Oversocial MoFo Revue Tomorrow

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

The next Oversocial MoFo Revue is on for Friday, November 9th at Anno Domini. Featured artists this time include Kaitlin Gill on comedy and uppercuts, Wiggy Darlington on music and mystery meat, and David Sullivan on poetry and saving America.

Join the event page here.

Line up: 7:30pm / Show: 8pm
$5 bucks plus the ceremonial die roll (you pay between $6 and $11....depending on your luck.)
www.oversocialmoforevue.com

Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design
366 S. 1st Street
San Jose, CA

TWO BUCK Tuesday Today!

From Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

Foin us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, October 16th, 7pm-10pm!
Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together! It's open to all ages and free!

Here’s some of the great things to see and do this time:

This month's Feature Artist Michael Foley will be on hand to answer any and all of your questions about his current exhibition "Keeping Up with Appearances".
Foley will also be on hand making monster portraits...portraits of people are cool, but turning people into monsters make things much better-so come by and become a monster yourself! If that wasn't enough he will demonstrate the making of fake blood just in time for Halloween.


The monsters of California's Great America's Halloween Haunt will be visiting to give you a good scare and a chance at some scary prizes and giveaways!


Shannon Amidon will be demonstrating how to create preserved waxed leaves
and nature to include in your artwork or Autumn décor. If you would like
to participate please bring fresh leaves from your home.


BYO Camera Phone for a photo shoot with You and Harold the Skeleton! Funny costumes encouraged. :)


Face Painting with Lara Sophia


LIVE ART by:

Al Preciado


Nik Caesar


Miguel Machuca


Alexandria Perez


Mim


John Hageman


Jehoiakim Santos


Live Music by Dream House!

TWO BUCK Tuesday, October 16th, 7pm-10pm!


88 South Fourth Street (@ San Fernando)
San Jose, CA 95112
info@KALEIDGallery.com
408-947-1785
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, noon -7pm, free admission

TWO BUCK Tuesday Today

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

Join us at KALEID Gallery for this upcoming TWO BUCK Tuesday, September 18th, 7pm-10pm!
Come enjoy an inspired evening of performances, live painting, $2 art & quirky people get together!
Lots of live painters and live music happening this month:


Al Preciado


Jim Fonseca


Leeonista


Lydia Rae Black


Steve Borelli


Steven Suiter


Nic Ceasar


John Hageman


Live entertainment by G Willikers solo set

Photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151070768041045.436348.8894506044&type=3

And you can check out our featured exhibition SJ Creatives One Year Anniversary Show!

Tuesday, September 18th, 7-10pm It’s free and open to all ages!


88 South Fourth Street (@ San Fernando)
San Jose, CA 95112
info@KALEIDGallery.com
408-947-1785
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, noon -7pm, free admission

Shannon Amidon, Andre Hart Solo Exhibitions at KALEID April 6th

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

Selcouth new work by Shannon Amidon
I’m a collector of the odd and beautiful, the repulsive, rare and mysterious; objects that occupy the space between familiar and bizarre. Inspired by the seventeenth century age of exploration and cabinets of curiosity, this series comes from place of discovery and wonder where insects, specimens and other objects come together and tell a story.

By interlacing art, science, and culture I explore the connection between man-made and natural objects; evoking a strong sense of nostalgia for the classic age of exploration and discovery.




Of War and Peace, The Truth Just Twists, It's Curfew Gull Just Glides a collection of paintings by André Hart
In the middle of lies and truth, the work embodies a painful awareness of maybe a social and personal outlook. The paintings–or more of a collection of stories–people know or should know around a plain and sometimes encrypted picture of the state of the world. Though I couldn't totally say what these stories are fully about in a more specific term, I like to keep things general but still obvious. I cannot self analyze my work to the fullest degree, but I could give some insight to it. In all, as an artist I could never single myself to one form of work or commit to a label, but I can assure the work is always with the intentions to bring much thought and insight.

Artists' Reception: Friday, April 6th, 7–11pm



featuring ambient and down tempo music provided by Mark Camp
(part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk)

Exhibition Dates: April 6–27, 2012


88 South Fourth Street (@ San Fernando)
San Jose, CA
info@KALEIDGallery.com
408-947-1785
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, noon -7pm, free admission

Buy! Sell! Trade! ART SUPPLY SWAP MEET!

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

Who: Everyone is invited to sell, shop or barterWhat: paint, paper, studio furniture, frames, tools, fabric, craft supplies, equipment, building materials, film, if an artist can use it then it's fair game.

