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Cinequest x Phantom Galleries UPLIFT Live Painting Contest 2024
CINEQUEST & Phantom Galleries are proud to present this year's CQ Live Painting Contest featuring artists Bre Contreras, Jemal Diamond and Francisco Ramirez. These talented artists will be painting live at KALEID Gallery during gallery hours March 7th–9th, as...
Phantom Galleries presents "Inspired!" by Mason Roberts at The Pierce
Phantom Galleries is proud to present: “Inspired! Natural Forms, Layers and Flowers” Mason Roberts solo exhibition Inspired! Natural Forms, Layers and Flowers are part of a series of paintings and drawings that are inspired by natural forms of rock,...
Phantom Galleries presents "Past Present Future Journals" Gianfranco Paolozzi at The Pierce
Phantom Galleries is proud to present: Past Present Future Journals Gianfranco Paolozzi Solo Exhibition “Marking on surfaces moment by moment, hour by hour, day by day, month by month, year by year…Creating a journal.” Artist's reception: First Friday November...
Stream of Consciousness by Robert Chavez III at The Pierce Apts. FEB. 3rd
Phantom Galleries is proud to present: Stream of Consciousness Robert Delare Chavez III solo exhibition Opening reception: First Friday February 3rd 5pm–9pm The creation of streams of ideas flowing in my brain when I focus on this work. I...
"Painting the Moment" by Kushlani Jayasinha at Phantom Galleries at The Pierce
Opening reception: “Painting the Moment” exhibit by Kushlani Jayasinha 5pm–9pm, free admission, mask required. Part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS ArtWalk SJ This series is born to showcase the immediacy of the given moment. I find the less time...
New Exhibits at KALEID Gallery Open Sept. 3rd
KALEID Gallery is proud to present two new feature exhibitions by resident artists Karen Carlo Salinger, and Sarah Loyola for the month of September. Opening receptions are on First Friday September 3rd 5pm–9pm. Free admission, all ages, mask required. Part...
First Friday February Exhibit Openings at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery is proud to present two new feature exhibitions by resident artists Steven Borelli, and Luis Jorge Mieses opening on First Friday February 5th, 5pm–9pm. Conduits by resident artist Steven Borelli. I am a conduit for creativity and my...
"Beautiful Garbage" by Sandi Billingsley at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery is proud to present "Beautiful Garbage," a new exhibition of paintings and sculptures by resident artist Sandi Billingsley. Sandi Billingsley is an American artist who has sold her art and painted in homes from coast to coast....
"Espacio" by Force129 at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery is proud to present "Espacio," a new body of work by resident artist Force129. Force129 has been very productive during shelter in place creating new paintings diverse in themes and sizes. Unique characters, cactus, beloved animals and...
TWO BUCK Tuesday at KALEID Gallery March 19th
Join us for the monthly artists + community creative get together. Draw, paint, chat with artists, view the feature exhibitions plus amazing work by 70 resident artists all on site with $2 art available ONLY at TWO BUCK. Free...
"Unexpected" Winner Announced at Cinequest Closing Night
Congratulations to Gianfranco Paolozzi, Harumo Sato and Rose Margaret on their moment in the spotlight at a packed house at the Cinequest grand Closing Night. Rose was presented with an award for her wining "Unexpected" painting and all the...
Recognition of Live Painters at Cinequest Closing Night Event
The Cinequest x Phantom Galleries Live Painting Event featuring Rose Margaret Gianfranco Paolozzi and Harumo Sato was a blast and they created incredible paintings inspired by this year's Cinequest theme "The Unexpected." The paintings are currently on view in...
Cinequest X Phantom Galleries Live Painting Event
Join Cinequest and Phantom Galleries as three local artists paint live to the festival theme of "The Unexpected"! Watch as these artists paint their masterpieces on site in the California Theatre in the VR Cinema on the 3rd Floor)...
First Friday March 1st ArtWalkSJ at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery is proud to present two new feature exhibitions by gallery resident artists Matty Heimgartner, and Rose Margaret for the month of March. "Things Unsaid” by Matty Heimgartner "Things Unsaid" is a visual narrative about the anxieties that we...
Flowing Phases by Brittni Paul at 488 Cafe
Phantom Galleries is proud to present: "Flowing Phases" by Brittni Paul at 488 Cafe (ground floor of the PwC/ORACLE building) in downtown San Jose. San Jose artist Brittni Paul's debut solo exhibition “Flowing Phases" is Inspired b her love...
San Jose Journals by Gianfranco Paolozzi opens First Friday Feb. 1st Art Walk SJ
Phantom Galleries is proud to present “San Jose Journals” by Gianfranco Paolozzi at The Pierce Lobby Gallery. Join us for the artist reception on First Friday Feb. 1st from 7pm–11pm with performances by the Paolozzi Tango Trio. Gianfranco’s works...
First Friday Feb. 1st Art Walk SJ at KALEID Gallery
Join us this First Friday Feb. 1st for the aritsts' receptions of two new feature exhibitions by resident artists Steven Reece, and Amy Steinberg. Dreamscapes new work by Steven Reece A collection of endangered species portraits and surrealist landscapes inspired...
Symbiosis by Monica Valdez Artist Reception Nov. 2nd
Phantom Galleries is proud to present: Symbiosis by Monica Valdez Artist's reception: first Friday Nov. 2nd, 7pm–11pm with music by Peter Benjamin Fowler. Part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS ArtWalkSJ Symbiosis is a series of paintings inspired by botanical...
New Feature Exhbitions Opening First Friday Nov. 2nd at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery is proud to present two new feature exhibitions by resident artists Katie C. Gutierrez, and Gianfranco Paolozzi for the month of November 2018. Please join us for these artists' receptions on first Friday November 2nd 7pm–11pm with music...
No ArtWalk Reminder and An Invitation to a Mural Unveiling Party
REMINDER: There's no South First Fridays Art Walk this Friday January 5th due to a holiday break. The art walk will return first Friday February 2nd. In the meantime; get your art fix with us at Sara's new mural unveiling...
Airy Kurktchi Exhibit at 488 Cafe Downtown San Jose
Phantom Galleries is proud to present a new series of paintings by Erica "Airy" Kurktchi at 488 Cafe in downtown San Jose. Airy Kurktchi combines her passions for color, the cosmos and the art of the pour to create...
HARK! Sale at KALEID Continues thru Jan. 13th
KALEID Gallery's HARK! annual holiday show and sale continues through January 13th. There's still many works of art by our resident artists as well as invited artists from our broader community that have made their work very affordable and...
No ArtWalkSJ This Friday July 7th
REMINDER! No South FIRST FRIDAYS #ArtWalkSJ this Friday July 7th but you can still attend these two great exhibits happening in downtown San Jose. The ArtWalk + STREET MRKT will resume on August 4th, 7pm–11pm, free & open to all...
Winner of the 2017 Cinequest Live Painting Contest
Congratulations to the winner of this year's Cinequest live painting contest BRANDON ANDERTON! pictured: Force 129, Brandon Anderton, Julie Meridian ________________ It's VOTING TIME! Click HERE to vote for your favorite Cinequest x Phantom Galleries #Elevate painting. Brandon Anderton, Fernando...
Cinequest x Phantom Galleries Painting Contest 2017
We are so excited to have these super talented artists participate in this year's Cinequest Film & VR Festival x Phantom Galleries Painting Contest! Brandon Anderton, Julie Meridian and Fernando Amaro, Jr. will all be creating their painting on the...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk March 3rd
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Friday, March 3rd from 7pm to 11pm Free & open to the public. www.southfirstfridays.com This Friday's Art Walk SJ features several new exhibits by extremely talented local artists curated by Phantom Galleries in alternative art...
Rare Appearance by Legendary Animator Ron Campbell at KALEID Gallery
Ron Campbell, director of the 1960's Saturday Morning Beatles Cartoon series and animator of the Beatles film Yellow Submarine will make a rare personal appearance at KALEID Gallery, 88 South Fourth Street, in downtown San Jose, CA, Friday, January...
VISION: AN ARTISTS PERSPECTIVE Reception Sat. July 16th
VISION: AN ARTIST'S PERSPECTIVE Presented by Gutfreund Cornett Art and UniteWomen.org KALEID Gallery, San Jose, California Artists reception: July 16, 2016, 4:30 - 7 p.m. with Artists' talks at 5pm. Free and open to the public. Exhibition dates: July...
Find Beauty in the Streets of San Jose This Summer
Find Beauty in the Streets of San Jose This Summer via KQED Arts. Some San Jose street art history featuring Shepard Fairey (aka Obey Giant), a myriad of interesting and vibrant murals by talented local artists, and ArtMap SJ...
Vote for Your Favorite Cinequest "Unite" Painting
Miguel Machuca Jenifer J. Renzel UPDATE: Congratulations to Miguel Machuca on winning the audience vote! And that's a wrap! We here at Phantom Galleries are very proud of Jenifer J. Renzel and Miguel Machuca for their excellent finished works...
Final Performances of Olivier Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time
Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design presents: A Tribute to Olivier Messiaen and "The Quartet for the End of Time." Quartet new paintings by Barron Storey and End of Time concert by Cellista and the...
TWO BUCK Tuesday March 15th
Join us this Tuesday for another evening of live art, entertainment, quirky people and of course $2 art! This month's featured artist Jason McHenry will working with the public on how to create original paintings like those on exhibit...
Art Supply Swap Meet at KALEID this Saturday
Come out to the Art Supply Swap Meet this Saturday and load up on barely used or unused surplus arts and crafts materials by other fellow artists. Everyone from the serious artists to the hobbyist will find useful items...
The Empathic Art Exchange Performance
AUM and FRPArt.org invites you to The Empathic Art Exchange Performance on February 26th and 27th (79pm) at the AUM Center. This project consists of an ongoing unspoken aesthetic conversation where the dancers of AUM will perform choreography for...
SoFA Street Design Installed in SoFA District
Congratulations to San Jose artist Scape Martinez for being selected for the SoFA Street Design at the intersection of S. 1st & E San Salvador streets. Symphony of Style; Color, Light, and Sound. is a new street intersection art...
Lindsay Balfour at Cafe 488
Phantom Galleries presents: Colony by Lindsay Balfour at Cafe 488 The installation is a mysterious, beautiful medley of textures and shapes inspired by on deep sea creatures made out of paper. Each piece interlocks together using paper engineering techniques...
Content Pick Up Party Feb. 17th at Alameda Art Works
Don't miss the next issue of Content Magazine featuring two KALEID Gallery artists: Nadja Martens and Avery Palmer. ??Pick Up Party for the release of issue "Explore 8.0" at The Alameda Artworks. Wednesday, February 17, 7:00 PM - 9:30...
Phylum of the Free Mural by Artist Jeffrey Hemming
"Phylum of the Free" by Jeffrey Hemming is a recently completed epic mural we here at Phantom Galleries had the pleasure to curate and facilitate in partnership with the San Jose Downtown Association and the District Attorney's office. The...
Star Wars Exhibit November 21st at Jack's Bar
Artist Kori Thompson has curated a group show celebrating the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens film that's coming out. Featuring Artists: Anabella Pinon, Phil Rowland, Christine Benjamin, Force 129, Frances Marin, Jojo Perea, Jorge Cruz, Kori Thompson, Michael...
Jive Java Artist Group At Work Exhibit Nov. 20th
You are invited to an Artist Reception featuring 50 original works by members of Jive Java Artist Group on Friday, November 20 from 6pm-9pm. The exhibition entitled, Jive Java Artist Group At Work, explores each artists own unique vision,...
Phantom Galleries + Christmas in the Park Snowman Project
We here at Phantom Galleries are very proud of these five amazing artists that custom painted these snowmen & women for us in a collaboration project with San Jose's Christmas in the Park. These 5 foot tall sculptures will...
Al Preciado 60th Birthday Retrospective Exhibit
Everyone is invited to celebrate artist Al Preciado 60th birthday at this retrospective and private collection show. There will be special guest artists, poets and musicians paying tribute to one of San Jose's most beloved and dedicated artists in...
HARK! Holiday Show & Sale at KALEID Gallery
HARK! is the annual holiday show & sale at KALEID Gallery featuring the gallery's resident artists as well as some invited guests from the art community. The sale begins First Friday December 4th at 7pm as part of the...
TWO BUCK Tuesday April 21st
Join us at KALEID Gallery for TWO BUCK Tuesday, April 21st, 7pm-10pm! Free and great for all ages. Enjoy an excellent evening of live painting, live model drawing, a drop-in sketch table, small workshops, and as always, $2 art!...
Arte nella Piazza April 26th
Come enjoy the art and music in this quaint setting. Meet some artists, talk to the musicians, take some tango lessons. Who knows what you will find at one of these mini art festivals this summer. Sunday, April 26?th,...
Resilence Group Exhibition May 2nd
Resilience: The ability to recover readily from illness, adversity, or the like. Curated by artist William Halleck and featuring; Chelsi Whiting, Miguel Machuca, Brande Barrett, Brandon Anderton, Masha Schultz, Bob Knight expressing through the adversity in their lives. Saturday,...
2nd Friday Art Walk Japantown April 10th
Petite Galleria features new work by Michael Mastre for tonight's artwalk in Japantown. Read all about Petite Galleria on KQED Arts here. Petite Galleria 205B Jackson Street San Jose Also on view tonight is "Alone Together" group photography show...
Making New Art from Old Books with Shannon Amidon April 11th
In conjunction with her featured exhibition "In the End We All Return to the Earth" at KALEID Gallery, Shannon Amidon is offering a unique book arts workshop. Making New Art from Old Books Saturday April 11th 1:00-4:00pm (3 hour...
APEPOP ends Saturday April 11th
Artwork by James Turner (courtesy of SLG Publishing) The Alternative Press Expo returns to San Jose, CA for the first time in 15 years when the 2015 edition of the event opens its doors on October 3-4 in downtown...
Kitchen Session v. 4 _ Wander Or Wonder
If you read about Mike McGee & Benjamin Henderson's Kitchen Session events on KQED Arts last month, now's your chance to attend one in person! (And if you missed it, you can read it here) Kitchen Session: Wander Or...
EYE TEA Exhibit at the Citadel April 11th
Studio 1039 and AtreyArt present EYE TEA, a lively art exhibition on Saturday April 11th, 2015 from 7-11:00 p.m. at the Citadel Gallery in San Jose, CA . The one night pop-up event is free and open to the...
Amphibian Love: an artbook for the frogs by Leah Jay
Help artist Leah Jay get her beautiful book "Amphibian Love: an artbook for the frogs" printed. It will be a hardbound, landscape format book full of beautiful watercolor art. Each illustration will feature a realistic frog, salamander, newt, or...
TWO BUCK Tuesday March 17th at KALEID Gallery
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, March 17th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and...
Frances Marin Wins the Cinequest x Phantom Galleries Live Art Contest
Congratulations to Frances Marin for winning the most audience votes for the Cinequest x Phantom Galleries Live Art Contest this year! MIke Borja Denis Korkh We'd like to thank all three artists: Michael Borja, Denis Korkh and Frances Marin...
1st Annual Silicon Valley Bikes! Festval and Bicycle Show
Come celebrate the Santa Clara Valley's rich bicycling history and culture with our racing, road, recreational, mountain, custom, cruiser, fixie, vintage and lowrider bicycling communities and kick off National Bike Month!!! The Festival is a collaboration of History San...
FEB. 6th South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk
Taco de Ojo by Latino Toons at Anno Domini Feb. 6th. The 10th year anniversary of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk kicks off this Friday, February 6th at 7pm. 20 galleries and indie venues have great exhibitions and...
Cinequest Live Art Contest Artists Announced
(clockwise) Denis Korkh, Michael Borja, Frances Marin Phantom Galleries is proud to once again partner with the Cinequest Film Festival on the festival's Live Art Contest to be held February 25 - March 8, 2015 at the Camera12 Cinemas....
Art Supply Swap Meet Feb. 7th at KALEID
Got a few too many art supplies taking up valuable studio space? Then it's time for a little winter purge! Bring your unwanted art supplies down to KALEID Gallery for a good old fashioned Art Supply Swap Meet! There...
TWO BUCK Tuesday at KALEID Gallery
Join us for our monthly artists and quirky people get together featuring live art, demos, and $2 original art to take home! Tuesday January 20th 710pm free & open to the public Participating artists: Al Preciado Jay Cee Nekyua...
New ArtBox by LAuruS Myth
work in progress Look for a new ArtBox by LAuruS Myth at the corner of 10th & Keyes in San Jose! If you're an artist that's interested in connecting with community through your art please contact us at info[at]PhantomGalleries.com...
Joyce McEwen Crawford Exhibit at Triton Museum
Metamorphosis In this exhibition, artist Joyce McEwen Crawford takes us on a personal journey of overcoming adversity and the growth that is found through the introspective gaze. Artist's reception Friday, February 20th from 68pm Exhibition dates: February 21, 2015...
OtherLife Art Workshops at TechShop San Jose
Artist David Canavese of OtherLife Art announces a series of workshops at TechShop San Jose. PIXEL ART Friday January 23rd & Saturday 24th (2 separate offerings) Do you enjoy the aesthetic of 8-bit or 16-bit videogames, or love the...
Untouched/ Corrupted at the Citadel Sat. Jan. 24th
Anthony Palomo and Al Preciado present Paintings and Sculptures in Untouched/ Corrupted Saturday, January 24th, 7-11pm. Music by: Containher, Josh Waldman, Joe Knight The Citadel Art Complex 199 Martha (at 5th) Downtown San Jose...
KALEID Gallery Feature Exhibitions for First Friday February
The South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk kicks off its 10th year on February 6th. KALEID Gallery will have two new solo exhibitions of all new work by Michael Borja, and Fernando Amaro, Jr. Come out from 711pm and meet...
Cyclone Art Studio Workshops
Cyclone Art Studio is holding workshops by the esteemed Michael Cutlip and Heather Wilcoxon this February 2015. MICHAEL CUTLIP MIXED MEDIA/COLLAGE WORKSHOP $180 Saturday, 10am to 4 pm 2/7/15 Micheal Cutlip is a mixed media painter extraordinaire. A recent exhibition...
SJ Artists featured on KQED.org
Check out these two recent articles on San Jose artists Jason McHenry, and Jai Tanju on KQED Arts. Jason McHenry and His Quest for One Million Paintings Seeing Things in San Jose with Jai Tanju...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Nov. 18th at KALEID Gallery
Join us for our monthly artist and quirky people get together featuring live art, demos, live music and $2 original art to take home! Tuesday November 18th, 710pm, free & all ages. Live painting and demos by: Jeffrey Bramschreiber...
HARK! Holiday Exhibition & Sale December 5th
Artwork by: (left) Joe Barajas, (center) Denis Korkh, (right) Jamie Azevedo SAVE THE DATE for the KALEID Gallery annual HARK! Holiday Exhibition and Sale! 60+ Artists from KALEID Gallery and our broader art community participate in this exciting festive...
Healing The Planet, Healing Ourselves at Studio Bongiorno
SVAC Healing The Planet, Healing Ourselves at Studio Bongiorno featuring: Janet Trenchard, Terry Adams, Mary-Marcia Casoly, Bea Garth & Chris Arcus, Howard Pugh and Al Preciado. This exhibit addresses the problems of human suffering along with environmental issues that...
NOV. 7th South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk
Join us for the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk this Friday November 7th, 7pm11pm! Downtown San Jose's SoFA District (& beyond). A self-guided nighttime tour through galleries, museums, and independent creative businesses featuring eclectic art exhibitions and special performances....
REMINDER: Knight Cities Challenge Grant Proposals Due Nov. 14th
Knight Cities Challenge Grant: The Knight Cities Challenge seeks new ideas from innovators activists, designers, artists, planning professionals, hackers, architects, city officials, companies, educators, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, block captains, social workers, neighbors, anyone who will take hold of...
TWO BUCK Tuesday at KALEID Tonight!
?Join us for our monthly artist and quirky people get together featuring live art, demos, live music and $2 original art to take home! TWO BUCK Tuesday Oct. 21st, 7pm10pm Free & open to the public. Free street parking after...
Michael Denning Exhibit at SLG Art Boutiki
Michael Denning is a San Jose artist who has curated and shown work extensively for the past ten years in Half Moon Bay, San Jose and San Mateo. He is a co-director of Heart of Chaos Artisan Collective and...
"Healing The Planet, Healing Ourselves" at Studio Bongiormo
SVAC presents "Healing The Planet, Healing Ourselves" Opening Reception: Nov. 7th, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Exhibition dates: November 7th through December 5th Studio Bongiorno, 500 Lincoln St., Santa Clara, CA PH:408 217-9346 The "Healing The Planet, Healing Ourselves"...
TWO BUCK Tuesday _ July 15th
This Tuesday is KALEID Gallery's monthly artist and quirky people get together featuring live art, demos, live music and $2 original art to take home! TWO BUCK Tuesday, July 15th, 7:00pm10:00pm. Free & open to the public. Participating Artists: Jeff...
FREMONT UNDERGROUND _ July 19th
Coming up THIS Saturday is the third FREMONT UNDERGROUND Social Experience event! Invite some friends for a great night out! https://www.facebook.com/events/249768638558970/ Free & open to the public - plenty of free parking. Town Fair Shopping Center 39112 State Street...
Call for Entries: Flesh Frosting Tshirt Exhibition
FLESH FROSTING is a juried T-shirt art event/exhibition with prizes awarded for top T-shirt designs decided by a group of jurors. Food, music, and art will be present at the Opening Reception on Friday, August 1, from 711pm. DEADLINE FOR...
Chris Reed & Tulio Flores at Montalvo Art Center 7/25
Final Friday Art Party with? CHRIS REED & TULIO FLORES Friday, July 25, 2014, 6 p.m. Local Singer-Songwriter and Montalvo Teaching Artist Chris Reed is an inspirational folk artist with big-hearted and delightfully refreshing lyrics. His music carries a...
The Art Yard
The-Art-Yard is a studio and a third space. A place for collectives and friends to gather. Intimate shows, open studios, and family & friend promotions are welcome. Are you an emerging artist ready for your first show? Are you...
John Cloud Solo Exhibition Opens at SLG/Art Boutiki 6/27
Heart of Chaos and SLG Art Boutiki are proud to present John Cloud's latest solo exhibition "Transitions." John Cloud has been an accomplished, well respected artist for the last 18 years, honing his craft and the various facets of...
MidSummer Art Festival at Triton Museum 6/28
MidSummer Art Festival Saturday, June 28, 2014, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Free admission and parking This year we will have over 80 artists selling their work! We will have art demos throughout the day! Hands-on art activities...
Next South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk August 1st
Friendly reminder that there's no South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk on July 4th due to Independence Day. Be sure to visit the art venues during their regular hours this month for great exhibitions still on view! www.southfirstfridays.com...
Art Workshop Survey
Artist Shannon Amidon is working on offering some new classes & workshops. Please take this quick survey regarding possible classes, times, days, money, etc. The survey is completely anonymous unless you want to be entered into a raffle to...
Registration Open for 7th Annual Luna Park Chalk Art Festival
pictured: Kori Thompson, a featured festival artist The Luna Park Chalk Art Festival is an annual nonprofit event organized by volunteers to increase support for the arts in local schools and the community. The purpose of the festival is...
Jazz Art Fusion at SLG/ArtBoutiki June 19th
The Art Boutiki closes out the run of Kathy Adams Solo Show "Out of the Flame and Into The Fire" with a Thursday night live Jazz concert and closing reception on June 19th at 7:30pm. This will be the...
Silicon Valley Design Night _ June 19th
Silicon Valley Design Night Thursday, June 19, 7 to 10pm receptions for exhibitions at two locations just one short block apart in downtown San Jos: at Works, 365 South Market Street, San Jos: Design in Transit an exhibition by...
FREMONT UNDERGROUND _ June 21st
FREMONT UNDERGROUND Social Experience (#FUSE) is a new series of events to bring artists, performers and indie retailers to showcase, exhibit and make their art & creative products more accessible above ground in downtown Fremont. Events will be held...
Kathy Adams' Exhibition May 31st at SLG/ArtBoutiki
Heart of Chaos and Art Boutiki is extremely excited to announce the Kathy Adams' FIRST EVER solo art show and would love to share the experience and her art with you. Kathy is a very talented native local artist...
Naglee Park Open Studios June 1st
Join us for the 6th Annual Naglee Park Open Studios. This is a great opportunity to walk in a historic neighborhood, visit artists in their homes, and find a new treasure. 30 artists at 20 locations will share their...
KALEID Group Exhibit at SubZERO Festival June 6th & 7th
art by Charis DeRemer (detail) "What I See When I See Me" is an interpretative self portraiture exhibit of how these artists picture their true selves beyond the exterior shell they reside in. This group exhibition of KALEID Gallery...
In Right Mind Exhibition June 28th
FAMA Foundation and Casa Arte present: In Right Mind: An Art Exhibition featuring the artist Tulio Flores. Art often spawns from a chaotic and disorderly environment from which an artist draws inspiration for ideas. Pablo Picasso once said, An...
TWO BUCK Tuesday May 20th
Join us for our monthly artist and quirky people get together featuring live art, and $2 art to take home! TWO BUCK Tuesday: May 20th, 7pm-10pm / free admission Participating Artists: Francisco Franco Mark Thompson of Monstark Studios will...
Morrissey group art show at Seeing Things May 23rd
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FREMONT UNDERGROUND _ May 17th
Fremont Underground is a new series of events to bring artists, performers and indie retailers to showcase, exhibit and make their art & creative products more accessible above ground. Be there for the launch THIS Saturday, May 17th, 6-10pm!...
Wee Hopes Call for Art
Wee Hopes will be hosting an art gallery and online art auction. We here at Phantom Galleries hope you can contribute to these great kids trying to help others in Ethiopia! Wee Hopes is joining with Ethiopia Reads to...
Shawn Paul Gilbert exhibition at Back Bar Original
Solo exhibition by San Jose based artist Shawn Paul Gilbert. California Artist Shawn Paul Gilbert who for a ten year period was in the craft of photography but changed things up to pursue his dream of painting. " I...
Bea Garth artist reception at Cafe Pomegranate May 22nd
SVAC presents: Circle of Tenderness painting and drawing by Bea Garth Artist Reception: May 22nd, 4:007:00 PM with Experimental Jazz by Chris Arcus & John Kurtyka Art Talk by Bea Garth 6:30 PM Poetry Night with Open Mic. May...
7th Annual SubZERO Festival 2014
South FIRST FRIDAYS presents the 7th Annual SubZERO Festival Focused on emerging and present subcultures thriving in our region, SubZERO is a DIY, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek! Come downtown on June 6th & 7th to...
"The Thief of Always" by Melanie Sharr May 6th
KALEID Gallery artist Melanie Sharr debuts her MFA Thesis show this Tuesday May 6th at 6pm at the SJSU ART BLDG. Gallery Three. San Jose State University Art & Design Building Downtown San Jose...
"Catch a Wave" new works by Jessica Eastburn opens May 9th
Catch a Wave new works by Jessica Eastburn My work centers around the parallel rise and evolution of technological advancement and consumer culture in contemporary American society and the effects these influences have had on the culture of the...
Erica Atreya exhibition at Bel Bacio Cafe
New works by Erica Atreya. " I am not sick. I am broken. But I am happy as long as I can paint. These words spoken by an artist that always inspired me the most...Frida Kahlo. Through all her...
The Alameda Spring Open Studio 2014
The Alameda Spring Open Studio 2014 1068 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95124 May 17th and 18th, 11am-5pm Free to public, free parking & wheelchair Accessible Check out our Youtube Video below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_2jf9LSoNA&feature=youtu.be...
Launch party of REED Issue 67
Launch party of REED Issue 67! Featuring readings by Steinbeck Award recipient, SHELLY WEATHERS, and others. There will be drinks, appetizers, and music too! This event is FREE and OPEN to the public. Tuesday, May 13th ?at 5:00pm? The...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk on May 2nd from 711pm
Don't miss the next South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk this Friday, May 2nd. We've included the whole lineup (after the jump) so you can plan your night of culture in downtown San Jose....
TWO BUCK Tuesday March 18th!
Join us for our monthly quirky meet up of great artists, live music, art demos and $2 Art! Tuesday March 18th, 710pm KALEID Gallery 88 South 4th St., dowtown San Jose free and open to the public Demo: Amy Street...
Phantom Galleries + Cinquest Film Festival Live Art Contest Finale
It's a wrap! Here's LAuruS Myth, Avery Palmer and Jean Davis with their final paintings for the Phantom Galleries + Cinequest Live Art Contest. Congratulations to Avery Palmer, announced as the winner of the contest at the CQ Awards...
The Circus Show! March 2930, 2014
Canvas Ghost Productions presents: The Circus Show! Two days of art and music! Fun for kids of all ages!! Meet the artists! Show Dates: March 29th, 2014 7pm -10pm March 30th, 2014 12pm - 5pm Admission is FREE! Costumes...
2014 San Jose Historic Photo Competition
Continuing the annual tradition. Preservation Action Council of San Jose (PAC*SJ) and The Historic Landmarks Commission will be accepting submissions for the 2014 San Jose Historic Photo competition starting February 1, 2014. Please email submissions to May Yam or...
Beverly Rayner: Museum of Mesmerism & Psychic Art
Victorian pinned effigy (voodoo doll by Beverly Rayner We highly recommend the "Beverly Rayner: Museum of Mesmerism & Psychic Art" currently on view at the Triton Museum of Art through April 18th. This exhibition will feature work from the...
Calling All Artists: Meet & Greet Don Gagliardi Event
"If the world were clear, art would not exist." ~Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus But the world is not clear, and art does exist thanks to all of you. We hope you'll come to Anno Domini this Thursday...
Cc: Art Walk Photo Booth Photos Posted
The Leadership San Jose's Cc: Art Walk Photo Booth was slammed all night long last Friday night during the Art Walk. If you made it in, you can check out all the photos here. Vote for your favorites -...
Sexpartite In Nuance at Works Gallery Schedule
Sexpartite In Nuance a fine art bodypaint and installation mashup between Trina Merry and Theresa Because with human canvases, video team, and installation crews Friday, March 7, 7-10pm Opening Reception Join us for first Friday art walk and experience...
MARCH 7th South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk
Join us for the March 7th South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk, 7pm-11pm, free and open to the public. Brand new exhibitions, live music, special events and performances in 20 venues all in the San Jose downtown core. Visit the...
Gwens Lupus Sucks!!! Art Sale Fundraiser
Gwens Lupus Sucks!!! Art Sale Fundraiser Silicon Valley based artist Gwen Mercado-Reyes is influenced by themes of disease and decay in the human body. For her living with disease is a daily reality. Diagnosed with Systemic lupus erythematosus in...
BLINK Exhibit March 15th
San Jose Art Salon Presents BLINK. Please join us for an art expo of vastly different styles that are sure to please the versatile taste of all art lovers. Everything changes in the blink of an eye. Opening event:...
Costumes On! for the Cc: Artwalk Photo Booth March 7th
Get your costume on! Free photo booth at the March 7th Art Walk! Dont miss the free photo booth at the March 7 South First Fridays Artwalk! Grab your friends and head over to this special project known as...
FRACTURE by Andy Wallace at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery presents: FRACTURE by Andy Wallace Working in diverse mediums including sculpture, carpentry, photography, drawing and painting, Andy Wallaces process-oriented work sets up a stage for geometric, figurative imagery encoded with social commentary. His stylized renditions of the...
Siddhartha Year by Bryson Bost at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery presents: Siddhartha Year by Bryson Bost We've entered, the year of the horse, and the horse, is the dog's best friend. As a water dog through birth, I am quite optimistic. 2013 was a snake-year, yet for...
Art of Innovation GIS Closing Party
ART of INNOVATION: Global Innovation Summit Closing Party Anno Domini Gallery presents an eclectic evening of San Jose's arts and culture at the Global Innovation Summit + Week. Come mingle with 40+ artists, performers, musicians plus hundreds of conference...
TWO BUCK Tuesday FEB. 18th
Join us for our monthly creative get together! Art demos, live painting, lots of live music plus $2 ART! Tuesday, Feb. 18th, 7-10m, FREE Amy Street will be teaching us how to create celebrity portraits in glitter! Because glitter is...
Michael Foley solo exhibit at Art Boutiki 2/28/14
Despondency solo exhibition of new work by Michael Foley. Artist's reception: Friday, February 28th, 710pm Exclusive prints available for the opening night. Art Boutiki 44 Race Street San Jose CA 95126...
Phantom Galleries + Cinquest Film Festival Live Art Contest
Jean Davis LauruS Myth Avery Palmer Phantom Galleries is proud to once again partner with the Cinequest Film Festival on the festival's Live Art Contest to be held March 516th at the Camera12 Cinemas. This year's theme is "CONNECT"....
Deep Reading Group Exhibit at Euphrat Museum
KALEID Gallery digital artist John Kurtyka is a featured artist in the group exhibition DEEP READING at the Euphrat Museum in Cupertino on the De Anza campus. Kurtyka will be showing 12 digital works in a custom 32 digital...
Wesley Wright at Roscoe Gallery
San Jose ceramics artist Wesley Wright has a solo show at Roscoe Ceramics Gallery in Oakland February 7-22, 2014. Reception Thursday February 20th from 6pm8pm. Gallery hours: Saturdays, 125pm. Roscoe Gallery 473 25th Street, Suite 5 Oakland, CA...
ZOOK58 Show at Empire Seven Feb. 15th
Antonio NAVA Torres (San Jose / currently Los Angeles) will be exhibiting his new original works. His paintings go back to his roots. Elements of graffiti art are in the majority of his pieces. Inspired by family, culture, and...
Gary Colman at Bel Bacio
"Gary Coleman's California Landscapes", a third generation native Californian's impressions of his beloved land will be on view February 13March 3rd with a "meet the artist" event Saturday February 15th, from 2 - 4pm. Bel Bacio is just a...
Photobooth at the March 7th South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk
Advance notice that there will be a free photo booth at the March 7th South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk. Dressing up as your favorite artist or painting is encouraged! SAVE THE DATE: https://www.facebook.com/events/806277266065773/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming...
TWO BUCK TUESDAY Jan. 21st!
Join us for our next TWO BUCK Tuesday creative get together featuring artist demos, live art, music and $2 Art! Tuesday January 21st, 7-10pm, free and all ages Save the Date by joining our event page here. Carolann and...
Andre Hart Exhibit Jan. 25th
I'm An American Artist. Whatever That Is... a solo exhibition of new and retrospective work by Andr Hart A show about Freedom. Though my work can be interpreted as you please, the essence of the show, as a whole,...
Rey Giese Tribute Exhibition
In tribute to Rey Giese 1919-2013 A major exhibition of hand-painted signs by the late master of the lettering brush, spanning over 75 years of Bay Area history. In addition to Rey Giese originals, a dozen contemporary sign painters...
Meet & Greet Don Gagliardi at Empire Seven Dec. 12th
Empire Seven Studios will be hosting a meet & greet with Don Gagliardi, a candidate for District 3 (Downtown) City Council seat. We have seen great progress downtown in terms of the visibility of art, music and culture but...
Al Preciado Exhibition at The Citadel Dec. 14th
Visual artist & sculptor Al Preciado has a new exhibition of work entitled Brucke Eingang (Entering Bridge). The one night event will include John Kurtyka playing drums, Giovanna Hutchison singing Opera and Mitch Waldman will share some of his...
Exhibition Opportunities at Bel Bacio Cafe
Calling all Artists!! Bel Bacio Italian Cafe is looking to feature a new artist every month on their walls. If you are interested, please email DCami123456[at]comcast[dot]net. Send a few pictures of your work, and a little bit about yourself...
HARK! 12 Annual Holiday Show & Sale Opens Dec. 6th
It's that wonderful time of year when 60+ artists offer their signature works of art at especially affordable prices for holiday gift giving! Participating artists include resident KALEID artists as well as an invited group of talented regional artists....
Brken Eingang by Al Preciado Dec. 14th
Brken Eingang A New Exhibition featuring the multi-disciplined work of Al Preciado December 14th at the Citadel from 7 pm 11 pm Also featuring New Music by jazz and indie musician, Mitch Waldman Artist, curator, educator, Al Preciado...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Nov. 19th, 7pm
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 19th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and...
Frida & Friends Fuzzy Blanket Drive and Silent Art Auction
It's already Seeing Things Gallery's 1 Year Anniversary! And to celebrate, they'll be having their 6th Annual FRIDA & FRIENDS Fuzzy Blanket Drive & Silent Art Auction. Please bring clean blankets and towels to the event and hang out...
FLOWERS at KALEID Gallery Nov. 1st
FLOWERS collaborative works by Andr Hart and Al Preciado This is a show about flowers, but its not really about flowers. Its an exhibition featuring two artists. One a loose, out of control, maniac beast of an artist. The...
TWO BUCK Tuesday October 15th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, October 15th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and free!...
BEST of Y2K13 Int'l Live Looping Festival
BEST of Y2K13 International Live Looping Festival featuring looping artists from around the world. ANNO DOMINI Gallery 366 S 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113 www.galleryAD.com Wednesday, October 16th, 7pm Admission: $5 at the door / Students (w/ ID)...
OCT. 4th South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Highlights
This Friday is the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk in downtown San Jose. Oct. 4th, 7-11pm, all venues are free & open to the public. Here's just a few highlights to get you started Friday night: At KALEID Gallery: new...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Sept. 17th at KALEID
TWO BUCK Tuesday is this week on September 17th, 7pm-10pm at KALEID Gallery! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and free! Here...
Workshop with Frances Marin Sept. 20th
Beginning Plant Painting on Upcycled Wood with Frances Marin Friday September 20th 4:00pm-6:00pm $60.00 per person Materials Included KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth Street, San Jose, CA To register come into the gallery or call us at 408-947-1785....
