Thursday, March 8 at 7 pm

Come celebrate the release of Rad Dad #17 at RPS! There will be readings, some acoustic tunes, and dialogue about radical parenting. The party will coincide with the release of Creating a Life: The Memoir of a Writer and Mom in the Making by Corbin Lewars. Check out Rad Dad’s blog: http://raddadzine.blogspot.com/ and Corbin Lewars website: http://www.corbinlewars.com/

Rock Paper Scissors Collective announces a call to artists for our April Sculptural Fiber show!

We are looking for three-dimensional textile sculptures with an emphasis on craftsmanship and technique, such as knitting, embroidery, weaving, applique, sewing, etc. Conceptual and functional pieces will be considered.

Please send no more than three 300dpi JPEGs in a zip file no larger than 10mb per email to gallery@rpscollective.com. Include your contact information, as well as the medium and dimensions of the works, and the price if for sale. There is no entry fee. SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 21st!

Notification of acceptance by March 23rd. Pieces should be ready-to-hang or include clear instructions on how it is to be displayed (on the floor, on a shelf), and delivered to RPS in person on the weekend of March 26th or by mail by March 29th.

Work will be shown in the RPSC Gallery April 2nd-24th.
There will be a 40% commission charged for sales. Please take this into account when deciding on the selling price. You will receive payment two weeks after the show has closed. Unsold work must be collected by May 16th, 2010.

This was our awesome Volunteer Appreciation and Recruitment Party organized by Ava, Ara and others whose names will soon fill this space. Thanks to everyone who attended and to all our volunteers and members. You are all amazing.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective (RPS) in downtown Oakland is launching two fantastic youth programs for young people ages 14-21!

1. Community Collaborations Intern: We are in the process of looking for a few dedicated interns to spend the year documenting our community education programming, learning a variety of art skills, and have the opportunity to be mentored by a professional artist and exhibit work in our June 2010 gallery exhibition. This meets Wed afternoons at RPS.

2. Street Style, our youth fashion and entrepreneurial class: We are looking for students interested in learning how to make and market their own clothing! This will meet Tuesdays at RPS 4:30-6:30. No prior experience needed! Applications can be found here: http://acearts.blogspot.com/

For more information about either program, email: community@rpscollective.com
Or visit us: 2278 Telegraph Ave. at 23rd St.,
Oakland, CA 94612;
Wed-Sun 12-7pm.

Beyond Bicycles

The Gossamer Albatross crossed the English Channel in 1979. For more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gossamer_Albatross

This is a call for work – Artists, Thinkers, Creators – We seek your human-powered machines, bicycle-based inventions, and interactive kinetic sculpture.  In May of 2010, Rock Paper Scissors Collective is hosting BEYOND BICYCLES a celebration of the art, science, and politics of harnessing human power.  Our inspiration is the bicycle, a simple machine that has transformed our experience of moving through the world.  We see the bicycle as possibility, the tip of the big ol’ iceberg of human potential energy.

BEYOND BICYCLES will be an exhibition documenting the many ingenious uses of human power past and present.  The Gallery space at Rock Paper Scissors Collective is limited so large works will only be displayed during opening night.  Our month long exhibition will consist of a collection large color photographs of works, accompanied by a printed zine.  There will also be a web zine which will be more extensive than the printed version.

We invite you to send us your work – past, present and future.  What do you do with your potential and what do you believe is possible?  Please send us digital images (no more than 10M at a time), specifications and descriptions.  If you have video, please send us a link.  We will accept proposals if your work is as yet unrealized.  Include your contact information and let us know whether or not your work will be available for the May 7th opening.  If your work is chosen, please be prepared to write a one to three page piece (how-to, history, etc.) about it for the exhibition zine.

The submission deadline is March 15th.

Send entries to:
gallery _at_ rpscollective _dot_ com.

By post:
2278 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland CA 94612

Pass the word on! Download and print out some flyers – the more the better!  Here’s the black and white version for your photocopier.  Or if you want to run some off on the fancy work printer, here’s the color version.