BAMPFA Adds Programming to Create Community on 1/20
By: A.A. Cristi
In keeping with its mission to "inspire the imagination and ignite critical dialog," the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) invites all members of the community to come together on Friday, January 20 for a full day of positive, creative events and activities. In the spirit of celebrating inclusion and promoting an open society, BAMPFA is offering free admission and expanded programming throughout the day. All are welcome to visit the galleries and participate in any of the following events and activities:
Friday, January 20 hours: 11 AM-9 PMfree admission Schedule:
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM: Poster and Sign Making-Those looking to exercise their right to free speech visually are invited to drop in for artist-facilitated poster and sign making, going on all day. Materials provided.
Noon: Meditation-Jill Satterfield of Vajra Yoga leads a mindfulness meditation session for all levels.
3:00 PM: Discussion-Codex: Embodied Language and the Form of the Book Peter Rutledge Koch, founding director of the biennial Codex International Book Fair and Symposium, gives an illustrated talk about the role of the book as a work of art in contemporary practice.
5:00 PM: Concert-A performance by Celli@Berkeley, an all-cello ensemble founded by UC Berkeley students dedicated to dynamic performances in alternative spaces.
6:00 PM: Workshop-Artist Barry Ebner leads a demonstration and participatory workshop exploring monotype, a printmaking technique that embraces chance, gesture, and immediacy to produce unique images.
7:00 PM: Film screening-Tampopo, Juzo Itami's 1986 hit Japanese satire of samurai films and Westerns, is one of the best-loved foodie films ever made. (ticket required; regular prices apply)
Slow Reading, Slow Seeing: Cal Conversations
Buddhist Art from the Roof of the World: Transmission of the Dharma
Andy Warhol: Still Lifes and Portraits
Michael Armitage / MATRIX 263
Art Wall: Terri Friedman
Covered in Time and History: The Films of Ana Mendieta Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/257914581295504/ Visit bampfa.org for more details and information on BAMPFA's film series and other programming.
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The Still Point: An Immersive Experience SOMArts Cultural Center (7/16-7/25) |
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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark SPARC (7/03-7/26) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) Orpheum Theatre San Francisco (1/07-1/10) |
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Dream Hou$e City Lights Theater Company (5/13-6/06) |
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Fences by August Wilson Santa Cruz Shakespeare (7/28-8/28) |
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Mortified The California Theatre of Santa Rosa (8/13-8/13) |
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An Evening with a Mentalist: Jay Alexander's Mind Tricks Live San Francisco Magic Theater (w/Jay Alexander) at the Marrakech (7/31-8/02) |
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The Death of Meyerhold Shotgun Players Ashby Stage (11/28-1/01) |
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Pearl Ong’s Night Driver The Marsh Berkeley (7/11-8/08) |
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Beauty And The Beast Orpheum Theatre (7/24-7/24) |