Luna Park Chalk Art Festival Sept. 21st
Luna Park Chalk Art Festival has been out at all the summer South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk events giving people the chance to try their hand being a chalk artist. Time to do it for real! The full blown...
Suhita's Notes On Being An ArtBox Artist
Suhita just completed a beautiful ArtBox at the corner of Race St & Park Ave dedicated to the Hanchett Park neighborhood. She's posted her experience here: http://sketchaway.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/art-box-san-jose-a-public-art-project/ If you'd like to participate in this ongoing project that pairs up...
Come Meet Whitney Biennial Artist Edgar Arceneaux on Friday September 27
Come meet Edgar Arceneaux, an American artist leading Three Million Years, a Social Practice Art Project in So Tom, Africa. Lead by Edgar Arceneaux and partially funded by the U.S. State Department. Edgar is a world leader in Social...
South FIRST FRIDAYA Art Walk + STREET MRKT Sept. 6th
Cement Eclipses at Anno Domini Gallery The South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + Street Mrkt is this Friday, Sept. 6th, 7-11pm. In addition to 22 participating art walk venues, there's the Street Mrkt with 60 amazing artists and indie...
"What's Under the Bed" at KALEID opens this Friday!
What's Under the Bed new works by Mark Damrel, and Donny Foley. "What's Under the Bed" is about knowing what lurks in the closet, lives in the woods or when man meets centipede. Monsters are an everyday part of...
Great workshops by awesome artists coming up soon!
Photographic Lumen Printing with Shannon Amidon ?Saturday September 7th ?1:00pm 2:30pm ?$35.00 per person Materials Included. To register:come into the gallery orcall us at408-947-1785.?KALEID Gallery88 South Fourth Street, San Jose, CA? Ghostly color prints are made using...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Aug. 20th
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, August 20th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and...
Workshop_The Art of the Doodle with Mike Borja Aug. 23rd
KALEID Gallery is excited to announce that we will be offering all ages classes and workshops in the gallery. The classes and workshops will be taught by artists from the KALEID as well as artists from the community. We...
Midtown Beat Art Walk Aug. 23rd
This Friday Aug. 23rd, 7-10pm is the Midtown Beat art walk on The Alameda. Highlights include: SLG/ART BOUTIKI East Bay artist Belinda Adams comes to the Art Boutiki two days after the end of the apocalypse known as Zombie-O-Rama., showing...
The Cat Walk x EcoMonster 8/16
The Cat Walk x EcoMonster Friday, August 16th from 6-10pm Cocktails // Music // Silent Auction // Toothbrush Drive In celebration of EcoMonsters Opening Night, The Cat Walk will be hosting a fun filled evening of shopping, cocktails, and...
WORKS Benefit Art Auction 8/17
The Liberator by James Morgan Make a bid for community art and performance! WORKS BENEFIT ART AUCTION: Saturday, August 17th final preview starting at 5pm and auction at 7pm The artists have donated, now its your turn to bid...
Timspiration Exhibit at Seeing Things Gallery 8/24
Timspiration art and photography inspired by Tim Brauch. featuring: Matt Sharkey, Jai Tanju, Jason Adams, Jon Humpries, Mark Waters, Bryce Kanights, Russ Pope, Isreal Forbes, Scotty Greathous, Jason Arnold, Creature Lee, Andrew Meecum, RS2, Mike Crabtree, Lance Dalgart, Tobin...
SLG Art Boutikis Zombie-O-Rama 2013
SLG Art Boutikis Zombie-O-Rama 2013 Plus Zombieland screening on August 21 Downtown San Joses SoFA District SLG Art Boutikis Zombie-O-Rama 2013, the fifth annual night of the undead in downtown San Jose! Zombie-O-Rama events begin at about 4:30 p.m....
Cross Process by Josh Marcotte & Kori Thompson
We here at Phantom Galleries are looking forward to this new exhibition by our long time friends Josh Marcotte & Kori Thompson. We admire Josh as a photographer with an eye for the beauty in the neglected, seemingly forgotten shells...
NEW Art Classes & Workshops at KALEID Gallery!
KALEID Gallery is excited to announce that we will be offering all ages classes and workshops in the gallery beginning August 10th. The classes and workshops will be taught by resident artists from KALEID as well as artists from the...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + STREET MRKT Aug. 2nd
The South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + STREET MRKT is TONIGHT! Friday, August 2nd 711pm / Free & all ages. KALEID Gallery has two new solo exhibitions by resident artists Nadja Martens, and Joe Perea. Minoule The Art of...
Max Thompson at Empire Seven July 12th
Max Thompson is an artist based out of California. His name and style continue to gain popularity as hes rapidly begun taking the greater Bay Area by storm. In as little as a year, hes shot for known musicians,...
8th Annual Frida Kahlo Fundraiser July 12th
The 8th Annual Frida Kahlo Fundraiser Frida & Diego look alike contests, silent art auction, music, performances, food & drinks. Friday, July 12th, 69pm Mexican Heritage Plaza 1700 Alum Rock Ave. San Jose, CA...
Rebel Angels Art Show at SLG/Art Boutiki July 26th
The Art Boutiki shows off the work of its new digital comic book series Rebel Angels by Canadian artist James Turner. Rebel Angels is a sort of Monsters Inc crossed with Milton's Paradise Lost as Turner examines what might...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Vendor Opportunities!
STREET MRKT was created in 2006 as a way for our local indie/subculture artists and creatives to have direct access to the 1000s of art walk patrons that come out for the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk (and vice...
SF Design Week in San Jose
"Mass Produce Original Thought!" with typographic objects and installation by Joe Miller, will be the site of a Silicon Valley gathering for SF Design Week, the Bay Area's annual celebration of all things design. At 8pm there will be...
The Village Art Walk June 28th
At The Village this Friday- talented artist. live painting, wine tasting, art for sale and music with a movie. What more do you want! Come out and be a part of History! Friday, June 28th 6:30pm10:30pm Evergreen Village Square...
Women Rising June 28th
Women Rising and Backwater Arts Gallery present.... A Night of Creative Empowerment III Friday, June 28th from 6:00 pm - 12:00 am 681 Quinn Ave San Jose, CA ALL AGES $5 Drinks and Food Poetry Art Dance Live Music...
Midtown Beat Art Walk June 28th
Four of the coolest spots along The Alameda get the Midtown Beat kicked off right. Come check out their art displays and sample the wares of these eclectic retailers. Best of all it is all FREE! The Arsenal, Art...
TWO BUCK Tuesday June 18th
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, June 18th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and free!...
Shannon Amidon Workshops This Summer
KALEID artist Shannon Amidon will be teaching 3 workshops this summer at Twin Soul Art Studio in Los Gatos. NEW! Encaustic and photography - Saturday, June 22, 2013 Intro to Encaustic Painting - Saturday, July 20, 2013 Image Transfer...
Thursday Gig's MADMUSE June 20th
June 20, 2013 THURSDAY GIG's MADMUSE Recent Poetry & Artby Al Preciado Open Mic follows 6:00pm socialize 7:00pm Al talks about his art Live Music byAllison Quintilla(Singer) Freta Seeburger(Cellist) 8:00pm Al reads followed by Open Mic Bring a dish to...
TWO BUCK Tuesday May 21st at KALEID
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, May 21st, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and free!...
"BLITZ" Crowd Funded Fashion Show
A team of friends (Eric Belladonna, Ana Villafae, Alvaro Aguiar & Drew Clark) are creating a runway fashion show for the upcoming 6th Annual SubZERO Festival on First Friday June 7th in the SoFA District. "The BLITZ" runway show...
ArtBox Project Artists Call
Artist: Sara Mordecai, Sponsor: Council member Pierluigi Oliverio, located at Lincoln and Malone The ArtBox Project is busy with the nice weather and we're looking for new artists that would like to join us! If you'd like to do...
Coincidence Exhibit at Seeing Things Gallery, May 18th
Coincidence by Sergej Vutuc & Shawn Whisenant Sergej and Shawn are two very different people from two opposite sides of the world (Germany & San Francisco) but in some ways are very alike by sharing the same passions and...
I No Nothing by Blaise Rosenthal at Factory Outlet Gallery
I No Nothing is a new exhibition by Blaise Rosenthal at The Factory Outlet Gallery in his hometown of Mokelumne Hill in Calaveras County, CA from May 18 through June 30, 2013. from gallery website: Artist Blaise Rosenthal takes...
The Weird & The Wonderful Opens First Friday May 3rd at KALEID
Join us this Friday, May 3rd at KALEID Gallery for the opening reception of The Weird and the Wonderful by Murphy Adams and Christine Benjamin. Two talented artists that devote their unique painting styles to very accessible quirky narratives....
rEVOLVEr Exhibit at Studio Bongiorno
rEVOLVEr An all female artist' salon Reception: Saturday, May 4th, 7pm-11pm Studio Bongiorno 500 Lincoln St. Santa Clara, Ca. 95050 408.217.9346...
ArtBox Project _ Frances Marin
New completed painting (on a corner utility box) by the amazing Frances Marin for our ArtBox Project on the corner of Pearl Ave & Branham Lane (off of 87) in San Jose. The sponsors wanted some historical content on...
Thrush by Kim Christman April 26th
Thrush, new works by Kim Christman Artist's Reception: April 26th, 7-10pm featuring DJ sets by Frances Marin Exhibition on view through May 20th The Usuals 1020 The Alameda San Jose...
Rocks, Waves & Clouds: New Scroll Paintings of Matthew Bailey Seigel Similar to traditional Asian scrolls, Matthew's paintings capture the impermanence of an idea or location. His new paintings were inspired by the natural beauty of a low tide...
TWO BUCK Tuesday APRIL 16th
?Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, April 16th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and...
Call for Artists_Vanitas Exhibition at KALEID
"Tromp-l'oeil Vanitas Still Life" by Franciscus Gysbrechts, 1650s VANITAS at KALEID Gallery, opens First Friday June 7, 2013, part of San Jose's South FIRST FRIDAY Art Walk. Vanitas vanitatum omnia vanitas. ~ Vanity of vanities; all is vanity. A...
ArtBox Project Call for Artists
ArtBox by Christine Benjamin on Alum Rock Ave. Phantom Galleries is the artistic director of San Jose's ArtBox Project in partnership with founder Tina Morrill. The ArtBox Project brings original works of art into San Jose neighborhoods by coordinating...
"From Earth to the Spirits" by Alejandra Cano at Mezcal Restaurant
The Consulate General of Mexico is proud to present: From the Earth to the Spirits a photography exhibit by Alejandra Cano In this photographic series, Alejandra Cano tells us the the mystic path of Mezcal, from being a precious...
March Feature Exhibits at KALEID ends this Friday
KALEID Gallery's March feature exhibitions Crime Seen by Julie Bilyeu and Left Frontal Lobe Slowing by Rene Lorraine are only on view through this Friday, March 29th. For more insight into these two powerful shows with many layers of...
Fundraiser for The Mural Project 2013 on March 28th!
Come and join us at happy hour for some booze, food, tunes, and art! The Mural Project's creative team is hosting a silent auction fundraiser at Koji's Sake Lounge. All proceeds will go towards The Mural Project 2013. What...
Call for Artists_The Studio Climbing Gym
The Studio Rock Climbing Gym is a vibrant busy place in the heart of downtown San Jose's SoFA District. Each month they dedicate over 60' linear feet of wall space to showcase art work by San Jose area artists...
Artist's Studio Inventory Sale Saturday, March 16th
Saturday, March 16th, 6pm9:30pm Art Object Gallery 592 No. 5th Street San Jose, CA 05112...
TWO BUCK Tuesday MARCH 19th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, March 19th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and...
RS2 FEST at Seeing Things Gallery
Art Show & Silent Auction- all proceeds to benefit Ray Stevens II. Friday, March 15th 5-8pm, free admission/all ages Seeing Things Gallery 30 No. 3rd St San Jose, CA Afterparty at The Blank Club, 21+...
New ArtBox in Japantown
Takahiro Kitamura along with fellow artists Chris Brand & Drew Flores have just completed a new ArtBox in Japantown at 3rd & Jackson. If you'd like to be involved in the ArtBox Project, please send samples of your art...
Phantom Galleries x Cinquest UNLEASH Live Painting Finale
We'd like to thank CINEQUEST for another great year of collaboration and inspiration! Artists Jeff Hemming, Melanie Sharr and Andr Hart spent the course of the Cinequest 23 Film Festival painting in the expansive windows at Camera 12 engaging audience...
SEED Exhbit March 23rd at Citadel
What is the origin of inspiration? Some believe that an artists inherent nature, like the seed, carries within it the complete pattern for the development and expression of his or her creativity. As time and the right conditions ignite...
2 for 1 Ticket Promo for RED, a play about artist Mark Rothko
This is an excellent play we think you'll all relate to and enjoy! Thanks to the San Jose Stage Company for the discounted tickets being offered to our Phantom Galleries arts community! I'm not an abstractionist. I'm not interested in...
Uncanny Valley of the Hearts Delight #8, Friday 2/22
Corpus Callosum presents: Uncanny Valley of the Hearts Delight #8 Friday, Feb. 22nd, 7pm, $8. door/all ages Anno Domini 366 S. First St Downtown San Jose RSVP We are emerging from our recording bubble to perform our first show...
6th Annual Vinyl Art Show at On the Corner Music 2/22
Our 6th annual vinyl/music inspired event featuring new artwork by: Joe Aspacio Erica Atreya Cynthia Acevedo Anthony Barbaria Steve Caballero Sonja Caldwell Kim Christman Michael Foley Matt Guertner Greca Ikke Tyson Johnston Jared Konopitski Francis Marin Mark Martinez Splatterbeast...
Artist Interviews at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery has begun new feature interviews with their artists on their website beginning this month, February 2013. As you may know, each month their main entry wall features two solo exhibitions by chosen resident artists there. Artists' receptions...
Shannon Amidon Classes at Twin Soul Art Studio
KALEID Gallery artist Shannon Amidon will be offering three new classes through Twin Soul Art Studio in Los Gatos. The classes include, Intro to encaustic painting, Make your own encaustic medium/paint and Photo transfers. To learn more about these...
Kepi and Friends at Psycho Donuts Campbell
Join us at Psycho Donuts in Campbell for a Rock and Roll ART show "Kepi and Friends Go Psycho" with live music by Kepi Ghoulie (Groovie Ghoulies) and Dog Party! This show is going to be extra fun with...
TWO BUCK Tuesday FEB 19th
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, February 19th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and free!...
Faux + Faux = 8 Exhibition by John Renzel
KALEID artist John Renzel is currently showing Faux + Faux = 8 a series of eight slightly jacked up "faux" portraits at Faux Salon as part of their on-going local artist feature. Exhibition: February 10 April 10, 2013...
An Evening with Tango Trio at Art Ark Gallery
Art Ark Gallery is pleased to present... An Evening with Tango Trio This Saturday, February 9th from 6-10pm 6-7pm Free Tango lesson taught by Leslie Gordon 7-10pm Music and Dancing LIve music by Tango Trio (Gianfranco Paolozzi, Nancy Lane...
Phantom Galleries + Cinequest "Art Unleashed"
Phantom Galleries is proud to be partnering with Cinequest again this year for their Cinequest 23 Film Festival! This is the 4th year that PG & CQ has worked together to bring this live painting event to the amazing...
Serpentes Colleective Art Show Feb. 8th at Cukui
The snake has been celebrated and revered for many millennia in numerous world cultures. Through its slender, smooth exterior it hides many myths and secrets within its appendage-less body. Its fangs bring agonizing death to the nave, but by...
Sperry Bazaar Feb. 23 & 24
Sperry Bazaar, a gathering of local artists, crafters, collectors and retailers, will debut this month on February 23rd & 24th inside the Sperry Station Building located at 30 N. Third Street, downtown San Jose. For more info email Sperrybazaar@yahoo.com...
ENANTIODROMIA by Joe Perea Opens February 1st
Phantom Galleries presents new works by Joe Perea at Good Karma Vegan Cafe. ENANTIODROMIA is the process by which something is transformed into or revealed as being the same as its opposite. Pereas hyper detailed monochromatic drawings reveal the...
Twin Soul Art Studio Opportunity for Artists
Calling all artists who not only love to create, but who have a passion to instruct or share their craft with others! My name is Jeanne Yee, owner of Twin Soul Art Studio, located in downtown Los Gatos. The...
The Art of Living Black at Black Bean Ceramic Art Center
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New Feature Exhibits at KALEID Open February 1st
Two new KALEID feature exhibitions help kick off the 8th year of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk! Join us for opening receptions for KALEID artists Melanie Sharr, and Jeff Hemming, two talented painters each unique in their narrative and...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Jan. 15th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, January 15th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and free!...
Ken Brenner at Pho69
Phantom Galleries is pleased to present "Color" by painter Ken Brenner at Pho69 Restaurant. Artist's Reception: Friday, February 1, 7-11pm Free and open to the public, part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Ken started painting in his...
Al Preciado "Ballerinas" Closing Reception
Come celebrate and catch the last view of Al Preciado's new series of mixed media work inspired by the grace & beauty of Ballerinas. Closing Reception: Friday, January 25th, 58pm Music performances by Andre Hart and Mitch Waldman free...
Open Application for Montalvo Arts Residency
Attention Artists of all Disciplines!! **DEADLINE EXTENDED to February 8th.** For the first time since reopening in 2004, the Lucas Artists Residency Program at Montalvo Arts Center is hosting an open application process solely for California artists. Through the generous...
Art Studio for Rent at ArtStreet
Curt Schauer from ArtStreet San Jose is looking for an artist to share his studio space near downtown San Jose and the Coleman Avenue Target Marketplace. The studio has great lighting including two skylights and is set up for...
Open Call for Art at The Usuals
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TWO BUCK Tuesday Dec. 18th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, December 18th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and free!...
"Pieced Together" Dance Performance Friday, Dec. 21st
Contemporary dance featuring: Andrea Pulliam, Autumn Taylor, Chelsey Hawkins, Danielle De Ojeda, Lizzie Takimoto, Manny Navarro, Mike Esperanza, Nhan Ho, Roni Witbeck, Nikki Wood and Samantha Gruen. Come and support these local choreographers and dancers on Friday, December 21st,...
Black Cat Collective's Ugly Sweater Party
Ugly Sweater Contest, food, drink, vintage raffle prizes, gifts and live entertainment by San Jose's The Shop Rags, and PiranhaParty! Sweets by Nat will be there with tasty baked goods. Bring in an old warm coat to donate to...
On The Corner Music's Holiday MIXTAPE Gallery!
The last get-together of 2012! This one we're doing in the classic "mix tape" tradition, with each unique piece inspired by a song of the artist's choice, and all will be played at the event! Featuring: Anthony Barbaria Kori Thompson...
stARTbux Winter Edition 2012
art by Joe Perea The Rivera Group proudly presents stARTbux Winter Edition 2012 Curated by Miha Sarani featuring artists: JoJo Perea Misty Albrecht OscarLars AnnaLise Hartley Live art by Partick "Wadl" Hoffmeister Saturday, December 15th 6-9pm The event is...
The Last Ever SLG Christmas Party
Yes, you read it right. The now infamous SLG warehouse Christmas/Holiday party is back and it will be the last one ever. Why? Well the place we have called home for the past 11 years is about to be...
Al Preciado "Ballerinas" Artist's Reception Dec. 16th
Phantom Galleries presents Ballerinas by Al Preciado, a new series of mixed media paintings. Artist's Reception: Sunday, December 16th, 3-7pm free and open to the public Live music features a solo performance by Jazz musician Mitch Waldman, and DJ...
Intueri Art Show December 21st
As our world continues toward an unknown future, Heart of Chaos Artisan Collective presents a show that challenges its audience to contemplate its future. The installation will be a complete living, breathing, fully interactive exhibit that allows you, the...
iMiNUSD Holiday Pint Party and Toy Drive
The holidays always make us feel all warm and fuzzy here at iMD. No matter how cold it gets out there. On that note, come join us on Saturday, Dec. 15th for our Holiday Pint Party and Toy Drive...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk December 7th!
It's all about the holiday spirit for tonight's South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk! Over 50 artists from KALEID Gallery and artists from the greater South Bay area will be offering original works of art and creative gifts affordably priced...
Art Alive Gallery Closing Reception Friday, Nov 30th
Please join us for a closing reception as we say goodbye & thank you to our "beta" gallery space & welcome the next step in our journey with fine art bodypaint! Trina Merry & Alana Dill will be making...
SJMade Saturday Dec 1st
San Jose Made (SJMADE) is a vendor fair for local San Jose makers, labels, brands, small businesses, and artists showcasing and selling current projects and goods. For the Holiday 2012 installation of SJMADE, we are hosted by San Pedro...
Vintage: A Vinyl Swap Sunday Dec. 2nd
Join us for an afternoon of DJs, Drinks, Records, and Good Vibes! Some of the best record dealers in the Bay Area will be selling and DJing. Come dig for everything from Funk, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Hip-Hop, Latin, and...
Frida and Friends 5th Annual Blanket and Art Drive
Frida and Friends 5th Annual Blanket and Art Drive For the past couple of years we have held this drive to collect blankets for our furry friends at the San Jose Animal Pet Shelter. For this years drive we...
Mercy Beyond Borders Call for Art Donations
Something special is going to take place on December 15th in San Francisco, Portland, Sydney, Abu Dhabi and ...perhaps San Jose! Mercy Beyond Borders is gathering its friends around the world for the first ever simultaneously international fundraiser for...
Volunteers Wanted for Installation at Children's Discovery Museum
Childrens Discovery Museum of San Jose (CDM) is preparing for Holidays Unboxed: A Spectacle of Cardboard and Tape partnering with architect Eric Lennartson to design a packing tape installation at CDM. Daily volunteers are needed to help us bring...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Nov. 20th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 20th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art, drop-in sketching table & quirky people get together! Its open to all ages and...
Guieu, Salinger Exhibitions at KALEID Gallery
Two new exhibitions opened last Friday featuring Michele Guieu and Karen Carlo Salinger at KALEID Gallery. Exhibitions are on view through November 30th. Lets Fight Till Six and Then Have Dinner by Michele Guieu This installation of drawings and videos...
It's MoFo Time!
Featured artists this time include Caitlin Gill on comedy and uppercuts, Wiggy Darlington on music and mystery meat, and David Sullivan on poetry and saving America. Friday, November 9th, 7:30pm (tix), 8pm (show) Admission: $5 + a roll of...
Call for Artists _ TWO BUCK Tuesdays
artist Miguel Machuca Every third Tuesday of the month is our $2 art sale and creative get together at KALEID. We're always looking for community artists & creatives to share their talents through demos, painting live, performance or music...
Save the Date_HARK Holiday Show and Sale Dec. 7th
The 11th Annual Holiday Show and Sale begins First Friday December 7th at 7pm. Over 50 artists from KALEID and the greater South Bay area will be offering original works of art and creative gifts affordably priced for the...
Borja, Foley Feature Exhibits end this week
October's feature exhibitions by Michael Borja and Michael Foley end this Friday October 26th at 7pm. Stop by any time between 12noon-7pm to check out both these great shows before they're gone! Space to Grow by Michael Borja Keeping Up...
It's Alive by Ken Davis ends this week
Last week to see It's Alive, Hellbent for Letters by Ken Davis at Empire Seven Studios. An inspired love for lettering that crosses over to being master works of art. Email them for hours this week: empiresevenstudios[at]yahoo[dot]com Empire Seven...
Halloween Art Show at the Citadel
Show will be one night only, on Halloween, Wednesday October 31st, from 6pm to midnight. Art for sale from 20+ local artists will be sold as a silent auction, and the event also includes live artists and live music....
Art Alive Gallery's Human Motorcycle Print Release Party
Phantom Galleries is pleased to have Trina Merry's ART ALIVE Gallery at our 95 S. Market St. location for October and November with a full schedule of events, workshops and demos. Join us Wednesday, October 17th, 59pm for the...
FOUND Magazines 10th Anniversary Tour at A.D. Gallery
This fall two of our favorite road warriors, Davy and Peter Rothbart, are hurtling your way on FOUND Magazines 10th Anniversary Tour, which celebrates the release of Davys book of personal essays, "My Heart is an Idiot," Peters new...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Oct. 16th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, October 16th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! It's open to all ages and free! Heres some of...
KALEID Gallery & Phantom Galleries This First Friday Oct. 5th
Join us for the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk this Friday October 5th from 7-11pm. KALEID Gallery is proud to present two feature exhibitions: Space to Grow new works by Michael Borja. A visual connection into a colorful corner of...
Cliffhanger Exhibit at Canvas Ghost
Another Canvas Ghost Production of Art and Music The Cliffhanger Art Show!. An art experience dedicated to the art of suspense..... Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, Art, Culture, Environment! Politics!! Reason!!!, are hanging on the edge by it's fingers...
Fresh Donuts at The Usuals
artwork by Kyle Pellet Fresh Donuts New Work by Pellet & Mia Christopher Opening Reception: Friday, September 28th 710pm On Display Through October 22, 2012 The Usuals 1020 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126...
Amine Rastgar ArtBox
Artist Amine Rastgar just completed his ArtBox at the corner of Lincoln and Curtner in the Willow Glen neighborhood brightening up a very busy traffic corner. If you'd like to join in on the project, please send a note...
The San Jose Holiday Art Market at Reed House
The San Jose Holiday Art Market Saturday November 10th 12noon-6pm and Sunday November 11th 12noon-6pm Held within the beautifully restored Victorian home known as the Historic Reed House in the Hensley District of San Jose, this unique art and...
Splintering Humantiy Exhibit at Triton Museum
Guy Colwell, Students, 2006, acrylic on canvas Splintering Humanity Religious Extremism in Defiance o a Global Community featuring Guy Colwell, Tatiana Garmendia, Richard Godinez, Art Hazelwood, Susan Kraft, Roberta Loach, Harry Powers, Jos Sances and Brian Taylor Reception: Friday...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Sept. 18th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, September 18th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! Lots of live painters and live music happening this month:...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + STREET MRKT Sept. 7th
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + STREET MRKT Friday, SEPT 7th, 7pm11pm! Free & open to the public. A self-guided evening tour through galleries, museums, and independent creative businesses featuring 18 venues that participate by presenting exciting art exhibitions...
SJ Creatives Anniversary Group Exhibition at KALEID
Drawing by Amanda Mikaelsson KALEID Gallery presents the San Jose Creatives' Anniversary Group Exhibit San Jose Creatives celebrate their 1 year anniversary with a group exhibition featuring work by many of those interviewed on their blog. Opening Reception Friday...
ArtBox SJ
Kori Thompson Micah Bariteau The ArtBox Project has completed 30 utility boxes painted with original works of art by local artists in neighborhoods all over San Jose with more locations in the works. If you'd like to help us...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Aug 21st!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, August 21st, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! Heres some of what you have to look forward to...
Scratching the Surface Exhibit
KALEID Gallery's Al Preciado is currently on view at the Coastal Arts League Gallery & Museum in Half Moon Bay. The exhibition features paintings and sculptures by Al as well as San Jose artist Diane Levinson. Exhibit on view...
WORKS San Jose Benefit Auction this Saturday
Works is our community art and performance center, and dozens of established and emerging artists have donated to this most accessible and eclectic art auction to support it. There are very low starting bids and something for every taste...
Sci-Fi-Fan-Anime Call for Entries
Sci-Fi-Fan-Anime Science Fiction - Fantasy - Anime ART ARK GALLERY invites you to submit images of your artwork that pertains to the subject matter of Science Fiction, Fantasy and/or Anime. Please send 3-5 images of your work, which represents the...
Featured Artists Borelli and Scholis Opening Reception At KALEID Gallery Aug. 3rd
Creatively Maladjusted new works by Steven Borelli Emerging from a six year creative block, I find myself finally back in the flow. The works of art in this show are the visions of that return. No theme. No connection....
Canvas Ghost Call for Art for Cliffhanger Exhibit
This show is going to be a C l i f f h a n g e r ! This show is all about suspense. This is the era of cliffhangers. Everywhere you look, everywhere you go, everything you hear...
TWO BUCK Tuesday July 17th, 7-10pm!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, July 17th, 7pm-10pm! Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! Heres some of what you have to look...
Call for Artists for the ArtBox Project SJ
Artist Florence de Bretagne ArtBox Willow Glen neighborhood, sponsored by Councilmember Pierluigi Oliverio. Phantom Galleries is the artistic curator and artist liaison for the ArtBox Project San Jose. Together with organizer Tina Morrill, we beautify San Jose neighborhoods with...
Exquisite Corpse Opening Reception Saturday, July 14th
All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. ~Andre Breton Exquisite Corpse is based on the Surrealists' techniques exploiting the mystique of spontaneity and collaborative creativity through a visual parlor game. Each participating artist...
No South FIRST FRIDAY Art Walk July 6th
Friendly reminder that there is NO South FIRST FRIDAY Art Walk on July 6th due to the Fourth holiday. We'll be back on August 3rd with the art walk as well as STREET MRKT featuring 40 artist vendors out...
Japantown Mural Project Dedication Event
Sam Rodriguez You're invited to the July 14th dedication of the Japantown Mural Project, a remarkable art and design project by Japantown artist Tamiko Rast and Rasteroids Design that has been in development for the past two years. The...
Free Chalk Art Workshop
In preparation for the 5th annual Luna Park Chalk Art Festival on September 22, 2012, there will be a FREE chalk art workshop featuring 3D chalk art with expert street painters Wayne and Cheryl Renshaw. To register, email info[at]lunaparkchalkart[dot]org...
Call for art-"Us" exhibition at the Usuals
CALL FOR SAN JOSE ARTISTS! Art at The Usuals presents "Us" A show dedicated to local artists Opening Night: Friday, July 27th 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm Show runs through August 20th We are seeking paintings, sketches, small works, mixed...
Call for Artists_Exquisite Corpse Exhibit at KALEID
All my life, my heart has yearned for a thing I cannot name. ~Andre Breton Exquisite Corpse is based on the Surrealists' techniques exploiting the mystique of spontaneity and collaborative creativity through a visual parlor game. Each participating artist...
Two Buck Tuesday June 19th, 7-10pm!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming Two Buck Tuesday! Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! Here's some of what you have to look forward to...
Gianfranco Paolozzi at Art Ark Gallery
ART ARK GALLERY is proud to present ... Tango Trio a trio of accordion, piano and violin performed by: Gianfranco Paolozzi, Nancy Lane, and Griff Derryberry Join us for a romantic evening of passionate tango music. Feel free to...
The Blue Dream Project Needs Art Supplies
The Blue Dream Project aims to obtain 1000 hand made head/ hair accessories donated to children with cancer such as head wraps, bandanas, head bands, and beanies. The project was started on May 15, 2012 in honor of Isidro...
Special Performances at Anno Domini this Thursday & Friday
Thursday, May 17th, 8pm Musical performances by RYDER COOLEY (NY) & HAZY LOPER (SF) with projections by Eliza O. Barrios (SF) RYDER COOLEY & HAZEL: this hybrid girl-sheep duo will haunt you with ballads on 6 string ukulele, accordion,...
Tyson Johnston at Empire Seven
Back in 2009, Tyson Johnston was part of the group show at E7S called "Eaten by Wolves". His new body of work is intense and his bold illustrations layered on top of Jackson Pollock's type backgrounds are just a...
Two Buck Tuesday May 15th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming Two Buck Tuesday! Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! Here's some of what you have to look forward to this...
TWO BUCK Tuesday April 17th!
TWO BUCK Tuesday is April 17th, 7-10pm! Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming Two Buck Tuesday! Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! Here's this evenings line...
Dr. Sketchys featuring Alisa Leo this Thursday
Join us for our anim / video game inspired drawing session of Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School featuring Alisa Leo this Thursday, April 19th! Bring your art supplies, easels okay, all skill levels welcome. Thursday, April 19th 7pm/$10. at...
Bring Back the Arts! at Orchard School
Bring Back the Arts! Demonstrating the Power of Community and Art A Benefit for threatened Art Programs at our Local Elementary Schools Bring Back the Arts! Events: - City-wide break dancing competition judged by celebrity B-boy Spiderman. - Mural project...
Troy Dean Sims at Ameriprise
Please join us for an evening of Art and Wine. ???"The Flowering of Human Consciousness by Troy Dean Sims ???450,000 million years ago the first flower sprung fourth on earth. Hundreds of millions of years later man appeared. He...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk April 6th
Two new feature exhibitions open at KALEID Gallery this Friday, April 6th, 7pm! Of War and Peace, The Truth Just Twists, Its Curfew Gull Just Glides a collection of paintings by Andr Hart Selcouth new work by Shannon Amidon Artist's...
HOWL by Thomas Webb at The Usuals
The Usuals presents HOWL Artwork by Thomas Webb (London, United Kingdom) Friday, March 23rd, 7:00pm10:00pm Music by: James Fenwicke (Plantain) + Dinners "My work relates to an interest in aesthetics of social movements. Looking at traditions and aesthetics of...
UPDATE_ART SUPPLY SWAP MEET!
UPDATE: Drop off your hazardous and toxic art materials. These items will be disposed of in an environmentally safe way as part of the Healthy Art Program. Items can include: Paints, solvents, preservatives, markers, glazes, glue, spray cans, lacquer,...
TWO BUCK Tuesday March 20th!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming Two Buck Tuesday! Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! Lots of $2 ART! (art by Michael Borja pictured above) And...
Chance to Win Free Tickets to TOTEM!
Are you currently subscribed to the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk e-newsletter? If not, be sure to sign up before Saturday, March 24, 2012 at 9pm. One lucky subscriber will be chosen randomly to WIN a pair of tickets...
Momentum Leap Closing Reception
"Momentum Leap" features work by twenty-eight members of the Silicon Valley Artists Collaborative (www.svartists.org). They will be showing artworks from both established and emerging artists, in a broad range of media: figurative painting, landscape painting, photography, printmaking, drawing, poetry,...
TWO BUCK Tuesday March 20th
portraits by David Mejia TWO BUCK Tuesdays is coming up on March 20th! If you'd like to participate with a demo, performance or just do your thing painting live, please contact us at info[at]KALEIDgallery.com to reserve your spot. If...
San Jose premiere of FLAMINGOS
FLAMINGOS screens this Friday at Anno Domini at 8pm. Twin sisters, Beatrice and Zoe, are in love with Ray, a hypnotist bank robber driven by visions of the end the world. Though Beatrice and Ray are married, Ray runs...
Shannon Amidon, Andre Hart Solo Exhibitions at KALEID April 6th
Selcouth new work by Shannon Amidon Im a collector of the odd and beautiful, the repulsive, rare and mysterious; objects that occupy the space between familiar and bizarre. Inspired by the seventeenth century age of exploration and cabinets of...
Words Drawing Music at WORKS March 16th
If you have not seen the femme fatale exhibition at Works, you can do so this Friday, 7-10pm., March 16th before it closes on the 17th. John Kurtyka will lead a drum circle at 8pm (all experience levels welcome)...
Cinequest + Phantom Galleries Live Art Contest Finale
Well it's a wrap and KALEID artists Kori Thompson, Sara Tomasello and Joe Perea were all shining bright on that stage at the California Theatre to a packed house for the closing night event. All three artists created amazing...
The Siren Show March 18th
The Pennywell presents The Siren Show featuring art work by: Allen Vu, Jo Anne Yada, April Gee, Ale Germann , Herlinda Lozano, Thinh Le, David Meijia, Melody Lu, Murphy Adams, Nicolas Caesar, Chris Mengarelli, Sonia Orban, Kelly Greenwalt, Kari...
ArtBox Project _ Call for Artists
ArtBox by Michael Borja at 7th & Santa Clara streets Phantom Galleries is the artistic curator for the ArtBox Project San Jose. Together with organizer Tina Morrill, we beautify San Jose neighborhoods with original art by local artists on...
VOTE now for your favorite Neverending Passion painting
Kori Thompson Sara Tomasello Joe Perea Kori Thompson, Sara Tomasello and Joe Perea have been on site at Camera 12 Cinemas for the last 9 days painting live for the Cinequest + Phantom Galleries Live Art Contest during the...
When Worlds KALEID
Congratulations to the hardworking staff, talented artists and loyal patrons of KALEID Gallery for being the feature article in the San Jose Downtown Association's monthly newsletter that is sent to all businesses, offices and residents in downtown San Jose....
WORKS' Femme Fatale Panel Discussion March 11th
image by Connie Begg Femme Fatale exhibition panel discussion with the artists: Sunday, March 11, 2pm The curator and all artists will be present, admission free, with Bake Sale to benefit WORKS! Exhibition dates: February 3 to March 17,...
Avant Garden 2012 - Call For Silent Art Auction Donations
Veggielution is seeking artists to donate pieces to our silent art auction. We will be hosting an art and food fundraiser, Avant Garden, taking place on Friday, April 13th, 2012, 7-10pm at The Armory in Downtown San Jose. We...
Cinequest + Phantom Galleries Live Art Contest
NEVERENDING PASSION Live Painting Event & Contest Joe Perea Sara Tomasello Kori Thompson For the fourth year in a row, Phantom Galleries and Cinequest are partnering to bring a live painting event and contest to the audiences during this year's...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk March 2nd
The next South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk is March 2nd! A self-guided evening tour through galleries, museums, and independent creative businesses featuring exhibitions and special performances- all venues are FREE & open to the public 711pm. Lots of new...
Intersection for the Arts seeking Managing Director
Intersection for the Arts San Francisco is pleased to announce exciting job opportunities at one of the most pivotal and ambitious moments in the organizations long history. Through extraordinary collaboration, Intersection is launching new initiatives and working with key partners...
