The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts Opening Night 2023
The Experience:
Opening Night of the 37th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition. Be Seen at the Art Scene!
You are invited to Opening Night of Emeryville’s Annual Art Exhibition Friday, October 6, 6-9pm at the southern part of Public Market Emeryville, 5905 Shellmound St. This juried exhibition produced by Celebration of the Arts, features nearly 200 artworks created by 126 Emeryville artists.
On Opening Night, meet the artists and get a first look at their artwork as you listen to music by The doRiaN Mode: Vintage Jazz & Blues. A no-host bar raises funds for the Emeryville Youth Art Program. It’s always an electrifying opening night as the community celebrates the city’s thriving collective creativity. Make a night of it! Attend Opening Night and then visit the Public Market’s Food Hall where you’ll find 19 purveyors of food and two bars where you can sample bites from around the globe! From ramen to sushi to Peruvian and Indian cuisines, and Mexican, burgers and pizza.
Emeryville’s 2023 Art Exhibition
The exhibition is open October 7 – 29, Wednesdays through Sundays, from 11am to 6pm.
Selected as one of Califorina’s fourteen state-designated Cultural Districts, Emeryville represents an innovative enclave devoted to art and creative production. The sheer number and array of Emeryville artists illustrates the city’s cultural vibrancy and provides an impressive creative pool that continues to produce new and exciting works.
“In this year’s enormous show, there are over 40 artists new to the exhibition,” comments Sharon Wilchar, exhibition coordinator, “which translates to an infusion of new artwork in addition to the work of artists who have made Emeryville their home for decades. We look forward to getting to know these new names and talents as our arts’ community extends a welcome.”
You’ll see all media – paintings, sculpture, photographs, prints, ceramics, textiles, and glass works. This year’s exhibition includes contributions of poetry and dance, featuring a site-specific dance performance by Nancy Karp + Dancers, and an ekphrastic poetry workshop and readings with former Emeryville Poet Laureate Sarah Kobrinsky. And admission to the reception and exhibition is free!
The Space
Each year the exhibition space is donated by a local Emeryville business. For the second year in a row, Public Market Emeryville, owned by Oxford Properties in partnership with City Center Realty Partners, has generously offered space for the Annual Exhibition, located at the south end of this lively artisan food eateries destination.
Celebration of the Arts
The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition is sponsored by Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. Their mission is to foster an appreciation of the arts and artists of Emeryville, to promote the city as a culturally vital and progressive center for living and working, and, most recently, to partner with the City of Emeryville in the Rotten City Emeryville Cultural Arts District, a program of the California Arts Council.
More info. 510/652-6122.
Photo featured above: Viking | Predella, 45˝x36˝, oil on canvas, 2023 by Steve Senter
Featured below:
- Iron, 30″x24″, digital pigment print, 2020 by Richard Greenstone
- Slab Vase (1 of 4) – Red, reduction-fired stoneware with underglaze decoration, 2023, 11˝x11˝x 5˝ by Cuong Ta
- Dedication to Tree Frogs, 12˝x12˝, mixed media paper mounted on board, 2023 by Juliet Mevi
- Blue Sky Milk Way, 17”x11”, paint and paper, 2022 by Sansu (Sungyeon) Joh
Where:
5905 Shellmound St – Public Market Emeryville
Emeryville
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