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Free Annual MFA Grad Art Show (Berkeley)

Thursday, July 16, 2026 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Doug Adams Gallery - Center for Arts & Religion | 2465 Le Conte Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

Event Details

Our annual summer show features selected MFA graduates from top Bay Area arts programs. MFA5 explores how we maintain connection to lineage and to the earth through handicraft, medicine, and ritual. Join us in a multi-media celebration of emerging artists and arts education!

Featuring Evie Hidysmith (San Francisco State University), Grace Jin (California College of the Arts), Olga Tymoshchuk (Sacramento State), Peter Schreiber (San Jose State University), Swaleha Masude (University of California, Berkeley), and Tara Daly (University of California, Davis)

Join us to raise a toast to the recent grads and enjoy music and refreshments in the Doug Adams Gallery!

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: FREE
Categories: Art & Museums, Community, In Person
Venue: Doug Adams Gallery - Center for Arts & Religion
Address: 2465 Le Conte Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

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