KALEID's Feature Artists for March 2012
KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two new solo exhibitions opening with artists' receptions on First Friday March 2nd. Portraits of the Innerself new work by Valerie Runningwolf The person we wake up with every morning or the stranger just...
Statewide Photography Competition & Exhibition at Triton Museum of Art
Shannon Amidon, Green Orchid, hand woven photograph layered with encaustic and oil paint, 20"x20" The Triton Museum of Art is pleased to announce its first Statewide Photography Competition & Exhibition. The competition was open to all types of photography,...
Felted Dolls with Christine Benjamin
KALEID artist Christine Benjamin will be teaching her needle felting techniques at the San Jose Museum of Art on Saturday, March 3rd, 2012 1-3pm. Each person who signs up will receive a felt kit with supplies to make a...
Dr. Sketchys featuring R TONIGHT
Calling all you Art Monkeys! Join us for the first gathering of the San Jose Chapter of Dr. Sketchys Anti-Art School in this new year of 2012. Our figure study this month is R, an enchanting woman claiming to...
TWO BUCK Tuesday _ February 21st
Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery Tuesday, February 21st, 7-10pm It's free and open to all ages! Here are just some of...
Day-Broo-Yay at Empire Seven
Empire Seven presents Day-Broo-Yay a group exhibit featuring emerging artists Carlos Agrillo, Colin Frangicetto and Drew Roulette. All the artists are distinct in their content and styles, but each body of work transitions nicely for a cohesive visual experience. Colin...
Will Johnson Open Studio
San Jose ceramicist Will Johnson will be a participant in The Art Of Living Black (TAOLB), the Bay Areas longest running annual African American exhibition of its kind. Johnson's Open Studio will be February 25th & 26th, March 3rd...
Call for Art _ Cult Films & Midnight Movies!
SLG Publishing's Art Boutiki is seeking art work to fit the theme Cult Films and Midnight Movies, a group show interpreting cult films and the things that make midnight movies great. From the Dude to zombies, they're searching for artists'...
Call for Art _ Urbanity
Call for Art Submissions for upcoming show @ ART ARK GALLERY in April, 2012 URBANITY: An art exhibition exploring daily life in metropolis as seen through the artist's eye. Curated by Jeff Wilson Dear prospective artist, You are invited to...
Pellet's Gouache Workshop
What's gouache? Where did it come from? Who paints with this stuff? Why use gouache, and not another paint whose name I can pronounce easier? What can I do with it, and how do I get started? Answers to...
Whatever Works at the Usuals Feb. 24th
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Love/Hate at Psycho Donuts Campbell
"Love / Hate - An Anti-Valentine Art Show" Check out the latest original work from KALEID artists Murphy Adams, Jen Renzel, Christine Benjamin, Kori Thompson, Michael Foley, Lacey Bryant & Laura Callin Bennett, as well as other local artists like...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk February 3rd!
February 3rd is the 7th Anniversary of the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk in downtown San Jose! Come help us celebrate! Phantom Galleries has two new exhibitions: Blessed Are the Beasts, For They Shall Inherit the Earth by Katrina Marie...
An evening with Maja Sofranac
Stone Griffin Gallery presents an evening with Maja Sofranac Sofrananc is a visiting artist from Montenegro, a newly emerged country in Europe. She has a masters in fine art and has studied in Montenegro and France. She has been...
Miguel Machuca at the Usuals Jan. 27
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 Exhibit at On The Corner Music Jan. 27th
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...
Leslie Lambert Exhibit at City Lights Theatre Co.
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...
TWO BUCK Tuesday January 17th!
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...
Montalvo's Historic Villa Celebrates a Century
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...
People-Shaped Animals Exhibit at KALEID Gallery
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...
PMS (Personal Made Space) at Empire Seven Studios
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...
New works by Lacey Bryant at Modern Eden, San Francisco
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...
Katrina Loera Exhibition at Good Karma Cafe
Phantom Galleries presents artist Katrina Marie Loera's debut solo exhibition Blessed Are the Beasts, For They Shall Inherit the Earth at Good Karma Vegan Cafe. Animals have inhabited this planet since its creation. They have sustained the human race...
Happy New Year Sale at KALEID!
All the artists and staff at KALEID wish you and yours a very HAPPY 2012! Celebrate the New Year by treating yourself to new art work for your home or office. Select gallery artists are having a very limited time...
Every Test Drive Benefits KALEID GALLERY
Experience the worlds smallest 4-seater on a custom closed-course at this years Silicon Valley International Auto Show. For every test drive, Scion will make a donation to KALEID Gallery. Located at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center 150 West...
Cool & Collected Exhibition Friday, Jan. 6th
John Truong, Alejandro Oliva and Leticia V. Figueroa have pulled together an exciting art collector's show, featuring art from the collections of Anne Sconberg, Mark Henderson, Juan Araujo, Jennifer Ahn, Tamara Alvarado, Pedro Perez, Patricia Oliva, Cesar Medina, Al...
Call for Art_"Hearts & Arrows" at Art Boutiki
Romance is fleeting and fickle and love is part dream and part nightmare. Every February the Art Boutiki celebrates all aspects of love, romance and all things of the heart with a Valentines Day themed show we love to call...
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming Two Buck Tuesday! An inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together! TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery Tuesday, December 20th, 7-10pm It's...
The Record Winter CD Release Show this Saturday
The Record Winter perform and release their new album Saturday, December 17th at Anno Domini Gallery (doors 7:30pm, $7.) Hurricane Roses and Jeff Carmassi (of Northern Son) also play. "The Record Winter is a band from Northern California comprised...
Tommy Demeuth at Gallery TEN10
Exhibition of new works by Tommy Demeuth. Demeuth is an artist that uses fantasy and mythology in his carefully rendered images done with colored pencil, watercolor and mixed media. Reception: Saturday, Nov. 19th, 510pm, Gallery TEN10 1010 East Taylor...
Walls of Fame at Empire Seven Studios
"Walls of Fame" Saturday November 19th, 7-11pm Empire Seven invites you to a new exhibit featuring a great line up of San Jose's old school Graffiti writers native to this city. During Force 129's younger and most recent years...
LIve painting, Music, Demos & $2 Art Sale this TUESDAY at KALEID!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming Two Buck Tuesday! Come enjoy an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together! TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery Tuesday, November...
Special Performances Saturday & Sunday at A.D.
Uncanny Valley of the Hearts Delight #4 curated by Corpus Callosum! Saturday, November 12, 2011 Anno Domini presents #4 in the Corpus Callosum curated series of unique performances and music! Joining CC will be Chelsea Barrett (who is also both...
HARK! The Holiday Art Show at KALEID Opens Dec. 2nd
KALEID Gallery invites you to join us for our annual holiday art show & sale featuring 45 artists from KALEID as well as additional artists from the greater San Jose area. Original works of art at affordable prices perfect...
Call for Art _ Liquid Restaurant & Lounge
Liquid Restaurant & Lounge is all about "new." We are, in fact, the newest hotspot in Downtown San Jose. We draw in a wide array of people ranging from 20-somethings to 60-somethings. We focus on maximizing the feeling of euphoria...
Join us for the ArtBox SJ Celebration
Artist Sara Tomasello being interviewed by the Mercury News. We'd like to invite you all to a special event with the ArtBox Project SJ in a celebration of artists and community! The project brings original works of art by...
OVCAG's Art in Clay 2011
OVCAG's Art in Clay 2011 Saturday, November 19 through Sunday, November 20 The Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild is returning to the Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto for its 11th Art in Clay sale! More than 50...
Carter needs your NUMBERS!
As most of you Don't know just yet, I recently won a bid to build a giant countdown clock for the Hackers and Founders "Nerd New Year" event happening on 11.11.11 . http://nerdnewyear.com/ and https://www.wepay.com/donate/162065 and http://www.hackersandfounders.com/events/36828002/ The physical build...
KALEID & Phantom Highlights for First Friday November Art Walk
Join us this Friday for the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk in downtown San Jose! 7-11pm, FREE & Open to the public. Lots of new exhibitions with artists' receptions, special performances and on site demos! Opening Reception for featured artists...
Dr. Sketchys featuring Vulgaire Turpentine Oct. 27th
It's that time of year, Art Monkeys, when the weather turns bleak and the days grow short. Halloween is just around the corner and we here at the San Jose chapter of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School have an event...
Printing & Bookbinding Workshop
Printing & Bookbinding Workshop This is a workshop to make a book using mono printing on plexiglass and cutting images on a linoleum block. You will learn both printing and bookbinding techniques. A suggested theme is to use a...
Call for Art for HARK! The Holiday Art Show
KALEID Gallery presents HARK! The Holiday Art Show KALEID Gallery is throwing a big, salon-style Holiday Art Show for December and all South Bay artists are invited to participate! In addition to KALEID Gallery artists participating in this holiday...
TWO BUCK Tuesday _ Oct. 18th!
Join us for an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!! ?? TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery? Tuesday, October 18th, 7-10pm It's free and open to all ages! Sean...
DARK SURREALISTS Art Contest
DARK SURREALISTS Art Contest Deadline: All entries must be received by January 31, 2011 GENERAL RULES: Subject: All entries must be of the "dark surrealist" genre, typically related to science fiction, horror, low-brow or Gothic themes. For a more precise...
Las Cadre at Black Bean Ceramic Art Center.
Las Cadre Opening Reception Saturday, October 15. 6 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Twelve artists of the Las Cadre critique group celebrate their first five years with a show at Black Bean Ceramic Art Center. Meet the artists, enjoy the...
Arsenal Grand Opening
The Arsenal Art Supply Store's Grand Opening Saturday, October 15 3:00pm - 8:00pm Demonstrations: Daniel Smith Watercolors by Rob Sato Williamsburg Oil Paints by Ryan Reynolds Speedball Block Printing by Sean Boyles Montana Spray Paint by King157 Music...
2012 National Women's Caucus for Art - Call for Art!
Momentum - Contemporary Womens Art. Commemorating 40 years of the Womens Caucus for Art, Momentum presents the art and ideas of intergenerational contemporary women artists. This show is an open theme. About the Exhibition: Momentum is part of WCA's Momentum:...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Oct. 7th!
Join us this Friday, October 7th for the downtown art walk! All venues are open 7-11pm and are free and open to the public! Phantom Galleries and KALEID Gallery has great exhibits on view for the art walk! NextSpace...
Michelle Waters Exhibition News
Say Ahhh, acrylic on wood, 10" x 8", 2011 KALEID Gallery artist Michelle Waters has a full exhibition schedule this fall showing her work in multiple galleries in California. Muerto en Vida Day of the Dead group show at...
FabMo Textile Art Boutique Oct. 22nd
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Phantom Galleries Exhibit at 488 Cafe
Phantom Galleries is working with the new 488 Caf to provide professional art exhibitions within their dining area debuting with digital artist Alex McLeod (courtesy of Anno Domini Gallery). Housed on the ground floor of the PWC Building, the...
Call for Art _City Lights Theater Company
City Lights Theater Company is looking for local artist's art work to hang in their lobby for upcoming performances. They would need 6-8 pieces in any medium that would be displayed for the entire run of a show. The pieces...
San Jose Creatives' New Blog
San Jose Creatives is a new blog that interviews the extremely talented creative community of San Jose. They feature artists, designers, musicians, makers, art supporters, and anyone who lives a creative life. They ask everyone the same 13 questions...
Halloween Art Market Oct. 22nd
Halloween Art Market Seven prolific Bay Area artists exhibiting work and wares to peruse and purchase in the spirit of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos. Each artist varies diversely in style and medium. All approach the strange with...
Christine Benjamin Doll Art
KALEID artist Christine Benjamin has a busy season ahead with numerous exhibits including The Carnival of Saints and Souls of New Orleans, a group show that showcases the doll art of 14 artists, curated by Christy Kane. Exhibit dates:...
Luna Park Chalk Art Festival
4th Annual Luna Park Chalk Art Festival Saturday, September 24th 10am4pm Backesto Park (Empire & 17th streets) San Jose, CA This year's featured artists: Cheryl & Wayne Renshaw Julio Jimenez Lacy Bryant Paul J. Gonzalez Katrina Loera Performers: Cuatro...
Glamour is a Rocky Road exhibit by Michael Foley
"Glamour is a Rocky Road" a collection of new works by San Francisco Bay Area artist Michael Foley. Featuring new Acrylic, oil, Sumi ink paintings and illustrations depicting the trials and tribulations of trying to make it in this...
Canvas Ghost Fall Exhbition _ Beyond the Comic Strip
Comics bring a sense of adventure, a sense of escape. They are larger than life and far more exciting that the existence we endure. Come experience the excitement, adventure, escape. Exhibition Dates: October 8th 710pm October 9th 125pm Particiapting...
Tango in Silk at BBC
TANGO IN SILK Don't miss the unique chance to enjoy and purchase wearable and fine art by Natasha Foucault and Vasily Vein and meet the artists.!!!!!!! Join us for amazing Tango performance by USA Argentine Tango Stage Champions Gustavo...
TWO BUCK Tuesday _ September 20th!
Join us for an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!! ?? TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery? Tuesday,September 20th, 7-10pm It's free and open to all ages! Sandi Billingsley...
Artist's For Andy's Pet Shop Event
Andy's Pet Shop and Adoption Center needs our help or they will not be able to keep their doors open to the community nor to the local animal rescue centers they partner with. To help raise awareness of their...
Bernardo Grijalva Photo Exhibit at Ameriprise Financial
Ameriprise Financial is presenting the Photography of Bernardo Grijalva on October 13, 2011 at 6 p.m. Please RSVP with Jennifer at 408.287.6500 Grijalva is a Professional Photographer specializing in advertising, editorial and architectural photography. Please join us for an...
Content Magazine KickStarter Campaign
SUPPORT LOCAL "As residents of San Jose, we started Content Magazine, a life & style magazine unlike any of its predecessors, to tell the stories of these inspiring individuals and businesses in San Jose. It's honest, visually appealing and...
SJSU Ceramics MFA Program at Higher Fire Clay Studios
The Self-Conscious Traveler, Avery Palmer Passing of the Torch with Robert Arneson, David White The Process, Wesley Wright There's a really great exhibit at Higher Fire of ceramicists in the MFA program at SJSU. Participating artists include Jonathan Huang,...
Jason Adams, Jai Tanju at Empire Seven Studios
Empire Seven Studios presents: Shits Getting Heavy So Kill Yourself Laughing This year both Jason Adams and Jai Tanju had art shows that you didn't get to see. Well here is your chance! Both shows are being shown at...
Momentum 2011 at Firehouse North Gallery, Berkeley
The Silicon Valley Artists Collaborative announces their third annual show of fine art, Momentum 2011. The location is Firehouse North Gallery in Berkeley, 1790 Shattuck Avenue, (510) 593-0733. The opening artists' reception party will be on Friday September 9th...
Joyce Savre Exhibition at Gallery 9
Gallery 9 Los Altos presents Joyce Savre Language As Image new works on canvas and paper Reception: Friday, September 30th 5:30-8pm Exhibition dates: September 27 October 22, 2011 Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11-5 Sunday 12-4 Closed Mondays Gallery 9...
Puppetry Workshops with Dax at Exploratorium
Puppeteer, musician & performance artist Dax Tran-Caffee will be offering hands on mask making and bird puppet making workshops at the Exploritorium in San Francisco. Watch his intro video by clicking here and more info on the workshops is...
Red Berry Cafe Exhibition Opportunity
Red Berry Coffee Bar invites you to share your art with our downtown artisan coffee fans. Located at 231 East Santa Clara Street, right across from City Hall, Red Berry Coffee Bar is an exciting addition to downtown San...
CONTENT's San Jose Photography Contest
San Jose Photography Contest San Jose is a city of vastly diverse communities and cultures. Content Magazine is featuring these communities and celebrating you, our local artists. We invite you to submit your original photographic image(s) that displays and/or...
Call for Art _ Halloween / Day of the Dead show
Halloween / Day of the Dead show st South First Street Billiards. Organizer: John Cloud, Cloud Concepts and South First Street Billiards Bring out all your scary, whimsical, dark, or just fun Halloween or Day of the Dead art. It...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Sept. 2nd!
Join us for the First Friday Art Walk & Street Mrkt this Friday, Sept. 2nd! Two new solo exhibitions by Leslie Ann Rice and Sara Tomasello KALEID Gallery, 88 So. Fourth St. Circus Act sculptures by Leslie Ann RiceA mutt-ley...
Dr. Sketchys featuring Black Lotus Clothing!
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is proud to partner with the fabulous indie fashion designer Christina Molcillo owner of Black Lotus Clothing. They rocked the stage at the 2011 SubZERO Festival with a fashion show and modeled for the Dr....
Mosaic Artists Exhibition at Main Street Cafe
Mosaic Artists of the South Bay at Main Street Cafe & Books on view now through October 7th. Featuring Contemporary Mosaic Artists: Angela Sanders, April Maiten, Corinne Friedman, Laurel Woodard, Lynne Strom-Berg, Kathy Richardson, Kathleen Sartain, Kathy Schuyler Contemporary...
TWO BUCK Tuesday_Aug. 16th!
Shannon Amidon photo weaving workshop at July's TBT. Join us for an inspired evening of art demos, performances,live painting,scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!! TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery? Tuesday, August 16th, 7-10pm - ?It's...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Aug. 5th!
Join us this Friday, August 5th for the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk + STREET MRKT in downtown San Jose! 7pm-11pm, free and open to the public. KALEID Gallery 88 So. 4th St. Two new exhibitions by featured artists Jonathan...
Artists Wanted to Create Art for Neighborhood Utility Boxes
CALL FOR ARTISTS: Local artists wanted for "Art Box San Jose." The "Art Box Project SJ" was born with six initial neighborhoods wanting to participate by funding the painting and selecting their preferred locations. It's a grass roots effort with...
Raku Canvases by Michael Gustavson at Black Bean
Imperfect Birds, 44"x60" Black Bean Ceramic Art Center presents RAKU CANVASES by Michael Gustavson Opening Reception: August 5th, 6:00-9:00pm Workshop: August 27, 10:00-4:00pm Cost $75.00 if paid before August 19th. After 19th, cost $100.00 To register call 408 642-5757...
Call for ZINES_Yumi's Zine Party!
Yumi is hosting a Zine Party! during the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + STREET MRKT on August 5th. Yumi is looking for local zines to exhibit and help sell your zines for you in A.D. Gallery's nomAD Zine...
Open Studio at ArtStreet San Jose
Artist Curt Schauers ArtStreet San Jose Studio Gallery combines a working studio with gallery space to promote the work of local artists working in a range of media. Join us for the opening from August 5-7. Well have a...
Monoprint Exhibit at Art Object
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TWO BUCK Tuesday _ July 19th!
Join us for an inspired evening of art demos, performances,live painting,scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!! Two Buck Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery Tuesday, July 19th, 7-10pm It's free and open to all ages! Shannon Amidon will...
Jenifer Renzel at FAUX
KALEID Gallery artist Jenifer Renzel has a new exhibit up at FAUX Salon in Campbell. Creatures and Curiosities Nine new shadow boxes by Jenifer Renzel. Little monsters and oddities abound .... On view through July, 2011. Faux Salon 378...
Call for Entries_CALIFORNIA! at Berkeley Art Center
CALIFORNIA! Berkeley Art Center's 28th Annual Juried Exhibition August 20 - October 2, 2011 Entry Deadline: July 1, 2011 Esteemed Local Jurors: Chandra Cerrito, Director, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland Svea Lin Soll, Principal/Director, Swarm Gallery, Oakland This California-based juried...
Paco Excel at Empire Seven Studios July 9th
We Are Robots by Paco Excel Artist Reception: Saturday, July 9th 7pm-midnight, free admission Guest DJs Cutso and Golden Chyld (The Bangerz) Paco Excel born and raised in California with a background in graffiti dating back to 1989 was...
2nd Annual PKG Art & Music Festival, Half Moon Bay
7.16.2011 2nd Annual PKG Art & Music Festival Old Princeton Landing, 460 Capistrano Rd. Half Moon Bay, CA, 94019 TIME: 12PM to 1AM PRICE: Outside Free until 7, Inside $5 starting at 7 DESCRIPTION: Project Knew Groove, a new...
Leslie Lambert at Red Berry Coffee Bar
Awakening, 12 x 15, ink on paper FRESH OUT OF INK, an exhibit by Palo Alto artist Leslie Lambert, is currently showing through July 30 at Red Berry Coffee Bar. Lambert's dynamic, figurative work on paper is done primarily...
TWO BUCK Tuesday _this Tuesday June 21st!
KALEID Gallery presents Two Buck Tuesday June 21st 7-10pm You're invited to join us for our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people get together! We have another great lineup of art, demos and hands on activities! Featuring: Sean Stryker...
Beautiful Creatures in CONTENT Magazine
KALEID artist Christine Benjamin is a feature article in the current CONTENT Magazine along with artist Sheri DeBow for their Beautiful Creatures exhibit at diModa Salon. Visit Content's site for more info: http://content-magazine.com/welcome/?p=2968 Beautiful Creatures runs from June 4th...
Dolls n Drag at METRO July 1st
Although there's no South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk in July the art don't stop in the SoFA District! On Friday July 1st METRO Newspaper will have the photo exhibit Dolls n Drag by Miss Oblivious with live performances by...
TWO BUCK Tuesday _ June 21st!
KALEID Gallery presents Two Buck Tuesday June 21st 7-10pm You're invited to join us for our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people get together! We have another great lineup of art, demos and hands on activities! Featuring: Sean Stryker...
Call for art! NextSpace Downtown San Jose
NextSpace Coworking is opening the doors to our San Jose location very soon, and I am really excited about turning a space that has stood vacant for many years into a vibrant urban space. NextSpace offers the physical infrastructure for...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + SubZERO Festival June 3rd!
This month's First Friday's art walk is also the 4th Annual SubZERO Festival! Sean Sczepanik Steven Sczepanik Start off the art walk by parking at South Fourth & San Fernando garage and check out KALEID Gallery's feature exhibit (located on...
LOTS to DO at this TWO BUCK Tuesday May 17th!
KALEID Gallery presents Two Buck Tuesday May 17th 7-10pm You're invited to join us for our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people get together! We have another great lineup of art, demos and hands on activities! Featuring: Joanne Yada...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk May 6th!
The South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk is an eclectic evening of Arts & Culture in downtown San Jose's SoFA district (and beyond!) every First Friday of the month JOIN US for the next South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk on...
Show, Demo, Sell Your Art at Two Buck Tuesdays at KALEID!
More TBT photos here: http://bit.ly/TBT_photos TWO BUCK Tuesday is a monthly (3rd Tuesday of every month) $2 art sale and artist/quirky people get-together with music, live art, open sketching table, demos, performances, informal speakers and other artsy happenings! It's...
Artist Vladimir Vitkovsky and Fashon by V. Vein
Artist Vladimir Vitkovsky, born and raised in Leningrad, Russia, currently owns an art gallery in San Francisco. He works successfully in a variety of media, and the patrons of his art reside not only in California, but far beyond....
Figure Drawing Session with Aerialist Ariyana La Fey
After months of chill, driving rain and long nights it is good to see that spring has finally arrived in our beloved city of San Jose. We here at the local chapter of Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School are in...
Work with Artist Seyed Alavi
Seyed Alavi, Bay Area artist and current fellow at Montalvo Arts Center, is looking for volunteers to help him construct an installation at Montalvo: a large dome shaped architectural structure that will live in a grove of trees behind Montalvo's...
Haley Goodlett's Closing Reception
You're invited to join the artist for her closing reception. In addition to a broad series of paintings, Haley will have new jewelery on display for your enjoyment. Saturday, April 30th 12-5pm. Gallery TEN10 1010 East Taylor St San...
Doll House Furniture Needed
Artist Lacey Bryant is building a cardboard dollhouse installation for the SubZERO Festival that happens First Friday June 3, 2011. Bigger and better than last year's, it's going to be over 6 feet long and taller than Lacey herself. She...
TWO BUCK Tuesday April 19th!
KALEID Gallery presents Two Buck Tuesday APRIL 19th 7-10pm You're invited to join us for our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people get together! We have another great lineup of art, demos and hands on activities! FEATURING: Sandi Billingsley...
Dion Bello at The Usuals
Leon by Dion Bello Dion Bello's charicatures (Illuskrate) will be the next art show up for viewing at The Usuals on Friday April 22nd which is also The Usuals' 1 year anniversary! 1020 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126...
Veggielution's AVANT GARDEN 2001
Its a farm practically under a freeway yet Veggielution is a thriving community farm in urban San Jose. Their food and art fundraiser Avant Garden 2011 brings together chefs and artists to raise funds for the nonprofit whose mission...
David Mejia Exhibit at Cafe Romanza
Via Femina Art by David Mejia at Caffe Romanza (inside BOOKS, INC.) Artist's reception Wednesday, May 4th 3-6pm Exhibit dates: May 2-30, 2011 Caffe Romanza inside BOOKS, INC 301 Castro St. Mountain View, CA Open: Sun-Thurs 9am-10pm FriSat 9am-11am...
Call For Art_San Mateo County Fair Competition
This summer, San Mateo County Fair will be featuring a new 2-dimensional art category for its annual competitions. All artists, of all levels of experience, are encouraged to submit their work and participate in this new category honoring an...
Congratulations to Shannon Amidon!
Congratulations to KALEID Gallery artist Shannon Amidon on her Arts Council Artist Fellowship Grant Award! Arts Council Silicon Valley today announced the five recipients of Artist Fellowship Grants for their ground-breaking contributions to the arts in Santa Clara County....
An evening curated by Corpus Callosum at Anno Domini
The first in a series of music and performance art curated by Corpus Callosum! Music from Little Wings, Banty Hen, and Corpus Callosum and physical performance by Oakland Butoh founder, Paige Starling Sorvillo. Sunday, April 17th, 6:30pm/$7./All Ages Anno...
Haley Goodlett at Gallery Ten10 April 8th
Gallery TEN10 Reception April 8th, 6pm-9pm: Haley Goodlett, Chris Arcus, Steve Wetlesen Gallery Ten10 is pleased to announce the opening art exhibit featuring the paintings of Haley Goodlett. Haley, originally comes from Kentucky and attended Norte Dame de Namur...
Jim Sloane Exhibit at Ameriprise
Ameriprise Financial Services presents the art of Jim Sloane Please join us for an evening of wine, cheese and meet the Artist on May 19, 2011 at 6 p.m. Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. 1 Almaden Blvd, Suite 800 /...
Leslie Lambert at Cafe Zoe
Because I Had A Tree Once New, figurative drawing-paintings by Leslie Lambert at Caf Zoe in Menlo Park. Artist's reception including wine and hors doeuvres is Thursday, April 14, from 5:30 to 7pm. Caf Zoe 1929 Menalto Ave (at...
Lacey Bryant at OZ Gallery
In and Out of Dreams paintings by Lacey Bryant OZ Gallery 3224 22nd st (between Mission & Bartlett) San Francisco On view until April 30th....
Leslie Ann Rice at Blue Line Gallery
KALEID Artist Leslie Ann Rice (pictured above) will be showing her totemic sculpture "Dog Pile" in the upcoming Totems & Plates Ceramics Invitational & Competition, Tony Natsoulas, curator & juror. Exhibit dates: April 7 - June 3, 2011 Blue...
KALEID Feature Exhibit SUCCOR opens Friday April 1st
Succor In Honor of the Life and Art of Jessica Beerli Opening Reception: Friday, April 1, 7-10pm, free & open to the public part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk http://www.southfirstfridays.com Friends and Family Memorial: Saturday, April...
Gallery TEN10 Exhibit featuring Haley Goodlett
Gallery TEN10 presents an exhibition featuring Haley Goodlett, Chris Arcus and Steve Wetlesen Artists' Reception April 8th, 6pm-9pm Poetry starts at 9pm and Drum circle afterward Haley Goodlett. Haley, originally comes from Kentucky and attended Norte Dame de Namur...
Sara Tomasello Exhibit News
Sara Tomasello upcycles home and tabletop goods with her acrylic paint wonders! Find her at San Jose Made (SJMADE) Saturday, April 2 from 12-8pm. San Jose Made is a one-day vendor fair for makers, artists and purveyors of San...
TWO BUCK Tuesday March 15th!
KALEID Gallery presents Two Buck Tuesday March 15th 7-10pm You're invited to join us for our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people get-together! Insane Craft Posse has the proof that San Jose is full of things to do. Come...
Thank you Kimy, Sean & Steven!
We'd like to thank Cinequest Film Festival for the opportunity to partner once again this year in their MAVERICK Live Painting Event & to Camera 12 for hosting the event in their lobby windows. (l to r) Kimy Martinez,...
Lacey Bryant Dreamscapes at The Usuals
KALEID artist (and stellar staff member) Lacey Bryant's exhibition Dreamscapes is up at the Usuals for its final week - on view until March 21st. The work is impressive, 18 new larger scale works. Lacey's adolescent girls seem to...
WORKS Benefit Auction March 19th
Works Benefit Auction will be at 451 South First Street. It will now be a benefit to move Works to its new home just a block away on South Market. Over 100 artists have now contributed, including some of...
Ren Lorraine Art will be AUCTIONING off a work of Fine Art beginning at 9am on Monday, March 14th & ending at midnight in an effort to raise money for the American Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami...
Last Chance to VOTE!
Kimy, Sean and Steven have finished their 4' x 5' paintings for the CINEQUEST Live Painting Contest. This evening, Sat., March 12th at 7:15pm at the California Theater, the three artists will be recognized on stage and the winner...
University Art Open Art Competition
University Art invites you to enter our Fourth Annual Open Art Competition for Artists in Northern California The UArt Open is an annual art competition and exhibition held to promote the arts and to showcase outstanding work in a...
Cinequest Art_VOTE for your favorite!
Sean Sczepanik, Kimy Martinez and Steven Sczepanik have been having great fun and doing awesome work at the Cinequest Live Art Contest. The paintings are still works in progress, but you can begin voting for your favorite from now...
CQ Maverick Artists Update
Kimy Martinez Sean Sczepanik Steven Sczepanik Kimy, Sean and Steven have a few days left of painting before the Cinequest Closing Gala this Saturday. All three will be on site at Camera 12 Cinemas Wednesday and Thursday (March 9th...
Steve Caballero at Cukui
Steve Caballero Solo Art show Friday, March 11. 2011 from 7-10pm. Cukui in SJ Japantown 229 Jackson St. San Jose, Ca....
Call for Artists for Summer Day Camps at Mexican Heritage
CALLING ALL ARTISTS! We are looking for you to help us create some fun at the Mexican Heritage Plaza this summer! The Mexican Heritage Plaza Steering Committee is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals from teaching artists for Arts...
Black Bean Ceramic Workshop & Exhibition
Black Bean Ceramic Art Center features Ceramic Sculpture Workshop and Exhibition by Susannah Israel. Ceramic Sculpture Workshop Saturday, April 2, 9:00 am-5:00pm To Register : www.blackbeanclay.com or call 408-642-5757 Pre-registration - $75.00 After March 26th - $95.00 Susannah Israel NEW...
Live Music this Sunday (3/6) at Anno Domini
Sun Foot + Pale Hoarse + San Francesca + Christine Shields this Sunday, March 6th Sun Foot performing at Jeffrey Deitch's house in Los Angeles. (photo: Cheryl Dunn) We have a special night of performances this Sunday, March 6th at...
CQ Maverick Artists Update
Sean Sczepanik Kimy Martinez Steven Sczepanik Sean, Kimy & Steven are all making progress on their paintings for the Cinequest Film Festival Maverick Art Contest. Stop by and cheer them on - they'll be painting live all week at...
South First Fridays Art Walk March 4th!
Join us for South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Friday March 4, 7-11pm (in downtown San Jose's SoFA District & beyond!) Be sure to make it by these Phantom Galleries coordinated exhibitions hosted by local art supporting businesses: Opening Reception: Folie...
Veggielution Benefit Call For Art
Veggielution is seeking artists to donate pieces to our silent art auction fundraiser, Avant Garden, taking place on April 15th, 2011 at KALEID Gallery in Downtown San Jose. Click here for more event info. The Artist- We are looking...
KALEID Feature Exhibits Open First Friday March 4th
Join us for our Featured Exhibits by Dotti Cichon and Kathleen Wolf at KALEID for the month of March. Dotti Cichon: The Grandeur of the Commonplace: Impressions of Europe two bodies of photographic work from a recent trip to Europe....
3 MAVERICK Artists Paint Live at CINEQUEST
Kimy Martinez Sean Sczepanik Steven Sczepanik Phantom Galleries is proud to partner again this year with the CINEQUEST Film Festival by providing artists Kimy Martinez, Sean Sczepanik and Steven Sczepanik for their MAVERICK ART live painting contest. Cinequest Empowers...
Thank you Art Monkeys!
Postal Servix (SVRG) Thanks to everyone that came out to the most recent Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School session at Anno Domini. There's pics of our awesome model Postal Servix of the Silicon Valley Roller Girls and some art...
HYRBRIDITY, MULTIPLICITY, HETREROGENEITY?
HYRBRIDITY, MULTIPLICITY, HETREROGENEITY? Exhibit Opening Reception: Thursday, March 3, 5-8pm Exhibit Dates: March 3 - March 31, 2011 A MULTI-MEDIA EXHIBIT OF BAY AREA ARTISTS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN DESCENT HYBRIDITY, MULTIPLICITY, HETEREOGENERITY fosters an interdisciplinary dialogue on cultural fusion,...
Don't Miss! Events for Thursday & Friday
THURSDAY FEB 24th DR. SKETCHY'S San Jose presents Unfamiliar with the Silicon Valley Roller Girls and the bloody sport of roller derby in which they compete? Ignorant of the fierce battles these warrior women engage in for little more than...
Student Galleries at SJSU
A recent visit to the SJSU student gallery openings (Tuesdays in the art building) was rewarded with two enjoyable exhibits by Avery Palmer and Wesley Wright. Avery Palmer, The Shipment, glazed ceramic, 2010 Wesley Wright, The Ambassadors, stoneware clay, paint,...
Jai Tanju "HEAVY"
Congratulations to San Jose skateboarder artist Jai Tanju on his upcoming show in Philadelphia, PA entitled "Heavy". A 15 year veteran photographer Jai has taken his work to another level by adding elements of his new found love of...
THANKS for coming out to TBT!
Thanks to all the awesome artists, musicians and crazy crafts people doing demos! It was a great event, and we look forward to seeing you at the next one March 15th! If you'd like to participate w/ live painting, a...
Call for Artists, Musicians, Poets, Womyn United March 5, 2011
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Tim Walker Reception at Red Berry Coffee
Coffee, Tea, and Artistry at Red Berry Coffee Bar: Landscapes by Tim Walker Artist's Reception: Friday, February 25, 7-9 pm Join us at the opening celebration of Landscapes by Tim Walker, an exhibition of vibrant images showing the beauty...
Save the Date _ "Blue to the Roots"
Crossroads, Deb Barba Canvas Ghost Productions is featuring Bay Area Musicians and Artists. Blue to the Roots is an exploration of the early 20th Century blues movement. Dig down into the roots of the Blues: Son House, Robert Johnson...
Art on the Square 2011 Application is Available Now!
We're looking forward to an exciting season of Art on the Square shows this year. As always, our goal is to bring you the best in locally produced fine arts and crafts. The 2011 Art on the Square Application is...
SAVE THE DATE_Dr. Sketchy's SJ Feb. 24th
Dr. Sketchy's Anti Art School San Jose recommences on Thursday, Feb. 24th with SVRG's POSTAL SERVIX as its feature model! Bring your black & green (& maybe some red) for our up close live figure drawing session! 7pm sharp...
Lacey Bryant Art Show at The Usuals
New works by Lacey Bryant at The Usuals on Friday, February 25th, 7-10pm. Music, drinks, cupcakes and new Lacey designed t-shirt release. The Usuals 1020 The Alameda San Jose, CA www.shoptheusuals.com...
TWO BUCK Tuesday February 15th!
KALEID Galley presents TWO BUCK TUESDAYS -a monthly artist and quirky people get-together February 15, 7-10 pm - free & all ages welcome! Comedian Sean Stryker will make us laugh! Maria will host a paper crafts table with origami folding...
Trina Merry Bodypainting Events
An image out of Trina Merry's current exhibit Art Alive appears on the current cover of METRO Weekly! The exhibit at Good Karma opened Friday February 4th and is on view through Feb. 25th. photo by Daniel Gaines Photography...
Family Room, John Meeks, Will Sprott at A.D. this Saturday
Live music event at Anno Domini this Saturday, February 12th, 9pm sharp! 9pm- Will Sprott Songwriter & singer of the Mumlers, Will Sprott's great uncle was a paranormal expert who named the Bermuda Triangle. Without the honking, undulating mayhem...
Call to Artists, Musicians, and Slam Poets
The Round, a Seattle based arts/music event, is coming to San Jose! What is The Round? Well, the audience is seated in a cafe-esque setting and very respectful. (This ain't no bar scene!) The stage is shared between artists, musicians,...
Workshop Argentina: with Chiachio & Giannone
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles presents: Workshop Argentina: with Chiachio & Giannone February 12, 10am - 5pm and February 13, 10am - 12 Noon Exhibit: February 8 May 1, 2011 Eden Re-imagined Presents the embroidered work...
South FIRST FRIDAY Art Walk Feb. 4th!
Join us for South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk February 4th! An eclectic evening of arts and culture in downtown San Jose's SoFA District (& beyond)! Venues are open 7pm-11pm & are free of charge HIghlights include: Phantom Galleries in the...
