Phantom Galleries Redwood City invites you to an Artists' Reception for the August / September exhibition edition of Phantom Galleries in downtown Redwood City.

Come meet and celebrate 12 new artists exhibiting work in a range of mediums full of interesting content such as vibrant pop culture, classic still lifes, energetic action painting and illuminated glass sculpture.

The reception will be held at the Phantom Galleries location inside 2125 Broadway (on the corner of Jefferson), downtown Redwood City. (map)
Saturday, August 9th, 7pm - 9pm.
We will have live music by Benjamin Henderson and plenty of food, refreshments and cupcakes!

This event is free and open to the public and is part of the Redwood City Second Saturday Artwalk.

Participating Phantom Galleries Artists:

John Cloud
John Cormany
Rhodora Garcia
Ron Goulet
Kay Johnson
Mickey Joseph
Nicolai Larsen
Katy Liao
Liz Lorini
Kelly Seldan
Nadia Vinogradova
Nara Youn

For more information, feel free to call 408.271.5151 or email info@phantomgalleries.com

You're invited to attend the artists' reception for "Black and White and Read All Over” a visual response to recent news by 16 artists at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library this Sunday, Aug. 10th from 2-4pm.

"Save" by Donna Orme

“Black and White and Read All Over” is a project of members of Allied Artists West, a Santa Clara Valley professional art organization. Sixteen artists chose the period February 29, 2008 through April 1, 2008 to scan local newspapers for relevant articles. The purpose is to demonstrate that current events are experienced in unique ways by different segments of the community. These articles serve as the inspiration for works produced by the individuals artists.

Exhibit on view thru August 31st.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library/SJSU
150 E. San Fernando St., San Jose

The Arts Council Silicon Valley is awarding one $4,000 fellowship to an individual artist for work in each of six categories:

2-Dimensional Visual Arts: photography, film, or video.
3-Dimensional Visual Arts: Sculpture (all media)
Literary Arts: Poetry
Music: Instrumental Performance
Dance: Choreography
Theatre: Stage direction

No specific project needs to be carried out with the funds awarded.

INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS on submitting a grant application will be held:

Tuesday, September 9, 6:15pm at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 South First Street , San Jose

Wednesday, September 10, 4:00pm at the Arts Council Silicon Valley
Suite 200 Conference Room 1, 4 North Second Street, San Jose

APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 14, 2008

For Guidelines and Application, click here.

Arts Council Silicon Valley offers Individual Artist Fellowships each year in six different categories. Fellowships are funded by the California Arts Council, County of Santa Clara, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Silicon Valley Art Fund at Silicon Valley Community Foundation.

For more information, contact:
Audrey Wong, Grants Program Manager
Arts Council Silicon Valley
4 North Second Street, Suite 500
San Jose , CA 95113
(408) 998-2787 ext 214

Spiele: Otl Aicher's Olympic Graphic Design
An exhibition of graphic design by the office of Otl Aicher for the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Presentation by guest curator Joe Miller:
5pm Tuesday, August 26, in Art room 133
San José State University
Opening Reception follows at 6pm
Admission free.
Exhibit on view: August 26 to September 26, 2008

Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery
School of Art and Design, San José State University
9th and San Carlos Streets on the SJSU campus near downtown San José
Parking garage at 7th and San Salvador Streets

Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm
& Tuesday evening 6-7:30pm, and by appointment
gallery phone 408.924.4723

Otl Aicher (1922–1991) is a major figure in 20th century graphic design. Aicher’s comprehensive work for the 1972 Munich Olympics is the definitive example for today’s graphic identity and branding programs. The posters, tickets, books, brochures, uniforms, signage, and architectural graphics in this exhibit demonstrate the playful humanity and exuberance that simple elements of icon, type, color, and texture are capable of producing when in the mind and hands of a master designer. This major exhibition will include 50 posters as well as dozens of other objects from the 1972 Olympics and other identity projects by Büro Aicher.

exhibition preview: http://www.joemillersco.com/spiele.html

Thanks to Phantom / KALEID artist Pellet for the great poster!

Invitation from Anno Domini gallery: The final STREET MRKT of the season is September 5th. With our music coordinator extraordinare, Nate LeBlanc, we have a great final lineup scheduled. We still have artist vendor spaces available for cheap so if you want to sell your art wares to the First Friday crowd, email us at rEvolution [@] galleryAD.com

You are invited to attend the first-ever San Jose Artists' Town Hall taking place on Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at San Jose City Hall, located at 200 East Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose. Artists of all disciplines are welcome, including individuals in the performing, literary, visual, media, design, and architectural fields.

The San Jose Artists' Town Hall is a convening of artists and creative entrepreneurs from around the Silicon Valley. It is being sponsored under the auspices of the Creative Entrepreneur Project (CEP), a joint initiative of the San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs and the Center for Cultural Innovation that is investigating opportunities to make San Jose more "artist-friendly" place.

The San Jose Artists' Town Hall starts with a Plenary Session with introductory remarks by San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and keynote featuring Richard Chuang, co-founder of animation giant PDI/DreamWorks and current CEP of PIC2. The findings of a recent survey of Silicon Valley Artists Resource Needs will also be presented by renowned research economist Ann Markusen of the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, University of Minnesota, joined by Cora Mirikitani, President and CEO of the Center for Cultural Innovation. The afternoon will offer opportunities for informal networking and information exchange with a variety of funders, arts service providers, and other key resources for artists in San Jose.

A complimentary light lunch will be provided. There is no charge to attend, but space is limited so you must register in advance at the online link provided below:

Free Online Registration - Click here.

Thursday, Aug 21st, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
THURSDAY GIG
Art & The Spoken Word
at "Got Art? Gallery"
24 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA

For more information on Thursday Gig please contact Elizabeth Parashis at: artpages[at]earthlink.net or 408 / 410-2313.

KALEID artist Christine Benjamin has a show with Ari Evan Gold at the Uptown in Oakland.

Opening reception: Friday, September 5th 2008
Doors open at 6 PM Live band at 9 PM
Live Oakland Glam Punk band - The Thrill Of It All
Free and open to the public, food, drinks, 2$ Pabst

The Uptown
1928 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
510-451-8100

KALEID Gallery artist Kushlani Hall has been accepted into Gallery Saratoga for both her encaustic paintings and jewelry. A native of Sri Lanka, her work reflects the essences of both western and eastern cultures.

Kushlani will also be an invited participant of the Gallery Saratoga Annual Garden Party 2008. More than 25 artists will be exhibiting acrylic paintings, ceramics, encaustic paintings, gourds, jewelry, oil paintings, photography, silk, watercolor and woodturnings.
Date/Time: Sunday August 24th, 11am to 4pm
Place: 19670 Farwell Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070

For more info visit http://www.gallerysaratoga.com

200 tables of vintage to modern toys and collectibles as well as artists/illustrators selling their work.

Michael Slack, slackart.com painter of monsters
Dan Brereton, nocturnals.com comic book writer and illustrator
R. Black, RBlack.org artist for rock concert posters
Skinner, theartofskinner.com as seen in Juxtapoz magazine
Emonic - Emo Gonzales emonic.net influenced by skateboarding and comic books
Ben Walker benwalkerart.com illustrator with his new book "Portraits & Tales From Remington Ridge"

Saturday, September 6, 2008
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
344 Tully Road, San Jose, CA 95111

Early Bird 9 AM - 10:59 AM
General admission 11 AM - 4 PM

General Admission: $5.00
Kids Under 12: $2.50
Early Bird: $15.00
The Fairgrounds charges $8 for parking.

For more information about the show and more guests checkout our website here.

