It’s March– things are finally warming up (and drying up!) in the Bay Area, and the month’s madness is starting up again. Spend your first day of March at Oakland’s First Fridays or stop by an art gallery opening in San Francisco. There’s also a Wikipedia-Edit-A-Thon, parties that are raising money for your favorite causes, and tons of other ways to make an impact on the Bay.HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DEMONS Local experimental video artist Lanéya Billingsley, aka Billie0cean, opens her solo show at Classic Cars West. Her work is honey-dipped and plastic-wrapped, and comments on the inner and outer selves and the maintenance of self love. Read more about Billie0cean in our interview with the artist here.
OPENING RECEPTION: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DEMONSFRIDAY, MARCH 1, 6PMCLASSIC CARS WESTINFO
SENATOR WIENER’S EAST ON WEST EXHIBITSenator Scott Wiener is hosting a group exhibit of San Francisco Bay Area artists from the Asian diaspora in his office in the State of California Building. The exhibition features 27 artists who are inspired by their roots in the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
OPENING RECEPTION: EAST ON WESTFRIDAY, MARCH 1, 5 – 7PM455 BROADWAYINFO & TICKETS
VSCO MICRO GALLERYStop by the VSCO HQ in Oakland for the opening of The Hair Appointment, a new exhibition of work from creators Josef Adamu and Jeremy Rodney-Hall. The artists explore the symbolic power of hair styling through their photography. There will be light bites and drinks for the VSCO community at the opening.
OPENING RECEPTION:THE HAIR APPOINTMENTFRIDAY, MARCH 1, 5 – 8PMVSCO1500 BROADWAY, #300INFO & RSVPPASSIONATE ENGAGEMENTLuggage Store Gallery and the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center are teaming up to present a retrospective exhibition of Nancy Hom’s 45-year art career in San Francisco. A selection of silkscreens, installations, and an evolving mandala installation will be on view at the show.
OPENING RECEPTION: PASSIONATE ENGAGEMENT – THE ART OF NANCY HOMFRIDAY, MARCH 1, 7 – 9PMLUGGAGE STORE GALLERYINFO
GALLERY GLOWJoin the artists of the Neon Legends show at Transmission Gallery in celebrating the end of their exhibition. Some of the show’s pieces include wearable neons, interactive work, and some of the most elaborate neon sculptures that you’ve ever seen.
CLOSING RECEPTION: NEON LEGENDSSATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2 – 4PMTRANSMISSION GALLERY, 770 W GRAND AVEINFO
SADIE, PHONE HOMEOakland native Sadie Barnette will be speaking about her installation PHONE HOME currently on view at MoAD at this intimate talk. Barnette’s glittering gold and platinum pieces are inspired by the history of West Coast aesthetics and politics.
ARTIST TALK: SADIE BARNETTESATURDAY, MARCH 2, 4 – 5:30PMMUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORAINFO & TICKETS
MITANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.Catch this screening of the award winning documentary about pop star M.I.A. at the New Parkway Theater in Oakland. Follow her rise to fame and learn more about her political activism.
M.I.A. DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGSUNDAY, MARCH 3, 12:30 – 2:30PMTHE NEW PARKWAY THEATERINFO & TICKETS
QT CLOTHING SWAPCRTL+SHFT Collective invites you to bring in your gently used clothing or take home some new items at this swap for trans and queer folks (but everyone is welcome). There will be tea for attendees to enjoy, and all leftover clothes will be donated to Out of the Closet.
QUEER + TRANS AFFIRMING CLOTHING SWAPSUNDAY, MARCH 3, 4:30 – 6:30PMCRTL+SHFT COLLECTIVEINFO
DIY SILK-SCREENINGLearn how to silk-screen print on your own blank t-shirts or canvases at this free hands-on workshop in Berkeley. After mastering the process, it’s only a matter of time before you’re making punk patches, too!
SILK-SCREEN PRINTING WORKSHOPSUNDAY, MARCH 3, 7 – 9PMTHE LONG HAUL INFOSHOPINFO
A LITERARY MIXTAPECatch live performances by emerging authors during this curated “literary mixtape” from Quiet Lighting at the Hotel Kabuki. There will be free copies of sPARKLE + bLINK 98 featured letterpressed covers by Amos Klausner for the first 100 people.
QUIET LIGHTNING #125MONDAY, MARCH 4, 7 – 10PMHOTEL KABUKIINFO
WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THONParticipate in sixth annual Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon, an event focused on improving the representation of women and non-binary individuals in the world’s largest online encyclopedia. There will be experienced editors ready to help you during the event, and free snacks and drinks.
ART + FEMINISM 2019 WIKIPEDIA EDIT-A-THONWEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1 – 4:30PMCCA LIBRARIES, 1111 8TH STINFO
MOSS INDEX SCREENING SERIESCatch Artists’ Television Access’ screening series Moss Index, which features haunted landscapes, strange lifeforms, and tools for viewing the invisible. Moss Index invites viewers to take second look at the nature that surrounds our environment.
MOSS INDEX VOLUME 2WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 8 – 10PMARTISTS’ TELEVISION ACCESSINFO
A POLAROID EXHIBITIONCraig Wedren will be presenting a selection of polaroids from his life and the music scene in the 90’s and the early 00’s. Apart from being a songwriter and singer, he’s also spent time on the road with Fugazi, Smashing Pumpkins, Pearl Jam, members of The State.
