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See you Saturday for the Harlem Renaissance film screening and discussion! 3718 MacArthur Blvd Oakland 2pm to 5p...
08/17/2026

See you Saturday for the Harlem Renaissance film screening and discussion!

3718 MacArthur Blvd Oakland 2pm to 5pm

Join us for Saturday, August 22, 2026 for ArtistSpeak! A discussion and screening of From These Roots (1974), William Gr...
08/13/2026

Join us for Saturday, August 22, 2026 for ArtistSpeak! A discussion and screening of From These Roots (1974), William Greaves' award-winning portrait of the Harlem Renaissance.
After the film, resident expert Carol Belle-Thomas Moss and Co-host Latisha Baker will spotlight four artists often left out of the Harlem Renaissance story: painters Laura Wheeler Waring and Lois Mailou Jones, and sculptors Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller and Selma Burke. We'll trace how their influence carried forward — Jones taught sculptor Elizabeth Catlett at Howard University, who in turn mentored art historian Samella Lewis.
Directed by pioneering filmmaker William Greaves and narrated by actor Brock Peters, with an original score by ragtime legend Eubie Blake, From These Roots tells the story of 1920s Harlem entirely through period photographs — many by the celebrated photographer James Van Der Zee. Winner of 22 international film festival awards, it remains one of the definitive portraits of the Harlem Renaissance, bringing to life the era of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, and W.E.B. Du Bois.
About EVOAK! and ArtistSpeak!
EVOAK! is an Oakland-based creative community development nonprofit that has spent decades advancing arts and culture through community-based programming, creative placemaking, and organizational capacity building.
ArtistSpeak! is a public speakers forum produced by EVOAK! that serves as platform to bring together members of the arts community, arts advocates, community leaders and the public to discuss arts and economic development, arts as a tool for community development, the role of the arts in civic Participation, and other topics of importance to the broader community.
Saturday, August 22, 2026
2:00 – 5:00 PM
RBA Creative
3718 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94619

See you this Saturday for our guest artist closing reception! RBA Creative 12p to 5p
07/08/2026

See you this Saturday for our guest artist closing reception! RBA Creative 12p to 5p

Join our guest Patrick Banks for “Everyone is a Collector” P Banks Everyone Is A Collector is built around a simple but ...
06/26/2026

Join our guest Patrick Banks for “Everyone is a Collector” P Banks

Everyone Is A Collector is built around a simple but powerful idea: collecting art isn’t reserved for a select few. It can begin with a single piece that speaks to you, and we will be in a warm, accessible space to explore that—through conversation, community, and artists.
We will feature two French artists whose work I’m happy to introduce to the Bay Area:
Alexis Stephens — French‑Jamaican painter whose practice grew out of the Paris hip‑hop dance scene. His canvases feel like movement suspended in air: gestural, rhythmic, and full of kinetic energy. Working in acrylic, graphite, oil, and crayon, he layers marks that read like choreography—raw yet controlled, alive without chaos. His work has been especially meaningful for new collectors. A file with details about the limited‑edition signed and numbered prints available at the salon is attached. Artist site: https://www.alexisbuststephens.com/
Jules Be Kuti — an Afro‑French artist whose graphite and mixed‑media drawings center tenderness, emotional nuance, and the interior lives of Black men and their children. His portraits capture quiet moments of vulnerability, joy, and connection—scenes rarely foregrounded in contemporary portraiture. Through subtle shifts of tone and line, he creates compositions that feel intimate, assured, and deeply human. Artist site: https://julesbekutiart.wordpress.com/

July 1st at RBA Creative 6pm

Having a great time with Nancy Johnson today!
06/13/2026

Having a great time with Nancy Johnson today!

It’s going to be another great Second Saturday with guest artist Nancy Johnson Check out her art and designs at nancyfay...
06/11/2026

It’s going to be another great Second Saturday with guest artist Nancy Johnson Check out her art and designs at nancyfayedesigns.com. Come by this Saturday 6/13 to meet her and connect with your art community! 12 to 5p at RBA, see you soon.

Everyone had a great time Saturday at our first film screening “Searching For Augusta Savage”. We learned some interesti...
06/02/2026

Everyone had a great time Saturday at our first film screening “Searching For Augusta Savage”. We learned some interesting facts and had a lively discussion. Thank you to our presenter Carol Belle Thomas Moss, for sharing her knowledge about Augusta Savage. Stay tuned! More to come.

This is a replica of one of Augusta Savage’s most celebrated works called The Harp. It was exhibited at The World’s Fair...
05/27/2026

This is a replica of one of Augusta Savage’s most celebrated works called The Harp. It was exhibited at The World’s Fair of 1939 in New York then destroyed shortly after. Why? She also mentored many well known artists whose work has been shown in museums for decades. Why don’t we know more about her life and contributions to the art world? We will explore this Saturday with educator Carol Belle Thomas Moss.

Documentary will begin by 2:30pm. Seating is limited.

5/30 at RBA Creative, 2 to 5pm


Join the Black Women’s Art Collective, EVOAK! and RBA Creative for an afternoon of film, conversation, and community at ...
05/22/2026

Join the Black Women’s Art Collective, EVOAK! and RBA Creative for an afternoon of film, conversation, and community at ArtistSpeak!, a public forum on the arts and contemporary issues. This month we’ll be presenting a screening of Searching for Augusta Savage, a 24-minute documentary on the groundbreaking Harlem Renaissance artist that investigates why, and the larger question of how, history decides whose legacy gets preserved.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with educator and resident expert Carol Belle Thomas Moss.

Mark your calendars and bring a friend!



Saturday, May 30, 2026
2:00 PM
3718 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland CA

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3718 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland, CA
94619

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