Works / San José

It’s been a decade since Works/San José’s official cultural event of Super Bowl 50® and, official or not, we’re back with part LX!

Still time to register and bring in your art here! art drop off on January 10, 16, and 17—follow the link or scroll down to the earlier post for details.

opening reception: 5-7pm Saturday, January 24
exhibit: January 25–February 15, 2026
gallery hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm

In 2026 the South Bay will host the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and a new Hunger Games film will premier. At the time of our bi-annual (Anti) Valentine Show, we reprise our Super Bowl/Anti-Valentine/Hunger Games mashup of ten years ago when the Bay Area previously hosted the big game. This exhibition will be a broad view from local and regional artists of sport, violence, love, and the overall state of our society.

A few examples of the art in the exhibition so far:

Super Hunger Anti-Valentine Bowl Games part LX

In 2026 the South Bay will host the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and a new Hunger Games film will premier. At the time of our bi-annual (Anti) Valentine Show, we reprise our Super Bowl/Anti-Valentine/Hunger Games mashup of ten years ago when the Bay Area previously hosted the big game. this exhibition will be a broad view of sport, violence, love, and the overall state of our society. All media is welcome including sculpture and video. 

Register your art here
See the Call link for specifications, but we intend to accept every artwork submitted and delivered, so long as within the specifications. Simply register and bring your art.

key dates:
art drop off on 3 days:
2-4pm Saturday January 10
2-6pm Friday January 16
2-4pm Saturday January 17
opening reception: 5-7pm Saturday, January 24
exhibit: January 25–February 15, 2026

Gary Tolomei, A State of Serious Mayhem Ensued
artwork in Super Hunger Anti-Valentine Bowl Games part LX

Edge of Softness
opening reception: Saturday, November 1, 5pm-7pm
exhibition runs November 2 through December 12 (held over for gallery tours!)
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm
South First Friday art walks: November 7 and December 5

artists:
Alyssarhaye Graciano, guest co-curator
Cynthia Yadira Gonzalez, guest co-curator
Lydia Rae Black
Mario Montes Pozo
Mary Morse

This exhibition delves into complex layers of softness, challenging the belief that strength must be synonymous with toughness. Often seen as an insult, being called soft is perceived as a lack of assertiveness, indecisiveness, or weakness. By reframing softness as a form of strength, these artists highlight its true power: vulnerability, empathy, and emotional intelligence.

Climate Interrelations Imaginative
opening night: First Friday, September 5, 5pm–9pm
exhibition: September 6–October 18, 2025
hours: Fridays 12-6pm; Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm

closing day events, Saturday, October 18 register here free!
film 1:00pm: Upstream, Downriver, Uniting for Water Justice
guest speaker 2:30pm: Cynthia Kaufman, author of The Sea Is Rising and So Are We: A Climate Justice Handbook
artists talk 3:15pm: join the artists for a gallery walk-through
parking under Works with auto entry at 25 South 3rd Street and 90 minutes free
Santa Clara Street light rail and bus station across the street from Works

Five artists, with guest curator Valentino Loyola, present data-based speculative to lived experiences with human relations to the climate crisis and its effects. Their results aim to further understanding of the changing landscapes we inhabit, depend on, and affect with our choices.

artists:
kaory santillan bueno, indigenous (wixarika and na’ayari) scholar and transdisciplinary artist
Linda Gass, Bay Area artist and environmental activist
Josie Lepe, independent photo-journalist
Sarah Loyola, San Jose based mixed-media artist
Valentino Loyola, interdisciplinary artist (guest curator)

Some results of “Upstream Downriver” film showing workshop, led by Valentino Loyola.

exhibition opening reception: Saturday, July 26, 5-7pm
exhibition runs: July 27 through August 23
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm
First Friday artwalk: August 1, 5-9pm
annual member meeting and closing party: Saturday, August 23, 4-6pm
additional art pick-up: Sunday, August 24, 12-4pm

Works presents its 2025 member art exhibition—the title “Stand Up!” asks broadly what each artist’s work stands for—from concrete to abstract statements: formal, societal, environmental, etc. This exhibit is a wide-ranging survey of South Bay and nearby artists. From the most experienced and collected regional artists to new voices, see the work of more than 80 artist members who help support your community art and performance center. Don’t miss this impressive salon of talent in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, video, digital art, and more. While we have many members who support our community mission but don’t consider themselves artists, this show celebrates creatives who volunteer and contribute to increase opportunities for everyone.

See the full CALL and enter your artwork here!

This exhibit is open to every artist member, regardless of practice, so the title “Stand Up!” asks broadly what your art stands for—from concrete to abstract statements: formal, societal, environmental, etc. We need to Stand Up!

Who are members?
– those who donated for memberships since the last member exhibition
– those who donated art to the 2025 community art auction 
– those who volunteered for 5 or more shifts from July 2024 to the present

Not a current member? Join or renew to participate under “membership” at: https://workssanjose.square.site

Key dates:
Art drop off on 3 days (enter artwork data here before dropping off)
Sunday, July 13, 2-4pm
Friday, July 18, 2-6pm
last chance: Saturday, July 19, 12-2pm
exhibition opening reception: Saturday, July 26, 5-7pm
exhibition runs: July 27 through August 23
member meeting and closing party: Saturday, August 23, 4-6pm
additional art pick-up: Sunday, August 24, 12-4pm

One piece per member, wall pieces are limited to a maximum of 9 square feet (ie: 36″x36″ or other adding to that—some small leeway negotiable but we need to fit everyone in), and sculptural pieces up to 9 cubic feet. Please read the full instructions on the artwork entry page!

