Appetite Obscure, a potluck collective, will be putting on a carnival-themed potluck this Saturday. Photo: Apetite Obscure REMEMBERING HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI Aug. 6 and 9 mark the 69th anniversaries of the nuclear bombings of the Japanese cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki by U.S. armed forces, effectively ending World War II. This Friday, to commemorate these anniversaries, the Newman […]
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The It List: 5 things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Boss Robot Hobby invites kids to race electric cars for free at Moe’s Books, at 2476 Telegraph Ave., on Sunday, Sept. 8. Photo: Moe’s Books ART SHOW The Berkeley Art Center will hold its opening reception for its latest show, New Media Combinations. The show features a mix of traditional media and digital technologies that have been “merged to […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
Artwork by Sarah Winkler, featured in the Cypress Tree Studios Open House. Photo: Sarah Winkler CYPRESS TREE STUDIOS OPEN HOUSE Spend an afternoon at Cypress Tree Studios this Saturday from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. The studio’s open house will include artwork by Sarah Winkler, Bob Bechtol, Pat Sonnino, Patricia Bruning, Thomas Richardson, and more, […]
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Berkeley Art Center showcases sculpture in new show
Sam Perry, Hand Forged, 2010. Courtesy: Rena Bransten Gallery By Marcia Tanner One of the many aesthetic pleasures of ORIGINS:Elemental Forms in Contemporary Sculpture — a provocative group sculpture exhibition now at the Berkeley Art Center through June 9 — is the installation itself. Walking into the light-filled airy gallery, you’re confronted with an artfully […]
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The It List: Five things to do in Berkeley this weekend
PREPARE TO BE BEWITCHED Thaisa Frank’s short fiction has been captivating readers for decades, even before the publication of her highly regarded and widely translated novel Heidegger’s Glasses. Now Frank has collected 61 old and new stories in Enchantment: New and Selected Stories, published this week by Berkeley’s Counterpoint Press. As Booklist puts it:”The title […]
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The environment: Three art shows that reflect landscape
A work by Amy Franceschini, part of the "Land, Use" exhibition at the Hazel Wolf Gallery in Berkeley's David Brower Center By Plinio Hernandez As a life long resident of Berkeley, being conscious about the environment and global justice comes as second nature in my daily life. Biking, gardening, beekeeping, or donating to a much […]
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Paper Quilt Project raises thought-provoking questions
One of the pieces at the Berkeley Art Center's Paper Quilt Project The “Paper Quilt Project’ is a collaborative exhibit currently showing at the Berkeley Art Center, until December 4, 2011. Using various mediums, but primarily pieced paper, teams of artists have created evocative works whose themes of interconnectivity and interdependence use as a reference […]
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Panel to discuss whether abstract art refutes digital age
Blue #6 by Eva Bovenzi The Berkeley Art Center is celebrating the centennial of abstract painting with an exhibit curated by Peter Selz, one of the founders of the Berkeley Art Museum and an expert in German Expressionism. On Saturday at 4 p.m., Selz will moderate a panel with several of the artists featured in […]
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New Enrique Chagoya print to benefit Berkeley Art Center
"Downsize Gazpacho (with reduction of NEA)" by Enrique Chagoya. Photo courtesy Berkeley Art Museum The Berkeley Art Center has released a limited edition print by Bay Area printmaker Enrique Chagoya created in partnership with San Francisco’s fine arts press Electric Works to raise funds for the gallery and as part of its new exhibtion, Light/Dark. The […]
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Berkeley’s youth get the chance to shine in two art shows
Two ongoing exhibitions in Berkeley give us the opportunity to see the artistic talent that is currently being honed in our schools. The Berkeley Arts Center on Walnut Street is showing “Identity: Youth Arts Exhibition” in which K-8 students from the Berkeley Unified School District are presenting artwork based on the theme of identity. Berkeley teachers were selected […]
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Silent auction for BAC
The Berkeley Art Center in Live Oak Park is holding a silent auction over the next three weeks which provides the opportunity to acquire work by more than 75 artists. The artists have donated their work in support of the center. Some of the artists’ works have been posted on the center’s Flickr page. The auction kicks […]