PBS Premiere–FIRE ON THE HILL
2023-06-17 - 2023-07-17 | PBS Station
PBS Premiere–Tune in for the PBS Premiere of FIRE ON THE HILL, supported by a California Documentary Project grant. Just five miles south of downtown Los Angeles, South Central LA was for much of the twentieth century an agricultural boomtown filled with ranchers, farmers, and equestrians alike. Since the city’s establishment, Compton and the surrounding neighborhoods have always had a culture of Cowboys. Once common to the dusty dirt roads, this culture has all but disappeared now in a wash of land-hungry developers, apathetic politicians, and relentless gang activity. FIRE ON THE HILL tells the story of the South Central and Compton Cowboys and the last strongholds that they have; a horse stable known as the Hill that was mysteriously set on fire in 2012. This is the story of three of those Cowboys and their fight to live out their vision of the West.

FIRE ON THE HILL, Directed/Produced by Brett Fallentine
Find a few initial California airdates for the PBS premiere of FIRE ON THE HILL below, and be sure to check your local PBS station listings for more airdates:

Station
Date
Time
Timezone
Day part

KCET
6/17/2023
9 PM
PT
Primetime

KVCR
6/17/23
6 PM
PT
Evening

WORLD
6/19/23
4 PM
PT
Late afternoon/Evening

KOCE
6/20/23
9 PM
PT
Primetime

For more information on the film, visit https://www.fireonthehill.la/
This project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.

CULVER CITY—SOL community event
2023-06-24 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Stoneview Nature Center, 5950 Stoneview Drive, Culver City, 90232
CULVER CITY—Join a community gathering at the park featuring Indigenous artists, live dance, environmental justice talks, films & more. Free & family friendly! SOL, hosted by Invertigo Dance Theater, is going live this year and the event will take place at the beautiful Stoneview Nature Center at the Baldwin Hills & Urban Watersheds Conservancy. This events celebrates the Summer Solstice, and will feature dance, films, poetry, art and environmental talks.
SOL
Stoneview Nature Center, Baldwin Hills Park
5950 Stoneview Drive, Culver City, CA 90232
June 24 from 1-4 pm
To register for free, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sol-nature-dance-films-walks-talks-tickets-595439324047
This exhibit is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.

OAKLAND–Screening of SANSÓN AND ME
2023-06-27 19:00 - 20:30 | The New Parkway Theater, 474 24th St., Oakland, CA, 94612, United States
OAKLAND– Join a very special screening of SANSÓN and ME at The New Parkway Theater in Oakland on June 27, at 7pm.
Hosted by the Berkeley Film Foundation, the event will feature a post-film discussion with Alameda County Public Defender, Brendon Woods, together with Susan Bustamante from the Drop LWOP Coalition.
SANSÓN AND ME (2022), Directed by Rodrigo Reyes
Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at 7-8:30 pm

Location: The New Parkway Theater | 474 24th Street | Oakland, CA 94612
Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes re-creates the life of a young man named Sansón, an undocumented immigrant from coastal Mexico who is serving a life sentence for murder in California.
For more information and tickets, visit this link.
This project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.

LOS ANGELES—For Linda Film Showcase
2023-06-29 18:00 - 21:00 | Far East Lounge, 353 1st St., Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
LOS ANGELES—Visual Communications (VC) presents FOR LINDA, an in-person showcase of short films from our 2003-2005 Digital Slam series, honoring Linda Mabalot and her legacy at VC.
The VC Digital Slam challenge was a short film series introduced in 2003, running until 2005, which invited all members of the Visual Communications community to create a 30-second video piece reflecting VC’s belief that compelling stories can be told without the extravagance of time or money. As an effort to maintain inclusivity and encourage artistic creativity, all submissions were accepted as long as participants followed the two main rules of the challenge: 1.) The Digital Slam piece had to be 30 seconds or less, and 2.) submitted by the proposed deadline. Every year coincided with a specific theme each Digital Slam entry had to incorporate into their films, but many filmmakers dedicated their submissions to Linda.
Linda Mabalot was the beloved Executive Director of Visual Communications from 1984 to her passing in 2003. She was a filmmaker, mentor, and community leader, remembered for her wild laugh and spontaneous energy. Her values and regenerative spirit are still prevalent today in VC’s mission. To honor the 20th anniversary of Linda’s passing, these films are “For Linda”.
Join us on Thursday, June 29 @ 6PM at the Far East Lounge for a walk down memory lane and to celebrate Linda’s everlasting spirit. FREE ADMISSION. Light refreshments will be provided. Capacity is limited. Learn more about Linda Visions HERE.
FOR LINDA
Far East Lounge
353 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Thursday, June 29, 2023
6PM – 9PM
Doors open at 6PM
Program starts at 7PM
This event is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.

SAN FRANCISCO—Quiet Lightning: Better Ancestors
2023-07-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
OAKLAND—Quiet Lightning’s quarterly showcase of writers of color features intimate readings/performance by Mimi Tempestt, James-Amutabi Connie Haines, Dr. Jeanne Powell, Terry Taplin and special host for the evening, Charles Orgbon III, followed by a community Q&A. Tickets include museum admission and (while supplies last) a copy of Quiet Lightning’s latest book, which features writing from last year’s Better Ancestors. Come early to check out the current exhibitions, Black Venus and Nimah Gobir: Holding Space, and to have local muse Briana Swain create a custom poem just for you. Advance registration is highly encouraged. Better Ancestors is a Humanities for All Quick Grant-funded series.
Quiet Lightning: Better Ancestors
Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94105
July 6 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
To reserve tickets and for more information, go to Quiet Lightning’s site. For questions or accessibility requests, contact Evan Karp, Program Director: 415-967-8376, evan@quietlightning.org.
This exhibit is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.

