The Usuals present artwork by Miguel Machuca
Opening reception: Friday, January 27th from 7pm-10pm
With music provided by RS2.
Drinks by Uzuhachi Honey.
On view thru Feb. 23, 2012
The Usuals
1020 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
ENDANGER Exhibition at On The Corner Music Friday, January 27th, 7-11pm
Will the new rules affect me? Is there a god?
My answer is maybe, but I highly doubt it. Some "examples" that were listed under the meaning of Endanger. It's open to interpretation. The show's focus is extinction on an array of subjects. A lot has been left hung out to dry and left to die. -Kim Christman
Participating Artists:
Tracie Elliott
Anabella Pinon
Shannon Amidon
Allison Karn
Rachel Wright
Frances Marin
Veronica Graham
Kim Christman
Kook Teflon
On The Corner Music
530 E Campbell Ave
Campbell, CA 95008
Congratulations to Lacey Bryant on her current exhibit Soliloquies from the Silent Country at Modern Eden Gallery in San Francisco. The opening was well attended by her fans of San Jose. Many of the subjects on the walls were there, as beautiful in real life as Lacey's depiction of them in her paintings.
The Wild Reeds performed two sets...the trio in perfect harmony with each other as well as the ambiance of the setting.
Soliloquies from the Silent Country is on view through February 5, 2012.
Modern Eden Gallery
403 Francisco Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
Gallery hours: Wednesday through Sunday 11 am-7 pm
Works on Paper, 18 figurative drawings by local artist Leslie Lambert, is featured in the gallery at City Lights Theatre Company during the production of Aphrodisiac by Rob Handel.
Using simple tools like a hand-sharpened twig, a few bottles of ink, a brush and a spray bottle, the artist responds with a bold, yet delicate touch to the exquisite geometry of the living figure. A sense of mystery and intrigue reins supreme as abstraction and expressive realism combine in tiny, potent images.
City Lights Theatre Company
529 South 2nd St, San Jose, CA.
Aphrodisiac runs from January 19 to February 19, 2012.
Join us at KALEID Gallery for our first Two Buck Tuesday of the New Year on January 17th!
Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!
Tuesday, January 17th, 7-10pm
It's free and open to all ages!
Here are just some of the interesting artists and crafters you will meet!
Crafty New Year! Pals Courtney and Jo Anne will help you transform your old calendar into a brand new piece of art while still keeping track of the date! Bring an old wall calendar. Free!
Laura Callin Bennett and Lara Sophia will host a Re-Gifting Table! If you received a gift at Christmas that wasn’t quite your style, you can trade it for something else. Bring a small item you don’t want anymore to trade with another item on the table. Suggested items include, but are not limited to: small art supplies, books, CDs, candles, seed packets, non-perishable food items. Things should be in complete and good condition.
Michael Denning will provide a book binding demonstration, where everyone is welcome to create their own mini sketchbook for 2 bucks. Denning will also debut his latest book series “Art Saves Vol. 1-3”. Michael’s books are hand stitched and the covers were created on an antique hand operated letterpress.
John Eric Paulson Master Photographer will be demonstrating some of his techniques for finishing photographs, as he works on some photos from the Grand Canyon and Lake Tahoe.
LIVE ART:
Nik Caesar
John Hageman
Andy Wallace
Rene Lorraine Schilling
Monika Rose
Kori Thompson
Jean Davis
Force 129
Al Preciado
Cosmic Luna
Timothy Tsun
Basic Lee
David Mejia
Jehoiakim Santos
LIVE MUSIC by Tripepitoch
Tuesday, January 17th, 7-10pm
It's free and open to all ages!
RSVP on our Facebook page here.
KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street
Downtown San Jose
www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947 1785
Would YOU like to show off your talents at Two Buck Tuesdays? Let us know by emailing us info
In 2012, the Villa at Montalvo Arts Center turns 100 years old! Built by Senator James D. Phelan, California's first democratically elected Senator, his beloved estate in Saratoga has evolved into one of the Bay Area's leading arts institutions and artist residency programs. It was at Montalvo where Phelan entertained artists, politicians, soldiers, scholars, and cultural figures until his death in 1930, at which time he bequeathed the estate to the state of California with a very specific mandate:
"I would like the property at Saratoga, California...to be maintained as a public park open under reasonable restrictions, the buildings and grounds immediately surrounding the same to be used as far as possible for the development of art, literature, music, and architecture by promising students."
Montalvo has kept Senator Phelan's legacy alive for all these years through the hard work and dedication of countless people who have supported the institution and the artists it serves with their time, creativity, and financial resources, all in recognition of the deep importance of the arts and nature in our everyday lives.
Join us throughout the year as we celebrate the history and future of Montalvo through these extraordinary events!
UPCOMING EVENTS
• SAT, APR 21 2012, 11 A.M. | 3rd Annual ARTS SPLASH!
• SUN, JUN 10 2012, NOON | Wedding of the Century
• FRI, JUL 20 2012, 6 P.M. | Rock the Garden: Sculpture on the Grounds Opening Celebration
• SAT, SEP 22 2012, 5 P.M. | Great Gatsby Gala
For more information, please visit: www.montalvoarts.org
art work by Nicole Dornsife
People-Shaped Animals
Concurrent with the annual Further Confusion convention in downtown San Jose, KALEID Gallery hosts a collection of work from artists participating in the furry subculture coordinated by Brian Root.