Re-deconstruction: Jan Rindfleisch and the Building Together collaborations
opening night on First Friday art walk: June 6, 5pm-9pm
regular exhibition hours: June 7 to June 28, 2025
hours: Fridays 12-6pm; Saturdays Sundays 12-4pm
closing gathering with remembrance of Jan on June 28, 5-7pm

the work of Jan Rindfleisch with:
Kathy Aoki
Thai Bui
Natalya Burd
Terry Acebo Davis
Robin Lasser
Therese May
Tony May
Elise Ordorica
Carlos Pérez
Karen Tseng
Nanette Wylde

This exhibition is a celebration of the life of Jan Rindfleisch, an organizer, artist, and documenter of visual arts and organizations in our community. Among other arts activism, Jan was involved in the founding of Works/San José and the Euphrat Museum of Art at De Anza College, where she was director from 1979 to 2011. In 2023 Jan asked several local artists to reimagine and remake groundbreaking artworks of hers from the late 1970s on. Jan called the experiment “Building Together.” This exhibition presents the results of these unique collaborations along with several original works of the artist. Knowing she was in the late stages of cancer throughout this project, Jan passed away in March of 2025. The exhibition is on view through June 28, and a gathering to celebrate Jan’s life will be held at the close of the exhibit. The book Building Together will also be available at the exhibition.

opening night on First Friday artwalk:
Friday, May 2, 2025, 5pm–9pm
exhibition:
May 3 through May 23
hours:
Fridays 12pm–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12pm–4pm

“Interwoven” is an exhibition of 79 new animation and illustration graduates of San José State University. Experience dozens of videos and hundreds of images and 3d models in areas of story, visual development, character design, 3D modeling, animation, and group thesis projects using all these skills and more.

Exhibit open now until the auction:
Saturday, April 5, doors open 6pm, lots begin closing 7pm
exhibition hours:
Fridays 12pm-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12pm-4pm
Register on Square to bid!
Bidder Registration is also your ticket to the Auction!

Preview and bid on the work of 115 local and regional artists in the regions most accessible and eclectic art auction. Bidding or not, visit the Auction exhibition for a survey of San José to Bay Area talent. Openings and exhibitions are always free at Works and the exhibit continues through April 5 to an exciting Auction night. For 48 years, Works/San José has been your community art and performance space—the Community Art Auction is a chance to build your collection and support your community artists and your community art space.

Preview the exhibition here! An amazing range of local art:

if you delivered art but forgot to register do so here

Register your art and see full guidelines at the link above and bring your artwork on one of the intake days:

Three art drop off days:
Friday, February 21, 2pm–6pm
Saturday and Sunday, February 22 and 23, 2pm–4pm

Works/San José, 38 South Second Street, downtown San José
90 minutes free parking is available in the garage under Works with auto entrance at 25 South 3rd Street. Get a free 90 minute ticket at the kiosk, place it on your dash, and take the stairs or elevator up to Works.

Some general guidelines:
• One artwork per artist. A diptych or triptych offered together is also ok.
• Choose work you believe will attract bidders for long-term home display.
• Consider work with retail from $150 to $2000—substantial yet accessible.
• Artists can retain up to 50% of a final sale price.
• Artists can specify opening bids, which can be no more than 50% of retail with 25% to 35% recommended.

Artwork must be ready to hang or otherwise display (with hanging wire, framed if appropriate to media, stable sculpture, etc). Contact us in advance if you are considering a work that is challenging in scale, materials, or subject matter.

Contact auction@workssanjose.org if questions.

Exhibit opens First Friday, March 7, 5-9pm
Ends with auction on Saturday, April 5

Back to Square One
opening reception: Saturday, January 25, 5pm-7pm
artists talk during the reception at 6pm
exhibition: January 26 to February 16, 2025
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays Sundays 12-4pm
First Friday: February 7, open 5pm-9pm with public workshop making tiles in the exhibition from 6pm-8pm

artists:
Irene Carvajal, guest co-curator
Adrienne Defendi
Nina K Ekman
Victoria Heilweil
Pantea Karimi, guest co-curator
Deborah Kennedy
Jessica Kwong

Back to Square One is a story of conquest, erasure, and appropriation. Through the cultural and archival research of artists Pantea Karimi and Irene Carvajal the beauty of decorative tile-work gets deconstructed and investigated as a carrier of historic and cultural narratives. For this exhibition, through printmaking, drawing, installation, and social practice Karimi, Carvajal and participating artists engage with traditional and historic tile-making methods, representation and iconography. Back to Square One unpacks historical narratives that are embedded in the decorative. By working in collaboration, they also touch on themes of appropriation, ownership and labor. The project interrogates the often-overlooked hands and intentions behind the creation of tiles. Whose stories are favored, what stories are silenced? How can we decode the narratives hidden within the decorative? The exhibition seeks to ignite conversations around the power of visual culture and how we can utilize this power to add our voices and our agendas to a broader and more diverse global conversation.

opening reception: Saturday, November 16, 5pm–8pm
exhibition: November 16–December 21, 2024
hours: Fridays 12pm–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12pm–4pm
closed on Friday, November 29
closing reception: Saturday, December 21, 4pm–6pm

artists:
Sydney Brown
Katharine T. Jacobs, guest curator
Jackelin Solorio
Dani Torvik
Laamsha Young
Lucia Znamirowski

The title, “Close to the Skin” speaks directly to the intimate nature of the timely, uninhibited work being made by the all-female identifying True Thing Collective. Each work in the exhibition is tied definitively to the corporeal experience. The work of this collective coalesces in an intensely personal narrative of strength, fragility, sexuality, pain and a nearly heart-broken desire to make sense of the human experience.

exhibition opening reception: Saturday, September 28, 5-7pm
exhibition runs: September 29 through November 3
hours: Fridays 12–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm
closing party: Sunday, November 3, 4-6pm

90 artworks by local to regional artist describe reasons to vote—issues of our day to personalities of our candidates to gut feelings and emotion. From unflinching realist references to abstract representations of gut feelings, this open and uncensored exhibition shows where many (though some enigmatically) of the artists of our community stand.

Register your art here! (opens Google form, no sign-in required)

Calling all area artists and designers! Bring your art to Works after submission at the link above. We intend to accept all artwork delivered unless impractical to hang or that threatens or implies a threat to anyone.

Key dates:
Art drop off on 3 days: 
Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15, 2-4pm
Friday, September 20, 2-6pm
exhibition opening reception: Saturday, September 28, 5-7pm
exhibition runs: September 29 through November 3
closing party: Sunday, November 3, 4-6pm
additional art pick-up: TBD

Up to 2 pieces per artist may be accepted depending on space and relevance to the exhibit focus. Email the address below if advice or a determination is needed on an artwork. Otherwise simply register your art at the link above and then deliver your work.

Art must be ready to hang or display with hanging wire, frame, etc, as appropriate. No work on binder clips or prints with no hanging strategy. Loose posters are acceptable for this exhibit and should be printed on matte paper. Video or digital images may be accepted at 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels at 72 dpi) vertical or horizontal.

