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The Experience, Emeryville: The Compound Gallery Event

The Experience:

Make ART in the PARK!

Attention printmaking pals and park enthusiasts! Join The Compound Gallery for a fun event in the Doyle Hollis Park at 1327 62nd St in Emeryville on Sunday, September 17, from 1-4pm.

The Compound Gallery is hosting a free Printing in the Park extravaganza. Picture this: a sunny park, the smell of ink in the air, and you, trying your hand at letterpress printmaking.

Together you will be printing posters that celebrate our local parks, community and art! Ink, paper and a dash of creative chaos, all under the sun-soaked skies. Artist David Fullarton will be there printing free prints for visitors!

Why Letterpress Printing?

According to The Compound Gallery owners, Matt and Lena Reynoso, it goes back in time.  “Printing the word has been humanity’s most powerful tool for mass information exchange. At one time, all printed material was printed using letterpress technology and although commercially abandoned for modern printing techniques, we find traditional hand set letterpress type is still a viable way of printing one’s message in multiples to share with the world.” Many believe Letterpress Printing communicates an elegance and handcrafted quality that is classy and truly unique today.

The Reynosos’ goal is to introduce people to this historical process at their ‘Printing in the Park’ event and bring the community together for a fun-filled and creative afternoon of togetherness. “We love the Doyle Hollis Park,” they continue, “and aim to activate it with free community events like this. Through demonstration and participation we aim to connect the participant in a real hands-on printmaking setting. We love introducing art and art-making to those who may not have an outlet for their artistic expression. Art appreciation is something everyone can benefit from.”

Free posters! Free raffle to win art! All of this in a beautiful park with live music, good people and a food truck! More details to come. Stay tuned!

https://thecompoundgallery.com/printing-in-the-park/

Their gallery across the street from the park will be stocked with fantastic prints just waiting for you to snatch them up. So, bring your pals, bring your imagination and turn that park into a printmaking paradise! It’s a day of fun, laughs, ink-stained fingers, and who knows – maybe you’ll even pick up a new favorite hobby.

This event is part of the Rotten City Cultural District, as designated by the California Arts Council in partnership with Visit California and Caltrans.

The Compound Gallery has a gallery, print shop, art facilities and an online art shop. Their hours: Wednesdays – Sundays, 12-6pm.

Where:

1339 61st St

Emeryville

https://thecompoundgallery.com

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The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts Opening Night 2022

The Experience:

Be Seen at the Art Scene at Public Market Emeryville!

You are invited to Opening Night of Emeryville’s Annual Art Exhibition Friday, October 7, 6-9pm at the southern part of Public Market Emeryville, 5905 Shellmound St. This juried exhibition features over 150 artworks created by 96 Emeryville artists. The exhibition is open October 8 – 30, Wednesdays through Sundays, from 11am to 6pm,

On Opening Night, meet the artists and get a first look at the artwork as you listen to music by The doRiaN Mode: Vintage Jazz & Blues. A no-host bar raises funds for the Emeryville Youth Art Program.

Emeryville’s Art Exhibition continues to serve as an annual celebration of the city’s thriving collective creativity and an invitation for the community and visitors to experience a sampling of artwork created by local artists who live or work in Emeryville.

You’ll see all media –  paintings, sculpture, photographs, prints, ceramics, textiles, and glass works. This year’s exhibition includes contributions of poetry and dance, featuring a site-specific dance performance by Nancy Karp + Dancers, and an ekphrastic poetry workshop and readings with former Emeryville Poet Laureate Sarah Kobrinsky. And admission to the reception and exhibition is free!

About Celebration of the Arts

The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition is sponsored by Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. Their mission is to foster an appreciation of the arts and artists of Emeryville, to promote the city as a culturally vital and progressive center for living and working, and, most recently, to partner with the City of Emeryville in the Rotten City Emeryville Cultural Arts District, a program of the California Arts Council. The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition continues to support this mission by providing a free public venue, open to all, to experience the rich diversity of artistic expression of those who live and work within the city of Emeryville.

More info. 510/652-6122.

Photo featured here: Portal, by Michele Théberge, acrylic, gouache, letterpress print, watercolor on paper, 2021, 12 ̋x10 ̋

Where:

3905 Shellmound St – Public Market Emeryville

Emeryville

www.emeryarts.org

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The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts

The Experience: View the Emeryville Art Exhibition Through Your Own Words!

