Inside Out Issue 12

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On Common Ground

Exploring new ways to engage our community Artist Tommy Wong of the Eastside Arts Alliance with children from Oakland’s San Antonio neighborhood.

Lunar New Year Celebration / OMCA honors Asian traditions Giant Robot / A preview of the edgy art in SuperAwesome WINTER 2014

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Greetings for 2014!

Lori Fogarty Director and CEO

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e launch the new year at the Oakland Museum of California with a sense of excitement and renewal. First, as you’ll read about in the pages ahead, we recently completed our strategic plan, “Inspiring California’s Future,” which provides a road map for the Museum’s growth and development over the next five years. Much more than an operational blueprint, the plan is a call to action for the Museum’s role in inspiring a more vibrant future for California and our local communities. While our exhibitions, collections, and programs explore California’s heritage and the connection among the state’s natural environment, cultural history, and artistic expression, these efforts are in the service of inspiring our future stewards, citizens, innovators, and creators—a purpose that gives our work meaning each and every day.

Fulfilling this mission, however, can only be done in partnership with a network of individuals and organizations that are also dedicated to the health and vibrancy of this community.

Thanks to a current Exploring Engagement grant from the James Irvine Foundation—and a just-announced Irvine grant beginning this year through its New California Arts Fund program—OMCA is extending beyond our own walls to work with key partners in neighborhoods throughout Oakland. We are deeply grateful to the Eastside Arts Alliance, the YMCA of the East Bay, and the Oakland Asian Cultural Center for partnering with us in fueling the creativity of Oakland families. You can learn more about our connections with these vital resources and join us in celebrating our OMCA Connect initiative with the unveiling of the We Dream in Art mural project on February 28. The unveiling will take place as part of our Friday Nights @ OMCA program, which we’re delighted will continue throughout 2014.

We are also ringing in the new year with some of our most beloved events, from our annual Lunar New Year Celebration to the White Elephant Sale preview in January and public sale in March. In addition, we’re looking forward to this year’s Leader Lunch, welcoming the new UC president, Janet Napolitano, who will share her vision of public education in California and how cultural institutions, such as OMCA, can support learning throughout the state.

We thank you for supporting OMCA’s future, and we wish you an inspiring 2014!

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Tommy Wong is one of the creative forces behind We Dream in Art, a community art project planned for OMCA’s Oak Street exterior wall.

8 Inside Out/Outside In

OMCA goes beyond its walls to engage its neighbors

in creative and transformative ways. Plus, a look at three local organizations dedicated to strengthening the fabric of our community.

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The Museum’s Lunar New Year celebration is a multicultural tradition.

4 Retail Tales The OMCA Store now features crafts by talented—and business-savvy—California College of the Arts students.

5 The Big Picture

7 Save the date for OMCA NEXT! The Museum’s biannual fete is a not-to-be-missed

OMCA’s new strategic plan offers a dynamic vision for the years ahead.

occasion to inspire a vibrant future for California.

14 Thought Leader

6 Celebration

An interview with Oakland-based writer Mary Roach.

Ring in the Lunar New Year and celebrate other Asian traditions at OMCA’s multicultural, fun-filled party.

16 Sneak Peek The upcoming exhibition SuperAwesome features cutting-edge work by artists affiliated with Giant Robot.

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R i g h t: O d e l l H u s s e y

A guide to OMCA’s exhibitions, events, and programs.

The Story of California. The Story of You.

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Contributors: Lori Fogarty, Joni Hess, Linda Larkin, Claudia Leung, Loretta Lowrey, Maggie R. Pico, Lisa Sasaki Photography: Terry Lorant Produced by: Diablo Custom Publishing dcpubs.com

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The OMCA Store presents a selection of crafts by creative and business-savvy art students

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alifornia College of the Arts (CCA) has long been regarded as one of the nation’s top arts education institutions.

Recently, CCA has taken another step toward maintaining its cutting-edge reputation and added a class called School to Market, which focuses on the everyday business realities of selling one’s work. Founded and taught by Professors Anne Wolf and David Cole, School to Market emphasizes retail opportunities, pricing, time management, and display strategies. “We remind students that they have to be as creative, nimble, and resourceful about marketing as they are about their art,” says Cole.