Why: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Where: KALEID Gallery at 88 South 4th Street, San Jose,

When: Saturday March 31st 1:00pm-6:00pm

Open to the public admission free

It’s time for some Spring cleaning. Clean out your studio and head over to KALEID Gallery for a good old fashioned Art Supply Swap Meet!

Just $10 a space for anyone wishing to sell, and we accept donations of art supplies if you can't make it.

Info for participants:

Space is limited, sign up by March 28th to participate.

You must provide your own table

You are responsible for all sales

Set up is from 12:00-1:00pm

Break Down 6:00-7:00pm

For more information or to participate contact Shannon Amidon at shannon@shannonamidon.com

Payment can be made before the event at KALEID Gallery by stopping in the gallery or calling (408) 947-1785with your credit card. All fees must be paid by March 30th.

88 South Fourth Street (@ San Fernando)

San Jose, CA

info@KALEIDGallery.com

408-947-1785

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, noon -7pm, free admission

KALEID's Feature Artists for March 2012

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two new solo exhibitions opening with artists' receptions on First Friday March 2nd.



Portraits of the Innerself new work by Valerie Runningwolf

The person we wake up with every morning or the stranger just passing on the street carries their truth safely hidden on the inside. Often it is a mask we put on every morning to face the world and take off each night in our dreams that is seen as reality.




Steam Punk Explorations new work by Dorothy Whitman

Steam punk is a sub genre that explores an alternate historical progression which is supportive of the environments and individuals. As with any genre in art it has its niches. I like exploring Victorian representations of technology and totems, as well as the inclusions of poetry and words as a way of looking deeper at the current expressions of the individual and what the meaningful components of their life truly are.

Artists' Reception: Friday, March 2nd, 7–11pm
featuring live music by Lance Canales and the Flood.
(part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk)
Exhibition Dates: March 2–30, 2012


88 South Fourth Street (@ San Fernando)
San Jose, CA
info@KALEIDGallery.com
408-947-1785
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, noon -7pm, free admission

SubZERO / South First Friday Overview

Okay, I lied... one more plug:

South FIRST FRIDAYS Art Walk + SubZERO Festival June 3rd!

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

This month's First Friday's art walk is also the 4th Annual SubZERO Festival!


Sean Sczepanik

Steven Sczepanik
Start off the art walk by parking at South Fourth & San Fernando garage and check out KALEID Gallery's feature exhibit (located on ground level of the garage). Sean & Steven have put together an amazing show not to be missed!

Layers of Age in Monster Land
New installation and paintings by Sean Sczepanik & Steven Sczepanik. An exploration of monsters and cartoons from the imagination, referencing mainly Nightmare on Elm Street, Poltergeist, Fright Night, and Hellraiser. Also on view is a display of hands representing fellow artists. Each hand containing a characteristic of each artists’ style.
Artists' Reception: Friday June 3, 7-10pm, free & open to the public
part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk http://www.southfirstfridays.com
Feature exhibition on view through June 25, 2011
KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
San Jose, CA
info@KALEIDgallery.com / 408-947-1785
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday, Noon - 5pm

Then take a short stroll to 2 new Phantom Galleries exhibitions!!


66 South First St.: Defragmentation 66 by Michele Guieu
Defragmentation 66 is an adaptation of the last installation I’ve made in San Diego: Defragmentation: Rearranging Bits and Pieces of Memory. It is an ongoing project and the occasion to reflect on bits and pieces of my memories, as I am recalling/documenting them. The project originated when I was about to leave San Diego after living there for 6 years. I thought about the different times I’ve left a place in my life. Defragmentation 66 is the first installation I am showing in San Jose since I’ve moved and it represents a link between the two towns – and beyond. The installation is on a smaller scale but uses some essential elements featured in the first version of the show: an ensemble of paintings, a painted background and videos. The videos in Defragmentation 66 are new memories and were taken here, in the bay area. The address number where the show is held, 66, is an interesting symbol in my life: the first time I came to the US, that’s the road I travelled on.
Exhibit on view through August 30th. Visible 24/7 from the sidewalk.


95 South Market St.: Roundels sculptures by Gianfranco Paolozzi

"I was looking in the recycle container full of paper from flexo printing presses.
That’s when I felt the passion again: round surfaces screaming to be used. I looked at them changing on the floor of my studio. I had to use my marks, my moments on the surfaces as a sign of me being there.
That’s when the roundels were born." ~Gianfranco
Exhibit on view through August 30th. Visible 24/7 from the sidewalk.