Emeryville’s 2013-2015 Poet Laureate Sarah Kobrinsky Presents Poetry Writing + Reading Workshops

Ekphrastic Poetry* Writing Workshop – Sunday, October 16, 2-5pm

Join Sarah Kobrinsky, the 2013-2015 Poet Laureate of Emeryville, in this generative writing workshop. According to Sarah, “We will compose poems in response to the artwork in this year’s Celebration of the Arts show. Using various prompts and techniques, we will explore new ways of seeing with our words.” Complete beginners to seasoned writers are welcome. This workshop is limited to 20 people. Participants will be invited to submit their poems for an anthology, and to participate in a live reading on October 29th. Register online!

Ekphrastic Poetry Reading – Thursday, October 29, 7-8:30pm

You’re invited to an evening of poetry reading. Some ekphrastic poems will be read. Ekphrastic poems focus on works of art by interpreting, inhabiting, confronting, and speaking to their subjects. The ekphrastic poems at this reading will focus on any of the 185 works of art in the 34th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition. Register online!

About Sarah Kobrinsky

Sarah Kobrinsky  was born in Canada, raised in North Dakota, seasoned in England, and tempered in California. Sarah was named the 2013-2015 Emeryville Poet Laureate and Poetry in Motion was one of her robust programs executed during her tenure that delighted bus riders in Emeryville. Each month cards with poems were placed on the Emery- Go-Round for folks to read as they traveled through Emeryville.  Sarah and her husband have their own unique line of handmade porcelain dinnerware showcased in their studio/shop in Emeryville called Jered’s Pottery. She has also authored and published a book of poetry, “Nighttime on the Other Side of Everything.”

*According to the Poetry Foundation, an ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene or, more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting or sculpture, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.

Where:

https://www.emeryarts.org/poetry?mc_cid=7e85d2115b&mc_eid=562895e2ff

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SNEAK PREVIEW: A Change of Art for Linda Lee Boyd & Emeryville’s Art Exhibition

Introducing something she knows. Something she painted – Street Scenes

One of the great volunteers for Emeryville’s Annual Art Exhibition is artist, printmaker and designer Linda Lee Boyd.  Linda has entered a series of three acrylic paintings in this year’s show, a departure from the Linda we knew – a woodblock print artist.

Linda has been on the board of Celebration of the Arts, sponsor of the annual art exhibition, for 20 years and had volunteered on the Operating Committee several years prior. She first entered her artwork, woodblock prints, in 1992. “Of all printmaking techniques, cutting and printing woodcuts had always felt the most natural to me,”commented Linda.

What is interesting about her woodblock prints is that she liked watching people and had so admired figurative artists like Alice Neal, Lucian Freud, Rembrandt, and Vermeer, that she started with images of her family, friends, and then co-workers. This led to a series of prints of workers. “These prints of workers are observations of the people but are also an attempt to give the viewer a sense of how they feel about themselves and their work.”

When asked why the change in medium for the 2020 Art Exhibition, Linda said, “I’ve been doing woodblock prints for over 40 years. I never learned to paint. This year, I decided to give it another try. I figured out that I had to paint in the same way I do prints – layers of color to make shapes and textures.”

Street Scenes seem to depict glimpses of all our walks during the pandemic – we all know our sidewalks, streets and gutters by heart now. And what led Linda to these themes in her paintings? “I got inspired by looking at the gutters while out walking my dog.”  What is she planning for her next effort? Well according to Linda, “I’m still in the gutters!”

Linda is passionate about the Emeryville Annual Art Exhibition. “I love the Emeryville Art Exhibition. It’s a great show every year because of the depth and variety of artwork done by people living and working in Emeryville. It’s a true representation of what a creative community is producing

“Sharon Wilchar, the Project Coordinator, does an amazing job every year pulling together so many different aspects of the show,” continues Linda. “In the recent past, the largest problem has been finding a site for the show. This year, there is no site due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Instead, she has had to guide us through the new territory of an online show through the website, Zoom and Facebook live. I’d like to give a shout-out to US Design Resources,  volunteers who are helping non-profits find digital outlets. They have been great opening the new world for us of a totally online art exhibition.”

