Art Alive – Art Bus Tour
October 11 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
“ART ALIVE” BUS TOUR
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Bus Tour | Oakland’s Downtown + Jingletown | 11am-2pm
Oakland Art Murmur invites you to celebrate the bold, brilliant, and diverse creativity of Oakland during Oakland Style Week. Join us for our specially curated Oakland Style Bus Art Tour that brings you inside the city’s most vibrant art spaces—each showcasing incredible work by local artists.
From contemporary galleries to artist collectives, every stop will feature a live performance or interactive experience, including dance performances, opera and music performances, hands-on encaustic art making and tons of artwork by local artists. Enjoy light bites, a wine reception, and the rare chance to meet the artists and creative minds shaping Oakland’s cultural landscape.
Get your tickets here! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/arts-alive-bus-art-tour-with-live-performances-tickets-1591590954389?aff=oddtdtcreator
Hop on the bus and explore powerful artist-led spaces and cultural hubs:
Gearbox Gallery presents an opera performance by Chelsea Hollow of West Edge Opera with a group exhibition “The Shape of Line”
Gray Loft Gallery presents a dance performance by Megan Lowe Dances with dancers Megan Lowe and Shira Yaziv alongside a group exhibition “Aligned” featuring six women artists
Norton Factory Studios presents encaustic art-making with Jenn Doyle Crane with artwork by studio artists (wine reception and light bites will be served)
ARTogether presents music by Diana Gameros of Immigrant Orchestra with a group show of artists in residence
Creative Growth presents Fashion is the Sunshine that Spotlights Everyone, an exhibition surrounding fashion by Creative Growth artists
Tickets include the guided gallery tour, live performances, art making, light bites, wine reception, tote bag by local designer Lesley Evers, a Creative Growth art magazine, and special discounted ticket offer to Creative Growth’s Fashion Lab after the tour.
This tour is presented by Oakland Art Murmur in collaboration with Visit Oakland as part of their annual Oakland Style Week event happening October 8 – 12, 2025.
Accessibility: Large step to board the shuttle bus. There are flights of steps at Gray Loft Gallery with no elevator. There are a few steps to enter Norton Factory.
