oakland art

16 May 2024

Artists Install ‘Know Justice Know Peace’ In Oakland City Hall

For this summer, every time the Mayor of Oakland goes to her office or other elected officials go to council, they cannot help but pass the glowing words “Know Justice Know Peace”.

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25 Aug 2022

Immersive Arts & Artists in Urban Life, Oakland CA

“A really big part of what we’re doing is engaging people who had no idea we were gonna be here,” said Gross. “In doing so, we’re trying to make public art more relatable and engage urban life in a different kind of way.”

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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13 May 2022

Massive Art Installation, Society’s Cage, Debuts in Oakland

This week, Society’s Cage, a traveling experimental art installation about societal racism, was built in front of Oakland’s City Hall. The 15-foot by 15-foot installation, built of over 500 steel bars, hopes you will come and interact with the piece. There were four designers, as well as 8-12 people working

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01 Apr 2022

A Permanent Home For Artists: Seaport Studios

This goes out to all the dreamers who have dreamt of permanent creative maker spaces in the Bay Area. While the fabric of The Bay Area’s artistic communities has repeatedly been at risk of being pushed out, a newly formed space called Seaport Studios in Richmond is here to stay.

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10 Mar 2022

The Birth of a Gallery in an Oakland Mortuary

By LSN If you have been frequenting the Oakland artisan circuit, it is no secret that outdoor shopping, flea markets, swap meets, gallery displays, and popups have been on the rise since the early days of the pandemic. The opportunity for local artists and makers to come together collectively in

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09 Aug 2018

Making The Art for ‘Sorry To Bother You’, and Yes, It Involves Horses

If you live in the Bay, you know as well as I do that the Oakland art scene is dope.  Oakland is famously creative, diverse and hungry, it’s got a rebel soul, a musical heart, and activist arms.  Last summer, following the incredible success of Black Panther directed by Oakland

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17 Mar 2016

Artists Taking Over Bus Benches in Oakland

Art instead of empty advertising. Check out the artwork on our public benches & roadways in Oakland

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