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Artist Talks & Lectures in the Bay Area
Artist Talks & Lectures in San Francisco, the East Bay, the Peninsula, the South Bay and the North Bay, checked against each venue’s own listing.
Museum of the African Diaspora
WED, OCT 21Nafissa Thompson-Spires: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard MilfordMuseum of the African Diaspora · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · $10–$15 suggested donationDetails →Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
WED, OCT 21Artificial Intimacy: Sherry Turkle and AIYerba Buena Center for the Arts · SF Downtown & WaterfrontAdvance tickets sold out · limited walk-insDetails →San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium
FRI, OCT 23Author Talk: Walter Mosley, Hanging and BurningSan Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · pre-registration requiredDetails →Grace Cathedral
SUN, OCT 25The Forum with Arlie Russell Hochschild: Stolen PrideGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · registration recommendedDetails →San Francisco Main Library
SUN, OCT 25Final Reading for Dispatches from the City of AweSan Francisco Main Library · SF Downtown & WaterfrontDrop-in · no price listedDetails →San Francisco Center for the Book
WED, OCT 28Voice from the Fire: A Community ReadingSan Francisco Center for the Book · SF Mission & SouthRSVP required · no price listedDetails →SFMOMA
THU, OCT 29An Evening with Doug AitkenSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree (RSVP) · $10 general · $20 / $30 support tiersDetails →SFMOMA
THU, OCT 29Works on Paper Book Club: Eat the Mouth That Feeds You by Carribean FragozaSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with RSVPDetails →Grace Cathedral
SUN, NOV 1The Forum with Anna Lembke: Dopamine NationGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listed · registration recommendedDetails →Asian Art Museum
SUN, NOV 1SACHI Annual Event: Calm and Chaos of Vishnu's Cosmic OceanAsian Art Museum · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree (Free First Sunday)Details →Oakland Museum of California
1ST SUNDAY · 1 PMOMCA Architecture Walk and TalkOakland Museum of California · Oakland & East BayFree · no reservations requiredDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
THU, NOV 5Curator's Tour: Anthony Graham on Maren Hassinger: Living Moving GrowingBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayPrice not printed on listingDetails →Museum of the African Diaspora
FreeTHU, NOV 5Caribbean Cocktails: Migration, Memory, and Making Across the DiasporaMuseum of the African Diaspora · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFreeDetails →Computer History Museum
THU, NOV 5CHM Live: Data Are Made, Not Found with danah boydComputer History Museum · South BayPrice not published on listingDetails →Oakland Museum of California
SAT, NOV 7Special Guest Gallery Chat: Exploring BeHere / 1942 with Margaret YeeOakland Museum of California · Oakland & East BayAdmission ticket required (price not printed on listing)Details →Grace Cathedral
SUN, NOV 8The Forum with Rosanna Xia: California Against the SeaGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listed · registration recommendedDetails →SFMOMA
SUN, NOV 8Artist Talk: William KentridgeSFMOMA · SF Downtown & Waterfront$15 general · $10 membersDetails →Sebastopol Center for the Arts
THU, NOV 12Curatorial Guidance in the Art Market WorkshopSebastopol Center for the Arts · Marin & North Bay$0.00 · free and open to the public, donations acceptedDetails →Computer History Museum
THU, NOV 12CHM Live: SRI at 80Computer History Museum · South BayRegistration required · price not publishedDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
SAT, NOV 14Artists' Conversation: Emory Douglas and William RhodesBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayTickets required · includes gallery admissionDetails →Legion of Honor
SAT, NOV 14A Closer Look: The Mysteries of a 17th-Century Carved Limewood PanelLegion of Honor · SF West SideFree program · first come, first servedDetails →Asian Art Museum
SAT, NOV 14Artist Talk: Bamboo Art Prizewinner Ōki ToshieAsian Art Museum · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with admissionDetails →Grace Cathedral
SUN, NOV 15The Forum with Frish Brandt: Unfinished BusinessGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listed · registration recommendedDetails →SFMOMA
SUN, NOV 15Real Artists Wear Black with the Jealous CuratorSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · RSVP encouragedDetails →Oakland Museum of California
SUN, NOV 15Spotlight Sundays: Japanese American Legacies of ResistanceOakland Museum of California · Oakland & East Bay$10 All-Inclusive TicketDetails →Museum of the African Diaspora
SUN, NOV 15Finding Home: An Intimate Fireside Chat with Denise NicholasMuseum of the African Diaspora · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with museum admission · registrationDetails →SFMOMA
SUN, NOV 15Art in the Age of AI: A Conversation Between Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, and Hans Ulrich ObristSFMOMA · SF Downtown & Waterfront$0 free RSVP · $10 general · $20 / $30 support tiersDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
SUN, NOV 15Communal Land Care with TERREMOTO and Test PlotBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayPrice not printed on listingDetails →Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
WED, NOV 18Progressive Art Studio Models: A Lecture by Cléa MassianiYerba Buena Center for the Arts · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listedDetails →SFMOMA
THU, NOV 19Works on Paper Book Club: The Poetics of Space by Gaston BachelardSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with RSVPDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)
SAT, NOV 21Panel on Hassinger's Moving Image WorkBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayPrice not printed on listingDetails →Legion of Honor
