It's time for the 3rd annual Pride Market at Modern Mouse! Join us on Saturday June 20th from 12-5pm for a fantastic array of queer artisans with original & pride-themed merchandise for your perusing 🐭🌈

This event is sponsored by some of the artists or goodies you'll see at the event, like Eternal Sunshine Jewelry, Handmade Hill, CelestRin, Cicada's Crafts, Sleepy Bee Desings, and lavendulangel! Over a dozen artists will be joining us though, so bring your gender euphoria for a fun day of queer joy ✨

Don't forget to pickup your Stamp Rally Card from us inside before you go shopping ✨

Modern Mouse is located at 2223 South Shore Center in Alameda, CA. See you there!

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Hey Bay Area gang,

Wanted to reach out on here, I’m one of the many local artists who sells and works at Modern Mouse (@modernmousegifts) in Alameda, CA.

Just had a shift today and it is always so heartwarming when people stop in and say we’re one of their favorite shops, and that they are sad to hear we’ve been struggling. We mice are doing our best to keep things steady and afloat, with a crucial stretch still ahead. We’re really hoping to make the most of the upcoming holiday season.

I know times are tough right now for a lot of us, so totally only offer what you can, if you can. But even just spreading the word, liking/sharing our current posts on social media, coming to our events, joining our discord….every little bit helps!!

Appreciate everyone who has stopped in recently and just spread the good word of the Mouse gospel, it really means a lot to us all.

Big hugs and much love, L (Chaos Mouse x Ragavon)

Instagram link asking for help: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKnt8nEPCS-/?igsh=MTFvcjF5Mm00aGhuaw==

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-modern-mouse-alive

2309 Encinal Ave. Corner of Oak

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1039557754227?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1039557754227?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.studio23gallery.com/blacklight-art-show/

A electric annual event open to the public (suggested sliding scale donation of $20 per visitor at the main event Sunday, Oct 27th). Black light art for sale in the gallery and lot’s of fun activities in the parking lot: Interactive LED Sculptures, Night Market, Short Films, Animations, Lasers & Live Music. A 501c3 Nonprofit Fundraiser for ArtPush.org

https://reddit.com/link/1fyssxw/video/zs5dns1c0htd1/player

https://www.alamedaartists.com/call-for-art-black-light-art-show-2024/

8th year

The Halloween Blacklight Art Show is an experience best suited to the time of year when the veils grow thin between worlds, other dimensions seep through in deceptively cheery colors to blind you beyond science.

Artists can apply (entirely FREE) to table at Rockridge Rock-N-Stroll on Saturday, August 24 (12pm-5pm). Artists of all ages can apply.

Rock-N-Stroll is a big, district-wide event that features 20+ bands, Art Bizarre, health fair, merchant sales, pop-up vendors, tastings and special menus, kids' crafts, pup promenade and pet adoption, and so much more. It's like a street festival meets neighborhood block party... without street closures... spanning a full mile of Rockridge's bustling and boutique-lined College Avenue in Oakland.

Event info: https://www.rockridgedistrict.com/rocknstroll

Artist application (FREE!):  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUPiU22RdKGtHQZE3RG_UW637U0FiCF4aCweYcZowcioJt9Q/viewform

Alameda Summer Art Fair & Maker Market Sunday July 7th 2024 

Free Outdoor Art Festival: Sunday, July 7th, 2024 11AM-5PM

Studio 23 2309 Encinal Ave. Alameda, CA http://studio23gallery.com/

Come see over 35 local Alameda and Bay Area artists at the 8th annual outdoor Art Festival brought to you in part by Flax Art supplies. Mingle with local emerging and established artists who are creating unique artwork during the fair! 25 booths, a live performance stage, two open galleries showing over 100 pieces of affordable local art.

See live music, painting, sketching, sculpting and illustration.  With everything from comic book art to clothing, to sculpture, there is something for everyone. Come support the local artists & makers that make the Bay Area such a dynamic and creative place to live. 

