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@bampfa.bsky.social · 5h ago

This Thursday is Free First Thursday at BAMPFA! 🗓️ Gallery admission is free all day on Oct. 1. Join our free Exhibition Tour of “Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing” at 1:15 PM, or spend some time in the Fisher Family Art Lab. 🎨 Learn more: bampfa.org

A gold Buddha sculpture and framed artwork are displayed in a dark gallery. Text reads “FREE FIRST THURSDAY!”Two visitors view a wall-mounted sculpture made of intertwined branches in a white gallery.Three small monitors display text against a dark gallery wall, with two black benches in front.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sept. 26 at 4 PM, Rasha Salti in conversation with Natalia Brizuela. Salti discusses Palestinian–Chilean solidarity and transnational artist networks under dictatorship and occupation, joined by Brizuela, co-curator of "Lotty Rosenfeld: Disobedient Spaces" 🎟️ bampfa.org

Promotional graphic for “Rasha Salti in Conversation with Natalia Brizuela,” a talk on Palestinian-Chilean solidarity and disobedience in the arts, Sep 26 at 5:30 PM.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 2d ago

“Georgian Cinema Now: Part 1” starts tomorrow! 🎬🇬🇪 Experience contemporary Georgian cinema through screenings, conversations, and a visiting delegation of ten filmmakers and experts. Explore the lineup and plan your visit: bampfa.org/georgian-cinema

Promotional graphic for “Georgian Cinema Now” featuring a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing traditional Georgian clothing. Text reads “Georgian Cinema Now” and “September 23–October 2.”A film still from Taming the Garden (2021) showing a boat towing a floating platform carrying a large tree across the sea.A film still from An Incomplete Day in the History of Georgia 10.06.93. (2026) showing a man speaking at a podium surrounded by microphones.A film still from Self-Portrait Along the Borderline (2023) showing a white statue of a woman and child standing in a pond surrounded by trees.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3d ago

September 24 at 7 PM: BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY 🎬🇬🇪 Following the screening, the film's director Elene Naveriani joins Salomé Asatiani and Salomé Jashi for a conversation. Part of “Georgian Cinema Now: Part 1.” 🎟️ Learn more and get tickets at bampfa.org/georgian-cinema

Promotional graphic for BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY (Elene Naveriani, Georgia, Switzerland, 2023), featuring a close-up of a woman against a dark green background with the film title in large white text.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3d ago

Step inside “Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing.” 🩷 Explore Hassinger's work spanning the early 1970s to the present, and themes of interconnectedness, collaboration, and our relationship with the natural world. On view through Nov. 29. bampfa.org/hassinger

Visitors view an artwork in a gallery with a bright pink textured wall. One visitor sits on a black bench wearing headphones.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 6d ago

Join us Sept. 26 for the free Georgian Cinema Now Symposium. 🇬🇪🎬 Filmmakers, journalists, scholars, and activists discuss Georgia’s current political and cultural landscape, freedom of expression, academic freedom, and more. 11:30 AM–5 PM. bampfa.org/georgian-cinema

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@bampfa.bsky.social · 6d ago

On Saturday, September 19, Kopi Bar and Bakery will close early at 2 PM for a private event. BAMPFA will remain open from 11 AM to 7 PM. ☕️ Kopi Bar and Bakery will be back to regular hours Sunday, September 20. Thanks for understanding, and we'll see you soon! 🩵

Promotional graphic for Kopi Bar and Bakery, featuring white text on a teal background announcing an early closure at 2 PM on Saturday, September 19.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 7d ago

Coming soon: “Georgian Cinema Now: Part 1,” Sept. 23–Oct. 2. 🎬🇬🇪 Experience contemporary Georgian cinema through screenings, conversations, and a visiting delegation of ten filmmakers and experts. Explore the lineup and plan your visit: bampfa.org/georgian-cinema

@bampfa.bsky.social · last wk.

