80 pedestrian bridge
The ‘”love-em” or “hate-em” art pieces will be gone by Tuesday.
In Berkeley Hills, artist draws on her German heritage to make ‘the work to remember’
When complete, Karina Epperlein’s mural on the double doors of her garage, will feature up to 100 names, as well as identifying details, of people who have been victims of police brutality nationwide.
How neighbors on 2 Berkeley blocks are getting through the lockdown
A photographic project by Claire Copeland, a junior at Berkeley High, sheds light on how her neighbors are coping with sheltering at home.
During a lockdown, local artist calms frayed nerves with sketching classes
Rigel Stuhmiller, known for her beautiful nature illustrations and prints, offers a soothing outlet that can be done while maintaining social distancing.
After 10 days on lockdown, Berkeley is a quieter, more cautious city
A tough, but necessary mandate to self-isolate has transformed a once bustling, active city into a quieter place, one that moves at a slower pace.
A new reality: What does ‘shelter in place’ look like in Berkeley?
From a deserted campus through empty streets and a popup food bank, Pete Rosos documents in photographs a city on lockdown.
Lights dim in the Berkeley Arts District, but restaurants are open
Virtually all of the places people go to see shows in Berkeley are shut.
The work of Arthur Szyk, whose political cartoons lampooned Hitler, resonates today
The Polish-Jewish artist, who came to the U.S. in 1941, used his artwork to fight Fascism and support human rights around the world.
