Save the Date:
Oakland Art murmur
Downtown Oakland
February 5th, 2010
Start: 6:00 pm-ish
End: when the cops send us home...
Heads up everyone, tomorrow night is our favorite hipster street party of the month, Oakland Art murmur! For those of you who haven't previously attended this earth shattering event let me outline the basics for you:
1. Free Art. Thats right, you can actually go out in the Bay Area on a friday night and not wipe out over a week's worth of BART fare! Nineteen galleries from Berkeley to downtown Oakland open their doors so you- fellow art lovers- can view the contemporary masterpieces that await your critique and viewing pleasure. Generally the works run the gamut from headless toys to politically charged drawings to oil on canvas pieces that evoke the greats. Bottom line, there is something for everyone. Murmur's mission states that they are, "dedicated to increasing popular awareness of and participation in the arts". Now I'm making you aware so no excuses, come participate!
2. Its BART accessible. Just take your local Pittsburgh/Bay Point or Richmond train to the 19th Street station and walk up a few blocks to the first gallery, Kuhl Frames and Art on 22nd street. Believe me, you'll know when you're there, you can't miss it.
3. Street Drinking. You heard me, come prepared with a bottle opener and some sort of alcohol concealment device, such as a brown paper bag, and you'll be just like one of the Oakland locals- at least for a few hours, then we're sending you back under the bay where you came from.
4. You can participate! If you are an artist, jewelry maker, clothing designer, photographer, street poetry dealer, macaroni collage maker, etc., Art Murmur wants you involved! If you contact Rock Paper Scissors Collective (www.rpscollective.com), an art collective that helps put on Murmur, you can set up a table on 23rd street to sell your art wares. From Rock Paper Scissors website: "Can I set up a table on 23rd street?
Why of course you can. There are some stipulations to note: [1] Let us know - send an email to 23rdst _at_ oaklandartmurmur _dot_ com and the 23rd st coordinator will let you know if there's room and work with you on the day of the event to find a space for you. [2] Bring a table and chairs - Rock Paper Scissors has a limited number of tables and chairs that people can use but they aren't guaranteed. [3] Clean up - be prepared to break down and help clean up the street at 9pm".
5. This is a place for the young, the old, the scholars, the shoppers, the wealthy and the completely destitute to rub elbows and mingle in a mutual appreciation for contemporary self-expression through a multiplicity of mediums. It's cool, it's hip, and if you don't have anything else mind-blowing going on, it's tomorrow night.
So that's it folks, if those reasons haven't convinced you then we don't want you there anyway!
Visit www.oaklandartmurmur.com for more info.!
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