SAN FRANCISCO–Film panel discussion: SALLY
2023-07-09 14:00 - 15:30 | San Francisco Public Library, Main Branch, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
SAN FRANCISCO– View sneak preview of excerpts of SALLY, a documentary-in-progress about the life and work of Sally Gearhart, lesbian feminist activist, scholar and fantasy author. With a panel discussion featuring SALLY director Deborah Craig, Jewelle Gomez, Ruth Mahaney and Cherrie Moraga.
Event description:
Panel: Sally: A Documentary Film in Progress | San Francisco Public Library (sfpl.org)
Sunday, July 9, 2023 |2-3:30 pm
Koret Auditorium
Main Library | 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Contact Telephone: 415-557-4400
Contact Email: hormel@sfpl.org
This program is drop-in only (no registration necessary). All SFPL locations are wheelchair accessible. For accommodations (such as ASL or language interpretation), call (415) 557-4557 or contact accessibility@sfpl.org. Requesting at least 3 business days in advance will help ensure availability.
Film description:
Sally Gearhart was a charismatic radical lesbian activist, author, and academic who spearheaded the 1970s and 80s lesbian feminist movement yet has been largely forgotten. But the film SALLY is not just a straightforward biography of this “hidden figure” deserving more recognition. It also shows the symbiotic relationship between spokeswomen like Sally and movements for social change, which are necessarily collective. And it highlights Sally’s captivating iconoclasm and contradictions: SALLY is both a wild lesbian safari and a timely and deeply moving meditation on the tensions inherent in revolutionary movements: ideological principles versus human realities, separatism versus mainstreaming, and throwing down the gauntlet versus reaching across the aisle. Ultimately, Sally and compatriots’ key contributions can help guide our current, urgent battles for social justice.
About the panelists:
Deborah Craig is an award-winning documentary director and producer whose films use compelling personal stories to raise awareness about the challenges and strengths of underrepresented communities. Her work has played at LGBTQ+, women’s and documentary film festivals in the U.S. and internationally. Deborah’s most recent short, A Great Ride, a 33-minute documentary about lesbians and aging, premiered at the Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festival in San Francisco in 2018, was picked up for distribution by Frameline, has screened at over 50 film festivals around the globe and has won multiple awards.
Jewelle Gomez (CaboVerdean/Wampanoag/Ioway; she/her) is a novelist, poet, playwright and cultural worker. Her eight books include three collections of poetry and the first Black Lesbian vampire novel, The Gilda Stories. In print for 30 years, it was recently optioned by Cheryl Dunye for a TV mini-series. Her recent collection of poetry, Still Water, was published in June 2022. Her new play, Unpacking in Ptown, will premiere at New Conservatory Theater in 2024.
Ruth Mahaney has taught LGBT History at City College of San Francisco for over 35 years and was a collective member of Modern Times Bookstore for 35 years. She has lived in San Francisco since 1971, when she first met Sally Gearhart. She and Sally both taught at SF State University and both were members of the Lesbian Caucus, a group of Lesbian activists attempting to advocate for Lesbian Rights with the City government.
Cherrie Moraga is an internationally recognized poet, playwright, essayist and memoirist. She began work as professional writer as a co-editor (with Gloria Anzaldúa) of the avant-garde feminist anthology, This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color. As a political and literary essayist, she has published several collections of writings, including: A Xicana Codex of Changing Consciousness, Loving in The War Years: Lo que nunca pasó por sus labios, The Last Generation and Waiting in the Wings: Portrait of a Queer Motherhood.
Connect
Sally – Facebook
Sally – Website
For more information, visit https://sfpl.org/events/2023/07/09/panel-sally-documentary-film-progress
This project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.

SAN FRANCISCO—CHINATOWN RISING at 4 Star Theater
2023-07-13 - 2023-07-16 | 4 Star Theater, 3290 Sacramento St., San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States
Still from CHINATOWN RISING.
SAN FRANCISCO—Join 4 Star Theater in San Francisco for a series of special screenings of CHINATOWN RISING.
Chinatown Rising
4 Star Theater
2200 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA, 94121
Friday, July 14, 2023, 8:00 PM
Saturday, July 15, 2023, 10:00 AM
Saturday, July 15, 2023, 8:00 PM
Sunday, July 16, 2023, 1:00 PM
Against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-1960s, a young San Francisco Chinatown resident armed with a 16mm camera and leftover film scraps from a local TV station, turned his lens onto his community. Totaling more than 20,000 feet of film (10 hours), Harry Chuck’s exquisite unreleased footage has captured a divided community’s struggles for self-determination. Chinatown Rising is a documentary film about the Asian-American Movement from the perspective of the young residents on the front lines of their historic neighborhood in transition. Through publicly challenging the conservative views of their elders, their demonstrations and protests of the 1960s-1980s rattled the once quiet streets during the community’s shift in power. Forty-five years later, in intimate interviews these activists recall their roles and experiences in response to the need for social change.
This film is supported by a California Documentary Project grant.

FORT BRAGG–Magic Lantern Workshop
2023-07-15 - 2023-07-16 | Larry Spring Museum, 225 E Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg, 95437
Magic Lantern Workshop at the Larry Spring Museum
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Address: 225 E Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg 95437
Cost: $25 (no one turned away due to lack of funds)
**Email: director@larryspringmuseum to register**

Join artist in residence, Melissa Ferrari for a two-day experimental nonfiction animation workshop. Here we will playfully explore aspects of both the observed and unseeable worlds. This workshop will introduce participants to various experimental animation approaches that can be used to find and visualize truths outside conventional documentary modes.
Schedule:
Day 1: Intro to Experimental Nonfiction Animation & Archival Documentary
Saturday, July 15th 10am-1pm
Location: Larry Spring Museum of Common Sense Physics
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Day 2: Landscape as Archive
Sunday, July 16th 10am-1pm
Location: A beach in Fort Bragg. Exact location tbd.
Artist bio:
Melissa Ferrari is a nonfiction filmmaker, experimental animator, magic lanternist and educator who seeks to acquaint folklores of the past with contemporary culture. In exposing peripheral histories, she aims to unveil the wonder that lies in the shadow of nonfiction, rather than fiction. Originally from Virginia, Melissa is now based in Los Angeles where she received an Experimental Animation M.F.A. from CalArts. Her films and magic lantern performances have been shown internationally in venues such as Hot Docs, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Hauser & Wirth LA.

About Redwood Time:
Redwood Time is a multi-disciplinary project that encourages us to re-evaluate the dominant narratives of settlement and resource development along the northern Californian coast. Through creative exploration and reflection, we will produce a collaborative account of Fort Bragg that reflects formerly excluded local histories and worldviews, providing us with a richer understanding of the past we inherit and the territory we inhabit.
The central object of our reflection is a timeline affixed to the commemorative redwood round that has dominated our downtown center since its dedication in 1943. As with similar redwood rounds, Fort Bragg’s public memorial and timeline privileges linear time as the driver of history and naturalizes far-flung Euro- and human-centric events as the default approach to understanding our past and presence here in Fort Bragg.
Over the next two years, “Redwood Time” will unfold as a focused series of live performances, public art installations, and community gatherings designed to generate new understandings of our relationship to our shared geography. Together we will create an empathic and nuanced counter-narrative that will draw into question our inherited notions of individuality. Our activities will culminate in the creation of reimagined versions of the round and a new legend that reveals our messy and vital connectedness.
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Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this evening’s happenings do not necessarily represent those of California Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The Larry Spring Museum is a registered 501(c) (3) organization EIN #32-0604596

This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

CALAVERAS COUNTY–Poetry and Journaling Day at Calaveras County State Park
2023-07-15 09:00 - 18:00 | Calaveras Big Trees State Park, 1170 CA-4, Arnold, CA, 95223, United States
Workshops and Poetry readings
Poetry and Journaling Day at Calaveras County State Park
Saturday, July 15, 2023 | 9 am – 6 pm PT
Address: 1170 CA-4, Arnold, CA 95223

Visit Calaveras Big Trees State Park at Jack Knight Hall for a day of poetry and journaling on Saturday, July 15, from 9 am – 6 pm, with California poets Dana Gioia, Lee Herrick, and Susan Kelly-Dewitt, Calaveras Poet Laureate Linda Toren, and Monika Rose of Manzanita Writers Press.
The day will include paid and free activities: $45 for the day includes two workshops, writing on the spot, a walk with the poets and docents in the North Grove, journaling and live writing, then sharing your work in the Jack Knight Hall with the public invited in a participant reading at 3 pm. After 3 pm, there will be free readings by the featured poets, participants, and Poetry Out Loud recitations by regional young poets in Jack Knight Hall.
Schedule:
9-3 pm ($45): Workshops, Walk with the poets, journaling and writing beneath the giant Sequoia3-6 pm (open for free to the general public): Free public program with Dana Gioia, poets, Poetry Out Loud students, participants, and open mic for the public.
Register for the workshop ($45, space is limited to 75 people)

*Participants are asked to bring their food & beverages for the day since this is not provided, and no restaurants or food venues are available at the park. Bring your folding chair or stool if needed for the trail. Seating areas are limited. Journals and writing implements are not provided. Entrance to the park is also not covered by the event fee. Cost for that: $10 per carload. Handicapped access is available in parts of the park.
Contact Manzanita Writers Press for event schedule information, and reservation updates. manzanitawp@gmail.com | https://manzapress.com
About the poets:
Dana Gioia is an internationally acclaimed poet and writer. Former California Poet laureate and Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Gioia was born in Los Angeles of Italian and Mexican descent. The first person in his family to attend college, he received a B.A. and M.B.A. from Stanford and an M.A. from Harvard in Comparative Literature. For fifteen years, he worked as a businessman before quitting at forty-one to become a full-time writer. His surname is pronounced Joy-a.
Lee Herrick is the current California Poet Laureate. He is the author of three books of poems: Scar and Flower, finalist for the Northern California Book Award; Gardening Secrets of the Dead; and This Many Miles from Desire. He is co-editor of The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets on Faith and Spirit. His writing appears widely in literary magazines, textbooks, and anthologies such as HERE: Poems for the Planet, with an introduction by the Dalai Lama; Indivisible: Poems of Social Justice, with an introduction by Common; and Dear America: Letters of Hope, Habitat, Defiance, and Democracy, among others. He served as Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015-2017. Born in Daejeon, Korea and adopted to the United States at ten months, he teaches at Fresno City College and the MFA program at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe.
Poet and visual artist Susan Kelly-DeWitt is the author of the full-length poetry collections Gatherer’s Alphabet (CA Poets Prize, Gunpowder Press, 2022), Gravitational Tug (Main Street Rag, 2020), Spider Season (Cold River Press, 2016), and The Fortunate Islands (Marick Press, 2008), as well as numerous chapbooks. Her honors include a Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University and the Chicago Literary Award from Another Chicago Magazine. Her work has been included in many anthologies, including The Autumn House Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry (2011), In Whatever Houses We May Visit: An Anthology of Poems That Have Inspired Physicians (2008), Highway 99: A Literary Journey through California’s Great Central Valley (1996) and Claiming the Spirit Within: A Sourcebook of Women’s Poetry (2001).
Current Calaveras County Poet Laureate, Linda Toren lives in the foothills of Calaveras County with her husband Theo, dogs, a cat, two pigs and many chickens. Linda is a retired teacher and currently director of Voices of Wisdom through Manzanita Writer’s Press (MWP). She has presented poetry workshops for children and adults—publishing schoolwide collections of poetry and art at local elementary schools for more than 15 years. Her poetry appears in the following collections Manzanita: Poetry and Prose of the Mother Lode & Sierra (MWP 1995 – 2008), Wild Edges (MWP 2013) Wine, Cheese & Chocolate (MWP 2014), Voices of Wisdom (MWP 2018, 2019), Out of the Fire (MWP 2017), Teaching with Fire (Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach) by Sam M. Intrator & Megan Scribner, editors (2003), CollisionV: an Intersection of Poetry and Photography (2018).
Monika Rose, at home in the foothills of Calaveras County since the early 1980s, living the rural good life with her husband on a small cattle ranch, founded Manzanita Writers Press, a nonprofit literary publisher in San Andreas. She has been published in many anthologies and literary magazines. Busy editing and publishing California authors’ books, leading workshops, directing programs, and promoting the literary arts in the region, with nine new books coming out by the press in 2023, she has also focused on her writing projects. Her book of poems, River by the Glass, by GlenHill Publications, and her children’s book for early readers, Bed Bumps, will have company soon with a novel, a collection of short fiction, a poetry collection, and three more children’s books. The Call – A Moth Journey, a children’s book for grades 4-7, will be released in August of 2023. As an Adjunct Associate Professor of English at San Joaquin Delta College for over two decades and retired from full-time high school teaching, she continues to encourage her students to write their stories.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

