Bay Area Currents 2009 June 23, 2009

Bay Area Currents 2009
Group Exhibition Juried by Kevin B. Chen
June 23 - July 24, 2009
Artists Reception: Thursday, June 25, 5-8pm
Artist Talk: July 16, 2009, 6pm

(Oakland, California) June 2009 – Pro Arts and the Oakland Art Gallery present Bay Area Currents 2009, the annual juried exhibition showcasing the depth and variety of inspired artists currently working in the Bay Area art scene. Twenty-seven artists from a pool of almost 300 were selected for studio visits from which the juror made eleven final selections for the exhibit.

Selected Artists are: Bert Bergen, Adam Friedman, Daniel Healey, Donna Anderson Kam, John Patrick McKenzie, Stephanie Metz, Billy O'Callaghan, Joan Osato, Elizabeth Pedinotti, Alex Potts, and Annie Vought.

LOCATION: Pro Arts at Oakland Art Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza (entrance on Kahn's Alley) Oakland, CA 94612
PRESS CONTACT: info@proartsgallery.org or 510.763.4361

EXHIBITION DATES: June 23 – July 24, 2009
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, June 25, 5 – 8pm

ARTIST TALK: Thursday, July 16, 6pm
GALLERY HOURS: Tuesday - Friday, 11am - 6pm, Saturday 11am-4pm, Closed Sunday and Monday. Open late every third Thursday. Admission is free.
Juror Kevin B. Chen, Program Director for the Visual Arts, Literary Series, and Jazz at Intersection for the Arts, has been involved in the San Francisco Bay Area arts community for over 15 years as a curator, arts administrator, and visual artist. He serves on selection panels for such entities as the Creative Capital Foundation, San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grants and Public Art Programs, City of San Jose Cultural Affairs Office, Alameda County Arts Commission, Arts Council Silicon Valley, WORKS/San Jose, San Francisco Recycling & Disposal, Inc. and the Headlands Center for the Arts.

Official Website: http://www.proartsgallery.org