Berkeley Art Center

Berkeley Art Center Berkeley Art Center is a hub for artistic exploration and community building that champions Bay Area artists and curators.

Located in Live Oak Park, we make contemporary art approachable at an intimate scale while serving diverse communities.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Memory Maps this past weekend! 🌿✂️🗺️We loved spending the afternoon creating, re...
05/31/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for Memory Maps this past weekend! 🌿✂️🗺️

We loved spending the afternoon creating, reflecting, and sharing stories through collage and assemblage. It was inspiring to see participants explore memory, place, ecology, and community through such thoughtful and imaginative artworks.

A special thank you to for leading this beautiful intergenerational workshop and creating a space for connection, creativity, and discovery.

We’re also grateful to and for their support in making this program possible, and to everyone who contributed their time, energy, memories, and curiosity.

We look forward to creating with you again soon 💛

⭐️ UPCOMING EXHIBITION ⭐️The Berkeley Art Center is thrilled to present ‘I have considered the lilies, or, Everything is...
05/22/2026

⭐️ UPCOMING EXHIBITION ⭐️

The Berkeley Art Center is thrilled to present ‘I have considered the lilies, or, Everything is fine and alright forever’, our 2026 Juried Members’ Exhibition curated by and , featuring works by 58 local artists in a vibrant celebration of connection, community, and contemporary practice.

Drawing inspiration from Renee Green, Connie Converse, and fleeting moments of hope amidst uncertainty, the exhibition brings together artworks that “glimmer”: small nodes of light bridging time, space, and strangers.

📆 Exhibition: June 13 – August 15, 2026
📍 Location: Berkeley Art Center, 1275 Walnut Street, Berkeley, CA
🎉Opening Reception: Saturday, June 13, 3–5 pm (free, open to all, RSVP suggested but not required)

Participating artists: Christine Aiko Beck · Cherisse Alcantara · Salimatu Amabebe · Nadja Battersby · Emilie Boras · Heather Brown · Jackie Sarah Brown · Angela Chu · Jacob Clark · Paquerette · Anjelica Colliard · James Corbett · Sofia Criswell · Alex Ehmer · Laurence Elias · Carol Elkovich · Eden Evans · Anna Feldman · Sneha Gindodiya · Kate Goka · Kris Goodie · Jennifer Boyuan Han · Yang Hu · Elizabeth Kendall · Emily Kenyon · Suzy Kopf · Shay Lari-Hosain · Kate Laster · Nagi Lee · Carey Lin · Nico Lown Heitz · Yuki Maruyama · Christine Meuris · Claudia Morales · Firouzeh Nourzad · Mokhtar P**i · Sun Park · Moonji Pickering · Adriana Ramirez · Leah Rosenberg · Sanaz Safanasab · Erik Schmitt · Julia Schwartz · Gabby Severson · Meghna Sharma · Rene Smith · Siana Smith · Dobee Snowber · Sam Soon · Salix Staley · Beatrice Thornton · Ali Vaughan · Jane Whitley · Sharon Yan · Jes Young · Elena Yu · Abby Zhang · Stella Zhang

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To learn more about the exhibition and related programming, visit the link in our bio!

✨OPEN CENTER: Artists-in-Residence— A Conversation ✨Join us on Friday, May 29, from 6–8 pm for a final evening with our ...
05/22/2026

✨OPEN CENTER: Artists-in-Residence— A Conversation ✨

Join us on Friday, May 29, from 6–8 pm for a final evening with our OPEN CENTER artists-in-residence. Spend time with Jillian Crochet ( ), Sabina Shanti Kariat ( ), Natalie Palms ( ), and Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh ( ), as they share reflections on their practices, works-in-progress, and the ideas that shaped their month-long residency at Berkeley Art Center. Artist and writer Thet Shein Win will facilitate the conversation.

Together, we’ll gather to listen, connect, and talk about art, nature, place, and our relationship to the environment, rooted in conversations inspired by Live Oak Park and the broader Bay Area landscape. Refreshments and snacks will be provided, and we invite you to stay afterwards to hang out and continue the conversation 🌿

ABOUT OPEN CENTER: Artists & Community
Throughout April, Berkeley Art Center transformed into a communal workspace and gathering space for artists and community members. Working across diverse media, the artists-in-residence explored the intersections of art, nature, culture, and site while experimenting with new forms of engagement and collective creative practice.

📍 Berkeley Art Center
🗓 Friday, May 29, 6–8 pm
😷 Masking required. Thank you!

More information in bio.