Artwork may be for sale at artists’ discretion, but must remain for the complete exhibit. Member artists receive 90% of sale price if sold, non members receive 75%. Contact gallery@workssanjose.org if questions.

exhibition opening reception: Saturday, July 27, 5-7pm
exhibition runs: July 28 through September 7 (extended from original schedule)
exhibition hours: Fridays 12pm-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 112pm-4pm
join us for South First Friday art walk, August 2 and September 6, 5-9pm!
annual member meeting and closing party: Saturday, September 7, 4-6pm

Works presents its 2024 member art exhibition—a wide-ranging survey of South Bay and greater Bay Area artists. From the most experienced and collected regional artists to to new voices, see the work of more than 90 artist members who help support your community art and performance center. Don’t miss this impressive salon of local talent in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital art, video, and more. While we have many members who support our community mission but don’t consider themselves artists, this show celebrates creatives who volunteer and contribute to increase opportunities for everyone.

Note that Works has no regular gallery hours until this exhibit opens.
Register your artwork here: https://forms.gle/JA4TNAHmDjmFd3AH7

View of Opening Reception at the 2023 member exhibition “Homecoming”

We try to keep this exhibit open to every artist member, and to their existing art, so broadly, the title/topic asks what in your art reveals (or hides) something about yourself.

Key dates:
Art drop off on 3 days: 
Saturday and Sunday, July 13 and 14, 2-4pm
Friday, July 19, 2-6pm
exhibition opening reception: Saturday, July 27, 5-7pm
exhibition runs: July 28 through August 25
member meeting and closing party: Sunday, August 25, 4-6pm
additional art pick-up: TBD

One piece per member, wall pieces are limited to a maximum of 9 square feet (slight leeway negotiable), and sculptural pieces to 9 cubic feet (slight leeway negotiable). Art must be ready to hang or display with hanging wire, frame, etc, as appropriate. No work on binder clips or loose prints with no hanging strategy.

Who are members?
– those who donated for memberships since the last member exhibition
– those who donated art to the 2024 community art auction 
– those who volunteered for 5 or more shifts of any kind from July 2023 to the present
Not a current member? Join or renew to participate under “membership” at: https://workssanjose.square.site

Artwork may be for sale by the artists at their discretion, but must remain for the complete exhibit. Member artists receive 90% of sale price if sold.

Disruption Invites Reconciliation: SJSU Masters of Fine Art 2024

exhibition: May 31 through June 21
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm
First Friday art walk: June 7, 5pm–9pm
artists reception: Saturday, June 15, 5pm–7pm

This exhibition showcases work by nine artists, all 2024 MFA graduates of San José State University, presenting a reciprocity of vision and energy catalyzed by the artists’ engagement in the program. As the artists have worked to describe their own work, they acknowledge a distinctive push-and-pull informing their process—abstraction/figuration, process/product, personal/political, mystery/knowing, chance/control, constraints/expanse. At the same time, they have identified an intention to reconcile these polarities through the forces of harmony and unity.

artists:
Brian Anderson
Samuel Crookston Herschlag
Roston Johnson
Julia Peng
Mark Porter Fisher
Craig Sanborn
Larisa Usich
Cynthia Yadira Gonzalez
Laamsha Young
guest curator: Karen Kienzle

exhibition:
opens First Friday, May 3, 12pm–9pm with art walk 5pm–9pm
exhibition continues to Friday, May 24
hours: Fridays 12pm–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12pm–4pm

Works collaborates with nearly eighty graduates in this program to present experimental work in story development, character design, visual development, 3d modeling, and moving images in the areas of animation for motion pictures, gaming, and a multitude of video adventures.

next at Works:
Disruption Invites Reconciliation: sjsu mfa fine art 2024
exhibition: May 31–June 21, 2024

Ripple: creating an impact—sjsu graphic design bfa 2024
a special pop-up exhibition: April 30–May 3, 2024
hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 2pm–6pm
First Friday, May 3, 12pm–9pm with art walk 5pm–9pm

This 4-day exhibition closes on South First Friday! Ripple is a culminating exhibition showcasing the diverse works of the 18 designers in San José State University’s BFA Graphic Design graduating class. Over the last two years, this class has worked to develop their design skills and create meaningful work that makes an impact in the world. This exhibition is the final chance to celebrate the ripples made in the classroom, as this group of emerging designers prepare to make more ripples in the world.

Ripple: creating an impact—sjsu graphic design bfa 2024
a special pop-up exhibition: April 30–May 3, 2024

Transformations: sjsu animation/illustration bfa 2024
exhibition: May 3–May 25, 2024

Flash Fiction Forum: Wednesday, May 8, doors open 6:30, readings start 7pm
Well-RED: Tuesday, May 14, doors open 6:30, readings start 7pm

Disruption Invites Reconciliation: sjsu mfa fine art 2024
exhibition: May 31–June 21, 2024

May 1 is the next deadline for exhibition proposals. See “about/exhibit guidelines” page for details!

Build your collection while supporting your community art center! More than 100 local artists have contributed 150 artworks in the south bay’s most accessible auction! The exhibition is admission free!

exhibition hours: Fridays 12–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm
Works/San José, 38 South 2nd Street, downtown San José
Parking is available in the lot under Works with the first 90 minutes free—enter at 25 South 3rd Street and get a free ticket or pay for more time at the kiosk.

Exhibit continues to Auction night on Saturday, April 6, doors open 5pm, lots begin closing 6pm!

Bidder registration is your admission to Auction night—just $20 to register, $10 members of works. Registered bidders can bring one non-bidding guest at no additional charge. Make a ‘buy it now’ purchase over $100 and get a free bidder number and admission to Auction night! Register to bid in person or at our Square site HERE and check in at the gallery for your bid number!

A sampling of the wide range of art and artists in the Community Art Auction:

opening reception:
Saturday, March 9, 5pm-7pm
refreshments from King Eggroll so don’t be late!

performance night and closing reception:
Thursday, March 28, 6pm-9pm
performance by Moving Ground dance company
light refreshments

final viewing hours:
Saturday, March 30, 1pm-3pm
(art pick-up 3pm-5pm)

we can also open the gallery on most Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays by appointment at gallery@workssanjose.org

artists:
Thai Bui
Trieu Dao
Alex Dimas
Alyssarhaye Graciano
Deborah Kennedy
Jonathan Kermit
Natasha Kramskaya
Catherine Thy Lê
Helena Ljoljic
Sarah Loyola
Perry Meigs
James Mertke
Orizema
Imara Osorno
Francisco Ramirez
Elba Raquel
Joe Bastida Rodriguez
Peter Schreiber
Jackelin Solorio
Chelsea Stewart
Crystal Tang

start your collection with the work of more than 100 local artists!

opening reception: Friday, March 1, 5pm-9pm
Join the event on Facebook!

Start and build your local art collection while supporting your community art center!

More than 140 artworks are in the South Bay’s most accessible art auction, with starting bids at a fraction of retail value. Exhibition and preview are free and art is also available to ‘buy it now’ during the exhibition—including opening night!

Exhibit continues to the Auction on Saturday, April 6, 5pm

gallery hours (after opening night): Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm.

artists: 
full list and images of artworks coming!

Register your artwork here!

Help support Works—your community art center! While this is a benefit for your nonprofit art space, artists can retain up to 50% of sale prices. Register your artwork above and bring the art on one of the intake days!

Final drop off day remains:
Saturday, February 24, 2pm-4pm

Works/San José, 38 South Second Street, downtown San José
Street parking available on South 3rd with 90 minutes free parking in the garage under Works with auto entrance at 25 South 3rd Street (get ticket at machine)

Artwork must be ready to hang or otherwise display (with hanging wire, framed if appropriate to media, very stable sculpture, etc). Obviously choose work you believe will attract bidders for long-term home display.

Contact gallery@workssanjose.org if questions.

Exhibit opens First Friday, March 1, 5-9pm
Ends with auction on Saturday, April 6

A view of last year’s Community Art Auction above.

The (Anti) Valentine Show returns with more art than ever from 100 artists! With so much tension in the world, and so much need for love, we put out an open call for artists to submit up to 2 pieces: one Valentine-ish work and one anti-Valentine-ish work. 140 works of art represent our community of heartfelt love and angst with a wide range of statements in a wide range of media: all manner of painting, photography, sculpture, and video. Come celebrate our shared our love of local art!

Opening Reception: Saturday, January 27, 5-7pm Join the event on Facebook
South First Friday Artwalk, Friday, February 2, 5-9pm
Closing and art pick-up party, Saturday, February 17, 4-6pm

exhibition hours run January 28 to February 17:
Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm

See the CALL for art for The (Anti) Valentine Show in Works’ new home!
Enter your work here: https://forms.gle/orKgXBysfrmhLU1p7

Works’ (in)famous (Anti) Valentine Show returns for 2024, and you are invited to participate! 

There’s so much tension in the world, and so much need for love, that we’re asking you to submit up to 2 pieces: 1 valentine-ish work and 1 anti-valentine-ish work (or pick just one of those). 

Art can be in most any media: paintings, photography, sculpture, video. There are no entry or other fees to participate. Maximum size of ten square feet overall for two pieces—please think small so we can fit everyone in!

Three art drop-off days:
2pm-4pm Saturday and Sunday, January 13 and 14, and last chance on Friday, January 19, 2pm-6pm

Works, 38 South 2nd Street in downtown San José. 
90 minutes free parking is available in the lot under Works with auto entry at 25 South 3rd Street.

other key dates:
opening reception: 5-7pm Saturday, January 27
exhibit: January 27 through February 17

A view of The (Anti) Valentine Show 2022 at our previous site:

The member exhibition returns after pandemic and our move to a dramatic new space in downtown San José! 98 artists who help support your community art and performance center demonstrate and celebrate the myriad artistic expression in our region. Don’t miss this impressive salon of local talent in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, digital art, sonic AI, and more.

opening reception: Saturday, November 25, 5-7pm
exhibition: November 26 to December 17, 2023
exhibit hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm
South First Friday art walk: December 1, 5-9pm

annual member meeting and closing party: Sunday, December 17, 4-6pm
please RSVP for the party here!
Comments from the president and the Board will be at 4:30pm
art pick-up 5:30-6:30pm

“Homecoming” will be the first Works member exhibition in our new downtown San José home!

Art drop off on 3 days:
4pm-6pm, Friday, November 10
2pm-4pm, Saturday and Sunday, November 11 and 12
38 South 2nd Street, downtown San José

One artwork per member, wall pieces are limited to a maximum of 9 square feet (slight leeway negotiable), and sculptural pieces to 9 cubic feet (slight leeway negotiable). Art must be ready to hang or display with hanging wire, frame, etc, as appropriate.

register your artwork here: https://forms.gle/pG95Eedct2PfPkGo7

Who are members? We’ve expanded that definition for this extraordinay time:
– those who donated for memberships throughout 2022 and 2023
– those who donated art to the 2023 auction 
– those who volunteered for 5 or more shifts of any kind in 2022 and 2023

Not a current member? Join or renew to participate under “membership” at: https://workssanjose.square.site

exhibition dates: opening reception: Saturday, November 25, 5-7pm
exhibition runs: November 26 through December 17
member meeting and closing party: Sunday, December 17, 4-6pm

“Afterlife: a celebration of life and remembrance” is presented by Works/San José and School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza. A fantastic range of art coinciding with Avenida de Altares/Avenue of the Altars festival from 5:30 to 11pm on October 28. Regular hours are Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-4pm, with exhibit CLOSED on Sunday, October 29 for private event.

Mexican Heritage Plaza is at 1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Road in San José.
Free parking lots on both Alum Rock and King with 22 and 522 bus in front and others nearby.

