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RPSC Art Auction 2010!
SAVE THE DATE
Art Auction 2010
Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Saturday September 25, 2010 7-10pm $5 admission*
Its that time again! COME OUT AND BUY SOME AWESOME ART! We have work from all over the Bay that will tingle your senses. Enjoy a night of live music, food, drinks, great people and INTERESTING ART – all at a reasonable price.
All the proceeds will go to RPSC’s general operating costs. So we can continue to offer low-cost and free classes, amazing free gallery exhibitions, and hand made goodies in our retail section.
*No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
SAVE THE DATE
Art Auction 2010
Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Saturday September 25, 2010 7-10pm $5 admission*
Its that time again! COME OUT AND BUY SOME AWESOME ART! We have work from all over the Bay that will tingle your senses. Enjoy a night of live music, food, drinks, great people and INTERESTING ART – all at a reasonable price.
All the proceeds will go to RPSC’s general operating costs. So we can continue to offer low-cost and free classes, amazing free gallery exhibitions, and hand made goodies in our retail section.
*No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
CALL FOR ARTISTS-FOOD JUSTICE theme
:: CALL FOR ARTISTS ::
RPSC is looking for two artists to work in collaboration with Phats Beets Produce (also working with the Children’s Hospital of Oakland) in creating a food justice themed interactive booth. Artists will be working with nutritionists to create interactive booths that deal with issues regarding: food justice, farm workers rights, children and health, food production systems, seasonality of food…or anything in between. These booths will need to be portable and mostly displayed at the Farmers market in conjunction with the Children’s Obesity Clinic.
If you are interested and feel you can take on this project in the next month, please email a resume, short bio, and 2-4 work samples (email friendly size PLEASE) to: community@rpscollective.com, by Sunday July 25, 2010.
:: CALL FOR ARTISTS ::
RPSC is looking for two artists to work in collaboration with Phats Beets Produce (also working with the Children’s Hospital of Oakland) in creating a food justice themed interactive booth. Artists will be working with nutritionists to create interactive booths that deal with issues regarding: food justice, farm workers rights, children and health, food production systems, seasonality of food…or anything in between. These booths will need to be portable and mostly displayed at the Farmers market in conjunction with the Children’s Obesity Clinic.
If you are interested and feel you can take on this project in the next month, please email a resume, short bio, and 2-4 work samples (email friendly size PLEASE) to: community@rpscollective.com, by Sunday July 25, 2010.
Sneakers, Decks, and Knuckle Tats For Reals
We’re gonna try this again! Rock Paper Scissors Collective announces a call to artists for original works of art on sneakers, skateboards or knuckles. While we would prefer to have the physical pieces, photos will be accepted. We’ve noticed it’s especially difficult to display knuckles that are still attached to people. Artists currently residing in or having a strong connection the Oakland Bay Area will be given preference.
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 September 5, 2010.
Notification of acceptance by September 12th. Accepted pieces must be ready for display and delivered to RPS in person Saturday, September 25 or Sunday, May 26 from noon – 7pm or via mail by September 25.
Work to be shown in the RPSC Gallery October 1 – 22.
We’re gonna try this again! Rock Paper Scissors Collective announces a call to artists for original works of art on sneakers, skateboards or knuckles. While we would prefer to have the physical pieces, photos will be accepted. We’ve noticed it’s especially difficult to display knuckles that are still attached to people. Artists currently residing in or having a strong connection the Oakland Bay Area will be given preference.
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 September 5, 2010.
Notification of acceptance by September 12th. Accepted pieces must be ready for display and delivered to RPS in person Saturday, September 25 or Sunday, May 26 from noon – 7pm or via mail by September 25.
Work to be shown in the RPSC Gallery October 1 – 22.
CALL FOR ART!
