Courtesy of artist Scott D.S. Young – thanks Scott!
Happy Holidays from Frisbie St.
Upcoming Art Day @ Frisbie St on Dec 27 from 1 to 5pm: Visual Journals for New Beginnings
The end of the calendar year offers a perfect time for reflection and setting intentions for 2010. Come join us at Frisbie St. on Sunday, Dec. 27 from 1 to 5 pm as we create visual journals for new beginnings.
We will be drawing inspiration and ideas from Jennifer New’s book, Drawing from Life: The Journal [...]
Help an Artist in Need: Edythe Boone
Dear Friends,
Edythe Boone, distinguished painter & muralist, art teacher to hundreds of the Bay Area’s children, mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, and all around community treasure was hospitalized on December 3rd with a painfully acute spinal condition.
While the diagnosis and treatment plan are, as yet, unclear—it is certain that Edy is unable to continue working at this [...]
Hey East Bay Artists, Sign Up Now for 2010 Open Studios
East Bay Open Studios 2010
+ Directory of East Bay Arts
Show your art to the largest and most diverse art audience in the region.
Register Online Now Through February 20, 2010
Early Bird Discount – Deadline: December 31, 2009, 6PM
Event Dates: Saturday-Sunday, June 5 & 6 and 12 & 13
Established in 1979, East Bay Open Studios is the [...]
Thanks to Michael Singman-Aste for review of the last Frisbie St. show
As you’re waiting for our next art exhibition heading your way at the end of January – check out this review of our last show on artist Michael Singman-Aste’s blog: www.postdiluvianphoto.com/blog
Spread the word – and if you know of artists interested in showing their work we have an open call for art of all kinds [...]
More Art for the Holidays
Alright, as you get ready to head out for holiday shopping this weekend consider these fabulous options for your buying pleasure.
Think how good you will feel when your present is opened and the person says, “Wow! Where did you get this? Who made it?” and you can say, “It’s from a local artist.”
Holiday Buy Night
Oakland’s [...]
Art for the Holidays…this Weekend
Wow. There is no reason to go to the mall for your presents. Seriously, there are so many great choices of local and global art to buy that supports artists and communities. Here are a few choices this weekend, more to come.
1. Greetings from Jane Baker! You are cordially invited to my Annual Open Studio [...]
Art Murmur in Oakland – Tonight!
Ok art lovers. It’s that time again. More art than you have time for in one evening, exhibiting all over Oaktown. Take your pick.
On my list this month:
1. a new gallery/project space devoted to video and photography called Krowswork
“Krowswork inaugurates its program with “As X → ∞” (As X Approaches Infinity),* an exhibition of videos [...]
New Cafe in the Neighborhood – Farley’s East – Hosting Oaklandish Awards Thursday, Dec 3
Thursday, 12/3, 5-8pm
FARLEY’S NON-PROFIT HAPPY HOUR
Farley’s East, 33 Grand Ave, Oakland.
This new coffee shop and community center will be featuring the Oakland Innovators award program during their “Non-Profit Happy Hour” from 5-8pm.
Enjoy free appetizers while raising funds to support the 2010 Oakland Innovators award winners. Twenty percent of the evening’s sales will be donated to [...]