Ceast & Desist at Montalvo
art work by Charlotte Kruk, photos by Astrogirl Cease & Desist addresses issues around the repurposing and recycling of materials that include an identifiable logo or trademark. The exhibition includes a site-specific installation by Los Angeles based artist Carrie...
SJMADE Sat. Jan. 29th
SJMADE is a one-day event comprised of local store-owners, makers, artists, and purveyors of Bay Area goods. From garage silk screeners, to twilight jewelry artists, to local brick-and-mortars, San Jose's homegrown scene is growing and flourishing. Meet creative minds...
Creative Capital Grants
Creative Capital provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects in five disciplines: Emerging Fields, Film/Video, Innovative Literature, and Performing and Visual Arts. Working in long-term partnership with artists, Creative Capitals pioneering approach to support combines funding,...
apexart's Unsolicited Proposal Program (NYC)
apexart's Unsolicited Proposal Program Continuing our annual Unsolicited Proposal Program, we will accept 600-word, idea-based exhibition proposals for evaluation by an international panel of apexart associates (curators, artists, writers, philosophers). Submissions are reviewed independently and anonymouslythey are evaluated solely on...
Members show at Santa Cruz Art League
Local Essence is the annual members exhibition of the Santa Cruz Art League. All different types of media are represented from paintings, sculpture, photography, woodwork, ceramics, and more. It's a great show that combines work of well established artists...
A jam packed TWO BUCK Tuesday Jan. 18th!
KALEID Gallery presents Two Buck Tuesday January 18th 7-9pm Happy 2011! Our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people coming-together event is back for the new year and we have tons of goodies for you! J. Marie & Mike Dvorkin...
Exhibition Opportunity in Office Setting
There is an opportunity for artists to exhibit their works in a very respectable affluent office setting. The coordinator Dorothy Whitman is an artist herself so understands the effects art can have on the employees and clients of a workplace...
Public Art Program Call for Qualifications
The City of San Jose Public Art Program - Spartan/Keyes Neighborhood/Bestor Art Park Public Art Project OPEN CALL TO SUBMIT QUALIFICATIONS DEADLINE: Monday, January 24, 2011 at 11:59 pm Mountain Time For the complete RFQ: http://www.sanjoseculture.org/?pid=4500 INTRODUCTION The City of...
Call for Art at new Pho69 in SoFA District
Phantom Galleries will be coordinating on-going art exhibitions at the newest SoFA District restaurant PHO69 (located next door to Caffe Trieste). The restaurant has been getting great Yelp reviews since their opening last month with special mentions of their contemporary...
The Zahsman Murders at WORKS
Arclight Repertory Theater presents The Zahsman Murders at WORKS San Jose Set in a New York police department where police are baffled by the identity of a serial killer, the show has a cast of six, one of whom...
Creative Minds Shorty Fatz
Lowrider Arcade exhibit by Shorty Fatz at Anno Domini, June 2007 Matthew Rodriguez and Samuel Rodriguez, creators of Shorty Fatz in San Jose, will discuss and demonstrate their custom-built bicycles as part of SJMAs ongoing Creative Minds series. Shorty...
Shannon Amidon Returns from Costa Rica Residency
KALEID Gallery artist Shannon Amidon has returned safe and sound from her month long residency at the Julia and David White artist colony in Costa Rica. She recaps her experience on her website which is an insightful read....and will...
Dark Matter & Other Exhibits this Friday, Jan. 7th
There's no downtown San Jose art walk this month (January 7th) but there's still a couple of great art openings going on so you don't have to wait til First Friday February! The Samurai, sculpture by Matthew Pugh Surgery.Art presents...
KALEID's Rockin' Stockings Show & Sale!
The Rockin' Stockings Show & Sale is off to a great start! Thanks to everyone that came out to the opening last First Friday! There's 40 artists participating in this special holiday sale with wonderful works at affordable prices for...
Pellet at Empire 7 Studios
Empire Seven Studios is proud to present the debut solo exhibition by Kyle Pellet. Inspired by good memories, bad omens, fears, hard work, and guilty pleasures, Pellet draws and paints images reflecting the confounding joy and terror of everyday...
Bah! Humbug! Holiday Art Sale
On the Corner Music presents the BAH! HUMBUG! Holiday Art Sale on Friday, Dec. 17th, 7-11pm Gift priced art, all ages, plus no tax on all vinyl! 530 East Campbell Ave Campbell, CA...
Holiday ART Show at Psycho Donuts in Campbell
"Have Yourself a Crazy Little Christmas!" Reception and Party: Sunday, December 12th from 10AM to 3PM Come check out original off-beat artwork for sale from super-talented local artists like Deborah Barba, Carlos Villez, John Hageman, Christine Benjamin, Sheri DeBow, Kurtis...
Exhibition Opportunity at Red Berry Coffee Bar
Red Berry Coffee Bar invites you to share your art with our downtown artisan coffee fans. Located at 231 East Santa Clara Street, right across from City Hall, Red Berry Coffee Baris an exciting addition to downtown San Jose's...
Homemade Holiday Call for Vendors
4th Annual Homemade Holiday Art as Gifts Show Saturday, December 11th, 10am - 8pm 2nd Floor 300 Bld. (across from Crate & Barrel) Over 40 Artists! Reception: Wine, Food & Music 3pm - 8pm Vendor details: * The space...
KALEID's Rockin' Stockings Show & Sale Dec. 3rd!
KALEID Gallery artists have created unique works of art generously priced for this gift giving season! This will be a one-stop shopping trip for everyone on your list that shows you care enough to get them something you can't...
Works member show: Saturday is last day to bring art!
Saturday from Noon to 4 is the final time to bring in your art to place in the 2010 Member Exhibition "Ring in the New" opening on First Friday December 3rd. Join or renew your membership to Works/San Jos when...
Call for Entries _ What Is Love? Design Challenge
Do you think youre funny? Sweet? Romantic? Or even downright dirty? Put your design skills where your mouth is. Whether youre in love, have been in love, want to be in love or know what its like to be...
Rochelle Ford Holiday Show
Artist Rochelle Ford will be having a Holiday Show on Saturday, Dec. 4th & Sunday, Dec. 5th from 10am - 5pm at 1155 Waverley Street, Palo Alto. Rochelle will be selling everything from $12. earrings to 2 story high...
Merry Moroccan Holiday
Be merry this holiday season and join SJ FAM and Satori Tea Company for a delightful afternoon filled with fashion, art, music, charity and culture. Relax over a cup of tea and live music or peruse through a mini...
METRO Cover by Josh Marcotte
Congrats to KALEID Gallery artist Josh Marcotte (aka Lost San Jose) for landing the cover shot for the current issue of METRO Weekly Newspaper! The feature article interviews Josh and his use of analog cameras along with several other...
Fashion and Art Theatre Dec. 11th & 12th
Vladimir Vitkovsky was born in Russia, in 1950. He studied art at three prestigious St. Petersburg Art Schools, learning techniques from various Russian teachers and then broke away and began experimenting on his own. Vitkovsky creates a unique world...
TWO BUCK Tuesday November 16th
Another awesome evening of creative speakers, performers, demos, live painting and $2 art! TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 16th, 7-9pm FREE and open to the public! Cardboard Box Theatre Project is a a South Bay theatre company, founded in 2009 by...
2010 Diamond Awards
2010 Diamond Awards Each year the Peninsula Arts Council presents the Diamond Awards to recognize individuals and organizations for their artistic achievements and contributions to the arts (visual arts, music, dance, theater, film/video, literary) in San Mateo County. The Peninsula...
OVERSOCIAL MOFO REVUE Nov. 12th!
We're back! November 12, 2010, 8pm SHARP Anno Domini Gallery 366 So. First Street Downtown San Jose The OVERSOCIAL MOFO REVUE is the groundbreaking variety show hosted by "Mighty" Mike McGee, David Perez, and Tatyana Brown with the musical...
Pacific Art League 2nd Annual Craft Sale
The Pacific Art League of Palo Alto is hosting its 2nd Annual Craft Sale! Come by on November 20th, 11am to 6pm and November 21st, 11am to 5pm for our 2nd annual craft show! Come find the perfect holiday...
Black Bean Celebrates Its First Anniversary
Black Bean Celebrates Its First Anniversary In November, 2009, Will Johnson and Ruben Reyes, two accomplished ceramic artists, fulfilled their dream and opened Black Bean Ceramic Art Center, a working studio for ceramic artists and students. The first year has...
Blue to the Roots _ Call For Art
Canvas Ghost Productions presents BLUE TO THE ROOTS This show is an exploration of the early 20th Century blues movement through music and art. Dive down to the roots of the Blues. Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Blind Lemmon...
Gary Coleman Reception at Ameriprise Nov. 11th
Gary Coleman's vivid landscapes are featured in the digital displays at Mmoon, the new Argentine empahadas restaurant at 177 W. Santa Clara Street. Gary also has a one-person (mostly abstract oils) exhibition at Ameriprise Financial, high in the First...
Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild Sale
The Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild is returning to the Lucie Stern Community Center in Palo Alto for its 10th Art in Clay sale! More than 50 Bay Area artists will present their newest creations at this event. The...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Nov. 5th
This month's art walk has a plethora of new exhibitions for the brisk autumn evening of eclectic arts and culture! If you're downtown early - from 3-5pm - stop by 28 North First for Al Preciado's closing reception of...
Eyes Needed for Artist's Project
Artist Karen Gutfreund sent this call out for your EYES: I'm working on a new conceptual piece and I NEED YOUR HELP! I need your eyes! Take a picture of your eyeball, up close as possible and email it...
Mary Medrano Moving Sale
Universal Flight by Mary Medrano Mary Medrano has long been an important artist and advocate for the local artists' community so we are sad to see her moving from the area but wish her and her husband all the...
My Favorite Nightmares Exhibit at WORKS
Corpse by Pinelopi Vassilaki My Favorite Nightmares opens Halloween, October 31st, 7-11pm As creepy or repulsive as they may be, nightmares fascinate us. They linger in our minds long after we've woken, leaving us distracted by thoughts of otherworldly...
Guadalupe River Trail Mammoth Public Art Project
The City of San Joses Public Art Program & Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services are pleased to announce the Guadalupe River Trail Mammoth Public Art Project SUBMITTAL DEADLINE- November 17, 2010, Midnight, Mountain Time This is an online...
Luis Gutierrez Exhibition at Axis Art Gallery
"Lost & Found: the Art of Luis Gutierrez" opening Nov. 13th (thru Jan. 15, 2011) at the Axis Art Gallery. A master working at the peak of his powers, Gutierrez will be showing recent assemblage works contrasted with pieces from...
New Celebrate Paint Lessons
KALEID Gallery artist Ren Lorraine has begun an exciting new endeavor called Celebrate Paint. Celebrate Paint offers professional private and group lessons for both children and adults. Lessons are given for Oil, Watercolor, and Recycled Materials/Found Object Art. Ren...
Randy Wong Exhibit at San Jose Repertory Theater
Randy Wong answered the call for art at the San Jose Repertory Theater through a forwarded email from KALEID artist John Paulson. The Rep needed pharmaceutical themed art to accompany their current play Secret Order, we thought it'd be...
Dr. Sketchy's_Thank You!
Thanks to all the artists that came out to the Dr. Sketchy's ULTRA VIOLENCE session last week. Model Wenchi, and MCs Drew Clark and Trina Merry delivered a great Clockwork Orange inspired life drawing event. SAVE THE DATE for the...
Barnes, Paulson Featured Exhibits at KALEID
This month's featured artists at KALEID Gallery is painter Mariana Barnes and master photographer John Paulson and are on view through Wednesday October 27th. Both exhibitions are examples of vision coupled with high skill and technical ability within their chosen...
Dr. Sketchy's San Jose presents ULTRA VIOLENCE
She came to us several nights ago from one of those facilities that rehabilitate menaces to society, ill-will shining in her pretty blue eyes. At first, we here at Dr. Sketchys Anti-Art School were not well at ease with...
TWO BUCK Tuesday October 19th
The awesome $2 art sale and quirky speaker series is this Tuesday, October 19th, curated by artist Keith Bunnell! Jodi Mascarenas will be doing a sugar skull workshop. There will be small medium and large blank sugar skulls. She will...
Adam Cooper-Tern Shortlisted to Guggenheim Video Biennial
Ero Machina, video still Congratulations to San Jose's Adam Cooper-Tern (SOIL Creative Studio) for being selected to the shortlist of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's YouTube Play! YouTube Play is a collaboration between YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum, presented...
Awesome deal at SJ Art Glass Center
It's getting to be closer to the holiday season. Time to get together with friends, take a little time off from your busy schedule and plan what to do with the family during the winter break. How about coming...
Steven and Sean Sczepanik Exhibit
Steven Sczepanik work in progress In between a busy schedule doing murals in the bay area, Brothers Steven and Sean Sczepanik are working on a new exhibit for Phantom Galleries, ready for view First Friday November 5th at 386...
FabMo Textile Art Boutique
Beautiful one of a kind creations by over 40 local artisans. Saturday, October 23, 2010 - 10am to 5pm Quadrus Conference Center 2400 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA Free admission, free parking www.fabmo.org...
Shannon Amidon's Artists Residency in Costa Rica
Congratulations to KALEID Gallery artist Shannon Amidon for her acceptance to the Julia and David White Artist Colony in Costa Rica for a month long artist residency in December! "This is a wonderful opportunity for me to explore and...
Michelle Waters Interview
KALEID Gallery artist Michelle Waters is in a myriad of shows around the bay area this month: Day of the Dead show at Canvas Ghost, My Favorite Nightmares show at WORKS Gallery, and a show at the NDNU (Notre...
Tech Shop San Jose in the SoFA District
We're thrilled that Tech Shop has chosen downtown San Jose as a new location for their awesome creative community workshop space. If all goes well, they'll soon be at the corner of South Second Street and San Carlos utilizing...
Sign up for classes at Higher Fire Clayspace & Gallery
Dear Artists, A new ceramics studio is open in downtown San Jose Higher Fire Clayspace & Gallery. We welcome clay enthusiasts to our newly renovated 4500 sq ft space in the SoFA District. Higher Fire is both a teaching...
Save Independent Film in the South Bay
Camera 3 has long been at the forefront of bringing independent and foreign films to the South Bay. Films that are on the fringe of mainstream (and mainstream $$), films that we'd usually have to trek up to San Francisco...
Meet the Grantmakers: Funding Opportunities for South Bay Artists and Arts Organizations
Meet the Grantmakers: Funding Opportunities for South Bay Artists and Arts Organizations Wednesday, October 20, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Co-sponsored with Arts Council Silicon Valley and Compasspoint Panelists will describe their organizations' arts funding priorities and guidelines as they...
Gallery Ten10 presents: Impermanence/Permanence
art work by Eddie Flores Gallery Ten 10 returns from its summer hiatus with a special "collector's" show featuring the work of South Bay Artists.?? The genesis of the show is rooted in Curator/Director Al Preciado's passion for the...
Japantown SJ Art Walk
Empire 7 Studios presents drawings, paintings, prints and handmade goods by BEANS on October 8 from 8pm til Midnight. While you're in the neighborhood, check out the group show MOMENTUM 2010 at Art Object Gallery, Cukui Clothing, Street Bot and...
The Alameda Art Works: Fall Open Studios & Benefit
For this Open Studios Benefit, nearly 40 artists specializing in oil, water color, acrylic, mixed medium, and pastel paintings, as well as jewelry, textiles, woodwork, photography and music, will open their working studios to the public. The Alameda Art...
2011 Artist Fellowship Application Deadline Nov. 15th
Arts Council Silicon Valley 2011 Artist Fellowships APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 15, 2010 AWARDS AND CATEGORIES Single fellowships of $4,000 are awarded annually in each of six artistic categories. (Awards may be split in cases of a tie.) No specific project...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk Tonight Oct. 1st!
San Jose's downtown art walk promises to be another inspired excursion into the arts and culture treasure trove of the region. All venues are open 8pm 'til late and is free and open to the public. A small sampling of...
Go Figure Exhibition opens Oct. 30th
artwork by Darlene Boyd You are invited to attend the artists' reception and awards ceremony for the nationally acclaimed SCAL "Go Figure!" Juried Exhibition for 2010. Art Opening: Saturday, October 30, 3-5p.m. Exhibition Dates: October 23 to November 21,...
D. Cichon Urban Entomology Exhibition
Congratulations to KALEID Gallery artist Dotti Cichon for her exhibit in Finland! Butterflies in the Shadow of a Factory Urban Entomology Photographs by D. Cichon California USA Exhibit dates: October 5 - October 30, 2010 Mikkolan Navetta Gallery 5...
Nightmares Group Show Opens on Halloween
My Favorite Nightmares An Art Show curated By Lacey Bryant Nightmares. As creepy or repulsive as they may be, they fascinate us. They linger in our minds long after we've woken, leaving us distracted by thoughts of otherworldly fears....
First Friday Artists' Receptions Oct. 1st at KALEID Gallery
KALEID Gallery presents new solo exhibitions by Mariana Barnes and John Eric Paulson on Friday, October 1st, 7-9pm. Ancient Art, Modern Twist by Mariana Barnes. Mosaics have been used in artwork around the world for thousands of years. Mariana Barnes...
Call for Workshop Proposals
The Women & Girls 2010 Thriving in the New Economy Summit is calling for workshop proposals. The Office of Womens Policy, in partnership with the City of San Jose and community organizations throughout Santa Clara County will be hosting a...
TWO BUCK Tuesday September 21st
TWO BUCK Tuesday September 21, 2010 $2 Art Sale begins at Noon Main event starts at 7p.m. Curated by Drew Clark Seriously, what else are you doing Tuesday night? Come out, enjoy some of the cool culture that the...
2011 NATIONAL WCA CALL FOR ART
HIDDEN CITIES Juried by: Lisa Phillips, Director of New Museum, NYC Exhibition Venue: New Century Artists Gallery 530 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001 Show Dates: February 1 to February 12, 2011 Womens Caucus for Art Reception with the...
Donut Stop Laughing - Psycho San Jose Launch Event
art work by Christine Benjamin We hope to see you on Thursday, September 16, 2010. (any other day after, you'll be late...and laughed at). The event is FREE to all, though there are also plenty of things you can...
Dia De Los Muertos Art Show at Sonya Paz Gallery
art work by Carlos Villez Dia De Los Muertos Art Show at Sonya Paz Gallery in Campbell Local artists interpret their ideas of "Day Of The Dead"! Artists include: Deb Barba, Omar Barba, Christine Benjamin, Rene Berglund, Nicolas Caesar,...
Learn to Play Exhibition at Euphrat Museum
Learn to Play When life is a game, how do you learn to play? Games, an expression of art and life, can bridge the gaps between cultures, and be a common language that brings communities together. Game makers tell...
Artist's Playground Open Studio & Exhibit
mixed media graphic work by Marina Povalishina papie-mache by Anastasiya Rakova Bay Area artists Marina Povalishina and Anastasiya Rakova invite everyone to visit their art exhibition Artists' Playground. The art show will include graphics, painting on wood, collages, papie-mache...
Zombie Donut Art at Psycho Donuts
"Teasing Death" by Christine Benjamin Come check out zombified donut art from all of the Psycho artists, including Christine Benjamin, Murphy Adams, Simon Salas, Michael Borja, Lacey Bryant, Nicolas Caesar, Sheri DeBow, John Hageman, Valery Milovic, Jen Renzel, Carlos...
South FIRST FRIDAYS + STREET MRKT Sept. 3rd
The South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk + STREET MRKT is this Friday, September 3rd! It all kicks off at 7pm and goes 'til late! Here's some highlights from KALEID Gallery and Phantom Galleries coordinated exhibits: Coexist & Bisect Two new...
DOLLHOUSE call for submissions
Arc Studios and Gallery DOLLHOUSE" exhibition Dec 4th - Jan 15th "Dolls are substitutes for humans, and are used in both childhood and adult play. A plastic doll, robot, sock monkey, paper doll, rag doll, nutcracker, marionette, soldier, voodoo effigy...
Barbara Boissevain photo exhibit at SJSU
Eden Under the Canopy Subtropical Gardens of the Mata Atlantica, Brazil is a series of new large format photographs by Barbara Boissevain. Opening reception is Tuesday, August 31, 6pm-8pm in the Herbert Saunders Gallery (2nd Floor of the San...
KALEID Featured Artists for September 2010
KALEID Gallery Featured Exhibits for September 2010: Ren Lorraine, Ras Lowe Opening receptions: Friday, September 3rd, 7-9pm (part of downtown San Jose's South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk.) Free and open to the public. Coexist & Bisect Two new manifestations...
Sean Boyles at Empire 7 Sept. 10th
Empire Seven Studios presents Sean Boyles: First 10 Years. Features a new free standing mural consisting of 21 doors and a collection of current work and art dating back to 2000. Opening Reception: September 10th 8pm - midnight with...
Resuscitation_A night of dark music and art
Surgery presents [ Resuscitation ] A night of dark music and art. A group exhibition featuring work of Bay Area artists specializing in Dark Art. Resuscitation explores and decomposes various interpretations and conceptions of loneliness, depression, alienation, death and...
New Phantom Galleries exhbit by Nathan Belomy
End of the World, oil on canvas Nathan Belomy is an abstract artist working in oil on canvas. With a strong appreciation for Art, he has pursued studies in Art throughout his life, his expertise in a variety of...
A Box of One Acts at Works Gallery
Cardboard Box Theatre Projects A Box of One Acts presents four new one-act plays by Bay Area playwrights and features both new and returning actors and directors. The collection of works extends CBTP beyond its previous productions, as the...
Tamar Belson at Red Berry Cafe
Acrylic paintings by Tamar Belson at Red Berry Cafe "In this series of paintings I used basic colors and their combinations to create a play of contrasts. Warm and cold colors, lines and shapes on colorful surfaces and circles...
Dax Tran-Caffe art work at Faux
Dax Tran-Caffe, artist, Museum Proper puppeteer genius, and accordianist of music group Corpus Callosum has a new series of watercolors entitled Ghost showing at Faux Salon in Campbell. Faux Salon 378 E Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA Salon hours: Tue,...
Luna Park Chalk Art 2010
3rd Annual ITALIAN STREET PAINTING MEETS MURALISMO Celebrating the Northsides Italian heritage Fostering community pride and creative expression in the spirit of the Mexican and Chicano mural movements Saturday, September 25, 2010 10:00 a.m.4:00 p.m. Backesto Park /...
Arts Council SV 2011 Artist Fellowships Informational Workshops
Arts Council Silicon Valley 2011 Artist Fellowships Informational Workshops will be held: Wednesday, September 1, 3:30-5:00pm at Arts Council Silicon Valley Suite 200 Large Conference Room, 4 North Second Street, San Jose Wednesday, September 8, 6:30-8:00pm at Theatre on San...
Extended Deadline - Spartan/Keyes Neighborhood Project
City of San Jose Spartan/Keyes Neighborhood Project REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS EXTENDED DEADLINE: September 14, 2010, 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time For the complete Request for Proposal: http://www.sanjoseculture.org/?pid=4500...
Update: Reserve your seat for Dr. Sketchy's this Thursday
Update: You can reserve your seat in advance by clicking the button below: Also, check out the new Dr. Sketchy Global site, feel free to poke around and see your world wide Dr. Sketchy community! http://www.drsketchy.com/branch/sanjose Dr. Sketchys Anti-Art...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Aug. 17th, 7pm
TWO BUCK Tuesdays is an inspired event hosted by a crew of very dedicated artists at KALEID Gallery on the Third Tuesday of the month. This August session is curated by Michael Foley. The Two Buck Tuesday Crew organizes...
Update: STROKE ALERT! Benefit art show & sale
KALEID Gallery's Sandi Billingsley's donated art work UPDATE: Sara Cole will be having a 50% off sale of the art that remains from this benefit sale to raise more money for her mother on Saturday the 21st of August...
Phantom Galleries Redwood City Special Event This Saturday!
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that participated and that came out - it was a great time! Photos from the event have been posted here. This Saturday, August 14th, the participating artists of Phantom Galleries Redwood City will be hosting...
Art Ark seeking video submissions
You may remember seeing the awesome mobile ART ARK at this year's SubZERO Festival- they're bringing it out again to Zero1's "Absolute Zero" Festival but needs your 5min video addressing this year's theme "Build Your Own World." --------------------------- ART ARK...
Thursday Gig, Aug. 21st featuring Ted Sahl
Free Speech Movement by Ted Sahl Thursday Gig Art & Spoken Word Event Saturday , August 21st, 2:00-5:00 pm This is a Pot Luck BYOB, Soft Drinks, Water event Featured Artist and Poet: Ted Sahl The Martin Luther King...
Expo for Indy Arts at CellSpace SF
KUSF would like you to know about The 11th Annual Expo for Independent Arts, which will be Saturday, September 25th at CellSpace in San Francisco. The Expo for Independent Arts is your place to access Skills, Resources and Connections. -...
SV Roller Girls_Call For Art for Benefit Auction
The Silicon Valley Roller Girls, Santa Clara County s premiere female flat-track roller derby team, is seeking horror and/or roller derby themed art submissions as donations for an art auction & wine tasting fundraiser! The creator of the donated...
First Friday Art Walk + Street Mrkt this Friday!
Join us this Friday, Aug. 6th for San Jose's monthly Art Walk + Street Mrkt! Start off at KALEID Gallery for opening receptions for Lucy Liew and Nora Schwaller, 7pm - 9pm. Floral Fantasy by Lucy Liew In this series...
KALEID's Jean Davis at UC Berkeley Ext. Art & Design Center Gallery
Nine on the Line Opening Reception: Thursday, 5 August 2010 (7-9pm) Exhibition: 5 August - 16 September UC Berkeley Extension Art & Design Center Gallery is proud to present Nine on the Line, a multimedia exhibition showcasing works by...
Michael Buscemi at Bryant Street Gallery
Bryant Street Gallery presents: New Works on Paper by Michael Buscemi Artist's Reception: Friday, July 30th, 6-8pm Bryant Street Gallery 532 Bryant Street Palo Alto, CA 94301 www.bryantstreet.com www.michaelbuscemi.webs.com...
Evening of Music & Performance at A.D. Saturday, July 31st
Anno Domini presents an evening of music and performance by: Corpus Callosum, Spirits of the Red City, DeatHat and A Duet Behind the Wallpaper Saturday, July 31st at 7pm $5 admission at the door Anno Domini // the second...
Food and Art Pairing at the Sonya Paz Fine Art Gallery
Who could imagine, a Food and Art pairing! This special event features the art of Sonya Paz of Sonya Paz Fine Art Gallery, with her exuberant use of color and forms. Pair that with Culinary Instructor Nance Danner Rocha...
Murals of Silicon Valley: Past, Present & Future at WORKS San Jose
WORKS Gallery presents another fun-filled, interactive, community-based Event & Exhibition opening August 6th from 7pm to 9pm. It's all about murals... Painting the town! Murals of Silicon Valley: Past, Present & Future is an exhibition of collaborative and individual...
Open Spaces Abstract Places at Gallery House
Open Spaces: Watercolor paintings of Peninsula open spaces, by Trevlyn Willliams Abstract Places: large format clayprints by Martha Castillo Reception: July 30, 6-8 pm with live music Exhibition dates: July 27 to August 21, 2010 Gallery House 320 California...
Art & Sole Call for Art
SJ FAM is looking for 5 of San Joses top artists to participate in our 2nd Annual Art & Sole. Requirements: - Each artist will be asked to design 2 shoes: 1 male and 1 female shoe to auction...
Find your Muse at TWO BUCK Tuesday July 20th
Find Your Muse at the Eclectic & Quirky TWO BUCK Tuesday this Tuesday, July 20th, 7-10pm. A bodypainter creates timely work about our relationship to oceans, A production company stays in San Jose instead of moving to LA, A performer...
Seaskin by Sandy Munio-Sanjurjo at KALEID this Saturday
Munio-Ink, San Jose Fashion Art Music (SJ FAM), and KALEID Gallery present SeaSkin. Featured artist, Sandy Munio-Sanjurjo will showcase unique, contemporary artwork inspired by the beauty of the Sea. From mixed media pieces to portraits of body painted subjects,...
Lost San Jose at The Usuals
The Usuals Presents: Lost San Jose. New works by Josh Marcotte Artists reception: July 23rd from 69pm Work on display through August. The reception also includes a fashion show featuring new t-shirts from Deakstok, including shirts designed in collaboration...
KALEID artists shine in Content Magazine
The recent issue of Content Magazine features many worthy artists and creatives that make up our awesome vibrant community including KALEID artist Gianfranco Paolozzi as interviewed by, KALEID artist also, Trina Merry! Check out the issue for free here:...
2010 World Cup Final View Party in the SoFA District!
FREE World Cup Final Viewing Party! Live Broadcast on a Jumbotron in Downtown San Jose's SoFA District. Sunday July 11, 9am - 3pm On South First Street between San Carlos and San Salvador streets To celebrate the final game...
SEA NO EVIL ART SHOW 2010
Congratulations to KALEID Gallery artist Michelle Waters for being in the impressive line up of artists participating in the 2010 SEA NO EVIL ART SHOW Benefiting SEA SHEPHERD CONSERVATION SOCIETY. Date: Saturday July 31st, 2010 Time: Doors Open at...
THURSDAY GIG July 15th
New Location: 42 Central Ave., Los Gatos (outside, in the back, in the gazebo.) Date/Time: Thursday, July 15, 2010, 11:00 am - 8:00 pm Free admission. Pot Luck, BYOB or other drink. (If you can't, come on over anyway!)...
Blaise Rosenthal at Felix Kulpa Galelry
Blaise Rosenthal has a new exhibition of works at Felix Kulpa Gallery in Santa Cruz. Artist's reception is August 6th, 6-9pm. Exhibition on view through August 29, 2010. Felix Kulpa Gallery & Sculptue Garden 107 Elm Street Santa Cruz,...
Albert Almondia exhibit at Soula Power Yoga
Figures: Wandering in Wonder The selection of work included in this exhibit includes paintings of figures in various states of mood and expression. Completed over the last four years, the works are also a sample of Almondia's first years...
Taking the Leap at Axis Art Gallery July 9th
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Gary Coleman up and down the South Bay
Gary Coleman has found a way of increasing his studio space; put the art somewhere else. He currently has 15 pieces in the Mountain View Tied House, 5 at the Mistral Restaurant in Redwood Shores, 8 at the Olio...
Send Us Your Art News
We at Phantom Galleries know there is an abundance of talented artists, performers, musicians and creatives doing great work in this area and are exhibiting at a wide variety of venues....from well established art venues to under the radar, out...
Still Life With Banquet. Fundraiser for Zero1
Part Feast. Part Art. Part You. Only at the 2010 01SJ Biennial. This epicurean feast prepared by renown chef Kitty Greenwald is paired with stunning projections by filmmaker and new media artist Grahame Weinbren What: an epicurean feast paired...
Photographer Beau Roulette at Emprie Seven July 9th
365 Self Portraits by Beau Roulette The wicked mind of Beau Roulette I will never understand....but his work is something out of a comic book. A reality comic, funny, twisted, and well executed. His sharp images and cutting edge...
Save the Date: July 20th TWO BUCK TUESDAY!
Find Your Muse at the Eclectic & Quirky Two Buck Tuesday A bodypainter creates timely work about our relationship to oceans, A production company stays in San Jose instead of moving to LA, A performer dances for peace, and...
Seaskin by Sandy Munio-Sanjurjo at KALEID
Munio-Ink, San Jose Fashion Art Music (SJ FAM), and KALEID Gallery present SeaSkin. Featured artist, Sandy Munio-Sanjurjo will showcase unique, contemporary artwork inspired by the beauty of the Sea. From mixed media pieces to portraits of body painted subjects,...
STROKE ALERT! Benefit Studio Art Show/Sale
STROKE ALERT! Benefit Studio Art Show/Sale August 14th 6pm - 10pm Sara Cole Fine Art Studio 592 north 5th Street, San Jose, CA 95112 Artist Sara Cole is hosting a benefit studio art show/art sale for her mother, Margaret Cole,...
Creature Features at diModa Salon July 3rd
A collection of art based on a 1970's late night TV show that showcased classic monster movies from the era. Monster art & sno cones! Exhibiting artists: Steve Caballero, Christine Benjamin, Mr. Wim, 3 sheets, Sid Enck Jr. Reception: Saturday...
Whip that website into shape!
Daniel Gaines Photography has generously offered his excellent photographic skills to help you document your art work professionally. Daniel will set up a photo area and shoot web-ready jpgs of artwork for only $2 each at the next Two...
Canvas Ghost Call for Art
Canvas Ghost is looking for artists to exhibit in their Day of the Dead art celebration that will take place October 16 & 17, 2010. -This is a juried show. We are looking for local artists that have or can...
No South FIRST FRIDAY July 2nd
Just a reminder that there is no South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk in July due to the Fourth of July holiday. We will resume First Friday August 6th with the art walk and STREET MRKT in the SoFA District. In...
out of the box :redux
out of the box :redux july 2 - 22 opening first friday, july 2, 5:30 - 8pm corridor gallery, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto showcasing artists, visions & techniques not seen at the Pacific Art League. the artwork is...
TWO BUCK Tuesdays Call for Art
TWO BUCK Tuesdays is an inspired event hosted by a crew of very dedicated artists at KALEID Gallery on the Third Tuesday of the month. Artists and audience alike are invited to attend, contribute and share in this unique event...
Mariana Barnes in the Blue Planet Exhibition at SOMArts
KALEID Gallery artist Mariana Barnes was selected by internationally exhibited eco-artist Kim Abeles for inclusion in Blue Planet an exhibition accompanying Elements: An Eco-Art Conference sponsored and organized by the Pacific Region Chapters of the Womens Caucus for Art...
Creekside School Students at Art Ark Gallery
ART ARK GALLERY is proud to present... Artwork created by Creekside School Students: a sensory-friendly experience. "All children can learn if we can learn how to teach them." - Author Unknown Opening Art Reception: First Friday, July 2nd 6-8pm...
My Favorite Nightmares Call for Art
Nightmares. As creepy or repulsive as they may be, they fascinate us. They linger in our minds long after we've woken, leaving us distracted by thoughts of otherworldly fears. It is often the strange things that play in our heads...
Scion x-CHANGE Event for KALEID Gallery
Scion x-CHANGE comes to San Jose in support of local arts-based KALEID Gallery. Come out and be a part of the arts in your community. For every test drive completed, money can be donated to KALEID Gallery. KALEID (Greek...
PRISM Index Release Party at Anno Domini this Thursday!
PRISM Index Release Party - a new mixed-media art compilation PRISM index is a limited edition, handmade, silk-screened, mixed-media book that compiles the various work of a wide spectrum of artists into one place. The name serves as an...
Al Preciado at The Usuals
Al Preciado will be exhibiting watercolors and sculptures at The Usuals June 25-July 20, 2010. Artist's Reception is Friday, June 25th, 6-9pm. The Usuals 1020 The Alameda, San Jose http://www.shoptheusuals.com...
Rebelate! Printmaking at MACLA June 24th
A Hands-On Printmaking Workshop with Melanie Cervantes and Jesus Barraza of Dignidad Rebelde July 24th @ MACLA Learn the fine art of printmaking with artist-activists Jesus Barraza and Melanie Cervantes at MACLA. Don't miss the opportunity to work with...
New Funding Opportunity for Emerging Arts Leaders in California
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The James Irvine Foundation are pleased to announce the launch of the Next Gen Arts Initiative, which will provide professional development grants up to $1,000 to emerging arts administrators in California through the...
Summer Art Contest for Kids!
This is a pretty amazing contest for kids by University Art. Not only are there great prizes for the kids (framing and art supplies), they will actually provide the contest entrants with a free canvas. So get your kids,...
Erin Goodwin-Guerrero at Triton Museum of Art
Caught Between Heaven and Earth by Erin Goodwin-Guerrero at Triton Museum of Art June 19-September 19, 2010 Opening Reception: Friday, June 18th, 7-9pm from Triton Museum's website: The art of Erin Goodwin-Guerrero is the product of a curious and...
Thank you! Phantom Galleries Redwood City Art Walk
Artist Maria Sanchez We were very pleased to once again be asked to participate in the revitalization efforts of downtown Redwood City by providing 16 exhibitions by local and regional artists in the vacant storefronts at 2107 Broadway Street...
Michael Gustavson at Black Bean Ceramic Art Center
Black Bean Ceramic Art Center presents: Raku Ceramic Canvases by Michael Gustavson Michaels work is very unique in that he uses the traditional process of raku and has expanded it by way of his own technique. The glazes he...
Join us for Two Buck Tuesday June 15th at KALEID
UPDATE: The awesome TBT Crew did it again with a great night of inspired speakers, artists and audience! Special thanks to our guest speakers: Stephanie Bailey Zack Belanger and David Mejia More TBT images here. See you at the next...
Sunday Night Movies at Art Ark
Art Ark Gallery kicks off their Sunday Night Summer Cinema series this Sunday June 5th at 9pm with the film TOKYO! BYOP+B (bring your own pillow & beverage) The rest of the summer lineup looks pretty good too: Art...
Phantom Galleries Redwood City Art Walk this Saturday!
Phantom Galleries Redwood City is pleased to participate in the upcoming Second Saturday Art Walk with 16 new exhibitions by local artists viewable in the storefront windows of 2107 Broadway Street in downtown Redwood City. Join us Saturday, June...
Michelle Waters Auto-Manic group exhibition
KALEID Gallery artist Michelle Waters is a selected participant in the upcoming group exhibit Auto-Manic curated by Peter Foucault. Michelle is donating all funds from art sales for the next couple of months to International Bird Rescue & Research...
Photographer Abe Menor at Empire Seven Studios
If you came out to the SubZERO Festival last Friday and came across the Street Swag Photo Booth you probably met and had your portrait taken by photographer Abe Menor. His exhibition at Empire 7 this Friday is an...
