Roberto Bedoya On Expressing Oakland Creatively

Bedoya describes the culture of the city as “the embodiment of forms ofknowledge and wisdom people have gained through their different livedexperiences.” Another way he expresses this idea is that culture is theframe within which the arts provide “the power of shared sensibility andmemory… kindling the emotions that make us aware of our sharedhumanity.” – Reportage From The Aesthetic Edge