✨OPEN CENTER: Artists-in-Residence— A Conversation ✨Join us on May 29 from 6–8 pm for a final evening with our OPEN CENT...
05/16/2026

✨OPEN CENTER: Artists-in-Residence— A Conversation ✨

Join us on May 29 from 6–8 pm for a final evening with our OPEN CENTER artists-in-residence. Spend time with Jillian Crochet ( ), Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh ( ), Natalie Palms ( ), and Sabina Shanti Kariat ( ) as they share reflections on their practices, works-in-progress, and the ideas that shaped their month-long residency at Berkeley Art Center.

Together, we’ll gather to listen, connect, and talk about art, nature, place, and our relationship to the environment, rooted in conversations inspired by Live Oak Park and the broader Bay Area landscape. Refreshments and snacks will be provided, and we invite you to stay afterwards to hang out and continue the conversation 🌿

ABOUT OPEN CENTER: Artists & Community
Throughout April, Berkeley Art Center transformed into a communal workspace and gathering space for artists and community members. Working across diverse media, the artists-in-residence explored the intersections of art, nature, culture, and site while experimenting with new forms of engagement and collective creative practice.

📍 Berkeley Art Center
🗓 May 29, 6–8 pm

More information in bio.

TONIGHT Join us for a special preview fundraiser for Berkeley Commonplace and the opening of the Round Table Collaborati...
05/15/2026

TONIGHT

Join us for a special preview fundraiser for Berkeley Commonplace and the opening of the Round Table Collaboration Postal Collage Project No. 15: celebrating 15 years of global creative exchange through collage ✂️🌍

This year’s exhibition brings together 459 collaborators in 94 groups across 16 countries, weaving an international tapestry of connection, creativity, and community through the medium of collage.

As a longtime community partner, Berkeley Art Center has proudly hosted the exhibition for six years.

🟠Friday, May 15, 5 - 8 pm: Preview Fundraiser (RSVP required, link in bio)
🟡Exhibition: Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 31 (12 - 5 pm)
🟣Sunday, May 24, 12-2pm: Memory Maps: Collage & Assemblage Workshop led by
🟢 Sunday, May 31, 3 - 5 pm: Closing Reception

Learn more about the exhibition and RSVP — link in bio ✨

Join us for Memory Maps, an intergenerational weekend artmaking workshop exploring memory, place, ecology, and storytell...
05/15/2026

Join us for Memory Maps, an intergenerational weekend artmaking workshop exploring memory, place, ecology, and storytelling through collage + assemblage led by Kweli Kitwana ✂️🌿🗺️

Using layered paper, maps, recycled and natural materials, textures, and found objects, participants will create sculptural collages inspired by personal reflection and community connection. No experience needed, just curiosity and a willingness to create together!

Facilitated by local artist , this workshop invites playful, cross-generational making where memory becomes material and story becomes structure. All materials provided! Participants are welcome (but not required) to bring photocopies of photos or images to incorporate into their artwork.

🗓 Sunday, May 24
⏰ 12–2 PM
📍 Berkeley Art Center
🎟 Free + Sliding Scale (link in bio to RSVP)
All ages welcome, 5+ (Adult supervision required for children 10 and under.)

Your contribution helps keep these events accessible for everyone and supports material costs 💛

This workshop is supported b@poweredwithava and .

Join us for a special preview fundraiser for Berkeley Commonplace and the opening of the Round Table Collaboration Posta...
05/14/2026

Join us for a special preview fundraiser for Berkeley Commonplace and the opening of the Round Table Collaboration Postal Collage Project No. 15: celebrating 15 years of global creative exchange through collage ✂️🌍

This year’s exhibition brings together 459 collaborators in 94 groups across 16 countries, weaving an international tapestry of connection, creativity, and community through the medium of collage.

As a longtime community partner, Berkeley Art Center has proudly hosted the exhibition for six years.
🟠 Friday, May 15, 5 - 8 pm: Preview Fundraiser (RSVP required, link in bio)
🟢 Saturday, May 16 - Sunday, May 31 (12 - 5 pm): Run of the exhibition
🟣 Sunday, May 24, 12 - 2 pm: Memory Maps: Collage & Assemblage Workshop - led by
🟡Sunday, May 31, 3 - 5 pm: Closing Reception

Learn more about the exhibition and RSVP — link in bio ✨

Tomorrow is the last day of OPEN CENTER ✨Don’t miss your final chance to experience what Jillian, Dawline-Jane, Natalie,...
05/08/2026

Tomorrow is the last day of OPEN CENTER ✨

Don’t miss your final chance to experience what Jillian, Dawline-Jane, Natalie, and Sabina developed during their month-long residency at Berkeley Art Center.
Over the past month, the gallery transformed into a living studio space, inviting visitors into evolving artistic processes, experimentation, and works unfolding in real time.

If you can’t make it, selected works will remain on view in the Lobby Project Space throughout May!

Gallery hours: 12–5 pm.

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