Pecha Kucha Oakland, Friday March 13 8-10pm Doors open at 7:00pm
$5 cover, but no one turned away for brizzokeness
This month we are celebrating International Womens Month
This month, on the eve of St. Valentines Day, Friday the 13th at 8pm, 10 Bay Area Artists will gather at the EastSide Cultural Center to share their unique visions on the meaning of LOVE. We are also celebrating Black History Month.
WARNING This month there will be images shown that are not suitable for everyone. Therefore, this PKN Oakland will be FOR ADULTS ONLY. NO ONE UNDER 18 ALLOWED.
Keeping with the tradition of the original Pecha Kucha Nights in Japan, each Artist will present 20 images and speak on each image for 20 seconds. The EastSide Cultural Center will be the official home of Pecha Kucha Night Oakland and will be part of a global network of Pecha Kucha Nights that happen in over 500 cities worldwide.
Pecha Kucha Night Oakland will feature a live DJ TBA. There will be a bar with alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. There is a 5 dollar cover but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. This event is sponsored by EastSide Arts Alliance, Samurai Graphix, and Hard Knock Radio.
Lookout for our all women lineup for International Womens Month in March.
Confirmed Artists for Pecha Kucha Night Oakland February Edition include
AISHA HEREDIA is a true adventurer. She is a tireless educator, youth mentor, podcaster, photographer, filmmaker, blogger and poet. Emerging from battles with immigration and health, she intends to free her words from their page cages, invoking the ancestors of our minds and spirits. In calamity she maintains a zen-esque calm, reminding us all to LOVE LIFE ENDLESSLY. Hear her at www.sanguinesunday.com or read her at www.shewholives.wordpress.com
Photography is charged with X-ray power in the hands of artist ADRIENNE BOLSEGA a.k.a. Opal Essence, whose black-n-white portrait photograms reveal her subjects in startling new ways. Adrienne obtains her images by pressing skin directly against photosensitive paper, without the interference of camera or lens. This way, she can capture the unseen spirit of the being. Her work gives new meaning to LOVE AFTER DARK.
BETHANIE HINES a.k.a Simply B loves to love. It is her favorite topic and pastime, and for someone so passionate about life, that is no small thing. Her photographs evoke who we really are, what we live for, the varying shades of our dreams, what lies beneath the everyday. Bs images let our LOVE LIGHT SHINE. Let it shine, let it shine, let it... www.bethaniehines.com
EMORY DOUGLAS is the former Minister of Culture for the Black Panther Party and was responsible for articulating the groups aesthetic and artistic vision. Emorys properganda helped spread the Panther message and endeared his art to generations of freedom fighters. According to Che, Love is the most important quality of a true revolutionary. No doubt, Emory has LOVE FOR THE PEOPLE. Part of his legacy is on display at www.moca.orgemorydouglas
Back in the day, ERIC K ARNOLD was Editor of the groundbreaking 4080 HipHop Magazine. He is still a prolific music journalist who scribes for the San Francisco Chronicle, Vibe, XXL, Eastbay Express, SF Weekly, XLR8R, Source, West Coast Cannabis, and countless others. Hes no slouch with a camera either, and has done an amazing job of documenting the dopest reggae artists. Dont sleep on his ONE LOVE slide show. Google him to get up on his massive archive of articles.