DEADLINE—Humanities for All Project Grant
2023-07-16 - 2023-07-17 | Switzerland
Image: Cast member of Project Wild Edges holding a “Y” shaped branch and leading a group of attendees along a trail.
DEADLINE—Attention public humanities programmers! Do you have an idea for a public-facing humanities project you would like to implement within the next 30 months? Do you want to expand your existing programming into the digital realm? Do you need funds to carry out a plan you’ve already developed? Our next application round for Humanities for All Project Grants opens on Thursday, June 1, 2023. Start the process by reviewing the Project Grants homepage with an eye to the updated Guidelines and FAQs to learn more. Applications are due July 17, 2023.
Project Grants (between $10,000 to $25,000) are awarded twice a year for public humanities projects of up to two-years duration from the award date. Appropriate programming formats include but are not limited to interpretive exhibits, community dialogue and discussion series, workshops and participatory activities, presentations and lectures, conversations and forums, and interactive and experiential activities. Virtual as well as face-to-face programming is encouraged. Eligibility is limited to California-based nonprofit organizations and non-federal public agencies. Note: Awards must be matched with an equivalent amount of cash or in-kind resources over the life of the project.
On June 8, 2023 at 11am PT, California Humanities will host a free informational webinar on how to develop your application. Please register here in advance.
If you have any questions, contact Felicia Kelley at fkelley@calhum.org.

SACRAMENTO–Partner Screening: UNITED SKATES
2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
SACRAMENTO–Back by popular demand, the Crocker Museum is proud to partner once again with California Humanities to present three films that tell compelling stories rooted in the Golden State. Expanding on subjects like collective action, identity, immigration, and art as activism that are present in the exhibitions Estampas de La Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection and Royal Chicano Air Force, A Gathering: Works from ‘Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists,’ and Breaking the Rules: Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown, this film series explores the power of bike riding, roller skating, and music in a manner that is both substantively thought-provoking and entertaining.
Each screening is introduced by John Lightfoot of California Humanities. A Q&A with the filmmakers or subjects will follow select screenings.
UNITED SKATES, Directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown
Runtime: 89 Minutes
Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 6:30 pm

Location: The Crocker Museum | 216 O Street | Sacramento, CA 95814
Discover a bastion of regional African-American subculture, music, and dance in United Skates, a documentary that highlights a racially-charged battle to save an underground subculture as America’s last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure.
For more information and tickets, visit https://my.crockerart.org/1134/1172
This project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.

FORT BRAGG–Magic Lantern Screening
2023-07-22 20:00 - 22:00 | Larry Spring Museum, 225 E Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg, 95437
Magic Lantern Screening at the Larry Spring Museum
Salon de Physique & Relict: A Phantasmagoria
Saturday, July 22, 2023 | 8 pm PT
Cost: $10 (no one turned away due to lack of funds)
Address: 225 E Redwood Avenue, Fort Bragg 95437

Supported by a 2023 California Humanities For All Project Grant, The Larry Spring Museum kicks off their project Redwood Time with artist Melissa Ferrari. In residency at the Larry Spring Museum, Ferrari will create a site-specific adaptation of a Phantasmagoria Salon de Physique (or “Physics Parlor”) that will feature an evening of animation experiments, installation work, and a magic lantern expanded cinema performance at the Larry Spring Museum. This Salon de Physique will be a series of experiments – an animated cabinet of curiosities and magic lantern projections – prioritizing expositions of the preternatural in the local environment. Rooted in the curatorial philosophy of Redwood Time, the animations will seek local rhythms and ecologies that fall outside of conventional systems of value, time, and scale. Historically, the intent of the Salon de Physique was to magnify the space between the natural world and the supernatural through the wonder of science spectacle, shaking the participants’ foundations in what is “real” and “rational” in a playground for Natural Philosophy.
Artist bio:
Melissa Ferrari is a nonfiction filmmaker, experimental animator, magic lanternist and educator who seeks to acquaint folklores of the past with contemporary culture. In exposing peripheral histories, she aims to unveil the wonder that lies in the shadow of nonfiction, rather than fiction. Originally from Virginia, Melissa is now based in Los Angeles where she received an Experimental Animation M.F.A. from CalArts. Her films and magic lantern performances have been shown internationally in venues such as Hot Docs, Ottawa International Animation Festival, Ann Arbor Film Festival, and Hauser & Wirth LA.

About Redwood Time:
Redwood Time is a multi-disciplinary project that encourages us to re-evaluate the dominant narratives of settlement and resource development along the northern Californian coast. Through creative exploration and reflection, we will produce a collaborative account of Fort Bragg that reflects formerly excluded local histories and worldviews, providing us with a richer understanding of the past we inherit and the territory we inhabit.
The central object of our reflection is a timeline affixed to the commemorative redwood round that has dominated our downtown center since its dedication in 1943. As with similar redwood rounds, Fort Bragg’s public memorial and timeline privileges linear time as the driver of history and naturalizes far-flung Euro- and human-centric events as the default approach to understanding our past and presence here in Fort Bragg.
Over the next two years, “Redwood Time” will unfold as a focused series of live performances, public art installations, and community gatherings designed to generate new understandings of our relationship to our shared geography. Together we will create an empathic and nuanced counter-narrative that will draw into question our inherited notions of individuality. Our activities will culminate in the creation of reimagined versions of the round and a new legend that reveals our messy and vital connectedness.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

