Oakland under $100: Affordable arts & crafts June 3 in Temescal
Oakland under $100 poster
June kicks off another round of Oakland Under $100 - an event created by local crafter and artist Emily Coker. What's the concept? All the arts and crafts in the show are are priced between $1 and $100. Everything is either made specially for the show, or priced down for the night.
"In 2009, I started Oakland Under $100 as a bi-annual event. I wanted to create a place where both new and mid-career artists could show and sell their work at affordable prices to the general public," Coker writes. "The challenge and fun is for the artists to come up with quality work priced under $100. Participating artists are equally responsible for marketing and making connections within the community, which includes being present during the event to discuss and sell their work.
"The impetus for this was visiting galleries in which the one-time showing of an artist’s work was outrageously priced, even though it was greatly coveted. I do not mean to say the asking price was not representative of the work, it is just usually priced so completely out of this economy’s working person’s range.
"I feel an artist’s successes should not lie in the great gap between the buyer and the gallery, with only the gallery making the profit," Coker continues. "Especially in Oakland where the art community has so much to offer, I felt something needed to bridge this gap: Support emerging artists and their followers.
"I know that while this idea is not new, Oakland Under $100 has managed to facilitate both the needs of our community and the arts while giving the patron and the artist exposure. In these two years, Oakland Under $100 has gained consistent momentum and attendance.
The show features 10-12 artists and crafts people in a dance-studio-turned-art-venue for one night. We are also accompanied by some of the best local, usually acoustic, music. The whole neighborhood is welcome to the event."
This year's artists include:
Emily Coker
Rachel Coker
Danielle Demuro
Kyle Farrand
Kate Flynn
Rachel Hubbard
Mattie Ignacio
Ryan McJunkin
Allyson O'Brien
Anne Pinkowski
Mark Peterson
Mike Woolson
Alice Worland
Oakland Under $100 is part of a weekend of Temescal fun - the eighth annual Temescal street fair takes place on Sunday.
Oakland Under $100 @ Temescal Art Center
511 48th Street, Oakland, Ca 94609
June 3rd - 6pm - 10pm
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