Street Scenes Series by Linda Lee Boyd:

Street Scene 4 –  Street Scene 5 – Street Scene 6.  All acrylic on panel 11”x 14” x.5”  and listed at $500. More info here: https://lindaleeboyd.com/

Emeryville Annual Art Exhibition

When:  

  • 2020 Virtual Exhibition is Online, October 2–November 1, 2020 
  • Live-Streaming Opening Night Party: Friday, 6pm, October 2, 2020 

Where: 

ONLINE

Public Info: 

www.emeryarts.org or 510-652-6122 

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Celebrate Over 100 Emeryville Artists Oct. 4-27! Meet them Oct. 4 at the Artists’ Reception.

Featured painting by: M. Louise Stanley, Happy Birthday, gouache on paper, 2018, 40″x28″

WHEN:

  • Opening Night Artists’ Reception Friday, October 4, 6-9pm

    Lenore K. McDonald, The Scholars (Attention Must Be Paid), oil on panel, 2018-19, 28″x22″x1″

  • Art Exhibition opened daily October 5 – 27, 11am-6pm

WHERE:

  • The Pickleworks Building, 1375 55th St in Emeryville.
  • Admission is free. Pickleworks location generously donated by the Mooney Family.

WHAT: Opening Night! Friday, October 4, 6-9pm

  • Live music by The doRiaN Mode: Vintage Jazz & Blues
  • No-host bar raising funds for the Emeryville Youth Art Program
  • Meet the artists
  • Buy art for your home or office
  • Be part of the vibrant Emeryville art community

About the 33rd Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition

  • Celebrates the work of Emeryville artists and includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, prints, textiles, ceramics, furniture, glass works and poetry.
  • The sheer number and array of artists living or working in Emeryville illustrates the city’s cultural vibrancy and provides an impressive creative pool.
  • Individual art pieces demonstrate the diversity of Emeryville artists and show their engagement with a host of aesthetic, political, and social concerns.
  • Contributing artists include conceptual artist Packard Jennings, painters M. Louise Stanley, Frank Cole, Teresa Kalnoskas, and Jayson Manzano, sculptors Mari Andrews, Mark Galt, Ken Kalman and metalsmith Curtis H. Arima, ceramic artists Jered Nelson, Cuong Ta, and Jeff Margolin, printmakers Linda Lee Boyd, Kazuko Watanabe, and Juliette Choné, photographers Ronald Davis, Jeannie O’Conner, and Susan Scott, and textile artist Susan T. Avila. Works on exhibit are for sale
  • 2019 Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition will also host an ekphrasis poetry writing workshop and a special poetry reading both led by Emeryville’s former Poet Laureate, Sarah Kobrinsky.
  • The poetry workshop takes place from 2 – 4pm on Sunday, October 6 in the exhibition gallery. The workshop is free but participants must register (exhibition website/limit 20 participants).
  • Workshop poets will join Kobrinsky to read their poems inspired by works in the exhibition on Sunday, October 20, 2-4pm.  Details: www.emeryarts.org.

“Each year the exhibition is mounted in a different commercial or industrial space on loan to the organization. I attempt to create a gallery-like setting in these widely diverse locations and imagine how the works selected can be installed in an interesting manner,” explained Kathleen Hanna, Art Exhibit curator and juror for seven years. “This is challenging work that I enjoy immensely and I’m grateful to ECA for the opportunity. It is my pleasure to present again this year for the thirty-third time, the enormous artistic wealth of this tiny village in the middle of San Francisco’s Bay Area.The other 2019 jurors are George Lawson, director/owner of George Lawson Gallery, Mill Valley, and Elizabeth Shypertt, co-founder of Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco.

About Celebration of the Arts.

The mission of the non-profit Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. is to foster an appreciation of the arts and artists of Emeryville, and to promote the city as a culturally vital and progressive center for living and working. The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition continues to support this mission by providing a free public venue, open to all, to experience the rich diversity of artistic expression of those who live and work within the city of Emeryville. The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition serves as a celebration of the city’s thriving collective creativity and an invitation for community members and visitors to experience a sampling of artwork created by Emeryville artists.

About Rotten City Cultural District

Emeryville is designated by the California Arts Council as one of only 14 cities across the state that serve as premier Cultural Districts, highlighting thriving cultural diversity and unique artistic identities.

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