Event Schedule, May 1 – June 10, 2012:
Preview Exhibition Open to the Public — FREE
Pro Arts Annual Preview Party
May 4, 5 – 7pm
Tickets: Artists $30 | General $55 | Sponsor $100 (Includes 2 tickets)
Experience the buzz of great food and great art in Downtown Oakland! A formal and festive reception with great food, DJ by Somar Bar, and Opera in the Gallery by Bay Area Classical Harmonies and amazing art. Contact the gallery for tickets for our annual Spring Benefit For more information, please call: 1-510.763.4361.
Artists’ Reception
7 – 9pm | FREE — First Friday –
East Bay Open Studios Weekend I
Saturday-Sunday, June 2 & 3, 11 – 6pm
East Bay Open Studios Weekend II
Saturday-Sunday, June 9 & 10, 11 – 6pm
For a link to a map and guide to the artists’ studios, and other information, please visit http://www.proartsgallery.org/ebos/event.php
Our Creative Sage™ studio/office building, the Kawneer Building (also known as the Sawtooth Building, due to the jagged sawtooth shape of its roof), located in West Berkeley, is a central point in the East Bay Open Studios event. There are a number of prominent artists of all genres working there, including visual/fine artists, writers, musicians, composers, filmmakers, sound designers, photographers, web designers, graphic artists, illustrators, theatre artists, dancers, ceramicists, woodworkers, jewelers, and more. There are also a number of interesting, arts-related small businesses and nonprofits headquartered in our historic Berkeley, California landmark.
In fact, the entire neighborhood of West Berkeley, bordering on Emeryville, is an intriguing one, full of artist studios, cafes, unusual shops, tech and biotech companies, creative businesses, and the historic Fantasy Studios, part of what was formerly known as the Saul Zaentz Film Center, now Zaentz Media Center. It’s also a short drive from West Berkeley to Pixar and other Emeryville landmarks.
You can see the entire set on Flickr. We’ll be adding new photos in the future, so keep checking for updates.
If you plan to tour the East Bay Open Studios and want to stop by and meet me (Cathryn Hrudicka) in person, please contact our office first to arrange a date and time, as we’re not usually there for the entire Open Studio hours. You can email us at least a few days in advance, or call and leave a message, at: 1-510-845-5510 (PDT), and we’ll get back to you to arrange a visit! You can also make prior arrangements to visit our building at a time other than East Bay Open Studios by contacting us at least 7-30 days in advance.
We hope you’ll enjoy touring our historic Berkeley building, and the East Bay Open Studios!
This post originally appeared on the Creative Sage™ Postimaginarium (Posterous).
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