When
Sunday, July 19, 2026
8:00 PM UTC – 9:15 PM UTC
Where
1000 Oak Street, Oakland, California 94607, United StatesDetails
About
Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag. Gallery Chats at OMCA Spotlight Sundays: Mildred Howard in Conversation with Nashormeh Lindo and Essence Harden Join us this Spotlight Sundays for an in-depth conversation with beloved Bay Area artist Mildred Howard, who is featured in OMCA’s current special exhibition Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory. Howard will exchange stories and reflections on a lifetime of art, practice, and living in the Bay Area with her longtime friend, fellow artist, and art advocate, Nashormeh Lindo. The conversation will be moderated by Senior Curator of Art at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Essence Harden, whose own prolific curatorial career spans multiple California art institutions. Don’t miss this special opportunity to hear these insightful creatives share their inspiring stories. Spotlight Sundays ticket is $10 and includes access to all of OMCA’s galleries! OMCA Members have first access to tickets! A limited number of signed copies of the exhibition publication will be available for purchase after the program. GENERAL TICKETs MEMBER TICKETS This program is a part of our exhibition programming for Mildred Howard: Poetics of Memory, on view through October 18 2026. This program received support from The David Ireland House, 500 Capp Street Foundation and the Kenneth Rainin Foundation. About Mildred Howard Mildred Howard began making art influenced by textiles and African Diasporic dance as early as the 1970s. Howard’s studio became a space for experimentation, where her work has referenced both personal history and collective, generational experiences—from World War I to her family’s roots in the Great Migration. Howard’s monumental public artworks—found across the Bay Area—have highlighted often overlooked histories, from the Black sh