Register for free on Eventbrite to attend Avenida de Altares on October 28!

artists:
@nizzotes
Ketaki Adi
Augie WK
Joffrey Baylon
Antonio Castro
Sandy Del Rio
Jemal Diamond
Drae
Michelle Frey
Daniel Gautier
Sean Gil
Danny Feliz Hanson
Matty Heimgartner
Kiana Honarmand
Katharine T. Jacobs 
Mythili Kattupalli
Sabrina Kwong
Hana Lock
Valentino Loyola
Priscilla Marquez
Clayton Moraga
Karla Navarro
Jackelin Solorio 
Asha Sudra 
Geeta Taneja 
Eric Vasquez
Yxaya

curated by Joe Miller

South First Friday art walks: October 6 and November 3, 5–9pm

exhibition: October 7 to November 5, 2023
hours: Fridays 12–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm

Artists Reception and Entanglements Book Launch
Saturday, October 14, 2–4pm

artists:
Shari Bryant 
Binh Danh
Elizabeth Gómez
Annette Goodfriend 
Emily Gui 
LeMonie Lightning Hutt
Yunan Ma
Kent Manske
Hector Dionicio Mendoza
Minoosh Zomorodinia
guest curator:
Nanette Wylde

Biophilia, a phenomenon brought into popular awareness by biologist E.O. Wilson, is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms. According to Wilson, we humans have an affinity for the natural world that has evolved over millennia and is part of our genetic makeup.

The artists in this exhibition acknowledge human tendencies towards biophilia with an amazing scope of diverse creations. They respond to and mimic the natural world with both realism and abstraction, invention and science. They look to landscape, creatures, biology, and the elements, often hybridizing new forms of beingness. They employ art media and concepts as a means of communion with a concept of nature that is slipping beyond their grasp. Their artworks demonstrate close connection, consideration, and looking at human interconnection with the natural world. 

-Nanette Wylde, guest curator

exhibition webpage https://preneo.org/biophilia/

This annual exhibit, presented by Works/San José and Mosaic America in partnership with the School of Arts and Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza, gives just a small hint of the vast range of artists in and around San José.

on view September 9 to October 1
opening reception: Saturday, September 9, 5-8pm
hours: 1pm-4pm weekends at MHP, 1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Road
Chili Mole Pozole festival, September 16, 1pm-5pm
Mosaic Festival, September 30 and October 1, 3pm-9pm register free here!
artists:
Heidi Alonzo
Irene Berrones Kolb
Sean Boyles
Miguel Espinosa
Daniel Garcia
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
Julie Meridian
Kimberly Navarrete
Minhquang Nguyen
Priya Pattathil
Akeem Raheem
RC
Itzayana Silva
curated by:
Joe Miller

artists: Tracy Fish and Scott Hinton
guest curator: Kerry Rohrmeier

exhibition: 8/25–9/17
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm
South First Friday art walk: September 1, 5-9pm
artists reception: Thursday, September 14, 5–8pm with artist talk at 6pm
join the reception event on Facebook!

This exhibition investigates the relationship between Nevada desert development and the Silicon Valley economy through views of the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) in rural Storey County, Nevada, just over California’s eastern border. Despite its storied history, the more recent inclusion in the Silicon Valley megaregion allows for the integration of high-tech industrialization. As we explore the expansive 107,000 acres of arid Great Basin, touted as the world’s largest industrial park, we encounter concerns around governance and sustainable growth. TRIC prioritizes capitalist ideals of production over environmental and public concerns. The result is imposing and monumental architecture often catering to those with power and privilege.

8/25/23 to 9/17/23: Expendition, guest curated exhibition. South First Friday art walk on 9/1, 5-9pm. Artists reception Thursday 9/14, 5-8pm with talk at 6pm.

9/9/23 to 10/1/23 An American Mosaic presented by Works at Mexican Heritage Plaza. Reception Saturday 9/9, 5–8pm. Mosaic Festival 9/30 and 10/1

10/6/23 to 11/5/23: Biophelia, guest curated exhibition

member art intake November 10, 11, 12

11/25/23 to 12/17/23, Works member exhibition

Sunday, December 17, member exhibition closing party and annual meeting

first of 2024—return of The (Anti) Valentine Show!

November 1: deadline for 2024 guest curator proposals

Saturday, July 22, 4:30-7:30pm Reopening Party with opening reception for Valentino Loyola’s “Generation Loss” installation!

RSVP here for this free reception event!

in the studio hall gallery:
Generation Loss

Works presents an extraordinary installation of prints and video by Valentino Loyola for the inaugural exhibition in our studio hall gallery. This contemplative body of work references climate change and local effects of environmental stress through visuals of the Guadalupe River in downtown San José combined with real and imagined scientific mapping techniques.

artist Ray Ashley with serigraph titled “No Message”

Ray was for all of us in local visual arts and that’s what this exhibition is about. As Works/San José settles into its new home with the grand opening of Open San José, we asked our community of artists to create a new work in collaboration with the late San José artist, collector, and patron, Ray Ashley. This exhibition includes a wide range of artists and artistic viewpoints working with and inspired by Ray’s art and extraordinary attitude towards life.

opening reception with grand opening of Open San José:
Saturday, June 10, 12pm-4pm
exhibition: June 10 to June 25 and returns July 21 to August 5
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm

Ray Ashley was a joy to know and be around. He was an artist, incredible collector of local art, and a supporter of Works since its inception in 1977. He was also a prolific artist who studied at San José State. Ray suffered severe injuries from a grenade explosion in the war in Việt Nam. After years of surgeries and rehabilitation he made hundreds of silk screen and monotype prints before eventually losing the physical ability to create more. Even then, Ray stayed focused on supporting other artists and arts organizations—especially Works.

Ray passed away in 2016 after a battle with cancer, and had willed a portion of his estate to Works. As Works’ largest individual donor, starting a significant fund for the future of Works, Ray is a permanent sponsor of all our exhibitions. Most of his collection of more than 1,000 works by hundreds of regional artists is now in the collection of the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara.

Coinciding with the Triton’s showing of Ray’s collection in 2017, Works mounted an exhibition of Ray’s prints and experiments titled “One of a Kind: mono prints and more by Ray Ashley.” Works was given hundreds of Ray’s prints for the exhibit with the instruction that we manage and find homes for them, and not return any. Many were sold at that exhibit and since, and many given to fans. This exhibit seeks to bring new life to some of the remaining prints, and will include several originals we have set aside and preserved.

participating artists:
Raymond Ashley
Hadi Aghaee
Amy Beans
Elaine Marie Bello
Irene Berrones Kolb
Lydia Rae Black
Sean Boyles
Tachiya Bryant
Rebecca Bui
Robert Chavez
Sara Cole
Jemal Diamond
EphQu
Kristen Everett
Force129
Danny Hanson
Susan Harding
kaory
Jonathan Kermit
Ally Kraus
Leeonnista
León
Valentino Loyola
Patrick Lundquist
Rayos Magos
Tania Martin
Carolyn Meredith
Stephanie Metz
Joe Miller
Clayton Moraga
Gianfranco Paolozzi
Betty Proper
Francisco Ramirez
Bob Rose
Steven Rubalcaba
Kurt Salinas
Nona Weiner
Ashley Whiting
Geri Wittig
Jada Wong

all artists credited “with Ray Ashley”

More about Ray: Raymond E. Ashley, born October 15, 1942 in San Francisco, died November 28, 2016 in San José. Ray’s father’s military career took his family half way around the world before they settled in California. His mother, a nurse, also painted.

