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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

EMERYVILLE CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS PRESENTS

27th ANNUAL EMERYVILLE ART EXHIBITION

OCTOBER 5 - 27, 2013

Opening Reception, 6-9pm, Friday, October 4, 2013

5699 Bay Street, Emeryville, CA

Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. announces the 27th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, a juried show featuring works of eighty artists and craftspeople - both established and emerging - who live or work in Emeryville. The work includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, ceramics and textiles. The sheer number and array of artists living or working in Emeryville illustrates the city's cultural vibrancy and provides an impressive creative pool that continues to create new and exciting works for the annual exhibition.

There will be a gala public reception with the artists in attendance on Friday, October 4, from 6 pm to 9 pm. A no-host bar will raise funds for the Emeryville Youth Art Program. 

This year’s exciting Bay Street location was generously donated by Madison Marquette. The character of Bay Street Emeryville is drawn from the rich history of its bayside site as a place where people have gathered for decades to live, work and play, providing the perfect environment to showcase this unique community exhibition. The individual pieces demonstrate the range of Emeryville artists and show their engagement with a host of aesthetic, political, and social concerns. This inclusive citywide exhibition provides the opportunity to view the work of new artists showing along with continuing artists, resulting in a uniquely ‘Emeryville’ experience. (Works on exhibit are for sale.)

The collection of artwork for the 27th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition was selected by a jury of art professionals through artist studio visits. For the third year, independent curator and exhibition designer Kathleen Hanna is serving as curator and juror. The other jurors are René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California, and Sandy Simon, potter, owner of TRAX Gallery, Berkeley.

Contributing artists include Canan Tolon, painting; Po Shun Leong, wood; Kirk Crippens, photography; Rae Dunn, ceramics; Ana Lisa Hedstrom, textiles; M. Louise Stanley, painting and Ann Weber, sculpture.   

27th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition juror and curator Kathleen Hanna responded to her experience by saying:
“My third consecutive year of studio visits was amazing. New artists, great new work from artists I had met the previous years and an overall feeling of community involvement and anticipation of this wonderful event that brings together the entire town to celebrate art.”

Juror René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California states:

“The process of meeting with artists and seeing the works was exhilarating.  I was so impressed with the range of work and artists' dedication to their craft.  I've benefited so much from the experiences and I'm deeply grateful to the artists of Emeryville for opening up their studios to me."

Juror Sandy Simon, potter, owner of TRAX Gallery, Berkeley, said:

“The best word to describe success is commitment.  It takes commitment to be an artist and it takes scrutiny to grow as an artist. The resulting exhibition will surely show the vibrancy we experienced while viewing work from all who participated. I appreciated being privy to the huge commitment many people revealed in their studio practice.”

For the eighth consecutive year, the Emeryville City Council has approved a Purchase Award Program in connection with the Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition. A selection panel will review the works in the exhibition and make a recommendation for the Purchase Award. With the approval of the City Council, the artwork selected will become part of the City’s permanent collection displayed at City Hall.

The 2013 exhibition site has been donated by Bay Street/Madison Marquette. Additional sponsors for the 27th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition include the City of Emeryville through a substantial grant, City Center Realty Partners, LLC, Wareham Development, Pixar, Kava Massih Architects, Thompson | Dorfman Partners, LLC, AAA Northern CA, NV & UT, and Ruby*s Cafe.

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CALENDAR LISTING - ART EXHIBITS:

What: 27th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition

A juried show, sponsored by Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc., featuring artwork created by 80 artists and craftspeople, both established and emerging, who live or work in Emeryville. The work includes paintings, sculpture, photographs, ceramics and textiles.

When: The exhibit is open to the public

October 5 - 27, 2013; 11am-6pm, Open Daily

Opening Reception: 6-9pm, Friday, October 4, 2012

Cost: Admission to the exhibition and opening reception is FREE

Location: 5699 Bay Street, Emeryville, CA

Public Transportation:
MacArthur BART station: Emery-Go-Round Shellmound-Powell Route
West Oakland BART station: AC Transit line #26
SF Transbay Terminal:AC Transit line Z

Info/Directions: www.emeryarts.org/directions.html or call 510/652-6122

CALENDAR LISTING – ART OPENINGS/BENEFITS:

What: 27th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition - Opening Reception

Meet the artists and get the first look at the collection on display at the 27th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition - a juried show, sponsored by Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc., featuring artwork created by artists and craftspeople who live or work in Emeryville.

A no-host bar will raise funds for the Emeryville Youth Art Program, which brings professional artists into Emeryville public schools. 

When: Opening Reception, 6-9pm, Friday, October 4, 2013

The exhibit is open to the public

October 5- 27, 2013

11am-6pm, Open Daily

Cost: Admission to the reception is FREE;

Proceeds from the no-host bar benefit Emeryville Youth Art Program

Location: 5699 Bay Street, Emeryville, CA

Info/Directions: www.emeryarts.org/directions.html or call 510/652-6122

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