Hip-Hop culture gets a reintroduction
Nicole Nool,
Contributor
May 10, 2018
Many young people today think hip-hop is defined by contemporary artists such as Kanye West, Drake and Kendrick Lamar. But by focusing only on present-day artists, they leave out artists who paved the way for hip-hop to become the phenomenon it is today. In response to this, the Oakland Museum of C...
CSUEB Anthropology museum reopens
Paz Sandoval,
Contributor
April 26, 2018
The history of the East Bay is on full display with the new series of displays at the C.E. Smith Museum of Anthropology at the Hayward campus of Cal State East Bay. The museum reopened its doors on March 5, and features “Acorns, Adobes, and Archaeology Sifting Through the East Bay’s Past.” The...
Trees at the core of Hayward photography exhibit
Ikaika Nichols,
Contributor
April 2, 2018
Artist Glenn Hemanes likes going to Navarro Beach for the bonfire leftovers which he calls “rescue wood.” He turns what some may see as leftover debris into pieces of artwork that he can sell. He specializes in vessels, wooden hand-made hollow containers, that look similar to bowls. Hemanes recently...
Adobe Art Gallery features Bay Area Artists
Marcus Bishop,
Contributor
February 7, 2018
Winifred Thompson’s watercolor painting “California Sun” depicts a sunrise over the horizon. Her use of colors makes everything seem as if the sun is the origin where all her shades of red, yellow and orange are emanating from. The colors also reflect off the water in background, adding a layer o...
Fremont exhibit displays college protest art
Mathew Weber,
Contributor
March 29, 2017
On March 19, the Fremont Art Association—in partnership with Dr. Sharat Lin of the San Jose Peace and Justice Center—hosted a special event at their gallery in the Niles district of Fremont to commemorate their Art of Protest exhibit. In a presentation at the event, organizers examined the histo...
Exhibit celebrates 50 years of the Black Panthers
Michelle Johnson,
Contributor
February 15, 2017
Visitors of different ethnicities and ages filed into the gallery space on a recent Friday, some visiting for the first time, and some returning for another glimpse of the popular Black Panther exhibition at the Oakland Museum of California. Dim lighting and colors of black, red and blue immediately su...
Abobe art gallery exhibition: Looking forward, the future of art
Marcus Bishop,
Contributor
January 25, 2017
CSEUB Alumni Lee Daguman’s acrylic piece “Lady” was one of many pieces on display. “Evoking beauty and depth through a faceless but feminine hair style hovering amidst vibrant splashes of color over a small, single feminine silhouette,” described fellow exhibit attendee Bruce Roberts. Equally...
Castro Valley history told through exhibit
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
January 11, 2017
In a collaboration between historians Lucille George and Randy Vanderbilt, the Adobe Art Gallery in Castro Valley hosted "200 Years of Castro Valley History; A visual history of Castro Valley from the Ohlone Indians to present day." The exhibit ran from Dec. 3 to Jan. 7 and featured pictures...
CSUEB students create historical exhibit
Shannon Stroud,
Metro Editor
January 29, 2015
An exhibit depicting the influence of war in the East Bay is on display at the Hayward Area Historical Society through Feb. 1, following a 10-week collaboration between California State University, East Bay students and the museum. The exhibit, “Brought to You By… The Homefront Since World War II an...
