# Event Details - **Event Name**: Diane Briones Williams & Francis C. Robateau Jr.: In Conversation - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a conversation with artists Diane Briones Williams and Francis C. Robateau Jr.!About this EventListen to a conversation with artists Diane Briones Williams and Francis C. Robateau Jr., held in the Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH)’s main gallery and facilitated by the museum’s curatorial staff. The discussion will explore themes of cultural identity, the impacts of colonial erasure, and the ways the artists’ practices engage with pre- and post-colonial histories, hybridity, and identity. The artists will reflect on these ideas in relation to their current exhibitions, Diane Briones Williams: The Precarious Life of the Parol and Halftone Histories: Memory, Erasure, and Belonging by Francis C. Robateau Jr., on view at MOAH as part of the Metaphor season.About the Artists:Diane Briones Williams is a mixed-media artist whose research-based practice integrates Filipinx identity into reimagined histories and memories. She creates hanging textile works, suspended installations, and free-standing sculptural weavings that draw from personal and collective narratives. She holds her Master of Fine Arts from the University of Southern California and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from California State University, Long Beach. Williams’ work has been showcased at galleries and institutions throughout California. She has led numerous workshops and lectures about her practice. Along with her work as an artist, Williams has organized curatorial projects in the Los Angeles area.Francis C. Robateau Jr. is an Afro-Latinx Belizean American, multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Southern California. He received his Bachelor of Arts with an emphasis in printmaking, a minor in philosophy, and his Master of Fine Arts from California State University, Northridge. Robateau has been exhibited in galleries and institutions throughout Southern California. Additionally, his work is held in the collections of the California State University, Northridge Library and the Lancaster Museum of Art and History.First Image: Diane Briones Williams, Anting, Anting (detail), 2021, Salvaged wooden frames, cement, wire, dowel, yarn, resin, acrylic, sinigang seasoning wrappers. Courtesy of the Artist.Second Image: Francis C. Robateau Jr., Hybrid Moments (detail), 2022, Acrylic and screenprint on canvas, Courtesy of the Artist - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lancaster/diane-briones-williams-and-francis-c-robateau-jr-in-conversation/100001981068723882 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, exhibitions, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fdiane-briones-williams-francis-c-robateau-jr-in-conversation-tickets-1981068723882 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Lancaster - **state**: CA - **country**: United States - **location**: Museum of Art and History - **lat**: 34.698009 - **long**: -118.1418996 - **full address**: Museum of Art and History, 665 West Lancaster Boulevard, Lancaster, United States ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Lancaster Museum of Art and History (https://allevents.in/org/lancaster-museum-of-art-and-history/22510785) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/8569517669bbf61efe29dd17d3d1628a614eda150fa66490c79a8f318d6fa92d-rimg-w1200-h675-dcbfc0c1-gmir.jpg?v=1769701773 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://dyn-image.allevents.in/generate-image?v=4&title=Diane+Briones+Williams+%26+Francis+C.+Robateau+Jr.%3A+In+Conversation&date=21+Mar ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Museum of Art and History, 665 West Lancaster Boulevard, Lancaster, United States - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 USD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Lancaster Museum of Art and History - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** art, workshops, exhibitions, fine-arts - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Diane Briones Williams & Francis C. 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