Shannon Amidon at California Modern Art Gallery
KALEID Gallery artist Shannon Amidon will be exhibiting several pieces from her Subtle Meditations Series in The Green Show at California Modern Art Gallery in San Francisco. The exhibit features 14 Bay Area artists and their works, which reflect...
Josh Marcotte exhibition at Red Berry Coffee Bar
Coffee, Tea, and Artistry at Red Berry Coffee Bar presents: Lost San Jose Endless Wandering Days by Josh Marcotte Artist's Reception: Friday, June 18, 7-9 pm Join us for the downtown San Jose opening of Lost San Jose...
Thursday Gig June 17, 2010
Thursday Gig's Art & the Spoken Word for June features paintings by Dick Zunkel and poetry by Stephen Kessler. June 17th, 6:30pm Stone Griffin Gallery 411 E. Campbell Ave. Campbell, CA...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk & SubZERO Festival
Join us for the South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk & the 3rd Annual SubZERO Festival! June 4th, 6pm 'til MIDNIGHT In the SoFA District (on So. First Street between San Carlos and E. Reed streets & beyond!) In addition to...
KALEID Feature Exhibitions for June 2010
KALEID Gallery presents feature exhibitions by Murphy Adams and Charis DeRemer for the month of June, 2010. art by Murphy Adams see here by Murphy Adams see here: an exhibition of mixed media paintings, sculpture, clay and mosaic. See here,...
Dinosaur Dance Party Call for Participants
Do you like dinosaurs? Do you like to dance? Then dress up like a dinosaur and boogie down at the SubZERO Festival on June 4th in downtown San Jose's SoFA District. Polish up your claws and shake your proto-tailfeathers!...
Works/San Jos's Benefit Art Auction
More than 100 regional artists have donated their work to support your community art and performance center--now it's time to bid! Final preview hours: Thursday, noon to 4pm Friday, noon to 7pm Saturday, noon to 4pm Auction: Saturday, May 22...
TWO BUCK Tuesday May 18th
TWO BUCK TUESDAY, May 18th 2010 6:30-9pm curated by Lacey Bryant. $2 Art Sale and Quirky Speaker Series KALEID Feature Artists Shannon Amidon & Centa Schumacher will talk and answer questions about their current solo shows, Efflorescence & Preconscious...
Matthew Seigel at Caffe Trieste
WHAT IS HAPPENING? We were growing fruits and nuts. Now the valley is growing something else. On the surface it seems to be tech: WWW, email, VoIP, Facebook, Twitter, iPad... But what is it really? If we are the...
Blaise Rosenthal at Good Karma
Iconic Urbanity-symbols of a concrete culture paintings by Blaise Rosenthal Blaise Rosenthal's heavily textured paintings aesthetically evoke and capture the emotion and vibrancy of metropolitan existence from the perspective of his New York origins and skateboarding cultural roots. Artist's...
Mother's Day Gifts from KALEID
If you're out and about for the First Fridays art walk, keep your mom in mind when you stop by KALEID Gallery. There's some amazing affordable gifts for Mother's Day (this Sunday, May 9th)! Choose something as beautiful and unique...
KALEID Featured Exhibitions for May 2010
KALEID Gallery presents two new featured exhibitions with opening receptions on First Friday May 7th from 7-9pm. These exhibitions by Shannon Amidon and Centa Schumacher are photography based although both artists approach the medium entirely differently for a unique experience...
Auctions & Art Party coming up!
Two of San Jose's non-profit art organizations are having fund raising auctions this month. Both MACLA and WORKS will have previews of their auction offerings at this May 7th First Friday art walk. Image credit: Elizabeth Gomez, Titmouse with Pom-Poms,...
The State Of Things exhibit by Chelsea Lynn Jennings
THE STATE OF THINGS is a multi-media installation by Chelsea Lynn Jennings that deals with the sociological idea of the "McDonaldization" of society. McDonaldization is a theory by George Ritzer that expands upon Max Weber's thoughts on bureaucratization and...
Lacey Bryant at Cactus Gallery L.A.
k,k, p by Lacey Bryant KALEID Gallery artist Lacey Bryant has a series of new watercolor paintings at the Los Angeles Cactus Gallery. I love painting. I am constantly thinking about painting. I find myself laying awake at night,...
Delicious Exhibits Coming Up in SJ and SF
artwork by Lacey Bryant Donuts and Nurses and Art, Oh My! at Psycho Donuts in Campbell Reception: Saturday, May 15th 10AM to 3PM Show runs from April 27th to June 6th 2010 Psycho artists are working around the clock,...
Dr. Sketchy's thanks you!
The beauty that fell from space Theresa Dunnavant Dr. Sketchy art Dr. Sketchy art Master Drew Clark, Mistress Trina Merry our resident MCs. Thank you! to all the artists that came out for Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School last week...
Photographers Wanted for: EXPOSURE
Artists Wanted's international competition for inspired photography is now open. Photography is power. In a world of images, a photographer has the potential to change perceptions, ask questions and to explore beauty. This opportunity is open to photographers of...
Silicon Vallery Open Studios starts this weekend
Jen Norton, Cherry Tomatoes: $1.00, Acrylic on Canvas, 20 x 20, $800 This weekend kicks off the 24th season of Silicon Valley Open Studios. It's your chance to visit artists in their studios and shared spaces during the first...
Drown In Details Exhibition
Roan Victor, Ben Kretovics and KALEID's Kate Saturday are the featured artists of Drown in Details at Empire 7 on May 14th, 8pm-midnight. Empire Seven Studios (please note address correction:) 525 No. Seventh St. San Jose, CA...
The 2nd Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Exhibit
The 2nd Annual Science Fiction and Fantasy Art Exhibit Opening Reception- Wednesday April 28th 6pm-9pm Second Chance Opening- Friday May 14th 6pm-9pm Periscope Cellars 1410 62nd Street Emeryville, CA 94608...
MACLA Luncheon with Architect Teddy Cruz
MACLA's Luncheon in Celebration of our Latino Art Auction Exhibition Friday, April 30th, 12-1:30pm The keynote this year is architect Teddy Cruz, one of the most dynamic speakers of our times whose work has focused on the politics of...
Community Day at SJMA
For more information, click here. San Jose Museum of Art 110 South Market Street San Jose, CA 95113 408.271.6840...
Stripped in a Mechanical Meadow at On The Corner Music
STRIPPED in a MECHANICAL MEADOW artworks by: Sean Sczepanik, Steven Sczepanik The walls of this record shop will be covered with mural work by Sean and Steven Sczepanik. Guest DJs include Rockwell and Art Thief. Friday, April 30th, 7pm...
Floating Thresholds at Art & Wellness Studio
Floating Thresholds, an exhibition of new work by Kristine Idarius at Grace Community Center. Also featuring artwork created by GCC member artists during Spring 2010 with Kristine, GCCs first artist in residence. Reception Friday, May 7, 2010 5-9pm Exhibition May...
WORKS Auction 2010_Call for Art
Works/San Jose, your community art and performance center, is asking for your art to be the focus of the 2010 benefit auction! This will be the most important auction ever for Works, and your commitment and most inspired artwork are...
Music Law Workshop 2
Music Law Workshop 2 With Keith Cooper Thursday, April 22nd, 6:00pm - 7:45pm Room 210 of the Music Bldg. at San Jos State University This two-part workshop will present an overview of the fundamental business law and intellectual property law...
TWO BUCK Tuesday April 20th at KALEID Gallery
Come mingle and enjoy the enlightening ambiance of local art and the artists who create it at Two Buck Tuesday! A free family friendly event at KALEID Gallery. The Tuesday April 20th edition is curated by Drew Clark $2...
Free Demo_Watercolor Effects with Acrylics
Golden rep Nina Deckert will show examples of acrylic used as watercolor. We'll discuss pigment properties, the merits of using acrylic and the different effects and techniques made possible with acrylics thinned with water. We'll also look at acrylic grounds...
Special Poetry Month Event at Art Object Gallery April 24th
Poetry Center San Jose & ArtObjectGallery present A Special Poetry Month Event: Daniel Polikof discusses Rodins influence on the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke Rilke is considered one of the most significant poets in the German language. His haunting images...
Drawing / Sketching Event for National Turnoff Week at B&N
Local artist Laura Callin Bennett will lead a Drawing/Sketching Event at Barnes & Noble Stevens Creek. She will teach a demonstration about drawing the human face and figure in proportion, and then will be available for questions and advice during...
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School April 22, 2010
photography by Daniel Gaines The Woman Who Fell From Space! In the futuristic year of 2010, an alien beauty crashed to Earth. Lost and distressed, she has made her way to Silicon Valley and has taken refuge with Dr....
Kate Saturday, Kurtis Rykovich April Feature Exhibitions
The featured exhibitions at KALEID Gallery showcases the work of Kate Saturday and Kurtis Rykovich. The two solo exhibits are on view now through April 30th. Kurtis Rykovich WANDA Kurtis' exhibit is a tribute to his mother Wanda that passed...
Words Painting Music at WORKS
A wild one-night, all-ages, everyone invited, collaboration of live painting, open mic poetry, and drum sessionall happening in a simultaneous soup of creativity! Friday, April 16, 2010, 6 to 10pm Please come, bring something to munch on and relax....
SJ Yarnbombers Want You!
Do you knit a mean sweater? Can you crochet circles around circles? Or are you enthusiastically garter stitching your first scarf? Regardless of your level of experience, we want you! The San Jose Yarnbombing Crew is recruiting new members!...
Corpus Callosum _ help kickstart their new album
UPDATE: Congratulations to Corpus Callosum! Their new album was 100% funded! If you've ever seen Corpus Callosum at KALEID Gallery, Anno Domini, Barefoot Coffee, or on a street corner in downtown San Jose on a summer's night, you know...
Valerie Runningwolf exhibition at Red Berry Coffee Bar
Coffee, Tea, and Artistry at Red Berry Coffee Bar: From the Center by Valerie Runningwolf Friday, May 7, 7-9 pm Join us at the opening of From the Center, an exhibition of vibrant mixed media art from Valerie Runningwolf,...
Reviving California: What's Next for the Arts in SV?
Reviving California: What's Next for the Arts Community in Silicon Valley? Tuesday, April 13, noon - 2:00 p.m. Bella Mia Restaurant | Lunch included 58 South 1st Street, San Jose Most of us are well aware of state budget cuts...
Jenifer Renzel wins Curators Award
Congratulations to KALEID artist Jenifer Renzel for receiving the Curators Award at the current Los Gatos Art Association Open Juried Show. The exhibition features abstract, plein air, sculpture, figurative and multi-media in this comprehensive juried show. On view now...
Join us for South FIRST FRIDAYS April 2nd!
This Friday, April 2nd is the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk. In addition to excellent featured exhibits by Kurtis Rykovich and Kate Saturday at KALEID (7-9pm) there's some great new exhibits at the following venues (8pm - late): at...
Opening Receptions for Kurtis Rykovich, Kate Saturday at KALEID April 2nd
WANDA new paintings by Kurtis Rykovich Everyday I am confronted or find myself thinking about a war so intense that it cannot be escaped, and in some way has touched us all. This war has a front line in...
The World Is Fragile by Mila Birger at Barefoot Coffee
The World Is Fragile Art Show by Mila Birger Mila Birger is a local artist who was born in Belarus, then immigrated to Israel, and now lives in California. She speaks 4 languages and survived 2 immigrations. Her passion...
Art Object Gallery exhibit April 10th
ArtObjectGallery presents Sara Cole with Rachel Lazo and Luis Gutierrez April 10th through May 15th, 2010 Artists' Reception: Saturday, April 10th, 7:00 - 9:00pm Gallery hours: Friday and Saturday 12 to 5 and by appointment ArtObjectGallery 592 North Fifth...
The Sketch Book Show at KALEID ends today!
If you haven't had a chance to check out the much buzzed about SKETCHBOOK Show at KALEID Gallery, today is your last chance! The participating artists are: Murphy Adams, Ivy Atoms, Shirine Azimianaraki, Christine Benjamin, Laura Callin Bennett, Julie...
VITA NUOVA (New Life) March 25th
Billy Barnes presents VITA NUOVA (New Life) an art & music fundraiser to honor the Support Network for Battered Women. Silent Auction and Raffle for Art, Sharks tickets, Gift Certificates and more! ALL proceeds from the raffle and auction go...
Music Law 1 with Edward Hearn March 25th
Thursday, March 25th: Music Law 1 With Edward Hearn Location: Room 210 of the Music Bldg. at San Jos State University Time: 6:00pm - 7:45pm This two-part workshop will present an overview of the fundamental business law and intellectual property...
Young Cannibals Show March 26th
The show's aim is to bring notice to two of San Jose's longest standing studios- the Citadel & the Cannery, which possess a unique artist sub-culture in San Jose's Martha's Garden. The show uniquely pairs co-curators April Gee, who...
Good Advice for Artists - "How To..."
We mentioned these on *twitter late last week and received many comments from artists that they found it helpful, so we're posting it again here: "How To Get A First Show With An Art Gallery" - click here. "How Not...
Wonderland Art Show March 20-21, 2010
Canvas Ghost Productions presents WONDERLAND 2010 Art Show 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...
Thursday Gig _March 18th
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...
Kimy Martinez at Gallery TEN10 March 26th
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...
San Jose Super Toy, Comic Book & Collectible Show
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...
John Paulson awarded Print of the Year by PPGBA
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 Day Super Sale at University Art March 18th
University Art is having a one day super sale at all of its five stores on Thursday, March 18th from 8am - 7pm. Everything in the store is at least 20% up to 70% off. All Art Alternatives canvases will...
Los Gatos Museum Gallery is looking for Artists
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Bloodlines Project Celebration
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...
TWO BUCK Tuesday at KALEID March 16th
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...
Cinquest Film Festival MAVERICK ART Contest
Update: Congratulations to KATE STEWART, the winner of the Cinequest Film Festival's Maverick Art Contest! 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...
KALEID Gallery's Lacey Bryant has gathered a great group of artists to exhibit their personal sketch books along with their drawings, paintings and sculpture. Each artist has also provided a creative chair in which you can sit to view...
Nadia Vinogradova solo exhibit at WORKS San Jose
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...
Join us for South FIRST FRIDAYS MARCH 5th!
The South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk takes place every first Friday of the month (except January and July) featuring 15 art venues and art friendly businesses in the SoFA District and beyond. The art walk is 8pm 'til LATE and...
"Blue Planet" Call For Entries
The Pacific Region Womens Caucus for Art is sponsoring Blue Planet a fine arts exhibition accompanying Elements: An Eco-Art Conference. Eco-art often carries a layered meaning that aids in the understanding and appreciation of the environment, addresses community values, and/or...
Lucy Liew exhibition at Soula Power Yoga March 2010
? Floral Fantasy paintings exhibit by Lucy Liew at Soula Power Yoga 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...
Fault-lines exhibit by Andy Gouveia
Phantom Galleries just installed Fault-lines an installation by Bay Area artist Andy Gouveia at 388 South First Street. The 8' x 8' image is a spray can and house paint mural painted live in Golden Gate park as part...
Sketch Book Show opens March 5th at KALEID Gallery
This is the last week to check out February's feature exhibits by Sandi Billingsley and Mark Damrel (on view thru this Friday, February 26th.) Transfiguration is a collection of three dimensional art is an expression of Sandi Billingsley's faith that...
We Love Music at On the Corner Music
On The Corner Music's 3rd annnual "WE LOVE MUSIC!" gallery this Friday Feb. 26th, 8pm - Midnight. 25 artists exhibit their own interpretation of what music means to them on a 12x12 record sleeve, plus DJs and no tax...
The Art of Truth, Compassion, Tolerance at Art Ark March 5th
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....
Wonderland 2010
Canvas Ghost Productions Presents WONDERLAND 2010 Art Show 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...
Claude Ferguson at Gallery TEN10 February 26th
Gallery TEN10 presents mixed media artist Craig Ferguson for its next last Fridays art exhibitions series on February 26th. Artist's Reception 7-9pm, includes drum circle and open mic sober potluck environment Gallery TEN10 1010 East Taylor Street San Jose,...
Geri McGilvray at Norton Gallery March 2010
Palo Alto artist Geri McGilvray will show thirty paintings in various media in a one-woman show at the Norton Gallery. The retrospective show is themed Through The Eyes of a Woman. and includes her models, favorite musicians, and Sebilius,...
Art Night at Empire Seven Studios this Friday Feb. 19th
Bring your art supplies and something to contribute to the still life! Empire 7 Studios 525 No. 7th St. San Jose...
Charis DeRemer in Love & Chocolate Exhibition
image by KALEID Gallery artist Charis DeRemer Davenport galley is proud to present: Love and Chocolate. A group show featuring Ed Dickie, Mattie Leeds, Larry Harden, Vince Broglio, Alanni Winkler, Adolpho Martinez, Charis De Remer, Marilyn Kuksht, Tazio, Jamie...
Call for Artists - Art on the Square 2010
Art on the Square is a series of juried outdoor art shows on the streets surrounding Courthouse Square in downtown Redwood City. Shows are held monthly from June through September and feature fine art and fine craft in a variety...
Professional Training in Expressive Arts Therapy
Become a Certified Expressive Arts Practitioner The professional training in Expressive Arts Therapy begins March 19th, 2010 in San Jose, CA Register by March 1st and SAVE $600! 12 Wonder-filled Weekends of Visual Arts Performing Arts -Intuitive Arts ...
Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School official San Jose launch!
Calling All ART MONKEYS! Anno Domini is proud to announce that that it is an official chapter of DR. SKETCHY'S ANTI-ART SCHOOL! Dr. Sketchys is the worlds premier alternative drawing movement. Every month, over 3,500 artists gather in nearly...
Thursday Gig _February 18, 2010
THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents- Artist Zoya Scholis I grew-up in Monterey, California with my mother and two brothers. We were poor during my childhood which was difficult but also turned out to be a gift...
Words, Painting, Music at WORKS Feb. 20th
a wild one-night collaboration of live painting, open mic poetry, and jam with drums and other instrumentsall happening in a simultaneous soup of creativity! artists participating so far...Chris Arcus, Brande Barret, Lacey Bryant, Michael Buscemi, Roberto Duran, Claude Ferguson,...
Loud And Moving at Art Ark Feb. 20th
Art Ark Gallery is proud to present.... LOUD AND MOVING a group exhibition Art Reception: Saturday, February 20th 6-9pm (Ear protection recommended) Curator & Contact: Andrew Hedges (hedgesindustries[at]gmail.com ART ARK GALLERY 1035 South 6th Street San Jose, CA 95112...
TWO BUCK Tuesday at KALEID February 16th
TWO BUCK Tuesday, curated by Matthew Bailey Seigel Tuesday, February 16, 2010 family friendly free for all ages $2 ART SALE starts @12pm FUN TALKS start @7pm featuring: Chef Patti Searle is a professional chef, caterer, and owner of...
Patti Garcia at Red Berry Coffee Bar
Enjoy the opening of an exhibition of stunning photography from Patti Garcia and meet the artist herself. Dessert treats will be provided. Artisan coffees and teas are available to complement the sweets andlift your spirits. An easy walk from...
Future Generation Art Prize
The Future Generation Art Prize is a world-wide art prize of $100,000 USD open to all artists up to the age of 35. 20 shortlisted artists will show their work in an exhibition at the Pinchuk Art Centre. The...
KALEID Gallery Feature Exhibits for February, 2010
KALEID Gallery presents featured exhibitions by Sandi Billingsley and Mark Damrel for the month of February.art by Sandi Billingsley Transfiguration is a collection of three dimensional art is an expression of Sandi Billingsley's faith that "we humans can live in...
TAINTED LOVE at Psycho Donuts Feb. 14th
Want a seriously memorable Valentine's Day? You gotta be at Psycho Donuts. Here's what's going wrong at Psycho Donuts on Feb 14, beginning at 10:00am: Tainted Love Donuts-You've never seen donuts like these on Valentine's Day, try the "Aphrodisiac Donut,"...
Oil Painting Classes by Kushlani Hall at University Art
Oil Painting Classes by Kushlani Hall This class is for the person who always wanted to learn how to paint and for painters who enjoy painting with a group of like-minded people. In this course you will learn how...
Archil Pichkhadze, Chris Elliman at Axis Gallery Jan. 28th
art work by Archil Pichkhadze You are invited to the Grand Opening of San Joses new contemporary fine art gallery, the Axis Art Gallery, located in a live/work unit on the ground floor of Axis, San Jose's award-winning luxury...
20 Scholarships for Youth Filmmakers
CreaTV San Jose is offering 20 scholarships for San Jose residents ages 13 24 who want to enter the Greenlight Film Festival! The Greenlight Film Festival is a celebration of Earth Day featuring film projects that explore environmental citizenship...
Fiber Art exhibit by Bonnie Smith at 1870 Art Center
Bonnie J. Smith is having her first solo show, Abstracts & Images, at 1870 Art Center Gallery with an opening reception on Sunday, January 31, from 2pm-5pm. 1870 Art Center Gallery 1870 Ralston Avenue, Belmont, Ca. http://www.1870artcenter.org/...
City of San Jose _Multiple Projects RFQ
City of San Jose Multiple Projects - REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DEADLINE: Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 10:59 p.m. Pacific Time This is an online application process only and the deadline cannot be extended The City of San Jose Public...
TWO BUCK Tuesday at KALEID January 19th
This edition of TWO BUCK TUESDAY is curated by Lacey Bryant. January 19th, 6-10 pm Free admission Featuring our Quirky Speaker Series: Drew Clark: A charismatic artist who will expound upon the finer points of dressing with panache and...
1st Saturdays Art reception at Barefoot Feb. 6th
art by Lori Krein art by Laura Callin Bennett Barefoot presents Laura Callin Bennett and Lori Krein for the month of February. Come by Saturday, February 6th at 7pm to meet the artists. Barefoot Coffee Bar 5237 Stevens Creek...
Gianfranco Paolozzi at Red Berry Coffee Bar
Red Berry Coffee Bar presents Gianfranco Paolozzi's Roundels Meet the artist Friday, Jan. 22nd, 7-9 pm Enjoy Gianfranco's art with artisan coffee and teas, with music by DeatHat. Free dessert provided. Red Berry Coffee Bar 231 East Santa Clara...
We Love Music!_Call for Art
On The Corner Music is getting ready for it's 3rd annual We Love Music! exhibit Friday, February 26th. Local artists paint/draw/collage/graf/photo/etc their own interpretation of what music means to them on a BLANK record sleeve (which there are plenty available...
Thursday Gig _ January 21, 2010
THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents Artist Pranita Patel Poet Mark Heinlein Open Mic follows Thursday, Jan 21, 2010, 6:30 - 9:30 pm This is a Pot Luck BYOB, Soft Drinks, Water event Donations of $1 would be...
Gutter Glamour at KALEID through January
The Gutter Glamour exhibition, curated by KALEID's Eddie Flores (pictured above), opened last Friday with an artists' reception that included eclectic fashion and great music. More photos by clicking here. The exhibit is on view through January 29th. Gallery...
Noa Grant Photography at Soula Power Yoga
Impermanence photography exhibit by Noa Grant at Soula Power Yoga "Contemplating the (in)significance of life, flirting with the idea of our very own temporality, coming to terms with the notion of mortality, this portfolio is my reflection on the...
Mila Libman & Natalya Burd at Art Ark Jan. 16th
Art Ark Gallery is proud to present the work of Mila Libman & Natalya Burd Artist reception: Saturday, January, 16th 4-7pm On view through January 31st, 2010. Open by appointment, contact Mila & Natalya at muralpros@gmail.com Art Ark Gallery...
Michelle Waters in Free As A Bird exhibition
KALEID artist Michelle Waters has four paintings from her Owl Saints series featured in the Free As A Bird 3rd Annual Bird Show exhibition at the Cactus Gallery in Eagle Rock, CA. The exhibition is in recognition of National...
San Jose Comics Fest II
The San Jose Comics Fest is sponsored by SLG Publishing, America's Coolest Comic Book Publisher. A quarterly mini-convention, Comics Fest celebrates independent comics, DIY culture and everything cool and good in life. Produced by the founders of the Alternative...
Gutter Glamour Exhibition at KALEID Gallery Jan. 8th
Gutter Glamour will explore our receptive and rejective notions of fashion and the media, together with the urban subculture which mirrors it. Multi-disciplinary artists from both national and international shores have come together to present an alternate rendition of...
Al Preciado Birthday Retrospective Friday Dec. 18th
Al Preciado is turning 54 this Friday, December 18th and to celebrate he's putting on an exhibition of his work and party at his home gallery TEN10. Al is one of the most hardest working, dedicated artist, gallery owner,...
$2 TUESDAY: A NIGHT OF EDIFICATION Dec. 15th
artwork by Andrew Goldfarb This month's Two Buck Tuesday is curated by Kate Stewart and is focused on skills. The skills you need to pay the bills, not monetary bills, no, nothing so crass, but the spiritual bills that...
The Great Glass Ornament Sale Begins December 4th
The San Jose Glass Artists Alliance presents the 2nd Annual Glass Ornament Sale at KALEID Gallery. You're invited to the opening reception from 7pm - 9pm this Friday, December 4th. The reception is free and open to the public...
"Move On" mural has a new home
Moved On - Straight from the Horses Mouth, 8'-0" x 8'-0", multimedia collage using vinyl, decoupaged wooden text and laser cut metal. Created in the first part of 2009 as a commissioned work for Phantom Galleries Redwood City, Tamsinn...
First Saturday Art Opening at Barefoot Coffee Dec. 5th
In the front room, Chris Choi's Benefit Show Part 2! Working across genre, style, and medium, scads of local artists have come together to make the world better. Portions of the proceeds from any sale will be donated to...
"It's Bad, But It Could Be Worse" Benefit Dec. 5th
Artists Jane Peterman and Jen Norton invite you to Its Bad, But It Could Be Worse No-frills Holiday Sale and Benefit for Family Supportive Housing on December 5th. Jane and Jen will be offering many original pieces, matted art...
Amazing Lineup for this Tuesday's TBT Event!
UPDATE:To see photos from this event, click here. Two Buck Tuesdays was started by KALEID Gallery artists to "balance the equation of the art business world where small, original works of art could be available to the public for...
Scrap 2 Sculpt Artists' Reception this Sat., Nov.14th
Coffee Maker Crane by Paul Loughridge Scrap-2-Scultpt was a juried artshow organized by Whole House Building Supply and Salvage in Palo Alto in October 2009. Now on view at KALEID Gallery through November 27th, this exhibit features highlights from...
Lacey Bryant, Jen Renzel Feature Exhibit at KALEID
artwork by Lacey Bryant artwork by Jen Renzel Fragile Things, new paintings by Lacey Bryant and Carnival of Lost Souls by Jen Renzel had a great turnout for their opening reception and great compliments on their work. It's on...
Dr. Sketchy's Roadshow in San Jose this Wednesday
Molly Crabapple's DIY alternative figure drawing empire, known as Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School, boasts branches in over 80 cities internationally, but there's still a whole lot of world out there.With that in mind, the crew from Dr. Sketchy's Los...
Open Studios at Citadel Nov. 14th
For full list of participating artists, visit www.CitadelArtists.com...
Arts Council SV Artist Fellowship Grants deadline Nov. 16th
Arts Council Silicon Valley 2010 Artist Fellowships AWARDS AND CATEGORIES Single fellowships of $4,000 are awarded annually in each of six artistic categories. (Awards may be split in cases of a tie.) No specific project needs to be carried out...
South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk November 6th
Join us for the downtown San Jose monthly art walk this Friday, November 6th, 8pm 'til late! Opening reception highlights: KALEID Gallery: Fragile Things new paintings and curiosities by Lacey Bryant, and The Carnival of Lost Souls assemblages by...
KALEID Gallery Feature Exhibits for November 2009
KALEID Gallery presents the featured exhibitions Fragile Things new paintings by Lacey Bryant, and Carnival of Souls assemblages by Jen Renzel for the month of November. Fragile Things by Lacey Bryant Lacey has always been fascinated at how so many...
Kate Stewart BFA Exhbition
The multi-talented, multi-dimensional Kate Stewart presents her BFA exhibition People You Know. New work, plus some pieces from earlier in the year SJSU Art Building, Gallery 5 Exhibition on view Nov. 2-6, 2009 Reception on Tues, Nov. 3 from...
Thursday Gig _ November 19th
THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents: Artist Michael Foley Poet Bea Garth Open Mic follows Thursday, November 19, 2009, 6:30 - 9:00 pm STONE GRIFFIN GALLERY 411 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (map) This is a Pot Luck...
Michael Foley exhibition at Gallery TEN10
Gallery TEN10 presents a night of art work by Michael Foley and poetry by Amy Meier. Michael shows at KALEID Gallery and First Street Billiards and his work has been shown at different venues across the Bay Area. His...
TWO BUCK Tuesday Oct. 21st wrap up
Thanks to everyone that came out to the recent Two Buck Tuesdays event on Oct. 21st at KALEID Gallery. Eddie Flores and the TBT Crew put together a great night of interesting, inspiring speakers and sketchers. Special thanks to...
Ghouls Night Out at Art Ark October 30th
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Fall Open Studios at Alameda Art Works
The Alameda Art Works will be hosting its Fall Open Studios. In this years event, the artists will be donating a portion of all sales to Sacred Heart Community Service, a social services charity that has been serving our...
Andy Gouveia gets some press on his San Jose mural
We're very happy that Andy Gouveia, a long time Phantom Galleries collaborator, has gotten some well deserved press on his South Second St. mural depicting the transformative eras of Silicon Valley's history. Read the article here. View more pics...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID this Tuesday!
Join us at KALEID Gallery for the next TWO BUCK Tuesdays $2 art sale, quirky speaker series and live sketch session this Tuesday, October 20th, 6-10pm! FEATURED SPEAKERS (7pm): Carlos Dasilva will speak about his fine art black and...
New Ceramic Art Center Opens in San Jose
The Black Bean Ceramic Art Center has created a membership based working studio environment so artists can experience creative independence and have the opportunity to collaborate with others and connect to the community. The new center features - 24/7...
APE & Ten West Coast Artists
APE, the Alternative Press Expo is on this weekend at the Concourse Exhibition Center in San Francisco with too many favorite artists to list (click here to see!) To be released at APE is Ten West Coast Artists which includes...
Charlotte Kruk in Be-Jeweled exhibition at Olive Hyde Gallery
Be-Jeweled highlights artists and artisans who work within the concept of personal adornment. Participating artists include: Charlotte Kruk, Andrew Werby, Lisa Hovey, Christina Clack, Beth Miller, Danny Scheible, Rosie Long, Linda Marglon, Anne Perkins, Nadine Sandoval, Jessica Plotkin, Renee...
Strengthening the Voice of Emerging Arts Leaders
genARTS Silicon Valley presents: STRENGTHENING THE VOICE OF EMERGING ARTS LEADERS Thursday, October 29, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Theater on San Pedro Square 29 N. San Pedro Street, San Jose, CA FREE Please join genARTS Silicon Valley, the next...
The Art of Collaboration Symposium
The Art of Collaboration Processes Technologies Authorship Hosted by the Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program at the new Digital Arts Research Center (DARC), UC Santa Cruz Location: The Media Lab, in UCSCs New Digital Arts...
Get in the G.A.M.E. Guerrilla Art Marketing Experience Workshop
Sonya Paz is hosting and conducting the "Get in the G.A.M.E. (Guerrilla Art Marketing Experience) Workshop" DATE: Monday, October 19, 2009 at the Sonya Paz Gallery in Downtown Campbell CA TIME: 6 pm - 9 pm PRICE: An artful evening...
Black & Brown Puzzle Exhibit - call for art
Black & Brown is having a very special end of the year puzzle show. It is a show where everyone can contribute! We are asking those who would like to participate to drop off a puzzle matted an ready to...
Bamb Call for Volunteer Artists
Bamb is a new program cultivating a creative community in & around GCCs new Art and Wellness Studio facility located in Downtown San Jose. Bamb is currently supported by the Friends of Grace and The City of San Joses Grace...
Corpus Callosum Video Release Concert this Friday
Lullaby # 2 by Corpus Callosum, video still Update: You can now view the video here: http://www.vimeo.com/6968393 Corpus Callosum video release concert at Anno Domini this Friday, October 9th featuring: musical performance by Corpus Callosum, a new puppet show...
Call for Art - Two Buck Tuesdays October
Two Buck Tuesdays is getting bigger and better this year with the recently added live sketch sessions and featured curators of each event. If you would like to get samples of your work out to a wide audience in...
Thursday Gig _ October 15th
THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents Artist Lynn Rogers Poet Steve Arntson Open Mic follows Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6:30 - 9:30 pm STONE GRIFFIN GALLERY 411 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell This is a Pot Luck BYOB, Soft...
First Friday October 2nd Art Walk
Join us this Friday, October 2nd for the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk! Start off at KALEID Gallery at 7pm: Anxiety new drawings by Julie Bilyeu From the Rubble new paintings by Drew Clark KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth...
Allusion or Illusion Exhibition October 10th
Canvas Ghost Productions presents Allusion or Illusion KALEID artists Lacey Bryant, Eddie Flores and Trina Merry are featured artists in this group exhibition. Also featured are: Laura Bennett, Kathy Blackbur,Omar Barba, Deborah Barba, Margaret Batiste, Patrick Hofmeister and Glenn...
Omnipotence exhibit at Barefoot Cafe
Omnipotence, the art work of Terri Rodriguez-Hong and Diana Hartman Art allows us the ability to create anything, from the figurative through to the abstract. What better way to experience omnipotence? The art work of Diana Hartman and Terri...
Phantom Interview _ Trina Merry
Trina live painting a human canvas Trina Merry burst onto our little art scene about a year ago this month. It seemed every time you turned around there she was: painting walls, painting people, participating in group shows, solo...
Martha Gardens Art Festival & Community Art Exhibition at Art Ark
You're invited to celebrate the 2nd Annual Martha Gardens Art Festival and Community Art Exhibition 'ecology' at Art Ark Gallery this Sunday! Food & Fun, Arts & Crafts and a Bicycle Parade! Come personalize a free T-shirt, make a...
Comedy for the People: starring Marga Gomez
MACLA has just released their 2009 Fall Performance Schedule and invites you to the first event which kicks off on Sunday, Sept. 27th. MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana Presents Comedy for the People: starring Marga Gomez and...
The Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice
Yes this is in NYC but we know many of you will find this of interest Creative Time is pleased to invite you to The Creative Time Summit: Revolutions in Public Practice, a thrilling addition to the LIVE from...
Message from the TBT Crew
Last night's TWO BUCK Tuesday was awesome! Michael Foley was the chief curator of this edition and did a great job putting together a really fun, informative evening, not to mention killer cupcakes! If you were there, "Thank you!" and...
EXPO For Independent Arts Celebrates its Tenth Year
On Saturday, September 26th, Independent Arts & Media (Indy Arts) will present its Tenth Annual Expo for Independent Arts. What began as a small gathering of arts organizations and associated workshops, has now grown to fill the Music Concourse in...
Melissa Ann Sweat exhibit at Mission City Coffee
Melissa Ann Sweat's To Where From Here? & Other Works , is on view now through Oct. 10 at Mission City Coffee in Santa Clara. The artist's reception is Thursday, Oct. 1st at 7 p.m. "The show deals largely...
"Zine Party Tonight!" at KALEID Gallery
Zine Party Tonight! at KALEID Gallery Zine Makers: Yumico Miyagawa (organizer & hostess), Reiko Miyagawa, Mike Huguenor, Keiko Komada, Kyle Pellet, Matthew Seigel, Maria Inocencio, David Mejia, Christine Benjamin, Trina Merry, Joe Claus, Michael Foley, Kate Stewart, Eddie Flores,...
Patch Wright in Triple Threat at Autobody Fine Art
Patch Wright, State, mixed media, 2009, 48 x 18in. Triple Threat featuring Patch Wright, Renee Castro and Sandra Hart Exhibition dates: September 11 thru October 4, 2009 Autobody Fine Art is proud to announce three solo shows by local...
Monsters, Mayhem & More exhibit Oct. 3rd
Christine Benjamin has curated Monsters, Mayhem & More A Psycho Halloween Extravaganza! A collision between crazy donuts, a special original art show focused on local artists and original Monster works, in conjunction with live music. (Christine was recently featured...
Bamb AIR Call for Submissions
Bamb Announces its 2009 Artist-in-Residence Call for Submissions Bambs Artist-in Residence (AIR) program is pleased to announce its call for artists and performers for the Fall 2009 cycle. Currently supported by the Friends of Grace and The City of San...
Thursday Gig _ September 17th
Tim Larsen, The Pilot Light, 2009, oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word Thursday Sept. 17th: Featured Artist Tim Larsen Tim gets up at 3am every weekday morning, working as a package...
Werner Glinka at Stanford Art Spaces through Sept. 24th.
Stanford Art Spaces features a group exhibit by Nancy Eckels (paintings), Werner Glinka (mixed media assemblages) and Asha Menghrajani (paintings) on view through September 24th. Palo Alto Weekly did a feature on Werner's art work in the exhibit, you...
Inna Razmakhova solo exhibit at Soula Power Yoga
"Color Landscapes" Inna Razmakhova's solo exhibition is on view through September 2009 in downtown San Jose at Soula Power Yoga studio. Bright picturesque landscapes which fill the surrounding space with light and life, the photographs by Inna are "a...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID Sept. 15th
Join us at KALEID gallery for the next TWO BUCK Tuesdays $2 art sale, quirky speaker series and a newly added live sketch session! Tuesday September 15th, 6pm - 10pm (speakers begin at 7pm) FEATURED SPEAKERS: - Christine Benjamin...
