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Kala Art Institute News - October 19, 2023
Arts and Entertainment
October 20, 2023
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The Expressive Print: Intro to Letterpress with Mary V. Marsh
Saturdays, Oct 21 - Nov 4, 10am-3pm in the Kala Printmaking Studio
Through examples and ideas, we will talk about combining words and images to create an expressive print. Using a Vandercook proof press, we will learn to hand set lead and wood type, carve images with linoleum, and combine them into a small edition of a two-color letterpress print.
New Teen Studio Classes
Thursdays, Nov 2-30, 4-5:30pm
Instructor: Yael Levy
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Teens will be introduced to watercolor techniques and practice controlling this notoriously unpredictable medium. Using nature as our guide, we will learn about color mixing, layering, and blending as well as hard and soft edges and different strokes and effects to create beautiful illustrations. All levels welcome!
Sat, Nov 11, 1-3pm; Fri, Dec 8, 4-6pm; and/or Sat, Jan 13, 1-3pm
Instructor: Elaine Ponce
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
Using the gallery of queer expression in Kala?s current exhibition as inspiration, we will explore how zines are a vehicle for independent publishing. Join us for 1 or all 3 sessions!
Drawing Exploration: Observation, Imagination and Memory
Tuesdays, Nov 28 - Dec 12, 4-6pm
Instructor: Ali Vaughan
Location: Kala Gallery & Classroom
Join us for a three-week drawing intensive before the New Year that will cover the basics of drawing in contemporary art. Classes will cover three themes: drawing from observation, imagination, and memory. All levels welcome!
Tuesdays, Dec 7-14, 4-5:30pm
Instructor: Yael Levy
Location: Kala Community Classroom
Create your own personalized greeting cards! Students will carve their own printing blocks, try printing with a traditional press, and experiment with some low-prep screen printing. All levels welcome!
10% multi-session / sibling discount and tuition assistance are available.
Community Workshop: Day of the Dead / Día De Muertos: Honoring Our Loved Ones
Date & Time: Saturday, October 21, 11am-2pm
Location: Kala Gallery & Community Classroom
Join us this Saturday for a Community Art Workshop to celebrate and honor our loved ones who have passed away and are no longer with us (ancestors, family, friends, celebrities, or even a beloved pet). Create an hojalata (tin art) embossed picture frame, a small zine, or crêpe cempasúchil (marigold flowers) to honor, celebrate, and share memories of your loved ones. Bring your own images, writings, or symbols to include in your creations to take home or add to the community altar (ofrenda) at Kala.
Art activities facilitated by Teaching Artist Natalie Palms and Kala staff. Open for all ages. Register via Eventbrite.
Book Launch Party & Benefit - Ask Like An Auctioneer
Join us for the launch party for Dia Bondi's first book Ask Like an Auctioneer, October 27th, 6-9pm in the Kala Gallery. It will be a night of art, food, ideas and a little bit of dancing - Get your tickets now!
Event Schedule for October 27th:
6:00 pm Check-in and Book Grab Bags and book signing
6:30 pm Drinks + Dinner Appetizers + Art
7:30 pm A Conversation with Dia hosted by Maria Ross
8:00ish Dance Party with Baby A
Profits benefit Kala Art Institute- Kala's annual fundraiser was Dia's first auctioneering event and is where the idea for the book all started. Your donations via ticket sales will help keep Kala thriving in the East Bay. Bring a friend, dress up or dress down. Come out and enjoy art, food, wine and a discussion with Dia on the wild ideas inside Ask Like an Auctioneer then end the night with a dance party with Baby A!
Adult Class Highlights
Interested in teaching at Kala? We are now accepting class proposals for the January-June 2024 season! Proposals due by October 20th.
Linocut Printing: Pattern Design on Fabric & Clothing with Alyssa Aviles
Saturdays, Oct 28 - Nov 4, 10am-1pm in the Kala Printmaking Studio
Students will learn the process of designing and carving an image on to a piece of linoleum, and other methods of printing patterns on fabric. Students are encouraged to think experimentally with their printing surfaces and are invited to bring clothing to up-cycle with their designs or print on a large piece of fabric that can be used for a future project.
Screenprinting as Painting II with Leonard Reidelbach
Sundays, Nov 12 & 19, 10am-4pm in the Kala Printmaking Studio
Using the foundations from Screenprinting as Painting I, participants will develop their own two or three layer print with support from the instructor. There will be an emphasis on exploring strategies to make one-of-a-kind iterations across a collection of prints, including monoprinting, reductive printmaking, and advanced color mixing.
Soul Art Journey: Exploring The Inner Landscape with Tomoko Murakami
Sundays, Nov 12 & 19, 10am-4pm in the Kala Community Classroom
Through various exercises such as simple writing, image making, gentle body movement, and making or listening to sounds, participants will be guided on their unique journey of self-discovery while exploring intuition and imagination.
More News... In Brief
- Opening of current Print Public municipal AIR, Marcel Pardo Ariza: Orquídeas, at 500 Capp Street Foundation, Oct 19th, 6-8pm. Installation and a series of public programs focused on trans joy, community stories, and artistic resilience. On view through Feb 17, 2024.
- Root Division?s 22nd Annual Benefit and Art Auction, Thursday, Oct 26th. Collect art, support arts education and be inspired!
- Don?t miss Full Circle: de Young Open Artitsts in Conversation, Oct 28th at 1pm. Moderated by Sunny A. Smith, the panel features Cheryl Derricotte, Ron Saunders and Rupy C. Tut.
- Become a part of the dynamic and creative Kala community by joining Friends of Kala Membership program today. Support Kala and receive all sorts of benefits!