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Shop thru December 23, 2017
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ART SEEDS SALON | DEMO WITH ARTIST PAMELA MERORY DERNHAM + PERFORMANCE BY WOLF & CROW: NOVEMBER 17, 8PM, $22
Friday, November 17, 8-10PM | $22
Join Vessel Gallery for a night of art and music. We'll kick off the night with a demo by exhibiting artist Pamela Merory Dernham, who creates sculptures of figures “drawn” with steel wire. Mingle and explore the exhibition on view, This Land We Share, that looks at landscape through a contemporary lens. We'll finish off the evening with a performance by local musical duo Wolf & Crow. The band's original music explores folklore, personal and interpersonal landscapes, and our connection to the earth -- themes shared by the artists Pamela Merory Dernham and Walter James Mansfield in This Land We Share.
"THIS LAND WE SHARE" OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 6-9PM
This Land We Share: October 19 - December 23
New paintings by Walter James Mansfield &
New sculptures by Pamela Merory Dernham
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, November3, 6–9 PM during First Friday Oakland Art Murmur
MURAL TOUR WITH ARTIST DAVID BURKE: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2–4 PM
Saturday, October 7, 2017, 2–4 PM | $35
Explore Oakland’s murals with Vessel Gallery and Oakland-based painter and muralist David Burke. During the tour, we’ll take a closer look at some of the beloved Oakland murals.
Meet us at 2 pm at Vessel Gallery, 471 25th Street. Wear your walking shoes as we'll travel to the various murals on foot. We’ll grab a drink after the tour at Vessel Gallery to continue our conversation on murals, art, and Oakland. We’ll go to murals in the Uptown and Downtown neighborhoods in Oakland. We’ll finish the tour back at the gallery.
Bring your walking shoes. / Please arrive 15 minutes early to check in.
ART SEEDS | Art + Poetry Salon: Friday, September 15, 8 PM
Friday, September 15, 8 PM, $35
Join Vessel Gallery for an assemblage of notable literary figures, MK Chavez and Nina Lindsay, and artist David Burke. Like the epic salons of the past, we'll spend the gathering conversing on art, poetry, and today's philosophical quandaries. The evening will begin with a talk by local and exhibiting artist David Burke. Then local poets will read a selection of their published works, which explore similar themes of crumbling environments and dystopian identities. We'll finish the gathering with lively conversation about the art and signature cocktails inspired by Burke's exhibition "Mined Matters."
"MINED MATTERS" OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 6-9PM
Mined Matters: September 1 - October 14, 2017
New paintings by David Burke & sculpture by Luke Heimbigner
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, September 1, 6–9 PM during First Friday Oakland Art Murmur
TITS OUT: A CONVERSATION BETWEEN WOMEN ON WAR : SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 2PM
Join MOTIVE artists Christa Assad, Pamela Merory Dernham, Bella Feldman, Iris Polos, and moderator Dewitt Cheng for a conversation focused on women's voices and war. The panel will discuss and reveal the perspectives of those who are frequently left out, quieted, and often more empathetic, in the conversations regarding war.
Peace Bomb, Christa Assad + Kevin Wickham (2015), wood stain on plywood, 9.5” x 10.5”; Pillow Talk, Bella Feldman, bronze and steel, 3" x 16" x 6"
"MOTIVE" OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 6-9PM
MOTIVE
July 20 – August 26
Artworks by Christa Assad + Kevin Wickham, David Burke, Pamela Merory Dernham, Bella Feldman, Gordon Glasgow, William Harsh, Michael Kang, Iris Polos, Chaves Smith, Cyrus Tilton, and Sanjay Vora
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, August 4, 6–9 PM during First Friday Oakland Art Murmur
ART SEEDS TALK – TITS OUT: Saturday, August 5, 2 PM, a conversation between women on war, moderated by Dewitt Cheng
Man-Made, Christa Assad + Kevin Wickham (2017), acrylic on plywood, 35” x 48”