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2 x 2 Solos November Exhibitions & Events  OPENING... 2 x 2 Solos: Cybele Lyle Curated by Jacqueline Clay  October 30 - November 30, 2012  Artists' Reception: THIS FIRST FRIDAY, November 2, 6-8pm     Image: Cybele Lyle, Shifting Spaces (book detail), 2012. Courtesy of the Artist     More info...  --  2 x 2 Solos: Wafaa Yasin Curated by Lauren Schell Dickens   October 30 - November 30, 2012  Artists' Reception: THIS FIRST FRIDAY, November 2, 6-8pm Image: Wafaa Yasin, Let's say that this was a Mountain, 2012. Courtesy of the Artist     More info...  -- This program is funded in part by the California Arts Council, a state agency, as well as the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts also contributed funding. ALSO OPENING...  PROJECT: Renee Gertler October 30 - November 30, 2012 Artists' Reception: Friday, November 2, 6-8pm More info... Image: Renee Gertler, Detail of PROJECT OFF-SITE Pro Arts @ Latham Square: Liz Maxwell September 21, 2012 - March 1, 2013   1161 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA    More info...      Image: Liz Maxwell, Sonora 20, 2012, Oil on canvas. Courtesy of Hang Art Gallery   --        Pro Arts @ The San Francisco Foundation   Vicky Chen | Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez | J.B. MacKinnon   September 5 - December 4, 2012 More info...    Images l-r: J.B. MacKinnon, MacArthur East, 2012, Acrylic on canvas; Vicky Mei Chen, Roadside View, 2011, Silkscreen on Gampi overlaying paper and wood with graphite; Rebeca Garcia-Gonzalez, 23rd and Andrade, 2010, Acrylic on canvas NEWS Box Art Benefit Auction More than 200 artists and supporters attended the 10th Anniversary Box Art Benefit Auction on Friday, October 19. Thank you to everyone who participated - the event was a smash hit!   View photos on Facebook... --   Members' Exhibition 2013  "TRANSPORT: Where we go from here..."   Announcing the prompt for the 2013 Members' Exhibition - "TRANSPORT: Where we go from here..."  All member artists with a fascination for visionary languages and an appreciation that art can propel us forward are invited to submit work. The Members' Exhibition is a non-juried program open to all current, new and renewing members. More info...   Image: Members' Exhibition 2012 ART, CULTURE & CREATIVITY MOVE THE WORLD   Countdown: 6 days to the election... VOTE! Wednesday, November 6 Stand with other artists and art supporters and VOTE! Your vote is your voice in policy-making. Every vote is an opportunity to ensure equity, access, engagement and public accountability in our communities! Election info for California... AC TRANSIT: PUBLIC ART   Informational Meeting on BRT Stations Design Wednesday November 7 , 6-8pm Lincoln Recreation Center, 250 10th Street, Oakland Learn about the process to choose public art. To meet neighborhood needs and ensure community compatibility, AC Transit is holding workshops to gather input from local businesses and residents on the neighborhood-level design of the BRT stations. More info...    NOVEMBER PROGRAM CALENDAR Friday, November 2, 2012, 6-8pm 2 x 2 Solos Artists' Reception  More info... -- Friday, November 9, 2012, 5.30pm Youth Speaks Under 21 Open Mic  More info... -- Saturday, November 10, 2012, 9am-4pm Community Arts Alliance Training I  Call for Participants, 5 Spaces Left! More info...  -- Friday, November 16, 2012, 6-8pm 2 x 2 Solos: Catalogue Launch & Artists' Talk  More info... -- Saturday, November 17, 2012, 2pm Artists' Salon: Presenting Your Work   More info...   -- Wednesday, November 21, 2012    Holiday Artist Guide Published  Pro Arts Artist Listings in the East Bay Express Register Now  |  Deadline: November 9, 2012 More Info... -- Thursday, November 22, 2012 Thanksgiving | Holiday Hours  Pro Arts is open Saturday, November, 24, 11am-4pm. The gallery is closed November 22, 23, 25 and 26 over the holiday weekend. --    Friday, December 7, 2012 Juried Annual 2013 Opens | Artists' Reception Selections by Naomi Beckwith Curator at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Enter Now  |  Submission Deadline: Friday, November 2, 2012 More info...    be pro arts      Amy Spencer Program Coordinator / Curator   Supporting the arts within communities by serving the ongoing needs of artists. Pro Arts provides critical access to contemporary art in the region and serves as a regional hub for arts activities, independent curated exhibitions, advocacy, arts education and capacity building artist services - fiscal sponsorship to artists and professional exhibition services matching artists with community partners. We produce 22 exhibitions annually, exhibit over 580 artists, and reach an annual audience over 72,000.  2 x 2 Solos PROJECT: Renee Gertler Off-Site Exhibitions News Vote! AC Transit: Public Art Mtg November Calendar         ABOUT PRO ARTS  NEWS CALL FOR ENTRY EAST BAY OPEN STUDIOS   EXHIBITIONS CALENDAR  EVENTS MEMBERSHIP DONATE NOW JOBS/INTERNSHIPS           THANKS TO OUR BOX ART SPONSORS: