David Brower Center

Some details from our latest exhibition, Art/Act: Local—Breaking Ground 🌻 Join us Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30pm for the opening reception! Follow the link in our bio to RSVP.

Photo 1: Self-portrait of Cesar from .justice in collaboration with Hiroyo Kaneko, Malaya Tuyay, and
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Photo 3: Morning at Salt Point by .art

⚠️ NEW ART ALERT ⚠️ Art/Act: Local—Breaking Ground is now on view in the Hazel Wolf Gallery! We are thrilled to present this vibrant show inspired by .justice and featuring five jury-selected Northern California artists: .art and 🌱 Stop by during our gallery hours for a first look, and RSVP today for the opening reception on Wednesday, September 25 (link in bio).

This week flew by as we got to work installing our upcoming exhibition, Art/Act: Local—Breaking Ground, inspired by our friends at .justice 🌱

Registration is now live for the opening event on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30pm. Follow our link in bio to RSVP!

The Brower Center is excited to present Sabor A Mí, a pop-up exhibition of paintings by q***r Peruvian multidisciplinary artist Andrea Sifuentes Hernández. These works are part of an ongoing series that explores how consumerism pervades daily life, influences our identities, and contributes to environmental degradation. The show is now on view in the Brower Center’s Kinzie Conference Room through September 9, 2024.

Gallery hours:
Monday through Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 2pm
Special open hours this Saturday, August 17 from 12pm - 4pm

El David Brower Center presenta Sabor A Mí, una exposición de pinturas de la artista multidisciplinaria peruana q***r Andrea Sifuentes Hernández. Estas obras son parte de una serie en curso que explora cómo el consumo invade a la vida cotidiana, influye en nuestras identidades, y contribuye a la degradación ambiental. La exposición está en vista en la sala de conferencias Kinzie del Brower Center hasta el 9 de septiembre del 2024.

Horas de la galería:
Lunes a jueves 10am-4pm
Viernes 10am-2pm
Horas especiales este sábado, 17 de agosto entre 12pm-4pm

We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive response to the California Forest Project exhibition! There are only a few weeks left to enjoy this impactful show. Join our friends from at the Brower Center on August 22 from 6:30 - 8:30pm for a special closing event. Hear from photographer Stefan Thuilot along with Obi Kaufmann, Joe McBride, and Adina Merenlender on the importance of California’s forests, and get one last look at these incredible feats of photography. Follow our link in bio to get tickets and learn more.

Ocean activist and friend of the Brower Center community, Captian Paul Watson, has been arrested in Greenland. Please read Jane Goodall's post to learn more about this developing situation.

Dr. Jane Goodall and the members of the Jane Goodall Institute’s Cetacean and Ethics Committees have issued a statement calling for the immediate release of Captain Paul Watson, who was arrested on charges related to his opposition to a Japanese whaling ship operating in the North Pacific.

Read their letter: https://news.janegoodall.org/2024/07/25/dr-jane-goodalls-statement-in-support-of-captain-paul-watson/

There’s still time to enjoy A Worm’s Eye View, the first exhibition at the Brower Center to utilize our new floor-to-ceiling projectors! This striking installation is even more impressive in person. Check it out now through August 22.

Gallery hours:
10am - 4pm Monday through Thursday
10am - 2pm on Friday

Four weeks left to catch the California Forest Project exhibition at the Brower Center! Don’t miss these massive, hyper-detailed photographic prints that showcase the beauty and diversity of our state’s wooded ecosystems. On view now through August 22 🌲

Gallery Hours:
10am - 4pm Monday through Thursday
10am - 2pm on Friday

to the opening of A Worm’s Eye View last month 🔎🍃 Stop by the Hazel Wolf Gallery to check out this vivid and immersive exhibition, on view now through August 22.

Gallery Hours
Monday through Thursday: 10am-4pm
Friday: 10am-2pm

We can’t wait for this Thursday’s special, sold-out screening of “Farming While Black”, a feature film directed by the award-winning Mark Decena. This moving documentary dives into the history and resurgence of Black farmers in the U.S.