OAKLAND–Exhibit: The Audacity to Believe
2023-07-31 - 2023-11-30 | African American Museum and Library, 659 14th Street, Oakland, 94612, United States
OAKLAND- Come experience “The Audacity to Believe”, a tribute to the life, legacy, and impact of an Oakland giant: Dr. Marcus A. Foster, the urban education activist and superhero who gave his life for the children of Oakland.
Dr. Marcus A. Foster was the definition of a community superhero. The first Black Superintendent of any major school system in the United States: Oakland Unified, he was a trailblazer whose life was cut short in 1973 due to his courage to bring innovation and accountability to the school system. He encouraged and challenged teachers and administrators to have “the audacity to believe” in the inherent talents of all young people, and pioneered a “Master Plan Citizens Committee” tasking each neighborhood of the city to draw up their community-led visions as part of the district’s strategic plan. His dedication to youth and community made him a fierce advocate and beloved leader. As a teacher who began her first year during his tenure shared, his presence and work made it so “We knew we were on our way to excellence.” His assassination cut that work short and left a community in mourning. Curated by local artist and storyteller Patanisha Williams as part of the Marcus Foster Education Institute’s 50th anniversary celebratory events, “The Audacity to Believe” pays tribute to his life and impact, and creates a long-needed space for the community to remember and heal.
On view: July 31 – November 30 2023
Location: The historic African American Museum and Library of Oakland is located at 659 14th Street, Oakland. The Museum and Library wheelchair accessible and is open and free to the public at the following hours:
Monday – Thursday 10 am – 5:30 pm
Friday 12 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5:30 pm
For more information, visit: https://www.marcusfoster.org/events/audacity-to-believe-exhibit
The Marcus Foster Education Institute (MFEI) was established by Dr. Marcus A. Foster in 1973 prior to his passing. 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of MFEI and our work engaging community to see improved conditions, experiences, and outcomes for K-12 and postsecondary BIPOC and first-generation students. To learn more about MFEI, visit www.marcusfoster.org. For more information about the exhibit, contact info@marcusfoster.org.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.

OAKLAND–The Audacity to Believe Opening Reception
2023-08-03 17:00 - 19:00 | African American Museum and Library, 659 14th Street, Oakland, 94612, United States
OAKLAND- The Marcus Foster Education Institute invites you to celebrate the opening reception for “The Audacity to Believe”, a tribute to the life, legacy and impact of an Oakland giant: Dr. Marcus A. Foster, the urban education activist and superhero who gave his life for the children of Oakland. This free event will include live music, wine and hors d’oeuvres, and a conversation with local education advocate Oscar Wright, MFEI Board Member Vance Lewis and community leader and visionary Regina Jackson.
Dr. Marcus A. Foster was the definition of a community superhero. The first Black Superintendent of any major school system in the United States: Oakland Unified, he was a trailblazer whose life was cut short in 1973 due to his courage to bring innovation and accountability to the school system. He encouraged and challenged teachers and administrators to have “the audacity to believe” in the inherent talents of all young people, and pioneered a “Master Plan Citizens Committee” tasking each neighborhood of the city to draw up their community-led visions as part of the district’s strategic plan. His dedication to youth and community made him a fierce advocate and beloved leader. As a teacher who began her first year during his tenure shared, his presence and work made it so “We knew we were on our way to excellence.” His assassination cut that work short and left a community in mourning. Curated by local artist and storyteller Patanisha Williams as part of the Marcus Foster Education Institute’s 50th anniversary celebratory events, “The Audacity to Believe” pays tribute to his life and impact, and creates a long-needed space for the community to remember and heal.
On view: July 31 – November 30 2023
Location: The historic African American Museum and Library of Oakland is located at 659 14th Street, Oakland. The Museum and Library wheelchair accessible and is open and free to the public at the following hours:
Monday – Thursday 10 am – 5:30 pm
Friday 12 pm – 5:30 pm
Saturday 10 am – 5:30 pm
Register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reset-vol-viii-youth-showcase-the-audacity-to-believe-opening-reception-tickets-678024929817
The Marcus Foster Education Institute (MFEI) was established by Dr. Marcus A. Foster in 1973 prior to his passing. 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of MFEI and our work engaging community to see improved conditions, experiences, and outcomes for K-12 and postsecondary BIPOC and first-generation students. To learn more about MFEI, visit www.marcusfoster.org. For more information about the exhibit, contact info@marcusfoster.org.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.

SANTA CRUZ–Exhibit: Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range
2023-08-17 - 2023-08-27 | Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
SANTA CRUZ—Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range: Enduring Relationships with the Land is a project featuring a traveling exhibit of photography and short film interviews, presented as in-person events with presentations, demonstrations, and discussions. It explores tribes’ land-based culture, cultural restoration, the perspectives of elders and youth, and barriers to cultural expression in the modern world.

Photographer and documentarian Kirti Bassendine is leading this traveling exhibit, part of a project to interview and document tribal participants from the 10 tribal groups from the ancestral homeland of the Ohlone territories from California’s South Coast Ranges. It weaves together still photography, narrative storyboards, and short films that will be presented as an exhibition/event with in-person presentations and demonstrations.
Its first opening will be the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) (Amah Mutsun territory) and will focus on this region, Amah Mutsun, Indian Canyon Nation, Salinan Tribe of San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties,and Esselen Tribe of Monterey County.
Where: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History | 705 Front Street, Downtown Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Runs: August 17-27, 2023
Panel discussion and cultural demonstrations: August 19, 2-6 pm

Learn more and purchase tickets at MAH’s website.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

SACRAMENTO–Partner Screening: OVARIAN PSYCHOS
2023-08-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Crocker Art Museum, 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
SACRAMENTO–Back by popular demand, the Crocker Museum is proud to partner once again with California Humanities to present three films that tell compelling stories rooted in the Golden State. Expanding on subjects like collective action, identity, immigration, and art as activism that are present in the exhibitions Estampas de La Raza: Contemporary Prints from the Romo Collection and Royal Chicano Air Force, A Gathering: Works from ‘Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists,’ and Breaking the Rules: Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown, this film series explores the power of bike riding, roller skating, and music in a manner that is both substantively thought-provoking and entertaining.
Each screening is introduced by John Lightfoot of California Humanities. A Q&A with the filmmakers or subjects will follow select screenings.
OVARIAN PSYCHOS (2016), Directed by Joanna Sokolowski and Kate Trumbull-LaValle
Runtime: 72 Minutes
Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 6:30 pm

Location: The Crocker Museum | 216 O Street | Sacramento, CA 95814
Meet a new generation of fierce, feminist women of color from the Eastside of Los Angeles through personal stories shared by members of the raucous and irreverently-named bicycle crew, The Ovarian Psycos Cycle Brigade.
For more information and tickets, visit https://my.crockerart.org/1134/1173
This project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.

