Friday December 5th, 7pm–11pm Downtown San Joses SoFA District (& beyond)! A self-guided nighttime tour through galleries and independent creative businesses featuring eclectic art exhibitions and special performances. All art venues are FREE & open to the public. The First Friday December 5th Art Walk is a wonderful opportunity to get your holiday shopping done! while supporting local artists, essential art venues and our creative economy! Come out with the family & friends and kick off a wonderful holiday season! ----New Exhibits---- KALEID Gallery- 88 S. 4th St. Artwork by: (left) Joe Barajas, (c) Dennis Korkh, (r) Tanya Varga Opening reception: HARK! Annual Holiday Exhibition & Sale 60+ Artists from KALEID Gallery and invited guest artists from our broader art community participate in this exciting festive event. Multiple works by each artist will be available at holiday gift giving prices. Hundreds of one of a kind paintings, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and jewelry will be available beginning First Friday December 5th at 7pm through January 16, 2015. These one of a kind works are first come, first served-all works may be taken home at the time of purchase. Participating Artists: Murphy Adams, Fernando Amaro, Jamie Azevedo, Lino Azevedo, Shannon Amidon, Erica Atreya, Darius B’Alexander, Joe Barajas, Mariana Barnes, Christine Benjamin, Sandi Billingsley, Steven Borelli, Bryson Bost, Lacey Bryant, Nicolas Caesar, Mark Damrel, Elvira Dayel Charis DeRemer, DonBon, Masako Esparragoza, Carolann Espino, Michael Foley, Ike Greca, Michele Guieu, Katie Gutierrez, John Hageman, Jeff Hemming, Kushlani Jayasinha, Denis Korkh, Nicole Linde, Joshua Marcotte, Nadja Martens, Mark Martinez, David Media, Lisa Mejia, Thérèsa Merchant , Woody Miller, Mike Montoya, Thomas Morrow, Avery Palmer, Gianfranco Paolozzo, Joe Perea, John Paulson, PeeMonster, Al Preciado, Sam Raske , Steven Reece, Blaise Rosenthal, Valerie Runningwolf, Karen Carlo Salinger, Yelena Shabrova, Maggie So, Lalima Srivastava , Ben Shutz, Tally Sherry, Kori Thompson, Tanya Varga, Victoria Vaz, Yumi Velma, JoAnne Yada, and Celeste Young MACLA- 510 S. 1st St. Alex Rubio, Calaca, 2014. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 24 inches. MACLA presents, Chicana/o Biennial, an exhibition and public forum to reflect on the critical edge and aesthetic interventions within contemporary Chicano art. Work by Carmen Argote, Dignidad Rebelde, Wayne A. Healy, Celia H. Rodriguez, Alex Rubio, Shizu Saldamando, Patssi Valdez, and more. Los Leones’ rich and unique sound pushes traditional cumbia into the electronic realm, expanding the genres scope and attracting new followers. Join us in welcoming them during South First Fridays in the Castellano Playhouse at 9:00 pm. Phantom Galleries at Pho69 Restaurant– 321 S. 1st St. Opening reception: Phantom Galleries presents Through the Ground Glass photography exhibition by SJSU Advance Photography Students at Pho69 Restaurant. The prints in this exhibit were created by students in photography instructor Barbara Boissevains Advanced Photography class at San Jose State University who spent the semester in a traditional wet darkroom. The students explored a range of subject matter including everything from classical approaches to the landscape to studio portraiture. They also explored a range of camera formats including large format 4 X 5 cameras as well as medium format cameras. All the prints in the exhibit were printed in a traditional wet darkroom from film negatives. The title of the show was chosen because students spent a significant amount of the time this semester looking through the ground glass of their 4 X 5 view cameras where the image appears on the back of the camera upside down and backwards--presenting a unique and challenging learning experience for photographers who have grown-up in the digital age. The students in this class met this challenge head-on and have created a body of work that is of a high quality both technically and conceptually. Participating Photographers: Barbara Andrews, Karen Borg, Nathanael Bryant, Meliza Celeridad, Ryan DiBiase, Christopher Dubois, Hirania Gonzalez, Desirae Guerrero, Yuanlei Huang, Jason Montoya, Megan Nunes, Ben Reha, Casey Ruiz, Lauren Saba, Matthew Velia, Sarah Wells, Robert Wilcox, and Jialun Zhang Seeing Things Gallery- 30 N. 3rd St. Opening reception: The 7th Annual Frida & Friends Fuzzy Blanket Drive & Silent Art Auction Friends and artists have been asked to donate a pet inspired piece of art for this auction. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the San Jose Animal Shelter. All bidding for art pieces will start at $10. Please come by, bid and see how inspired we are by our four legged friends. Frida’s friends at the shelter would be so happy to have a warm item this winter. We are collecting clean blankets and towels for them the night of the event. Works San Jose- 365 S. Market St. art by Jay Ruland Opening Reception: WORKS Benefit Art Auction More than 100 works of art have been donated by a wide range of our region’s established and emerging artists for the Benefit Auction on 12/13/14. Now it’s your turn to support Works by building your own art collection in Silicon Valley’s most accessible, eclectic, and exciting art auction! Join us for opening night of the Auction exhibition on South FIRST FRIDAY, December 5. The exhibition remains open every day from 2 to 6pm until the Auction night of