Works/San José News

Double check your calendar to make sure you have saved the evening of May 22nd for the Benefit Art Auction! The reception will begin at 5 p.m. Bidding will be begin at 7 p.m.

This lovely watercolor by Dick Zunkel is just one of the many amazing pieces that will be offered at our auction that night. Did he capture some San Francisco fog to create those soft yet deep colors? Keep checking back in with this site as we’ll be posting additional photos of artwork that will be up for bid that night!

Please join us for these upcoming events!

• First Friday Art Walk May 7th, 7pm-late Reception and Preview of Works Benefit Auction (free and open to the public)

• Works Live Benefit Auction, Saturday May 22nd- Final Preview 5pm, Auction at 7pm Bidder entry is $15 (Members $10)

Works, your community art and performance center, is asking for your art to be the focus of the 2010 benefit auction! This will be the most important auction ever for Works, and your commitment and most inspired artwork are needed now to move works into the future.

Submissions are accepted this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday:  April 23 from 3 to 7pm, or Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25 from Noon to 4pm. Download the pdf call and guidelines here:

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artist donation form to bring with work:

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Please note that we have changed our Gallery Hours. We are now open:

Thursdays 12-4
Fridays 12-7
Saturdays 12-4

Currently in the Gallery:

Female Found

Female Found Mixed Media Contemporary Art, curated by Terenia Offenbacker, presents the work of eight women that create art together through weekly sessions for the past seven years. The materials used are common: paper, sand, metals, textiles, etc., but each artist works in a different creative way. Featured artists: Rosine Ferber, Ann Gordon, Camille Ball, Ricky Gumbrecht, Shuang Zhang, Sheryl Tealdi, Annette Legallet and Terenia Offenbacker.

This exhibit will be up until April 16th. Please note, the show will be briefly on hiatus March 25, 26, and 27 as Works will be hosting a presentation of The Importance of Being Earnest.

Coming up: A new adaptation from the Cardboard Box.

The Cardboard Box Theatre Project presents a seriously silly interpretation of Wilde’s delightfully absurd masterpiece. In this timelessly witty world where style, not substance, is the rule, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrief spend their days concocting alternate identities and fictional friends. But when the town and the country converge and romantic hijinks escalate, both men must discover how to be honestly Earnest.

March 26-27 at 8pm • March 28 at 7pm
$5 Student • $10 General
Tickets at the door or reserve by email:
tickets@thecardboardbox.org

Haptic Synapses was in the gallery for a performance last week, check it out:

First Friday was a powerful display of San Jose’s vibrant art scene. Artists and bidders all crowded into Works/San Jose to see the (anti)Valentine’s Day Auction and exhibition! Bidders jumped at the chance to buy amorous (and not so amourous) artworks by over 65 artists from the South Bay! Some works created such a buzz that bidding wars ensued, all with peaceful endings. Works appreciates everyone’s help in keeping Works/San Jose as part of the downtown art scene!

To the winning bidders from Friday’s Auction!

Congratulations on your art purchase and thank you for your support of Works/San Jose and local artists! We will be calling the winners that were not present at the end of the night to let them know they won! Pick up hours for artwork will be:

February 11, Thursday 12-4pm,

February 12, Friday 12-7pm

February 13, Saturday 12-4pm.

Please contact us if you need special pick up times for your artwork. Thank you!

Show your love for Works, your community art and performance center, by placing your art in our Valentine event opening First Friday February 5.

Also–attend the “My Bloody Valentine” dance at Works/San Jose on Saturday February 13, 2010 at 8pm! $5 dollar donation at the door!

How it Works:

We ask that artwork be accessible in size and price: please keep art within 12×12 inches for wall pieces or a 12×12 inch footprint for sculptural work. All work should be ready to hang or stand. Multiple pieces are acceptable.

Themes: What inspires you about Valentine’s Day: hearts and flowers, broken hearts and dead flowers? Works wants to show a full range of feelings about Valentine’s Day.

All artwork will be available for bid at the silent auction at a starting bid of 20 dollars with minimum bid increments of 5 dollars. Bidders who want to buy a piece outright must meet the “Buy It Now” (retail) price set by the artist—recommended between $50 and $300. Artists can elect to receive up to 50 percent of the purchase price or can donate all proceeds to Works. Artists whose artwork generates proceeds for Works at or above the basic membership price of $35 will be rewarded with a complimentary membership.

Please bring your artwork to Works, 451 South 1st Street, San José, CA 95113, on one of the following dates:

Thursday, January 28, 12-4 p.m.

Friday, January 29, 12-7 p.m.

Saturday, January 30, 12-4 p.m.

Please also provide:

Your Name

Your mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address

Title of Artwork

Description of piece (media, size, date)

“Buy It Now” price

Remember to join us on Friday, February 5th to see your art in the exhibition and take part in the Silent Auction!

For more information, please contact Works/San José at 408-256-6250 or gallery@workssanjose.org

WHAT: A new holiday comedy about loving the ones who drive you crazy. You’re invited to an office holiday party at The Cardboard Box Paper Company, filled with manipulations, lies, and of course, holiday cheer.  It will be delightfully awkward.

WHEN: Saturday December 12 at 8 pm and Sunday December 13 at 7pm

WHERE: Works/San Jose, 451 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113

HOW MUCH: Pay-what-you-can at the door. Reserve tickets by emailing tickets@thecardboardbox.org

WHO: Brought to you by the Cardboard Box Theatre Project. Directed by Greg Callaghan and written by Lauren Baines, Chad Eschman, Michael Heriford, and Julie Jigour.The Actors: Devin Bertsch, Rob Campbell, Chad Eschman, Kristen Gradwohl, Michael Heriford, Hayley Lovgren, Maren Lovgren, Kristin Schmitz, Joelle Strickland, and Rachel Wilde.

QUESTIONS: Write to Stephanie at gallery@workssanjose.org or see the Cardboard Box Theater Project Website, www.thecardboardbox.org

On Saturday Afternoon at 12:01pm the exhausted participants of Noon2Noon-the 24 hour art marathon and fundraiser- were out of Works San Jose. We had just spent 24 hours of grueling, yet fruitful art making.

The First Friday December 4th Art Walk  visitors came to see our efforts. The entire evening was fun and full of memorable moments. Each booth was full of artists making art, selling art or teaching visitors how to make their own. The music that accompanied the visual arts was tight. Fontaine’s Muse created an amazing atmosphere and Haptic Synapses played an all too short set.  At least they hung around around to do some 1am noodling on the music box.

Our first annual Noon2Noon proved that the community is in support of the Arts in the Bay Area! We raised funds to keep up our programming including exhibitions, concerts, educational workshops and much much more! One new way to give to Works was a big success, Chip-In. Follow this link for a safe and easy way to donate to Works/San Jose!  We will leave the Chip-In open till the end of the month http://works.chipin.com/works-san-jose.

Here are the U-stream links to video and images from Noon2Noon:

beginning  noon2noon http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2711644

papercraft with the art inspector http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2713527

DC and the French http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2714531

bad beuys http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2715273

9:27 pm http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2715418

1:46 am http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2716581

finis http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2719363 (see 12:30 onward)

Once again, thank you for all your support of Works/San Jose. We wish you all a very safe and happy holiday season!