BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// - ECPv6.6.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260620T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260620T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260519T234349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T234349Z UID:10004889-1781953200-1781974800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:East Bay Open Studios DESCRIPTION:See real local art this June! \nEast Bay Open Studios returns for two free weekends with over 180 artists opening their studios to the public. This free\, self-guided event invites you to wander into local studios\, galleries\, and community hubs in Oakland\, Berkeley\, and beyond. Come curious — meet the creative minds behind the work\, experience art where it’s made\, and leave inspired. \nKick things off at our free Opening Party & Exhibition at Orchard Galleries on Saturday\, May 30th (11am–5pm); a family-friendly day of art\, music\, food\, and a community exhibition celebrating our 20th anniversary! \nNot sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists\, Community Hubs\, or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory! \n🎉 Opening Party: May 30\, 11am–5pm @ Orchard Galleries\n🗓️ Open Studios: June 6-7 and 13-14; 11am–5pm daily\n📍 Art in your neighborhoods across the East Bay\n🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE:\n1. Visit eastbayopenstudios.com\n2. Browse artist profiles or use the interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)\n3. Don’t know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists\,Community Hubs\, and Special Events.\n4. Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am–5pm each day URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/east-bay-open-studios/2026-06-20/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Instagram-4_5.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Art Murmur":MAILTO:whatsup@oaklandartmurmur.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260519T234349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T234349Z UID:10004888-1781434800-1781456400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:East Bay Open Studios DESCRIPTION:See real local art this June! \nEast Bay Open Studios returns for two free weekends with over 180 artists opening their studios to the public. This free\, self-guided event invites you to wander into local studios\, galleries\, and community hubs in Oakland\, Berkeley\, and beyond. Come curious — meet the creative minds behind the work\, experience art where it’s made\, and leave inspired. \nKick things off at our free Opening Party & Exhibition at Orchard Galleries on Saturday\, May 30th (11am–5pm); a family-friendly day of art\, music\, food\, and a community exhibition celebrating our 20th anniversary! \nNot sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists\, Community Hubs\, or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory! \n🎉 Opening Party: May 30\, 11am–5pm @ Orchard Galleries\n🗓️ Open Studios: June 6-7 and 13-14; 11am–5pm daily\n📍 Art in your neighborhoods across the East Bay\n🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE:\n1. Visit eastbayopenstudios.com\n2. Browse artist profiles or use the interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)\n3. Don’t know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists\,Community Hubs\, and Special Events.\n4. Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am–5pm each day URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/east-bay-open-studios/2026-06-14/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Instagram-4_5.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Art Murmur":MAILTO:whatsup@oaklandartmurmur.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T210000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260604T000758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T000758Z UID:10005017-1781373600-1781384400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:ACT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE\, SOLO WORKS BY AMOL RAY DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of Act Like You’ve Been Here Before\, a solo exhibition from Oakland-based artist Amol Ray exploring memory\, mythology\, nostalgia\, and the strange art of surviving modern life. \nDrawing from Hindu philosophy\, childhood memories\, internet culture\, and found materials\, Amol transforms discarded objects\, toys\, comics\, and everyday artifacts into a living mythology\, where gods coexist with memes and spiritual lessons hide inside pop culture references. \nThis body of work asks what happens when we revisit old stories. It’s not to relive them\, but to understand them differently. \nExpect an evening of art\, conversation\, food\, drinks\, and a curated pop-up experience as we celebrate the opening of this playful\, poignant\, and deeply human collection. \nCome curious. Leave changed. Or at least slightly confused in a good way. