“Our City” Oakland Public Design Fair | 12 Unique Interactive Installations

Come play in Oakland’s central plaza at the first Our City: Oakland Public Design Fair, a three-day celebration of new public design projects that promote play – created by, with, and for the people of Oakland.

With 12 interactive installations, four panels, multiple performances, and a public closing party, the fair will offer something for everyone. The installations will include a pedal-powered musical organ, a human-scale wire-and-bead maze, a photo wall, and a number of interactive play structures for ages 1 to 101.

2016 Our City: Oakland Public Design Fair
Thursday, February 4 – Saturday, February 6 | 8 am to 8 pm
Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland
FREE

During the event, thousands of Oakland kids, families, residents, and visitors will experience and respond to the installations – with the goal of inspiring more permanent work that re-imagines the future of the city as a place for play.

On Saturday, February 6, a full day of programming will include panel presentations and performances from exciting leaders in Oakland’s arts, design, and civic communities, as well as a closing party at Pro Arts.

Event Schedule

Public Design Fair Open Hours
Thursday, February 4 – Saturday, February 6 | 8 am to 8 pm
Design fair of 12 interactive installations free and open to the public in Frank Ogawa Plaza.

Saturday, February 6 – Programming at Pro Arts Gallery

• 11 am to 12 pm: The Power of Play
  C.J. Hirschfield // Fairyland
  Albert Kong // Come Out and Play Festival
  Jenny Gottstein // The Go Game
• 12:15 – 1:15 pm: Creative Futures for Downtown Oakland
  Ben Grant // SPUR
  Kiran Jain // Neighborly + Civic Design Lab
  Anyka Barber // Betti Ono Gallery
  Alicia Parker // City of Oakland Planning Department
• 1:30 – 2:30 pm: Arts and Civic Life
  Favianna Rodriguez // Artist + Activist
  Donn Harris // Oakland School for the Arts + California Arts Council
  Karen Cusolito // American Steel Studios
  Doug Wittnebel // Gensler Oakland
• 2:45 – 3:45 pm: Oakland Story Hour: Tales from the Plaza
  Ashoka Finley // Occupy Oakland
  Leah Nichols // SITELAB Urban Studio
  June Grant // blink!LAB architecture
• 4 – 5 pm: Public Project Tour
  Open tour of all 12 public design projects in the Fair
• 5 – 6 pm: Obelisk Performance
  Chris Brown, Theresa Wong, Kyle Bruckmann
• 7 – 10 pm: Closing Party
  Beats by Russell E.L. Butler
  Bites by Kingston 11

The Our City: Oakland Public Design Fair is being produced by the nonprofit Our City in partnership with the City of Oakland, 50 Fund, Bank of the West, and an exciting, diverse group of community partners.