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.

http://www.artiseducation.org/10/

:: 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

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.

As part of our Community Collaborations program local designer-builder Matt Wolpe will be worked 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.

More information about the class can be found here – http://chickentractorproject.wordpress.com/

Check out the story the Oakland Tribune wrote – Residents get ready to raise chickens in West Oakland

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.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective presents ArtEsteem: Community Justice League
Opening Reception at Art Murmur, Friday, September 4th, 2009 6-9pm

ArtEsteem is an art and social justice program designed to enhance the emotional literacy, intellectual and practical skills of inner city children and youth. ArtEsteem invites students to create and explore imaginary and real replicas of themselves and their environment through literacy, art, photography, fashion design, science and field trips. ArtEsteem classes support youth in critically thinking about community and how history, perceptions, education, and intent intertwine to affect human relationships.

Proceeds from the sale of the art pieces supports the young artists in developing financial literacy and economic sustainability, contributes to the ArtEsteem Continuing Education Scholarship Fund, supports the promotion and production of ArtEsteem and the Traveling Exhibits.

Thank you friends! We made our match!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our campaign and who attended our benefit Friday May 22nd. The event was a great success! Many thanks to chefs Jerome Waag and Christine Manoux, director Sergio De La Torre, and the huge crew of volunteers who made the night possible!

Also, a big shout out to The Spanish Table, Yerena Farms, McGlaughin Coffee, Acme Bread, Full Belly Farms, Norcal Seafood, Arizimendi Pizza, Trader Joe’s, Berkeley Bowl, and Drake’s Brewery for their incredibly generous donations! And lastly, thanks to the East Bay Community Foundation for believing in our programming and our community support!