March 12, 2020

Davidson Family Fellowship — 8/1/2020

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art invites applications for the 2020-21 Davidson Family Fellowship. The fellowship provides support for scholars holding a Ph.D. (or equivalent) or Ph.D. candidates to work on research projects in American art that advance scholarship by…

June 9, 2019

Summer Classes are Starting at the Berkeley Art Studio!

The Berkeley Art Studio offers classes in ceramics, photography, drawing, painting, design, and printmaking. Classes are taught by professional artists who will help you gain a better understanding of a particular medium and realize your artistic vision. We welcome students of all skill levels. Summer classes start the week of…

May 1, 2019

2019 MFA Graduates Present New Work at BAMPFA

MFA Exhibition Showcases Emerging Artistic Talents On view May 17 – June 16, 2019 The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) highlights the work of five exceptional graduate students from UC Berkeley’s Department of Art Practice in the museum’s…

March 10, 2019

Berkeley Center for New Media: Video Games Have Always Been Queer

Bonnie Ruberg, University of California Irvine March 18 | 12:30 PM — 2:00 PM | BCNM Commons, 340 Moffitt Library, UC Berkeley While popular discussions about queerness in video games often focus on big-name, mainstream games that feature LGBTQ characters, like Mass Effect or Dragon Age, Bonnie Ruberg pushes the concept of…

September 13, 2018

Center for Craft, Creativity & Design Graduate Research Grant — 10/1/2019

The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design is now accepting applications for Craft Research Fund grants. Since 2005, the CCCD’s Craft Research Fund grant program has advanced and expanded research about craft in the United States. The program supports innovative research on critical issues in craft theory and history, explores the…

March 13, 2018

Graduate Students Unite for Earth Action Initiative

Graduate students to host a direct action climate conference and art show.

February 11, 2018

DIY Couture Fashion Lab — 2/23/2018

DIY Couture Fashion Lab with Angie Wilson Friday, February 23, from 12 – 6 pm Dwinelle Annex, Room 126, UC Berkeley No sewing skills needed! Used garments will be redesigned and reconstructed into fashion masterpieces: shirts, pants, jackets, dresses, bags, etc. Students will have the option to…

February 4, 2018

Amateurism Across the Arts Conference — 3/9/2018

Friday, March 9, 2018 9:30 am – 6:15 pm Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Amateurism Across the Arts is an exploration of vernacular, popular, fannish, kitsch, informal, self-taught, user-generated, and DIY production in music, architecture, literature, the visual arts, dance, and new media — especially in relation to raced, classed, and gendered notions of value. How…

September 25, 2017

East Asia Fellowship Program — 12/31/2017

The ARIAH East Asia Fellowship Program Each fellowship brings a scholar to one ARIAH institute (the “host institute”) for a two-month residence. During a subsequent one to two months, scholars can visit and conduct research at other ARIAH institutions and nonmember institutions. The host institute assists in planning the scholar’s…

December 7, 2016

ARC Fellows Program — 12/16/16

The ARC Fellowship program advances interdisciplinary research in the arts at UC Berkeley, providing support for six self-nominated pairs of UC Berkeley faculty members and graduate students to work together on research projects of mutual interest. This year’s cohort leader C. Greig Crysler (Professor, Architecture) will oversee monthly lunch seminar meetings, where…

October 6, 2016

Vision + Light — 10/27 – 10/28/2016

October 27 & 28 5:30 – 8:30 pm Energy Biosciences Building Taking the format of an art gallery opening, Vision + Light will display aesthetic images across a range of visual media, which emerged from, or were inspired by, scientific research at UC Berkeley. On each evening, there will…

February 11, 2016

Family Fare begins at BAMPFA

Second Saturdays at 11:30 am and 1 pm Ages 6 to 12 with accompanying adult(s) Bring the whole family to the new BAMPFA in downtown Berkeley to view, discuss, and make art. In each session of Family Fare, your family can participate in guided viewing and discussion in…

January 15, 2016

Which Art Class Will You Take?

Classes begin January 25th. Have you tried any of these classes? Photography Photoshop & Lightroom, Wednesdays, 6 – 8 pm (1/27 – 3/9) Intermediate Darkroom, Wednesdays, 7 – 9 pm (1/27 – 3/9) Drawing Black & White Portrait Drawing, Thursdays, 6 – 9 pm (1/28 – 3/3) Ceramics Handbuilding…

November 13, 2015

DROP.TOWN Art Show 2015!

Don’t miss the DROP.TOWN Art Show! A group of Berkeley undergrads, graduate students, and alumni are working to develop the art/music community at Cal by building bridges and providing more opportunities to network, share, and learn from each other. Visit their Facebook page for more details. [ART SHOW]…

May 15, 2015

Applications to the 2015-2016 Imagining America Fellows Program

UC Berkeley is a member institution of the Imagining America Consortium, and all Berkeley graduate students are eligible to apply to the following opportunities: PAGE Fellows Program — 5/18/2015 Graduate students with a demonstrated interest in public scholarship and/or artistic practice may apply for a 2015-2016 Publicly Active Graduate Education (PAGE) Fellowship.

May 15, 2015

Berkeley Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition — May 15 – June 14, 2015

Leslie Dreyer: Reclaim Disrupt, 2014-ongoing; public performance with vending cart and etched bricks; courtesy of the artist. Come to the 45th Annual University of California, Berkeley Master Of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition on May 15 – June 14, 2015. For the past 44 years, the UC Berkeley Art Museum…

December 15, 2014

Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) Celebrates its Final Day on Bancroft — 12/21/14

Let’s Go! A Farewell Revel, an event to celebrate the museum’s last day on Bancroft, will feature dance battles by the brilliant TURFinc; a concert by the vocal ensemble Kitka; a performance by groundbreaking artist Dohee Lee; sound art by Chris Kallmyer; art-making for kids of all ages with Veronica Graham; and a performance of…

December 15, 2014

Sofie Ramos — Master of Fine Arts Candidate

Sofie Ramos credits her faculty advisors for helping her develop as an artist.

November 5, 2014

Arts Research Center (ARC) Fellows Accepting Applications — 12/5/2014

Arts Research Center (ARC) at UC Berkeley is accepting applications for its annual ARC Fellows program. This year the program will be led by Ken Goldberg (Professor of Engineering & Art Practice) who will oversee the ARC Fellows monthly lunch seminar meetings, where student-faculty pairs will present and discuss their…

October 15, 2014

Berkeley Talks Features Intimate Talks with David Sedaris, Yo-Yo Ma and More

Berkeley Talks — a new series of public talks and lectures hosted by Chancellor Nicholas Dirks and co-presented by Cal Performances — features intimate conversations with artists and intellectuals such as writer David Sedaris and musician Yo-Yo Ma.