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/act-like-youve-been-here-before-solo-works-by-amol-ray/ LOCATION:Dear John\, 3807 Macarthur Blvd\, Oakland\, CA\, 94619\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/ACT-LIKE-YOUVE-BEEN-HERE-BEFORE-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260613 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260614 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260611T215342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T215342Z UID:10005204-1781366400-1781373600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Jen Garrido: (Un)tethered DESCRIPTION:SLATE is proud to present “(Un)tethered\,” a solo exhibition by Jen Garrido. Featuring ten new paintings\, marked by layered textures\, fluid forms\, and varied painterly techniques\, this exhibition continues Garrido’s exploration of abstract painting through an evolving visual language. Suggesting atmosphere and imagined place\, the works embody shifting environments and abstract spaces that resist fixed interpretation while remaining deeply grounded in sensation and feeling. \nA Los Angeles native\, Garrido lives and works in San Francisco. She holds an MFA from Mills College and has presented solo exhibitions across the United States\, with her work included in galleries and collections throughout the U.S. and Canada. \nOPENING RECEPTION: Saturday\, June 13\, 4–6pm\nExhibition runs Friday\, June 5–Saturday\, July 11\, 2026 \nOpen Tues – Sat 11am-5pm\nSLATE Contemporary Gallery\n5510 College Ave\, Oakland\, CA URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/jen-garrido-untethered/2026-06-13/ LOCATION:Slate Contemporary Gallery\, 5510 College Ave\, Oakland\, 94618\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions,Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Jen-Garrido_I-Trust-My-Clear-Perceptions-2026-Acrylic-and-acrylic-spray-paint-on-canvas-52x42-6400.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Slate Contemporary Gallery":MAILTO:info@slateart.net GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Slate Contemporary Gallery 5510 College Ave Oakland 94618 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5510 College Ave:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T153000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260609T153157Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T153157Z UID:10005202-1781359200-1781364600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:GearBox Gallery Artists’ Talk with Linda Ellinwood and Joy Every DESCRIPTION:GearBox Gallery is hosting an artist talk with Field Notes artists Linda Ellinwood and Joy Every with reading by author Joanne Furio. Furio will also be moderating the talk. Join in on the lively conversation on Saturday\, June 13th\, 2pm \nAbout Linda Ellinwood:\nEllinwood’s sculptures are created completely from found natural materials. Each one is unexpected\, yet simple and evocative. It is evident that she has been working with these materials for many years\, developing a vocabulary \,building up a library of materials\, landscapes from which to cull; a lifetime of looking\, noticing and delighting in natural forms. Ellinwood’s creations are elegant in their simplicity yet manage to elicit an emotional response: delight\, humor\, contemplation\, disinterest. She has exhibited nationally\, her work is included incollections throughout the United States. She lives and works in Oakland. \nAbout Joy Every:\nJoy Every presents a series of photography-based mixed media works that emerge from direct observation of the natural world. Beginning with photographic impressions of landscape\, light\, and atmosphere\, her process unfolds through intuitive layering\, abstraction\, and mark making. These works do not document place\, but instead trace what lingers in the space between representation and memory\, where landscapes become internalized and reimagined. Through subtle shifts in color\, texture\, and light \,the work evokes horizons\, skies\, and terrain that feel at once recognizable and elusive—shaped as much by feeling as by geography. \n“Joy Every’s latest mixed media works on paper continue her exploration of the natural world through an intimate\, tactile lens. Embroidery introduces a measured\, meditative pace\, where each stitch becomes an act of reverence. The works feel simultaneously fragile and immersive\, inviting a closer exploration.”-Lori Austin\,Owner/Curator of Lori Austin Gallery\, Healdsburg\, CA \nJoy Every has exhibited nationally\, and internationally. Her work is included in public and private collections across the United States. including the Security and Exchange Commission and Embassy of Peru. She lives and works in Oakland \,California. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/gearbox-gallery-artists-talk-with-linda-ellinwood-and-joy-every/ LOCATION:Gearbox Gallery\, 770 West Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Artists Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_2703.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gearbox Gallery 770 West Grand Avenue Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Avenue:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260613T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260519T234349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T234349Z UID:10004887-1781348400-1781370000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:East Bay Open Studios DESCRIPTION:See real local art this June! \nEast Bay Open Studios returns for two free weekends with over 180 artists opening their studios to the public. This free\, self-guided event invites you to wander into local studios\, galleries\, and community hubs in Oakland\, Berkeley\, and beyond. Come curious — meet the creative minds behind the work\, experience art where it’s made\, and leave inspired. \nKick things off at our free Opening Party & Exhibition at Orchard Galleries on Saturday\, May 30th (11am–5pm); a family-friendly day of art\, music\, food\, and a community exhibition celebrating our 20th anniversary! \nNot sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists\, Community Hubs\, or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory! \n🎉 Opening Party: May 30\, 11am–5pm @ Orchard Galleries\n🗓️ Open Studios: June 6-7 and 13-14; 11am–5pm daily\n📍 Art in your neighborhoods across the East Bay\n🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE:\n1. Visit eastbayopenstudios.com\n2. Browse artist profiles or use the interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)\n3. Don’t know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists\,Community Hubs\, and Special Events.