School to Market students from various disciplines— including textiles, jewelry and metal arts, ceramics, glass, and woodworking—cut their teeth at the annual American Craft Council Show in San Francisco, where they learn about the market for their products. Another great perk of the class and for OMCA Members and visitors: the OMCA Store has recently started carrying exquisite, one-of-a-kind pieces

by CCA’s School to Market students.

Shop the selection of CCA student work online at museumca.org/shop.

OMCA Store Member Sale Saturday, Feb. 8–Sunday, Feb. 9 Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Members can take off an additional 10% (on top of their regular 10% discount), for a total of 20% off all purchases this weekend.

Work by CCA students at the OMCA Store, top to bottom: Enameled copper pendant necklace by Monica Schmid, hand-dyed silk scarf by Corinna Fielden, wooden mallets by Jesse Fritts.

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“To What End?” With the launch of its bold new strategic plan, OMCA has an exciting road map for the future

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akland Museum of California Director and CEO Lori Fogarty is exhilarated by the possibilities that lie ahead for the Museum. With OMCA’s physical reinvention now complete, Fogarty is excited to embark on a new forwardlooking phase.

Over the past year, Fogarty and the Museum’s board of trustees have been spearheading a strategic plan for the Museum, a process in which they consulted with many stakeholders and community members. Looking back, Fogarty remembers a pivotal “aha” moment early in their discussions.

“Until now, our mission has been to connect communities to the cultural and environmental heritage of California,” she

“ So our answer is this: to inspire a vibrant future for our state. And we want to look at all the ways OMCA can accomplish this.”

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says. “But then, we stopped to ask ourselves: To what end?”

This simple question ignited a major rethinking of the Museum’s raison d’être. “Our mind shift occurred when we realized we needed a call to action,” Fogarty says. “Our answer is this: to inspire a vibrant future for our state. And we want to look at all the ways OMCA can accomplish this.”

As outlined in the plan, OMCA’s goals include creating and deepening experiences that different audiences value, and inspiring action for the future. OMCA will also connect with diverse partners to respond to community needs and to inspire California’s future stewards, citizens, creators, and innovators. To ensure that its collections serve as a significant statewide resource in the future, the Museum will strengthen and expand access to its holdings.

“We have been asking ourselves what it means to be both the Oakland Museum and the Museum of California,” Fogarty says. “We see that we can have a greater presence in the state and in schools while also serving as a ‘third space’—a community gathering place that is safe and inclusive for all.

We see the Museum as a public space that can also fulfill a higher purpose.”

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rom dancing dragons to spinning plates, the Year of the Horse—that’s 4712, according to the Chinese lunar calendar—is one of many Asian traditions that will be celebrated in style at the Oakland Museum of California on February 9.

OMCA will ring in its thirteenth Lunar New Year celebration with performances, demonstrations, and activities by groups representing countries throughout Asia, including China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, Tibet, India, and the Philippines.

Some of these countries celebrate the new year in different ways and at different times, but OMCA’s inclusive festivities underscore the connections shared by these diverse cultures.

And one thing that always shines through, according to Snowy Tung, the public programs developer at OMCA, is that every culture likes a good party.

The celebration kicks off at noon with a traditional Chinese lion dance and ends at 4:30 pm with a dragon dance performed by students from the Developing Virtue Secondary School, a Buddhist high school in Ukiah. In between, visitors can enjoy dance, music, crafts, food, and activities.

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A Shanghai-born juggler and acrobat will present a platespinning show, and students from UC Berkeley will perform Korean pop dances. Japanese ikebana artists will create gorgeous flower arrangements, and the Dharma Realm Chinese Orchestra will play traditional music. Jiten Daiko will give a rousing taiko drumming performance, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company will perform a bhangra dance.

In honor of Losar, the Tibetan New Year, festival-goers will make prayer flags. Visitors will learn the art of bojagi (Korean wrapping cloths), and create Japanese dolls. Story time is always popular, featuring writer Oliver Chin and storyteller Megumi, as is the magic show, this year by the Magic of ChinChin. Visitors can adorn themselves with henna art and stop by the face-painting station with Chinese opera singers.

