March 20th and March 21, 2010 at 992 South Eighth Street, San Jose, CA 95112

Come experience the sights and sounds of Wonderland 2010, inspired by the story of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. This is an art party, so dress as your favorite character and come meet the artists.

March 20, 7pm to 10pm- MUSIC by Paul Relvas and Fontain’s Muse

March 21, 11am to 5pm- MUSIC by Dune Tran, Jenny Milne, Bill Rupel and Corpus Callosum.
Noon on the 21st will be a Tea Party

BAY AREA ARTISTS include Al Preciado, Amy Fort, dNA, Carlos Villez, Celeste Young, Christine Benjamin, Christopher Elliman, Cloud, Darius B'Alexander, Diana Hartman, Eileen Graham, Faye Kala, Gianfranco. Glenn Domingo. Jared Konopitski. Jaya King, JB Kelly, Justyna Przygoda , Kathy Blackburn, Kate Saturday, Lacey Bryant, Laura Callin Bennett, Maggie, Matthew Bailey Seigel, Michael Foley, Michelle Waters, Mike3.5, Nic Ceasar, Takashi, Talia Gragert, Tomek Przygoda , Trina Merry

CATERING by Fundamental Gourmet.
Free for all ages. Free street parking. Bicycle friendly venue.

For more info contact Canvas Ghost by email: info@canvasghost.com or call 408-394-1093

THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents

Featured Artist: Elizabeth Parashis bills herself as a self-taught artist, having gone to school at West Valley College during the 70's when letting students do their own thing was p.c. Indeed it fits her style of free-wheeling expression which gives dynamic movement to her work. In her view mistakes are a plus and the more mistakes, the more successful a painting is. Thus, forgiving oneself is assured. One just pushes on.

Featured Poet: Kelly Cressio-Moeller is a native Californian who attended San Jose State University for her BA in Humanities and graduate work in Art History. Her poetry contains diverse themes, telling stories in evocative imagery and narrative that is both powerful and playful. Her work has appeared online at Eos: The Creative Context, Santa Clara County’s Family Album poem, LILIPOH magazine, forthcoming in the Willow Glen Book’s anthology: Remembering and the poetry journal, The Aurorean. She’s honored to read again at the Thursday Gig.

Open Mic follows

Thursday, Mar. 18, 2010, 6:30 - 9:30 pm

STONE GRIFFIN GALLERY
411 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell

This is a Pot Luck BYOB, Soft Drinks, Water event
Donations of $1 would be appreciated
If you can't bring food or donate, come anyway : )

Kimy Martinez is a narrative painter that resides in south San Jose with her husband and two children. Her paintings are figurative, surreal and dream like in nature. An organic circle of life is connected to her imagery. Her work is powerful and visceral and packs an emotional punch.

A graduate of University of Portland, Kimy also has theatre and performance experience. She is editor of the online Literary and Visual arts magazine, LIT n IMAGE and is an esteemed member of the Works/San Jose Board. She is also active in Art Shots and the WOW program( Art Workshops On Wheels designed to serve the community)

A performance by Gianfranco Paolozzi on accordion, a Drum Circle and Open Mic are also part of the program. A Sober and potluck environment are encouraged.

Artist reception: March 26th, 7-9pm

Gallery TEN10 @ 21st Street and Taylor
San Jose , California
Al Preciado, Director
408-476-1968

At this year's show will be a Legends of Underground comics reunion. Spain Rodriguez, Dan O'neil, Ted Richards, S. Clay Wilson, John Thompson, Don Donahue and Mark Bode. These early pioneers in the underground comic scene will be in attendance.

Also happening is 240 tables of vintage to modern toys and collectibles, special appearances by Joyce DeWitt & Priscilla Barnes from Three's Company and actress Ola Ray (played the part of Michael Jackson's girlfriend in the "Thriller" video).

Saturday, March 20th
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111

Early Bird 9 AM - 10:59 AM, admission $15.00

General admission 11 AM - 4 PM, admission $5.00 / Kids under 12: $2.50

Visit http://www.timetunnelnews.blogspot.com/ for more information.