\n4. Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am–5pm each day URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/east-bay-open-studios/2026-06-13/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Instagram-4_5.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Art Murmur":MAILTO:whatsup@oaklandartmurmur.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T200000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260604T202922Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T203602Z UID:10005018-1781287200-1781294400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Wham! Bam! Queer! DESCRIPTION:An exhibition portraying different perspectives of queer identities: black and brown people\, gender non-conforming\, femme\, masculine\, lesbian\, gay\, and all other members of the LGBTQIA+ community. The exhibition also showcases queer livelihoods depicted through histories of significant moments that define resilience\, as well as zines about ways to fight back in our current social climate. Animals and characters represent the many facets of queer people and identities. Queer people are not a monolith\, and their stories are unique and nuanced\, transcending stereotypes. “We are here! We are queer! We make comics\, zines\, and illustrations that uplift\, empower\, and celebrate our communities.” URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/wham-bam-queer/ LOCATION:East Bay Creative Lab\, 558 Bellevue Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94610\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/OAM-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260607T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260519T234349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T234349Z UID:10004886-1780830000-1780851600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:East Bay Open Studios DESCRIPTION:See real local art this June! \nEast Bay Open Studios returns for two free weekends with over 180 artists opening their studios to the public. This free\, self-guided event invites you to wander into local studios\, galleries\, and community hubs in Oakland\, Berkeley\, and beyond. Come curious — meet the creative minds behind the work\, experience art where it’s made\, and leave inspired. \nKick things off at our free Opening Party & Exhibition at Orchard Galleries on Saturday\, May 30th (11am–5pm); a family-friendly day of art\, music\, food\, and a community exhibition celebrating our 20th anniversary! \nNot sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists\, Community Hubs\, or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory! \n🎉 Opening Party: May 30\, 11am–5pm @ Orchard Galleries\n🗓️ Open Studios: June 6-7 and 13-14; 11am–5pm daily\n📍 Art in your neighborhoods across the East Bay\n🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE:\n1. Visit eastbayopenstudios.com\n2. Browse artist profiles or use the interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)\n3. Don’t know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists\,Community Hubs\, and Special Events.\n4. Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am–5pm each day URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/east-bay-open-studios/2026-06-07/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Instagram-4_5.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Art Murmur":MAILTO:whatsup@oaklandartmurmur.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T213000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260518T213318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260518T213318Z UID:10004883-1780768800-1780781400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Art Murmur First Friday at Werkshack DESCRIPTION:Werkshack is pleased to present “Kummerspeck”\, recent Sculpture and Mixed Media work by Bay Area artists Kelly DeFayette and Cybele Gerachis. \nKummerspeck is a German word that translates to “grief bacon” — the weight gained from emotional overeating\, or\, more broadly\, the ways people absorb and deal with discomfort\, emotional confusion\, and uncertainty. \nThis show does not illustrate the term as much as it moves through its emotional atmosphere. Across sculpture\, painting\, and mixed media\, the work reflects making sense of creating amidst the pressure to adapt to a world constantly reshaping itself. \nIt also radiates humor\, sarcasm\, and material pleasure. The stubborn act of making something by hand while much around you feels out of human scale. There is no substitute for the act of making something – as a way to process\, archive\, feel\, and connect. \nThe exhibition invites viewers into that shared space between grief and pleasure\, vulnerability and spectacle — and asks what kind of meaning can still be built from the fragments around us – the scraps of paper or the bric-a-brac at the thrift store. \n Meet the artists during this Oakland Art Murmur First Friday Event! URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/art-murmur-first-friday-at-werkshack/ LOCATION:Werkshack\, 481 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Kummerspeck-2026-.png ORGANIZER;CN="Werkshack":MAILTO:werkshack@gmail.com GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Werkshack 481 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=481 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260530T001015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T001017Z UID:10005011-1780743600-1780765200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Made in Oakland DESCRIPTION:Join us this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Oakland Art Murmur with our special pop-up exhibition\, titled Made in Oakland\, at our 473 25th Street Annex space featuring six Oakland-based artists from SLATE Contemporary Gallery’s roster. