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Artist's Thrive-Professional Development Workshop for Artists

Oakland has many opportunities for Artists to turn from hobby to professional. Through a series of workshops discover the ways to maximize your exposure and gain funding as a professional artist.


ACE Arts Resident Artist Kristi Holohan will be facilitating a Professional Development Workshop
Series hosted by Rock Paper Scissors Collective. Limited scholarships are available.

Rock Paper Scissors Collective is located at 2278 Telegraph in Downtown Oakland

Contact takeaclass@rpscollective for more information and to reserve your spot

Raymond Kimball Park

Thanks to the work of Jewish Community Services San Francisco, Neighborhood Services, the Parks system, as well as the entire community we were able to complete the planter box at the newly renovated park! Even brightening up a small area makes a difference to every passerby

Through community brainstorm and a few days of everyone's help painting here it is-



Some comments from the folks
Jweekly

Native Butterflies at Allendale Park

Sponsored by Oakland Parks and Recreation, Allendale Park and created through an open community participation. With research guidence from the East Bay Regional Park District ACE Arts artists Kristi Holohan, Elijah Pfotenhauer, Justin Divine, and youth apprentices Jose Vasquez, Onofre Avalos, and Santos created larger than life native butterflies.

The pieces were painted with community participation in the park.

Challenges of Champions (Oakland Public Library)

Stop by the main branch of the Oakland Public Library and check out the exhibit just outside the Teen Zone on the second floor. Special thank you to ACE Arts high school intern Rosie Pereira and Library staff for installation assistance.


The exhibit will be running through the month of January.

Dimond Gateway Mural

Although it has yet to be dedicated the Dimond Gateway Peace Park Mural has been completed. The work can be seen at the corner of Lincoln and MacArthur just aside the Dimond Gateway Peace Park.

The work was painted and designed the community at large facilitated/led by artist Kristi Holohan. the work was made possible by donations by:

ACE Arts, 7-eleven , Routh Stroup Farmer's Insurance , The Office of Jean Quan ,  Paws and Claws , Friends of Dimond Library , Dimond Buisness and Professional Association, Dimond Improvement Association , and Thu Banh (individual). Special Thanks to La Farine for snacks!



The work adds vibrant color to the community as well as increasing civic pride in the hundreds who helped paint the work and the thousands who see it every day.

Challenges of Champions-Reflections on Homicides in Oakland-Roundtable

Fellow Activists for a Safe and Healthy Oakland,

The Challenges of Champions Exhibit (click to view blog ) has been a moving reminder of our experiences as a community in dealing with homicides in Oakland (and in some cases beyond Oakland). The exhibit has toured public buildings, parks, and galleries in Oakland and San Francisco and received good reception and some press. I want to thank you for your interest and personal work towards peaceful solutions to Oakland's Violence.

The next stop for the exhibit is San Antonio Park on October 24th from 4-6:30. We will also have performances from POCAT as well as spoken word from Poor Mazganize Poetry Class  other performances and an alloted time for casual discussions about our next steps towards resolving armed and violent conflicts in Oakland.

Please forward this email and/or print out the flyer and distribute to Schools, Youth, Activists, Neighbors, Organizations, Churches, Groups, Artists, Community Members, Politicians, Crimewatch Groups etc etc etc. We want it to be intimate but also to have a decent turnout so we can have some great discussions, reflections, and make some tangible plans for the future. If you can't view the attachment for some reason then you can open it from photobucket (single flyer and X4 flyer). It also prints well in black and white. If you'd like additional flyers and can't print them then please contact me and I will have them printed and delivered.

Special thanks goes out to Oakland Parks and Recreation (George Henderson-facility director), the Cheeseboard Collective and Irvington High School for sponsorship of the program, and La Farine Bakery for their gracious food donation to the event. 

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please feel free to contact me either by phone or by email.

Thank you for all of your efforts and I look forward to seeing you all on the 24th!