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OMCA’s “Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples” (Through Jan. 26, 2025)

Friday, October 11, 2024 - 11:00 am to 9:00 pm | Cost: $25*
*Adults 18-64 are $19 + $6 special exhibition fee. Children 12 and under are free, Museum members are free, discounts available for youth, seniors, and EBT card holders

OMCA (Oakland Museum of California) | 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607

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OMCA’s “Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples” (Through Jan. 26, 2025)

Experience intergenerational, feminist, queer, and Xicanx-Indigenous artworks offering ancestral forms of liberation, healing, and being at Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples, only at OMCA, on view now through January 26, 2025.

“Calli,” derived from Nahuatl, signifies the essence of home, family, and lineage. Immerse yourself in thought-provoking original artworks, installations, sculpture, painting, photography, poetry, and more, that showcase and honor the stories of Xicanx peoples across California in this temporary “Xicanx home.”

– “Visual arts sizzle with epic installations…” at Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples. – SF Chronicle

Calli layers multiple artistic perspectives, featuring posters from late queer Chicana activist and professor Margaret “Margie” Terrazas Santos’ collection in conversation with contemporary works by Xicanx artists who expand the horizons of possibility, inspiring reflection and fostering dialogue about a world in which we can all belong.

Calli: The Art of Xicanx Peoples
On view in the Great Hall now through January 26, 2025
OMCA, 1000 Oak St., Oakland
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HOURS
– Wednesday-Sunday: 11am to 5pm
– Open Late Friday (April – October): 11am to 9pm
– Monday-Tuesday: Closed

Discover exhibition highlights by featured artists including:

  • rafa esparza’s adobe Mesoamerican stylized temple installation
  • Consuelo Jimenez Underwood’s site-specific Borderline installation conveying U.S.-Mexico border issues such as land commodification, militarization, dehumanization, and its ecological effects
  • Gina Aparicio’s ceramic and earth-based installation with audio composed by musician Joe Galarza, a member of Aztlan Underground
  • Melanie Cervantes’ soft sculpture installation of the Aztec moon goddess, Coyolxauhqui

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: $25*
*Adults 18-64 are $19 + $6 special exhibition fee. Children 12 and under are free, Museum members are free, discounts available for youth, seniors, and EBT card holders
Categories: *Top Pick*, Art & Museums, In Person, LGBTQ+, Sponsored
Address: 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607

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