This photograph entitled "Wall of Prayer" by KALEID Gallery artist John Eric Paulson, Master Photographer, was awarded Print of the Year by the Professional Photographers of the Greater Bay Area at their annual awards banquet last month. PPGBA is one of the largest local chapters of the Professional Photographers of America.

For more information on John Paulson, please visit his site http://www.johnericpaulson.com

Everything in the store is at least 20% up to 70% off. All Art Alternatives canvases will be 60-70% off.

Visit their site for locations- http://universityart.com

Castillo's Visual Arts Network (VAN) residency at MACLA has come to an end but her work continues to make an impression. Castillo explored ideas of ancestry and lineage with members of the San Jose community to make Bloodlines a reality.

Neighbors, students, teachers and MACLA staff came together last Saturday to celebrate the completion of the project. Participants embroidered their family names onto red fabric that was woven through the trees in the Parque de Los Pobladores (aka Gore Park, across from MACLA in the SoFA District), creating figurative bloodlines. Bloodlines continues to inspire those walking by.

Stop by and visit the public art project when you have a moment, the trees are just beginning to flower and complement Castillo's impactful work.

photos by Astrogirl

Join us for TWO BUCK Tuesday March 16th!
curated by KALEID Artist Christine Benjamin

TWO BUCK Tuesdays is an all day $2 art sale and evening quirky speaker series that happens on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.

$2 ART SALE starts @12pm

FUN TALKS start @7pm featuring:

Linda Waltrip will be talking about her inspiration and passion for clothing – from owning her own vintage clothing store: Park Place in Downtown Willow Glen, to being an incredibly talented seamstress. Some models will be showing off her creations!

Murphy Adams will give a illustrated story presentation on an overhead projector. With her quirky fun style it should be quite entertaining!

Nicolas Caesar will talk about being an outsider artist, showing art outside the galleries and survival tips for the modern artist.

SKETCH ARTISTS 6-10pm featuring:

Kate Stewart, Drew Clark, Michelle Waters, Lacey Byrant, Kyle Pellet and more (read above)

5 Minute $5 Portraits by Ivy Atoms

Also ALL artists are invited to bring their art supplies, and take a place at the sketch table! Space is first come first serve.

LIVE MUSIC @9pm featuring:

Benjamin Henderson is a bandit with a heart of gold. He steals strums, styles and stories from the past and sets them free to dance the good dance, night after night, venue after venue. His charm, powerful voice and musical ability will allow him to get away with it for years. No matter the setting or with what ensemble, Henderson always delivers a passionate and palpable energy to the listener.

BELLY DANCING featuring:

Persephone Dance Company is an Improvisational Tribal Style Belly Dance troupe who share a common vocabulary of movements and cues allowing dancers to fluidly move in tandem in 100% improvisational performances. PDC formally danced as Tribal Moon.

FOOD, COFFEE featuring:

Crunch Catering is a fresh company that was born out of a love for food and celebration. Located in San Jose and owned by chef Dave Nelson Crunch provides professional, friendly service with an artistic flair.

At Psycho Donuts peculiar donuts hobnob with quirky art, and a crazy, themed environment. Psycho Donuts has performed a facelift on the common donut, and has resurrected the corner donut shop from the brink of extinction. http://www.psycho-donuts.com/

Red Berry Coffee Bar artisan roasted, single origin coffees, are on location to serve and explain their selection and vision.

KALEID Gallery
88 So. 4th St. (btwn Santa Clara & San Fernando)
Downtown San Jose, CA 95112

www.KALEIDgallery.com
 408.947.1785

Facebook: www.facebook.com/kaleidgallery
Twitter: www.twitter.com/KALEIDgallery

Parking: street metered parking (free after 6pm) or 4th St. Garage (@San Fernando) $3 after 6pm.

To see a plethora of photos of the paintings in progress during the film festival, click here.

pictured left to right: Dax Tran Caffee, Michael Foley, Kate Stewrt, Wädl,

Phantom Galleries is partnering with the Cinequest Film Festival 20 to bring you the Maverick Spirit Art Contest - a live painting event that takes place in the windows of the Camera 12 Cinemas during one of San Jose's most notorious and beloved events of the year.

