Studio 23 Gallery opens in Alameda

We are excited to announce that Studio 23 Gallery officially opens its doors to the public on Friday September 13th, 2013, at 7:30 PM during the Second Friday Alameda Art Crawl.

Studio 23 acts as a studio and workshop during the day for artists and owners, Jessica and Wesley E. Warren.  Once a month the Studio is open to the public and will feature work by local bay area artists.

“Ideally, we want Studio 23 to provide a place for artists to conspire and inspire each other, as well as finding innovative ways to give back to the community. We offer workshops as well as creative events designed to nurture and promote local talent.”

Jessica Warren

Artists and Co-Founder or Alameda Artist Group and Studio 23.

The gallery’s mission is to support local artists; those that are already established and emerging artists new on the scene.  The gallery will focus on unique, contemporary, experimental, and modern visual art as well as classic techniques with a fresh perspective.

The Alameda Artists Group, a Bay Area artist collective with over 80 members, regularly meet at Studio 23 for workshops and sketching groups. (http://www.AlamedaArtists.com). Most of the work on display will consist of work created by members of Alameda Artists Group.

Many artists in the collective paint with traditional medium such as acrylic, oil and watercolor, but we also have artists that paint with coffee, house paint, spray paint and other non-traditional medium.

You may have seen the giant metal robot sculpture installation “Friendly Lord Zondar”, by artist Wesley Warren,  featured on the roof of Studio 23 during the month of July. He was created with recycled metal and mechanical parts sourced from local scrap yards. If you missed it, don’t worry, he will be making an appearance at the Grand Opening.

Studio 23 is hidden behind the old Alameda Lock and Glass building at 2309 B Encinal Ave. Just off Park St., between Oak and Alameda Ave. Regular gallery hours are second Fridays between 7:30 PM and 10:30 PM and for special events.

Grand Opening Artists Reception and Party

Friday September 13th, 2013

Show Me The City: Artists Renditions of the Bay Area.

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Local artists show you their city with works inspired from all over the Bay Area. Psychedelic videos projected on the wall and accompanied with electronically synthesized music, giant robot sculptures and flowing wine fountains are just a few of the exhibits on display at the upcoming show, as well as many original paintings, drawings and lino cuts.

The Grand Opening, “Show Me The City”, includes exterior, interior and abstract works, showcasing a variety of styles and techniques.  Studio 23 creates a sensual environment for all art enthusiasts and critics alike by encouraging productions that are sharp and edgy.

The artists inspirations and creations are limitless, a sketch at a coffee shop, a photograph of a fence, a painting of a lamp post, or a watercolor of a street scene.

The opening reception starts at 7:30 PM and runs until 11 PM, Friday September 13th, 2013. This is a great time to visit Alameda Art Galleries and there will be several shows opening on this same evening.

Visit http://studio23gallery.com/2ndFriday/ for a list of participating locations.

Studio 23 will be having it’s inaugural Exhibition tentatively scheduled for September 13th (Second Friday).

Theme for our first group show:

Show me the City Artists renditions in the Bay Area.

– This is a very open theme, the work can be exterior, interior, even abstract. We want a wide variety of styles and techniques!

It could be a sketch of a person in a coffee shop, a photo of a fence, a painting of a lamp post, or a watercolor of landscape or street scene.

Primarily we want to showcase the new and exciting talent here around Alameda ( including the entire Bay Area) and create a unique and creative show of work that is fresh and edgy.

View/Print invitations:

http://jessicawarren.net/ws/1upinvite8-1.jpg

 http://jessicawarren.net/ws/1upinvite8-1.pdf

http://jessicawarren.net/ws/4upinvite8-1.pdf

Work Constraints:

Dimensions: No larger than 48″ x 48″ (framed or affixed with hanging hardware)

Medium: Original Paintings, Drawings, Inking, Photography, Mono-prints, etc. (Pretty much any visual medium)

Submission Deadline:  August 20th, 2013

Extended Deadline: August 24th, 2013 (If we still have room we may extend the submission deadline to 8/24/13)

Details: You can submit up to six pieces  by emailing digital photos of the work. We will probably only be using one or two works by each artists depending on space constraints. Email your submissions, along with your contact info to art (at) alamedaartists (dot) com by August 24th.

You will be notified no later than August 26th  and work will need to be delivered to the Studio no later than September 1st, 2013.

You will need to have your work priced, the gallery will add on 30% to your price. So if your work is priced at $500, it will be listed in the show at $650.  This is very low compared to most galleries which take 40-50% of the sale price! We will try to keep our commissions low so we can support the artists, while still being able to pay the rent at the gallery 🙂

Prints: If your work is accepted in the show, you can also have prints available (Giclee or similar on paper), prints should be in plastic with a cardboard backing so they can be displayed in a flip cart.

Studio 23 is a new studio Gallery in Alameda, located at Encinal and Park St.

 Please Note: This information may change.