Due to the popularity of this event, we will open a standby line onsite at 6pm for those who were unable to RSVP. Want to be the first to hear about future events with and other happenings at the Brower Center? Visit browercenter.org to sign up for our monthly email newsletter.

📅 Date: Thursday, June 27
🕒 Time: 7 - 9pm (standby line opens at 6pm)
📍Location: David Brower Center

Looking for a free and fun activity in Downtown Berkeley? Check out the 5th Annual California Native Ways Festival on Saturday, June 22.

Only one week until the opening of A Worm’s Eye View! Join us next Thursday, June 20 at 6:30pm for a first look at this immersive sound and video installation by nationally recognized projection artist Adam Larsen. Follow the link in our bio to RSVP.

A great article from Bay Nature magazine about photographer Stefan Thuilot's California Forest Project, which will be on view at the Brower Center soon! We are so excited to unveil this impressive and moving collection of panoramic forest scenes. Join us next Thursday, May 30 at 6:30pm for the opening reception—space is limited, so register now at bit.ly/calforest

He Set Out to Photograph All of California’s Forests. Then They Began to Burn.

Stefan Thuilot has been documenting a very big picture view of how forests are changing.

https://ow.ly/A1PQ50RTqLr

🖋️ Kate Golden
📸 Stefan Tuilot

David Brower Center Henry W. Coe State Park University of California, Berkeley

The opening of the California Forest Project at the Brower Center is less than two weeks away! Painstakingly captured and compiled by local photographer Stefan Thuilot, the images in this exhibition encapsulate 180-degree views of vast forest scenes in extraordinary detail. Join us on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30pm for a first look at the show, and hear from the artist about the incredible biodiversity of our state’s amazing forests and the role of photography in ongoing forest conservation efforts. RSVP at bit.ly/calforest

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Join us Thursday, May 30 at 6:30pm for the opening of California Forest Project, an exciting new exhibition that celebrates the abundant biodiversity of our state’s forest ecosystems. From towering redwoods to rolling hills with Oak and Madrone trees, this collection of photographs by local photographer Stefan Thuilot showcases the range of California’s wooded landscapes at a massive scale. Hundreds of individual photos make up these high-resolution composites, which are printed at up to 13 feet tall! Be among the first to view these impressive images at our free opening reception. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP at bit.ly/calforest

Opportunities for Artists: Apply now for the 2024 San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Awards. Apply by June 1, 2024.

The art is ready and waiting for you. Join us tomorrow for the opening for Art/Act: Local. Art. Wine. Tasty bites. Free! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artact-local-all-on-the-table-opening-event-tickets-652166125437?aff=oddtdtcreator

Have you saved your spot? Come for the tasty bites and wine, stay for the art!

Art/Act: Local - All On The Table Opening Event Powerful artwork by jury-selected Northern California artists engaging with the rich topic of food.

Our new exhibition, Art/Act: Local—All on the Table, opens next Wednesday, June 21! Featuring four Northern California artists - Kristiana Chan, Adrian Delgado, Parul Naresh, and Ernesto Hernandez Olmos - engaging with the topic of food and how it connects us to one another and the environment. We hope you’ll join us! Tasty bites from our friends at Gather will be provided. Free to attend but reservation highly encouraged: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/artact-local-all-on-the-table-opening-event-tickets-652166125437

What a cool thing to do here in Berkeley tomorrow!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check this out tomorrow in Berkeley!

Passing through Downtown Berkeley? Take a detour to enjoy works by Oaxaca-based art collective Los Subterráneos, now on view at the Brower Center. Brought to us by Bioneers and curator Patsy Craig, this body of work is called Los Nadies and seeks to "resuscitate images of those who have arrived in the present almost wrapped in oblivion.” We're honored to feature these stunning, socially-transformative works alongside our Art/Act exhibition series.

What a great time we had with the students of YCIS Silicon Valley who came to learn about Green Buildings, the Environmental Movement, and see the art in our gallery!