Then make your way over to the SoFA District for the monthly art walk and 4th Annual SubZERO Subculture Festival!


South FIRST FRIDAYS presents the 4th Annual SubZERO Festival
Focused on emerging and present subcultures thriving in our region, SubZERO is a diy, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek. Come downtown on June 3rd to San Jose's SoFA District from 6pm 'til midnight for an inspired evening of arts & culture. In addition to the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk you'll find outdoor stages of entertainment plus artists, performers & musicians celebrating the indie creative spirit!

FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2011 from 6pm-midnight
SoFA district in downtown San Jose
(on South First Street between San Carlos & Reed Streets)

http://www.SubZEROFestival.com
http://www.facebook.com/subzerofestival

For full information on all the South FIRST FRIDAYS art venues' exhibitions, please visithttp://www.southfirstfridays.com

SubZero is THIS Friday!

The mother of all South First Fridays is coming this week. Prepare yourself for tons of art, live music, vendors and even a flock of food trucks. If you only go to a single South First Friday this year, this is the one. If you feel like showing off how awesome Downtown San Jose is to disbelievers, this is the event to bring them to. More specifics below from the SubZERO Facebook page:






Last year- SubZERO Festival was the single most exciting South Bay event I participated in all year. The 4th Annual SubZERO Festival returns on June 3rd.

This year, KSCU 103.3 FM and Grand Fanali Presents have put together a stage of entertainment for you. It's a FREE event downtown and our stage is just one piece of a larger collaboration with many artists, vendors, musicians filling the South First Street area that night. Check the SubZERO website for more info.http://www.subzerofestival.com/


KSCU 103.3 FM and Grand Fanali Presents stage at SubZERO:
Friday, JUNE 3rd 6pm-midnight
added crashfaster: (SF 8-bit) http://crashfaster.bandcamp.com/

final line up-

KSCU Stage:
DJ K-VON 6:00-7:00
goodriddler 7:00 - 7:40
San Francesca 8:00 - 8:40
DJ Jeff Jagged 8:40 - 9:30
crashfaster 9:30 - 10:00
The Glowing Stars 10:10-10:50
DJ K-VON 10:50 - 11:30
@ South First Street (between San Carlos & Reed Streets)
FREE - 6pm-midnight - ALL AGES - http://www.subzerofestival.com/

OTHER STAGE PREFORMERS include:
Battlehooch
Corpus Callosum
Ben Henderson
Jhameel
The Emerald Hill
Red Paintings
Black Lotus Fashion Show
http://www.subzerofestival.com/stages-2011.html

MORE ABOUT THE PERFORMERS ON KSCU / GFP STAGE:
The Glowing Stars:
http://theglowingstarsband.wordpress.com/
There are many chiptune artists, but not a lot of chiptune bands. The Glowing Stars — guitarist/vocalist Lizzie Cuevas and drummer/Game Boy synth programmer Matt Payne — combines the clicky waveforms and perfect arpeggios of 8-bit processors with the fury of live drums and distorted guitars. Influenced as much by Frank Zappa and Freddie Mercury as Mega Man and Metroid, the band’s wistfully emotional lyrics are more boy-meets-girl than Game-Boy-meets-end-boss. With customized game hardware sharing the stage with 100-watt half-stacks, The Glowing Stars are half Weezer, half Wario – in other words, utterly unique.

crashfaster:
just added crashfaster: (SF 8-bit) http://crashfaster.bandcamp.com/

San Francesca:
http://sanfrancescamusic.com/
http://www.facebook.com/sanfrancesca

Goodriddler:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/goodriddler/113393282006642
http://www.reverbnation.com/goodriddler

DJ K-VON:
http://makeyousick.com/

KSCU 103.3 FM - Santa Clara:
http://kscu.org/

MORE ABOUT SubZERO FESTIVAL:
Focused on emerging and present subcultures thriving in our region, SubZERO is a diy, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek. Come downtown on June 3rd to San Jose's SoFA District from 6pm 'til midnight for an inspired evening of arts & culture. In addition to the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk you'll find outdor stages of entertainment plus artists, performers & musicians celebrating the indie creative spirit!

FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2011 from 6pm-midnight
SoFA district in downtown San Jose
(on South First Street between San Carlos & Reed Streets)
Event website: http://www.subzerofestival.com/
For more information or to participate please email us: info@subzerofestival.com

Workshop Argentina: with Chiachio & Giannone

from Phantom Galleries by Cherri Lakey

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles presents:
Workshop Argentina: 
with Chiachio & Giannone
February 12, 10am - 5pm and February 13, 10am - 12 Noon

Exhibit: February 8 – May 1, 2011
Eden Re-imagined
Presents the embroidered work of Chiachio and Giannone and is the first time the two artists will have a solo exhibition outside of their native country of Argentina. An opening reception, free with admission, will be held on Feb. 13, 2-4pm.