Cyn Stern will be exhibiting ceramic and mixed-media ceramic art at the Twin Pines Art Center (Belmont Arts Council gallery) for the month of September. Cyn will be on location at the gallery on weekends.

There will be a closing reception on Sept. 27 in conjunction with a reception at the Peninsula Museum of Art.

Twin Pines Art Center
10 Twin Pines Lane
Belmont, CA

The gallery is open Wednesday thru Friday, Noon - 4pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 1pm - 4pm.

Six new beautiful paintings on 8' x 8' wood panels were installed over the weekend on an existing construction wall to make the walk down South First St. (btwn San Fernando & Post St.) a much more colorful experience!

Our sincere thanks to Pellet, Lacey Bryant, Lara Sophia, Christine Benjamin, Andy Gouveia and Michael Foley for this series of murals. Each artist has created thoughtful expressions of their experiences and, in some cases, concerns of a rapidly growing urban center. Next time you're downtown, take a stroll by the new exhibit on your way to dinner, the movies, or the galleries.

New Phantom Galleries murals located on South First Street near San Fernando

47 at 47: joe miller at 47 at space 47 at 1

on view: september 5 through 27, 2008
opening reception: 7pm till late, friday, september 5
part of sofa's south first friday art walk.

an installation of new typographic works by joe miller feature delightfully abrasive to violently sentimental poetic excerpts rendered in unexpected materials—from fallout shelter signs to stolen paintings and family heirlooms. joe will also be available in the gallery from noon to 4pm each saturday during the exhibition to chat and to work on additional pieces. please come by to keep him company.

you are also invited to an exhibition closing party celebrating joe's 47th birthday, and space 47's first, on saturday, september 27 from 2 to 4pm (gallery open noon to 4).

space 47
47 east william street (bwn south 1st and south 2nd streets)
downtown san josé, california
gallery hours: thursday, friday, saturday, noon to 4pm

California Lawyers for the Arts Education Program
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Digital Music Distribution - Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
The Kirsch Conference Center, 60 South Market Street, Tenth Floor, San Jose

An overview of the various ways music is distributed and sold today on the Internet. In addition, the seminar addresses key terms and points to negotiate in digital download, ring tone and pod cast agreements. The seminar also provides resources for placing your music into the various digital music services alone or with the assistance of an aggregator. Finally, the program provides an overview of Sound Exchange and how musicians can register their recordings with this non-profit organization. Presenter: Todd M. Gascon of the Zent Law Group, PC

Registration 6:30 – 7:00 pm / Presentation 7:00 – 8:00 pm / Q&A 8:00 – 9:30 pm
Pre-registration is required - click here to register!

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Non-Profit Insurance 101 - Monday, September 22nd, 2008
The Kirsch Conference Center, 60 South Market Street, Tenth Floor, San Jose

A general overview and discussion of the various types of insurance available for nonprofits, such as, General Liability, Director’s & Officers Liability, Professional Liability, Property, and Crime. Followed by a question and answer session where specific questions related to participants own circumstances will be answered.
Presenter: Dennis Costa, CPCU of Nonprofit Services Insurance Agency, Inc.

Registration 6:30 – 7:00 pm / Presentation 7:00 – 8:00 pm/ Q&A 8:00 – 9:00 pm
Pre-registration is required - click here to register!

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C.L.A. members $ 11.00, Non-members $ 20.00, Free with purchase of membership.

These events are presented by California Lawyers for the Arts and is co-sponsored by Bay Area Glass Institute, Phantom Galleries, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Arts, and Viet Arts.

For more information please contact Sophie at sanjose@calawyersforthearts.org
(408) 998-2787 X216

We look forward to seeing you at these events!

California Lawyers for the Arts seeks to develop greater awareness and involvement by the legal community to the needs of creative people and the organizations with which they work, and assist artist and arts groups with gaining greater competency in handling the legal and business aspects of their creative activities, so that the law may become more responsive to the needs and interests of the arts community.