Oakland Museum hosts artists' 'Gallery Hop'
'First Fridays' features Bay Area artists in 36 spots
Jean Womak
Issue date: 10/18/07 Last update: 10/18/07 at 4:53 PM PST
Section: Arts
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Tony Roderick makes little plaster skulls on magnets for Dia De Los Muertos ("Day of the Dead"), otherwise known as Halloween. You might not notice one at a time, but all of them together made a grand and scary display at the Oakland Museum's recent "First Friday" gallery hop.
Craftspeople gather the first Friday of every month to display their wares at the Oakland Museum's lower lobby. This is just the first stop on a 17-stop gallery hop that spans 36 galleries between 2nd and 51st streets in Oakland.
City Hall has contributed to the event free half-hourly buses, for those who can't find their way in the dark or who need someone else to drive them from one watering hole to another.
Drivers stop upon request, and also when they see someone waiting at the "First Friday" sandwich boards placed near selected art establishments. (The shuttle service might not be available in November, so check with the museum, www.museumca.org.)
It is a great opportunity to squeeze a lot of art viewing into a few short hours, and to add into the bargain a street party at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph. Most of it is free.
The Lukas Taproom can look warm and inviting, with lots of people inside and paintings hung on the walls. But if you are under 21 or no longer drink, walk on until you get to the Mercury 20 Gallery.
Laney art instructor Anna Vaughn was there, explaining that the gallery has 20 members who split the rent and the work. On display were large dramatic digital photos of still-life objects imbued with lots of social commentary by Peter Honig. More information is at www.mercurytwenty.com.
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary gallery is upstairs; next door is Industrielle, with an eclectic collection of sculpture objects in its historic window space, including a scary papier-maché skeleton by Erik Quarry. Inside is a beautiful frame collection, little black Rocksteady dresses from www.steadyclothing.com, alluring books and other objets d'art.
Craftspeople gather the first Friday of every month to display their wares at the Oakland Museum's lower lobby. This is just the first stop on a 17-stop gallery hop that spans 36 galleries between 2nd and 51st streets in Oakland.
City Hall has contributed to the event free half-hourly buses, for those who can't find their way in the dark or who need someone else to drive them from one watering hole to another.
Drivers stop upon request, and also when they see someone waiting at the "First Friday" sandwich boards placed near selected art establishments. (The shuttle service might not be available in November, so check with the museum, www.museumca.org.)
It is a great opportunity to squeeze a lot of art viewing into a few short hours, and to add into the bargain a street party at the corner of 23rd and Telegraph. Most of it is free.
The Lukas Taproom can look warm and inviting, with lots of people inside and paintings hung on the walls. But if you are under 21 or no longer drink, walk on until you get to the Mercury 20 Gallery.
Laney art instructor Anna Vaughn was there, explaining that the gallery has 20 members who split the rent and the work. On display were large dramatic digital photos of still-life objects imbued with lots of social commentary by Peter Honig. More information is at www.mercurytwenty.com.
Chandra Cerrito Contemporary gallery is upstairs; next door is Industrielle, with an eclectic collection of sculpture objects in its historic window space, including a scary papier-maché skeleton by Erik Quarry. Inside is a beautiful frame collection, little black Rocksteady dresses from www.steadyclothing.com, alluring books and other objets d'art.
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