Berkeley has launched the North Berkeley Outdoor Banner Art Gallery, a free public installation featuring 36 large-scale banners by 13 local artists. The banners are displayed along streets and public spaces in North Berkeley, showcasing works in illustration, abstract design, and mixed media. The project includes a digital map, artist statements online, and periodic artist walks for community engagement.
The Piedmont Center for the Arts (PCA) in Piedmont, California, continues its mission of hosting art exhibitions, concerts, and lectures nearly 15 years after its 2011 opening. The center currently features the 'In Bloom: Spring Exhibition' by the Center for Slavic Arts & Culture, showcasing works from Slavic diaspora artists in the Bay Area. Since 2022, the PCA has operated under a facility use agreement with the city, sharing the building with recreation programs, children's camps, yoga, and municipal meetings, which requires creative scheduling but has not halted its programming.
The Asian Art Museum in San Francisco has opened "Chiharu Shiota: Two Home Countries," the first solo museum exhibition in the Bay Area for the Berlin-based Japanese artist. The centerpiece is "Diary," an 88-foot-long network of blood-red yarn that incorporates pages from diaries of Japanese soldiers and German citizens from World War II, creating an immersive web of memory. The exhibition also includes a crimson dress unraveling into cords, set designs for a theatrical psycho-drama, performance videos, and paper works reflecting on the artist's experience as a cancer survivor.