Tickets are on sale now for MVFF49 at BAMPFA! 🎬✨ We’re once again the exclusive East Bay venue for the Mill Valley Film Festival, bringing new films to Berkeley this October! 🎟️ Check out the lineup and get tickets at bampfa.org/mvff or the link in bio!

A film still from La Gradiva shows a person standing in a museum gallery beside a large classical statue.A film still from On Behalf of My Son shows a Black woman looking directly at the camera in a wooded setting.A film still from My Undesirable Friends: Part 2—Exile shows a woman sitting on a bed in a patterned room.A film still from Union Town shows a smiling UPS worker wearing glasses and a brown uniform.
@bampfa.bsky.social · last wk.

Coming up Sept. 26 at 1 PM: "Contemplative Salt Bath" 🧂✨ Led by artist Beatriz Escobar, this participatory workshop invites attendees to explore contemplation, embodiment, and new relationships to our horizons. Included with admission; space is limited and first come, first served. bampfa.org

A person lies on a yellow couch covered in white salt while another person applies salt to their legs.
@bampfa.bsky.social · last wk.

Coming up Sept. 19 at 7 PM: THE HOLE Tsai Ming-liang’s surreal 1998 film blends sci-fi and musical elements to explore isolation, environmental catastrophe, and the failure of communication in a rain-soaked Taipei. See a new 35mm print at BAMPFA. 🎞️ bampfa.org/film

A film still from The Hole (1998) showing a man in a white tank top seated on the floor.A film still from The Hole (1998) showing two women in a warmly lit room, one seated behind the other.A film still from The Hole (1998) showing a man and woman standing together indoors, the woman wearing a sequined dress.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Coming up Sept. 19 at 2 PM: Artist’s Conversation: Marcel Pardo Ariza. 🎨 Join Ariza and BAMPFA Chief Curator Margot Norton for a conversation about Ariza’s new Art Wall project and Art Handlxrs. Tickets required; gallery admission included. 🎟️ bampfa.org

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@bampfa.bsky.social · 2w ago

BARBARA FOREVER with director Brydie O'Connor in Person on September 16 at 7 PM! 🎬 This award-winning debut celebrates pioneering lesbian filmmaker Barbara Hammer and her groundbreaking work. O’Connor will be in conversation with UC Berkeley’s Luis Madrigal after the film. 🌈 🎟️ bampfa.org/film

A black-and-white portrait of a filmmaker Barbara Hammer holding a film camera, with her face visible on the right side of the image.BildA film still showing a person with a camera raising their hand toward the lens, partially obscuring their face.A film still showing a person holding a film camera outdoors, with rocky hills in the background.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 2w ago

MVFF49 at BAMPFA is here! 🎬✨ Explore this year’s lineup of acclaimed international and independent films. 🎟️ Tickets go on sale Sept. 17 at 12 PM. BAMPFA members get special discounted pricing. Not a member? Join for $40/year! bampfa.org/mvff49

A film still showing a person’s face as a hand holds a shimmering green object over their eyes.An animated film still showing a person seated in a car, looking out the window.A film still showing two girls sitting in lawn chairs on a rooftop, listening to a blue item.A film still showing people seated at a dining table, with food, wine, and glasses in the foreground.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Coming soon: "Georgian Cinema Now: Part 1" 🎬🇬🇪 Experience the power and urgency of contemporary Georgian cinema through screenings and conversations with a delegation of ten filmmakers and experts visiting the Bay Area. 🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Promotional graphic for Georgian Cinema Now, featuring a person leaning over the edge of a boat, with text reading “September 23–October 2.”Still from A Tunnel (2019), showing a man seated at a control panel wearing a red and black cap.Still from Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry (2023), showing women gathered around a dining table.Still from It Will Be Better Before (2024), showing a cable car surrounded by dense forest and mountains.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Opening tomorrow: "Campus Collaborations / Private Frontiers: Media Legacies of the Cold War" This exhibition explores how media, culture, and politics intersected during the Cold War and how those histories shape our present. On view Sept. 9–Dec. 13. Learn more at bampfa.org