Featured artists Dax Tran Caffee, Michael Foley, Kate Stewart and Wädl began their canvases last week and will continue through this Friday, March 5th. Feel free to stop by Camera 12 between 11am-11pm to view the works in progress and cheer the artists on.

All the artists will present their finished paintings at the Closing Gala Event on Saturday, March 6th at 7pm at the California Theatre on South First Street.

You can participate in the event by texting your vote for your favorite MAVERICK artist to Cinequest as listed below beneath each artists' image. (Text service provided by Mozes with no surcharges imposed.)

You can click on each image to get a larger view.

Dax Tran Caffee- text "CAFFEE" to 66937

Wädl- text "WADL1" to 66937

Michael Foley- text "FOLEY" to 66937

Kate Stewart- text "STEWART" to 66937

As you can see, all the work is amazing so the choice will be difficult, but your vote is important to the success of the event, so please take a moment to vote for your favorite MAVERICK ARTIST!

Please note that all paintings pictured here are works in progress. Follow us on Twitter - @PhantomTweets for live updates.

We will post images of the finished work after the winner is announced at the Cinequest Closing Gala.

In addition to being a featured artist in the Female Found group exhibit at WORKS which opens Friday, March 5th (part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk), Nadia will also have a solo exhibition of portrait works on view.

WORKS San Jose
451 South First Street
San Jose, CA

art by Lacey Bryant

KALEID Gallery - 88 South Fourth Street (at San Fernando)

7pm–9pm Opening reception: The Sketch Book Show

Take a rare peak into the twisted minds of 29 artists! Peer into the depths of their sketchbooks and see what makes them tick. Step into their brain space and enjoy by DJ Coco, catering by Fundamental Gourmet, coffee by Red Berry Coffee Bar and conversation with the sketchers themselves!

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Phantom Galleries - art exhibits in vacant storefronts

Guy Brookshire

386 South First Street: Illustrations from the Book of Dreams are book art collages, created with precision blades and glue by destroying reference, art, history, and science publications. They illustrate uncanny narratives of which no knowledge is required. The universe they describe is the work of Guy Benjamin Brookshire.

Andy Gouveia

388 South First Street: Fault-lines an installation by Bay Area artist Andy Gouveia.

A spray can and house paint mural painted live in Golden Gate park as part of the Indy Arts Fest 2009. This exhibition also hosts an array of his smaller paintings dealing with the myth and mystery of the ancient world.

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Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design - 366 South First Street

Artist's Reception: Indoctrination debut solo exhibition of Dante Horoiwa

Under the skin of his everyday life in Brazil lies Horoiwa’s Japanese heritage. His paintings portray the spiritually lost and lonely. Through his work, from life-size paintings in São Paulo to the side of a 4 story building in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Horoiwa is able to cope with his want to hide from the world and his need to be a part of it.

Also on view in galleryONE: Art of Zines 2010
featuring hundreds of zines from basements, bedrooms and midnight copy shops throughout the US and abroad.

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Art Glass Center of San Jose - 465 South First Street

The SJGAA invites you to get a special sneak peek at their new fine art gallery extension as they expand the Art Glass Center of San Jose. Lionel Chapital and Lori Peterson will be on the torches creating precious little works of art just in time for Easter.

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Mariana Garibay, Tangle Weed, monotype, collage, acrylic and string mounted on wood, 2009.

MACLA - 510 South First Street

Currently on view Conceptual Landscapes: recent work by Castillo and Mariana Garibay. Ancestry, nature and form are reflected in this two person show featuring site specific installation and works on paper.

Join us for the Artist Talk on Friday, March 5 at 7:30pm for a gallery walk through and an engaging conversation about their work.

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The Angel Equation by Joan Schulze

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles - 520 South First Street

In the Main Galleries: Poetic License: The Art of Joan Schulze is a retrospective of the prolific 40-year career of innovative Bay Area collage artist Joan Schulze.