Rock Paper Scissors Art Auction 2010
We are looking for artists to donate pieces to our 2010 Art Auction to be held at Rock Papers Scissors Gallery for the month of September. The show will open in time for September’s First Friday Art Murmur-which draws between 2,000 to 3,500 people each month- and will close with an auction event on Saturday September 25, 7-10pm. This is not only a great opportunity to help a local arts organization but also to receive a lot of exposure for your work.
We are looking for a range of artists and art from all over the Bay Area, presenting visual art, wearable art, and crafts (2D and 3D work accepted).
The auction will support the ongoing operations of the Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a non-profit volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models. Partnerships include after-school fashion classes with MetWest High School, youth interns from schools all over the East Bay, Design/Build Workshops with City Slickers Backyard Gardeners Program, a Prisoner Art exhibition at RPSC, and many more free to low-cost classes open to the community.
If you are interested please email Community@rpscollective.com ASAP (best by Saturday July 3,2010)
Rock Paper Scissors Art Auction 2010
We are looking for artists to donate pieces to our 2010 Art Auction to be held at Rock Papers Scissors Gallery for the month of September. The show will open in time for September’s First Friday Art Murmur-which draws between 2,000 to 3,500 people each month- and will close with an auction event on Saturday September 25, 7-10pm. This is not only a great opportunity to help a local arts organization but also to receive a lot of exposure for your work.
We are looking for a range of artists and art from all over the Bay Area, presenting visual art, wearable art, and crafts (2D and 3D work accepted).
The auction will support the ongoing operations of the Rock Paper Scissors Collective, a non-profit volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models. Partnerships include after-school fashion classes with MetWest High School, youth interns from schools all over the East Bay, Design/Build Workshops with City Slickers Backyard Gardeners Program, a Prisoner Art exhibition at RPSC, and many more free to low-cost classes open to the community.
If you are interested please email Community@rpscollective.com ASAP (best by Saturday July 3,2010)
Crossing the Line – A Metaphor for Constructing Artistic Engagement for Peace
Photo courtesy of Allison Smith
Join us on this Memorial day weekend presentation to contemplate the price of peace and exchange ideas about how art can be used as both disruptive and constructive social action for change.
The act of crossing the line in civil disobedience is presented as a metaphor in clarifying the intention of one’s artistic practice in working toward peace. By ” loving the soldier and loathing the war,” this inclusive metaphor holds a space of honor for service women and men who walk the line for us, and how as artists we hold and cross the line to preserve their sacrifice.
Suellen Semekoski will show digital portraits – faces of the unreported that creatively graced the marches from various peace marches (Chicago, London, DC) over the eight years of the Bush reign. Their stories and ideas from Pace e Bene non-violence training are woven together to form what was once described as ” a strange family album, where nobody looks alike but, I feel like I know these people”.
Suellen is an artist, art therapist, adjunct associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has done the facilitator training at Pace e Bene non-violence service in Oakland. She is delighted to be joining Rock Paper Scissor Collective for this Memorial Day weekend!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Event is free with a suggested donation of $5 to $10.
Also consider going to see her at SFMOMA’s event
War Memorial Veterans Building, Room 207 (pictured above)
401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Photo courtesy of Allison Smith
Join us on this Memorial day weekend presentation to contemplate the price of peace and exchange ideas about how art can be used as both disruptive and constructive social action for change.
The act of crossing the line in civil disobedience is presented as a metaphor in clarifying the intention of one’s artistic practice in working toward peace. By ” loving the soldier and loathing the war,” this inclusive metaphor holds a space of honor for service women and men who walk the line for us, and how as artists we hold and cross the line to preserve their sacrifice.
Suellen Semekoski will show digital portraits – faces of the unreported that creatively graced the marches from various peace marches (Chicago, London, DC) over the eight years of the Bush reign. Their stories and ideas from Pace e Bene non-violence training are woven together to form what was once described as ” a strange family album, where nobody looks alike but, I feel like I know these people”.
