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"FourSquared" Bay Area Exhibition
FourSquared is a unique exploration of the works of sixteen Bay Area artists. Each of the artists has produced sixteen small works, presented in sixteen clusters giving the audience the experience of sixteen micro solo exhibitions. All works are priced under $700. This 14th annual exhibition is a continuing reflection of the curator's strong and abiding interest in affordable art represented here by some of our most talented local artists. EXHIBITION: August 26 – October 7, 2023 |
“Through the Looking Glass” Bay Are Exhibition
curated by Barbara Pollak-Lewis & Paulette Traverso "If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" - Lewis Carroll from “Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There” EXHIBITION: June 17 - August 12, 2023 |
“TRANSFORMATION” Arc Studio Artists Group Exhibition 2023 Arc Studio Artists: Henry Bortman, Joshua Coffy, Nathalie Fabri, Angela Han, Dianne Hoffman, J.L. King, Clare Kuo, Rachel Leibman, Pamela Mooney, Priscilla Otani, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Debra Reabock, Heather Robinson, and Stephen C. Wagner Exhibition: April 15 - May 6, 2023 |
“The Frayed Stories of Life” Bay Area Exhibition curated by Rachel Leibman This exhibit features artists who view textile art as a through line that connects past, present, and future. These artists pay homage to the fiber art of our forebears but do not attempt to replicate it. EXHIBITION: January 14 - February 18, 2023 |
“VOYAGE” National Juried Exhibition “We are all inventors, each sailing out on a voyage of discovery, guided each by a private chart, of which there is no duplicate. The world is all gates, all opportunities.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson JUROR: Emilee Enders, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA EXHIBITION: November 19 - December 17, 2022 |
"FourSquared" Bay Area Exhibition
FourSquared is a unique exploration of the works of sixteen Bay Area artists. Each of the artists has produced sixteen small works, presented in sixteen clusters giving the audience the experience of sixteen micro solo exhibitions. All works are priced under $600. This 13th annual exhibition is a continuing reflection of the curator's strong and abiding interest in affordable art represented here by some of our most talented local artists. EXHIBITION: August 27 – October 1, 2022 |
“THE WILD SIDE: California Women Celebrate the Untamed”
NCWCA California Juried Exhibition We all have a wild side, whether we stride boldly there or keep it under the radar. Women, traditionally, have been taught to keep their “wildness” under wraps - raucous, adventurous, risk-taking, bold & brave, sometimes licentious, or living outside traditional moral codes. The Wild Side celebrates the untamed. Northern California Women's Caucus for Art EXHIBITION: June 18 - August 13, 2022 |
“FACE TO FACE” National Juried Exhibition
After a couple years of coping with the pandemic and the isolation that many have experienced, we have come to value face to face interactions with others. And many of us have encountered coming face to face with our own selves. JUROR: TaVee Lee, Transmission Gallery, Oakland EXHIBITION: May 14 - June 11, 2022 |
“OFF-KILTER” Arc Studio Artists Group Exhibition 2022 Arc Studio Artists: Joshua Coffy, Nathalie Fabri, Angela Han, Brent Hayden, Dianne Hoffman, J.L. King, Rachel Leibman, Pamela Mooney, Priscilla Otani, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Debra Reabock, and Stephen C. Wagner EXHIBITION: April 9 - May 7, 2022 |
“DOLLHOUSE: Art as Serious Play” Bay Area Exhibition
“Genius is childhood recalled at will.”- Charles Baudelaire The works in this exhibition compel the viewer to recall the joys of make-believe and to appreciate the unique interpretation of “play” that each artist brings to the dollhouse. CURATORS: Priscilla Otani and Tanya Wilkinson EXHIBITION: January 15 - February 19, 2022 |
ArtSpan In-Person Open Studios: Saturday, October 16th 12-6PM & Sunday, October 17th, 12-5PM Arc Studio Artists: Joshua Coffy, Nathalie Fabri, Brent Hayden, Dianne Hoffman, J.L. King, Rachel Leibman, Bonnie Levinson, Pamela Mooney, Priscilla Otani, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Debra Reabock, Denise Tarantino, and Stephen C. Wagner |
