Art Kala 2023 - Auction Exhibition & Benefit

Thank you for coming out to the Art Kala 2023 preview party and kicking off the auction festivities with such good energy! Kala's auction exhibition and benefit, March 30 - May 13, is our biggest fundraiser of the year with over 180 pieces of art at all different price points. There really is something for everyone. You can visit the gallery, Tues-Fri, 12-5pm to see the auction exhibition in person or bid online. Please share the link ~ artkala2023.givesmart.com ~ with family and friends!

It's also a good time to get tickets for the live auction + closing party on Saturday, May 13, 6-9pm. We'll celebrate honored artists Pantea Karimi, Gregory Rick, and Jos Sances, raise our paddles during the live auction, enjoy food, drinks, and music, and close the silent auction at the end of the evening.

Other exciting auction news is that Pável Acevedo's VIP Print is hot off the Kala press. The first 30 people to buy VIP tickets, patron membership, or sponsor the auction will come home with this beautiful limited edition litho print by Pável, Victoria, paper size is 15”x12” printed on a BFK cream paper. If you have any trouble purchasing tickets or placing a bid online, please contact [email protected] or 510-520-6438.

Thanks for supporting Kala!

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West Berkeley Community Print Festival

Date: April 15, 2023

Time: 12:00 pm–5:00 pm

Location: Kala Gallery & Community Classroom

Join us to celebrate Spring and the art of printmaking! From a community workshop and artist demos, to artist vendors and studio tours, to a book panel on community printmaking, stop by and see what’s happening at Kala! We hope to bring together our community of artists, families, and art and cultural spaces for a fun day of sharing and experiencing art in West Berkeley.

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Mission Gráfica East Bay Book Launch and Panel Discussion

In celebration of the publication of Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print, Kala Art Institute will host an East Bay book launch and a panel discussion featuring women who participated in this community print workshop, a center of diversity and cultural ferment. For more than 40 years Mission Gráfica has produced challenging, aesthetically outstanding artwork of social and political relevance. Featured on the panel are artists who participated over the past decades and whose work appears in the book: Susana Aragon, Ester Hernandez, and Josefina Jaquin. Robbin Légère Henderson and Michelle Mouton, two members of the team that produced the book, will moderate the discussion.

Mission Gráfica East Bay Book Launch and Panel Discussion

Date & Time: April 15, 4-5pm

Location: Kala Gallery & Community Classroom

Co-hosted by the Middle East Children's Alliance and Alliance Graphics. Refreshments provided.

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Group Visits & Tours

After a three-year pandemic hiatus, we are super excited to bring back field trips for K-12 schools and even expand our offerings for group visits and tours for adult groups!

A big thank you to California Arts Council for a two-year, $57,000 Arts Education Exposure grant to relaunch this program, supporting free field trips for Kala's neighboring public schools.

To learn more about the types of tours, including schedules and rates, please contact [email protected].

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Adult Class Highlights

Oil Painting 101: Traditional Meets Modern

Mondays, April 17-May 22, 6pm-9pm

Instructor: Heather Yeo

Location: Kala Community Classroom

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Screenprinting as Painting I

Thursdays, May 4 - June 1, 6pm-9pm

Instructor: Leonard Reidelbach

Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Intersections In Landscape

Saturdays, May 6-20, 10am-1pm

Instructor: Beth Davila Waldman

Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Photoplymer Plate Gravure (Portfolio Part II)

Sundays, May 7-21, 10am-4pm

Instructor: Kazuko Watanabe

Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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More Adult Classes

Interested in teaching adult classes at Kala? We are now accepting proposals for the June-August 2023 season! Please read our Teaching at Kala Guidelines and fill out this proposal form before April 10, 2023. Questions? Reach out to [email protected].

Camp Kala Highlights

Imaginative Puppets for Storytellers

Ages 6-11

Mon-Fri, July 31-Aug 4, 9am-3pm

Instructor: Risa Lenore

Location: Kala Community Classroom & Gallery

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Teen Comics Lab: Panels and Perspectives

Ages 11-17

Mon-Fri, July 17-21, 10am-4pm

Instructor: Gideon Egbuchulam

Location: Kala Community Classroom & Gallery

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Silkscreen: A Painterly Approach

Ages 11-17

Mon-Fri, July 24-28, 10am-4pm

Instructor: Leonard Reidelbach

Location: Kala Community Classroom & Gallery

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More Kala Camps

More News... In Brief

- This April is the 5th Annual California Arts, Culture & Creativity Month! Alameda County Arts Commission has a host of resources, activities and ways to advocate for the Arts - check it out!

- Sanchez Art Center has an open call for their upcoming exhibition, Resilience: adapting to challenging events. Deadline April 25th, submit through callforentry.org.

- Become a part of the dynamic and creative Kala community by joining Friends of Kala Membership program today. Support Kala and receive all sorts of benefits!