Posts Tagged ‘art’
Five years after Ghost Ship: How local organizations are fighting artist displacement
In the 19th and 20th centuries, Oakland’s industrial zone bustled with canneries, metal works and warehouses. As the global economy changed, industries moved out and artists moved in. The low-rent buildings, with their vaulted interiors, were suitable for live-work studios. Over the years, landlords looked the other way as tenants nested in spaces that were…
Read MoreGraffiti artist paints history and his perspective on Oakland walls
Maliwop*, a longtime Oakland graffiti-writer, didn’t listen when his grandmother told him not to make graffiti. Now he is almost a decade into his illegal art career.
Read MorePublic artists vie for space in Oakland
Muralist Desi Mundo teaches kids
at Unity High school how to sketch and write graffiti
Documentary screening and gallery exhibition highlight border towns, draw somber crowd
Amidst chilly Friday night winds, people gathered at Lake Merritt Tower to watch Undeterred, a film highlighting the effect that the increased militarization of border towns has on surrounding communities. The event included a screening of the film and a gallery exhibition titled “Recognition: Labor Meets Art in Explorations of Social Justice and Identity,” which…
Read MoreDIY art space closes, as cannabis industry edges in on Oakland warehouses
NIMBY, one of East Oakland’s scruffy DIY artist warehouse spaces, is closing on September 30 after not being able to compete with rent premiums cannabis businesses can afford.
Read MoreMuralist Dave Young Kim uses art to tap into his Korean roots
Oakland is known for its lively art scene. From murals, to sculptures, to street tagging, art is ubiquitous in this East Bay city. One artist is using his art to tap into his native Korean roots. Dave Young Kim channels into his work a dilemma often faced by children of immigrant families–how to make sense…
Read MoreLead to Life plants seeds for an Oakland without gun violence
Oakland activists Lead to Life melt guns into shovels and use them to plant trees.
Read MoreMaking It: Artists, craft fairs, and the holiday season hustle
Craftspeople all over the country are busy preparing for holiday sales. Many will make half their annual income in these final two months of the year. Hopefully, it’s enough to make it through the slow months that follow—or at least to justify pressing on.
Read MoreNew neon art exhibit on display
Oaklanders can take in neon art on display at Transmission Gallery now through March.
Read MoreMagic Makers event celebrates queer culture and self-care
At the seventh annual Magic Makers event last week, artists and healers celebrated queer culture and promoted self-care.
Read MoreNew Fruitvale art exhibit features works of undocumented day laborers
Peralta Hacienda Historical Park unveiled a new art exhibit in early October called “Undocumented Heart: Oakland Day Laborers Tell Their Stories,” that features the creations of undocumented day laborers through paintings, quilts, graphic art, song and dance.
Read MoreThe Oakland Museum of California offers a day of neighborhood stories
The Oakland Museum’s event tells the personal stories of city residents through art.
Read MoreMutual Air brings new understanding of air pollution to Oakland
Artist Rosten Woo’s new public sculptures in Oakland are bringing new understanding of air pollution to the city.
Read MoreOakland Museum and artists bring civic engagement to billboards
Oakland artist Chris Johnson and Oakland Museum of California curator use billboards to engage the community.
Read MoreMuralist and printmaker Favianna Rodriguez
A prolific artist and activist, Favianna Rodriguez has been printmaking and designing murals for more than 20 years. The finalist of a public competition held by the San Francisco Arts Commission, Rodriguez’s next project will be installed at the Garfield Pool in San Francisco.
Read MorePro Arts Gallery executive director Natalia Mount
It is a quiet Sunday afternoon, and Pro Arts Gallery is closed to the public. But even on her day off, the executive director Natalia Mount is excited about the current exhibition. Stylishly dressed in a fitted black leather jacket and heeled boots, she plugs in three sculptures that begin to produce loud sounds. The…
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