Also on view: Navajo Weaving in the Present Tense: The Art of Lucy and Ellen Begay, a rare collection of a remarkable body of work by two contemporary Navajo weavers, a mother and daughter, whose work is deeply rooted in the traditional lifestyle they still lead.

Special event 8-9pm: Reading of original poetry by Joan Schulze.

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SLG Art Boutiki & Gallery - 577 South Market Street

Web comics are all the rage these days and SLG presents artwork from one of the most popular webcomics on the internet as artist Ethan Nicolle shows of his work from AXE COP. For the uninitiated Axe Cop is the web comic created by Ethan and his five-year-old brother. Have you ever read something and said to yourself "Was this written by a five year old?" Well, Axe Cop IS written by a five year old and it's one of the funniest thing on the web. Entertainment Weekly and NPR agree and we are sure you will too.

Also, the Andy Ristaino Escape from Dullsville show continues. Live music by Jazz Trio Quasimodal.

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Blue Canyons by Terenia Offenbacker

Works San José - 451 South First Street

Opening reception: Female Found Mixed Media Contemporary Art, curated by Terenia Offenbacker, presents the work of eight women that create art together through weekly sessions for the past seven years. The materials used are common: paper, sand, metals, textiles, etc., but each artist works in a different creative way. Featured artists: Rosine Ferber, Ann Gordon, Camille Ball, Ricky Gumbrecht, Shuang Zhang, Sheryl Tealdi, Annette Legallet and Terenia Offenbacker.

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Caffé Trieste - 315 South First Street

Opening Reception: Venezia Revisited is a collection of paintings made by San Jose artist Eillen Graham after a 2007 trip to Italy.

Live music by Opera San José, featuring your favorite arias and duets starting at 8:30pm.

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Downtown Yoga Shala - 450 South First Street

Opening Reception: Yoga Inpired Art by Angeles Moreno

Simplicity, harmony, color, and strong outlines define her art, influenced by her life’s work as a graphic designer. Yoga came to her at its own time. It was in discovering consistent yoga practice that revealed a more profound significance and a fresh inspiration for her artwork.

Seeking a deeper understanding of the disciplines at the core yogic principles, Angeles completed the Ashtanga Teacher Training at Mount Madonna, founded 35 years ago by the silent Guru, Baba Hari Dass.

To capture and (re)express the many universal, positive messages from this ancient philosophy, the canvases began to fill with the Spirit of Yoga, compassion - balance - harmony.

Angeles Moreno is a yoga teacher at Downtown Yoga Shala. To see more of Angeles' work, please join us after Candlelight Yoga (6:15-8pm) as we open our doors to the art patrons and the downtown community for an Artist Reception beginning at 8pm.

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art by Wendy Neff

Good Karma Vegan Café - 37 South First Street

Opening Reception Group exhibit by Good Karma Staff
A mixed media, mixed artist show to celebrate the creative bunch that work at Good Karma. Featuring: Tony Buccino, Julia Lang, Otessa Crandell, Sarah Cade, and Wendy Neff.

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METRO Photo Exhibit- 550 South First Street

Opening Reception: I'm With the Band? photos by the First St. Photo Collective

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South First Billiards Club & Lounge - 420 South First Street

Opening Reception: Group Show by Illuskrate

Illuskrate is an art blog started and contributed to by Dion Bello and Anabella Pinon. The blog is an exhibit symbolizing work created after the day job some artists have to maintain to be able create the pieces displayed in these galleries.

The show is a collection of very talented South Bay artists that include; Anabella Pinon, Dee Jae Pa’este, Noel Huh, Nicole Terzic, Mike Borja, Daniel Valadez, Kristine Taormino, Kim Christman and Dion Bello.

Live musical performances by Fake Public and Can’t Find a Villain.

South First Billiards is now an ALL AGES venue.