"FOURSQUARED 2021" Bay Area Exhibition OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, August 28th, 6-9PM FourSquared is a unique exploration of the works of sixteen Bay Area artists. Each of the artists has produced sixteen small works, presented in sixteen clusters giving the audience the experience of sixteen micro solo exhibitions. EXHIBITION: August 28 - September 25, 2021 |
SPARCX Arc Gallery & Studios 10th Anniversary Celebration & Exhibition 2021 - featuring the artists of Arc Studios, past & present On-line Opening Tour via Zoom: Saturday, April 10th, 7-8PM On-line SPARCX Artists Talks via Zoom: Wednesday, April 14th 7-8PM and Wednesday, April 21th 7-8PM Exhibition: April 10 - May 8, 2021 |
"Magnetic Pull"
Bay Area Photographers Collective Group Exhibition - curated by Daniel Nevers & Jennifer Brandon The Bay Area Photographers Collective promotes and encourages independence, experimentation, cooperation, and creativity. It sustains a community of photographic artists through support, spiritual sustenance, encouragement, and constructive critique. EXHIBITION: January 16 - February 20, 2021 |
Arc Studio Artists Group Exhibition
Arc Studio Artists: Joshua Coffy, Nathalie Fabri, Scott Fin, Aynur Girgin Westen, Dianne Hoffman, J.L. King, Rachel Leibman, Bonnie Levinson, Dan Louth, Priscilla Otani, Barbara Pollak-Lewis, Debra Reabock, Debra Cook Shapiro, Denise Tarantino, and Stephen C. Wagner Exhibition: October 16 - November 14, 2020 |
"FOURSQUARED 2020" Bay Area Exhibition ON-LINE OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, August 22nd, 7-8PM FourSquared is a unique exploration of the works of sixteen Bay Area artists. Each of the artists has produced sixteen small works, presented in sixteen clusters. EXHIBITION: August 22 – October 10, 2020 |
“Awakened by the Midnight" Bay Area Dark Art Exhibition
ON-LINE RECEPTION: Saturday, July 11th, 7-9PM This exhibition is a representation of Bay Area artists that have been creatively "Awakened by the Midnight" in all its gleaming darkness to share a contextual perspective. - curated by Dianne Hoffman EXHIBITION: July 11 - August 8, 2020 |
“Reflections” National Juried Exhibition
Artist Reception: Saturday, June 27th 1-3PM Artists interpret “Reflections” as the throwing back of light, an image you see when you look in a mirror, an image given back by a reflecting surface, as a careful thought about something, or a thought occurring in consideration or meditation. EXHIBITION: May 16 - June 27, 2020 |
"48 PILLARS" Bay Area Exhibition
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 29th, 7-9PM Twenty-four local Bay Area artists will each produce two companion pieces or diptychs on these identically sized panels. The panels exactly ring the gallery - 48 works total. Artist Talk & Closing Reception: Saturday May 9, 12 - 3 PM Exhibition: February 29 - May 9, 2020 |
“SNAP!” Bay Area Juried Exhibition & Off-The-Wall Sale Friday, January 17, 2020 Snap, Crackle, Pop! Let’s start the New Year right. Snap! is a quick turnaround show filled with bright, delicious artwork hung salon-style and ready to be snapped up by Bay Area art lovers. All works priced at $199. |
"Art/Community/Sustainability:
The Recology Artist in Residence Program's 30th Anniversary and the Legacy of Jo Hanson" OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, December 13th, 7-9PM This exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Recology Artist-in-Residence Program, focusing on work made by 28 artists during residencies since 2015. EXHIBITION: December 13, 2019 - January 11 2020 |
"APAture 20: Declare" sponsored by Kearny Street Workshop
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, October 4th, 6-10PM Over 60 artists in book arts, film, literary arts, music, performing arts, and visual arts, and will present their work to approximately 1,000 festival-goers across multiple dates and venues in the South of Market neighborhood, including Arc Gallery, where the Visual Arts showcase will open Friday, October 4th EXHIBITION: October 4-27, 2019 |
"FourSquared" Bay Area Exhibition
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, August 24th, 7-10PM For the 10th Annual All-Star exhibitions, we have assembled sixteen of the mostsuccessful artists from previous FourSquared exhibitions. All works are priced under $600. Youth is a State of Mind Mixer: Wednesday, September 25th, 6-8PM CLOSING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 28th, 12-3PM EXHIBITION: August 24 - September 28, 2019 |
