First-ever all-day film festival exclusively about Oakland, with short films and filmmaker panels examining the city’s changing landscape, and cultural legacies. The program featured 13 Films, 3 Premieres, and 7 Special Guests, reflective of Oakland’s indigenous population, filmmaking professionals, and youth.

This festival was an East Bay Express Arts Editor Pick.

This was created in 2014, as a collaborative exploration about the evolution of neighborhoods. Inspired by urban planning initiatives in two of Oakland’s oldest neighborhoods (West Oakland and Chinatown), this documentary installation displayed 70+ maps, images, and text sourced from public archives, regional agencies, city staff, local students, photojournalists, and enterprises like BRIGE housing and Stamen Design, to creating a dynamic experience of multiple perspectives and time periods within a unified space.

Oakland is home. It’s also a booming brand. This 8-minute composite explores the lived realities behind Oakland’s public image. Oakland-born apparel-makers, musicians, and gallery-owners reveal how the city’s sights, sounds, architecture, and rhythm have influenced their work.

Featured in Urban MAP’s mobile series, “On the Road.”

What is public art, and where do you find it? This interactive adventure discussed the role of art in urban development, using examples from Oakland’s historic Downtown/Uptown corridor—from a towering 10-foot sculpture to a hidden graffiti tag. Each stop included a critical thinking questions or guest appearances by artists.

This tour was an East Bay Express Arts Editor Pick, commissioned by Oakland Art Murmur.

First-ever showcase of Congressional Art Competition entries at Oakland Art Murmur. The exhibit allowed local youth to share artworks expressive of their unique world views, while learning about professional practices used by working artists.

The show was the basis for a curated Art+Politics Walking Tour, where participants explored thematic connections between youth art and professional pieces in neighboring galleries.

Responding to the deadliest tragedy in Oakland history, collaborated with artists, families, neighborhood association, and public servants to facilitate programming for a site-specific installation.

Work-in-progress film, tracing the changing interiors and inhabitants of The Alexandria, an aging 15-unit apartment building on the border of Oakland’s burgeoning downtown. (Since filming began, 50% of all units have changed occupancy.)

Developed a “Toolkit for Inclusionary Planning,” including guidelines for unique place-based activities that use cultural exchange as a basis for defining a neighborhood’s unique social and emotional geography.

This competitive contract with the City of Oakland’s Department of Planning and Building was made possible by the Cultural Affairs division.

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