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/made-in-oakland/2026-06-06/ LOCATION:Slate Contemporary Gallery\, 5510 College Ave\, Oakland\, 94618\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mad-in-Oakland-Instagram-Posts-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Slate Contemporary Gallery":MAILTO:info@slateart.net GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Slate Contemporary Gallery 5510 College Ave Oakland 94618 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5510 College Ave:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260606T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260519T234349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T234349Z UID:10004885-1780743600-1780765200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:East Bay Open Studios DESCRIPTION:See real local art this June! \nEast Bay Open Studios returns for two free weekends with over 180 artists opening their studios to the public. This free\, self-guided event invites you to wander into local studios\, galleries\, and community hubs in Oakland\, Berkeley\, and beyond. Come curious — meet the creative minds behind the work\, experience art where it’s made\, and leave inspired. \nKick things off at our free Opening Party & Exhibition at Orchard Galleries on Saturday\, May 30th (11am–5pm); a family-friendly day of art\, music\, food\, and a community exhibition celebrating our 20th anniversary! \nNot sure where to start? Explore our Emerging Artists\, Community Hubs\, or find your favorite artwork using our Artist Directory! \n🎉 Opening Party: May 30\, 11am–5pm @ Orchard Galleries\n🗓️ Open Studios: June 6-7 and 13-14; 11am–5pm daily\n📍 Art in your neighborhoods across the East Bay\n🎫 Get your free ticket: Eventbrite \nHOW TO PARTICIPATE:\n1. Visit eastbayopenstudios.com\n2. Browse artist profiles or use the interactive maps (Weekend 1 + Weekend 2)\n3. Don’t know where to start? Check out our Emerging Artists\,Community Hubs\, and Special Events.\n4. Choose your route and hit the studios! Open 11am–5pm each day URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/east-bay-open-studios/2026-06-06/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Instagram-4_5.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Art Murmur":MAILTO:whatsup@oaklandartmurmur.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T210000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260528T205304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T205304Z UID:10005001-1780682400-1780693200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Process Makes Practice DESCRIPTION:Joins us for an opening reception for Practice Makes Perfect; Work from the Teaching Artists of the East Bay Open Collective. There will be refreshments\, music by the Cat Man of West Oakland\, and some incredible work by our roster of instructors! \nPractice Makes Process features the work of the teaching artists of the East Bay Photo Collective. Showcasing diverse photographic approaches\, this exhibition explores the intersection of creative practice\, artistic process\, and shared learning. Featuring Joffrey Baylon\, Jaya Bhat\, Sakara Birdsong\, Kimberley Campisano\, Juliayn Coleman\, Vincent Donovan\, Brenna Hansen\, Chrissy Huhn\, Phillip Krayna\, Jyoti Liggin\, Ziru Mo\, Jenny Sampson\, Bob Shonkoff\, Sophie Stoerkel\, Kelly Sullivan\, Beatrice Thornton\, Najee Tobin\, & Jan Watten. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/opening-reception-process-makes-practice/ LOCATION:Oakland Photo Workshop\, 312 8th St\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Practice-Makes-Process-Opening-Reception.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Photo Workshop/East Bay Photo Collective":MAILTO:info@ebpco.org GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oakland Photo Workshop 312 8th St Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=312 8th St:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T210000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260506T000247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T194556Z UID:10004805-1780682400-1780693200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:First Friday Reception — Multi-Artist Exhibition – May-June DESCRIPTION:Five Bay Area artists bring their art and their unique styles to you. Meet the artists; view their work.\n Dalit Fresco\n Leon Kennedy\n Christie Langley\n Murray Nelson\n Suying Zhang \nRefreshments will be provided. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/first-friday-reception-multi-artist-exhibition-may-june/ LOCATION:Art@Archer\, 431 13th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Multi-Artist-May-June-Front-5.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Art@Archer":MAILTO:greg@archerbike.com GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Art@Archer 431 13th Street Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=431 13th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T200000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260602T211917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T211917Z UID:10005010-1780678800-1780689600@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Made in Oakland DESCRIPTION:Join us this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Oakland Art Murmur with our special pop-up exhibition\, titled Made in Oakland\, at our 473 25th Street Annex space featuring six Oakland-based artists from SLATE Contemporary Gallery’s roster. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/made-in-oakland-2/ LOCATION:Slate Annex\, 473 25th Street\, Oakland\, CA\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mad-in-Oakland-Instagram-Posts-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260614T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260605T171307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260605T171307Z UID:10005201-1780657200-1781456400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:East Bay Open Studios DESCRIPTION:See Local Art at The Grand Gallery and our neighbor Gallery Studios11\, 560 Second Street\, Oakland\, near beautiful Jack London Square. Saturday and Sunday June 6\,7\,13 & 14th Saturday hours 11-7pm Sunday hours 11-5pm\nFeaturing emerging Artist Qi Han. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/east-bay-open-studios-2/ LOCATION:The Grand Gallery\, 560 2nd Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Screenshot-2026-06-05-at-10.04.58-AM.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="The Grand Gallery":MAILTO:thegrandgalleryoakland@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260520T185148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T191201Z UID:10004996-1780146000-1780156800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:GearBox Gallery Artists’ Reception: The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan DESCRIPTION:Saturday May 30th from 1 – 4pm\nPlease join GearBox Gallery in celebrating the opening of 2026’s Inner Room Gallery winner Stan Chan: The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan. All are welcome. \nRunning concurrently with The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan\, is Field Notes with Joy Every and Linda Ellinwood. Artists’ reception is on Saturday\, May 30th from 1 – 4pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/artists-reception-the-hidden-treasures-of-stan-chan/ LOCATION:Gearbox Gallery\, 770 West Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_2587-1.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gearbox Gallery 770 West Grand Avenue Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Avenue:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260520T180843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T191300Z UID:10004995-1780146000-1780156800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:GearBox Gallery Artists’ Reception: Field Notes – Linda Ellinwood / Joy Every DESCRIPTION:Saturday May 30th from 1 – 4pm\nPlease join GearBox Gallery in celebrating the opening of Field Notes with GearBox Gallery artists Linda Ellinwood and Joy Every. All are welcome. \nRunning concurrently to Field Notes is the 2026 Inner Room Gallery winner\, Stan Chan with The Hidden Treasures of Stan Chan. Artists’ reception on Saturday\, May 30th from 1 – 4pm URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/field-notes/ LOCATION:Gearbox Gallery\, 770 West Grand Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_2656.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Gearbox Gallery 770 West Grand Avenue Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Avenue:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260530T001015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T001017Z UID:10005009-1780138800-1780160400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Made in Oakland DESCRIPTION:Join us this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Oakland Art Murmur with our special pop-up exhibition\, titled Made in Oakland\, at our 473 25th Street Annex space featuring six Oakland-based artists from SLATE Contemporary Gallery’s roster. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/made-in-oakland/2026-05-30/ LOCATION:Slate Contemporary Gallery\, 5510 College Ave\, Oakland\, 94618\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mad-in-Oakland-Instagram-Posts-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Slate Contemporary Gallery":MAILTO:info@slateart.net GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Slate Contemporary Gallery 5510 College Ave Oakland 94618 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=5510 College Ave:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260519T234008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260519T234008Z UID:10004884-1780138800-1780160400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Oakland Art Murmur's 20th Anniversary Art Party DESCRIPTION:Oakland Art Murmur’s 20th Anniversary Celebration and East Bay Open Studios Opening Party \nFree and all-ages. Saturday\, May 30\, 2026\, 11am–5pm at Orchard Galleries\, 489 25th Street\, Oakland \nKick off summer with a block party celebrating two decades of East Bay art and community. The day features hands-on art-making activities\, live music and DJ sets\, immersive performers\, light bites\, wine\, and a community exhibition showcasing 100+ East Bay Open Studios artists — including OAM’s newest Emerging Artists cohort. Guest jurors will select and announce award winners. Art raffle tickets available at the event. \nThe exhibition continues Sunday\, May 31\, 12pm–4pm. East Bay Open Studios runs June 6–7 and June 13–14 across the East Bay. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/oakland-art-murmurs-20th-anniversary-art-party/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Art Walk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/OAM-20th-Party-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Art Murmur":MAILTO:whatsup@oaklandartmurmur.