"TIME" Arc Studio Artists Group Exhibition
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 27th 7-9PM Arc Studio Artists: Joshua Coffy, Su Evers, Scott Fin, Dianne Hoffman, Peter Howells, Soad Kader, J.L. King, Rachel Leibman, Bonnie Levinson, Priscilla Otani, William Salit, Debra Cook Shapiro, Tracy Starr, Denise Tarantino, and Stephen C. Wagner Exhibition Dates: June 27 - August 10, 2019 |
“Sanctuary” National Juried Exhibition OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, May 18th 7-9PM Sanctuary as a place offering shelter, a sacred or consecrated place, a container of holy things, a refuge for humans or wildlife, and a place offering immunity from law. EXHIBITION: May 18, 2019 – June 22, 2019 |
"F213" National Curatorial Exhibition
OPENING RECEPTION WITH ARTIST & WRITER TALK: Saturday, April 13th, 7-10PM Artists provide the imagery. Writers respond. Together our voices will be heard. “F213” is short for Fahrenheit 213, one degree above the boiling point of blood. This exhibition brings together nearly 100 national and Bay Area feminist artists and writers who are incensed about what is currently happening in the United States. EXHIBITION: April 13 - May 11, 2019 |
"48 Pillars" Bay Area Exhibition OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, March 2nd, 7-9PM 24 local Bay Area artists will each produce two companion pieces or diptychs on these identically sized panels. Michael Yochum, Curator Artists Talk and Closing Reception: Saturday, April 6th, 12-3PM EXHIBITION: March 2 - April 6, 2019 |
"SubVersions" Bay Area Exhibition curated by Joshua Coffy OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, January 26th 7-9PM Things are not always what they seem. Subversions are a way to go against the grain. Look closer and you can find beauty in decay. Darkness can sometimes be hidden in the light. EXHIBITION: January 26 - February 23, 2019 |
“SNAP!” Bay Area Juried Exhibition & Off-The-Wall Sale OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, January 18th, 7-9PM Snap, Crackle, Pop! Let’s start the New Year right. Snap! is a quick turnaround show filled with bright, delicious artwork hung salon-style and ready to be snapped up by Bay Area art lovers. Pick your piece and take it home - all works $199 |
"FourSquared" Bay Area Exhibition
OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, August 25th, 7-10PM FourSquared is a unique exploration of the works of sixteen Bay Area artists. Each of the artists has produced sixteen small works, presented in sixteen clusters giving the audience the experience of sixteen micro solo exhibitions. All works are priced under $500. CLOSING RECEPTION: Saturday, October 6th, 12-3PM EXHIBITION: August 25 – October 6, 2018 |
"DIPTYCHS" Arc Studio Artists Group Exhibition
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 23rd 7-9PM Visit the artists in their workspaces during the ARTISTS RECEPTION on Saturday, August 11th 7-9PM Arc Studio Artists: Amy Ahlstrom, Joshua Coffy, Su Evers, Scott Fin, Dianne Hoffman, Peter Howells, Soad Kader, J.L. King, Rachel Liebman, Bonnie Levinson, Priscilla Otani, William Salit, Debra Cook Shapiro, Tracy Starr, Denise Tarantino, and Stephen C. Wagner Exhibition Dates: June 23 - August 18, 2018 |
"ANTHROPOSCENE" Bay Area Exhibition
hosted by the Bay Area Photographers Collective The Anthropocene period is the geologic era marked by human activity. This exhibition explored the changes made to the natural landscape by Homo Sapiens. EXHIBITION DATES: January 27th - February 17th, 2018 |
“SNAP!” Bay Area Juried Exhibition & Off-The-Wall Sale Snap, Crackle, Pop! Let’s start the New Year right. Snap! is a quick turnaround show filled with bright, delicious artwork hung salon-style and ready to be snapped up by Bay Area art lovers. Pick your piece and take it home - all works $199 OPENING RECEPTION: Fri, January 19th, 7-9PM SECOND CHANCE SALE: Sat, January 20th, 12-3PM |
"ArtSpan's Youth Open Studios Winter Exhibition" OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, December 16th, 2-4PM The Youth Open Studios Winter Exhibition showcases the artwork of ArtSpan's community partner youth groups that participate with the Youth Open Studios program. There will be performance and hands-on art activities for the youth artists and their families. EXHIBITION: Dec. 16, 2017 Jan. 10, 2018 |