SAN FRANCISCO–HOME IS A HOTEL theatrical premiere
2023-08-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Roxie Theater San Francisco, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, 94103
Winner of Documentary Feature Award & Audience Award at the 2023 SFFILM Festival!
SAN FRANCISCO–You are invited to theatrical premiere of HOME IS A HOTEL on Thursday, August 17, at 6:30 pm PT, at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.
From within the walls of their 80 sqft SRO hotel rooms, a diverse group of San Franciscans strive against systemic forces and a housing crisis with hope and humor in their search for a place to call home.
A loving newly single mother in Chinatown, a blind Latina librettist fighting harassment and eviction, an ex-couple in recovery and co-parenting a 6-year-old son, a spirited graffiti artist ambivalent about painting murals for the tech companies moving into his neighborhood, and a determined mother on a quest to find her runaway daughter while raising a toddler. Through these stories, filmed over 5 years, this character-driven, verité documentary immerses viewers in what it means to call a single room home in one of America’s wealthiest cities.
Thursday, August 17, 2023 | 6:30 pm PT
Roxie Theater | 3125 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94104
**Q&A with filmmakers Kevin Duncan Wong, Todd Sills, Kar Yin Tham and subjects after the screening!
Tickets can be purchased through the Roxie website: https://roxie.com/film/home-is-a-hotel/
This film is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.

SANTA CRUZ–Exhibit Opening Reception: Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range
2023-08-19 14:00 - 17:00 | Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, 705 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, United States
SANTA CRUZ—Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range: Enduring Relationships with the Land is a project featuring a traveling exhibit of photography and short film interviews, presented as in-person events with presentations, demonstrations, and discussions. It explores tribes’ land-based culture, cultural restoration, the perspectives of elders and youth, and barriers to cultural expression in the modern world.
Its first opening will be the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH) (Amah Mutsun territory) and will focus on this region, Amah Mutsun, Indian Canyon Nation, Salinan Tribe of San Luis Obispo and Monterey Counties, and Esselen Tribe of Monterey County. Join the opening reception on August 19, from 2-6 pm, where project participants will share their stories and hold a Q&A panel discussion around issues raised by the exhibit.

Photographer and documentarian Kirti Bassendine is leading this traveling exhibit, part of a project to interview and document tribal participants from the 10 tribal groups from the ancestral homeland of the Ohlone territories from California’s South Coast Ranges. It weaves together still photography, narrative storyboards, and short films that will be presented as an exhibition/event with in-person presentations and demonstrations.
Where: Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History | 705 Front Street, Downtown Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Panel discussion and cultural demonstrations: Saturday, August 19, 2-5 pm
Exhibit runs: August 17-27, 2023
Free and open to the public!

Learn more and purchase tickets at MAH’s website.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

SAN JOSE–Closing reception and artist panel: Queer Threads
2023-08-19 15:30 - 19:00 | San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, 520 South 1st Street, San Jose, California, 95113, United States
SAN JOSE- To commemorate the closing of Queer Threads, the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles invites you to a reception and artists talk on Saturday, August 19. Featured artists Craig Calderwood, dani lopez, and Richard-Jonathan Nelson will discuss their work and join guest moderator Elena Gross (Co-Director, Berkeley Art Center) for a conversation on how queerness informs their unique approaches to fiber and textile art.Free with museum admission.
Queer Threads – Closing reception and artist talk
When: Saturday, August 19, 2023
Turner, Gilliland, Finlayson and Porcella Galleries – San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
CLOSING ARTIST PANEL 3:30 pm to 5 pmCLOSING RECEPTION5 pm to 7 pm
About the exhibition: Queer Threads is a traveling group exhibition and coffee-table book exploring contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer experiences through fiber and textile traditions.
This latest iteration of the 2014 exhibition at the Leslie-Lohman Museum in NYC spotlights 35 artists with roots in the American West, Northwest, and Southwest, as well as work from the museum’s collection. From the impeccably finished to the intentionally raw, many works are fully executed through thread-based processes such as crochet, embroidery, quilting, and weaving, while others interact with animation, clay, light, metal, and photography. Each artist’s use of material choices and technical finishes suggest poetic and subversive intentions.
Although all of the featured artists are LGBTQ-identified or allies, not all of the content explicitly is—and that’s perfectly queer in this context. By breaking through binaries of art and craft, male and female, gay and straight and beyond, the exhibition embraces differences and encourages experimental approaches to hand and machine textile practices.
For more information, visit https://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

OPEN—California Documentary Grants
2023-08-31 - 2023-09-01 | Switzerland
Image: Stills from CDP projects Song of Salt, MIJA, Sansón and Me, Fanny: The Right to Rock.
DEADLINE—Are you a mediamaker working on a California story? We invite applications for the next round of California Documentary Project (CDP) grants in support of film, audio, or digital media projects that document California subjects and issues; use the humanities to provide context, depth, and perspective; and have the potential to reach and engage audiences statewide and nationally through multiple means.
Funding is available in two categories:

Research and Development Grants up to $15,000 (new amount for 2023)
Production Grants up to $50,000

Applications open September 1, 2023. This year’s application deadline is Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 5 pm PT.
Register HERE for a free CDP grant application informational webinar on September 13 at 10-11 am PDT.
Visit the California Documentary Project grants page for guidelines, application instructions, a list of previously awarded projects, and to register for a free informational webinar. Click HERE to apply.
For more information, contact Director of Media & Journalism Programs, John Lightfoot at jlightfoot@calhum.org.