“The Lunar New Year celebration is a special event because there are so many traditions attached to it,” Tung says. “It’s an opportunity for the community to come and enjoy themselves. We look forward to it all year because there are always so many kids—and adults—with smiling faces.”

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OMCA’s beloved Lunar New Year Celebration features an array of dazzling performers and artists

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Don’t miss the Museum’s biannual fete! Your support can inspire a vibrant future for California.

Join us for OMCA NEXT, a dazzling celebration of our new vision to inspire California’s future. This special evening benefits the Museum’s renowned educational programs as we expand our role to foster the next generation of California’s stewards, citizens, innovators, and creators. Help us reflect, refract, and reveal a brilliant future for our state!

OMCA NEXT: May 10

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Scenes from OMCA’s 2013 gala, top to bottom: Sherri McMullen, Rebecca Clark, and guest; two guests with Karen Eichler, Quinn Delaney, Wayne Jordan, and David Eichler; Joe Hurwich and Beverly Galloway enjoy the sit-down dinner.

Below: Michael Keenan and Jennifer Walker.

6 pm 7:15 pm

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Cocktails on the garden terraces Dine on elegant California cuisine paired with fine wines, imagine a bright future, and bid in a spectacular live auction Dance to your favorite hits performed by the Richard Olsen Orchestra

Funds raised at OMCA NEXT support the Museum’s innovative education programs, which serve more than 40,000 schoolchildren and teachers annually. OMCA provides children and educators from all nine Bay Area counties with a range of educational programs, including gallery tours, hands-on workshops, performances, curriculum materials, online tools, and professional development opportunities.

To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit museumca.org/next or contact Amanda Schoeneman at 510-318-8502 or aschoeneman@museumca.org.

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hen OMCA opened its doors in 1969, it was hailed as a “Museum for the people”—and this is as true today as it was nearly fifty years ago. OMCA continues to build on its founding premise: finding innovative ways to con-

nect with and enrich the community.

This year, with support from the James Irvine Foundation, OMCA is inventing a new model for engaging with its surrounding community called OMCA Connect.

For years, OMCA has worked with a wide range of local organizations—from Oakland’s Youth Radio to Friends of Sausal Creek—to incorporate diverse community voices into its exhibitions, programs, and celebrations. But for the most part, these outreach efforts have been tied to the Museum’s physical location on Oak Street.

“The focus for community engagement has historically been on attracting visitors to the Museum,” says Director and CEO Lori Fogarty. “But now, through OMCA Connect, the Museum is extending beyond its walls to respond directly to the needs of communities. We are currently exploring a variety of exciting ways in which we can have a

Families, friends, and neighbors created unique works on paper that will be assembled into the new We Dream in Art mural banner.

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We Dream in Art What is your big dream for your community? This is the question at the heart of OMCA Connect’s latest collaborative art project. Over the past few months, people have been invited to express their hopes and aspirations by creating unique works on paper, which will be assembled into a large-scale public artwork. The result, a mural banner called We Dream in Art, will be displayed along OMCA’s Oak Street exterior wall as well as on facades of nearby buildings.

The vision for this project evolved with support from 100 Families, a program of the Alameda

Activist Michael Rossman

County Arts Commission (ACAC), which shares the common goal of celebrating local creativity.

assembled a vast collection of

“Our partnership with OMCA is a perfect match because we both try to create bridges within

posters—24,000 in all—that

our communities,” says ACAC Executive Director Rachel Osajima, “and the mural is an exciting

documented the modern pro-

opportunity for us to enliven and transform our neighborhood.”

gressive movement in the United States. His family donated this remarkable archive, called

All Of Us Or None, to OMCA with the goal of keeping it accessible to the public in per-

Created with the help of artists and collaborating partners, the mural has developed into a colorful and deeply moving expression of shared dreams. OMCA is proud to support these dreams inside, outside, and—yes—right on its walls.

Public Opening of We Dream in Art: Friday, Feb. 28, 5–9 pm

petuity. To date, 3,000 posters

Join us at Friday Nights @ OMCA for the unveiling of the We Dream in Art mural banner

have been digitized and are

on Oak and 12th streets! Visit museumca.org/connect for more information. Follow

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@OMCAconnect on Twitter.

website; the entire collection will be online within the next few years.

