Live Art Oakland at MUA

On April 25th, local artist Obi Kaufmann organized another engaging live-drawing sketch event, “Live Art Oakland” at MUA restaurant and bar. Once a weekly Wednesday series at Levende East in Old Oakland and now a major event every few months, Kaufmann’s Oakland artist live sketch events continue to be both personally satisfying for artists to gather outside their [...]

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Photo Feature: Art + Industry, American Steel Open Studios

05.21.2013
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West Oakland’s acclaimed American Steel studios opened their doors to the public May 11 and 12; an entertaining, arts-filled weekend providing a wonderful opportunity to see artists at work along with interactive programs, demonstrations, artist talks, guided tours, and performances. An impressive group exhibition of artwork by American Steel artists also filled The Poplar Gallery, their 6,000 square-foot exhibition space. [...]

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“Compound Vision” 2013 MFA Exhibition at Mills College Art Museum

05.20.2013
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“Compound Vision” currently on view at Mills College Art Museum is an impressive culmination of the two years of intensive study and artistic practice of the 2013 Mills College MFA Studio Arts students Evan Barbour, Claire Colette, Lauren Douglas, Keegan Luttrell, Nadja Miller, Barbara Obata, Meri Page, Simon Pyle, Jenny Sharaf, Kate Short, and Katherine [...]

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Photo Feature: MFA 2013 Open Studios at Mills College

05.19.2013
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On May 11, the public was invited to a unique opportunity to view the diverse and interdisciplinary works of the 24 2013 and 2014 MFA Studio Arts candidates of Mills College. With only 12 new students accepted each year, the Mills College MFA in Studio Art is not only a distinguished program but also an [...]

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The Asylum: Street Art Pop-up Exhibition Presented by Loakal, Chopsticks and Corrugated

05.13.2013
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On May 3rd, Loakal Art Gallery and Chopsticks Urban Art Space in conjunction with Corrugated presented “The Asylum,” where thirty of the Bay Area’s hottest artists transformed two floors of a vacant office building in downtown Oakland at 15th and Franklin. It was open to the public on Friday May 3 from 6pm – 12am, and [...]

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May 2013 Oakland Art Murmur

05.12.2013
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Springtime’s late hours of sun, and comfortably cool weather provided a pleasurable experience to walk through the Art Murmur galleries and gaze at First Friday artists, makers, and vendors along Telegraph on Friday, May 3. Not all galleries from 23rd to 26th street between Telegraph and Broadway had new exhibitions, but all had a variety of media, themes, and [...]

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Photo Feature: LOAKal “EleFUNk Gallery” Wall Jam

04.29.2013
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On Saturday April 27th, Oakland gallery LOAKal hosted an all-day wall jam painting murals at 4th and Webster with participating artists of  “The EleFUNk Gallery,” their current exhibition curated by Patti Astor  that pays tribute to the original FUN Gallery in NYC. One of the first galleries of its kind, the FUN Gallery was a [...]

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