Suellen is an artist, art therapist, adjunct associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and has done the facilitator training at Pace e Bene non-violence service in Oakland. She is delighted to be joining Rock Paper Scissor Collective for this Memorial Day weekend!
Sunday, May 30, 2010
6:00pm – 9:00pm
Event is free with a suggested donation of $5 to $10.
Also consider going to see her at SFMOMA’s event
War Memorial Veterans Building, Room 207 (pictured above)
401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street
Saturday, May 29, 2010
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.
The Hero Within Us: A Night for Heroes
Join us for “The Hero Within Us”
A joint event at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 21 Grand and Creative Growth Art Center in honor of Art IS Education, a countywide celebration of youth arts learning.
Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
“The Hero Within Us: A Night for Heroes” 6-9 pm, March 5th
- Find your inner super hero at RPSC by investigating what special abilities you bring your community.
- Compose poetry signs to take on the Illuminated Art Walk.
- Add to a wall of hero actions in our community.
- Make yourself a hero cape after taking action on behalf of the arts.
21 Grand
416 – 25th Street, Oakland, CA 94612-2409
The Hero Within Us: Subtitle TBA” 7-10 pm
- View the Super Heroes exhibit by Art Esteem artists.
- Meet the youth artists and hear what inspired their work.
- Experience student performances and video screenings by youth groups including Opera Piccola’s Art Gate Players, OakTechRep, and other youth groups.
Creative Growth Art Center
355 – 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
The Hero Within Us: Postcards to Heroes” 6-9 pm
- View postcard art that Creative Growth artists have made for their personal heroes.
- Join the action and make a postcard to your own personal hero!
- Listen to the band Woom perform on their ingenious instruments made out of everyday and recycled objects.
- Play along with the band!
Illuminated Art Walk
Every hour a guide riding a bicycle projecting art images will lead an illuminated art walk from venue to venue. The route will go from Rock Paper Scissors Collective to Creative Growth Art Center to 21 Grand and back to Rock Paper Scissors Collective. Gallery goers are encouraged to bring their poetry signs and capes from Rock Paper Scissors Collective on the walk. The Illuminated Art Walk is a project of The Illuminated Corridor.
Join us for “The Hero Within Us” A joint event at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 21 Grand and Creative Growth Art Center in honor of Art IS Education, a countywide celebration of youth arts learning.
Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
“The Hero Within Us: A Night for Heroes” 6-9 pm, March 5th
- Find your inner super hero at RPSC by investigating what special abilities you bring your community.
- Compose poetry signs to take on the Illuminated Art Walk.
- Add to a wall of hero actions in our community.
- Make yourself a hero cape after taking action on behalf of the arts.
21 Grand
416 – 25th Street, Oakland, CA 94612-2409
The Hero Within Us: Subtitle TBA” 7-10 pm
- View the Super Heroes exhibit by Art Esteem artists.
- Meet the youth artists and hear what inspired their work.
- Experience student performances and video screenings by youth groups including Opera Piccola’s Art Gate Players, OakTechRep, and other youth groups.
Creative Growth Art Center
355 – 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
The Hero Within Us: Postcards to Heroes” 6-9 pm
- View postcard art that Creative Growth artists have made for their personal heroes.
- Join the action and make a postcard to your own personal hero!
- Listen to the band Woom perform on their ingenious instruments made out of everyday and recycled objects.
- Play along with the band!
Illuminated Art Walk
Every hour a guide riding a bicycle projecting art images will lead an illuminated art walk from venue to venue. The route will go from Rock Paper Scissors Collective to Creative Growth Art Center to 21 Grand and back to Rock Paper Scissors Collective. Gallery goers are encouraged to bring their poetry signs and capes from Rock Paper Scissors Collective on the walk. The Illuminated Art Walk is a project of The Illuminated Corridor.