CRAIG WEDREN: MY 90’STHURSDAY, MARCH 7, 6 – 11PMTHE LOIN, 914 LARKIN STINFO
CAFECITO Y CUBILETEAs part of the The Tallest Part of the Arch, a group exhibition curated by SoEx Curatorial Council Member Marcela Pardo Ariza, join the community at Southern Exposure for a night of music, games, and interactive art. There will be coffee and cuban dice, courtesy of Amy Vázquez, music from DJ Sessy Papi Chula, and live performance by XUXA SANTAMARIA, the experimental dance music duo of Sofía Córdova + Matt Gonzalez Kirkland.
XUXU SANTAMARIA / CAFECITO Y CABILETE / DJ SESSY PAPI CHULATHURSDAY, MARCH 7, 7 – 9PMSOUTHERN EXPOSUREINFO
BORDER COLLECTIVE POP-UP EXHIBITThe Border Collective, an organization that empowers Latin-American artists and makers in the Bay Area, has organized another pop-up exhibit at the Consulate General of Mexico. There will be fun sips, snacks, and a live performance by Latin pop duo IndiviDúo.
OPENING RECEPTION: THE BORDER COLLECTIVEFRIDAY, MARCH 8, 5:30 – 9PMCONSULATE GENERAL OF MEXICOINFO & TICKETS
BETWEEN BEAUTY & HORROROakland-based artist Leila Weefur and art critic Elena Gross will be doing a lecture-performance and book release in conjunction with Weefur’s show at Aggregate Space Gallery. Her show Between Beauty & Horror explores the dichotomy between these two concepts in the context of the Black experience. Note: Aggregate Space Gallery has also announced that they are facing displacement due to rising rent and other costs, read more here.
BETWEEN BEAUTY & HORROR: PERFORMANCE & BOOK RELEASEFRIDAY, MARCH 8, 7:30 – 9PMTHE LABINFO
#UNDOCUFESTShow some support for the Dreamer Fund at its 2nd Annual Signature event #UndocuFest at El Rio in the Mission. The event brings together artists, musicians, dancers, poets, and activist together to support our undocumented & immigrant community.
UNDOCUFESTFRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2 – 8PMEL RIOINFO
Pancakes & Booze Art Show
Local art everywhere! The work of 300 or so local artists adorn the walls of the Mezzanine while the music plays, the bar flows, and a big crowd of punters rub elbows. This event is usually light-hearted and fun, I mean, there are some 300 artists and their friends there to have a good time. The artwork consists of everything from professional photogs to amateur painters.
Pancakes & BoozeSaturday, March 9, 8 pmMezzanine SFINFO & Tickets
CCA MFA EXHIBITIONThe graduating class of artists in CCA’s Graduate Program in Fine Arts will be opening a two-week exhibition of their work. Over 23 emerging artists will be showing their thesis work at Minnesota Street Project.
OPENING RECEPTION: 2019 CCA MFA EXHIBITIONSATURDAY, MARCH 9, 6 – 8PMMINNESOTA STREET PROJECTINFO & RSVP
ETHER HERE NOR THERECheck out the opening for an exhibition by Anthony Grant at Streamline Cafe & Art Salon. DJ 2Thicc will also be playing music during the opening reception.
OPENING RECEPTION: ETHER HERE NOR THERESATURDAY, MARCH 9, 6 – 9PMSTREAMLINE CAFE & ART SALONINFO
BLACK POWER NOWLearn more about the impact of the Black Power movement through a panel discussion with Ericka Huggins, a former leading member of the Black Panther Party, Mwende Hinojosa, production manager at Reveal News, and more. The museum also has a new gallery called Black Power that features a more illustrative history of Black anti-racists activists’ work in California.
IN CONVERSATION: BLACK POWER NOWSUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2 – 3:30PMOAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIAINFO & TICKETS
SISTER SPIT AT THE STUDJoin 7 interdisciplinary artists and writers at the Stud for a night of Sister Spit, where they will be sharing about their work and identities. The diverse selection of artists each will each share stories inspired by things like their hometowns, punk-rock music, family origins, and other things that they like (or dislike).
SISTER SPIT 2019 X THE STUDMONDAY, MARCH 11, 7 – 9PMTHE STUDINFO
ARCHITECTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DIGITAL AGEThis art exhibition examines the digital transformation of architecture (and construction) through prototypes, a VR experience, and research findings from the Swiss University ETH Zurich. Other technologies like computational design and digital fabrication were also used to construct the experimental buildings in the show.
OPENING RECEPTION: HOW TO BUILD A HOUSETUESDAY, MARCH 12, 6 – 9PMSWISSNEX, PIER 17, SUITE 800INFO & RSVP
ON RICHARD SERRALearn more about the life and work of Richard Serra, who’s famous for his site-specific steel structures, with art historian Hal Foster. The artist’s six-decade career has produced countless pieces that are still an inspiration for modern artists and architects.
HAL FOSTER: ON RICHARD SERRATHURSDAY, MARCH 14, 7 – 9PMJEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCOINFO & TICKETS
SLIDE SLAMListen to MFA Candidates from schools around the Bay Area talk about their work in this biennial juried exhibition. The show includes twenty-five artists, who are each showing a single piece that reflects their creative practice in their programs.
MFA NOW SLIDE SLAMTHURSDAY, MARCH 14, 6:30 – 8:30PMROOT DIVISIONINFO
ARTS FOR OCEANS’ SAKEThe Midway opens a new multidisciplinary exhibition Ocean-Bound: Plastic Waste and Why We are Bound to the Health of Our Oceans in partnership with Lonely Whale. The event will start with a cocktail hour in a gallery sounded by hyperrealistic drawings of the world’s icebergs, inflatable sculptures, and recycled waste sculptures.
OPENING RECEPTION: OCEAN-BOUND FT. MUSIC HEADLINER, LILLY HIATTFRIDAY, MARCH 15, 6PM – 1:30AMTHE MIDWAYINFO & TICKETS
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