http://www.museumca.com/blog/2009/12 A list of Blog items. en http://www.museumca.com/blog/start-here-gold-gallery <p>In the <a href="/exhibit/gallery-california-art">Gallery of California Art</a>, experts have covered an entire wall in shimmering gold leaf, providing a novel backdrop for artworks from California’s Gold Rush era. The wall illustrates the beauty and allure of gold.  A member of the art staff explains, &quot;We're demonstrating in a concrete way just what all those prospectors were looking for when they came to California.&quot; </p><p><a href="http://www.museumca.com/blog/start-here-gold-gallery">read more</a></p> http://www.museumca.com/blog/start-here-gold-gallery#comments Art Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:46:56 -0800 777 at http://www.museumca.com http://www.museumca.com/blog/interview-with-favianna-rodriguez <p><b><font size="2">Oakland arts activist Favianna Rodriguez talks about her 150-foot art wall, installed on a plywood construction barrier on the Oak Street side of the Museum.  </font></b></p><p><font size="2"><b>Oakland Museum of California (OMCA): Why an art wall?</b><br />Favianna Rodriguez: The project is a great way to showcase Oakland's diversity and its emerging artists. As the Museum rethinks its role in the community, the art wall walks the talk. It's inclusive: 20 artists' expressions of youth, protest, history, fantasy, hipsters, and queers.</font></p><p><a href="http://www.museumca.com/blog/interview-with-favianna-rodriguez">read more</a></p> http://www.museumca.com/blog/interview-with-favianna-rodriguez#comments Art Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:48:53 -0800 gelere 775 at http://www.museumca.com