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SUMMARY:Hands-on art making event: Collage
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun\, family-friendly afternoon of creativity at Manna Gallery! As part of Built Different\, a black-and-white photography exhibition by Oakland-based artist Gina Gaiser\, we’re hosting a hands-on art-making event for all ages. \nOn Saturday\, May 2\, from 1–3 pm\, visitors are invited to explore paper collage using provided materials or bring their own to personalize their creations. Inspired by Gina’s experimental approach and her keen eye for Oakland’s urban landscape\, this activity encourages playful discovery and artistic expression for the whole family. \nBuilt Different runs April 3 – May 9\, 2026\, with additional events including Oakland Art Murmur First Fridays (April 3 & May 1\, 5–8 pm) and an Artist Reception on Saturday\, April 11 (3–5 pm). Gallery Hours: Saturdays\, 12-5 pm & First Fridays\, 5-8 pm. \nAll events and gallery admission are free. Come make art\, get inspired\, and experience Oakland through a new lens!
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/hands-on-art-making-event-collage/
LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception and Artist Talk – Abby Zhang: Private Weather
DESCRIPTION:Image: Abby Zhang\, “Caution! Wet Floor”\, 2025\, Acrylic and oil on canvas\, photo courtesy of the artist \nPrivate Weather brings together a new group of paintings by Abby Zhang that explores how thought\, feeling\, and visual memory take form in space. Built through improvisation\, revision\, and accumulation\, these works move between structure and instability\, allowing images to emerge without fully settling. Meaning develops through relation: between marks\, between paintings\, and between the work and the room. The exhibition treats painting as both image and atmosphere\, creating a space charged by tension\, proximity\, and change. Private Weather points to an inner climate made visible\, where perception stays open and everything remains slightly in motion. \nBio:\nAbby Zhang is a Bay Area–based painter whose work explores memory\, perception\, and psychological atmosphere through layered\, semi-abstract images. She received her MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in 2021\, recently participated as a resident artist at Art Bias\, completed a residency at Kala Art Institute and Vermont Studio Center\, and has been selected for an upcoming residency at the Torrance Art Museum this summer. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, June 5\, 5 – 9 pm
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/opening-reception-and-artist-talk-abby-zhang-private-weather/
LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Artist’s Talk – Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere / Remember to Live
DESCRIPTION:Sonia Gill: Memento Vivere / Remember to Live\nArtist’s Talk starts at 2 pm – please join us – all are welcome! Free street parking nearby. \nIn Memento Vivere: Remember to Live\, Sonia Gill’s work invites us into a world where painting is reimagined through paper—where the brushstroke is replaced by the torn edge of a magazine fragment\, and color is discovered rather than mixed. Indeed\, Gill often refers to her collages as paintings. Thoughtful of composition and content\, Gill’s imagery emerges through a contemplative process with color drawn from a vast trove of magazine imagery.  \nImages pay homage to the daily moments from which our lives are built\, quiet\, repetitive\, and precious as they are. \nCome out to the artist’s talk to hear more from Sonia about her art practice\, philosophy and the development of the figurative work on view at Transmission Gallery. Events are free and open to the public. \nCan’t make the talk? See the work April 23 – June 6\, Thursdays\, Fridays and Saturdays\, 12-5pm and by appointment.
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/artists-talk-sonia-gill-memento-vivere-remember-to-live/
LOCATION:Transmission Gallery\, 770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception and Artist Talk – Gustave Carlson: New American Stillness
DESCRIPTION:Gustave Carlson\, “Inverness Midday”\, 2026\, photo courtesy of the artist \nNew American Stillness by Gustave Carlson explores the quiet psychological presence of the contemporary American landscape. Focusing on ordinary architecture—coastal houses\, open lawns\, interiors\, still lifes\, and expansive skies—these paintings place absence at the center of experience. Rather than narrative\, Carlson emphasizes observation\, structure\, and atmosphere. Buildings act as anchors within broad fields of light and color\, suggesting both stability and solitude. Subtle tonal shifts allow spaces to feel at once specific and timeless\, inviting viewers to consider how shadow\, memory\, and perception shape place. While Edward Hopper often conveys psychological isolation and Fairfield Porter captures domestic intimacy\, Carlson draws from both to explore architecture as a perceptual construct rather than a narrative stage. In these restrained scenes\, stillness is not emptiness but presence—an invitation to look longer and see more. His work suggests that the contemporary American landscape\, when closely observed\, continues to offer moments of quiet depth and reflection. \nBio:\nGustave Carlson is an architect and principal of Gustave Carlson Design in Berkeley\, California\, and a painter exploring the quiet tension between architecture\, light\, and lived space. He is the author of Pacific Modern Houses of Northern California (ORO Editions\, 2018)\, a widely acclaimed survey of regional modernism. His award-winning architectural work has received international recognition and appears in Elle Decor\, Dwell\, Wallpaper\, The New York Times\, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Carlson holds a Master of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania and studied painting there under Color Field painter Adele Alsop. He has attended residencies at Edgewood Farm at Castle Hill in Truro\, Massachusetts\, and Studio Faire in Nérac\, France. His paintings have earned honors including Best in Show at the Greenwich Art Society and have been exhibited at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum\, Castle Hill Center for the Arts\, Tiburon Library Gallery\, Greenwich Art Society\, and Mercury 20 Gallery. His work is held in private collections. \nGallery Hours: Friday and Saturday\, 12 – 5 pm (and by appointment)\nOakland Art Murmur / First Friday: Friday\, June 5\, 5 – 9 pm
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/gustave-carlson-new-american-stillness-2/
LOCATION:Mercury 20 Gallery\, 475 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States
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SUMMARY:Getting the Shot: How Photojournalism Works Today
DESCRIPTION:As AI-generated imagery has enabled the mass spreading of misinformation\, the role of photojournalists in documenting reality is more crucial than ever. Yet the economic implosion of the media industry means that there are relatively few full-time positions left\, even at major news outlets. Amidst this challenging landscape\, how are photojournalists adapting to changing technologies\, maintaining their careers\, and covering the stories that deserve to be covered?\nTo answer these questions and more\, East Bay Yesterday host Liam O’Donoghue will be moderating a panel discussion with several Bay Area photojournalists. Expect to hear an illuminating conversation on the ethics\, logistics\, and love of taking pictures for a living.  \nFeaturing:\nAmir Aziz\, Bay Nature Documentary Photography Fellow and co-founder of Coyote Media Collective\nCharles Russo\, SF Gate Senior Editor of Photography & Design\nJane Tyska\, East Bay Times/Oakland Tribune photojournalist \nThis event is part of the closing reception for “Visible Labor: The East Bay at Work\,” an exhibition of local photographers on display at Oakland Photo Workshop until May 24\, 2026. This is a free event\, but pre-registration is recommended. You can pre-register here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/aac64c32-a84d-4107-9ff1-9f175b146f6f
URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/getting-the-shot-how-photojournalism-works-today/
LOCATION:Oakland Photo Workshop\, 312 8th St\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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