HASAIN RASHEED is a photographer and filmmaker who has worked extensively in the music video industry helping to create and capture timeless images and memorable human stories. However, his otherworldly wedding shots are becoming the stuff of legend. Soak up game for your Big Day as Hasain shares his take on TRUE LOVE ALWAYS. Peep his portfolio at www.hasainrasheed.com
Recently named as one of OUT Magazines People of the Year, JOEL B. TAN is an activist, writer, and Community Engagement Director of San Franciscos acclaimed contemporary arts venue, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. He has authored two collections of poetry, Type O Negative and Monster. He also edited Inside Him - Gay Erotic Fiction and Best Gay Asian Erotica. He has written extensively about Homo-thugs and will expose real GANGSTERS OF LOVE. Catch up with Joel at www.ybca.org
PEPS a.k.a. Running Forward is an instructor with Visual Element, a free youth mural-making program at EastSide Cultural Center. He is a true Oakland native, deeply rooted in the Bay Areas Rebel Tradition, which he serves as an ACT OF LOVE. Peps can be found at www.eastsideartsalliance.org
SHEILA MENEZES is a photographer who does it all, Commercial, Editorial, Fashion, Photojournalism, and Portraiture. Her recent work with Breast Cancer survivors raises awareness about the disease, combats mass medias negative portrayal of women, and conveys a beautiful message of SELF LOVE. Sheilas compelling images are on display at www.sheilamenezes.com
Mike DREAM Francisco was murdered Feb 17, 2000 in West Oakland. He was acknowledged internationally as a Graffitti Art King and Bay Area Style Master. His namesake is still memorialized and etched on walls around the world. Nearly 9 years after his passing, the surviving members of his collective, the TDK Crew, present LOVE TO DREAM. Plenty of eye candy at www.dreamtdk.com
Saturday January 17, 2009, 8-10pm
Element Lounge, 1028 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA
Group art show featuring tattoo artists and graffiti artists.
Saturday October 18, 2008, 11am-5pm FREE Family Event
deFremery Park (Little Bobby Hutton), 1651 Adeline Street, Oakland, CA 94607
The Living Word Project, Samurai Graphix, & Hard Knock Radio Presents the 2nd Annual Estria's Invitational Living Word Graffiti Battle
A part of the 10-day Living Word Festival Curated by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
16 of California's most talented and revered Graffiti Artists in live painting battle. Artists are determined and selected by Estria, a Bay Area Graffiti Legend.
Confirmed Artists:
- Estria (Hawaii/Bay Area)
- Bounce TYS, defending champion
- Done TDK
- Apex BA
- Pose2/Maxx Moses FX (Philly/San Diego)
- Slide TMC
- Max Ehrman/Eon7
- Pryde VE
- Aero (San Diego & Hawaii)
- MadCatalyst
- Raven (Chicago)
- Chez RSN
- Satyr
- Persue (San Diego)
- Ceyba CA
- Germs EMT
Also Featuring:
* Free outdoor performance by Mos Def, Los Rakas, and DJ Leidis
* Bamboo Architecture
* Scraper Bike exhibition
* Lecture demonstration Against Eco-Apartheid, including Ella Baker Center’s Van Jones
* Skateboard Demonstration presented by Hood Games at the Grand Opening of West Oakland's first Skate Park
About the Living Word Festival
The Living Word Festival is an annual community gathering of artists, educators, presenters and performers focusing on literary performance and literacy education. Founded by Youth Speaks and the Living Word Project, under the direction of Marc Bamuthi Joseph, the Living Word Festival is committed to exploring new modes of literary performance, and to engaging and supporting artists who are breaking the boundaries of hip-hop theater and spoken word theater.
Saturday May 17, 2008, 11am-7pm FREE
San Antonio Park (18th Ave & Foothill Blvd, Oakland)
The Jazz Stage:
The John Santos Quintet
Freedom Now! Band featuring Howard Wiley
The Ambrose Akinmusire Project with special guest Goapole
Muziki Roberson Quintet with vocalist Dwight Trible
Plus special surprise quests
The Court: DJ's, dancers, poets, speakers, MC's open ciphers. Special Guest: Kiwi Children's Court: Arts, crafts, games Writer's Court: Featuring Graffiti writers – Oakland, LA and beyond Food Court, Community Information Booths, Arts and Crafts Vendors. Free HIV on-site testing.
Opening Reception Thursday, May 22, 2008, 4-8pm FREE!
Estria has a mural at the entrance to the Oakland Museum's new show, Cool Remixed. Mural applauds local youth in their redefining of"cool" and honors the work of jazz greats like Dizzie Gillespie.
Installation will be up through August 17, 2008.
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street@ 10th St.
Oakland, California 94607
Tuesday April 22, 2008- May 8, 2008
Estria is featured in a full length interview in Format Magazine. He discusses the differences in the graffiti scene between the '80s and now, as well as the impact a mural can make on a community. Check it out!
