This is an open study space and place to bring your lunch and meet up with other students from Art Practice and beyond.
VIDRINE: Fragments of Identity is an exploration of memory, identity, and self-representation through digital media.
This Fall semester's Senior Exhibition, Fata Morgana, showcases the transformative visions of 32 artists across diverse mediums, from sculpture and painting to interactive installations. Through themes of self-discovery, environmental awareness, and the paranormal, each piece invites viewers to engage with fresh perspectives and reflect on their own journeys.
Exact time and more information TBA.
More info on the application process on the Art Practice Undergraduate Major page.
Undergraduate applicants: if you haven’t already, please make an appointment with Student Services Advisor Onisha Barham (obarham@berkeley.edu) to confirm your eligibility and prerequisites.
The April program features Andy Shanken (Architecture) and Stephanie Syjuco (Art Practice) in conversation with Lauren Kroiz (Art History).
Current MFA students will each present 20 minute talks about their process and practice, with a short Q&A moderated by Prof. Stephanie Syjuco. Free and open to the public. Note this event will take place in 002 Physics Building.
Deadline: Nov. 17. The ASCP offers senior Art Practice majors semester long access to one of nine studio spaces in Bauer Wurster Hall. Students participate in weekly hour-long group critiques led by a rotating Art Practice faculty member, a group exhibition in the Worth Ryder Art Gallery, and an open studios event.
Two artists whose work is included in Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection—Aria Dean and Mary Weatherford—discuss the ways they approach and reenvision the genre of gestural abstraction. Katy Siegel, Research Director at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, moderates.
The November program features Asma Kazmi (Art Practice/BCNM) and SanSan Kwan (Theater, Dance & Performance Studies) in conversation with Carolyn Chen (Ethnic Studies).
This is an online informational event about applying to the UC Berkeley Art Practice Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Program.
Current MFA students will each present 20 minute talks about their process and practice, with a short Q&A moderated by Prof. Stephanie Syjuco. Free and open to the public. Note this event will take place in 002 Physics Building.
Congratulations to MFA awardees Priyanka D’ Souza (Resting Museum) and Viviana Martinez Carlos! The reception will be held on November 1 at SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco.
Artist talk by Courtney Desiree Morris, a visual/conceptual artist and associate professor of Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
To mark the opening day of Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection, art collector and philanthropist Komal Shah and Cecilia Alemani, Director and Chief Curator of High Line Art in New York, recount with BAMPFA Chief Curator Margot Norton their journey organizing the exhibition
A performance event at Gray Area, San Francisco, featuring Zekarias Musele Thompson (MFA’25), Jasmine Nyende (MFA’25), and Gaia WXYZ (lecturer).
Virtual and in-person event, Stanford University. How does it feel to be in the lowest percentile group for life expectancy? When data artist Greg Niemeyer faced the need for a life-saving double lung transplant, he experienced first hand the massive gap between the medical statistics of survival and his determination to live. In this talk, Niemeyer will bridge that gap with data visualizations, animations and sonifications that pair the cold, hard and linear medical data with the more cyclical experiences of crushing fear, resilience, love and healing that come with most any serious medical journey.
Artist Lee Mingwei creates participatory installations that explore trust, intimacy and self-awareness through interactive, reflective experiences.
An eclectic, playful exhibition blending low-brow humor, kitsch, and baroque aesthetics, where animated and anthropomorphic subjects explore the emotional qualities of different time periods with a focus on spontaneity and joy.
Reception: October 23, 2024 4-7pm
we web we weave we... invites viewers to engage with installations that blur the lines between the physical and the intangible, the personal and the collective.
Current MFA students will each present 20 minute talks about their process and practice, with a short Q&A moderated by Prof. Stephanie Syjuco. Free and open to the public. Note this event will take place in 002 Physics Building.
Young Joon Kwak (they/she) is a sculptor and performance artist whose work challenges the boundaries of representation through innovative techniques of masking and camouflage.
Join Chris Vargas, MFA Art Practice alum and editor of the newly released anthology "Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects" along with two local contributors, Craig Calderwood and Ralowe Ampu for a conversation on trans history/art and the politics of curating culture. Sponsored by the LGBT Citizenship Cluster, TSWI (Trans Students Wellness Initiative), GENEQ (Gender Equity Resource Center), Multicultural Community Center
Lecture by Timmia Hearn DeRoy who is a practitioner and scholar of social justice-based theater and film.
This is an online informational event about applying to the UC Berkeley Art Practice Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) Program.
Artist lecture by Amber Johnson
Eligible undergraduate Art Practice majors are invited to submit short project proposals to support immediate cost of art supplies and materials for one or more Art Practice classes.
“A CENTURIES OLD TRADITION OF TEXTILE: BATIK OF JAVA,” showcasing the art of batik and natural dyes with master batik artist Ibu Dalmini.
This group exhibition intends to examine individual vulnerabilities, family histories, self exploration, and cultural identities.
Dear Art Practice students, staff, and faculty,
Welcome back to campus and the start of the new semester! Not only are we starting a new Academic Year, but also a new century of Art Practice, as we are now in our 101st year!!
We have a new senate faculty member this year, please join me in welcoming Assistant Professor Xandra Ibarra!! Professor Ibarra is an alumnus of the program and has taught as a lecturer for several years and we are happy for her to join us as a professor in Sculpture.
To kick-start the semester, I’d like to invite all students, faculty, and staff to the ART PRACTICE DEPARTMENTAL WELCOME EVENT: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 12-1 pm at PLATFORM ARTSPACE (Bauer Wurster Hall) Please come meet new students, faculty, and staff, and learn about the exciting things happening in Art Practice this semester with pizza and refreshments!
I wish you ALL a fantastic start to the semester and look forward to seeing you soon! Remember that my door is always open.
Ronald Rael
Chair, Department of Art Practice
Professor and Eva Li Memorial Chair in Architecture
University of California Berkeley
In-person meeting and orientation for all new Art Practice majors or intended majors, hosted by the Art Practice Student Services staff and Undergraduate Program Co-Directors. More information TBA.
Join the Department of Art Practice Graduating class of 2024 on Tuesday May 14th 3-5pm at Hertz Hall (map). Graduates need to arrive by 2:00 pm and doors open for guests at 2:30 pm. The ceremony will be followed by a reception in the Anthropology and Art Practice Building breezeway (south facing entrance), with the Spring 2024 Senior Thesis Exhibition open for viewing!
Tickets for friends and family may be purchased for $5.00 each (CASH only) beginning May 1st in the Art Practice office (347 AAPB). Graduating students do not need a ticket for themselves.
For updated information and FAQs please go HERE.
2024 graduates of UC Berkeley’s Master of Fine Arts program talk about their recent work at the outset of BAMPFA’s fifty-fourth annual MFA exhibition. This year’s artists are Salimatu Amabebe, Anamaya Farthing-Kohl, Valencia James, and Nivedita Madigubba.
Opening Wednesday, May 1st. 42 Pending Tasks, the Spring 2024 Senior Thesis exhibition at the Art Practice department, creatively interprets the complexities of human and societal dynamics through a multifaceted exploration of personal stories, societal issues, and artistic mediums, inspired by the enigmatic number 42 from Douglas Adams' 'The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.'
The inaugural Bizarre Bazaar festival is on April 26th, from 1-7pm, featuring student projects across Platform Artspace and the Anthropology and Art Practice Building.
We’re excited to open our doors for Cal Day to welcome incoming students! More info to come…