Key Partnerships OMCA Connect is focused on supporting several Oakland neighborhoods that are currently underserved by the Museum, including Chinatown, San Antonio/Fruitvale, Downtown/Uptown, and West Oakland. “To most effectively support these communities, we are collaborating with three terrific organizations that reflect the social fabric and cultural diversity of the people they serve,” explains Lisa Sasaki, OMCA’s director of audience and civic engagement.

These partners—the YMCA of the East Bay, the Eastside Arts Alliance, and the Oakland Asian Cultural Center—are collaborating with OMCA on a variety of projects. The Museum is also

Come Together for Peace, 1970.

Collection of OMCA. Fractional and promised gift of the Rossman Family.

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sending its Oakland Rover to many of these partners’ events to engage community members in interactive art experiences. Learn more about OMCA’s partners on the following pages.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center OMCA and OACC share expertise to their mutual benefit The way leaders of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) see things, OMCA’s latest consultations and activities—including Oakland Rover visits for art making—build capacity, and help to reframe both organizations’ approaches to multicultural collaboration.

Roy Chan, who heads OACC’s Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project, puts it this way: “The beautiful thing about this project is that OMCA will be offering us insights into how we can grow as an institution, and in return we’ll offer the Museum insights into how to more effectively serve our diverse, multicultural, multigenerational community.”

Collaborative capacity building can take many forms, says Terry Bautista, OACC’s programs manager, from advising OMCA about ways to boost its bilingual services to OMCA offering recommendations to OACC about ways to upgrade its spaces for art exhibits. “The Museum will show us ways to do things more professionally,” adds OACC Executive Director Tamiko Wong, from consultations on installation techniques to sharing expertise on exhibition labeling.

An example of this sharing of expertise took place early in the summer when OACC and OMCA staff worked together to create a Cantonese language tour of OMCA’s special exhibition Summoning Ghosts: The Art of Hung Liu, for seniors at Family Bridges, a senior care OACC partners, from left: Terry Bautista, Tamiko Wong, and Roy Chan.

organization in Chinatown and OACC partner organization. Says Wong, “I’m hopeful about the direction we’re taking. There are many things we can do to benefit each other.”

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The YMCA of the East Bay OMCA and the YMCA of the East Bay expand their visions and their reach Synergy has long been the hallmark of OMCA’s partnership with the YMCA, says Kathleen Gushoney, vice president/regional executive director of the Metropolitan Oakland YMCA. Thanks to OMCA Connect, the two institutions are finding new ways to achieve common goals— and the whole community stands to benefit.

“Like OMCA, what we do is strengthen the foundations of the community for all families,” Gushoney emphasizes. “We also know that the arts heal. We’re excited about adding new experiences to what we do to create health and wellness.”

To that end, the Y has invited the Oakland Rover to come to community events at multiple branches of the Y across Oakland. Already in 2013, the Rover has visited the Downtown Oakland Y’s annual family barbecue along with Halloween celebrations at the Y’s Eastlake branch. The events’ combined crowds of more than a thousand enjoyed the opportunity to create quilt squares for the We Dream in Art mural project. Undoubtedly, the success of these activities builds on the organizations’ tradition of cooperation.

“Every Y should be partnered with its local museum; it should be a best practice,” Gushoney says. “My hope is that we’ll create a template for other Ys to follow. That would be a huge gift from this project.”

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Eastside Arts Alliance OMCA and ESAA maximize the impact of public art It’s not surprising that the artist who was nominated for a 2013 Oakland Indie Award as a Social Change Maker, and the designer and painter of Oakland Chinatown’s outdoor Dragon Mural is also a key contributor to OMCA Connect.

Tommy Wong wears all those hats and more, including visual arts director at Eastside Arts Alliance (ESAA), one of the organizations OMCA is working with in the We Dream in Art project.

He is the community artist for the project’s ambitious mural, working alongside photographer Sibila Savage and graphic designer Malik Johnson.

As passionate as Wong is about public art, he is equally inspired by other aspects of OMCA Connect’s activities, including its support of efforts to expand public access to the archives of ESAA, which is one of only a few organizations owned by a collective of artists of color on the West Coast. “ESAA was born out of the Chicano and black arts movements in the 1960s, and we’re trying to carry on what they started,” says Wong. “Opportunities for voices to be heard from neighborhoods like ours need to be nurtured. I’m appreciative that OMCA recognizes that and is working hard to accomplish it.”