“Luminous” National Juried Exhibition Featuring the elusive magic of the word, “luminous” with artwork that is shimmery, sparkling, glistening, lustrous, or incandescent OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, November 11th 7-9PM JUROR: Danielle Fox, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Oakland ARTIST'S RECEPTION & DISCUSSION: Saturday, December 9th, 1-3PM EXHIBITION: November 11, 2017 – December 9, 2017 |
“APAture 2017: Unravel” Bay Area Exhibition APAture is Kearny Street Workshop’s annual multidisciplinary arts festival celebrating emerging Asian and Pacific Islander artists of the Bay Area. OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 30th, 7-9PM EXHIBITION DATES: September 30 - October 28, 2017 |
"FourSquared 2017" Bay Area Exhibition Each of the artists has produced sixteen small works, presented in sixteen clusters giving the audience the experience of sixteen micro solo exhibitions OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, August 26th, 7-10PM ARTIST TALK & BRUNCH CLOSING RECEPTION: Saturday, September 23rd, 11AM-3PM |
"RESISTANCE" Arc Studio Artists Group Exhibition OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, July 22nd 7-9PM Arc Studio Artists: Amy Ahlstrom, Joshua Coffy, Kathy Fujii-Oka, Dianne Hoffman, Peter Howells, Soad Kader, J.L. King, Bonnie Levinson, Sasha Merritt, Priscilla Otani, William Salit, Debra Cook Shapiro, Tracy Starr, Denise Tarantino, and Stephen C. Wagner EXHIBITION: July 22nd - August 12th, 2017 |
“Flora & Fauna” 2017 National Juried Exhibition What plants & animals inhabit our Earthly Paradise and where do humans fit in? OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, June 17th 7-9PM JUROR: Suzanne Gray, Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA ARTIST'S RECEPTION: Saturday, July 15th, 1-3PM EXHIBITION: June 17, 2017 – July 15, 2017 |
“Summer of Love” Bay Area Juried Exhibition |
“METROPOLIS” Bay Area Exhibition |
During the summer of 1967, as many as 100,000 young people converged on Haight-Ashbury, making San Francisco the epicenter of the hippie revolution.
EXHIBITION: May 20, 2017 – June 10, 2017 |
Artists explore this theme in their new work. This collection of paintings plays with everyday urban scenes, beloved icons and word play.
EXHIBITION: April 22 – May 13, 2017 |
“48 PILLARS” Bay Area Exhibition
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"Life Live"
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24 local artists produce two pieces each on identically sized panels that will ring the gallery - 48 works total.
Exhibition: March 11 - April 15, 2017 |
life drawing sessions with Arlene Diehl, Jean Oppermann, Fernando Reyes, Robert Ross, and Yuriko Takata
EXHIBITION: February 4 - March 4, 2017 |
"Death of a Clown" |
“SNAP!” Bay Area Juried Exhibition |
Death of a Clown was inspired by the spooky, surreal quality of abandoned amusement parks such as the Six Flags New Orleans. Are these places truly abandoned?
Exhibition: February 4 – March 4, 2017 |
Snap, Crackle, Pop! Let’s start the New Year right. Snap! is a quick turnaround show filled with bright, delicious artwork hung salon-style and ready to be snapped up by Bay Area art lovers.
Exhibition: January 27th & 28th, 2017 |
"F*ck U! In the Most Loving Way"
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"SACRED & PROFANE"
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sponsored by the Northern California Women's Caucus for the Arts
EXHIBITION DATES: December 17, 2016 – January 21, 2017 |
Sacred: things that inspire awe and reverence
Profane: everything else that is mundane, common or vulgar EXHIBITION DATES: November 12, 2016 – December 10, 2016 |
"FourSquared" Bay Area Exhibition 2016 |
"HERE" APAture 2016 |
FourSquared is a unique exploration of the works of sixteen Bay Area artists. Each of the artists has produced sixteen small works
EXHIBITION: August 27 - September 24, 2016 |
Kearny Street Workshop’s annual multidisciplinary arts festival celebrating emerging Asian
and Pacific Islander artists of the Bay Area
EXHIBITION: September 30th - October 16th, 2016 |
"Between Worlds"
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"CHAOS" National Juried Exhibition |
The exhibition examines the process of uprooting and transplantation in a human context. EXHIBITION: July 9 - August 13, 2016 |
The creative spirit often spins out of control. How does one handle a vortex of senses, impressions and memories and capture the experience in the form of art? EXHIBITION DATES: May 7 - June 25, 2016 |