New Student Orientation and Culture Makers' Walk
Center for Art and Public Life
1:30 pm
5275 Broadway, Oakland campus
1:30–3:30 PM

Learn how you can make art that makes a difference. Hear about the Center's Community Arts and art education classes, happenings, work-study jobs, student grants, and opportunities for you to become a professional "citizen artist." Then join us for a walk through Temescal to meet our neighbors and see their diverse aesthetics. We'll discuss the important relation between art and society. Wear your walking shoes!

Applications due for Community Student Fellows
Center for Art and Public Life

Applications for the first round of hiring of Community Student Fellows (CSFs) are due Friday, September 10.

Find detailed job postings in the Student Affairs offices' work-study binders. Second-year undergraduates through graduates are eligible.

Submit your application, including a cover letter, work-study application, and resume to the CSF application drop box located in the lobby of the Center for Art and Public Life, 5275 Broadway, Oakland campus.

Teaching artists. Ten positions available. Assist teachers in K-12 public schools in developing and teaching art or art-integrated classes.

Art Esteem. Six to ten positions available, one fashion emphasis. Art instructors assistants needed for middle school–aged students. Art Esteem works to eliminate violence by supporting creative and educational programs that transform the spirit and build peaceful and loving communities.

Creative Growth Arts Center. Printmakers needed.

National Institute for Art and Disabilities. Curatorial and gallery assistants needed.

Children's Hospital Oakland. Artist-in-residence assistant needed.

Legacy Project at the San Francisco Performing Arts Library and Museum. Cultural arts oral history book maker assistant needed.

Museum of the African Diaspora. Designers for web content needed.

Women of Color Resource Center. Intern needed.

Center for Art and Public Life Open House
11 am

Find out more about academic opportunities, jobs and internships, and art education partnerships available through the Center for Art and Public Life. Learn how you can make art that makes a difference!

Lisa Ricci
Brown Bag Lunch Series
11:15 am
Center for Art and Public Life, Oakland campus
5275 Broadway

Lisa Ricci is an arts administrator, educator, and artist. She is currently the marketing manager of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and teaches workshops and courses on the business side of the art world, including "Art Stars Anonymous" at the San Francisco Art Institute. She will discuss how to find the exhibition venue that is right for you.

Showing your artwork in a gallery is important, but how do you get your foot in the door? See what it takes to participate in the local art scene, and introduce yourself and your work to gallery artists and curators. Learn about exhibition venues available to artists, from commercial galleries to alternative spaces, and how to research and take advantage of opportunities. This presentation will provide an overview of the type of exhibition venues and an introduction to gallery guidelines and what artists need to know when preparing their submission materials.

Carey Fruzza and Evelyn Orantes
Brown Bag Lunch Series
11:15 am
Oliver Art Center, Oakland campus

Art and museum educators, Carey Fruzza and Evelyn Orantes from the Oakland Museum of California discuss the connections between exhibitions, museums, and education. Strategies of museum education, artists as educators in the museum, and the museum's connection to community will be discussed.

Regina Machado
Brown Bag Lunch Series
11:15 am
Location TBA

Regina Machado—Brazilian artist, author, and educator—will discuss oral tradition and the art of storytelling as they relate to the learning process. Ms. Machado is on the art education faculty at the University of Sao Pablo. Her pedagogy emphasizes the oral storytelling tradition as a methodology in teacher education.

Anjee Helstrup
Brown Bag Lunch Series
11:15 am
Location TBA

Meet CCA graduate Anjee Helstrup, curator and director at the Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana (MACLA) in San Jose, CA. This exciting presentation will discuss exhibitions and programming at MACLA and the role of exhibition venues in the community.

Chris Bliss and Kim Lessard
Brown Bag Lunch Series
11:15 am
B Building, room B6, Oakland campus

Chris Bliss, the college's vice president for communications, and Kim Lessard, the college's publicity and promotions manager, will discuss strategies for promoting your own art exhibition. Join us for a practical discussion of how to create your own exhibition PR.

Illuminations for the Days of the Dead
7 pm

A one-night viewing of altar installations by artist Rosa De Anda and students from California College of the Arts.

For more information please read The Fifth Direction, 4 + 1.

Jessica Ingram
Brown Bag Lunch Series
11:15 am
B Building, room B6, Oakland campus

Photographer Jessica Ingram speaks about her work as the director of Fostering Art, a photography and writing program for current and former foster youth in the Bay Area. She will discuss community-based art projects and art education and will present photographs and writing produced by the artists in Fostering Art.