Artist Tommy Wong of the Eastside Arts Alliance.

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A Conversation With Mary Roach The bestselling author discusses severed heads, taboos, and how museums can change our perceptions Whether it’s detailing the history of cadavers in Stiff, studying the physiology of sex in Bonk, or delving into the human digestive tract in Gulp, Mary Roach is widely Known for exploring the taboo. Inside Out sat down with the Oakland-based author to discuss her fascination with topics that would make most of us run in the opposite direction.

How do you get your book ideas?

Sometimes in the process of doing one book, I’ll get the idea for another.

For instance, Stiff led to Spook. There was a chapter in which I wrote about people trying to look for the soul— actually opening up the body and

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saying, “Well, we don’t know what this bit does here; maybe that’s the soul.” That chapter led to Spook because I got interested in the idea that you could apply the scientific method to something like the soul.

Why do you tend to focus on taboo subjects?

Taboos are fun. People are repulsed and attracted to them at the same time, and I think they enjoy reading about them. I don’t want to put people off or make them sick, but I do want to welcome them into unfamiliar terrain.

Why are these topics so taboo?

As human beings, for the most part we think of ourselves as minds, or

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personalities. We don’t like to be reminded that we are these digesting, excreting, decomposing bodies.

It’s fascinating to me how strong these taboos are.

Does anything make you squeamish?

I’m pretty immune by now. One of the first places I went in researching Stiff was a head lab. I walked in and there were around twenty or thirty severed heads—and a severed head is pretty disturbing! But within two hours, I was sitting there talking with this woman at a table with a severed head, and it was like we were just at a café having a conversation. It took some getting used to but less than you might think.

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Your first full-time writing job was at the San Francisco Zoo. What was that like?

It was incredibly fun because I had a behind-the-scenes look at things that regular customers didn’t have. For instance, the zoo has a kitchen where someone works out the recipes for the animals. I’m a fan of peeking behind doors. I feel that when you start to peel back the layers, that’s when things get really interesting.

“I’m a fan of peeking behind doors. I feel that when you start to peel back the layers, that’s when things get really interesting.”

Mary Roach’s lastest book, Gulp, is available at the OMCA Store.

You get into a lot of science in your books. Do you have a scientific background?

I get into a lot of physiology, and honestly, because I don’t have a science background, that was a more accessible subject for me than say physics or chemistry. But I also think science has a built-in fascination for people.

There’s a tendency to think that science is very dry, not something you’d want to read about. But science is your body, it’s the world, so it can’t possibly be boring.

How important is it for museums to instill a curiosity in science?

It’s tremendously important. With a museum—because the experience is tactile, visual, and written—all the senses are incorporated. You have so many ways to pull people in and entertain them and educate them about science. I can’t think of a better medium to do that than a museum.

What memorable experiences have you had at OMCA? I was moved by the exhibit in the new Gallery of California Natural Sciences by the artist who collected flotsam from Lake Merritt. I sort of knew about the ubiquity of disposable plastic already, but when it’s done that way visually, it can change how you see the world. Normally those moments only happen in nature, but a really good museum can create the same sense of awe and wonder.

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This spring, OMCA offers an in-depth look at the edgy art of Giant Robot

n 1994, when Eric Nakamura cofounded Giant Robot, the influential, alternative Asian and Asian-American art and culture zine, the novice publisher says he was simply curating elements from pop culture according to his own tastes. “I approached things as a fan,” he says.

Two decades later, Giant Robot has grown up in many ways. Over the years, the brand expanded to include retail stores and galleries in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York; art exhibitions; and a robust website. It has also become an important outlet for a generation of young artists, several of whom have achieved mainstream success—such as Adrian Tomine, whose work has graced many New Yorker covers, and David Choe, who has painted a mural on the Facebook campus. But as museumgoers will see at SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot, a certain artistic sensibility has remained intact throughout Giant Robot’s evolution. “The art is accessible because it has an illustrative aspect,” Nakamura says. “A lot of people without art backgrounds can understand it.”

