2 x 2 Solos coming soon... | First Friday Artist Talk TONIGHT | August Program News

2 x 2 Solos coming soon... | First Friday Artist Talk TONIGHT | August Program News

August Exhibitions and Events  August 2, 2013 Coming soon... Pro Arts is pleased to announce the artist selections for 2 x 2 Solos commissioning and exhibition series 2013: Ali Naschke-Messing Curated by Tanya Gayer, August 20 - September 27    Rosa M. Valdez   Curated by Eduardo Pineda, August 20 - September 27 Jacqueline Kiyomi Gordon   Curated by Amy Cancelmo, October 8 - November 15    Ernest Jolly Curated by E. Maude Haak-Frendscho, October 8 - November 15 More info... Images (l-r): Ali Naschke-Messing, To See Beyond Seeing Itself, 2012; Rosa M. Valdez, Seiscientos sesenta y cinco, 665 (detail), 2007; Jacqueline Gordon, SA-3, 2011; Ernest Jolly, Colony Collapse/Just Off Shore, 2010. Courtesy of the Artists.  First Friday TONIGHT... The San Francisco Chronicle says "DON'T MISS" it! Navigating the New Artist Talk  First Friday, August 2, 6.30pm  More info...   Join the artists as they discuss their work in the exhibition. Don't forget to bring your own questions/comments too!     Image: Stephen Whisler, Blue Predator, 2012  Program Calendar... First Friday, August 2, 6.30pm | FREE Navigating the New:   Artists' Talk  More info... Image: Julie Garner, Halls of Justice, 2012 --   First Friday, August 2, 2013, 6.30pm | FREE Youth Poet Laureate Ceremony  Location: I-SEEED Center @ 1625 Clay Street, Suite 600, Oakland More info.. Announcing Oakland's 2013 Youth Poet Laureate! Hosted by Oakland Indie Award winner Jazz Monique Hudson. Pro Arts is to proud be partner a of Oakland's Second Annual Youth Poet Laureate competition.   -- Saturday & Sunday, August 3-4, 12-6pm    Art & Soul Festival More info... Drop by Pro Arts' gallery during Art and Soul and help artist Jennifer Kincaid create an artful alphabet of 'Scribel Dudels'. Embellish to your heart's content! Please note, entry to Pro Arts' gallery is with Art and Soul admission. -- August 14 - September 26 PROJECT: James Shefik Window installation on view 24/7 Shefik installs his most recent work I've Not Had Enough of You, a 'charm' of sculptural hummingbirds that responds to the persistent creep of mass surveillance into public life. --   August 20 - September 27 2 x 2 Solos: Ali Naschke-Messing Working with delicate and elusive materials, such as thread and light, Naschke-Messing creates spatially quiet moments that invite viewers to look carefully at their surrounding architecture. Image: Accidental Drawing, 2013 -- August 20 - September 27 2 x 2 Solos: Rosa M. Valdez Valdez explores the tense space between cultural expectations of women and the creation of a new feminine identity through photography and couture. Image: Margarita, 2013 -- Friday, August 30 7.30pm BACH, San Francisco Waffle Opera Gala & Pro Arts Present: Last Friday Concert Series: "Best Foot Forward"  Tix: $18 (or $15 students, $12 seniors) More info and online tickets... -- Friday, September 6  Art Break Day!  More info... Participate in free art-making in Frank H Ogawa Plaza.   Get involved... Apply for a Teaching Artist or Intern position @ Pro Arts!! Curatorial & Gallery Management Internships Deadline to Apply: Monday Aug. 12, 5pm More info Curatorial Internship... More info Gallery Management Internship... Teaching Artist Rolling Deadline for Start of Academic Calendar More info... Pro Arts  150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510.763.4361 Fax 510.763.9470 info@proartsgallery.org Pro Arts inspires change, creativity and community. We provide creative platforms for artists, youth and public audiences to engage in and through the visual arts, connect with artists, and support arts education. Annually we produce over 20 exhibitions, exhibit over 600 artists, conduct over 700 arts classes for youth, and reach an audience over 72,000.