Learn new skills, refresh your professional persona and join other East Bay Artists to network, collaborate and build community
JULY 22ND, 2-4pm
ARTIST MIXER WITH ART ACTIVITY
Polyhedra Party – Faceting Experiences
For centuries people have been captivated by the geometric shapes known as polyhedra. These beautiful forms can be a spherical canvas for personal expression or be admired for their fascinating symmetries. In this workshop we welcome you to draw your own story on the facets of a polyhedron or to use the patterns designed by Stacy Speyer from her 3D coloring books, Cubes and Things. Once your 2D pattern (called a net) looks done to you, it is easy to cut it out, fold, and tape it together to make your own polyhedron!
Artist Facilitator – STACY SPEYER
Stacy Speyer is an artist, educator, and author, with a MFA from CCA. After many years of creating large scale installations of hand woven and hand dyed sewing thread, her artwork shifted towards geometric forms. Entranced by the beauty of mathematics, Stacy has taken a bunch of college level math classes and is very passionate about sharing the joy of easily accessible math through her Polyhedra Party workshops. She currently works as a graphic designer, illustrator, and math festival leader for the fun mathematical activities at Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival.
Location – Oakstop, 1740 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
Enjoy refreshments and snacks while you try a new art form
AUGUST 26TH, 10 – noon
DIGITAL PRESENCE REVIEW
LOOK AT YOUR PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL PRESENCE WITH FRESH EYES
Location – Oakstop, 1740 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
Enjoy refreshments and snacks while you refresh and improve your artist presence in the digital world
SEPTEMBER 23RD, 10am – noon
GRANT WRITING FOR ARTISTS
Writing grants can be hard—sharing your idea and asking for funding requires planning, advocacy, and strategy. ARTogether, Oakstop and Oakland Art Murmur are pleased to present a free online grant-writing workshop led by choreographer Hope Mohr.
The workshop will cover the elements of a strong persuasive narrative; budgeting; tips for writing about evaluation and outreach; and strategies for a sustainable grant writing practice.
The workshop is perfect for artists who are looking for funding for their next idea, project, or performance.
Facilitator – Hope Mohr
Hope Mohr (she/her) has woven art and advocacy for decades as a choreographer, curator, cultural worker, attorney, and writer. As a dancer, Mohr trained at S.F. Ballet School and on scholarship at the Merce Cunningham and Trisha Brown Studios in New York City. She performed in the companies of dance pioneers Lucinda Childs and Trisha Brown. Her choreography has been presented by 18th Street Arts Center, ICA San Francisco, 836M Gallery, Baltimore Museum of Art, Highways Performance Space (LA), di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art (Sonoma), Moody Center for the Arts (Houston), SFMOMA, ODC Theater, Counterpulse, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. In 2007, she founded Hope Mohr Dance (HMD). In 2020, she co-stewarded the organization’s transition to a model of distributed leadership and a new name: Bridge Live Arts. As a licensed California attorney, she provides legal support to artists and arts organizations. www.hopemohr.org
Location – Oakstop, 1740 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
Enjoy refreshments and snacks while you gain insight into what funders are looking for and how to craft a strong proposal
SPACE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE
October 21st, 2-4pm
ARTIST MIXER WITH ART ACTIVITY
ArTime: More than just a drawing exercise, this activity will help artists remove blocks and free up more space for your practice. Using intuition and speed you’ll engage in an interactive activity drawing from prompts, memories, imagination and your immediate surroundings.
Artist Facilitator – Eli Africa
Eli Africa is a multimedia artist living in El Cerrito, California. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Visual Communications from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, and a Master of Arts degree in Multimedia Communications from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. His creative experience spans from being involved in classrooms, outreach programs, museums, design houses, live events, websites, and educational online videos.
Location – Oakstop, 1740 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
Enjoy refreshments and snacks while you try a new art form
SPACE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE
Professional Development and Mixers are funded through sponsorship by Community Bank of the Bay
Facilitator and Program Development supported through partnership with Upward & Associates
PAST EVENTS
ARTIST MIXER WITH ART ACTIVITY
Join other East Bay artists in the first of three networking events held in Oakland. These networking events are a low-key way to get to know other artists from a variety of different backgrounds, practices and stages of experience. Connect to other artists, build community and learn a new art medium during a fun art activity.
Artist Facilitator – Lauren Ari
Lauren Ari is an artist and educator based in Richmond, California. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts from U.C. Davis after undergraduate study at the Rhode Island School of Design. Her primary focus is on drawing and sculpture. Lauren’s work is in the permanent collections of the Legion of Honor Achenbach Foundation and the De Young Museum.
“Lauren Ari’s art roars out of the deepest part of her psyche and arrives with great tenderness into the world. It is fiercely honest, playful and provocative. She speaks directly what is still unfettered in all of us, our wild, free, animal selves.”
— Poet Alison Luterman
@thelaurenari (Instagram)