Where the Tree Grows:

Kala Gallery is excited to present the exhibition Where the Tree Grows featuring new works by 2023-2024 Kala Fellowship and Media Residency artists: Chia Amisola, Alison Chen, Philip Crawford, Amy Elkins, John Yoyogi Fortes, Charles Lee, Shantré Pinkney, Helia Pouyanfar, Georgina Reskala and rhiannon skye tafoya.

Artists in Where the Tree Grows examine their cultural roots, family lineage, and ancestral connections. Through family archives, rituals, and technology, they investigate the transient nature of diasporic passages and migration, illuminating and reclaiming shared and lost narratives. Many search for notions of selfhood, self care and communal healing reflecting on intergenerational trauma and systemic oppression.Together these projects invite us to revisit our own connections to the communities and technologies that shape and have the potential to empower us.

Exhibition on view July 19 through September 20

Kala Gallery is open Tue - Fri, 12-5pm

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McKnight Fellows at Kala

We loved having four McKnight Fellows come to Kala for two-week artist residencies this spring and summer (May - July) to explore, experiment, and share more about their work and practice with the Kala community. It was an honor to work with and get to know Ruthann Godollei, Paula Gudmundson, Amy Sands, and Khary Jackson whose interdisciplinary practices span printmaking, video, music, and spoken word. We're already looking forward to working with a new cohort of McKnight Fellows this coming year.

The McKnight Fellowship Residency is a partnership between the Artist Communities Alliance (ACA) and the McKnight Foundation. The program is designed to build capacity in the artist communities field and to connect McKnight Fellows with residency opportunities.

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Camp Kala 2024 Registration

There are a few spots left for the Teen Studio: Digital Photography camp (ages 11-17) and Art in Motion camp (ages 6-11) - visit our website for more details or register below.

Teen Studio: Digital Photography

Week 7: July 29-Aug 2, ages 11-17

10am - 4pm

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Experiment with a range of photography styles and techniques from landscapes and portraits to photomontage and collage. A series of projects will offer opportunities to learn the technical and conceptual aspects of photography. We’ll cover framing and composition and spend time at Kala’s digital lab for an introduction to photo editing and printing.

Art In Motion

Week 8: August 5-9, ages 6-11

9am - 3pm

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Working across various media such as painting, drawing, and sculpture, participants will experiment with color, light, movement (kinetic elements), and more! Throughout the week, we will explore various forms and themes inspired by the natural environment, soundscapes, and our bodies.

From three-dimensional color wheels to kaleidoscopes and self-portraits, let’s imagine the possibilities of making art in motion!

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Questions? Reach out to [email protected]

Adult Art Classes | Highlights

July-December 2024 classes are here! Members receive 10% off. Tuition assistance and scholarship tiers are available for all classes.

DRAWING NOW

Saturday & Sunday, July 20 & 21

10 - 4 PM

Instructor: Theodora Varnay Jones

Location: San Pablo Community Classroom

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Designed to push the boundaries of traditional mark making, Drawing Now will open advanced creative paths of process and materials while expanding the language of drawing. Work with a variety of conventional media and unconventional materials, such as Plexiglas, vellum, cold wax, and natural pigments, as you focus on experimentation and produce complex artworks.

Intro to Copper Plate Etching

Sundays, July 14-28, 10am-4pm

Instructor: Kazuko Watanabe

Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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This introductory course will introduce students to basic copper etching (intaglio) technique (line etching, aquatint, and more), terminology, supplies, printing on the press, and history of the medium. Students will learn to use tools and equipment safely and efficiently. Each participant will produce works of art and create an edition of prints. No prior experience necessary.

Intro to Printmaking

Thursdays, Aug 1 - Sep 19 (6-9pm)

Instructor: Tomoko Murakami

Location: Heinz Printmaking Studio

8 Classes

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This introductory, 8-week course will provide an intensive experience with printmaking. Students will have the chance to learn and work in relief printing, intaglio, monotype, collagraph and more! All levels welcome.

Intro to Paper Art

Saturday, August 17 (10am - 4pm)

Instructor: Reina Takahashi

Location: San Pablo Community Classroom

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Learn paper art techniques while making paper food! In this workshop, you’ll learn basic paper sculpture techniques and approaches to the art form. Through live demos and practice time, we’ll cover methods for cutting, curving, creasing, and gluing paper. By the end of class, you will have contributed to a paper potluck created by the class! Each person will walk away with a piece of their own creation. All levels welcome.

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More News... In Brief

Southern Exposure announces FALL 2024 INTERNSHIPS! The internship program provides training within a San Francisco based nonprofit visual arts organization, allowing participants to assume professional-level responsibilities, receive training and guidance from SoEx staff, and understand how a nonprofit arts organization functions.

Highpoint Center for Printmaking is looking for a Lead Printer for their collaborative print studio. Applications are requested by Friday, July 12.

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Join or renew your Friends of Kala membership and receive 10% off all art classes and workshops and more!

This year marks fifty years of Kala supporting artists and engaging the community. We have exciting plans ahead! Donate today to Kala's Fund for the Future.

Follow Kala?s new IG account, @kalagallery_berkeley, to see work from Kala?s gallery and art sales program.