"Still Life" (Prajakta Potnis, 2009), showing a large cloud form illuminated inside a yellow interior.Still from "Das Stasi Panoptikon, Tele 1: Mauern fallen immer" (Naeem Mohaiemen, 2026), showing a black-and-white crowd with blue text reading “WE’RE MAKING PROGRESS.”Still from "Scroll Figure #5" (Tiffany Sia, 2022), showing a television broadcast with white text overlaid across an image of a man and a seated audience.Installation view of "Delta" (TJ Shin, 2026), showing two monitors mounted on a white wall, each displaying a person seated against a plain background.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sept. 19 at 1 PM: Curators’ Conversation on "Lotty Rosenfeld: Disobedient Spaces" Cocurators Natalia Brizuela and Julia Bryan-Wilson discuss Rosenfeld’s art under authoritarianism and her work across performance and video. Tickets required; gallery admission included 🎟️ bampfa.org

Promotional graphic for a curators’ conversation and book launch featuring Natalia Brizuela and Julia Bryan-Wilson. The graphic includes a black-and-white image of a person walking alongside a long white object on a city street. Text reads “Sat / Sep 19 / 1 PM.”
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

Starting Sept. 5: "Martin Scorsese Pictures" 🎬 From MEAN STREETS to GOODFELLAS, this extensive retrospective explores the themes, influences, and cinematic vocabulary that have defined Scorsese’s six-decade career. The series continues through June 2027. 🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Promotional graphic for Martin Scorsese Pictures, featuring a still from Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, United States, 1976), showing a man seated inside a yellow taxi. Text reads “September 5, 2026–June 2027.”Still from Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (Martin Scorsese, United States, 1974), showing a smiling woman in a pink uniform and white headband inside a diner.Still from The Last Waltz (Martin Scorsese, United States, 1978), showing three musicians performing onstage, with two playing guitars and one playing a stringed instrument.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

Second Saturday for Families is Sept. 12! Gallery admission is free for children under 13, and an adult chaperone is free. 🎨 11:30 AM — Gallery + Studio 📚 2:30 PM — Roundtable Reading 🎬 4 PM — MODERN TIMES, a separately ticketed screening recommended for ages 8+ Learn more at bampfa.org

Promotional graphic for Second Saturday for Families, featuring a still from Modern Times (Charles Chaplin, United States, 1936), with Chaplin climbing through a large industrial machine. Text reads “September 12, 2026.”Colorful textile artwork composed of dense, multicolored woven patterns and rows of small, circular, button-like forms, divided by a vertical brown woven section.Book cover for The Long Way Around by Anne Nesbet, featuring an illustrated mountain landscape with three children hiking through the wilderness.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

This fall: "Jean-Luc Godard’s Early Films" 🎬 Explore the early films of one of cinema’s great innovators, whose radical approach to form, sound, image, and storytelling continues to inspire filmmakers today. Learn more about the series and see the full lineup at bampfa.org/film

Still from La Chinoise (Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1967), showing two people sitting outdoors, one reading a book while the other reads beside them.Still from Vivre sa vie (Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1962), showing a woman with short hair and a dark cardigan touching her face.Still from A Woman Is a Woman (Jean-Luc Godard, France, 1961), showing a woman in a white coat walking as a man crouches behind her and points.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

September 12 at 2 PM: "The Unlearning" Theresa Wong performs her 2011 song cycle, inspired by Francisco Goya’s The Disasters of War, as a duo with violinist and vocalist Carla Kihlstedt. Tickets required, gallery admission included. 🎟️ bampfa.org/utopia

Two musicians perform onstage, one playing cello and the other violin, with microphones and an abstract black-and-white projection behind them.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

On Friday, September 4, Kopi Bar and Bakery will close early at 2 PM for a private event. BAMPFA will remain open from 11 AM to 7 PM. ☕️ Kopi Bar and Bakery will be back to regular hours Saturday, September 5. Thanks for understanding, and we'll see you soon! 💜

Promotional graphic for Kopi Bar and Bakery, featuring white text on a purple background announcing an early closure at 2 PM on Friday, September 4.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

Just announced 📣 New films from some of today’s most exciting filmmakers are coming to BAMPFA this October as part of Mill Valley Film Festival! 🎟️ Tickets on sale September 17 at 12 PM. BAMPFA members get special pricing on MVFF49 screenings! Join today starting at $40/year.