Sign Up Now! Workshop Argentina: with Chiachio and Giannone
Using the museum’s collection of historical and contemporary textile art as reference and inspiration, our two featured Argentinean artists will lead a workshop exploring new avenues of surface embellishment, design and content.

Fee $120; members $100. Does not include materials. Space is limited; advance registration is required. Register by phone at 408.971.0323 x14 or register online:http://sjquiltmuseum.org/calendar.html.
Materials supplied by students: pencils, crayons, markers, large paper, fabrics, miscellaneous threads, yarns, needles, scissors, glue and other materials that students may wish to incorporate into their projects.

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
408.971.0323 www.SJQuiltMuseum.org

Bad News: No Art Walk Today :/ Good News: New Exhibits Launch Anyway

Dark Matter & Other Exhibits this Friday, Jan. 7th

There's no downtown San Jose art walk this month (January 7th) but there's still a couple of great art openings going on so you don't have to wait til First Friday February!

The Samurai, sculpture by Matthew Pugh

Surgery.Art presents Dark Matter a group study of the dark and immeasurable.

Opening reception: JAN 7 2011, 7-10PM

Fashion study: Mike Kemling

Auditory guidance: Dr. Stats, Femme Mystique, Kevorkian, Mixer Djammed

Featuring dark analytical work by: Matthew Pugh, Marie Dvorkin, Alla Viksne, Jay Ruland, Alex Yanushkevich, Kelly Nelson, Emily Feucht, Haley Goodlett, J. Marie Valdivia, Centa Schumacher, Mike Dvorkin, Genevieve Hastings, Shauna Mork + more

Curated by: Marie Dvorkin, Dora Lee

Exhibit dates: JAN 7 - JAN 21, 2011

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday noon - 7pm & Saturday noon - 5pm

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95112
www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947 1785

Over at Art Ark is Candy Coated Visions: recent works and site specific installation byGwen Mercado-Reyes and Kajmear Reyes

Opening Reception: Friday, January 7 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Art Ark Gallery
1035 S. 6th street
San Jose, CA

and WORKS Gallery will be having a closing reception for the Works’ Member Exhibition "Ring In the New" from 7 to 10pm.

This exhibition is the most eclectic, startlingly open, unjuried annual regional exhibition of art. Work from the stars of the South Bay scene are brought together with first time exhibitors. Come celebrate and support your community art and performance center with the artists who do the same: including Tony May, Carmela Rizzuto, Catherine and Tim Thompson, Myrrh, James Morgan, Irene Suber, and 100 more!

There will be member announcements at 9pm. Artists in the exhibition can claim their work to take home at 10pm.

Works
451 South First Street
San José, CA 95113
http://www.workssanjose.org/

World Zombie Day Movie Night - 10/10/10

Play Pool, Watch A Movie and Fight Hunger

World Zombie Day is the day that all undead across the world join together as one to help fight world hunger. Almost every city that has ever hosted a zombie walk will be joining together on October 10 to shamble along for world hunger.

We here at zombie-o-rama central are going to put our own unique spin on things, so we will be having a World Zombie Movie Night. Get in your favorite zombie attire and come by South First Street Billiards for an early evening of dinner, drinks and pool. The shamble on over to the SLG Art Boutiki for a zombie movie screening.

No make-up required, just bring yourself and a canned food item which we will donate to a local food bank.

Doors at the SLG Art Boutiki will open at 4:00 PM for those people who would like help with make-up (zombification prices start at $5.00), then it moves on to South First Billiards for pre-movie pool, drink and dinner specials.. Then over to the Art Boutiki for screenings of My Wife is a Zombie and Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated.

What better way to spend 10.10.10

Don't forget a canned food item.

www.zombieorama.com
www.artboutiki.com
www.sofapool.com
You can also follow our event on facebook.

SLG Art Boutiki opens at 4:00 PM. Make-Up artists will be on hand for people who would like zombie make-up. South First Billiards opens at 6:00 PM for early diners and pool players.

SLG Art Boutiki - 577 S. Market Street SJ 95113
South First Street Billiards - 420 S. First Street SJ 95113
408-971-8929 for more information
BRING A CANNED FOOD ITEM!