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Rad Dad 17 Release Party
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/
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/
TEXTILES IN 3D
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.
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.
Volunteer Appreciation Partay!
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.
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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.
CALL FOR OAKLAND ARTIST
:: CALL FOR OAKLAND ARTISTS ::
Rock Paper Scissors Collective( in Oakland) is looking for Artist residing in Oakland who are interested in working at an East Oakland High School for 3 months, for the upcoming school year. They would be developing and presenting workshops for groups of students and have their own studio space-acting as an community oriented artist’s residency.
This artist could be interested in social justice/environmental topics or other topics relative and engaging for high schoolers.
Please send a resume, work samples, and a short project description of possible projects to work with the high school at large and/or in smaller class sized groups.
Please Contact: Community@rpscollective.com for any questions or submissions
DEADLINE: Jan 15th 2010
:: CALL FOR OAKLAND ARTISTS ::
Rock Paper Scissors Collective( in Oakland) is looking for Artist residing in Oakland who are interested in working at an East Oakland High School for 3 months, for the upcoming school year. They would be developing and presenting workshops for groups of students and have their own studio space-acting as an community oriented artist’s residency.
This artist could be interested in social justice/environmental topics or other topics relative and engaging for high schoolers.
Please send a resume, work samples, and a short project description of possible projects to work with the high school at large and/or in smaller class sized groups.
Please Contact: Community@rpscollective.com for any questions or submissions
DEADLINE: Jan 15th 2010
RPS Zine Library is coming to the Berkeley Art Museum!
Friday November 13, 2009, 7 to 9pm
Come check out the opening! Ari Marcopoulos and Paul Schiek will be there and there will be a book signing for SHOOT, the tome tracing the point and shoot revolution edited by Ken Miller.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it – it’ll be around till the 22nd.
Friday November 13, 2009, 7 to 9pm
Come check out the opening! Ari Marcopoulos and Paul Schiek will be there and there will be a book signing for SHOOT, the tome tracing the point and shoot revolution edited by Ken Miller.
Don’t worry if you can’t make it – it’ll be around till the 22nd.
RPS Still in Search of Youth Interns!
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.
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.
Call for Artwork: May 2010
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.
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.
OPEN CALL FOR DECEMBER 2009
Calling all printmakers! Rock Paper Scissors Collective announces a call to artists for original works for all printed matter of the hand or press pulled variety with a theme of “Home”. All works must be original, for sale, and completed within the last two years. Digital, giclee, photograph and reproduction prints are not eligible for this exhibition. We would prefer that the artist currently reside or have a strong connection the Oakland Bay Area.
Please send no more than three 300dpi JPEGs in a zip file no larger than 10mb per email to gallery@rpscollective.com. There is no entry fee. Submission deadline is November 1, 2009.
Works selected will be chosen on the basis of creative excellence and quality of execution. Accepted pieces must be framed (Please no metal frames, clip frames or frames less than 1/2″ on the back) and delivered to RPS in person on Sunday, November 22 from noon – 7pm or Saturday, November 28 from noon – 7pm or via mail by November 28.
Work to be shown in the RPSC Gallery Dec 4 – 25. During this exhibit we will sell copies of the work and host a series of live printing demonstrations and workshops.
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 January 16th, 2010.
Questions? Contact JenZoom at gallery@rpscollective.com.
Calling all printmakers! Rock Paper Scissors Collective announces a call to artists for original works for all printed matter of the hand or press pulled variety with a theme of “Home”. All works must be original, for sale, and completed within the last two years. Digital, giclee, photograph and reproduction prints are not eligible for this exhibition. We would prefer that the artist currently reside or have a strong connection the Oakland Bay Area.
Please send no more than three 300dpi JPEGs in a zip file no larger than 10mb per email to gallery@rpscollective.com. There is no entry fee. Submission deadline is November 1, 2009.
Works selected will be chosen on the basis of creative excellence and quality of execution. Accepted pieces must be framed (Please no metal frames, clip frames or frames less than 1/2″ on the back) and delivered to RPS in person on Sunday, November 22 from noon – 7pm or Saturday, November 28 from noon – 7pm or via mail by November 28.
Work to be shown in the RPSC Gallery Dec 4 – 25. During this exhibit we will sell copies of the work and host a series of live printing demonstrations and workshops.
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 January 16th, 2010.
Questions? Contact JenZoom at gallery@rpscollective.com.
Street Styles and Dream Seams
Classes start in October!!
Classes start in October!!
CALL FOR ENTRIES: SOCIAL STRUCTURES
Rock Paper Scissors Collective is seeking submissions for our Social Structures show in November 2009.
A social structure is something that is constructed to enhance the relationship between people through design. Designers of these structures feel that they are solving social problems through their projects, which affects communities and individuals on a personal level. Projects are related to addressing some basic needs such as shelter, communication, food security, safety, and intimacy.
For example, starting in October, local designer-builder Matt Wolpe will be working with City Slickers Farms on a collaborative design project to teach community members build their own chicken tractors. The chicken tractor is an element in City Slickers’ vision to help residents of West Oakland to be more self sufficient and food secure. This project is an example of designers trying to engage underserved communities and provide innovative solutions to problems.
Submissions can consist of proposals, prototypes, photo documentation, scale models, or drawings. RPSC accepts electronic submissions only, which can be e-mailed to gallery@rpscollective.com. Submissions are due on October 1st, 2009. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by October 5th, with actual pieces needing to be received by October 15th.
Rock Paper Scissors Collective is seeking submissions for our Social Structures show in November 2009.
A social structure is something that is constructed to enhance the relationship between people through design. Designers of these structures feel that they are solving social problems through their projects, which affects communities and individuals on a personal level. Projects are related to addressing some basic needs such as shelter, communication, food security, safety, and intimacy.
For example, starting in October, local designer-builder Matt Wolpe will be working with City Slickers Farms on a collaborative design project to teach community members build their own chicken tractors. The chicken tractor is an element in City Slickers’ vision to help residents of West Oakland to be more self sufficient and food secure. This project is an example of designers trying to engage underserved communities and provide innovative solutions to problems.
Submissions can consist of proposals, prototypes, photo documentation, scale models, or drawings. RPSC accepts electronic submissions only, which can be e-mailed to gallery@rpscollective.com. Submissions are due on October 1st, 2009. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by October 5th, with actual pieces needing to be received by October 15th.