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260523T180000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260512T001902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T001902Z UID:10004811-1779552000-1779559200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Wandering Stars: Closing Reception DESCRIPTION:Join us Saturday\, May 23rd\, for the closing reception of Wandering Stars: A Young Artists’ Portrait Show. This exhibition showcases OUSD High School students’ artwork. There are five schools represented in this show: Fremont High\, Skyline High\, Oakland High\, Oakland International\, and Madison Park Academy.\nWandering Stars is a celebration of beauty\, selfhood\, and identity. These artists don’t wait to be seen. They make themselves visible. \nReception will be held at East Bay Creative Lab from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm. East Bay Creative Lab is located at 558 Bellevue Ave\, Oakland\, CA. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/wandering-stars-closing-reception/ LOCATION:East Bay Creative Lab\, 558 Bellevue Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/closingreception.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260522T200000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260428T183652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T183652Z UID:10004797-1779472800-1779480000@oaklandartmurmur.org 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 CATEGORIES:Artists Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Photojournalism-Panel-1-scaled.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Photo Workshop/East Bay Photo Collective":MAILTO:info@ebpco.org GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Oakland Photo Workshop 312 8th St Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=312 8th St:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260425T160544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260425T160544Z UID:10004791-1778943600-1778950800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception and Artist Talk – Charlie Milgrim: Crude Futures DESCRIPTION:Image: Charlie Milgrim\, “Crude Futures #1”\, 2026\, used motor oil on paper\, photo Bri Cheng \nTwenty-five years ago\, in the shadow of the September 11 attacks\, Charlie Milgrim searched for a way to confront the deeper forces fueling global conflict. She turned to the very substance that was a catalyst in those struggles: oil. With a bowling ball as her brush\, she rolled long lines across thick paper with used motor oil\, setting the “landscapes” in motion. Over the decades\, the contaminants in the motor oil slowly seeped outwards\, its unpredictable spread mirroring the drifting\, uncontrollable nature of an oil spill. Time became an important collaborator in the piece\, shaping its quiet but constant transformation.\nNow\, after more than two decades\, the oil has left an indelible stain—much like the omnipresent residue of oil spills that continue to haunt the environment. Despite the rise of renewable energy over these same years\, the politics surrounding oil remain largely unchanged. The work stands as a reflection of that persistence: a grim reminder that the world still grapples with the long shadow of oil dependency\, its consequences rippling through our present day wars. \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-charlie-milgrim-crude-futures/ LOCATION:CA ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Charlie-Milgrim_Crude-Futures-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T170000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260424T182735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T182843Z UID:10004789-1778943600-1778950800@oaklandartmurmur.org 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 CATEGORIES:Artists Talk,Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Inverness-Elevation-Midday-Final-Gustave-Carlson-1.jpeg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Mercury 20 Gallery 475 25th Street Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=475 25th Street:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260430T183119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T015110Z UID:10004799-1778940000-1778947200@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Artists’ Reception – Familiar Strangers DESCRIPTION:Join Manna Gallery in celebrating the opening of Familiar Strangers\, a group exhibition featuring Devynn Barnes\, Madelyn Covey\, Monica Guillory\, Pamela Mooney\, Jillian Shea\, Julianne Sterling\, and Deirdre White. Meet the artists and be among the first to experience this thoughtful exploration of memory\, identity\, and image through contemporary figurative painting. The reception offers an opportunity to connect\, ask questions\, and engage with the work in a lively\, informal setting. \nMay 16 – June 20\, 2026\nArtists’ Reception: Saturday\, May 16\, 2-4 pm\nGallery Hours: Saturdays\, 12-5 pm & First Fridays\, 5-8 pm \nDevynn Barnes is an Oakland-based painter\, visual artist\, and archivist. Through her multi-disciplinary work\, she transforms archival fragments into portals of Afro-surreal conjure\, restoring suppressed Black queer presence and imagining landscapes of collective homecoming. Barnes invites viewers to confront their own narratives\, encouraging a collective awakening\, communal (melanated) homecoming\, and admittance to our interconnected archives. \nMonica Guillory paints from vintage photographs\, transforming fleeting moments of intimacy and joy into layered compositions that mirror the fragility and emotional elasticity of memory—where figures emerge\, dissolve\, and persist through time. \nMadelyn Covey paints portraits of friends and family that examine the performance of identity within intimate\, domestic spaces. Working on found wallpaper\, she builds visual relationships between subject and surface\, creating textured reflections