Promotional graphic for the Mill Valley Film Festival, featuring the text “MVFF No. 49” and “A Vibrant 11 Day Celebration of Film,” with the festival dates October 1–11.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

This Thursday is Free First Thursday at BAMPFA! 🗓️ Gallery admission is free all day on September 3. Join a free exhibition tour of "Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing" at 1:15 PM, or spend some time in the Fisher Family Art Lab. Learn more: bampfa.org

Promotional graphic for free gallery admission on September 3, 2026, showing a large colorful sculpture made of braided cords, fabric, and hand-shaped forms.Gallery installation featuring a large black-and-white photograph of a person in a grassy field, surrounded by smaller photographs and sculptural bundles arranged across the floor.Two black-and-white photographs showing small labeled bags arranged on a wooden floor and people filling or handling the bags.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

Coming up September 3–18: "Alice Diop in Person" 🎬 BAMPFA presents a retrospective of Diop’s cinema of formal rigor and ethical commitment, in conjunction with her UC Berkeley residency. Learn more and get tickets at bampfa.org/diop 🎟️

Promotional graphic for Alice Diop: In Person, featuring a close-up of a woman with long braids seated beside a window. Text reads “September 3–18, 2026.”Still from Senegalese Meet Sene-Gallic (Alice Diop, France, Senegal, 2007), showing a woman in a pink patterned outfit and headwrap seated indoors.Still from Danton’s Death (Alice Diop, France, 2011), showing two people in conversation, one with blood on their face and clothing.Still from On Call (Alice Diop, France, 2016), showing a man seated in a waiting room while another person sits behind him.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 3w ago

Now on view: “Jean-Luc Godard’s Early Films: Posters Designed by Gvido Augusts” 🎬🖼️ Explore a set of posters created for Godard’s 1968 Berkeley retrospective. On view through July 4, 2027. Pair your visit with “Jean-Luc Godard’s Early Films,” screening Sept. 5–Nov. 19. ✨

A gallery wall displaying five framed Jean-Luc Godard film posters, along with an open publication and wall text, in the Film Library & Study Center.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 4w ago

September 9: PUSH BUTTONS AND AI 🤖🎬 In conjunction with “Hidden Layers” at UC Berkeley’s Worth Ryder Gallery, this screening explores AI and its social + technical infrastructures. Antonio Somaini, Hannes Bajohr, and Sonja Thiel join Gibbs Chapman in person. 🎟️ bampfa.org/film

Still from The Oasis I Deserve (Inès Sieulle, France, 2024), showing a person lying in bed in a blue-lit room while holding glowing handheld devices.Still from What do you see, YOLO9000? (Taller Estampa, Spain, 2019), showing a close-up of a woman’s face overlaid with colorful computer-generated boxes and labels identifying objects and people.Still from Push Button: A History of Idleness and Ignorance (Gibbs Chapman, US, 2004), showing a finger pressing a red button above a yellow button.Still from Their Eyes (Nicolas Gourault, France, 2025), showing a digitally rendered city street with cars, pedestrians, construction barriers, colorful buildings, and palm trees.
@bampfa.bsky.social · 4w ago

Coming up September 5: MEAN STREETS by Martin Scorsese 🎬 Set in Scorsese’s New York neighborhood, this iconic neo-noir follows Charlie (Harvey Keitel) as he balances faith, loyalty, and the criminal world around him. See the 4K restoration at BAMPFA. bampfa.org/film 🎟️

Film poster for Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, United States, 1973), featuring a man in a suit and tie viewed through blurred candles. Text notes a 4K digital restoration and screening dates of September 5 and November 6, 2026.Film still from Mean Streets showing a shirtless man sitting on a bed and gesturing with one hand.Film still from Mean Streets showing two men standing beside a pool table, with billiard balls in the foreground.