OPEN—Humanities for All Quick Grant
2023-08-31 - 2023-09-01 | Switzerland
Image: Stills from Humanities For All Quick Grant projects Chapter 510, 1947 Partition Archive, Geographies of Kinship, UCI PrisonPandemic.
DEADLINE—Attention public humanities programmers! Do you have an idea for a public-facing humanities project you would like to implement within the next year? Do you need funds to carry out a plan you’ve already developed? Our next application round for Humanities for All Quick Grants opens on September 1, 2023. Start the process by reviewing the Quick Grants homepage with an eye to the Guidelines and FAQs to learn more. Applications are due October 2, 2023.
Quick Grants (between $1,000 and $5,000) are awarded three times a year to small-scale public humanities programs and projects which take place within one year from the award date. Appropriate formats include but are not limited to community dialogues, reading (or film) and discussion groups, oral history or nonfiction writing or story-sharing workshops, and other types of activities. Any California-based nonprofit organization or non-federal public agency is eligible to apply. Note: A cash or in-kind match of the award is NOT required.
On September 7, 2023 at 11am PT, California Humanities will host a free informational webinar on how to develop your application. Please register here in advance.
If you have any questions, contact Lucena Lau Valle at lvalle@calhum.org.

HAYWARD–Hidden Garden: A Japanese American Family’s Offer of Friendship Honors Culture and Beauty in 20th-Century Hayward
2023-09-08 15:00 - 16:30 | Hayward Public Library, 888 C Street, Hayward, 94541, United States
HAYWARD-Join a series of community conversations about how Hayward histories shape our lives today. Each conversation will feature individuals who made history through sustained local action and community work.
The Shibata family garden and tea house in Hayward were designed by Zenjuro and Koyuri Shibata. Koyuri, who descended from a long line of Buddhist ministers in Japan, drew upon her religious sensibilities to define the garden’s structure and meanings. Many Haywardians attended events hosted in the garden before and after World War II, a garden which still exists today near Highway 92. The Shibata family garden and tea house are a unique Hayward home, one that tells a story about family, community, and culture. This conversation provides context for understanding this historic site’s origins and its 80-year evolution.
Community Panel: Hidden Garden: A Japanese American Family’s Offer
of Friendship Honors Culture and Beauty in 20th-Century Hayward
Friday, September 8, 2023, 3:00-4:30pm
Fremont Bank Room at the Hayward Public Library
888 C Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Light refreshments will be served. This series is free to the public. Parking in city lots next to the library is free of charge.
For more information, go to haywardhistory.org or contact Dr. Bridget Ford, 510-885-3207, bridget.ford@csueastbay.edu.
Image by Photo by Chris Lawton via Unsplash.

This project is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.

LOS ANGELES–Art Workshop for Never Forget Exhibition
2023-09-09 13:00 - 16:00 | Robinson SPACE, 4308 Burns Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90029, United States
LOS ANGELES—Join an interactive art-making workshop centering and building on the UCLA Asian American Studies Center’s digital exhibition Never Forget: Filipinx Americans and the Philippines Anti- Martial Law Movement. Artist Mae Decena will lead an art-making process and, with scholars and activists, provide the historical and social contexts of the transnational anti-martial movement and shed light on continuing struggle that links the movement and the contemporary struggles of the people of the Philippines. The event is held in preparation for the 51st anniversary of Ferdinand E. Marcos’ martial law declaration on September 21.
In-person participation is limited, RSVP required: https://bit.ly/NeverForgetRSVP
Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
Time: 1 pm to 4 pm PT
Venue: Robinson SPACE (4308 Burns Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90029)
Cost: FREE
Speakers: Cathy Miraballes (Migrante Los Angeles); Professor Josen Diaz (USD; Asian Solidarity Collective); Professor Joy Sales (Cal State LA; Malaya Movement USA)
Artist Facilitator: Mae Decena
Community Co-Sponsors: Robinson SPACE, Polo’s Pantry
Student Organization Co-Sponsors: UCLA SPEAR; UCLA SPACE; UCLA PTSP; UCLA SCPASA; UCSD Kaibigang Pilipin@; FUSO (Filipino Ugnayan Student Organization); UCLA Anakbayan.
Organizer: UCLA Asian American Studies Center
Never Forget is a digital exhibition of political posters and oral histories chronicling the transnational Anti-Martial Law Movement of the Philippines. This permanent digital collection highlights the Filipinx American community’s participation in the transnational struggle for human rights and democracy in response to the Ferdinand E. Marcos regime (1965 to 1986). Featuring a significant moment in the history of one of the largest Asian American ethnic groups in California, Never Forget aims to strengthen intergenerational connections within the community as it builds broader understandings of shared experiences and solidarities toward a more just future.
Read our May 2023 blog interview with project directors Lucy Burns and Karen Umemoto: https://calhum.org/apa-heritage-month-never-forget-ucla/
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

FRESNO–Youth Voices screening
2023-09-09 14:00 - 17:00 | Maya Cinemas, 3090 East Campus Pointe Drive, Fresno, California, 93710
Celebrating the Power of Youth Voices in Cinema
FRESNO–Mark your calendars for this upcoming showcase with young mediamakers supported by our CDP NextGen grant program! Community Media Access Collaborative (CMAC) has announced the 4th annual screening of Youth Voices documentaries, with this year’s cohort composed of local junior high and high school students. Each were guided through a comprehensive 10-week training program that included topics such as media literacy, idea generation, script writing, field production, audio production, editing, and post-production, and subsequently produced their own documentary films focusing on issues relevant to the Central Valley with the guidance of CMAC staff. Topics include immigration, bullying, teens and vaping, redlining, and more.
Saturday, September 9, 2023 | 2 pm PT
Maya Cinemas | 3090 East Campus Pointe Drive, Fresno, CA 93710
**Q&A with filmmakers after the screening!
RSVP for free here: https://bit.ly/44mDJRg
CMAC Youth Voices is supported by California Humanities through our CDP NextGen program.

WEBINAR—California Humanities Grantseeker Workshop
2023-09-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Switzerland
WEBINAR—California Humanities invites you to attend a free informational session about funding opportunities for humanities programming in California. Join us Monday, September 11 at 11 am PT on Zoom; to attend, register here. Program staff will give an overview of our current grant programs: Humanities For All Grants (Quick Grants and Project Grants), California Documentary Project Grants, Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Grants and the Library Innovation Lab Grants Program. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with program officers.

