Oakland has embarked on an impressive street-art campaign that’s partly a push-back against the city’s “gentrification epidemic,” partly a move toward bringing communities of color ...

There is little disagreement in Oakland or most other towns that public street art installations can help ... to represent the city's rich Ohlone Indian history. Well, citizens hated it.

Nothing distinguishes the spot today, but it's the ideal vantage point on 150 years of Oakland ... Street. Rich San Franciscans carved country estates out of the oak groves and the hills. The ...

In Oakland, the line between extortion and free enterprise has blurred. So has the line between vandalism and art. The city is enjoying a golden age of murals and street art. But it also is ...

Can art combat displacement on the cusp of urban development ... working-class swathe of East Oakland. But what makes anyone think a party in the street could be the best approach? Well, it’s sort of ...

WATCH: Street art for a cause: Mega mural in Oakland shares message to end global hunger Artist Victor Ash said he wanted the piece to make people happy. "When you see pictures and advertisements ...

Tupac Shakur pictured in Oakland in 1992 ... through the celebration of art and culture as an awakening tool towards changes in society.” This is the second time in the past year that Oakland has ...

OAKLAND — Among ... from 47th Avenue to High Street, running alongside the Fremont High campus, a community swimming pool, a taco truck and several street-art murals, including one of another ...

Street art is usually done under the cover of night when no one is looking. But in Oakland things aren't always done according to the book. Twenty-four of the country's most talented graffiti ...

For more information, visit thebamp.org. 1255-7th Street in Oakland. Bay Area Mural Program [BAMP] brings you the Oakland Art Clash on Saturday, August 20. Artists compete in a 5 hour painting ...