fun, food, and collecting regional art on Saturday, December 13! All art is also available for instant win at 110% of retail before auction night. Discover San Jose–150 S. 1st St. Ste 103 Featured Artist: Sueli Almeida, Crafty Vovi Sueli Almeida grew up in a household of crocheting. She’s been crocheting since she was a little girl, but says it all started with her grandmother. No one loved crochet more than her grandmother did. After watching her mother and grandmother crochet, it only seemed natural for her to pick up the art form as well. Although she started with hats for the grandchildren, they were so popular that she started making them for her friends and family as well. Come by and pick up Sueli’s adorable, fuzzy, warm beanies as they are truly something everyone will love! Special Live Music Guest: K. I. Nicholas K.I. Nicholas is more than a talented guitar player and singer, he is a multi-faceted musician who plays several instruments as well as composes his own music. Over the years, K.I.’s music has moved through Reggae, Soca, Calypso, African, African Jazz, Caribbean Fusion, Rock and the Blues to a style that is all his own. His latest CD “Through the Storm” is available at Discover San Jose so come by to pick up your copy while you enjoy his live preformance! Local Foods BY: Sweetdragon Baking Company Hway-ling started Sweetdragon Baking Company intending to make pies but took a detour after the owners of a food truck asked if she could make peanut brittle for them to sell. She was not excited by the idea and had never made candy before, so she reviewed lots of recipes, candy-making texts and YouTube videos– she even consulted a Ph.D chemical engineer who told her that with so many variables affect candy making, the only way to determine whether something would work was to “try it and see.” After lots and lots of experiments (family and friends kindly ate the failures), she came up with some recipes that hit her flavor and texture goals. One of her first was a black sesame brittle—inspired by her grandmother, who didn’t eat sweets except for a black sesame seed filled bun that she made herself. In 2013, the sesame brittle won a Good Food Award and she hasn’t looked back. Today she also offers a variety of cookies and caramels as well. Tis the season to treat yourself and others to some yummy goodness! The Sliding Door Co.–355 S. 1st St. San Jose State University Choraliers The Choraliers is a smaller, advanced chamber ensemble comprised of undergraduate and graduate students from San Jose State. The choir performs a wide variety of repertoire at the highest level of the choral art. The Choraliers perform nationally and internationally as well as within California and the SJSU community. Phographer, Edward Nowak Ive built a career in industrial sensors and controls, a field that I greatly enjoy. But my passion for photography was kindled in high school when I joined the camera club, used a 35 mm film SLR for the first time, and learned how to use the dark room. As a young man I acquired my own gear and studied everything I could about making good photographs. My passion waned for many years until about two years ago when I decided to seriously explore digital photography. My passion has bloomed anew, and its been very satisfying to apply modern imaging technology to the fundamentals I learned long ago. I seek to make images that evoke a positive emotional response, that are genuinely pleasurable to look at, and that are technically proficient. And since I have a good mechanical aptitude and Im particular about details, I also love making my own large prints in both color and black-and-white. I live in a high rise condo in downtown San Jose, from which I have photographed several gorgeous sunrises and dramatic sunsets. As one person commented in reaction to one of my online photos, Who knew that San Jose could look so good? Its very satisfying to be able to share my vision of the natural and manmade beauty we have here. Artist, Supraja Kolluri & Shishyia Art Shishya, a Sanskrit word for students, symbolizes the wealth of knowledge and skills one can gain through formal education. ShishyaArt creations is Dedicated to benefiting underprivileged children in India by helping them obtain an education. All profits from each painting sold are donated to ventures in Inda that are striving to give impoverished rural children a strong education to ensure bright futures. Shishya Art Creates encomapss many forms of art, from paintings to other decorative items like picture frames. South First Billiards–420 S. 1st St. Community Service Pop Up: 2x2 works on wood panel Draw on the wood board post on Instagram hash tag #work_spaces Participating Artists: Force129, Nifty, Wisper, Mesngr, Sean Boyles, Color, Dsea, Debate457, Ruby, Viejoel Dj venom347 in the mix TechShop San Jose- 300 S. 2nd St. Opening reception: Life Looking for Life by David Canavese Keep your wits about you as you inspect life-forms brought to you by San Jose-based artist David Canavese. Youll probably have many questions. Do these creatures reproduce via DNA, like earth life does? What sorts of environments do they occupy--a swamp on some massive Super-Earth? Tiny caves on the myriad bodies of an asteroid belt or gas giants ring? How are the different life-forms you see related to each other? Can you suss out this new tree of life thats completely separate from our own? Dont forget your spirit of adventure, and your sense of wonder! ----Continued Exhibits—— Art Ark Gallery- 1035 S. 6th St. Artwork by Elizabeth Patrician Closing Reception: The More the Merrier V Salon-Style Art Exhibition This years show will feature the work of 50 bay area artists working in variety of mediums and styles. In the tradition of the French salon-stye exhibition design, participating artists are encouraged to install as much art as they can within their allocated space. The gallery will be packed with art to dazzle the eyes and stimulate the senses. The majority of artwork on display will be priced under $200 and art may be purchased directly off the walls on the evening of the art openings. Come to see the art, meet the artists, mingle with friends and family, listen to live music performed by Thomas Howell on violin and enjoy the food, fun and festive atmosphere! Participating Artists: Amy Beans, Andy Wallace, Bob Rose, Carly Slade, Carmina Eliason, Cynthia Cao, Diana Nakano, Dotti Cichon, Elizabeth Patrician, Gilbert Gonzales, Hema Sukumar, Jackie Mast, Jamila Rufaro, Jennifer Alexander, Joey Agcopra, Jonathan Chi, Joseph Skowrinek, Judy Roberto, Karen McCann, Karin Taber, Kathleen McDonald, Kathy Kong, Kim Brown, Larry Harrell, Leah Jay, Liene Kikute, Lyssa Eustaquio, Maria Sherby, Marina Povalishina, Masha Schultz, Michael Bashista, Michael Perkin, Moira McDonald, Monica Gonzales, Monica Valdez, Nathan Cox, Pamela Mooney, Rita Poutivskaia, Roberto Fierro, Robin Dahlberg, Sandy Cipriotti, Shone Chacko, Sonia Garcia, Stacey Laskin, Stephanie Metz, Stephen Jacklyn, Thomas Morrow, Tim Walters, Travis Ng, Trudy Levy ZERO1 Garage- 439 S. 1st St. Image credit: Karolina Sobecka, Cloud Machine (San Jose launch, 2013) Karolina Sobecka// The Cloud Collection The Cloud Collection is an exhibition featuring three ongoing projects by Brooklyn-based artist Karolina Sobecka that explore connections between clouds and information technology by combining scientific information with more whimsical and experiential approaches. In August 2013, Sobecka launched a weather balloon from the eastern hills of San Jose that floated to an elevation of 55,000 feet. Come see video and photographic documentation of its journey, while exploring projects such as Cloud Machine, a personal device for weather modification, the Cloud Collector, a device for collecting cloud moisture, and CloudServices, a proposal for using the atmospheric clouds and the microorganisms in them as the material for data transfer and storage. Caffé Frascati- 315 S. 1st St. First Fridays is Caffe Frascati Opera Night presented by First Street Singers, with the Bay Area’s finest opera singers performing your very favorite classical arias and duets live in the cafe! Downtown Yoga Shala– 450 S. 1st St. Jonathan and Joella Kermit are back at the Downtown Yoga Shala Gallery with their fifth joint show. Joella has been experimenting with plant materials to dye and make botanical impressions on silk scarves while Jonathan continues his work with recycled wire and laminated paper. First to Market Restaurant–399 S. 1st St. Our Community Arts Mosaic brings together artwork collected from around the South Bay area, brought together into one vision. We asked everyone from beach-lovers in Santa Cruz to the homeless of San Jose to show us their version of the world, or what they would like to see. Bringing these pieces of the world together shows our shared experience and what we aspire to: imagination is the first step to change. Psycho Donuts- 288 S. 2nd St. Artwork by Laura Callin Bennett Psycho Donuts in downtown San Jose is a quirky donut shop and art gallery. The gallery displays top local artists and has an ongoing exhibit featuring the work of Nicolas Caesar, Murphy Adams, Christine Benjamin, Michael Foley, Michael Borja, Valery Milovic, Carlos Villez, Eric Joyner, Laura Callin Bennett, John Hageman and John Cloud! The Studio Climbing Gym- 396 S. 1st St. H2Ography: Undersea Images by Dave Conner Dave started taking photos underwater almost as soon as he began his dive career a short 15 years ago. Rapidly advancing to the ranks of a dive professional, Dave occasionally works as a Divemaster for a charter dive boat in Monterey Ca where he enjoys working with other divers and in general being an ambassador for the sport sharing his love and enthusiasm of it with all he comes in contact with. His true love underwater, however has always been in photography. What started as a vehicle for Show and Tell of his adventures to friends who werent involved in diving rapidly progressed to an all out effort to improve his skills and find the perfect shot (for which hes still looking). ANNO DOMINI // the second coming of Art & Design- 366 S. 1st St. Anno Domini’s exhibition schedule has ended for this year and we will re-open First Friday February 2015. Discover San Jose- 150 S. 1st St. TBA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk December 5th, 7–11pm SoFA district in downtown San Jose (on South First Street between San Carlos & San Salvador streets) Free & open to the public For full listing of events and information: please visit SouthFirstFridays or call 408-271-5155 Join us on Facebook: https://facebook/ArtWalkSJ Media Sponsor: Metro Newspapers The South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk event is produced by Two Fish Design in partnership with the participating art organizations and independent businesses.
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