Grant
Next Deadline
Information

California Documentary Project
November 1, 2024
Here

Civics + Humanities Middle Grades Grants
TBA
Here

Humanities for All Quick Grants
October 2, 2023
Here

Humanities for All Project Grants
January 16, 2024
Here

Library Innovation Lab
February 1, 2024
Here

CDP NextGen
September 15, 2024
Here

If you have questions or need help accessing the webinar, contact Kirsten Vega at kvega@calhum.org.
California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, promotes the humanities as relevant, meaningful ways to understand the human condition and connect us to each other in order to help strengthen California. For more than 40 years, California Humanities has awarded over $30 million in grants across the state, reaching every Congressional district. To learn more follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

SAN BERNARDINO–Afro-Latinx Carnival
2023-09-12 12:00 - 15:00 | Cal State San Bernardino, 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, 92407
SAN BERNARDINO—Join the CSUSB Afróntalo exhibition for a celebration of Afro-LatinX culture and celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through engaging cultural experiences, community connection, and new exhibitions. This free event will have two captivating stages, including a special performance by renowned headliner, Las Cafeteras.
Where: California State University, San Bernardino | Coyote Walk | 5500 University Parkway, San Bernardino, CA 92407
About the Afróntalo exhibit:
One in four Latin Americans has African ancestry. And yet, there is a general deficit of knowledge regarding the presence and prevalence of blackness throughout the Americas. This is more than a simple matter of obscurity. It is a problem of erasure, invisibility and dislocation. Afróntalo introduces you to four communities in Mexico and twenty-one Californians, all in their own words, to explore the depth and breadth of Afrolatiné histories, cultures and identities. This exhibit is part of the Afrolatine California project.
Exhibit Runs September 21, 2023 – June 19, 2024
Free and open to the public
Other upcoming events and public programs from the Afrolatine California project:

Learn more at on the project’s website.
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Project Grant.

RIVERSIDE–Bilingual Open Mics
2023-09-15 | Riverside Public Library, 3581 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, California
RIVERSIDE– Riverside Public Library will celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) with a series of Bilingual Open Mic programs at libraries throughout the city that will invite local community members (including celebrated authors) to share stories, art, and poetry about the immigrant experience. Games, craft activities, and food vendors will be available to the public.
With a special emphasis on engaging older teens and adults, these programs will welcome participation from people of all ages and backgrounds, to promote connections and appreciation of Latinx culture.
Dates to be announced. For more information, contact Project Director Hayden Birkett.
Image by Dnessa Franklin on Unsplash.
This project is supported by the Library Innovation Lab.

ESCONDIDO–Cultural Fair Series
2023-09-16 | Escondido Public Library, 239 S Kalmia St., Escondido, 92025
SAN DIEGO– Escondido Public Library will hold the first event in The Cultural Fair Series, three afternoon programs that will explore the culture and history of recent immigrants to the city with Ukraine Culture and Art, Saturday, September 16, from 2 to 4:30 pm. The event, organized in partnership with the House of Ukraine in San Diego’s Balboa Park, will include a Bandura performance (a traditional Ukrainian music instrument), a lecture about Ukrainian culture and history, an art workshop and art show featuring works by local Ukrainian artists, and opportunities to sample favorite Ukrainian foods.
The Cultural Fair Series
Ukraine Culture and Art: Saturday, September 16, 2:00 – 4:30 pm.
Afghan Culture and Art: Saturday, November 18, 2:00 – 4:30 pm.
Yalda, Persian Winter Solstice Celebrations: Thursday, December 7, 5:30 – 7:00 pm.
All the programs will be held in the Turrentine Room at Escondido Public Library.
For more information, contact Project Director Azar Katouzian at Azar.Katouzian@escondidolibrary.org.
Image: Ukrainian jam by Olia Gozha on UnSplash.
This project is supported by the Library Innovation Lab.

VENICE–Exhibit: Where Has All the Affordable Housing Gone?
2023-09-17 - 2023-11-04 | Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd., Venice, CA, 90291, United States
…in search of lost rent-control housing in Venice…
VENICE—Visit the exhibit for “Where Has All The (affordable) Housing Gone?” a participatory, community-based art project that explores the loss of affordable housing in Venice. Through a series of workshops earlier in the year, diverse Venetians and other LA residents have taken photos of and written about the 280-plus rent-control buildings that have been taken off the affordable housing market in Venice, largely using the Ellis Act. The project team also looked at the many other ways the city has lost rent-controlled housing. The exhibit/installation is developed out of the materials they’ve produced, to open on September 17, 2023 with related readings and tours with the community participants, writers, artists, activists, and scholars.
Exhibit dates: September 17 – November 4, 2023
Opening: October 8, 2023, 2-5 pm (doors open 1:30)
Where: Beyond Baroque, 681 N. Venice Blvd, Venice 90291
Gallery hours: Fridays and Saturdays 12-6 pm
**Join these Tours and Conversation: October 14 and 28, 1-5 pm
Closing celebration November 4, details to be announced.
Also open during events at Beyond Baroque & by appointment Tuesday-Thursday from 12-6 pm, 310-822-3006 or 310-392-2076 or wherehasallthehousinggone@gmail.com
Organized by Judy Branfman in partnership with Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center. Support provided by California Humanities, California Arts Council, LA Department of Cultural Affairs, and Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Thank you to partner organizations, Venice Arts Council, Venice Community Housing, Westside Local-LA Tenants Union, Veterans For Peace-LA, and Keep Neighborhoods First.
Follow along with the project’s KPFK Poets Café show
Project coverage in the Venice Beachhead
This project is supported by a Humanities for All Quick Grant.

PBS Premiere–SANSÓN AND ME
2023-09-19 - 2023-10-19 | PBS Station
PBS Premiere– Tune into PBS’s Independent Lens on September 19, 2023 for the broadcast premiere of SANSÓN and ME. Check your local listings! The film will also continue to stream on the PBS app after this date (may require a subscription).
Synopsis: Filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes re-creates the life of a young man named Sansón, an undocumented immigrant from coastal Mexico who is serving a life sentence for murder in California.

For more information, visit this link.
This project is supported by a California Documentary Project Grant.
