News and Notes

Message board from the staff of the Oakland Standard.

Off the Press
Monday, March 26, 2012
Sasha Archibald

Catalogs have arrived for All Of Us Or None: Social Justice Posters of the San... more

Poetry by Paper Sons
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Sasha Archibald

OMCA’s symposium on the San Francisco Bay was a few weeks ago now, but we’re still thinking... more

Shellmounds, Shipyards, and Exploding Islands
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Sasha Archibald

These are celebratory times for the San Francisco Bay. Last year the Bay Bridge turned seventy-five and in May of this year the Golden Gate Bridge follows suit. In 2013, these two sister bridges will... more

Feed the Elephant
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sasha Archibald

The White Elephant Sale is an epic rummage sale, heroically organized each year since 1959 by the Oakland Museum Women's Board. It's happening this weekend, on March 3 and 4. Advice from an... more

The Paint Is Dry
Monday, January 30, 2012
Claire Ball

Last Saturday's unexpected sunny spell set the tone for a beautiful day of painting, music, and comfort food at our graffiti event ... more

The Chair Was Not Hurt
Monday, January 30, 2012
Sasha Archibald

Demonstrators outside the Museum on Saturday afternoon found a new way to use Chairs of the Board, our furniture/architecture... more

Projects

Return to the Wunderkammer
symposium about creating interdisciplinary museum content
Bump City
notes on the past, present, and future of Oakland and the East Bay by Alex Abramovich and Lucy Raven
Portraits from the Occupation
video record of Occupy Oakland
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