CATCH IT | April 2016
photo credit: Flora Grubb | Gingersnap Blog
April is an important month for us here in the Bay. It's the time when the rains are finishing their work, the soil around us is rich and fertile and all around us life begins to bloom.
It seems only fitting that as plants and flowers begin to emerge, we also take a moment to celebrate where they come from — which is why we are reminding everyone that Friday, April 22 is Earth Day. Art is everywhere — earth, moon and sky. Take time to do your part in giving back to this amazing place we get to call the ultimate art studio! If there are little ones in your life, teach them too the importance of treating earth and this amazing Bay with kindness. A few ideas - spend an afternoon in a local garden like Berkeley Rose Garden or San Francisco's Flora Grubb, plant a tree in a deserving urban space, channel your inner-Andy Goldsworthy by making an earthwork or up-cycle a cardboard box to a cool canvas for your next painting a la John Burgerman. Whatever you do, have fun and get creative for earth-sake!
A few April highlights: The Asian Art Museum, the BAMPFA, De Young Museum and the Oakland Art Museum all have exhibits closing mid-April. Make time to catch any that interest you before they move on. Reminder, the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive is hosting Family Fare on the second Saturday of each month throughout spring. See details below.
Happy earth, Happy us!
To See This Month : Bay Area
Museums
ONGOING
The second floor museum regularly hosts traveling and original exhibitions that highlight the art, history, and culture of African Americans.
EXTRACTED: A TRILOGY BY RANU MUKHERJEE
NOV 6, 2015 — AUG 14, 2016
PROTOTYPING
NOV 13, 2015 — APR 10, 2016
HIDDEN GOLD: MINING ITS MEANING IN ASIAN ART
MAR 4 — MAY 8, 2016
CHINA AT THE CENTER: RARE RICCI AND VERBIEST WORLD MAPS
MAR 4 — MAY 8, 2016
PEARLS ON A STRING: ARTISTS, PATRONS AND POETS AT THE GREAT ISLAMIC COURTS
FEB 26, 2015 - MAY 8, 2016
CHINESE LACQUERWARE
NOV 10, 2015 — JUL 31, 2016
ELEPHANTS WITHOUT NUMBER
NOV 24, 2015 — JUN 26, 2016
JAPANESE LACQUERWARE
DEC 9, 2015 — JUL 17, 2016
Review Here
FAMILY FARE
SPRING 2016 - Second Saturday of Each Month
Connects art viewing with art making in ways that engage the entire family
ARCHITECTURE OF LIFE
JAN 31–MAY 29, 2016
FEB 10–APR 13, 2016
FULL
JAN 1–DEC 31, 2016
FEB 11–APR 17, 2016
ROMAN VISHNIAC REDISCOVERED R
FEB 11–MAY 29, 2016
IN THAT CASE: HAVRUTA IN CONTEMPORARY ART
Jenny Odell and Philip Buscemi
JAN 28–JUL 5, 2016
LAMP OF THE COVENANT: DAVE LANE
ONGOING
HARDLY STRICTLY WARREN HELLMAN
ONGOING
BRICE DAVIDSON: GIFTS TO THE COLLECTION
FEB 27 – SEP 11, 2016
GALLERY 12
OSCAR DE LA RENTA: THE RETROSPECTIVE
MAR 12 - MAY 30
HERBST EXHIBITION GALLERIES
PIERRE BONNARD: PAINTING ARCADIA
FEB 6, 2016–MAY 15, 2016
ROSEKRANS COURT, SPECIAL EXHIBITION GALLERIES 20B-F
SUBLIME BEAUTY: RAPHAEL'S PORTRAIT OF A LADY WITH A UNICORN
ENDS APR 10, 2016
GALLERY 1
THE WORK IN A BOOK: "THE NUREMBERG CHRONICLE" AND THE ART OF GERMAN RENAISSANCE ILLUSTRATION
ENDS MAY 1, 2016
REVA AND DAVID LOGAN GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATED BOOKS
¡QUE RICO, QUE BUENO!
FEB 1 – JUN 31, 2016
ART OF NEW SPAIN
Highlights from The Mexican Museum Colonial Collection
FEB 19 — MAY 20, 2016
UNEARTHED: Found + Made
DEC 12, 2015–APR 24, 2016
BEES: TINY INSECTS, BIG IMPACT
JAN 31, 2015–JUL 24, 2016
NEW STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF ASIA:
Tabaimo: Her Room
THROUGH AUG 21, 2016
KORET FAMILY GALLERY: MAKER SPACE
ENDS MAY 22, 2016
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
Artists in Residence: San Jose's 20th-Century Vanguard
MAR 11 - SEP 18
Galleries / Special Shows
Other top shows/sites of interest hitting galleries this month
SF Arts HERE
For a comprehensive list of names and addresses for Bay Area museums and galleries, see
SF Bay Area Gallery Guide HERE
Top news on art in the Bay
SF Arts HERE
SF Gate HERE
SF Weekly HERE
Art & Craft Fairs
Jack London Square - Oakland, CA
APRIL 9, 2016
Japantown - San Francisco, CA
APRIL 9-17, 2016
Historic Downtown - Petaluma, CA
APRIL 23, 2016
Napa County Fairgrounds - Calistoga, CA
APRIL 30 - MAY 1, 2016
Fort Mason Center Herbst Pavilion, San Francisco, CA
APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2016
Downtown - San Francisco, CA
MAY 1, 2016
Coming Soon...
SF MOMA - Opens May 14th
artist credit: Andy Goldsworthy
“The 'Earth' without 'art' is just 'Eh'”
– unknown
Happy Making.
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