Fun-A-Day
2nd Annual Fun-A-Day In the Bay
Artclash Collective West
Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Feb. 5th, 2010
6pm-9pm
www.artclash.comrpscollective.com
Friday, February 5th: Rock Paper Scissors hosts the Artclash Collective’s second annual Fun-A-Day in the Bay. Organized by a group of Philly ex-pats, Fun-A-Day in the Bay builds on Artclash’s annual tradition (6 years strong) of organizing Fun-A-Day shows in Philadelphia.
Fun-A-Day is a simple concept that produces beautiful results. Participants choose a project and produce one piece of artwork every day for the entire month of January. The 31 resulting pieces create a narrative outlining each artist’s journey through the first month of the year. Projects vary from lighthearted to serious, high-brow to low-brow. This year’s list of mediums includes photos, drawings, paintings, dances, songs, textiles and more!
The desire to create is a fundamental expression of humanity that we are often alienated from or fearful of. Fun-A-Day seeks to remove the barriers to creativity by offering opportunities and invitations for participation. We believe everyone is an artist and everything you make is art; we seek to create a welcoming forum for people to share what they do, to strengthen existing communities of artists, and to kick-start new ones.
The Fun-A-Day show will be held at Rock Paper Scissors, 2278 Telegraph Ave in Oakland. RPS is “is a volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models”. Visit rpscollective.com for more information about the gallery. The Fun-A-Day show will be up in the gallery for the entire month of February. The show is free and all-ages and will feature performances on opening night. Come out and see what your friends (and future friends) have been up to during the first month of 2010!
Participating Artist Sites
Julie Langlois - http://danceaday.wordpress.com/
Tim Lillis – http://www.flickr.com/photos/narwhalbot/sets/72157623394693338/
Emily Meghan Morrow Howe – http://myevolvingprojects.blogspot.com/2010/01/16-x-48.html
2nd Annual Fun-A-Day In the Bay
Artclash Collective West
Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Feb. 5th, 2010
6pm-9pm
www.artclash.comrpscollective.com
Friday, February 5th: Rock Paper Scissors hosts the Artclash Collective’s second annual Fun-A-Day in the Bay. Organized by a group of Philly ex-pats, Fun-A-Day in the Bay builds on Artclash’s annual tradition (6 years strong) of organizing Fun-A-Day shows in Philadelphia.
Fun-A-Day is a simple concept that produces beautiful results. Participants choose a project and produce one piece of artwork every day for the entire month of January. The 31 resulting pieces create a narrative outlining each artist’s journey through the first month of the year. Projects vary from lighthearted to serious, high-brow to low-brow. This year’s list of mediums includes photos, drawings, paintings, dances, songs, textiles and more!
The desire to create is a fundamental expression of humanity that we are often alienated from or fearful of. Fun-A-Day seeks to remove the barriers to creativity by offering opportunities and invitations for participation. We believe everyone is an artist and everything you make is art; we seek to create a welcoming forum for people to share what they do, to strengthen existing communities of artists, and to kick-start new ones.
The Fun-A-Day show will be held at Rock Paper Scissors, 2278 Telegraph Ave in Oakland. RPS is “is a volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models”. Visit rpscollective.com for more information about the gallery. The Fun-A-Day show will be up in the gallery for the entire month of February. The show is free and all-ages and will feature performances on opening night. Come out and see what your friends (and future friends) have been up to during the first month of 2010!
Tim Lillis – http://www.flickr.com/photos/narwhalbot/sets/72157623394693338/
Emily Meghan Morrow Howe – http://myevolvingprojects.blogspot.com/2010/01/16-x-48.html
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
Sixth Annual Fun-A-Day!!!
The Artclash Collective will be showing your work in February at RPSCollective! Create your own project and produce one piece of artwork each day for the entire month of January. Then submit your 31 pieces by early February to be included in the show. Check out photos from past shows for inspiration!
The Artclash Collective will be showing your work in February at RPSCollective! Create your own project and produce one piece of artwork each day for the entire month of January. Then submit your 31 pieces by early February to be included in the show. Check out photos from past shows for inspiration!