PROJECT
THE "WEST OAKLAND MATTERS" SHOW
OAKTOWN PICTURES presents
WEST OAKLAND MATTERS
Sunday, July 27, 2024
One of Oakland's most historically vibrant but now endangered communities partnered with Oaktown Pictures to create a special Arts & Advocacy Event centered on West Oakland's residential history and Oakland artists.
Taking place July 27th on West Oakland's legendary 7th Street, the collaboration featured visual artists, journalists, and neighborhood residents, highlighting challenges and creativity amidst West Oakland's resistance and resilience versus economic and environmental crisis.
Project Management and Engagement:
contact@westoaklandmatters.org
WEST OAKLAND MATTERS
features:
Art luminaries and West Oakland activists:
Jimi Evins, Traci Bartlow, and Saint Maurice
Documentary photo and film artists:
Ken White, Ashley Salaz,
Traci Bartlow, and Malcolm Ryder
Outstanding East Bay painters:
TC Moore, •Derrick Bell, Chonto,
Simone Nia Rae, Mike Hvzel, and more
and
Published scholars & journalists from
Mills College and UC Berkeley
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