SAT, NOV 21A Conversation on Azzedine AlaïaLegion of Honor · SF West SideFree program · tickets handed out from 9:30 amDetails →
WED, OCT 21Nafissa Thompson-Spires: The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard MilfordMuseum of the African Diaspora · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · $10–$15 suggested donationDetails →Yerba Buena Center for the ArtsWED, OCT 21Artificial Intimacy: Sherry Turkle and AIYerba Buena Center for the Arts · SF Downtown & WaterfrontAdvance tickets sold out · limited walk-insDetails →San Francisco Main Library, Koret AuditoriumFRI, OCT 23Author Talk: Walter Mosley, Hanging and BurningSan Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · pre-registration requiredDetails →Grace CathedralSUN, OCT 25The Forum with Arlie Russell Hochschild: Stolen PrideGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · registration recommendedDetails →San Francisco Main LibrarySUN, OCT 25Final Reading for Dispatches from the City of AweSan Francisco Main Library · SF Downtown & WaterfrontDrop-in · no price listedDetails →San Francisco Center for the BookWED, OCT 28Voice from the Fire: A Community ReadingSan Francisco Center for the Book · SF Mission & SouthRSVP required · no price listedDetails →SFMOMATHU, OCT 29An Evening with Doug AitkenSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree (RSVP) · $10 general · $20 / $30 support tiersDetails →SFMOMATHU, OCT 29Works on Paper Book Club: Eat the Mouth That Feeds You by Carribean FragozaSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with RSVPDetails →Grace CathedralSUN, NOV 1The Forum with Anna Lembke: Dopamine NationGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listed · registration recommendedDetails →Asian Art MuseumSUN, NOV 1SACHI Annual Event: Calm and Chaos of Vishnu's Cosmic OceanAsian Art Museum · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree (Free First Sunday)Details →Oakland Museum of California1ST SUNDAY · 1 PMOMCA Architecture Walk and TalkOakland Museum of California · Oakland & East BayFree · no reservations requiredDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)THU, NOV 5Curator's Tour: Anthony Graham on Maren Hassinger: Living Moving GrowingBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayPrice not printed on listingDetails →Museum of the African DiasporaFreeTHU, NOV 5Caribbean Cocktails: Migration, Memory, and Making Across the DiasporaMuseum of the African Diaspora · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFreeDetails →Computer History MuseumTHU, NOV 5CHM Live: Data Are Made, Not Found with danah boydComputer History Museum · South BayPrice not published on listingDetails →Oakland Museum of CaliforniaSAT, NOV 7Special Guest Gallery Chat: Exploring BeHere / 1942 with Margaret YeeOakland Museum of California · Oakland & East BayAdmission ticket required (price not printed on listing)Details →Grace CathedralSUN, NOV 8The Forum with Rosanna Xia: California Against the SeaGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listed · registration recommendedDetails →SFMOMASUN, NOV 8Artist Talk: William KentridgeSFMOMA · SF Downtown & Waterfront$15 general · $10 membersDetails →Sebastopol Center for the ArtsTHU, NOV 12Curatorial Guidance in the Art Market WorkshopSebastopol Center for the Arts · Marin & North Bay$0.00 · free and open to the public, donations acceptedDetails →Computer History MuseumTHU, NOV 12CHM Live: SRI at 80Computer History Museum · South BayRegistration required · price not publishedDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)SAT, NOV 14Artists' Conversation: Emory Douglas and William RhodesBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayTickets required · includes gallery admissionDetails →Legion of HonorSAT, NOV 14A Closer Look: The Mysteries of a 17th-Century Carved Limewood PanelLegion of Honor · SF West SideFree program · first come, first servedDetails →Asian Art MuseumSAT, NOV 14Artist Talk: Bamboo Art Prizewinner Ōki ToshieAsian Art Museum · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with admissionDetails →Grace CathedralSUN, NOV 15The Forum with Frish Brandt: Unfinished BusinessGrace Cathedral · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listed · registration recommendedDetails →SFMOMASUN, NOV 15Real Artists Wear Black with the Jealous CuratorSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree · RSVP encouragedDetails →Oakland Museum of CaliforniaSUN, NOV 15Spotlight Sundays: Japanese American Legacies of ResistanceOakland Museum of California · Oakland & East Bay$10 All-Inclusive TicketDetails →Museum of the African DiasporaSUN, NOV 15Finding Home: An Intimate Fireside Chat with Denise NicholasMuseum of the African Diaspora · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with museum admission · registrationDetails →SFMOMASUN, NOV 15Art in the Age of AI: A Conversation Between Holly Herndon, Mat Dryhurst, and Hans Ulrich ObristSFMOMA · SF Downtown & Waterfront$0 free RSVP · $10 general · $20 / $30 support tiersDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)SUN, NOV 15Communal Land Care with TERREMOTO and Test PlotBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayPrice not printed on listingDetails →Yerba Buena Center for the ArtsWED, NOV 18Progressive Art Studio Models: A Lecture by Cléa MassianiYerba Buena Center for the Arts · SF Downtown & WaterfrontNo price listedDetails →SFMOMATHU, NOV 19Works on Paper Book Club: The Poetics of Space by Gaston BachelardSFMOMA · SF Downtown & WaterfrontFree with RSVPDetails →Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)SAT, NOV 21Panel on Hassinger's Moving Image WorkBerkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) · Oakland & East BayPrice not printed on listingDetails →Legion of HonorSAT, NOV 21A Conversation on Azzedine AlaïaLegion of Honor · SF West SideFree program · tickets handed out from 9:30 amDetails →