Berkeley Artisans Open Studios

Berkeley artists will open their studios!

Saturdays and Sundays 11–6 p.m.

December 5–6
December 12–13
December 19–20

Read more at: Berkeley Artisans
and here: fun/cheap SF

I highly recommend checking out the studio of Hadley Williams in the Activ Space building.

social networking for the arts

If you spend any time at all surfing the web looking for art news or information, chances are you have seen many art-specific networking sites. Some look interesting but require a log-in (not sure how many of those you have – mine are out of control), some look to be simply post after post with links to online portfolios, some are just great big ads, and some look like they could have great forums, information, and articles.
Because I do not have enough to do, and for all our benefit, I am taking a deeper look into the art networking sites out there. I am still researching and will post my favorites later but for now, here are a few that seem to have some promise and that I will look deeper into:
If you have any suggestions for other sites that you think should be included in the review please let me know! I will post the results of my (very) informal survey soon.

artist Jim Denevan

The work of artist Jim Denevan was brought to my attention by a friend who found his site through the artist-a-day gadget on my Google homepage.

Based in Santa Cruz, Denevan creates large-scale, temporary sand drawings on the beaches of California and beyond. When seen from above, the compositions reveal themselves as geometric forms which he creates by making marks in the sand. The remarkable process is documented in a great video profile of the artist which can be found here.
Experiencing this artists work in person has definitely been added to my list!

welcome!

Pivot Blog aims to be a forum for me to report to readers art news & happenings from the East Bay and the wider art world, as well as happenings specific to Pivot Gallery. I will also share an array of information that I hope will engage the imagination – images, videos, articles, essays, perspectives and ideas.

There are many exciting art and cultural happenings in Berkeley and the East Bay of California and in contemporary art. I hope this blog will become a resource for finding those events and the highlights of art news coming from the area and beyond.

It is also a forum for readers to provide feedback. I welcome any and all comments, thoughts , and revelations. We all live our various bubbles and there is no harm in having them burst once in a while in order to learn a new perspective.

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