Linden St. Warehouse Artists Show, Redwood City
You're invited to a two day event for art, wine and appetizers at the warehouse! Exhibiting artists includes: Maryalice Bowie, Kalani Engles, Lisa Kindley, Marianne Lettieri, Kent Manske, Barbara Mortkowitz, Bonny Novesky, Joyce Savre, Lia Schnipper, Sean McGinn SMith,...
Certified Participants exhibit at Empire Seven Studios
Certified Participants features the work of Mitsy Avila Ovalles, Fernando Amaro Jr., Stuart Mahoney, Peter Glover, Sean Boyles, Roan Victor, Wei Weng and Joe To. Friday, September 25th, 7pm - midnight Empire Seven Studios 525 North 7th Street San...
Marianne Bickett exhibit at Gallery TEN10 Sept. 25th
Gallery TEN10 invites you for an evening of art by Marianne Bickett and music by Brian Belet on Friday, Sept. 25th at 6:30pm. There will be poetry by Kelly Cressio-Moeller (7:30pm), a short talk about the art by the...
Book signing of "Graff: The Art and Technique of Graffiti"
San Jose's Scape Martinez has been creating art since childhood. Early in his teen years, he fell in love with graffiti art. He creates with spray enamel, house paint, markers, acrylics and watercolors. He has exhibited at MACLA and...
That's So Gay! at WORKS Sept 17-26
The South Bay Queer Arts Project (SBQAP) and Works/San Jose Gallery present Thats So Gay! A Juried exhibition that is a queer, comical response to the economic downturn in San Jose and the South Bay. All proceeds from the exhibition...
KFJC 50th Anniversary Art Show at KALEID Gallery Sept. 4th
KALEID Gallery presents: 89.7 FM KFJC 50th Anniversary Art Show: BLOWING MINDS SINCE 1959 A retrospective of the Art & Culture of KFJC including works from KFJCs 50th Anniversary Art & Logo Contest and a Silent Auction of DJ art....
Palo Alto Ice Cream Social with Geri McGilvray
KALEID Gallery artist Geri McGilvray and Mike will be singing, playing guitar and sharingtheir enchanting harmonies including folk, country, love songs and songs of history at Hoover Park, Palo Alto (at Cowper near Colorado Street) on September 13th, as...
Phantom Interview _ Matthew Bailey Seigel
The next subject in our series of interviews with San Jose artists is Matthew Bailey Seigel an active exhibiting artist with KALEID Gallery. Matthew was recently one of two featured exhibits for the month of August (the other artist...
In case you missed it - TWO BUCK Tuesdays August 18th
Thanks to everyone that came out to the most recent TWO BUCK Tuesday event, it was a full house and we hope to see you at the September 15th TBT! Thanks to Kate, all of our quirky speakers, and awesome...
Liquid Hearts by Eddie Flores at Gallery Ten10
Eddie Flores, a regular at KALEID Gallery, produces sublime and mysterious images that use reality as a stepping stone into the unconscious. A reception for the artist will take place on Friday August 28th from 6-10pm. The reception will...
Lacey Bryant closing reception at Gallery TEN10
Lacey Bryant will be hosting a cupcake tea party / closing reception for her solo exhibit at Gallery TEN10 this Sunday, August 23rd from 2-5pm. Bring cupcakes to share and see the art before it goes away! 1010 E....
Raise money for San Jose East Side Sports Programs
Car Show & Shine -Art Exhibit - Music Festival to benefit the San Jose East Side Sports Programs. San Jose East Side Sport Programs are in financial difficulty. Currently East Side Union High School District is requesting that each...
Truth-Compassion-Tolerance Art Exhibition Preview
Xiaoping Chen, The Call of Innocence, oil on canvas, 26" x 36", 2005 Truth-Compassion-Tolerance Art Exhibition Preview The exhibit has toured more than 40 countries and 200 cities worldwide. It includes award-winning paintings from the 2008 NTDTV Chinese International...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID this Tuesday!
KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tuesday Crew presents: TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - August 18th An all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series (6-8pm) on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm: $2 art all...
Daniel Gautier Exhibition in Palo Alto
The Art of DANIEL GAUTIER: THE IDEOGRAMS: Symbols of Creation Exhibition on view August 7 through August 31, 2009. Gallery Activities: Friday, Aug 21st: 6 - 8pm. Meet the Artist Friday, Aug 21st, 5:30 - 6pm: Daniel Gautier will...
Thursday Gig's Art & The Spoken Word August 20th
THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents Artist- Elizabeth Parashis Poet- Loei Johnson Open Mic follows Thursday, August 20th, 6:30 - 9:30 pm STONE GRIFFIN GALLERY 411 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell (map) This is a Pot Luck BYOB,...
PREPARE! Exhibition at Art Ark August 15, 2009
PREPARE! A group show of artists, working as preparators, responding to their work as preparators. Exhibiting Artists: Martins Bluzman Randy Bricco Ed Clapp Joseph Cowart Mark Fox-Morgan Melody Kennedy Colin King-Bailey Justin Marsh Mike Oechsli Keith Southern Artists Reception: Saturday,...
South FIRST FRIDAYS + STREET MRKT August 7th
After a short hiatus in July, South FIRST FRIDAYS is back with an exciting lineup of new exhibits, a new SoFA art venue and a SJ Jazz Fest kick off event on the STREET MRKT live music stage! Below are...
An Exhibition that is 100% Women!
Imperial Wartime Jellyfish by Trina Merry The Women's Caucus for Art in conjunction with SOMArts Cultural Center present an exhibition titled "CONTROL", showcasing 94 works by 79 California women artists. Organized around the theme of control (or lack of...
"TANGLE: wandering off trail" Exhibition at KALEID Gallery Aug. 7th
KALEID Gallery presents TANGLE: wandering off trail by Janett Peace and Matthew Bailey Seigel. Matthew Bailey Seigel's new paintings are a reinvention of the Japanese scroll in modern materials. And like their Muromachi era (1336-1537) counterparts, his themes are...
Phantom Interview _ Lacey Bryant
In the eight years that we have been producing Phantom Galleries - art in vacant storefronts project - we have come to know so many artists that inspire us, day in and day out, with their creative and dedicated way...
"Lunch with John and Vincent" Group Exhibit at On the Corner Music
Lunch with John and Vincent From July 31 to Aug. 28th, On the Corner Music presents art by Kate Stewart, Roan Victor and Wei Hwu. Although widely different in message and technique, these three artists have banded together to...
The Modern Chimera at SWEE[t]ART, SF
The Modern Chimera is part one of a trilogy of shows featuring works from a selection of the Bay Area's most critically challenging artists. Participating artists include Teppei Ando, Christine Benjamin, Jon Carling, Matt Decker, Martha Sue Harris, Dave Higgins...
TWO BUCK art sale July 21st at KALEID
KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tuesday Crew presents: TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - July 21st An all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series (6-8pm) on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm: $2 art all day...
WHISKEY TEARS screening this Wednesday, July 22nd
This Wednesday night, July 22nd in the SoFA District Prior to the main feature film Romeo + Juliet, Starlight Cinemas will be screening the short film WHISKEY TEARS by San Jose's Element 151 Films - A Ragtag Rockabilly Crew...
Gianfranco Paolozzi closing reception at Gallery TEN10
Collegements artist Gianfranco Paolozzi will be having a closing reception for his current retrospective exhibition at Gallery TEN10. You are invited to join Gianfranco and the gallery, Friday, July 24th at 6pm, for a closing reception BBQ of this...
ZINE PARTY! Call For Zines
ZINE PARTY! Call For Zines Want to make a zine and share it with others? Yumi is looking for people who want to make a zine to sell, exchange or giveaway at ZINE PARTY to be held at KALEID...
Send us your news
If you are an artist, curator or a venue hosting an exhibition in the San Jose area, you are encouraged to send us your art related event announcements for posting to the Phantom Galleries announcement list. Email info@PhantomGalleries.com the exhibit...
TWO BUCK Tuesdays art due Saturday, July 18th
Thanks to Pellet for our sweet new business cards! TWO BUCK TUESDAYS is open to all artists that want to create unique affordable art for a once a month promotional sale of $2 art! To participate, just drop off...
KFJC Art/Logo Contest Deadline Extended
KFJC has extended their art contest deadline to July 24th, with the winners to be announced August 7th! Be a Progenitor, not a Procrastinator! Get your submissions in for the anniversary of this great station! Original post: In honor of...
CONTROL Exhibition opens August 6, 2009 in SF
The Women's Caucus for Art in conjunction with SOMArts Cultural Center present an exhibition titled "CONTROL", showcasing 94 works by 79 California women artists. Curated by Karen Gutfreund and juried by Guerrilla Girls West. Organized around the theme of...
Mischief Exhibit at Studio Gallery July 19, 2009
Serengeti Marathon Winner by Michelle Waters Michelle Waters will be in a group show at Studio Gallery in San Francisco called Mischief, featuring new hybrid animal paintings. (Her art was just featured in Reader Art section at the Juxtapoz...
Modern Chimera at Sweetart Gallery
Christine Benjamin is in a group show in August called Chimera at Sweetart Drawing Gallery @ The Compound Gallery in Oakland. The Modern Chimera is a group show that represents a bestiary of malformed and hybrid creatures from an imagined...
Planet Magazine Global Travel Photo Contest
We know we have world class photographers amongst us, good luck! PLANET is the first and leading contemporary global culture magazine blending the latest in art, music and fashion with coverage of distant cultures, unique travel experiences, and environmental...
WORKS Workshop Week July 14-18, 2009
WORKS San Jose Workshop Week - All kids ages 1-99 are invited to come and do art! TUESDAY JULY 14, 2-4pm, Come paint with artist Brande Barrett! WEDNESDAY JULY 15, 2-4pm, Create a zine about yourself with Amy Anderson &...
Artificial Nature at Autobody Fine Art, Alemeda
Andy Gouveia sent us a note that he'll be a featured artist in the "Artifical Nature" exhibition that opens this Friday, July 10th at 7pm. Autobody Fine Art is proud to present "Artificial Nature," a show that explores the boundaries...
3 Great Art Events this Friday, July 10th
Ben Henderson will have these great hand colored Bike Party posters as part of the HOME GROWN exhibition featuring new and upcoming artists in San Jose. Artists' Reception: Friday, July 10th, 7-9pm KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth Street downtown...
HOMEGROWN Exhibit at KALEID July 10th
KALEID Gallery presents Home Grown A group exhibit showcasing a variety of new and upcoming San Jose artists. Artists' Reception: Friday, July 10th, 7-9pm Live music by by David Knight and Steve Barry Free and open to the public....
Fine Art Paired With Fine Wine
Photographer Lisa Amato has a selection of her photography on exhibit at the new art gallery at Sarahs Vineyard in Gilroy. Sarahs Vineyard is the area's premier Pinot Noir and Chardonnay winery located in the rolling hills just east...
Thursday Gig _ July 16th
THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents Artist Lynn Dau Poet Lu Pettus Open Mic follows Thursday, July 16, 2009, 6:30 - 9:30 pm Featured Artist: Lynn Dau Lynn Dau is an emerging artist living and creating in...
REMINDER: No First Friday Art Walk July 3rd
Just a friendly reminder that there is no First Friday art walk July 3rd in downtown San Jose. Most galleries are open during regular gallery hours (Anno Domini is closed during July). Please visit http://www.SouthFIRSTFRIDAYS.com for exhibit schedules. The art...
Todd Schorr Party & Panel Discussion
Surreal Night at the San Jose Museum of Art is an impressive mid-career retrospective of Todd Schorr's contribution to the "Pop Surrealism" scene (of which the likes of Camille Rose Garcia, Mark Ryden and Gary Baseman are members.) On...
AXIS Luxury Condominiums call for art
AXIS Condominiums in downtown San Jose is seeking artwork by local artists for their sales offices available immediately. There's plenty of space (for hanging work as well as sculpture) to accommodate several pieces by several artists. There is no honorarium...
Closing/Opening Receptions at Art Art in July
Art Ark announces two events this month: Closing Reception Friday, July 3rd, 5-10pm for David Larimore's Statue of Liberty Play To Win The Game! exhibition. artwork left: Crystal Kamoroff, artwork right: Jacquelline Cooper Opening Reception Saturday, July 11th, 6-9pm...
Sonya Paz offers Get in the G.A.M.E. Workshop
Get in the G.A.M.E. "Guerrilla Art Marketing Experience" So why aren't you selling your art to your customers? Don't rely on others to do what you have the potential to do yourself! Galleries are a nice place to start, but...
Two great art events this Friday, June 26th
This Friday, June 26th start off at 6:30pm at Gallery Ten10 for the solo exhibition by Gianfranco Paolozzi (with open mic and drum circle) located at 1010 East Taylor, San Jose. Then head over to the Studio Warming Party...
"Birds & Bees, Fur, Feathers & Fins -- Animals Real or Imaginary" in Palo Alto
The June exhibition at Pacific Art League of Palo Alto is "Birds & Bees, Fur, Feathers & Fins -- Animals Real or Imaginary" and includes two KALEID artists Terenia Offenbacker and Mariana Barnes. The exhibition was juried by Ruth...
Blaise Rosenthal at Felix Kulpa Gallery, Santa Cruz
KALEID Gallery artist Blaise Rosenthal will have a solo exhibition entitled Learning How to Swim, new paintings and drawings at the Felix Kulpa Gallery and Sculpture Garden. Artist's Reception is Friday July 3rd, 6-9pm Exhibit on view through July...
Color Quartet at Gallery House Palo Alto
(clockwise from top left) Kevyn Warnock : oil Martha Castillo : clayprint Trevlyn Williams : watercolor Midori McCabe : mixed media Reception to meet the artists- Friday, July 10, 6-8 pm. live music by guitarist Robert Holland Gallery House...
Sun Gallery Call for Art - Creative Firefighters
Sun Gallery Call for Art for the Second Annual The Hottest Show in Town Celebrating the Creative Firefighter Firefighters Active or Retired;, our Local Heros Opening Reception: August 22nd, 1 pm to 7 pm Hottest Show: August 22 through...
KFJC's 50th Anniversary Art Contest _ DEADLINE July 10th
In honor of KFJC's 50th year on the air (we started broadcasting out of a closet in Mountain View, California in 1959), we're hosting an art competition!!! Here's the deal. If you have concepts for a unique piece of KFJC...
$2 Art Sale this Tuesday at KALEID Gallery
above $2 artwork by Pellet KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tuesday Crew presents: TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - June 16th An all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series (6-8pm) on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon...
Kelly Detweiller's "Marking Time" at Triton Museum
(from the Triton Museum website) Kelly Detweilers work is varied in content and in media. The connection to his ceramic past is echoed in subject matter such as vases and vessels throughout the work. The floral and landscape imagery...
50/50 Show at Sanchez Art Center
artwork by Andrew Leone The 50/50 Show is an ambitious project of 67 artists that created an artwork a day for 50 days which results in 3,350 works of art. Artists' Reception is Friday, July 24th, 7-9pm Exhibit on...
Last Fridays at Gallery Ten10
Gallery Ten10 presents visual artist Gianfranco Paolozzi and spoken word by John Kurtyka on June 26th from 6:30-10pm. Events include open mic and drum circle. Save the dates now for future exhibits at Ten10 by other KALEID gallery artists including:...
Call for Art - TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - June 16th
TBT art by Pellet TWO BUCK TUESDAYS is open to all artists that want to create unique affordable art for a once a month crazy sale of $2 art! To participate, just drop off as many 4" x 6"...
SubZERO Festival returns June 5, 2009!
Presented by ZERO1 and South FIRST FRIDAYS Kick off summer with the 2nd Annual SubZERO Festival, a diy, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno-mashup where street meets geek. From 6pm til midnight between San Carlos and Reed Street, youll find two stages...
David Larimore exhibition at Art Ark
David Larimore Statue of Liberty Play to Win the Game! Opening Reception: Friday, June 5th, 5-10pm Closing Reception: Friday, July 3rd, 5-10pm Musical Performance at 8pm. ART ARK GALLERY 1035 South 6th Street, San Jose, CA 95112 Private showings...
Gianfranco Paolozzi at Mezzanine Gallery at Hotel Triton
Now Is Already Past Mixed Media Journals by Gianfranco Paolozzi With an understanding of the ephemeral nature of life and a compulsion to explore the possibilities within each moment in time, each canvas becomes a journal - a "permanent"...
3 Exhibits at SUN Gallery Hayward
SUN Gallery, Hayward Area Forum of the Arts is hosting: 3 Exhibits: Bay Area Collage/Beast Figurative No.2/Retro This exhibit highlights the wide diversity of approaches to collage practiced by Bay Area artists including several KALEID artists: Terenia Offenbacher, Gianfranco Paolozzi,...
RHYTHMS opens June 5th at KALEID gallery
Featured Artists' Reception for RHYTHMS - exhibitions by Joe Decker, Valerie Runningwolf Desert Rhythms by Joe Decker - Joe's newest body of photographic work exposes a vibrant beat within the details of desert sand dunes. Spirit Rhythms by Valerie Runningwolf...
Investing in Artists Grants for Performing & Media Arts
The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) is pleased to announce that the Guidelines and Application Form for Round IV of the Investing in Artists grants program are now available for download at www.cciarts.org/funding. The Investing in Artists grants program was...
Joe Claus' "Let Go" project on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
Andrew H. by Joe Claus Joe Claus and his new portrait project Let Go: photographs of talented people in Silicon Valley whove been dumped by local businesses is a feature story on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (some of...
Mariana Barnes at Center for Performing Arts Mt. View
Mariana Barnes' Mosaic Movement a solo exhibition of acrylic paintings at the Center for Performing Arts Mountain View. Exhibition dates: April 21 - June 22, 2009 500 Casto Street, Mt. View, CA 94039 Lobby is open on Mon., Weds...
Art on the Square June 19 2009 Call for Entries
Sell your work at the first of four Art on the Square fine art and craft shows on the streets surrounding Courthouse Square in the heart of downtown Redwood City. Art on the Square is a series of four...
RFQ for Artist/Planner Team to Consult on Diridon Station Area Plan
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ARTIST/PLANNER TEAM TO CONSULT ON DIRIDON STATION AREA PLAN RFQ release date: May 1, 2009 Deadline for questions and objections: May 22, 2009 RFQ due date: May 26, 2009 at 3 p.m. (PST) The City of...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID May 19th
KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tuesday Crew presents: TWO BUCK Tuesdays - May 19, 2009 an all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series (6-8pm) on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm : $2...
Phantom Galleries Redwood City Artists' Reception this Sunday
artwork by Selena, 6th grade, Selby Lane School Join us in celebrating the creativity and artistry of students in Redwood City School District as student drawings, paintings, collage artwork from each of the districts 15 schools is displayed in...
2 RFQ's from SJ Public Art Program
INTERPRETIVE ARTWORKS WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT GENERAL INFORMATION The City of San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs and Environmental Services Department are seeking an artist to create interpretive artworks for long-term display at the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP)....
Bill Gould Design 2009 Art Reception
Bill Gould Design's annual art reception is this Thursday, May 14th from 4-8pm. Featured artists include: Wayne Jiang, Charlotte Kruk, Katherine Levin-Lau, Eugene Rodriguez, and Lucy Traeger. Live music by Jimmy Dewrance Blues Band. Bill Gould Design 394-A Umbarger Road...
A note from MACLA regarding arts funding
Join MACLA and members of the San Jose Arts Alliance* to make a visual statement in support of Arts Funding at the San Jose City Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 12 at 7pm. As you may know, the City of...
Craig Scoffone at Aspect Gallery
Craig Scoffone's figurative photography is part of the Nude & Erotic Show at the Aspect Gallery in San Francisco. Artists' Reception: Friday, May 15th, 6-9:30pm Aspect Gallery 731 Polk Street San Francisco, CA 94109 www.aspectframing.com...
ARMOgedon, Michael Foley Feature Exhibits for May 2009
KALEID Gallery presents two new feature exhibitions for the month of May. Alta Modern Graffiti by ARMOgedon 2057 - Residing in California Armos work is a collaboration of typographic elements and exploration with graffiti structure and form. By looking at...
STREET MRKT 2009 kicks off MAY 1st!
Anno Domini presents STREET MRKT an indie DIY urban fair on South First Street, between San Carlos & San Salvador in the SoFA District, downtown San Jose FIRST FRIDAY May 1st, 7pm - 10pm Kick off the 2009 season...
Silicon Valley Open Studios 2009
Every year, during the first three weekends in May, more than 300 Silicon Valley artists open their studios to the public. This free event lets you discover some exciting new artistic talent, or get up close and personal with some...
Two Buck Tuesdays April 21st - thank you!
Thanks to everyone that came out to the April 21st Two Buck Tuesday! We'd also like to thank all the incredibly interesting and quirky guests below! As with all Two Buck Tuesdays - $2 art all day! Eric Taggart spoke...
Jason Chi exhibit at Art Object Gallery thru May
"Introduction: Jason Chi (with gallery artists)" This solo exhibit at the Art Object Gallery will be the first on the West Coast of Jason Chi's delicately rendered abstract paintings and drawings which reflect his interest in the intimate play of...
2 SJSU Exhibits at Art Ark in May
17 artists will be in the San Jose State University 2008-09 Pictorial BFA Exhibition held at Art Ark from April 27th - May 8th with an opening reception on Friday, May 1st from 6-9pm. Gallery open by appointment, contact...
Girl Power! Girls in Mercury News
Congratulations to Murphy Adams, Christine Benjamin, Lacey Bryant and Lara Sophia (all KALEID gallery artists by the way) for their feature write up in the Mercury News last week for their Girl Power! group exhibit (which is on view...
International Call For Entries for Poster Design
CALL FOR ENTRIES: TRNAVA POSTER TRIENNIAL 2009 The Trnava Poster Triennial (TPT) 2009 is a public non-anonymous international competitive exhibition of posters produced from March 2006 - 15 May 2009. Organisers of the seventh year of the TPT take...
Next TWO BUCK TUESDAY is April 21st!
KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tues Crew presents: TWO BUCK Tuesdays - April 21st. an all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm: $2 art all day...
The Peninsula Arts Council presentsArts Forum 2.0
Arts Forum 2.0 features an exciting panel of arts leaders including: Keynote Speaker John Anagnostou, Fox Theatres; Panelists Susan Moeller, Redwood City Redevelopment Agency; Jeff Trabucco, Artsopolis; Sagesse Graham, The Riekes Center for Human Enhancement; and Julie Ulmer, California Arts...
ORPHEE Film Screening at KALEID gallery
HOAXMONSTER exhibition artists Trina Merry & Kate Stewart present a film screening of Jean Cocteau's classic ORPHEE. Orphee is a poet who becomes obsessed with Death (the Princess). They fall in love. Orphees wife, Eurydice, is killed by the...
Two exhbition opportunites in downtown San Jose
We have two business establishments that would like to host regular exhibitions of local art beginning immediately. Please review the info for each venue, and if you are interested, please reply with 2-3 small jpg samples of your current work...
Hoaxmonsters & Orphee film screening
Just posted some photos of the HOAXMONSTERS exhibition by Trina Merry, Kate Stewart at KALEID gallery (on view thru April) here. Save the date: on April 17th, Trina & Kate will be screening the Jean Cocteau classic film ORPHEE...
Scrap 2 Sculpt Contest
Whole House Building Supply and Salvage invites all San Francisco Bay Area artists to submit a sculpture of recycled materials for a juried show. Deadline for submissions is August 15th, no entry fee. Whole House Building Supply and Salvage will...
BABA Artists' Book exhibition at MLK Library
Conversations An exhibition of artists books by members of the Bay Area Book Artists In this exhibition, twenty-two members of Bay Area Book Artists (BABA) respond to the theme of "conversations" in a variety of artists' books. Conversations are...
Visions from the New California Award
The program seeks to promote artists working in any visual medium, who display artistic excellence, are committed to an artistic career, and are under-served, under-recognized or under-represented in the mainstream (artists who have not had extensive solo exhibitions at galleries...
South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk April 3rd!
Join us for the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly artwalk this Friday night, April 3rd! Start off at 7pm at KALEID Gallery for Hoaxmonsters: an investigation into hoaxes, myths, monsters and mystery by Kate Stewart and Trina Merry. Live music by...
Elliman Open Studio / Aids-Lifecycle Fundraiser
on friday, may 1, i shall depart on a 2000 mile bicycle ride that concludes at the mexican border. along the way, from san francisco to los angeles, may 31 - june 6, i will join the 8th annual...
Woody Miller exhibit at Barefoot Coffee
Woody's exhibition will include mixed media paintings and other trinkets, both large and small. Lot's of stories, mysteries, and whimsical fantastical scenes collide with guitar playing animals and if you're lucky, a monkey in a fez. Opening Reception Saturday,...
Donald Neff in Nomadas Del Arte exhibit
Donald Neff is an invited participant of N?madas Del Arte, a group exhibition of two hundred of the best Nomad artists working en plein air. The paintings were completed in six Southwestern states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas...
Art on the Square 2009 Call for Entries
Art on the Square is a series of four juried fine art and craft shows on the streets surrounding Courthouse Square in the heart of downtown Redwood City. Artists will exhibit painting, jewelry, photography, glass, fiber, sculpture, and more. We...
Crochet Workshops at Sandpiper Community Center
Julie Goodenough has two crochet classes coming up this month at Sandpiper Community Center in Redwood Shores. Crochet a Beaded Necklace, Mon, April 20th Pre-registration required at www.redwoodcity.org/parks and click on Online Registration NOTE: This class fills very quickly...
HOAXMONSTERS at KALEID Gallery April 2009
KALEID Gallery presents HOAXMONSTER: an investigation into hoaxes, myths, monsters, and mystery by Kate Stewart and Trina Merry Why do some people believe hoaxes, even after they've been debunked? Why do stories of monsters persist for centuries? By turns...
Flo Oy Wong's DEconstruct/REconstruct Workshop
Following the success of Flo Oy Wongs doll-making workshop, which had a transformative effect on everyone who participated, the Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center is proud to present the second workshop in our INSPIRE/ASPIRE series: DEconstruct/REconstruct. Find your creativity through...
How We See It exhibit at Art Ark
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TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - thank you!
KALEID Gallery and the Two Buck Tues Crew would like to thank all the participants below and all of you that came out to enjoy it! See you next time, April 21st! Featured Speakers: Residing in California, Armo Movessian's work...
Artist's Studio Inventory Sale
Seriously reduced prices on paintings, prints, sculpture, photography and ceramics by over 30 artists at Art Object Gallery for one week only. Reception: Saturday, March 21, 6-9pm Sale continues through March 28th. Art Object Gallery 529 North Fifth Street...
SWAN Day San Jose
The women of Alameda ArtWorks are proud to offer an open invitation to join the celebration of women in the arts of many disciplines in San Jose's first annual celebration of SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now!). This event...
Spring Art Workshops at Norton Studio
Jen Norton Art Studio has two new workshops to jump start your creativity! Art Triage-Saturday, April 18, 9am to 1pm (includes lunch). $125 (Early Bird Stimulus: Register for $110 before March 20) Bring your "less-than-successful" works on paper and together...
Phantom Galleries & Cinequest Film Festival
We'd like to congratulate Lacey Bryant, Drew Clark and Manny Silva for the superb job they did painting live in the windows of Camera 12 for the week long CINEQUEST Film Festival 19. The three artists, and their finished paintings...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID March 17th
KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tues Crew presents: TWO BUCK Tuesdays - March 17th. an all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm: $2 art all day...
KFJC 50th Anniversary Art/Logo Contest
In the fall of 1959 KFJC began broadcasting out of a closet in Mountain View, CA. It has been nearly 50 years of broadcasting for KFJC and we are excited to make this year more memorable than any year before....
Thursday Gig _ March 19th
THURSDAY GIG presents: Art & the Spoken Word Thursday, March 19, 2009, 6:30-9:00 Featured Artist: John Kurtyka Featured Poet: Amy Meier Potluck BYOB donations of $1 help offset plates etc. (come anyway if you cant donate or bring food :)...
New Lara Sophia book
KALEID gallery artist Lara Sophia has published a book - a compilation of oil pastel drawing, acrylic paintings and marker drawings created by Lara between 2008-2009. You can preview and purchase the book here....
3 x 3: Three Artists-Three Installations
Philo Northrup is in a three person show at Cabrillo Gallery entitled 3x3: Three Artists-Three Installations. The opening reception is Thursday, March 12th, 4:30-7:30pm. Exhibition on view thru April 24, 2009. This exhibition is part of a many venue...
St. Patrick's Day Blimey Fest at Scoffone Photography Studio
Craig Scoffone invites you to "an art, chocolate and port wine lovers *potluck featuring the stunning fine art photography of this internationally exhibited photographer. He will also have many amazing photographs for sale at discounted prices!" Green chocolate chunks will...
SOULA Power Yoga Grand Opening Gala features Phantom Artists
Joyce McEwen Crawford Carol Wilson Phantom Galleries is pleased to be partnering with SOULA Power Yoga by providing them with artwork by Joyce McEwen Crawford and Carol Wilson for their grand opening benefit gala. The March 6th event includes...
I'll Fly Away exhibition by Trina Merry
"I"ll Fly Away", is the debut solo exhibition by Trina Merry featuring affordable works of art, primarily on canvas & LP! This is a friend & family-fun event on Sunday afternoon so feel free to bring your kids & friends...
SMART Art Competition
Trash into Treasure - to show how discarded items can be redesigned into works of art as well as functional everyday items. The top prize is $2,000 cash and the categories include sculptures/functional items/videos/photography/music. Local, national and international media will...
Phantom Galleries at CINEQUEST Film Festival 19
Phantom Galleries is honored to be partnering with the 19th Annual CINEQUEST Film Festival by providing three artists to paint live all week during the festival. Lacey Bryant, Drew Clark and Manny Silva can be seen through the windows of...
Flores, Kille First Friday March 6th at KALEID
KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two featured exhbitions by Eddie Flores and Jeremiah Kille for the month of March. Artists' Reception First Friday March 6th, 7-9pm This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk. Free and open...
Pellet, Vanesa O'Hanlon, Rameen Navid at Barefoot Coffee
March art at Barefoot Coffee will feature Pellet's larger work on cardboard in the back room as well as a photo cluster by Rameen Navid. The front room features paintings and screen prints by Vanessa O'Hanlon. Artists' Reception: Saturday, March...
Panthelion 1 Yr Anniversary Party this Friday, Feb. 27
Playing it fast and furious for the past year, Panthelion has established themselves as one of the best live performances to see in the region. For the one year anniversary, a very special show is planned featuring animator M...
Call for Collage Artists _ Sun Gallery
Submit your work for consideration to be included in an exhibition of ten Bay Area collage artists this June which will present the widest range of approaches to collage possible. Searching for straight collages, not mixed media or assemblage. Minor...
Call for Artists Chicana/o Biennial
Call for Entries at MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana Exhibition: June 5 - August 15, 2009 MACLA is pleased to announce its third Chicana/o Biennial, an exhibition and public forum conceived to take inventory of and invite reflection...
Art Auction this Friday, Feb. 27th
Art auction and show featuring art on record covers from 25 artists - all the art is affordably priced and sales benefit the American Heart Association. Reception: Friday, February 27th 2009 8PM-12 Midnight With Atomic DJ Basura spinning all night...
Call for Artist Vendors -2009 Sing Tao Street Fair in Redwood City
The City of Redwood City has asked Art on the Square to provide an art component to the Sing Tao Street Fair. We will have close to 50 spaces along Broadway. Other vendors will be mainly Asian owned businesses; massage,...
Trina Merry at Noise Pop & Shop
Trina Merry will be selling her LPs & Geisha Wine Boxes at the upcoming Noise Pop & Shop on February 28th at Verdi Club, San Francisco. About the event: San Franciscos Premiere Celebration of Independent Music, Film and Art...
Howard Pugh at Gallery Ten10
Gallery Ten10 presents: Howard Pugh - Abstract Photography Roberto Duran - Spoken Screams Al Preciado - Bus Stop Studio Artists' Reception Friday, February 27, 6:30pm with spoken word at 8pm, drum circle to follow 1010 East Taylor St., San Jose...
Momentum group show closing reception
"Momentum" a Group Show at Art Object Gallery Silicon Valley Artists Collaboratives Premier Event: February 4th to 28th at Art Object Gallery, San Jose Closing reception for the artists: Friday, February 27th, 5-9pm Art Object Gallery 592 North 5th...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID February 17th
KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tue Crew presents: TWO BUCK Tuesdays - February 17th. an all day $2 art sale and eclectic speaker series on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm : $2 art all...
Kate Stewart exhibition "Permeable"
Multi-talented artist Kate Stewart will present Permeable, an installation of resin, burnt paper & string. Artist's Reception- Tues., Feb. 17th at 6:30pm Exhibition dates - Feb. 16- 19, 2009 Gallery 8 San Jose State University Art Bldg. (map)...
Big Red Shiny III group exhibition
Art Ark Gallery presents BIG RED SHINY III a group exhibition of 40 artists Artists Reception: Saturday, February 14th, 5-8 p.m. Art Ark Gallery 1035 S. 6th St. S.J., CA 95112...
Christine Benjamin at Caffe Trieste
Come and check out new paintings by local artist Christine Benjamin at her reception "Real and Imagined Creatures" at Caffe Trieste on Friday, February 20th 2009 from 7PM to 10PM! Enjoy the art, coffee and live music by RS2...
Valentine's Day Art Party - Chocolate & Port Pot Luck !!!
Photographer Craig Scoffone invites you to an Art, Chocolate and Wine Pot Luck. Craig will be hosting an art show featuring his stunning imagery of both the landscape and the nude. In honor of Valentine's Day, bring a bottle of...
Call For Art _ Two Buck Tuesdays Feb. 17th
TWO BUCK Tuesdays is coming up this Tuesday February 17th. If you'd like to participate, please: - create original, or limited edition work sized 4" x 6" or smaller - there is no limit as to how many works...
Women In Photography Call For Entries
Founded in 1981, Women In Photography International (WIPI) is the most recognized organization for women photographers worldwide. "The 2009 Competition" - call for entries of traditional and non-traditional images will be juried in three categories, Family Gatherings, Landscapes and Self-Portraits....
Call for Art - Yoga studio grand opening
Soula Power Yoga opens its studio in downtown San Jose on March 6th with a grand opening event and is looking for one or two artists to feature. If you feel you have work that would be in harmony with...
Thursday's Gig_February 19th
THURSDAY GIG'S Art & The Spoken Word presents Artist Elizabeth Parashis Poet John Kurtyka, Open Mic follows Thursday, February 19, 2009, 6:30 - 9:30 pm This is a Pot Luck BYOB event. Donations of $1 would be appreciated NEW LOCATION!...
Open Licensing 101 presented by CA Lawyers for the Arts
Open Licensing 101: How to Get the Most Out of Your Copyrights in the Informational Age *To receive $10.00 off this program enter PHAN as the discount code.* Thursday, February 5, 2009 Arts Council Silicon Valley 4 North Second Street,...
First Friday FEB 6th Featured Exhibits: Borelli, Miller
KALEID gallery is pleased to present featured exhibitions by Steven Borelli and Woody Miller for the month of February, 2009. Steven Borelli, Right Brain Rebel Steve Borelli will be showing new, large-size, limited edition, gicle canvases of his black and...
Joyce Savre at Gallery 9 Los Altos
Rhythm of the Fields, Joyce Savre Painted Poems: Collage and Pastels by Joyce Savre Reception: Friday, February 6, 5-8 pm Exhibition dates: February 1-28th Gallery 9 143 Main Street Los Altos, CA...
Assemblage + Collage + Construction Exhibition in Santa Cruz
above artwork by Philo Northrup Philo Northrup is an invited artist in the Assemblage + Collage + Construction show at the Santa Cruz Museum which opens this weekend and will continue through April 12, 2009. The artist list is...
Dead Weight Cost Photography Exhibition
Persistence of death. we live with that fact that they are dead. and that we don't know them we don't know what happened we don't know the reasons, the causes. Ok I know how to say it in English...
SoFA Mural Projects - RFQ
Dear Artists- We are part of a SoFA Identity sub-committee that's looking to have three murals done in SoFA (South First Street, between San Carlos & Reed Streets, downtown San Jose.) This is a wonderful opportunity to have your work...
Therese May at Triton Museum
Participating KALEID artist Therese May will be having a solo exhibition of new works at the Triton Museum from Feb. 28 thru May 10th called "Riding the Horse". Triton Museum of Art 1505 Warburton Avenue Santa Clara, CA...
10Ten Gallery opening
KALEID gallery artist Al Preciado is launching his home-base gallery called 10TEN Gallery with openings every last Friday of the month....
USA needs a Secretary of Arts
Join us in urging President Obama to appoint a "Secretary of Arts" position in the U.S. Sign here: www.petitiononline.com/esnyc/petition.html...
Stooges guitarist James Williamson at On The Corner Music this Friday
In celebration of the new issue of "Fretboard Journal" magazine (with a feature article written by Careless Hearts guitarist Derek See), guitarist James Williamson will be signing copies of this magazine along with the seminal Stooges records he played...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - thank you!
Last Tuesday's TWO BUCK Tuesday was great fun- we want to thank the speakers and presenters for their time and creativity: Christine Benjamin spoke about her interests and influences in her paintings while transforming Kyle Pellet into a robot. Craig...
TWO BUCK Tuesday January 20th!
We have a wonderful lineup for the January 20th TWO BUCK Tuesday speaker portion of the evening from 6-8pm: TWO BUCK Tuesdays $2 art sale and eclectic speaker series on the third Tuesday of every month. Tues., January...
