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HOME
Home. This conjures up different things for each of us. These twelve featured artists have hand printed a variety of works on their interpretation of this theme. They range from items that were in their home to houses to home plate (think baseball) to more conceptual ideas of where or what home can be.
Our featured artists for this twelfth and final month of 2009 are Amy Jean White, Brian Schuck, Brice Ben Hobbs, Clare Szydlowski, Fonda Murray, Greta Aalborg-Volper, Kacie Erin Smith, Kathe Welch, Laura K Alger, Laurel Prieto, Patricia Miye Wakida, and Trish Foschi.
Opening night:
Friday, Dec 4th from 5-9pm
The show will be up December 4 – 25
Rock Paper Scissors Gallery
2278 Telegraph Avenue,
Oakland, CA 94612
Home. This conjures up different things for each of us. These twelve featured artists have hand printed a variety of works on their interpretation of this theme. They range from items that were in their home to houses to home plate (think baseball) to more conceptual ideas of where or what home can be.
Our featured artists for this twelfth and final month of 2009 are Amy Jean White, Brian Schuck, Brice Ben Hobbs, Clare Szydlowski, Fonda Murray, Greta Aalborg-Volper, Kacie Erin Smith, Kathe Welch, Laura K Alger, Laurel Prieto, Patricia Miye Wakida, and Trish Foschi.
Opening night:
Friday, Dec 4th from 5-9pm
The show will be up December 4 – 25
Rock Paper Scissors Gallery
2278 Telegraph Avenue,
Oakland, CA 94612
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.
Social Structures
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
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
Next Stop for Challenges of Champions
The Challenges of Champions Exhibit which showed at RPSC in February of this year has been a moving reminder of our experiences as a community in dealing with homicides in Oakland (and in some cases beyond Oakland). The exhibit has toured public buildings, parks, and galleries in Oakland and San Francisco and received good reception and some press. I want to thank you for your interest and personal work towards peaceful solutions to Oakland’s Violence.
The next stop for the exhibit is San Antonio Park on October 24th from 4-6:30. We will also have performances from POCAT as well as spoken word from Poor Mazganize Poetry Class other performances and an alloted time for casual discussions about our next steps towards resolving armed and violent conflicts in Oakland.
The Challenges of Champions Exhibit which showed at RPSC in February of this year has been a moving reminder of our experiences as a community in dealing with homicides in Oakland (and in some cases beyond Oakland). The exhibit has toured public buildings, parks, and galleries in Oakland and San Francisco and received good reception and some press. I want to thank you for your interest and personal work towards peaceful solutions to Oakland’s Violence.
HUMAN FACE
Join us October 2nd at 7pm for the opening reception for an exhibition of paintings from three men – Kevin Cooper, James Anderson and Eddie Vargas. Two of them are condemned – on death row; the third has a life sentence – the other death penalty.
Prisoners are people that society is willing to throw away and ignore. But they are fathers, they are mothers, they are sons and daughters. They are artists. Some are guilty of heinous crimes, some are innocent, and all were too poor to have an attorney fairly represent them. But they are all human beings and have a story to tell.
These three men use art to express themselves. We hope you will, see their work, hear their stories, and take away an understanding of their humanity from viewing it.
Opening night:
Friday Oct 2nd from 5-9pm
The show will be up October 1st – 31st
Rock Paper Scissors Gallery
2278 Telegraph Avenue,
Oakland, CA 94612
Additional Events:
JUSTICE FOR OSCAR GRANT: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH - 7 TO 9 PM – a memorial movie to Oscar Grant, with members of his family and Jack Bryson
STAN TOOKIE WILLIAMS LEGACY NETWORK: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH – 4 TO 6 PM – with Barbara Becnel and Stan Tookie Williams’ books for children.
LIVE FROM DEATH ROW: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD – 7 TO 9 PM – with Kevin Cooper, an innocent man on San Quentin’s death row calling (at 7:30 sharp). Q&A with Kevin Cooper and members of the Kevin Cooper Defense Committee.
Presented by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, the only national membership-driven, grassroots organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment in the United States.
website: www.nodeathpenalty.org email: California@nodeathpenalty.org
Also by Art for a Democratic Society, an Oakland based art and activism group specializing in participatory grassroots interventionist art.
website: www.a4ds.org email: a4ds@earthlink.net
Join us October 2nd at 7pm for the opening reception for an exhibition of paintings from three men – Kevin Cooper, James Anderson and Eddie Vargas. Two of them are condemned – on death row; the third has a life sentence – the other death penalty.
Prisoners are people that society is willing to throw away and ignore. But they are fathers, they are mothers, they are sons and daughters. They are artists. Some are guilty of heinous crimes, some are innocent, and all were too poor to have an attorney fairly represent them. But they are all human beings and have a story to tell.
These three men use art to express themselves. We hope you will, see their work, hear their stories, and take away an understanding of their humanity from viewing it.
Opening night:
Friday Oct 2nd from 5-9pm
The show will be up October 1st – 31st
Rock Paper Scissors Gallery
2278 Telegraph Avenue,
Oakland, CA 94612
Additional Events:
JUSTICE FOR OSCAR GRANT: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH - 7 TO 9 PM – a memorial movie to Oscar Grant, with members of his family and Jack Bryson
STAN TOOKIE WILLIAMS LEGACY NETWORK: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH – 4 TO 6 PM – with Barbara Becnel and Stan Tookie Williams’ books for children.
LIVE FROM DEATH ROW: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23RD – 7 TO 9 PM – with Kevin Cooper, an innocent man on San Quentin’s death row calling (at 7:30 sharp). Q&A with Kevin Cooper and members of the Kevin Cooper Defense Committee.
Presented by the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, the only national membership-driven, grassroots organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment in the United States.
website: www.nodeathpenalty.org email: California@nodeathpenalty.org
Also by Art for a Democratic Society, an Oakland based art and activism group specializing in participatory grassroots interventionist art.
website: www.a4ds.org email: a4ds@earthlink.net
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.
Donate to the Build/Design Class at City Slickers
RPSC is seeking building material donations for our free Build-Design Class at City Slickers Farm as part of our Community Collaborations Program.
If you have any of the following laying around in your garage, we would love ot use it:
- 2×4’s
-chicken wire
-caster wheels
-roofing material
-plywood
The 8-week class is guiding low-income West Oakland Backyard Gardeners in a collaborative design process to create portable chicken tractors for their backyard gardens. The class will also enable students to teach others in their community this valuable skill and reproduce tractors to sell to other gardeners. If you’d like to volunteer your carpentry or other skills, pleae email community [at] rpscollective {dot} com ! The class will meet Sunday afternoons in West Oakland.
RPSC is seeking building material donations for our free Build-Design Class at City Slickers Farm as part of our Community Collaborations Program.
If you have any of the following laying around in your garage, we would love ot use it:
- 2×4’s
-chicken wire
-caster wheels
-roofing material
-plywood
The 8-week class is guiding low-income West Oakland Backyard Gardeners in a collaborative design process to create portable chicken tractors for their backyard gardens. The class will also enable students to teach others in their community this valuable skill and reproduce tractors to sell to other gardeners. If you’d like to volunteer your carpentry or other skills, pleae email community [at] rpscollective {dot} com ! The class will meet Sunday afternoons in West Oakland.
ArtEsteem: Community Justice League
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.
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.