Ray was an activist opposed to the war in Việt Nam, and he moved to Canada with Irene Clark, whom he married in 1967. He applied for status there but was refused by Canadian authorities. So when he got his draft papers from the United States, he went into the army. Ray was hit by a grenade in 1968, within a year of being drafted. He was so close to the explosion that the metal fragments were white-hot when they pierced his body, thus cauterizing his massive wounds and saving him from bleeding to death.

Ray related, with some humor, that his various medical evaluations, when added up, pronounced him 200% disabled. With years of work in therapy, he regained his ability to talk and walk, although he had trouble with both for the rest of his life. Even with damage to his brain, doctors reported that he had an IQ of 168. He never complained. A sign in his house in west San José proclaimed a “no whining zone,” and he never had a bad word to say about anyone.

Painting in occupational therapy got Ray seriously interested in art, and he enrolled at San José State University, where he studied painting and printmaking. Ray became a beloved member of the South Bay art community. He lived simply and used his military disability payments to buy art. He notoriously outbid others at benefit auctions over the years and amassed an astounding collection local and regional art.

Ray was an early member of the Board of Directors of Works and served for many years on the organization’s Advisory Board.

Thanks to Anna Koster and Joe Miller for notes on Ray Ashley.

Opening night: Friday, May 19, 6-9pm
Exhibition: May 20-June 2
Hours: Saturday, Sunday 12-4pm; Friday 12-6pm
First Friday closing night: June 2, 5-9pm
Join the First Friday closing event on Facebook!

More than 70 new animation/illustration graduates from San José State University present work in story, visual development, character design, 3d modeling, and animation. This annual exhibition is shown for the first time in Works’ new 38 South 2nd Street home.

Death, Destruction, and Whimsy
Artists: Chris Bunz, Cynthia Yadira Gonzalez, Hana Lock, and Lydia Rae Black, guest curator.

Opening reception on First Friday, April 7, 5pm-9pm
exhibition: April 8 through May 6, 2023
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm
Closing party: Saturday, May 6, 4-6pm with artist talks and refreshments

Beauty and trauma collide in this meditation on the failures of society to understand the artist as a complete person. Four artists from extremely different backgrounds have arrived at the same conclusion—the role of the artist is filtering noise, and art is a reaction and symptom of current conditions. Avoiding the onerous expectation of providing entertainment, artists rail against the soulless manufacturing of hopeful work in a social climate that can only be described as hostile to emotional health. The exhibition will present the paradox of creating for nobody but yourself, but wanting to set it in front of an audience anyway.

Although acknowledging the absurdity of art making and being completely aware of the futility of it all, the exhibition continues through May 6.

Works/San José and School of Arts & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza presents Tierra y Raíces/Earth and Roots, a community exhibition at la Plaza gallery, 1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Road.

Opening preview night: Friday March 10 6pm-8pm
School of Arts & Culture gallery
Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Road

Exhibit hours, see School of Arts & Culture office for gallery access:
Wednesday-Friday 4pm-8pm
Saturday-Sunday 12pm-4pm
Parking lots on both Alum Rock and King and multiple bus lines
gallery CLOSED on these dates for private MHP events: 3/22, 3/23, 3/26

Closing night celebration with performance by MovingGround:
Friday, March 31, 6pm-9pm
Register here for the closing event! (opens to Eventbrite)
Our closing party features a special performance by MovingGround collaborators at 6:30pm. This will be an interactive, site-specific experience that encapsulates our senses of sight, sound, movement and touch as we connect with the land and trees, celebrating our shared ancestry of earth and roots.

artists:
Pilar Agüero-Esparza
Carmen Arjona Ariza
Antonio Castro
Robert @Chaver22
Alisha Coelho
Jemal Diamond
Vera Fainshtein
Rachel Ivanov
Elizabeth Jimínez Montelongo
Thuy Le
Leeonnista The Artist
León
Rayos Magos
Julie Meridian
James Mertke
Joe Miller
Francisco Ramirez 
Judy Rookstool
Yuting Wang

Build your collection while supporting your community art center: 172 artworks are in the south bay’s most accessible auction! Exhibition and preview free! no registration fees to ‘buy it now’ during the exhibition.

opening night: first Friday February 3, 5pm–9pm
exhibition: February 4–March 4
hours: Fridays 12–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm

Open on First Friday March 3 from 12pm–9pm with South First Friday art walk from 5pm-9pm (including Content Magazine pick-up party starting 6:30). Final free preview hours are 12pm–4pm Saturday, March 4.
Join the First Friday event on Facebook!

Auction closing night: Saturday, March 4, 5pm lots begin closing 6pm

Join the Auction closing night event on Facebook!
Bidder registration is just $20, $10 members of Works—includes admission to auction night! Register here on our Square site or at Works!

At Works’ new home: 38 South 2nd Street, downtown San José. 90 minutes free parking in the City garage next to Works—enter at 25 South 3rd Street. Santa Clara Street Light Rail station is just a few steps from Works.

Preview (most of) the exhibition below!

Art drop off 2pm–4pm on 4 days:
Saturday and Sunday, January 21 and 22
Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28

Artwork registration link here! Opens Google form, no sign-in required.
Join the Auction Call event on Facebook.
Auction exhibition opens First Friday February 3, 5-9pm
Exhibition runs February 4 through March 3
Auction night Saturday, March 4!

This is a benefit auction for Works/San José community art center, but artists can split the proceeds with Works and retain up to 50% of the sale price. Be part of the return of the Community Art Auction!

A small look at the Auction art arriving (full exhibit preview to come):

Works/San José is now open at 38 South Second Street!