Melt Yo' Face Off exhibtion at KALEID _ Jan. 16th
Kaleid Gallery and Pellet Factory are proud to present: Melt Yo Face Off! - New Works on Paper January 16, 2009-January 30, 2009 Reception: Friday, January 16, 2009, 8pm til late (with live music by Panthelion) Kaleid Gallery 88...
Alice in Wonderland party - Call for Art!
Kaleid artist Trina Merry will be throwing an Alice in Wonderland birthday event at a house in South San Jose and wants to turn the space into a temporary, one night only, Wonderland gallery. Bring your fantastical, Wonderland inspired...
A scholarly look at Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel
San Jos Public Library will be hosting Lets Talk About It Jewish Literature" with a selected theme of Modern Marvels Jewish Adventure in the Graphic Novel. The series will be led by scholar Victoria Harrison, PhD, San Jos...
Creative Time Comics: A Graphic Record of the Here and Now
Creative Time is welcoming 2009 with Creative Time Comics, an online-only series of graphic works fusing comic art with current issues and popular culture. Each month, Creative Time will commission a new work, giving the world a chance to...
RUST: German American Artists Exhibition at Sanchez Art Center
Eli Geiser, Screw, mixed media on rice paper, 18 x 18 x 3/4, 2008 RUST: German American Artists The Sanchez Art Center will host an exhibition of works by German American Artist from January 16 through February 21, 2009....
Jason Arnold _ 23 Paintings Exhibit
Jason's been working on this broad body of work for nearly a year now based on Medici era Rome. They are beautifully done in oils and have a satisfying tension of stoic gaze with gothic beauty. 23 Paintings by...
Big Red Shiny Call for Art
Art Ark Gallery is calling for your BIG your RED your SHINY artwork! This is the third iteration of the Big Red Shiny Show, with all new artwork (art that has not been previously shown at the Big Red Shiny...
Momentum for Mental Health exhibit
A small exhibition featuring art by patients and clients of Momentum. It is said that there are several well-known recognized famous fine artists of the past whom were very creative, talented and prolific, and were mentally ill, and enjoyed by...
Buscemi exhibit at Art Ark this Sat. Jan. 3rd
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Mobile exhibits request for proposals
The Arts Council for Long Beach and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency announce a Request for Proposals (RFP) to select artists for temporary public artwork for vacant storefronts in redevelopment areas within the City of Long Beach....
2008 End Notes
As 2008 comes to a close, we'd like to express to everyone that makes Phantom Galleries and KALEID gallery relevant and successful a warm "thank you" for another great year together. We wish you and yours a very Happy New...
Two Buck Tuesdays - $2 art & 10min speaker series this Tuesday!
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone that came out to the last TBT....it was a great turnout and we look forward to seeing you at the next one on January 20th! Kyle Pellet Gianfranco Paolozzi Melissa Jennifer Behravesh Come out Tuesday, December...
Skip the mall this year!
We just want to remind everyone that there are amazing artworks and creative gifts for all your friends and family on your list by over 60 of your fellow artists at KALEID Gallery. A great turnout and good times last...
Gouveia Mural FINISHED!
Full view - click images to enlarge Abundance is Constant by Andy Gouveia left detail center detail right detail About the mural Abundance is Constant: I've created a panoramic landscape that moves left to right through the history of...
SVOS 2009 Artist Information Night
If you or someone you know is interested in participating in Silicon Valley Open Studios 2009, the Peninsula Arts Council is hosting an Artists Information Night at the Redwood Shores Public Library on Tues 12/9 from 7 - 8 pm....
"The Jury Is In" Workshop
Registration deadline EXTENDED to 12/15/08. Attention Artists! The Jury is In As producers of Art on the Square and veteran exhibitors at many Bay Area shows, photographer Beth Mostovoy and fiber artist Julie Goodenough understand what producers are looking for...
South FIRST FRIDAYS December 5th Highlights
Join us for the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk this Friday, December 5th. Begin at KALEID for a spectacular glass ornament installation, then head over to the SoFA District for Tamsinn Cowart's exhibit at Caffe Trieste featuring performers of the SJ...
Call For Art _ LGAA 25th Annual Open Juried Show
Los Gatos Art Association announces a CALL FOR ARTISTS for Los Gatos Art Association 25th Annual Open Juried Show, a California statewide competition, held April 2 to May 1, 2009. Up to $7500 in awards. David Ogle, sculptor and...
CREATIVE TIME speaks in San Jose December 1st
Tribute of Light (photo via kotobuki711) It seems that every time we hear about a cool new public art installation and/or intervention going on in NYC, you come to find out that CREATIVE TIME is behind it. They are...
Art for Well Beings Reception
The Artists of Art for Well Beings invites you to an artists' reception and holiday party with dancing, singing and hors d'oeuvres on Sunday, November 30th from 3-5pm. Art for Well Beings Emerson Center 2800 West Bayshore Road Palo...
Call for Art "CONTROL" exhibit
The South Bay Area and Peninsula Women's Caucus for Art Chapters would like to invite all California women artists to submit work for "Control", a fine art exhibition that will be juried by the Guerrilla Girls West. All media accepted,...
Two Buck Tuesdays - thank you!
Thanks to everyone that participated in the first TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID. We'd especially like to thank the artists that created work for TBT, to the speakers who gave wonderful insightul presentations, and to all of those that attended...
TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID begins this Tuesday, November 18th!
The $2.00 sale begins at noon and culminates with a cool gathering that Eddie Flores, Pellet and Matthew Seigel has prepared for you. From 6-8pm there will be four interesting speakers that will talk about their passions and ideas...
Good Hustle at The Cellar this Friday, Nov. 14th
Good Hustle will be headlining at the Cellar (below the Agenda on South First) this Friday, Nov. 14th with two other bands we've been meaning to check out for some time: Ambience, and Case in Theory. Show starts at...
Panchan opens this Friday, Nov. 14th
Artists' Reception this Friday, November 14th for Jennifer Ahn and Nancy Ahn's exhibit Panchan, a collection of various works at Empire Seven Studios from 8pm til late. Empire Seven Studios 525 North 7th St. San Jose Exhibit on view...
Gary Coleman at Pacific Grove Art Center
Gary Coleman has 27 paintings on display at the Pacific Grove Art Center through December 12th. The show simply named Gary Coleman / Landscapes drew about 200 people to its opening reception on October 24th. Pacific Grove Art Center...
Michelle Waters in SPEAK OUT exhibition
Michelle Waters will be exhibiting 3 paintings, including the above Land of the Free. Congratulations! to current participating KALEID artist Michelle Waters for her invited inclusion into a very impressive group show amongst the likes of Laurie Anderson, Sue...
Four two-n-two Four Exhibit at Art Objects Nov. 15th
Art Objects Gallery invites you to the opening reception of Four two-n-two Four featuring Art of Democracy: Bread and Circus, paintings by satirical artist Mark Bryan (pictured above), Weapons of Mass Distraction, clay pots, bowls and sculpted collage by...
New Phantom installations for Oct., Nov.
pictured: Aaron Shinault Since 2001, Phantom Galleries has been creating exhibit opportunities for local artist in various vacant storefronts throughout the downtown core. Lately we've been centralized in the SoFA District and we've installed some new artists....you can see...
Dia de los Muertos Mugs
Artist Paul J. Gonzalez has created these cool hand sculpted and designed Dia de los Muertos mugs, there's even a "Frida" inspired mug! Contact Paul directly at: paul@pauljgonzalezartstudios.com to get one, or a set....
Call for Participation for "Women Artists on Immigration"
WOMEN ARTISTS ON IMMIGRATION: Crossing Borders, Confronting Barriers, Bridging Identities Organized and presented by:Women's Caucus for Art with the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles Exhibition Dates: February 20 March 6, 2009 Opening Reception: February 27, 2009 In this...
Power of Music - call for art
Canvas Ghost Productions is calling all artists to submit work for their Power of Music one night show that will take place on March 7, 2009. Music is that intoxicating and entrancing force that moves the soul. It shapes...
Splash 11 New Directions
Call for Entries for Splash 11: New Directions - North Light Books hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary watercolors Description from their entry form: As Splash continues to celebrate excellence in watercolor painting, we look to discover new directions....
St[art]er Home exhibition
This looks like a great show in an unconventional space...Phantom Galleries/Kaleid artists Andy Gouveia, Eric Taggart and Pellet will be exhibiting murals/installations at the show. Sezio Presents : St{art}er Home A house in Downtown Mountain View will be torn...
TED Prize Winner James Nachtwey Unveils XDR-TB
Our sister chapter of Phantom Galleries in Los Angeles is collaborating with TED Prize to help distribute this important photography exhibition to raise awareness of XDR-TB. TED Prize Winner James Nachtwey Unveils XDR-TB as Focus of Global Photography Wish...
Day of the Dead group exhibit
Day of the Dead Group Art Show Join us for a special art show celebrating the Day of the Dead holiday. The gallery will be filled with colorful paintings and sculpture. An altar will be filled with art and...
First Friday Oct. 3rd Featured Exhibits at KALEID
KALEID gallery presents October featured exhibits by Sarah Beth Gon?arova and Nadia Vinogradova, two exceptionally talented artists. Artists' Reception: First Friday, October 3, 2008, 7-9pm Free and open to the public Baroque classical music by Anton Petrenko ( Viola) and...
The Changing World of Abstract Art by Lill Mc Ghee-Queen
Over the Edge, Lill Mc Ghee-Queen Caff Trieste presents: "The Changing World of Abstract Art!" - Lill Mc Ghee-Queen, Artist Artist's Reception: First Friday, OCTOBER 3, 2008 - 8pm 'til late The Artist combines selected paintings from her 20th...
Mariana Barnes at California Modern Art Gallery
Current KALEID artist Mariana Barnes has been accepted into the California Modern Art Gallery/Mesart.com exhibition Reflections of the Bay. The exhibit was juried by Alan Bamberger (art consultant and author, publisher of ArtBusiness.com), DeWitt Cheng (artist, curator and co-editor of...
Christine Benjamin at FLEURISH and Sonya Paz Gallery
FLEURISH proudly presents local artist Christine Benjamin Come and draw with Christine and take home your own character FUN for kids and adults! FREE stickers and coloring pages! Saturday, September 27th 2008 12:00 noon - 3:00 PM Fleurish 1331 Lincoln...
MACLA presents Cabaret Unkempt
MACLAs Performance Art Program presents Cabaret Unkempt In residence from October 5 - 11 In their week long residency made possible with the support of the National Performance Network, Miami-based performance art duo Jennylin Duany and Elizabeth Doud kick...
Figure Drawing Sessions
Figure Drawing Sessions at Stone Griffin Gallery 287 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell 408 410-2313 Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 Fee: $15 Turn North on the Corner of First & Campbell Ave. (Starbuck's is on that corner). Enter the...
World AIDS Day Poster Contest
From: WADSJ (World AIDS Day, San Jose) Event Committee Every year, on December 1st the world comes together to commemorate World AIDS Day. As determined by the United Nations program on AIDS, the theme for 2008 continues to place the...
Mark Damrel at New Art 08
Current KALEID artist Mark Damrel will be exhibiting his work at Hotel Des Arts in San Francisco on September 17th. Dozens of emerging artists will be on display throughout the hotel and all work will be available for sale....
RFQ Kit of Parts Artists Roster
The City of San Jos Public Art Program is inviting artists from Santa Clara County to apply for a Kit of Parts Roster. This roster will be used to select artists for a range of artist-designed amenities commissioned by private...
New Approaches to Printing your Digital Images workshops
Explore, experiment and develop new approaches to printing your digital images... Join Lyn Bishop for an intensive playshop designed to take your digital images and photography beyond the standard inkjet print. Participants will work with their own completed digital imagery...
Art on the Square & 1st Annual Salsa Festival
The final Art on the Square is this Saturday September 20th which coincides with the Redwood City First Annual Salsa Festival which includes salsa competions (the edible kind and the dance kind), four stages of music and fun family activities....
Flo Oy Wong "Raising the Voices" exhibition
Flo Oy Wong, Raising the Voices a de Young Museum Satellite Exhibition Saturday, October 11, 2008 - a Celebration of Flo Oy Wong's 70th Year 5-7pm: Artist Talk & Opening Reception 7pm: Perfomance of Noodle Women by Dance NAGANUMA...
Taste of Saratoga Sat., Sept 20th
Taste of Saratoga Fine Art & Wine Festival in downtown Saratoga on Big Basin Way. Featuring fine art, craft vendors, entertainment, activities, food and wine. Saturday, September 20, 2008, 10am - 6pm No admission fee....
Thursday Gig _ September 18th
THURSDAY GIG - Art & The Spoken Word Thursday, Sept 18, 2008 6:30 - 9:30 pm FEATURING - Artist: Al Preciado and Poet: Bea Garth NEW LOCATION! Stone Griffin Gallery, 287 E. Campbell Ave., Campbell, CA 95008 POTLUCK /...
Call for Artists for Luna Park Chalk Art Festival
Celebrating the Northsides Italian heritage and fostering community pride and creative expression in the spirit of the Mexican and Chicano mural movements. Saturday, October 4, 2008 9:00 a.m.3:00 p.m. Backesto Park, 13th & Jackson streets, San Jose Come celebrate...
Distinctive City Lecture Monday, Sept. 15th
The findings shouldn't be that big of a surprise, we've all known the challenges of being a San Jose resident artist and the results of the many studies that show the importance of artistic thinking and problem solving for successful...
Heartswork looking for live painters
Heartswork Gallery is looking for live painters for the Campbell Third Thursday artwalk. Contact Debbie at heartworksstudio@earthlink.net or call 408-370-7278....
Luis Gutierrez at Art Object
The ArtObjectGallery announces the opening of a thought provoking new exhibit featuring Los Gatos artist Luis Gutierrez's most recent Wounded Warrior series of paintings titled "PTSD" (post traumatic stress disorder disorder). These powerful portraits reveal Luis's sense of what...
Modern Superstitionist
The Modern Superstitionist Exhibition Artwork that reveals the real things we possess and do to keep those mysterious unseen forces from creating chaos in our modern world. Search deep and you will find no 13th floor in most buildings. If...
Inklings at Double Punch SF
KALEID artists Mark Damrel, Andy Gouveia, and Pellet (aka Kyle Perera), along with Ryan De La Hoz (Deli), are all in a group show at Double Punch in San Francisco called Inklings. Inklings is a group show that embodies...
Bonnie J. Smith at Alyis N Rose
A collection of Bonnie J. Smith"s fiber art work is at Alyis N Rose, 1686 Lafayette Road, Santa Clara. Title of exhibit is "Found Work". My art work is of a very personal nature and I have found that...
Amazing Paintings by Michele Troutman
Art For Well Beings presents paintings by Michele Troutman. Paintings created over the past three years illustrate Micheles marvelous journey. In 2005 at age 29, holding a brush for the first time, she began painting under the direction of...
Featured Artists Rob Lehman and Terenia Offenbacker opens First Friday Sept. 5th
KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two new exhibits featuring artists Terenia Offenbacker and Rob Lehman. We invite you to the artists' reception on First Friday, Sept. 5th from 7pm - 9pm. This reception is part of the South FIRST...
Gianfranco Paolozzi at Caffe Trieste
Now is Already Past by Gianfranco Paolozzi Caffe Trieste, 315 South First Street Artist's Reception First Friday, Sept. 5th, 8pm 'til late in conjunction with South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk This new series of metallic works on canvas is a...
Local Color at Art Ark Sept. 20th
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Art on the Square RWC Sept 19 & 20
See the work of premier Bay Area artists and artisans at Art on the Square in the heart of downtown Redwood City at beautifully renovated Courthouse Square. Presented by the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and the Redwood City Redevelopment...
Lizabeth Eva Rossof at Milk and Honey Art Gallery
Double Blind by Lizabeth Eva Rossof will feature four new series by Rossof. Milk and Honey Art Gallery 384 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941 4 - 7PM with Artist Talk, Q & A at 6PM. Exhibit on view...
2 new CA Lawyers for the Arts programs
California Lawyers for the Arts Education Program To receive $10.00 off these program enter XXXXX as the discount code. Digital Music Distribution - Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 The Kirsch Conference Center, 60 South Market Street, Tenth Floor, San Jose An...
Joe MIller at 47 at space 47 at 1
47 at 47: joe miller at 47 at space 47 at 1 on view: september 5 through 27, 2008 opening reception: 7pm till late, friday, september 5 part of sofa's south first friday art walk. an installation of new...
New Phantom Galleries murals on So. First Street
Six new beautiful paintings on 8' x 8' wood panels were installed over the weekend on an existing construction wall to make the walk down South First St. (btwn San Fernando & Post St.) a much more colorful experience! Our...
Cyn Stern solo exhibit at Twin Pines Art Center
Cyn Stern will be exhibiting ceramic and mixed-media ceramic art at the Twin Pines Art Center (Belmont Arts Council gallery) for the month of September. Cyn will be on location at the gallery on weekends. There will be a...
San Jose Super Toy, Comic & Record Show
200 tables of vintage to modern toys and collectibles as well as artists/illustrators selling their work. Michael Slack, slackart.com painter of monsters Dan Brereton, nocturnals.com comic book writer and illustrator R. Black, RBlack.org artist for rock concert posters Skinner, theartofskinner.com...
Kushlani Hall at Gallery Saratoga
KALEID Gallery artist Kushlani Hall has been accepted into Gallery Saratoga for both her encaustic paintings and jewelry. A native of Sri Lanka, her work reflects the essences of both western and eastern cultures. Kushlani will also be an invited...
Art show at the Uptown featuring C. Benjamin, A.E. Gold
KALEID artist Christine Benjamin has a show with Ari Evan Gold at the Uptown in Oakland. Opening reception: Friday, September 5th 2008 Doors open at 6 PM Live band at 9 PM Live Oakland Glam Punk band - The...
Thursday Gig_August 21st
Thursday, Aug 21st, 6:30 - 9:30 pm THURSDAY GIG Art & The Spoken Word at "Got Art? Gallery" 24 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA For more information on Thursday Gig please contact Elizabeth Parashis at: artpages[at]earthlink.net or...
SJ Artists' Town Hall Meeting
You are invited to attend the first-ever San Jose Artists' Town Hall taking place on Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at San Jose City Hall, located at 200 East Santa Clara Street in downtown San...
STREET MRKT Sept 5th at A.D.
Thanks to Phantom / KALEID artist Pellet for the great poster! Invitation from Anno Domini gallery: The final STREET MRKT of the season is September 5th. With our music coordinator extraordinare, Nate LeBlanc, we have a great final lineup...
Spiele: Otl Aicher's Olympic Graphic Design Exhibition
Spiele: Otl Aicher's Olympic Graphic Design An exhibition of graphic design by the office of Otl Aicher for the 1972 Munich Olympics. Presentation by guest curator Joe Miller: 5pm Tuesday, August 26, in Art room 133 San Jos State...
$4000 Fellowship Grants for Indivual Artists
The Arts Council Silicon Valley is awarding one $4,000 fellowship to an individual artist for work in each of six categories: 2-Dimensional Visual Arts: photography, film, or video. 3-Dimensional Visual Arts: Sculpture (all media) Literary Arts: Poetry Music: Instrumental Performance...
"Black and White and Read All Over" Group Exhibit
You're invited to attend the artists' reception for "Black and White and Read All Over a visual response to recent news by 16 artists at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library this Sunday, Aug. 10th from 2-4pm. "Save" by...
Phantom Galleries Redwood City Artists' Reception this Saturday, August 9th
Phantom Galleries Redwood City invites you to an Artists' Reception for the August / September exhibition edition of Phantom Galleries in downtown Redwood City. Come meet and celebrate 12 new artists exhibiting work in a range of mediums full of...
Aug-Sept Phantom Galleries exhibitions
The August thru September installations includes three very talented artists from San Jose and Santa Cruz. 455 South First Street- Jai Tanju, Bigger Moments-excerpts from the with a camera from marc book. Jai will be hosting a sidewalk reception Friday,...
Into the Void - First Friday August 1st
Kaleid Gallery is proud to present Into the Void its first cosmic/futuristic/pre-and- post-apocalyptic themed exhibition, featuring new paintings and ink renderings by Andy Gouveia and Pellet. Inspired by science fiction paperback novels, old educational films, elementary school visits to...
Sprit of Japantown Festival-Call for Artisans & Vendors
Artisans and Vendors -- You are cordially invited to join us at the THE SPIRIT OF JAPANTOWN FESTIVAL, San Jose, California Saturday, October 4, 2008, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm The Spirit of Japantown festival attracted over 10,000 visitors last...
Geri McGilvray at Woodside Library
Geri has new works at the Woodside Library, July through August 2008. at 3140 Woodside Road, Woodside. Geri is known for working in several art forms; oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media and sculpture. She has won over 50 awards...
Art on the Square Friday August 1 in Downtown Redwood City
On Fri Aug 1 Bay Area artists and artisans will exhibit their work at beautifully renovated Courthouse Square in the heart of the downtown Redwood City. Presented by the Redwood City Civic Cultural Commission and the Redwood City Redevelopment Agency,...
Good Hustle - Terribly Two!
THE GREATER GOOD or HUSTRAVAGANZA or 2ND HUSSA-VERSARY These awesome guys and musicians are great contributors to the local art and music scene....you're invited to their birthday party this Friday night! Good Hustle is celebrating two years by bringing...
Walls of Ashes at OmniCircus August 15th
Frank Garvey (pictured above) participated in Phantom Galleries during the subZERO Festival last June with paintings and beggar robot. Frank is about to unveil his Wall of Ashes installation at his OmniCircus space in San Francisco and you're invited!...
Art Peace: Darfur Awareness Sat. July 26th
ART PEACE: Darfur Awareness Saturday, July 26th, 1pm-10pm Art Ark Gallery 1035 South 6th Street San Jose Ca,95112 The event July 26th is a day long concert and a celebration of artistic expression and peace. There will be a...
Clayprint Studios Workshops for Aug-Nov
Learn something new and connect with other artists! Martha Castillo Clayprint Studios has numerous workshops scheduled for the rest of the year. One Day Introduction to Clayprinting, One Day Refresher and Mounting/Framing Your Prints are all open for registration...
Avenue1 in need of Fine Artist Instructor
Avenue1 is seeking a strong Fine Artist Instructor in our Fine Art Foundations program. This is a contractor position and only requires 3 hours of instruction per class. Classes are typically held once a week in the evenings or weekends...
works/san jos "re:group" call for art
works/san jos, your community art and performance center on south first street, is reopening with its traditional member exhibition that is open to all artists. if you have contributed since the last member exhibit in summer 07 then you are...
San Jose's own TAIKO on SPARK this week
SPARK is a great weekly program that airs art, performance and culture segments each week on KQED. We're looking forward to this week's episode which features San Jose TAIKO, and Victor Cartagena, an artist that we became familiar with through...
Sara Cole's "Underneath" solo at Bryant Street Gallery
End/beginning 3, gouache, coffee, and graphite on paper, 24"x 24" Sara Cole is having a solo exhibition entitled Underneath at Bryant Street Gallery in Palo Alto with an opening reception on Friday, July 11th at 6pm-8pm. To preview the...
CA Lawyers for the Arts Survey request
California Lawyers for the Arts is conducting a statewide survey of individuals involved in the Arts to determine interest in e-learning as an option to expand access to educational programming statewide. California Lawyers for the Arts seeks to develop greater...
AfterWorks this Friday the Fourth
AfterWorks begins after the fireworks subside at 10pm this Friday the Fourth. Featuring: the music of David Knight and Benjamin Henderson; Live Animation by M dot Strange set to the music of Panthelion, David Knight and Steve Barry; Live...
Art on the Square July 18 & 19 in Redwood City
If you missed it in June, Art on the Square is back on July 18th & 19th from 5pm-8:30pm. Bay Area artists and artisans will exhibit their work in the heart of the beautifully renovated downtown. Redwood City is an...
No FIRST FRIDAY for July
Please note that there will not be a First Friday Artwalk for July due to the July Fourth holiday. We will return First Friday August 1st with featured exhibits at KALEID gallery by Kyle Perera (aka Pellet Factory) and Andy...
Calling All Artists - Call for Entries
Skylark Media Group & Fabrik Magazine announce the 2008/2009 competition for the SKYLARK PRIZE for individual artists and GROUPSHOW for 5 additional artists. With a main focus on artists working in the US, but open to every artist in the...
Illustration Instructor Needed Immediately
Avenue 1 is currently in the need to fill a Saturday Morning illustration instructors position from 10:30 AM to 1:30PM. The class is part of our Summer Illustration Program. The instructor originally signed up to teach the course is no...
MISCHIEF in SF
Current Phantom Galleries and KALEID gallery artist Christine Benjamin (artwork above) will be in the MISCHIEF group art show in San Francisco which involves over 100 artists. Reception: Saturday, July 19th, 4-8 pm Exhibit dates: July 16th - August...
A studio and gallery space up for rent in Japantown
Two great spaces have become available within the Object Art gallery space- STUDIO: 650 square foot loft space available for sublet in excellent San Jose Japantown neighborhood. Track lights, shared restroom, utilities included. $650/month ALSO AVAILABLE: Gallery/studio/office - 1200 square...
Art on the Square begins this Friday, June 20th
Come for the art and stay for the music this Friday. The art show is from 5pm - 8:30pm, and the featured band is Freesound. Redwood City is fast becoming the peninsulas epicenter for the arts with new galleries...
Midsummer Art Celebration June 21st
A Midsummer Art Celebration will be held on Saturday, June 21, from 10am - 6pm in the sculpture gardens of the Triton Museum of Art. Hundreds of local and regional artists working in all mediums will offer original works...
Ellie Brown's new book
Ellie Brown, who moved from San Jose to teach in South Korea, just sent us the news that she has published her book entitled Two Girls: My Sisters 1996-2006, a ten year art project in which Ellie dedicated herself...
Lucy Liew site - specific artwork unveiled June 28th
The grand opening of the new Joyce Ellington Branch Library on June 28 will feature the dedication of two new, site-specific artworks. Congratulations to current KALEID artist Lucy Liew who created artwork elements for the Children's area of the Library....
Phantom Galleries Redwood City Artists' Reception this Saturday, June 14th
Phantom Galleries Redwood City invites you to a celebration of its debut exhibition in downtown Redwood City. This is an excellent opportunity to experience an eclectic contemporary art exhibit, meet the artists, and enjoy music and refreshments in a...
BrokenDoor Espresso exhibit Friday, June 13th
Broken Door Espresso presents photography and digital images by Nicolette Paloma and Brittany Rediger New mural and paintings by KALEID artists Christine Benjamin and Michael Foley. Music by Polyluv Friday, June 13th 8Pm till Late 231 E Santa Clara...
Donna Orme, Therese May exhibit
Now, fabric, acrylic paint, buttons by Therese May Ribbons, cast acrylic monotype by Donna Orme Donna Orme & Therese May Exhibit June 4-June 29, 2008 Reception: Friday, 6/13/08, 7-9 pm - Meet the artists and see how compatible our...
Thursday Gig's Art & The Spoken Word
Art & Poetry with Open Mic Pot Luck at 6:30pm, BYOB (please bring a dish if you can--but if you can't, don't worry) 7:30 PM Art Presentation & Spoken Word Reading with Open Mic following Featured Artists: Elizabeth Parashis: Expressionist...
June Featured Exhibits at KALEID by Martha Castillo, Eric Taggart
KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by clayprint monograph artist Martha Castillo and mixed media artist Eric Taggart. Artists' Reception First Friday June 6th, 7-9pm Exhibit on view through July 12, 2008. This reception is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS...
Meandering Through Color exhibit in Palo Alto
The Los Altos Art Club pesents its First Annual Art Show Meandering Through Color 25 talented artists will feature vibrant, colorful paintings in watercolor, oil, acrylic, pastel, collage, assemblage and works in mosaic. Come and join us for a celebration...
Community Rebirth at Voodoo Lounge
On the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month, an ad hoc group of artists get together for Community Rebirth at the Voodoo lounge to exhibit, paint live, listen to local djs and socialize. All are welcome to participate and/or...
Art for Art in Santa Cruz
Art for Art is dedicated to providing support for Santa Cruz County's arts community as well as its artists by hosting exhibitions representing a cross-section of todays contemporary art trends. Their upcoming exhibit of 27 artists at The Mill Gallery...
Call for artist vendors
Downtown Campbell is hosting a Fun Music, Food and Art event Campbell Big Bands and BBQ Saturday, July 12th 2pm to 9pm. We are seeking fine artwork vendors for this event. Booth spaces are 10' x 10' or 12' x...
SJSU BFA Graphic Design Exhibition
San Jose State University School of Art + Design Graphic Design Program invites you to: 26 characters - the 2008 BFA Graphic Design Exhibition Receptions: 6 to 9pm Wednesday + Thursday, May 21 + 22 Gallery open: Noon to...
A Taste of Art & Wine at the Lagoon
A Taste of Art & Wine at the Lagoon Kendall Jackson Vineyards Smooth Jazz by the Dean Chambers Project This event is to promote and educate the community about collecting art and acquiring knowledge of wine tasting. A fabulous silent...
MACLA's 10th Annual Latino Art Auction
Buy Your Tickets Now! MACLA's Auction Always Sells Out. Call (408) 998-2808 to purchase tickets. Auction Tickets: $35 Saturday, May 17, 2008, Doors open at 6:00pm Live Auction begins promptly at 7:30pm Auction Exhibition: April 18-May 17, 2008 View the...
Homouroboros is on!
UPDATE: Homouroboros Dedication Ceremony May 17th!! Please join burners, press and public for the Black Rock Arts Foundation ribbon-cutting ceremony for Peter Hudson's Homouroboros installation! This will be the official kick-off for the Zero1 festival, and the beginning of...
Art Peace - call for artists and vendors
Call for Artists! The Art Ark Gallery (off South 6th street and Keyes) is hosting Art Peace, a month of art with a purpose. If you are an artist who tries your dardest to inspire love in this world, global...
Therese May receives Artist Fellowship award
Affirmation Quilt, Therese May Congratulations to current KALEID artist Therese May on her Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award for 2008. In celebration of the recipients, award winners will exhibit their work at the Triton Museum of Art May 24...
Werner Glinka
Past KALEID artist Werner Glinka has been very busy with several exhibits - he writes to tell us: My solo show Extra Ordinary Nature is on view at the Caldwell Gallery, 555 County Government Center Redwood City. Gallery Hours:...
Silicon Valley Open Studios
Cicada by Shannon Amidon With May well upon us, it's that time of year for the Silicon Valley Open Studios. As there are too many Phantom Galleries & KALEID artists participating to mention them all here, we encourage you...
Thursday Gig - Art & Poetry with Open Mic
Featured Artists: Howard Pugh: Abstract Photography Al Preciado: Ceramic Architypal Sculptures Collette Cooley: Beautiful painted rocks & other natural objects Featured Poet: Al Preciado Reading begins 7:30 with Open Mic following Pot luck BYOB 42 Central Ave., Los Gatos (call...
Andy Gouveia & Pellet at Broken Door Espresso
Artists Andy Gouveia and Kyle of Pellet Factory will have new works at Broken Door Espresso this Friday. It'll also be your last chance to see Kyle's mural in the space as it's about to be redone by another artist...
SJSU Jewelry / Metals Lab Open House
Come and see what is happening in the Jewelry/Metals Lab in the Department of Art and Design at San Jose State University. We will be hosting an open house for those individuals interested in the type of work done...
Fabrication Exhibition
Fabrications A new perspective in Mexican photography will open on Saturday, May 31st with work by Alex Oliva, Cintia Druan, David Corona Fernando, Montiel Klint, Juan Pablo Meneses, Paula Islas, Rogelio Septimo & Ricardo Sierra. Live performance by Panthelion....
The Art Glass Farmer's Market May 2nd and 3rd
The San Jose Glass Artist Alliance (SJGAA) presents... THE ART GLASS FARMER'S MARKET ~ Exhibit & Sale Featuring Exquisite Fine Art Glass Fruits, Vegetables, and More! At the Circle of Palms Paseo in Downtown San Jose May 2, 2008,...
KALEID Featured Exhibits First Friday May 2nd
KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by photographer Josh Hires and assemblage artist Philo Northrup. Artists' Reception First Friday May 2nd, 7-9pm Music by Elevator Out The Market 2.0 by Josh Hires On the surface, The Market is a look at...
Orphan Works Bill makes its way into Congress - ACT NOW to protect your !
Just a few days ago, both the U.S. House of Representative and the U.S. Senate introduced two versions of the Orphan Works bill. Both the Senate version, S.2913, and the House version, H.R.5889 are very similar in nature and closely...
"Before" solo exhibit by Cindy Stokes
Cindy Stokes has a solo exhibition of her black and whitie photography series Before. Cindy says: While visiting old homesteads and industrial sites, I wonder about the people who erected the buildings, fashioned the tools, and simply lived and...
Mahar and Waters at Artist Xchange SF
Mary Ellen Mahar and Michelle Waters (KALEID past and present artists) are both in a group exhibit opening on Friday May 2nd (7-10pm) at the Artist Xchange Gallery in San Francisco. Music by Tiger Blood. Artist Xchange Gallery 3169 16th...
Third Symposium on CA Arts & Healty Communities
California Lawyers for the Arts in collaboration with Arts Council Silicon Valley and co-sponsors California Arts Advocates, 1st ACT SiliconValley, and The City of San Jose presents The Third Symposium on California Arts and Healthy Communities 3 pm to 4:30...
Free, Lightly Used Pottery Wheel
A friend of ours is offering a FREE, lightly used Brent Model C Potter Wheel (electric) to any of you artists that would put it to good use. It comes with a special chair, you'd need to pick it up...
Cast Acrylic Monotype Demos by Donna Orme
Spiral II, cast acrylic monotype Campbell Artists' Guild, Saturday, April 26, 2008, 1-3:30 p.m. Campbell Library Community Room 77 Harrison Ave. & Civic Center Drive, Campbell, CA 95008 Also look for Donna Orme's demonstration on cast acrylic monotypes as...
Investing in Artists grants program Round III
The Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) is pleased to announce that the Guidelines and Application Forms for Round III of the Investing in Artists grants program are now available for download at www.cciarts.org/funding. Applications for Round III are due in...
San Jose Artist's Survey
I know many of you filled out the Zenk survey in 2005 regarding being an artist trying to live and work in San Jose. This survey, put out by the Center for Cultural Innovation (which is doing some really good...
BEAD BAZAAR 2008
The annual Bead Bazaar sponsered by the Northern California Bead Society will be held on Saturday, May 3, 2008 from 10am to 6pm at: Oakland Marriott City Center at 10th & Broadway in downtown Oakland. This one day show features...
Art Show this Friday at On the Corner Music
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Kushlani Hall demo at Saratoga Library
Free Art Demo at Saratoga Library by Kushlani Hall KALEID gallery artist Kushlani Hall will demonstrate oil pastel painting April 21, 7.30pm. Location: Saratoga Library, Community Room 13650 Saratoga Avenue Saratoga, Ca., 95070-5099 408.867.6126 Hall exhibits at Solo Gallery,...
Noel Huh exhibit at SJSU
Afflict is an exhibit of new works by SJSU student Noel Huh. The exhibit is on view April 21st thru 24th with an artist's reception on Tuesday April 22nd from 6-8pm. Gallery 5 in the Art Building at San...
Animal Portraits exhibit by Diana Hartman
Animal Portraits by Diana Hartman Bean Scene Cafe will be displaying the art work of Diana Hartman, during the months of April and May. Diana says: The animal portraits attempt to demonstrate the human qualities an animal can possess....
Christine Benjamin at Blank Club & Good Kharma
Christine has a one night exhibit of newly painted skate decks on Tuesday, April 29th at 9pm at the Blank Club. Live music by RS2 Solid Sound! The Blank Club 44 South Almaden Avenue, San Jose, CA 95113 21...
A Pear and A Yam by Judy Gittlesohn
Ohlone Valley Foods is pleased to host A Pear and A Yam, new paintings by Judy Gittlesohn. There will be an artist's reception on Wednesday, April 16th, 5:30-7:30pm. Ohlone Valley Foods 2134 Old Middlefield Way, Suite J Mountain View,...
New Media Arts and the Law panel discussion
California Lawyers for the Arts Education Program presents: New Media Arts and The Law The intersection of art, science, and technology has resulted in a creative boom in contemporary art and an emergent area of the Law. California Lawyers for...
Mother Exhibit at Gregory Kate Gallery
Nadia Vinogradova, Babushika Gregory Kate Gallery's April exhibit is "Mother" with 25 artists participating, including some current KALEID gallery artists: Christine Benjamin, Gary Coleman, Therese May, Mary Medrano and Nadia Vinogradova. There are artists' receptions on Friday, April 4th...
Two new Phantom exhibits on South First Street
We're very pleased to announce we've acquired two new locations for the Phantom Galleries project in the SoFA District. We are grateful to the owners of the buildings for their participation which gives exhibit opportunities to our local artists and...
April Featured Exhibits at KALEID
KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by Gabe Ibarra and Jennifer Norton April 4 thru 25th. Artists' Reception First Friday April 4th, 7pm-9pm This reception is part of the South First Fridays art walk and is free and open to the...
Mariana Barnes solo exhibit at Elizabeth Norton gallery
Current Phantom Galleries and KALEID gallery artist Mariana Barnes has a solo exhibit coming up at the Elizabeth Norton Gallery in Palo Alto. Mosaic Movement solo exhibit April 4 -April 30, 2008. Reception: Friday, April 4, 2008, 6-9pm At...
Art Intervention Now! -call for proposals.