on connection\, care\, and the subtle ways we inhabit our roles. \nPamela Mooney reconfigures found imagery into compositions that are at once familiar and disorienting. Through distortion\, color disruption\, and chance\, her work challenges viewers to unravel embedded meanings while considering the impact our cultural narratives have on the possibilities of the future. \nJillian Shea captures nightlife scenes as sites of tension and agency\, where visibility and performance collide. Her paintings reframe femme presence as active and resistant\, emphasizing camaraderie and autonomy within spaces shaped by the dynamics of looking and being looked at. \nJulianne Wallace Sterling’s recent paintings are inspired by photos she took on vacation with her family. These photos are of cherished memories and travels with loved ones. These paintings begin in an atmospheric location but quickly dive into magical imaginings of place through light\, floral design\, and shadow. Sterling’s work is fundamentally portraiture\, but she has been exploring the figure in the complexity of cityscapes. \nDeirdre White constructs poetic\, often unsteady worlds drawn from memory\, landscape\, and imagination. Her paintings weave personal and collective narratives of life in the American West\, where grief\, wonder\, and resilience coexist within scenes of quiet upheaval. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/artists-reception-familiar-strangers/ LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/SqCy-image-figure-show.jpeg GEO:37.8144;-122.2672 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Manna Gallery 473 25th St. Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=473 25th St.:geo:-122.2672,37.8144 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T143000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260416T233131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260416T234715Z UID:10004775-1778940000-1778941800@oaklandartmurmur.org 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 CATEGORIES:Artists Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Gill_MinorMiracles_2026_36x36.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Transmission Gallery 770 West Grand Ave. Suite A Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=770 West Grand Ave.\, Suite A:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260516T140000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080322 CREATED:20260511T194443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260511T194453Z UID:10004810-1778932800-1778940000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Artist Talk ~ Duncan Sherwood Forbes DESCRIPTION:From paper and pen to wire and air\, Duncan Sherwood-Forbes creates sculpture that uses air as medium. Forbes captures figures in mid-thought\, breathtakingly suspended in time. \nThe Grand Gallery is excited to announce the opening of Duncan Sherwood-Forbes – Weight of Air. Forbes is a multimedia artist based in Oakland specializing in figurative metalwork. His sculptures have been exhibited at galleries and art fairs both nationally and internationally. His approach to wire is rooted in line drawing. “I use wire to divide air\, treating space itself as the primary medium.” This effect commands your attention as the figures appear to be suspended in mid-thought. The negative space is just as relevant as the wire itself. \n“Like contour drawing\, my version of wire sculpture traces boundaries. The core element of sculpture\, that differentiates it from other media\, is the use of mass. My work is an inversion of that tenet: the wire sculptures do not occupy space so much as propose it; they describe form through absence by using material not to depict the subject directly\, but to outline where it would be.” \nThere is so much freedom in Forbes’s work. The lines appear to have been lifted off the page and magically transferred to air. It’s this reassignment of air as medium that makes Forbes’s work a must see. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/artist-talk-duncan-sherwood-forbes/ LOCATION:The Grand Gallery\, 560 2nd Street\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Artists Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/the-grand-gallery-oakland-event-may-2026-duncan-sherwood-forbes-1080x675-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="The Grand Gallery":MAILTO:thegrandgalleryoakland@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260516 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260621 DTSTAMP:20260615T080323 CREATED:20260430T182058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T014717Z UID:10004798-1778889600-1781999999@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Familiar Strangers – Devynn Barnes\, Madelyn Covey\, Monica Guillory\, Pamela Mooney\, Jillian Shea\, Julianne Sterling\, & Deirdre White DESCRIPTION:Manna Gallery is excited to present a group exhibition featuring seven Bay Area figurative artists exploring the shifting relationships between memory\, identity\, and image. In a time when identity is constantly performed\, recorded\, and revised\, the exhibition focuses on the unstable space where perception and recollection overlap\, where what we see\, remember\, and share is never entirely fixed. The works embrace a deliberate ambiguity\, reflecting the blur of digital culture\, the fragility of memory\, and the subjectivity of observation. Across their practices\, these artists consider how personal and collective histories are shaped\, obscured\, and reimagined\, inviting viewers to reflect on how images influence the stories we tell about ourselves and one another. \nMay 16 – June 20\, 2026\nArtists’ Reception: Saturday\, May 16\, 2-4 pm\nOakland