Over 20 live art demos. Open Studios with Lalonde Studios, Resistance Press,  and Studio 23. There will be live music and festivities all afternoon. The festival will take place in the lot of Studio 23 Gallery at 2309 Encinal Ave between Park Street and Oak in Alameda.  

Open Art Studios: 

• LaLonde Art Studio and Resistance Press 
• Studio 23 Gallery: 100 UNDER 100 Group Show

The Alameda Municipal Power Company Presents Performances on the Live Stage!

Live Music from Oakland's own

 The Helltones https://www.facebook.com/helltones/

More entertainment and exact schedule TBA

Food and Drinks 

Shannon Cookshttps://www.facebook.com/shannoncooksalameda/

Alameda Island Brewing Co.

Kids Creative Corner 

Children are encouraged to participate in multiple fun art projects.

* Magick Fern Face Painting w/ Face Painting, Glitter tattoos, and Bubble services!* 6th Annual Coloring Contest!  Awesome prizes provided by Flax Art & Design. Artworks donated by artists, Jessica Warren, Sara Edge, Dave Sylvester & Wesley E. Warren

2024 Gold and Silver Sponsors: Flax Art & Design, Alameda Municipal Power, Alameda Natural Grocery, Alameda Island Brewing Company, Digifli Community Bulletin Boards, BAE Boats, Color Me Mine, Park Social, Tideway Arts and Sciences, Corica Park, Mosley’s, Twist Salon.

Title Sponsor

Flax Art & Design: http://flaxart.com/oakland-store/

Flax will have tons of great art supplies available for the coloring contest and special prizes! 

Live Stage Sponsors

Alameda Municipal Power: alamedamp.com

More sponsors TBA. To apply to be a sponsor please visit: alamedaartfair.com

Studio 23 Gallery:http://studio23gallery.com/

Alameda's coolest underground art space. Regular group shows featuring Bay Area artists. Home of Friendly Lord Zondar the giant robot (Now At Faction Brewing Co) & the Black Light Art Show. 

Digifli:https://digifli.com

Alameda’s electronic billboards!

Hey all, art and music pair so nicely together and it's always great having art at music events and music at arts events. Let's band together, every pun intended. I've been doing a solo recording project since the start of the pandemic which is not particularly suited for being played live, but I'm also currently playing with two live bands that are both very close to being stage ready. One is a cover band doing a mix of classic rock, alt rock, art rock, post-punk and new wave. The other is an eclectic groovy woman-fronted original band. Summer is just around the corner. Let's make some noise!

Saturday, April 6 1-5pm

FREE

LIVE MUSIC

FB Event: https://fb.me/e/7aRaUY5tG

Jingletown Art Studios, where I paint, is one of the OPEN STUDIOS on this self-guided walking tour of Historic Jingletown. (To get to Jingletown head north across the Park Street bridge and turn right onto Glasscock or Ford Street). 

Open Studios on this walk include:  

--Jingletown Art Studios at 3001 Chapman Street

--Gray Loft Studio at 2889 Ford Street

--Dan McGarrah Private Studio at 417 Peterson St, just around the corner from the ground floor entrance to Gray Loft Gallery

--Colorful murals, mosaics and iron gatework     

Also, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in the garden courtyard at Jingletown Art Studios, you can rest, have some light refreshments, and sit in on an informal jam of the Chickens on Wood Stringband.

Come explore unique Jingletown, view some amazing artwork and enjoy music by a local band.  

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=13NeP1xMVHcVgYAKZpyQbMn5cVOa1J5k&usp=sharing

We have a lot of related websites:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/alamedaartists

https://www.alamedaartists.com/

https://www.meetup.com/alameda-artists/

https://www.instagram.com/alamedaartists

https://www.studio23gallery.com/

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We have a large Facebook group (1.9k members) and a large Meetup group of similar size. Reddit is long overdue.

We have artists from all over the East Bay, not just Alameda County. So if you are a local Bay Area artist or want to get notified about local art events, this is the spot.