“LIVE ART WALK”
Saturday, October 10, 2026, 11am – 2pm
“LIVE ART WALK” Saturday, October 10, 2026, 11am – 2pm
Style means art, and Oakland has plenty of both. As part of Oakland Style Week, Oakland Art Murmur invites you on the Live Art Walk, a specially curated walking tour through Uptown Oakland’s most vibrant art spaces, each one showcasing incredible work by local artists.
This is not your usual art tour. Art meets performance: dance, music, live art making, and more, woven right into the gallery experience. Enjoy snacks and beverages along the way, and get a rare chance to meet the artists and creative minds shaping Oakland’s cultural landscape.
Get your tickets here! (https://liveartwalk.eventbrite.com)
Tickets are limited $30
MEET THE PERFORMERS
- Tana Samone Hall — hosts your day and takes the stage for a stand-up comedy set
- B. DeVeaux — neo-soul vocalist and songwriter blending Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop, blues, and jazz into a sound all their own
- Kriss Rulifson & Alan Mathurin — dancers performing an excerpt from SEISMIC, a new work inspired by the Hayward Fault and the uncertainty it holds
- Daniel B. Summerhill — poet and essayist from Oakland whose work agitates the state and speaks in service of the people
- Wesley Sparks Quartet — young jazz musicians of the Oakland School of the arts
ON VIEW
- Manna Gallery — Big, Small and Everything In Between, Bay Area muralists Julie Engelmann, Amos Goldbaum, Liv Losee-Unger, Fernanda Martínez, and Deirdre Weinberg go intimate-scale
- Mercury 20 — three shows in one: figurative portraiture, quiet plant studies, and bold political quilts
- inStudio of Empowerment Avenue — The Distance Between, work by currently and formerly incarcerated Black artists
- Johansson Projects — Night Watch, Gregory Rick’s charged reimagining of history painting
- FM Oakland — West Wild: American Culture, Paul Thompson’s ode to cowboy life
- Creative Growth — Stereo Dynamic, a visual mixtape of music-inspired art
Tickets include the guided gallery tour, live performances, snacks and beverages, and a gift of a hardcover art book from a Creative Growth artist.
This tour is presented by Oakland Art Murmur in collaboration with Visit Oakland as part of Oakland Style Week.
Oakland Style Week 2025 Tours
Arts Alive: Art Tours with Live Performances
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Walking Tour and Bus Tour | 11am-2pm
Presented by Oakland Art Murmur in partnership with Visit Oakland
Oakland Art Murmur invites you to celebrate the bold, brilliant, and diverse creativity of Oakland during Oakland Style Week. Join one of two specially curated Oakland Style Art Tours that bring 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, music, spoken word, or hands-on art making. Enjoy light bites, a wine reception, and the rare chance to meet the artists and creative minds shaping Oakland’s cultural landscape.
ART ALIVE WALKING TOUR – Oakland’s Uptown
This tour highlights some of Oakland’s most celebrated galleries and creative spaces:
- Johansson Projects with a jazz duet
- Mighty Mighty Studios with floral arrangement class, snacks, and wine reception
- FM Oakland with rock musicians
- Mercury 20 with contemporary dance duet
- Manna Gallery with poetry
- Creative Growth with fashion exhibit
Get Your Tickets: Walking Tour
ART ALIVE BUS TOUR – Oakland’s Downtown + Jingletown
Hop on the bus and explore powerful artist-led spaces and cultural hubs:
- Gear Box Gallery with opera
- Gray Loft Gallery with a contemporary dance duet
- Norton Factory Studios with encaustic painting art making
- The Art of Sneakers with sustainable sneaker culture
- ARTogether with a singer song writer
- Creative Growth with a fashion exhibit
Get Your Tickets: Bus Tour