Resilience(d)
an exhibition concerning adversity

on view: November 12–December 18
gallery hours: Friday noon–6pm, Saturday Sunday noon–4pm
Works is closed on Friday, November 25 for Thanksgiving holiday
reception: on South First Friday December 2, 5pm–9pm
closing party: Sunday, December 18, 4pm–6pm

artists:
jhina alvarado 
thai bui 
marie cameron 
sara cole, guest curator 
theresa giammattei 
yolanda guerra 
irene berrones kolb 
victoria may 
natasha tahaei

Resilience(d) was originally scheduled for March of 2020 at the previous home of Works and part of Works’ guest curator program. The exhibit had a scheduled opening the week Covid-19 hit the United States. The exhibition was an endeavor born from the collective experiences and ideas of original guest curators Rosanna Alvarez and Sara Cole, based on earlier conversations between Sara and Joe Miller. After long pauses over the next two years due to the pandemic, the concept expanded and was reconfigured into the exhibition as it stands now.

Resilience(d) exhibition credits:
concept and artist selection:
Rosanna Alvarez and Sara Cole
with special thanks to Joe Miller for original concept
exhibition design:
Sara Cole and Joe Miller
exhibit installation:
Sara Cole, Johanne Marion, Joe Miller, and Clayton Moraga

Works/San José has moved to 38 South Second Street in the new Open SJ arts and nonprofit complex. Some upcoming events there, online, and at MHP as we settle into the space:

Flash Fiction Forum
Wednesday, October 19, 7pm
this longstanding reading series moves to 38 South Second
register to attend online or in person:
https://www.facebook.com/events/786053069338102

Afterlife
October 24 to 29, open 5-9pm nightly
with artists reception and preview, Sunday, October 23, 4-6pm
coincides with Avenida de Altares festival on October 29, 5:30-10:30pm
Join us at the festival—FREE tickets here!
School of Arts & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza
1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Rd

Resilience
regular hours begin at 38 South Second Street on Saturday, November 12, noon-4pm, continuing through December 18
our first full exhibition at 38 South Second Street!
more details to come!

October 7, 5pm-9pm at 38 South 2nd Street

with Haptic Synapses performance 7-8pm (or more!)

Works is moving! Preview our new space and talk with us about opportunities for artists! Haptic Synapses will help break in the new gallery with tech-driven beats!

Meanwhile, our booth in Street MRKT, two blocks away on South First, will feature family-friendly book creation with Susan Harding.

An SJ City parking garage is directly behind Works at 25 South Third St, with the first 90 minutes free! Find downtown parking information at parksj.org

Works/San José presents “An American Mosaic” in partnership with Mosaic America at the School of Arts & Culture gallery at Mexican Heritage Plaza. This is the second annual exhibition curated and mounted by Works to coincide with the Mosaic Festival at the Plaza.

Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Road, San José
Open August 13 through September 11, Saturdays and Sundays 1-4pm
Also open for the festivals below—see links to register for those events

Special final viewing day on September 18, 1-4pm; refreshments with the artists at 3pm (the Plaza is closed on September 17)
Closing Party 3pm-5pm—register here!

Mosaic Festival: August 26, 6-10pm and August 27, 2pm-10pm
Register FREE for the Festival here!

Chile, Mole, Pozole Festival, September 11, 1-5pm
$5 adults, free for children—register here

the artists:
Hadi Aghaee
Jessica Eastburn
Susan Harding
Matty Heimgartner
Rupy Kaloti
Miguel Machuca
Rayos Magos
Jorge Mieses
Lourdes Morante-Mieses
Eddie Ramirez
Elba Raquel
Jada Wong
Ruthie K. Yamada

This exhibition is a celebration of our planter box mini-muralists on the Market Street side of the SJ Convention Center. Come celebrate these artists and Works’ addition to the vibrant public art landscape of San José.

Opens with the South First Fridays art walk 6-10pm August 5
Continues Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays 12-4pm
Closes with the South First Fridays art walk 5-9pm September 2

the artists:
Betty Proper / Valentina Carillo
Sean Boyles
Antonio Castro
Jemal Diamond
Force129 / Fernando Amaro Jr
Theresa Giammattei
Andre Hart
Matty Heimgartner
Isaac Lewin
Rayos Magos
Julie Meridian
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
Suzy Radonsky
Francisco Ramirez
Steven Rubalcaba
Kurt Salinas
Michael J. Vaughn
Roan Victor

Exhibition continues to First Friday September when we close Works on South Market Street. See previews of our new downtown home coming soon at 38 South Second Street in this exhibit as well. Watch for updates on the new space!

Experimental work in story, visual development, 3D modeling, and animation for the fields of motion pictures, gaming, publications, character design, and more by 56 emerging artists.

exhibition: May 20 through June 4
hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm

Open during SubZero festival, June 3 and 4 from 7pm-10pm

Exhibition open April 23 with closing night First Friday May 6, 5-9pm

closing night May 6, 5-9pm:

See us on closing night event for the expanded Bleeding Edge exhibition previewed last First Friday. This exhibit looks back at Works’ first 45 years and features a look ahead at Works’ new home under construction for a move this Summer!

On display is artwork by Tony May from the original 1977 location of Works, and hundreds of exhibition and event announcements by designer Joe Miller. See hundreds of images and video of the artists and events they represent, and new art commissioned for Works donors by Force129.

Original artworks by the late great Ray Ashley and others will be available for any donation. Come and talk with us about how you can participate in the new Works/San José!

Works’ (in)famous (Anti) Valentine Show returns in-person for 2022!

opening night: First Friday, February 4, 5–9pm
join the opening night event on Facebook!

closing night: First Friday, March 4, 5-9pm
join the closing night event on Facebook!

With so much tension in the world, and so much need for love, we put out an open call for artists to submit up to 2 pieces: one Valentine-ish work and one anti-Valentine-ish work. 115 works of art arrived with a wide range of statements and in a wide range of media: painting, photography, sculpture, and video. Come celebrate our shared love of local art!

The exhibition continues Saturdays and Sundays 2-4pm with closing night on First Friday March 4.

Masks are required to enter and are available free at the gallery.

Artists: art pick up is 2-4pm Saturday and Sunday, March 5 and 6.

Works’ (in)famous (Anti) Valentine Show returns in-person at Works for 2022, and you are invited to participate! 

There’s so much tension in the world, and so much need for love, that we’re asking you to submit up to 2 pieces: 1 valentine-ish work and 1 anti-valentine-ish work (or pick just one of those) for the exhibit opening at Works on the First Friday February art walk. 