The furry crowd's roots are in indie comics and scifi/fantasy illustration, with a huge volume of art produced that's rarely seen outside of the convention's doors.
The central theme of the show is anthropomorphism in animal illustration - whether that's in cartooning, folklore, wildlife illustration, or fantasy art, the unifying thread is that all of the contributors to this show find something in making pictures of animals that speaks to them.
art work by ZD
Participating Artists:
Ashalind
AC
Ginger Cooley
Kris Jacque
Mandi Tremblay
Zhivago
Marilyn Cole
Erin Middendorf
Christina Hanson
Miguel Angel Garcia
Roz Gibson
Jessica O'Black
Nicole Dornsife
Barbara Utzinger
Sarah Finnigan
Keovi
Brendan Cunningham
Claudya Schmidt
Growly Lobita
Laura Garabedian
Brian Root
Exhibition Dates: Thursday, January 12th through Sunday, January 15th.
Exhibition Hours: Thursday, Friday, Saturday Noon -7pm, Sunday Noon - 5pm
88 South Fourth Street (at San Fernando)
Downtown San Jose
(408) 947-1785
artwork by Roan Victor
PMS (Personal Made Space) Friday, January 13th, 7-11pm
Artwork by Jennifer Ahn, Nancy Ahn, Elena Carrasco, Mia Christopher, Jessica Eastburn, Frances Marin, Anabella Pinon, Gwen Mercado-Reyes, Roan Victor
Records spun by DJs Coco and Hells Bells
Empire Seven Studios
525 No. 7th Street
San Jose
The Cardboard Box Theatre Project will present an all-new, original comedic evening on January 13 &14, 2012 at WORKS/San Jose in downtown San Jose, CA.
Doors at 7:30pm / Show 8PM Friday; 8PM Saturday
(Concessions available) Tickets: Pay what you can.
The Cardboard Box Theatre Projectʼs 3 Woman, 1 Woman Show (with three women) offers an evening of theatre celebrating female humor (FEMOR). Comprised of multiple scenes and sketches written by the company, 3 Woman features three Cardboard Box favorites: Hayley Lovgren, Maren Lovgren and Kristin Schmitz.
These three amazingly talented and extremely funny women guide the audience through a whirlwind tour of “womanhood” that explores everything from budding sexuality to gender roles to downright competition. Their one-woman show (with three women) will leave you laughing as you are introduced to the many facets of Femor (female humor).
Much more than a night of stand-up, 3 Woman offers audiences a chance to delight in a fast paced theatre piece that will introduce you to new Cardboard Box characters including venerable actress Kitty Parade, Sister Regina who struggles to teach young women about their…well, you know…, and a new muse shepherding the creative output of todayʼs social media.
The evening will begin with several opening acts of music, dance, and theatre presented by other Cardboard Box Theatre Project actors.
http://cardboardboxtheatreproject.blogspot.com/
WORKS/San Jose
365 So. Market St.
Downtown San Jose
KALEID Gallery's Lacey Bryant will have a featured solo exhibition at Modern Eden Gallery January 21-February 5, 2012.
“Soliloquies from the Silent Country”, new paintings and sculptures by San Jose artist Lacey Bryant. The opening reception will be held at Modern Eden on Saturday, January 21st from 6-9pm. Live music will be provided by acclaimed Folk group “The Wild Reeds” [http://www.myspace.com/thewildreeds], and complimentary drinks by Quail Oak Winery will be served to our 21+ guests. The exhibition will be on display through February 5, 2012 and is free and open to the public.
Theatrically posed and surrounded by lush, illusory environments, the subjects of Lacey's works are like illustrations in a picture book written in an unknown language. The images are somewhat familiar but certain elements remains foreign. Like a hazy dream of an imagined childhood long forgotten, the images strive to make you feel as if you just might have been there once, maybe. The stage is set in an imagined world of natural beauty beneath ominously stormy skies. It is a world poised between now and once upon a time.
The use of symbolism gives the work a universal language although many of the symbols can be interpreted in several different ways. Certain motifs are repeated throughout the works such as birds and insects, roots, branches or veins, string, theatre curtains and abandoned objects. Often emitting from the haunting subjects of her work, these symbols represent desires, feelings and afflictions. Lacey’s subjects are often blind to their own dilemmas or at least are unaware of how to change their circumstances. Curtains remind us that we are peering in on a world as artificial as our own. These images are invented to confront issues such as connection, longing, frailty, time and our own mortality.
As is common in Lacey's work, there is a subtle tension between beautiful and unsettling elements. Though the settings are usually very light and airy there is a certain heaviness in the atmosphere and a distinct melancholy about the girls with wild hair and confrontational stares. We are presented with things we are uncomfortable with-spiders, holes, cracks and decay. This contrast is constructed to create a sense of mystery and mood, enticing the viewer to linger and embrace their own hidden dark sides or even to find the beauty in something that scares us.
Modern Eden Gallery
403 Francisco Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
