Shannon Amidon photo weaving workshop at July's TBT.

Join us for an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!!


TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery?
Tuesday, August 16th, 7-10pm - ?It's free and open to all ages!

You probably have a clear plastic container in your refrigerator right now containing something you’ll never eat but you felt bad at the time letting your leftovers go to waste. Well, scrape off the fuzzy green stuff and turn it into a work of art! The organizer of Scary Craft San Jose will show you how to make a keychain, necklace charm, or earrings from plastic trash. http://www.craftingforcheapskates.blogspot.com

Lisa Mejia will create beautiful henna tattoos for visitors for a small fee. 

Our resident portrait artist David Mejia, will draw your portrait on the spot for a small fee. 

Lara Sophia will help you make Your Own Natural Toothpaste!?It’s inexpensive and fun! Choose your own flavoring! 

Michael Denning will help you make a collage button for $2! He’s also selling copies of his new book for $10. The first 50 copies are autographed and personally numbered. The cover was created on an antique hand-operated tabletop letterpress and all the books are hand stitched.

Andre Hart will be collecting raffle tickets for his painting " Essence" for a dollar a ticket. The winner will be announced First Friday September 2nd via phone. Do not need be present to win. 


LIVE ARTISTS:
Force 129
Kori Thompson
?Ivan Gonzalez
?Al Preciado ?
Nik Caesar
?John Hageman
Jehoiakim Santos
Michelle Waters
?Jonathan Perea

MUSIC: ?Jaffar will spin some sweet tracks!
FOOD:? Sugar & Spice – Tasty cupcakes and savory samosas from the lovely Amber Rogers and the vivacious Theresa Dunnavant. Only $2!


??As always, $2 art will be on sale throughout the evening!???Tuesday, August 16th, 7-10 pm - free & all ages welcome!

?KALEID Gallery ???
88 South 4th Street
Downtown San Jose ?
http://??www.KALEIDgallery.com 
(408) 947 1785

??Would YOU like to get involved with Two Buck Tuesdays? Let us know!

Master Photographer John Eric Paulson has a photographic exhibit entitled Masks and Mannequins on view through September 14th at Red Berry Coffee Bar, 231 East Santa Clara Street in San Jose.

Mosaic Artists of the South Bay at Main Street Cafe & Books on view now through October 7th.

Featuring Contemporary Mosaic Artists: Angela Sanders, April Maiten, Corinne Friedman, Laurel Woodard, Lynne Strom-Berg, Kathy Richardson, Kathleen Sartain, Kathy Schuyler

Contemporary Mosaics expand on traditional mosaic techniques and encompass materials that range from found objects to the traditional Italian smalti glass used for centuries. This show includes artists using broken plates, stained glass, shattered tempered glass, smalti, all creating contemporary mosaic art.

Main Street Café and Books, 134 Main St,
Los Altos, CA 94022, (650) 948-8040

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art School is proud to partner with the fabulous indie fashion designer Christina Molcillo owner of Black Lotus Clothing. They rocked the stage at the 2011 SubZERO Festival with a fashion show and modeled for the Dr. Sketchy tent.

Join Master of Ceremonies Drew Clark and the alluring model Bad Charlotte for this special session of Victorian inspired garments created by Black Lotus Clothing.

Thursday, August 25th 7pm-10pm
$10 / door
Show up early with your art supplies, as seating is limited.

Anno Domini Gallery
366 South First Street
San Jose
http://www.galleryAD.com
408-271-5155

Photo: Red Rum collaboration. Make up: Alicia Campbell.

Join us for the First Friday Art Walk & Street Mrkt this Friday, Sept. 2nd!

Two new solo exhibitions by Leslie Ann Rice and Sara Tomasello
KALEID Gallery, 88 So. Fourth St.

Circus Act sculptures by Leslie Ann Rice

A mutt-ley crew of characters explore the circus of popular culture, touching upon the freakish tendencies of human nature.

Looking through the Glass paintings by Sara Tomasello

Through her paintings, Sara Tomasello builds on themes of intimacy and the unity of opposites. Her characters are symbols for the light and dark aspects of human nature. Using a vibrant color palette and inspired by universal mythological themes, Sara portrays the emotional impact of the world she sees and experiences it in her acrylic paintings. There is a story behind each piece and it begins; Once upon time. Viewers are invited to look through the glass that Sara views the world and reflect on your own experiences of the world.

The Peculiar Pageant new paintings and installation by Lacey Bryant
Good Karma Vegan Cafe, 37 So. First Street

Theatrically posed and surrounded by lush, illusory environments, the subjects of Lacey’s newest works are like pictures in a storybook written in an unknown language. The images are somewhat familiar but certain elements remains foreign. Like a hazy dream of an imagined childhood long forgotten, the images strive to make you feel as if you just might have been there once, maybe. As is common in Lacey’s work, there is a subtle tension between beautiful and unsettling elements. This contrast creates a sense of mystery and invites the viewer to construct their own interpretation of the scenes. In the safety of a world poised between reality and imagination where common symbols mingle with strange ones, Lacey’s characters expose their fears, doubts, despairs and longings.

Folie à Deux Family Tree Monotypes and Glass Statues by Curt Schauer
Phantom Galleries, 95 So. Market St:

In this exhibit, Curt traces the origins and family history of the Folie a Deux series. From the image on the original sign in Tokyo that inspired the figurative images and the early acrylic ink monotype studies, digital drawings and oil based monotypes to the final five piece monotype series and blown glass statues that defined Curt’s work from 2008 to today. Folie a Deux explores the duality of extremes and conflict in human nature and between the art and the viewer in figurative and expressionist styles. Not satisfied with a single medium to express his vision,

Curt furthered the duality theme by recreating the series in colorful 3D blown glass with hand etched graal images. This is the first exhibit to display the family tree in life (glass) and in portrait (monotypes) and displays the use of color, light, movement and dimension in Curt’s art.

The First Friday Art Walk includes 20 participating venues and STREET MRKT will have 40 indie artists booths & 3 live bands out on South First St. 7pm-11pm, FREE

Check out the full South FIRST FRIDAYS event lineup http://www.SouthFIRSTFRIDAYS.com