Cocurated by Nakamura and Carin Adams, OMCA’s associate curator of art and material culture, SuperAwesome presents works by a selection of artists affiliated with Giant Robot, ranging from Tomine’s graphic novel–inspired illustrations to the elaborately detailed paintings of James Jean.

Adams says the show, as befitting an interdisciplinary museum like OMCA, will stress the larger pop cultural context that informed so much of the early days of Giant Robot. The exhibition will also offer insights into a community of artists that Museum visitors may know little about. “This exhibition is an opportunity to introduce our visitors to a diverse range of artists not previously celebrated by OMCA,” Adams says.

SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot is made possible in part by generous support from Deluxe Corporation Foundation.

Covers of Giant Robot reflect the magazine’s wide-ranging focus on contemporary art.

SuperAwesome: Art and Giant Robot will be on view at OMCA from April 19, through july 27, along with Vinyl: The Sound and Culture of Records—a special exhibition that explores the cultural and social phenomenon of listening to, collecting, and sharing records on vinyl.

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exhibitions, events, and programs Friday Nights @ OMCA Fridays, 5–9 pm Join OMCA and Off the Grid on 10th Street every Friday night for the best in local music, food, art, and culture. Check museumca.org/friday-nights-omca for the monthly theme.

Special programs include: - Family-friendly drop-in art activities every Friday from 5 to 8 pm - Makers & Tasters Series, featuring vendors from Whole Foods Market on final Fridays in January through March

Check out the full lineup of events and programs at museumca.org.

MLK and Black History Month Programs Activities explore the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and notable black scientists and inventors in honor of MLK Day and Black History Month.

Family Workshop: HistoryMakers/ScienceMakers Sunday, Jan. 12, 12–3 pm Sunday, Jan. 19, 12–3 pm Sunday, Feb. 23, 12–3 pm Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Oratorical Fest: Voices of Distinction Sunday, March 23, 1–3:30 pm The Oakland Unified School District’s annual festival, now in its thirty-fifth year, returns to the James Moore Theater. Free with admission.

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Focus on the Bay Opening of We Dream in Art Mural Banner Friday, Feb. 28, 5–9 pm Join us for the unveiling and celebration of the We Dream in Art mural on Oak and 12th streets. The mural was created with the help of artists and collaborators, including the YMCA of the East Bay, the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, the Eastside Arts Alliance, and the Alameda County Arts Commission.

Member Tours

California Futures Lecture Series: Geek Out Saturday, Feb. 1, 2–3:30 pm “Geek out” with guest lecturers at OMCA. Explore issues raised in Above and Below: Stories From Our Changing Bay. Check museumca.org for details.

OMCA Film | Lost Landscapes of Oakland Saturday, Feb. 22, 3–5 pm James Moore Theater Join film archivist and guest curator Rick Prelinger for a montage of rarely seen film clips showing the Oakland of yore.

Join an upcoming Docent-led tour for OMCA Members only: The Smallest of Worlds Saturday, Jan. 18, 11:15 am Is It Art? Family-Friendly Tour of the Gallery of California Art Saturday, Feb. 15, 11:15 am Inspiration Points: Masterpieces of California Landscape Saturday, March 15, 11:15 am

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Wild in California! Family-Friendly Tour of the Gallery of California Natural Sciences Saturday, April 19, 11:15 am

Save the Date!

Leader Lunch with Janet Napolitano Tuesday, Feb. 25, 11:30 am–2 pm OMCA welcomes UC President Janet Napolitano as speaker for the 2014 Leader Lunch, an annual event featuring a California thought leader. Napolitano will discuss her vision for public education at the luncheon.

Tickets to attend this special event are available to members of OMCA’s Donor Forum. For more information or to upgrade your membership to the Donor Forum level, please contact Amanda Schoeneman at 510-318-8502 or aschoeneman@museumca.org.

Member for a Day Saturday, March 8 Bay Area cultural institutions are teaming up to host Member for a Day. OMCA Members at any level can enjoy reciprocal admission and special activities at ten different Bay Area institutions. Just present your OMCA Membership card and receive two free admissions per Membership at each location.* For more details and a full list of participating institutions, visit museumca.org/member-for-a-day. *Some restrictions may apply.

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