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Panel Discussion & Catalogue Release: Wednesday, June 19, 7-9 pm  FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC   Featuring: EG Crichton & Barbara McBane                                  Annie Sprinkle & Beth Stephens Tina Takemoto                                                                      Chris Vargas & Greg...   [more]

Celebrate with Hung Liu, one of the most beloved artists in the Bay Area, at this special evening. Enjoy the rare opportunity to see the artist at work as she paints the final wall of her new installation Questions from the Sky in a special performance at 7 PM. Festivities will also include live music and a DIY Art activity inspired by Liu’s work. Adult and kid-friendly beverages and snacks will be a...   [more]

Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant, daughter of Richard Diebenkorn, will share her insights and thoughts on the life and art of her father. Her lecture will be introduced by Timothy Anglin Burgard, the Ednah Root Curator in Charge of American Art at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and co-curator of the exhibition Richard Diebenkorn: The Berkeley Years, 1953–1966.   [more]

Brought together by a shared pleasure for late night conversations, Concert is a band consisting of artists whose visual practices often meld their penchant for music and their feeling for its potency. Sentimental disco propped up by convoluted electronic drums, a reincarnated analogue bass and the vocals of a self-styled chanteur, make up Concert's first record "Behave Like an Audience". Their rece...   [more]

Kala Art Institute is proud to announce FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, an exhibition of the work of Enrique Chagoya. Co-Curated by Peter Selz and Sue Kubly, Freedom of Expression is a survey of Chagoya’s artwork from the past thirty years, including large charcoal and pastel drawings, prints, codices and three-dimensional objects, many of them completed since 2000.   Please join us for a special pane...   [more]

Expand your typesetting skills with more complex type-layouts, the subtleties of line- and word-spacing, and a solid understanding of measuring and registration for multiple color printing. Students will learn how to plan text and layout for their own 2-color print, as well as gain more technical knowledge of press operation, ink mixing, advanced typesetting, and edition printing. Nif Hodgson is a San...   [more]

Inspired by Ginsberg’s collection of inscribed snapshots, Bay Area artists and scholars will create a unique performance based tour of the gallery. Performances will be drawn from encounters with Allen Ginsberg and his legendary cohort of Beat writers, artists, and lovers. Performers and scholars include Jewelle Gomez, Richard Meyer, Tirza Latimer, Justin Chin, Jaime Cortez, and DL Alvarez. Creat...   [more]