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Art Ark - 1035 South Sixth Street

6-9pm Opening Reception: The Art of Truth, Compassion, Tolerance curated by David Zhang

This traveling exhibition has been shown in more than 40 countries and over 200 cities worldwide. Last year a preview was held at the San Jose City Hall Rotunda. The show features oil paintings by 12 artists including: Kunlun Zhang, Xiaoping Chen, Yuan Li, Kathleen Gillis, and Xiqiang Dong whose art portrays the experiences, visions, and hope of Falun Dafa followers as they attempt to safeguard justice and peace while upholding their values in truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.

Free shuttle service from South First Street to the Art Ark Gallery every 15 minutes between 5:45 - 9:15pm. Meet in front of the Miami Beach Club

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For more information: please visit www.SouthFirstFridays.com or call 408-271-5155

Enjoy FREE PEDICAB RIDES between art venues courtesy of South First Fridays and Eco City Cycles!

This event is produced by Two Fish Design with additional support provided by 1st ACT, the San Jose Downtown Association and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency.

Media Sponsor: Metro Newspapers

Eco-art often carries a layered meaning that aids in the understanding and appreciation of the environment, addresses community values, and/or inspires activism on behalf of the ecological systems of which humans and their cultures are a part.

For the Blue Planet Exhibition, we seek work that examines and explores the social, political and economic issues related to water. All media including installation, video and collaborative projects that fit within the gallery space may be submitted. This show is open to all artists living in California and all national WCA members.

This show will be at SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco from June 19 to June 26th and is juried by Eco-Artist Kim Abeles. The deadline for entries is April 24th, 2010.

Please download the prospectus at www.sbawca.org

Floral Fantasy: a series of floral images inspired by everyday magic.
Painting for me is a visual diary that celebrates the everyday wonders of life. The mood of the composition may be introverted and reflective…or extroverted and celebratory, depending on how it is interpreted by my physical, mental and spiritual “lens”. It is an ongoing challenge to create a piece of art that elicits hope and inspiration in the midst of life’s challenges. I challenge the viewer to look more closely at the beauty of our natural world and draw parallels with the beauty of life. In this series of paintings, you are invited into a lush garden of floral fantasies that are a fusion of the real and the fantastic. The flowers, foliage and insects are rendered using fine illustrative details to suggest reality while the rich colors, rendered in multiple layers, and the playful juxtaposition of organic curvilinear elements and representational images invoke a magical dreamlike realm.

The beautifully decorated Chinese vases collected by my mother were the inspiration for one series in Floral Fantasy which use floral motifs as representational images of family “trees”. Each of the flowers used in these compositions have special significance in Chinese tradition: the tree peony symbolizes honor, love and affection, while the magnolia bloom exemplifies nobility, dignity and perseverance.

The lotus blossom is the central theme of another series in Floral Fantasy. This flower is widely regarded as a symbol of purity and perfection, often in conjunction with a spiritual awakening or rebirth. This collection also features butterflies and dragonflies to reinforce the themes of joy, transformation and new life.

Floral Fantasy is a visual celebration of life and the human experience. It is through the visual media of painting and drawing that I am able to transcend the barrier of language to share my thoughts and inspirations with viewers around the world. While I often draw inspiration from my own cultural heritage, I believe that the underlying oneness in all cultures, East or West, allows these stories to connect universally with viewers through the shared experience of life.

Meet Lucy at the artist's reception on March 5th, 7pm- 9pm

Born in Malaysia, of Chinese-Melanau descent, Liew is a graduate of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore and a Commonwealth Foundation Fellowship winner from England. Liew has been active in the S. F. Bay Area since 1997 and was awarded a San Jose City Branch Library Project in 2004. Her work has been featured internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions, as well as in various private and corporate collections around the world. Liew’s work is also in the permanent collection of the National Art Gallery in Malaysia. Liew currently resides and works in San Jose, California.

Soula Power Yoga
200 S. First Street, Suite 70 (on the Paseo between 1st & 2nd)
San Jose CA 95113
408-993-9642
www.soulapoweryoga.com

Hours: Mon & Wed, 9am-1, 4:30- 9pm
Tues & Thur, 9am-11, 4:30- 6:30pm
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