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Who will hold down the Fort?

Photos by Kaitlin McSweeney. All rights reserved. The Fort Gallery in Oakland is in a process of transformation. And aren’t we all? with Uranus and Jupiter side by side, opposed by Saturn, joined by unrelenting Pluto in what is being called the great T-Square of our lifetimes. The T-Square: Uranus: given the name of the ancient Greek god of the sky, father of time, with an energy that exists to change and often, and unpredictably. Like weather, patterns we assume adhere to a predictable order of things (a natural order), until the natural ...

June 12 – EBOS Reception

Sara Aboulafia Maybe you’ve seen Sara as a featured artist at the Starry Plough, or crooning at Mama Buzz Cafe. Either way she might bring tears to your eyes with her hand written songs and silky-rich voice. Hassan Hassan is about to embark on his first nationwide tour, with the local band Dum Spiro Spero. He is a songwriter, storyteller, and well on his way to living the life of a dreamer. Jord Peck and the Squid Upon first seeing Jord Peck with his squid, a multi-instrumental creation he straps on ...

Bubble Wrap Room: an interactive installation @ 23HAM

Andreina Davila Art Event Mama @ 23HAM Music Kitheory Brazullian Girls Edited by Manny Hernandez

mr. fuzzy montage

Mario Monkey Mouse (Mr. Fuzzy). He was found, tiny, in the back of a PG&E truck in a PG&E yard by my uncle, his brother and his sister. Read more here.

Kaitlins Post. Face Sand.

I first saw the ocean rising like a blue glass slope at the end of Ocean, after leaving city college, after my cello lesson. So I went to the beach off the Great Highway, close to Lake Merced. Walked out and saw names left carved under my feet as I passed and craved drawing so I found a stick to draw with. A dinosaur first, had trouble with the legs, the feet were too big and I didn’t realize this until I stepped back, thought of leaving it because who ...

Workshop Wednesdays

This week at MMM HAM (Member's Meeting of the Minds) Derek was our Spotlight featured presenter. He inspired us with his eclectic portfolio of quirky inventions and unveiled his newest thoughtproject, OvernightArt.net. Following his presentation, HAMembers converged around tables in the workroom and indulged in art-making and milk-and-cookie-dipping that was both cathartic and childlike. Stay tuned for some inventive and fedexable art.

HAM @ AMP

Sat Feb 27 : HAM + AMP

AMP:Connect

An arts networking event Featuring 23HAM Meridian Gallery 535 Powell St. San Francisco [map] Saturday, February 27, 2010 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

The Event

AMP: Connect, will bring together twelve of the best grassroots arts organizations in the bay area for a night of connecting and fun. 23HAM has been selected as one of the participating organizations. There will be artists and grassroots art organizations from various disciplines—music, dance, expressive arts therapy, film, theater, and more. This is not just another ho-hum gallery show with people blithely sipping wine, staring at walls, and not talking (although there will be fabulous wine and hors d’oeuvres). The evening will include fun interactive games, installations, and mini-workshops, all with the intention to provide a networking opportunity for the Bay Area’s diverse arts community. What better place to connect with creative individuals and artistic communities while tipping some wine and popping hors d'oeuvres. There will also be a live DJ. $10 donation for 3.5 hours of fun = 10/3.5 = (2.8571428571)$/hr + (.2844497964) = $π/hr. Even cheaper than Indian food.

The Host

AMP - Artist Meeting Place and Resource Collective, a Los Angeles-based, international arts organization, is a thriving online hub for artists, with nearly 4,000 members in 85 countries. AMP's website empowers members to meet, share their work, post classifieds, and search AMP’s worldwide directories for other artists, as well as artists’ resources. AMP also sponsors networking events, focusing on not only sharing art, but creating community, which is essential to generative, relevant, and interesting art making. 23HAM | House of Art and Multimedia 903 Camelia St Berkeley CA 94710 510 647 8603 23HAM.com

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A Long Night’s Day

Feeling a bit lonely on the Winter Solstice.