by Frances Phillips | Oct 14, 2019 | 2016, News, Visual Arts
Commons Archive invites the public to a free talk by former Black Panther Party member Saturu Ned on Saturday, October 19, 2-4 p.m. at the Golden Gate Branch of the Oakland Public Library. The event is one in a series of programs illuminating neighborhood history as...
by Frances Phillips | Sep 3, 2019 | 2016, News, Visual Arts
For three years, artist Sue Mark and MarkSearch, along with Kala Art Institute, have been investigating North Oakland history, focusing on the neighborhood surrounding the historic Golden Gate Branch Library. Their deep relationship-building in that community...
by Frances Phillips | May 20, 2017 | 2016, News, Visual Arts
In collaboration with the Kala Art Institute, artist Sue Mark of marksearch is developing a permanent neighborhood memory bank at the Golden Gate Branch Library on San Pablo Avenue in Oakland. The project invites neighbors’ participation in an array of events,...
by Frances Phillips | Aug 5, 2021 | 2016, News, Visual Arts
With support from the Creative Work Fund and others, Sue Mark and Marksearch collaborated with Kala Art Institute to create the Commons Archive at the Golden Gate Library in Oakland. For their current work, the artists took their distinctive, community engagement...
by Frances Phillips | Jun 21, 2019 | News
Sue Mark of Marksearch (collaborating with Kala Art Institute) and Golden Gate Branch Library (Oakland) are hosting “Neighborhood Connections: Black Panther Party Films + Skills Workshop,” on Saturday, June 22, 2-4 p.m. The afternoon features Saturu Ned,...