We had the pleasure of meeting Mark ealier this week....a recent transplant to Santa Cruz from New York City. He's part of the upcoming conference at UC Santa Cruz in May and is looking for proposals. If you're interested...
Arts Appreciation Evening May 12th
You're all invited to the San Jose Arts Commission's 2008 Arts Appreciation Evening! This event, in recognition of the San Jose Arts Community, will take place: Monday, May 12, from 6-8 pm San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 560 South...
Stock up on art supplies March 20th at UA
University Art is having their One Day Super Sale on Thursday March 20th from 8am - 7pm. At least 30% off everything in the store, with discounts going as deep as 70%. This includes their stores in San Jose, Palo...
CallForEntry.org workshop April 3rd
CaF is a non profit website that helps artists and public art administrators centralize and organize their calls for entry. It's easy to register, and has lots of posts on public art calls all over the region. There's a...
Bring your lemons to the ICA!
We've posted a few items for SJICA's upcoming exhibit This Show Needs You and here's another one that should be fairly easy to participate in! Lemon Everlasting Backyard Battery is a project by Susanne Cockrell and Ted Purves with...
Thinking of Starting a Non-Profit?
California Lawyers for the Arts presents: INITIATE YOUR MISSION: Non-Profit Corporate Formation. You can be the next community entrepreneur! Learn what it will take to incorporate your vision for the benefit of the community. Attorney David Morales will take you...
Monkey Business in San Jose
Black Rock Arts Foundation is working to bring Homouroboros by Peter Hudson to San Jose for a month long exhibit beginning mid May, 2008. At 24 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter, Homouroboros is one of the largest,...
Eric Taggart-an ArtSeen Emerging Artist
In January we posted a call for entries for ArtSeen 3. ArtSeen received over 450 submissions to their blue-ribbon jury that included Los Angeles County Museum of Art Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Howard Fox. KALEID artist Eric...
Art demonstration by ink brush artist Yeh Fei Pai
The Chi, Yeh Fei Pai This painting is the signature pose of the Yeh family single Celestial Horse composition - his imposing presence inspires awe as he soars through the sky with earth shaking power. All paintings of the...
100/100 Fundraiser for Backwater Arts
Backwater Arts Gallery & Studios is a volunteer run organization "trying to raise our voices together to affect positive community change without the benefits of non-profit or for-profit status. We are building our community in an old building much in...
Portraits of the Artists of Art For Well Beings
Judy Gittelsohn sent us a note: If you couldn't make the opening, you can still view this extraordinary exhibition of portraits by the artists of Art For Well Beings on display now through the end of March. These pictures...
University Art Store's Open Art Competition
In celebration of University Art's 60th Anniversary, they are sponsoring their first open art competition for artists in San Jose, Sacramento and surrounding areas. Categories are: oil/acrylic, pastel, drawing, watercolor or mixed media. Awards: over $10,000 in cash and...
Cindy Stokes at Modernbooks, Palo Alto
Participating KALEID gallery artist Cindy Stokes is in an upcoming juried exhibit at Modernbook in Palo Alto. For the fourth consecutive year, Modernbook owners Bryan Yedinak and Mark Pinsukanjana have teamed up with photographer Brigitte Carnochan and the Stanford...
How Have You Been An Artist Today?
Last month we posted a call for volunteers for Michael Smit's How Have You Been An Artist Today? project that will be exhibited at the ICA's exhibit This Exhibit Needs You opening later this month. Michael has some informational...
Yes, knees are weird!
An artist in Savannah, GA named Ian is calling for art about knees that would ultimately culminate in a gallery exhibit and possibly a book. Work can be of any medium, including poetry on the subject of knees, weird,...
Open Call: LACDA "Top 40" Juried Show
Enter our "TOP 40" juried competion for digital art and photography. Entrants submit three JPEG files of original work. All styles of artwork and photography where digital processes of any kind were integral to the creation of the images...
Marilyn Sears Bourbon at Gregory Kate Gallery
Gregory Kate Gallery presents the exhibit Girls Night Out by Marilyn Sears Bourbon. The artist's reception is Friday, March 14th from 7-9pm. The exhibit is on view March 5 through March 30, 2008. Gregory Kate Gallery 925 The Alameda...
Urge Congress to Support the Artists Deduction Bill
Artists are often, very often, asked to donate their time, talent and finished art products to help raise money for non-profit museums, institutions, galleries, community centers, etc, etc, etc. As it stands now, artists are only allowed the actual price...
Birds & Blooms Call For Entries
Create a unique bird house and support hands-on, discovery-based science and nature education for local schoolchildren from San Mateo to south San Jose. Your donated birdhouse will be judged for various awards and sold to the highest bidder at...
First Friday March 7th KALEID Featured Exhibits
KALEID gallery presents featured exhibits by Michelle Waters and Gianfranco Paolozzi March 7th - 28th. Artists' Reception First Friday March 7th, 7pm-9pm, music by DJ Overflo This reception is part of the South First Fridays art walk and is free...
NYPH08 Call for Entries
Photography, one of the most important visual media of our lives, has been surprisingly uncelebrated, particularly in the US. New York City, home to the most influential commercial and fine art photography community, has lackeduntil nowa large-scale event dedicated...
Tamara Alvarado Going Away Party Feb. 29th
We've had the utmost pleasure of working with Tamara Alvarado at MACLA for the past five years and we are sad to see her go. The good news is she will still be in town, and involved with the...
Figure Drawing Sessions
Elisabeth Parashis and Dana Smith will be hosting monthly figure drawing sessions at Stone Griffin Gallery in Campbell beginning Thursday February 28th at 7pm - 9pm. The cost is $10/evening (no instruction). Bring your own easel and paper to...
Creatures of Habit exhibit
Christine Benjamin has a new exhibit at Riga's European Bakery and Cafe going on now through March 20th. Come by for her artist's reception on Saturday, March 15th (12noon - 2pm) to see Christine and get acquainted with this...
Sketchbook Project Call for Entries
The Art House Coop out of Atlanta, GA is putting together another Sketchbook Project with the theme "How To Save The World". They will provide 500 sketchbooks to artists to fill out and return by Aug. 1 for an...
Anne and Mark's Art Party
Anne Sconberg and Mark Henderson are hosting their second annual art party on March 1st and considering there are KALEID and Phantom Galleries artists in the show, you should go! But you do need an invite, so contact Sara...
Glory Boy Days at Cinequest
While in a SJSU screenwriting class, Paul Encinas conceived and wrote Glory Boy Days and it's showing at the Cinequest Film Festival on March 7th & 8th. It looks amazing and there's alot of favorable reviews for it's story,...
We Love Vinyl exhibit Feb. 22nd
On The Corner presents: We Love Music! A 12x12 gallery featuring friends, customers, and local artists including Sean Boyles, Christine Benjamin, Steve Caballero, David Imlay, Mick Gray, Joe C. Fullerton, and more showing their appreciation for vinyl & music...
Digital Analogy at SCU
Santa Clara University Department of Art and Art History presents: Digital Analogy Photographs by: Marco Zecchin, Susan Honda Eady and Barbara Kossy Exhibit dates: February 18 March 14, 2008 Opening Reception: Feb 20 5:00 - 7:00 PM Art...
John Renzel at DiModa Salon
John Renzel is exhibiting over a dozen paintings collectively entitled Fictitious Portraits at the recently opened DiModa Salon in the WG. DiModa plans on rotating exhibits every three months with hosted artists receptions. DiModa is located at 1060 Lincoln...
Ancient City exhibit in SF
Last December we posted a call for entries for Ancient City the art of urban transformation. The exhibit is on now featuring 15 artists from the region. There will be an Artist Panel Discussion on Friday, Feb 22, 6-8pm...
Color Workshop at ICA
Learn about color theory in this hands-on workshop led by artist Mel Prest Mel Prest's abstract paintings are currently exhibited in The Space Between at the ICA. Prest combines subtle variations of color and hue to create pulsating patterns...
Artist Loft Suite Available
Many of you may know the incredibly prolific artist and entrepreneur Sonya Paz. She thought some of you would like to know of a loft space that's available. Sony's main headquarters is located in Santa Clara in one of...
The Souvenir & Urban Memory call for entries from last year is about to culminate in the form of an exhibition. More than 35 artists and designers (including a few fellow Phantom artists) re-imagine the Bay Area Souvenir. Beyond...
Broken Door Espresso art night
Broken Door Espresso will be hosting another art night featuring Alejandro A Oliva and A.Nat.Gee and live performances by Panthellion and Mr. Jameson. Friday, February 15th from 8pm - late. 231 East Santa Clara, downtown San Jose (across from...
Kathleen Sartain exhibit in Mt. View
The Bride, 12 x 19, Stained glass and Millefiori Kathleen Sartain will be exhibiting at the Mountain View Center for Performing Art's Bean Scene Caf as part of the Los Altos Art Club exhibition program at various venues. Kathleen...
Big Red Shiny 2 exhibit
If you cant make it good, make it big, if you cant make it big, make it red. ~ Audrey Flack (from Art and Soul) Big Red Shiny 2 Art reception & awards ceremony Saturday, February 16th, 6-9pm Art...
Working with Ephemera workshop at MACLA
As a special project in conjunction with the Beyond Child's Play exhibit, featuring Pilar Agero-Exparza & Juan Carlos, at MACLA, Pilar will be hosting Working with Ephemera: A hands-on workshop. Saturday, March 15, 2008 10am-1pm This mixed media workshop is...
deLINEated at Backwater Arts
Backwater Arts presents: delineated Artists' reception February 16th, 6-10pm From materials to process, this exhibition highlights a few Bay Area artists that have used the element of line in their work. These artists have experimented with insizing wax, carving...
Art on the Square RWC
Sell your fine art or fine craft in downtown Redwood City at beautiful Courthouse Square. Art on the Square compliments Music on the Square, the popular and well-attended Friday evening summer concert series, Due to popular demand, weve added a...
Graphic Storytelling as Activism
Graphic Storytelling as Activism Euphrat Museum at Deanza College Artists include: Seyed Alavi, Oliver Chin, Charisse Domingo and De-Bug, Sharon Hing, Keith Knight, Lingshan, America Meredith, Favianna Rodriguez, Shorty Fatz Graphic Storytelling as Activism presents a variety of art...
Prix Ars Electronica - Call for Entries
2007 Computer Animation / Film/ VFX winner Codehunters by Ben Hibon / BlinkInk Productions For the 22nd time, Prix Ars Electronica, the foremost international prize for computer-based art, calls for entries in the categories Computer Animation / Film /...
Call for Volunteers _talk about art & life!
Do you like to talk with people? Are you interested in art and life? Do you like to explore? From March 28th to May 17th, 2008, the San Jose ICA will present This Show Needs You, a participatory group exhibition....
D&W Art Duo's new Phantom Exhibit
Doghood & Worthless have installed new Phantom exhibits entitled: IlluminOpArt - The Dance of Light. Doghood is an electronic artist, his computer programmed lighting, coupled with the optical illusions created by graphic artist Worthless, create a hypnotic experience of...
Art & Antiques Tasting Party
You're invited to an evening of champagne, caviar, chocolate and great art. Several local artists will be displaying and selling their work during this delightful gathering in Menlo Park. Many Phantom & KALEID artists are participating including Julie Goodenough (fiber...
LUV Vinyl call for art
On the Corner Music asks those of you passionate about record collecting to put your mark on a blank white 12" sleeve (or use another sleeve if you like) that represents your enjoyment/love/lust/etc for vinyl paint on it, draw,...
Tuesday Exhibits at SJSU
Aimee Wright Tuesday nights are a great way to see what San Jose University art students are up to. From 6-8pm student galleries are open in the Art Building, many are receptions with the artist present and refreshments served....
Thursday Gig February 7th
The monthly Thursday Gig's Art & the Spoken Word happens this month on February 7th and features the art and poetry of Al Preciado. 6pm-9pm, Potluck/BYOB, open mic follows reading Winter location: Chris Arcus's house at 15272 Charmeran, San...
Therese May at Gregory Kate Gallery
Therese Mays May Flower #3 (pictured above) will be on display at the Gregory Kate Gallery at 925 The Alameda # 101, San Jose until the end of January. The exhibition features 20 different artists and their interpretation of...
First Friday February 1st at KALEID gallery
KALEID gallery enters its second year with over 60 artists and featured exhibits by Cindy Stokes and Wendy Lowengrub. Artists' reception: Feb. 1, 2008, 7pm -9pm. Featuring Isoscelles a classic jazz paino trio with definite leanings toward Bill Evans, Herbie...
OPEN CALL: The Show Starts on the Sidewalk
OPEN CALL FOR SHORT FILMS, VIDEOS, AND NEW MEDIA SCREEN-BASED WORKS Under 10 minutes in length. Deadline: February 28, 2008 (postmark) No fee, no pay Curators: Bill Basquin & Nomi Talisman http://may2008.artintervention.org/exhibitions.php Thematic considerations: We are looking for submissions under...
Djerassi Fellowship Residencies Application
The Djerassi Resident Artists Program invites Santa Clara County-based and San Mateo County-based artists working in the primary disciplines of the visual arts, new media/new genre, literature, choreography and music composition to apply for two Residency Fellowships for the 2009...
Geri McGilvray to exhibit at Triton Museum group show
Taking My Nap, Geri McGilvray Current KALEID artist Geri McGilvray was asked to submit a work for a juried art show at the Triton Museum of Art. A painting of her beloved dog ?Sebelius? was accepted. This is a...
Artseen 3 Call for Entries
Artseen 3 Call For Entries: Emerging Artists Competition - All Media The Submission Deadline: January 15, 2008 The Jury: Howard Fox- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art David Gere - UCLA Department of World...
Backwater Arts seeking donations and submissions
Backwater Arts is seeking donations and art submissions for their upcoming fundraiser and spring/summer exhibition schedule. 100/100- March 29-April 12th (silent auction) 100 works for $100 - a fund raiser to benefit upgrades and running costs of volunteer run backwater...
New Phantom Galleries exhibit by Mariana Barnes, PhD
Mariana Barnes, PhD, Dragon, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 48" Mariana Barnes is currently on view in the lobby of 28 North First Street with five large canvases from her Mosaic series. The inspiration for these paintings comes from...
Call for Artists for "The Distributed Exhibition"
The Distributed Exhibition Call for Site-Specific Artwork The Distributed Exhibition asks: What might happen when artwork is created for a particular person, family, or living situation? What if private residences became display spaces? What if the occupants became gallerists? What...
Figure Drawing sessions at Avenue 1
Avenue 1 is providing private figure drawing sessions with professional models from the guild on Wednesdays from 5pm to 8pm beginning this Wednesday, January 9th. Cost is $30/session- Artists must provide their own supplies, this is an open workshop so...
First Friday January 4th at KALEID
Join us for First Friday January 4th, 7-9pm, at the Holiday Gallery of Gifts for its only sale of the year! 60 artists are participating in this 20% off sale which ends Sat., Jan. 5th at 5pm. Featuring music by...
Self-Referential Reception Sat., Jan. 5th
Above image: Andy Gouveia, Down in Fall, mixed media, 24" x 20", 2007 Fellow (past and present) Phantom / KALEID artists Ema, Andy and Lucy are featured artists in this upcoming exhibit. We'll see you there! BackWater Arts Gallery...
Call for Artists: California Visual Artists exhibition
Call for Artists California Visual Artists exhibit Entry Deadline is Wednesday, January 30, 2008 Eligibility: All artists living in California. All media except film and video. All work submitted for consideration must be available for exhibition March 8 April...
New Phantom exhibits by Eric Taggart and Maryellen Mahar
above image by Eric Taggart Two new Phantom Galleries exhibits have been installed featuring the assemblage work of Eric Taggart and colorful (what I like to describe as) "pop abstracts" by Maryellen Mahar in downtown San Jose's SoFA District....
Encaustic Workshop on January 26, 2008
Sara Cole is holding an encaustic workshop at the BackWater Arts house on Saturday January 26th, 10am till 4pm. Cost is $100 includes most materials fees. The workshop will cover both an introduction to wax and color the first half...
Pellet Mural Bash
PG's Kyle Perera (aka PELLET) has just finished a feature mural at Broken Door Espresso (formerly named emocha cafe) and they are celebrating the completed feat by having an artist reception and party with free drinks, music by Dear...
CALL FOR ART - "Ancient City"
"Ancient City": Visual, Sculptural, Digital, Sonic & Functional Art Group show will run the month of February/2008 in prime gallery location in Hayes Valley (580 Hayes), San Francisco. Submission Deadline: Dec. 25th, No submission fee. Curator: Photographer, Daniel Newman (www.danielnewman.info)...
Too close for comfort
Many of you will recognize the above image as one of the main art halls of ArtObjects Gallery in Japantown. Ken informed us on Nov. 28th: the artobjectgallery suffered major damage to much of its space last night due...
Christine Benjamin in the Willow Glen Resident
Current KALEID artist Christine Benjamin is a feature story in the Willow Glen Resident newspaper this week. You can find it on pg. 26 if you pick one up, or you can read it here....
Investing in Artists grants program (California)
Please note VENUE CHANGE: The Dec. 3rd workshop will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 200 E. Santa Clara Street in San Jose. New Grant Opportunity for California Artists (all art forms) In June of 2007,...
Mary Medrano at the 2007 Florence Biennale
The above paintings will be shown at the Florence Biennale. San Jose artist Mary Medrano was stunned when she got the invitation to one of the worlds most exclusive international art exhibitions, the Florence Biennale. Only artists selected by...
Call for Submissions _ I-5 Gallery, LA
i-5 Gallery (Los Angeles) would like to invite you to participate in our 2008 Juried Show and Contest. Open to all artists: local, national, international, includes all media, including film and video and will be juried by Mat Gleason, founder...
Backwater Arts Inaugral Exhibit
BackWater Arts Studios and Gallery invites you to their inaugural exhibition and open house. BWA is a new arts organization attempting to bring community action and involvement to the San Jose art scene. There will be 10 artists with...
Arts Council SV Artist Fellowship Grants 2008
Arts Council Silicon Valley annually awards Artist Fellowships to provide monetary support designed to encourage the continuing development of Santa Clara Countys finest creative artists who are seriously committed to their art form and who have a demonstrated history of...
Terenia and Nadia at Books Inc, Mt. View
Current Kaleid artist Nadia Vinogradova and Phantom Galleries artist Terenia Offenbacker will have a duel exhibit at Books, Inc in Mountain View entitled "Portraits." The exhibit runs from Thurs., Nov 8th thru the 30th. Books, Inc 301 Castro Street Mountain...
Congrats to Christine Benjamin
Christine Benjamin won 1st place for her painting "Another Day In The Big City" (pictured above) in the "Heart of Chaos: Uproar" group show at South First Billiards. People came and voted for their favorites at the reception on...
New Murals on North First Street
Andy Gouveia, Pellet, Maryellen Mahar and Paul J. Gonzalez came out over the course of two weekends to paint murals on a construction wall in front of a vacant building as part of the Phantom Galleries program at 50...
Artists studio loft for sublet.
Unique situation. secure Japantown location, approx 650 sqft, freshly painted white walls, track lighting, small balcony. located within a studio/gallery complex. Very clean. Sorry, no live-in possibilities. Price negotiable. For further information please call ken 408 288-9305 or email him...
Holiday Boutique at Commuknity
from Miss Charlotte: I will be participating in a Holiday Boutique/ breast cancer benefit this Friday night;! Many of my wearable sculptures will be on display, along with plenty of smaller items, all for sale; handmade purses, lunchboxes, tin clutches,...
Chris Eckert's Light Haiku
San Jose Public Art Program is unveiling their temporary art project, called http://www.sanjoseculture.org/pub_art/w1w2.html">Who's on First, What's on Second, along the light rails on South First & Second streets this month. Projects will rollout over the next year and vary...
Root Division SF looking for curatorial submissions
Root Division sent us this as invitation to you the Phantom artists to submit curatorial proposals to their SF gallery. Please contact Ashley directly with any questions at ashley@rootdivision.org. Root Division is an arts & arts education non-profit organization that...
Backwater Arts
Former KALEID artist Sara Cole is working on an exciting new artists' live/work arts studio community called Backwater Arts. Sara says: We are in the infant stages of developing a viable live/work arts studio community. We are beginning with one...
Donna Orme at Pacific Grove Art Center
Spiral , Cast Acrylic Monotype by Donna Orme Monoprints, Etchings, Collages & New Cast Acrylic Monotypes by Santa Clara Artist and Printmaker Donna Orme October 26-December 13, 2007, reception 10/26/07, 7-9 p.m. Pacific Grove Art Center 568 Lighthouse Ave.,...
Hally K Ono features Jeanette and Terenia
Golden Delicious by Jeanette Turkus Current KALEID artist Jeanette Turkus' expressionistic paintings entitled Tastes of the World are currently on exhibit at the Hally K Ono Cafe along with Terenia Offenbacker's abstract paintings through November. Hally K Ono Cafe...
2 from the Ark exhibit at Art Ark
2 from the Ark is an exhibit of paintings by Eileen Graham & (current KALEID artist) Lucy Liew The Art Ark is the consummate example of the city of San Joses effort to support the art community. This October marks...
ACGA Holiday Clay & Glass Exhibition & Sale
ACGA Holiday Clay & Glass Exhibition & Sale Janet Fullmer Bajorek, Joe Battiato, Barbara Brown, Craig Easter, Susan Duhan Felix, Gerald & Kelly Hong, Will Johnson, Nina Koepcke, Diane Levinson, Rita Lewis, Janet Leong Malan, Jennifer Klein, Linda Mau, Carolyn...
12th & Taylor art show Oct 19th.
The 12 & Taylor Committee is proud to present: Christopher Bauder, Will Clark, Bridget Dolfi, Sonia Sinton & Jasper Wong Hor d'oeuvres and drinks $5 suggested donation Friday, October 19, 2007, 8pm-12am @ 12 & Taylor 723 N. 12th St.,...
All Fired Up exhibit at Santa Clara City Hall
Chamelion by Inna Razmakhova Past Phantom Galleries artist Inna Razmakhova will have a ceramic sculpture in the new exhibit All Fired Up at Santa Clara City Hall through February 2008. Works by Bay Area artists that are formed or...
Homeless Bag Project
We met Alica Rice over three years ago when she was a high school student. A prolific photographer, she wanted to try her hand at curating a show for Phantom Galleries that showcased other students, like herself, with exceptional potential...
Therese May at the SJ Museum of Quilts & Textiles
Current KALEID artist Therese May will have an art quilt in the new exhibit Saturn Returns at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, October 16 to January 6, 2008. This 30th anniversary exhibition will celebrate the future...
Thursday Gig's Art & the Spoken Word October 18th
image by Bea Garth Thursday Gig's Art & the Spoken Word October 18, 2007 Featured Artist & Poets: Bea Garth will read from Eating the Peach a book of her poems and drawings on love, illusion and self discovery....
Surfaces and Layers at Mohr Gallery Mountain View
Surfaces and Layers features the fiber arts of Camille Ahern, Joan Schulze & Emily Stewart. There will be a reception and artists' talk on Friday, Oct. 19th from 6-8pm. The exhibit is on view through Nov. 25, 2007. Mohr...
Patch Wright at 455 South First Street
Michael by Patch Wright Patch Wright (also a current KALEID artist) has a new installation at 455 South First Street as part of the Phantom Galleries program (right next door to works/san jose gallery). Patch uses seemingly mundane everyday...
Third Fridays Art Walk in Campbell
Highly energetic (and accomplished) Phantom & Kaleid artists Mary Medrano and Sonya Paz have opened galleries in downtown Campbell and have initiated the Third Fridays Art Walk in the historic area. The gallery hopping goes from 6-9pm, and the...
Introduction to Public Art Workshop
This workshop by the SJ Office of Cultural Affairs, is for local and regional studio artists who have had little or no experience in Public Art and who are interested in entering into the field. Attendees will gain a broad...
Avenue1 seeks a Fine Arts Portfolio Instructor
Avenue1 is an Academy of Higher Learning with an Art & Design Department. Our program is fairly new and most of the students are talented but still learning the foundations of each discipline. For our standard fine arts workshops we...
Polymer Clay Reversible Bracelet class on Oct. 23rd
Deborah Anderson, (current KALEID artist) will be teaching a polymer clay class in which students will create a fun and colorful bracelet made entirely of polymer clay with different designs on each side, so that it can be worn...
Willowside Ranch exhibit by Fred Roessler
There will be a photographic retrospective of Fred Roesslers photography from 1995-2007 of historic Willowside Ranch in Pescadero. A beautiful selection of the buildings and farm equipment, animals, as well as the old cheese house and its presses. We...
John Kurtyka's Cursor
Earlier this year we told you about a call for entries by San Francisco's CITY|SPACE that was seeking proposals for creative and surprising new SOUVENIRS of the San Francisco Bay Area. A memory for the tourist that arrives and...
Call for entries GROUNDED?
Kevin of the Intersections for the Arts has sent an invitation to all south bay community artists to participate in their Call for Entries for their Annual Juried Exhibition. San Francisco's Intersection for the Arts teams up with Southern Exposure...
Dia De Muertos exhibit in Santa Cruz
Dance With Death, Christine Benjamin, 36" x 36", acrylic on canvas Christine Benjamin (Phantom & KALEID artist) is one of many artists in the Dia De Muertos Show at Alma Gifts and Culture in Santa Cruz. Opening reception: Sat.,...
New works by Rob Lehman at Laurel's
Rob Lehman (a current KALEID artist) is exhibiting a lot of new work at Laurel's Cafe with a lunchtime reception on Friday, September 28, at 12 noon to 1pm. Stop by and have some lunch and peruse the new exhibit!...
eXact-o! artists' talk at Works Sept. 20th
Works Access (Works/San Jose's monthly conversation with local artists) features artists Jesse Houlding, Marina Shretenberg, Charlene Tan, and Annie Vought, all of whom will discuss their unique process as exhibited in the concurrent exhibition eXact-O!. Thursday September 20th, 6:30pm...
Wener Glinka "G8" exhibit Oct. 20th
Congratulations to Werner Glinka (long time Phantom & former KALEID artist) on his upcoming exhibit GA8 in Sausalito. The Consul General of Germany and Fingerhut Gallery of Sausalito invite you to the premier exhibit of 8 world renowned German-American artists....
New Inspirational Movement talk at MACLA
Join artist Isis Rodriguez for a conversation on contemporary art and the New Inspirational Movement. The New Inspirational Movement is a philosophical and spiritual movement to build a new culture of artists who want to be visionaries, rebels, and...
Steamroller Prints at Center for the Book
On Saturday Sept. 8 from 11am - 5pm, Kathy Aoki will be printing a 3ft x 3ft linoleum cut with a steam roller on the street at the Center for the Book in San Francisco. This free event includes ten...
Tucker Nichols at ZieherSmith, NYC
Tucker Nichols (Phantom Galleries 2005) is having his second solo exhibit at ZieherSmith gallery in New York City which opens Sept. 6 and on view thru Oct. 6th. The installation above, that Tucker did with Steve Lambert for Phantom...
Dia de los Muertos Call for Artists
Call for Artists living in California Dia de los Muertos Entry Deadline is Sunday, September 16, 2007 For years, Long Beach has celebrated Dia de los Muertos in a huge apartment complex and courtyard. The 2nd City Council Art Gallery...
Knitting Opportunity to help an Artist
Dear knitting community, My name is Elizabeth Gmez and I am a visual artist living in Redwood City. I am writing to invite you to knit one flower or one bird from leftover yarn you may have. The birds...
Thursday Gig's_Art & the Spoken Word
Image: Max Ernst With Pet Snail, David Larimore Elizabeth Parashis invites you all to this BYOB potluck, art viewing and poetry night featuring artist David Larimore. (Elizabeth will also be exhibiting her 2D work as well as 3D by...
2 new clay monoprint workshops with Martha Castillo
Martha has recently returned from a 2 week workshop with Mitch Lyons at the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, in Greece! She has loads of new ideas and techniques to share with you, including a NEW non-toxic, no fumes final...
Donna Orme at Gallery 2611, RWC
Donna Orme has two new Cast Acrylic Monotypes on view at Gallery 2611 Sept. 1 thru Sept. 30th. Reception: Friday, September 7, 6-9 p.m., coinciding with Friday Art Walk. Gallery 2611, 2611 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063...
Big Al on view at Worthington West Gallery
On the spot caricature artist Big Al will have artwork in the Pin-ups and Pinstripes show along with pinstriping by Terry "TBonez" Bell, Kellie "KandyStripes" Mitrovich and Joanna Crawshaw among others. Artists' Reception: Friday, Aug. 24th, 6-8pm On view...
Body of WORKS Up For Auction
From Erin Cizan (Works' ED): Over 200 of our community members welcomed Works/San Jose to its new site by participating in our opening event "Body of Works: a community collaborative mosaic". The Board of Directors and myself were overwhelmed by...
First Friday Sept 7 at KALEID
Please join us First Friday September 7th at KALEID gallery for two new featured artists exhibitions by Shannon Amidon and Lucy Liew. Introspections is a series of acrylic on canvas artworks by Lucy Liew that were inspired by a...
HoC's 1st Annual Chalk Arts Festival
photo by Michael Denning Heart of Chaos presents the 2nd of 3 installments of San Joses First Annual Chalk Art Festival. The festival brings an explosion of color, vitality and a sense of community to the park as Heart...
Grant Seeking Basics for Artists Workshop
presented by the San Francisco Foundation Center; free! 7pm Tuesday, August 21, 2007 Works San Jose 451 So. First St., downtown San Jose This workshop is intended for individuals involved in the arts and looking to fund any type of...
Mary Medrano Studio and Gallery opening
Congratulations to Mary Medrano (Phantom & KALEID artist since the beginning!) for her new endeavor! Mary invites you to the opening celebration: Join the party from 7-9pm at my new studio and gallery space in historic downtown Campbell. I will...
Devon's new art and mural blogs
Devon Holzwarth, A Gondola Ride Through Venice mural A long time friend to Phantom Galleries (both as exhibiting artist and muralist) Devon Holzwarth has quite an empire brewing. Her multi talents required multi business personas and she has two...
Nancy Ann Rice at (the new) Gregory Kate Gallery
Nancy Ann Rice, From the Deep, acrylic on canvas 30" x 36" Chris Hogan has opened the Gregory Kate Gallery (named after his two children) on The Alameda in San Jose. (from their website:) "Our intent is to display...
2007 Books Arts Jam at Foothill Oct. 20th
The Bay Area Book Artists and Foothill College present: The 6th Annual Book Arts Jam at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California Saturday, October 20, 2007, 10am to 4pm. The Annual Book Arts Jam at Foothill College provides an...
Mitra Fabian opening reception at ICA
Image: Mitra Fabian, Ventilation series, 2006-7, Paper and glue, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the Artist and Bandini Art, Los Angeles. Mitra Fabian (Phantom Galleries 2006) will be having her first bay area solo exhibit with an opening reception this...
Wood Fire Connections Exhibit opens Sept 7, 2007
above sculpture by Harry Nakamoto The ceramics exhibit, WOOD FIRE CONNECTIONS, opens September 7, 2007 at the Artobject Gallery, 592 N 5th Street, San Jose, California. The exhibit features the wood-fired work of six potters from Oregon and California:...
Community Meeting about Public Art
The San Jose Public Art Program invites you to participate in this discussion to plan for a permanently situated aviation-themed artwork that will be part of the Mineta San Jos International Airport Public Art Program. Community input is vital to...
FIrst Friday Aug 3rd at KALEID
Please join us this FIRST FRIDAY August 3rd for our Featured Artists Exhibits and Reception: My Neighbors a photographic tribute to the smaller side of Silicon Valley business by Joe Claus, and About Face paintings of solitary figures by...
Upcoming Thackrey exhibits
Deborah Mills Thackrey will be exhibiting her photography at the Saratoga Library's lobby with pointillist painter Michael Olivieri thru Sept. 1st. Saratoga Public Library 3650 Saratoga Ave (at Fruitvale) Saratoga, CA 408.867.6126 Also: opening this Sunday the 8th, Deborah and...
Rob in Bay Nature Magazine
Photographer Rob Lehman has a published photo that accompanies an article about Mt. Madonna County Park in the current issue of Bay Nature Magazine. Congrats Rob!...
Dee Jae leaving for Japan!
San Jose urban artist and muralist (and long time Phantom participant) Dee Jae Paeste is leaving the San Jose area to live in Japan for the next year or so. Dee Jae says: It's time i get out there...
REMINDER-No First Friday July!
Due to the July Fourth holiday, there will be no First Friday gallery walk downtown for July. The galleries will resume First Friday August 3rd at 8pm til late. The two featured artists for First Friday August at KALEID gallery...
Call for FIBER artists
Expressions Gallery Owner, Gail Faris, has sent us two calls for entries for fiber artists for upcoming exhibits at their gallery space on The Alameda in San Jose....
Free Workshop by the CA Lawyers for the Arts
Free copyright workshop with attorney David Morales Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 7:00-8:00 pm Works/San Jose, 451 South First Street in San Jose Please join us at this free event, to celebrate the opening of California Lawyers for the Arts' satellite...
Donna Orme exhibits Chine Colle at Possibilities
Donna Orme - Featuring 5" x 5" Monoprints with Chine Colle Experimental artist, Donna Orme presents 5" x 5" monoprints produced from aluminum plates that have been submerged in a copper sulfate solution. The copper sulfate bites into unprotected...
Art of Digital Show _ Call for Entries
Larry Reibstein, Cleopatra, 2006 Art of Digital Show CALL FOR ENTRIES! Deadline August 15, 2007 An international exhibition of digital art at the elegant Lyceum Theatre Gallery in San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter. $3000 cash awards, 20,000 expected views...
Gente, Casas y Barrios opens Friday June 29th
Sheau Lee and Ethan Miller, Surface, video projection still, 2007 We received two very nice notes today from Michelle Waters and Sheau Lee that each will be in the forth coming MACLA's Gente, Casas y Barrios exhibit as a...
Call for Entries - Photography
The Center for Fine Art Photography and CameraArts Magazine are partnering to bring photographers a unique opportunity to promote their work and talent. Those working in all styles and schools of thought are invited to submit their work for consideration...
Charlotte and Ema on KQED's SPARK program
Charlotte Kruk n' Kempken Ema Sintamarian KALEID Gallery's April 2007 Featured Artists (and long time Phantom artists) Charlotte Kruk n' Kempken and Ema Sintamarian will be featured on KQED's art and culture television program SPARK on June 27th, 29th...
Ellie Brown exhibits at YO Gallery, Philadelphia
Ellie Brown (Phantom Galleries artist 2002), exhibits her photographs that are excerpts from the body of work, About My Sisters 1996-2006 (which will also be a self published book). Ellie has been photographing her half-sisters' passage through childhood, into...
Inna Razmakhova at Barefoot Coffee
Inna Razmakhova, Los Gatos Art Association Open Juried Show 2007 winner, has a solo exhibit at Barefoot Coffee Roasters called Travel Treasures showcasing "stunning photographs from our favorite National Parks of South West California and Hawaii." Enjoy the exhibit...
Silicon Valley Orchard by Angela Buenning Filo
Angela Buenning Filo (Phantom Galleries artist 2003) has a photographic exhibit up at San Jose City Hall thru September 21, 2007 entitled The Story of a Silicon Valley Orchard. Inspired by a news article in 2002 about a prune...
Jason Arnold & Tim Lierman at B & B this Saturday.
UPDATE: Photos of the exhibition posted here. Long time Phantom artists Jason Arnold and Tim Leirman will have a duo exhibit at Black & Brown on Saturday June 23rd, from 8-11pm. We're looking forward to seeing what these two...
Arthaus Gallery
Carlos DaSilva is a local photographer that did a series of screenprints onto plexiglass and exhibited them in his garage that he converted into a one night gallery. It was a great casual atmosphere with really interesting work. To...
California Lawyers for the Arts in San Jose
Steven Tran came by our offices to let us know that the California Lawyers for the Arts have set up an office here in San Jose. They felt that artists here in the South Bay weren't using the resources available...
Art Ark Grand Opening Aug. 9th
UPDATE: The exhibit is entitled Intersections and it will feature artwork and a feature performance by Art Ark residents as well as artwork from neighborhood artists. They do request that you RSVP to Jgeracie[at]thecorecompanies.com or call 408-292-7841, ext 11...
Phantom Locations for May thru July, 2007
28 North First Street - figura il musica acrylic paintings by Harriet Helfricht. 49 North First Street - Little Inferences An installation of encaustic and mixed media small paintings on canvas intended to convey the landscape around us, including mountains,...
Call for Entries-Gente, Casas y Barrios
We encourage you to participate in the following Call For Entries. This is a great opportunity to exhibit at a great gallery. Call for Entries Share Your Stories! Gente, Casas y Barrios: A community participation exhibition about people &...
Art on the Square RWC
Fellow Phantom Galleries artists Beth Mostovoy and Julie Goodenough are putting together an art market for downtown Redwood City. "Art on the Square" will take place in July, August and September. Redwood City is fast becoming the peninsulas epicenter for...
SJ Public Art is looking for a Senior Project Manager
The San Jose Public Art Program has created a temporary, one-year position for a Senior Project Manager in Public Art. This position will be responsible, mainly, for construction management on projects already underway and will sunset after a year unless...
Phantom Galleries in the NY Times!
A man walks by the Kaleid Gallery in San Jose, Calif., March 22, 2007. "In a city that nurtures its art institutions, an underground art scene has also taken shape. Vacant buildings, which still blemish many downtown blocks, have...
Phantom Galleries San Jose
The San Jose Phantom Galleries program was launched in 2000 as a partnership between Two Fish Design, San Jose Downtown Association and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency. It was (and still is!) our intention to utilize empty downtown storefronts...
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