Posts Tagged ‘Rock Paper Scissors Collective’
Rock Paper Scissors Collective seek out alternative venue after leaving old space
Since leaving their space on Telegraph Avenue in 2015, Oakland arts organization Rock Paper Scissors Collective has been working nomadically while searching for a new space to rent.
Read MoreOakland artists propose resolution to name uptown a Cultural Arts District
City council to consider naming Uptown a Cultural Arts District, but some artists fear it may be too little too late.
Read MoreWriter Wendy-O Matik discusses unconventional love at Bay Area LadyFest
The small, high-ceilinged gallery was barely big enough for the turnout Friday night. The modest rows of folding chairs easily filled, and then people found space on the paint-smudged concrete floor wherever they could. Some crouched on the stairs, others stood in the back, but everybody listened, because this was a presentation about love.
Read MoreRock Paper Scissors Collective combines DIY with the art of community
Whether it is visual art, music, crafts, film or writing, the Rock Paper Scissors Collective in Oakland encourages community members to teach, sell, exhibit and learn about art. The shop on Grand and Telegraph Avenues offers a collection of hats, sketches, mixed media art, sewing equipment and jewelry as well as a large collection of zines—magazines, cartoons and books self-published by the writers.
Read MoreOakland collective hosts auction for Prisoners Literature Project
Each year, 24,000 novels, dictionaries and books of poetry are packaged and shipped around the country by volunteers of the Berkeley-based Prisoners Literature Project. For nearly 30 years, the volunteer-run organization has provided books to prisoners in an effort to nurture rehabilitation and encourage education among this sometimes-forgotten population of society.
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