Art Murmur 20th Anniversary party on 25th St: Saturday\, May 30\nFirst Friday: June 5\, 5-8 pm\nGallery Hours: Saturdays\, 12-5 pm & First Fridays\, 5-8 pm \nAbout the artists:\nDevynn Barnes invites viewers to confront their own narratives\, encouraging a collective awakening\, communal (melanated) homecoming\, and admittance to our interconnected archives. Monica Guillory transforms vintage photographs into layered paintings that hold both the warmth of connection and the fragility of memory. Madelyn Covey paints intimate portraits on found wallpaper\, exploring identity\, domesticity\, and the subtle performances of everyday life. Pamela Mooney reimagines and distorts source imagery\, prompting reflection on how cultural narratives shape perception and future possibilities. Jillian Shea captures nightlife scenes to examine femme visibility\, agency\, and resistance within spaces of looking and being looked at. Julianne Wallace Sterling’s recent paintings transform personal travel photographs into atmospheric\, dreamlike cityscapes where portraiture\, memory\, and imagined light intertwine. Deirdre White constructs poetic\, unsettled worlds where personal memory and collective experience intertwine amid loss\, resilience\, and wonder. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/familiar-strangers-devynn-barnes-madelyn-covey-monica-guillory-pamela-mooney-jillian-shea-julianne-sterling-deirdre-white/ LOCATION:Manna Gallery\, 473 25th St.\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Ongoing Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1.jpeg GEO:37.8144;-122.2672 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Manna Gallery 473 25th St. Oakland CA 94612 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=473 25th St.:geo:-122.2672,37.8144 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260513T183000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080323 CREATED:20260424T164322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T164322Z UID:10004785-1778691600-1778697000@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Watercolor for Brain Health: A 5-Week Creative Journey DESCRIPTION:Join artist Salma Ramadan for a 5-week series using watercolor to turn down mental noise. Focus on the creative process through play! \nAbout the Workshop Watercolor for Brain Health is a 5-week series intended for anyone willing to tap into their inherent creative energy. The series focuses on the creative process rather than the final product. Each class centers on a design meant to turn down the noise in our heads and lean on creating as a tool for our brain health. Absolutely no prior experience is required—just a willingness to recover or discover your creativity through play! \nCurriculum Overview \nWeek 1 (May 13): Getting acquainted\, easy play.\nWeek 2 (May 20): Out of our head\, into the lines.\nWeek 3 (June 3): Layers of our favorite things.\nWeek 4 (June 10): Spiraling upward!.\nWeek 5 (June 17): What does your brain look like?. URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/watercolor-for-brain-health-a-5-week-creative-journey/ LOCATION:Dictée Art & Exhibitions\, 2117 11th Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94606\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Salma.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260512T203000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080323 CREATED:20260424T163943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T163943Z UID:10004784-1778610600-1778617800@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:Abstract Watercolor: Foundations & Flow DESCRIPTION:Master abstract watercolor with Arthur Norcome! 4-week beginner series starts May 12. All supplies included—focus on flow and creativity. \nAbstract Watercolor: Foundations & Flow \nIf you’ve ever wanted to try watercolor but felt intimidated\, this class is for you. In this 4-week series\, you’ll learn the fundamentals of watercolor through a relaxed\, hands-on approach that focuses on exploration rather than perfection. Using abstract techniques\, we’ll take the pressure off “getting it right” and instead focus on understanding how the medium moves\, blends\, and surprises. \nSchedule \nThis course meets for four consecutive Tuesday evening sessions: \nSession 1: Tuesday\, May 12\nSession 2: Tuesday\, May 19\nSession 3: Tuesday\, May 26\nSession 4: Tuesday\, June 2\nTime: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/abstract-watercolor-foundations-flow/ LOCATION:Dictée Art & Exhibitions\, 2117 11th Avenue\, Oakland\, CA\, 94606\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Arthur-Norcome.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260509T160000 DTSTAMP:20260615T080323 CREATED:20260501T172932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T172932Z UID:10004800-1778331600-1778342400@oaklandartmurmur.org SUMMARY:WAXWORK DESCRIPTION:WAXWORK- Experimental mono-prints and drawings on paper with cold wax by Denise Owen.\nMay1-31\, 2026 Reception Saturday May 9\, 1-4pm\nStudios11 near beautiful Jack London Square\, 560 2nd Street\, Oakland\, CA URL:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/event/waxwork/ LOCATION:Studios 11\, 560 2nd St Oakland\, California\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Opening Reception ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oaklandartmurmur.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Waxwork.jpg GEO:37.804829;-122.272476 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Studios 11 560 2nd St Oakland California Oakland CA 94607 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=560 2nd St Oakland\, California:geo:-122.272476,37.804829 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR