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Lectures and Discussions Archives

Symposium on the Cinema of George A. Romero

Saturday, October 6, 2018, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Location: Carnegie Museum of Art theater (Oakland)

A black and white film still of male and female zombies in a field walking toward the camera.

Art in Context: Visibility and Erasure

Friday, November 30, 2018, 7 p.m.

Location: The Warhol theater

A person in a white gown stands at a microphone on a brightly lit stage in front of a shimmering silver backdrop, with her arms outstretched, chin raised, and eyes closed.

Screening of George A. Romero’s Season of the Witch with filmmaker Peggy Ahwesh

Friday, October 5, 2018, 6:30 p.m.

Location: The Warhol theater

Free - Registration is sold out

A film still depicting a woman looking towards the camera with her eyes wide open and her hands up towards her open mouth.

The Black Ecstatic: An Evening of Poetry & Film

Thursday, October 25, 2018, 7 p.m.

Location: Frick Fine Arts Building (Oakland)

A mixed media artwork of a man with a spotted, green snake wrapped around his arm and around the back of his head. There are white flowers over the man's eyes. The snake is in front of the man's mouth with his mouth open, exposing his fangs. The background is mostly yellow, with some blue in some areas. There are yellow drops within the blue areas.

Shop Talk: Kleaver Cruz and Devan Shimoyama discuss Black Joy, Masculinity, and Barbershops

Friday, October 26, 2018, 7 p.m.

Location: The Warhol theater

A black and white photograph of a portrait of a man looking off to the left of the frame. He has short, dark hair, and dark facial hair.

The Artist Up Close: Devan Shimoyama

Thursday, March 14, 2019, 7 p.m.

Location: The Warhol theater

A mixed media artwork of a man with gold hair, mustache, and beard, in a barbershop chair. There are two hands, one against his forehead, and the other seems to be shaving his beard and mustache area. His body is covered in a barbershop cape. There are barbershop tools on a counter in the background.

Art in Context: The Hustle

Friday, June 29, 2018, 7 p.m.

Location: The Warhol theater

A painting consisting of a burnt sienna background and illustrations of dollar signs. There are 20 illustrations total, arranged in four rows of five. Each dollar sign is rendered in varying colors, from bright blues and oranges to deep purples and reds. It appears as if the dollar signs were first screen printed with opaque silhouettes, and then overlaid with a dollar sign template that appears more painterly, as if sketched with colored pencils.

Teen Town Hall

Friday, June 1, 2018, 6 – 9 p.m.

Location: The Warhol theater

Two males are pictured with their backs towards the camera. The one on the left is wearing a green and black plaid shirt and the one on the right is wearing a brown coat with a hood. On their backs is the hashtag Never Again.

Andy Warhol’s Business Art with Anthony E. Grudin, Alex J. Taylor, and Blake Gopnik

Saturday, April 28, 2018, 2 p.m.

Location: The Warhol theater

A work on paper by Andy Warhol of legs from the knee down in black, high-heel shoes with a cola bottle behind them done in black paint.