Art can be in most any media: paintings, photography, sculpture, video, and digital images as well that we can present on screens. There are no entry or other fees to participate.

Maximum size of 24×24 inches, but please think small so we can fit everyone in!

Three art drop-off days from 2pm-4pm:
Saturday, January 22
Sunday, January 23
and Saturday, January 29 (final deadline)

365 South Market Street, downtown San José

Link to artwork registration form!

For video entries or other questions contact gallery@workssanjose.org.

Exhibition runs from opening night on First Friday February 4 to closing night on First Friday March 4

Works/San José closed temporarily due to Covid 19 after the close of the exhibition “Foresight 2020” at the start of that year. Works reopens for exhibitions with “Hindsight 20/21” a video installation that highlights a dozen projects by artists completed since then that reflect the time and their and our experiences.

opening night: First Friday, December 3, 5-9pm
exhibition: Saturdays and Sundays, 2-4pm through December 12
Works/San José, 365 South Market Street (right where you left us!)
free as always, masks required (and available at the gallery)

Works/San José and Mosaic America present An American Mosaic: one view of the immense world of San José art.

Works returns with our first live gallery exhibition of 2021 and our first collaboration with Mosaic America and School of Arts & Culture at Mexican Heritage Plaza!

Exhibit Hours on most Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays:
September 10–11, 12-4pm
Sunday, September 12, 12-4pm, in Chili Mole Pozole Festival
September 17–19, 12-4pm
Friday, October 1, 12-4pm
Saturday, October 2, 12-6pm, in Silicon Valley Mosaic Festival
Free tickets to the Mosaic Festival here!
Sunday, October 3, 12-4pm

School of Arts & Culture Gallery at Mexican Heritage Plaza
1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Road, San José

artists:
Fco1980
Dan Fenstermacher
Tulio Flores
Force129
Richard Hoffman
Natasha Kramskaya
Jennifer Lay
Johanne Marion
Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
Betty Proper
Ally Spray
Kenneth Tan, The Lola x Kenneth Collaboration
Roan Victor
Yxaya

a special collaborative exhibition curated by Joe Miller

Worlds in a Life
Sunday, August 29, 7pm
live streaming on YouTube
from Works/San José

Renowned keyboardist Thollem and videographer ACVilla, together as Silver Ochre, in a live stream performance of “Worlds In A Life” at Works/SanJosé.

Preview and read more about Words in a Life at http://www.thollem.com/worldsinalife

Livestream link—view the full performance:
https://youtu.be/73gH0ip1-qs

See it here in Online Exhibitions!

Works/San José’s occasional (Anti) Valentine Show returns here online for 2021 with 100 works of art!

Artwork for The (Anti) Valentine Show shown here (all details) by Dan Fenstermacher, Cynthia Mar, and Kurt Salinas. Click on the photo to see them all!

Works’ (in)famous (anti) valentine show returns online for 2021, and you are invited to participate!

There’s so much strife in the world, and so much need for love, that we’re asking you to submit up to 2 pieces: 1 valentine-ish work and 1 anti-valentine-ish work for the exhibit opening Valentine’s Day.

Art can be any media but must be represented as digital images. Video and sound files can also be accepted—contact us if questions.

2 images up to 2MB each
Send files to:
gallery@workssanjose.org
include info:
name, title, media, size

Deadline is late night on February 10. Opening night (online) details to come!

From now on, see the work of artists members of Works with the link here and into the future in the main menu above!
https://workssanjose.org/member-art/

Members—send us your art and links if you are not there now—here is the CALL! Many more artists to come! This is a new member benefit that will continue in the future.

See “For Mr Floyd, Ms. Taylor…” in the “Online Exhibits” link as well. More online exhibits to come!

You are invited to show your work and link to your sites in a new online Works Member Art Showcase!

We cannot mount a physical member exhibit as scheduled this year but have come up with a feature for member artists that could have more lasting impact. Like our member exhibitions, this site will be an overview of area artists—but ongoing instead of just a few weeks!

This is a new feature for members of Works, showcasing art and links to websites and sales sites. Note that we’ve reduced member fees at this time by $10 or more for each category to keep membership as accessible as practical at this time.

Works will provide:
• a new workssanjose.org page exclusively for member art
• promotion of that page in email and social media
• up to 3 images per member
• up to 3 links per member to your sites—web, social media, sales

Who are members?
• those who joined as members after the last member show
• those who donated art to the last auction
• those who volunteered for 5 or more shifts of any kind in the past year

Not a current member? Join or renew under “membership” at:
https://workssanjose.square.site

Send your photos (under 1.5MB each)
with title, media, year, and physical size to:
gallery@workssanjose.org

To have your work and links up for the First Friday September launch of the site, send your images and links by Saturday, August 29. This program will be ongoing but we will launch on First Friday September!

Join the CALL event on Facebook

Header image of the 2019 member exhibition–we’ll meet again at Works!

An online memorial exhibition
open Juneteenth 2020 and remaining indefinitely.

For Mr. Floyd, Ms. Taylor…
a memorial exhibition

Please see the introduction and specifications in our CALL section.

Inbetween: sjsu animation/illustration bfa 2020

Inbetween (n/adj): intermediate; an animation process of generating intermediate frames between two images, to give the appearance that the first image evolves smoothly into the second image.

Inbetween was planned as a massive exhibition at Works of experimental animation, character design, and fantastical imagery from May into June. Now view online the work of dozens of graduates in animation, 3D modeling, story, visual development, and group thesis projects.

Visit the exhibition site here!

Presented by SJSU, Shrunken Headman Club, and Works/San José.

Illustration by Flora Rees-Arredondo

A letter from Joe Miller, president,
and the Board of Directors of Works/San José

Dear members and friends of Works,

We’ve received notice from The Office of Councilmember Raul Peralez that Works must vacate our 365 South Market Street home by June of 2021. At that time the gallery is to be demolished and turned into a “visitor center” and executive office space for Team San José (TSJ). As many of you know, this has been part of an evolving effort by Works’ landlord TSJ to move us out of our home. Their first proposal, less than 2 years ago, was that Works would become cubicle space for potential new TSJ employees. Last year, our liaison with TSJ informed us that the space would be converted to executive offices. In December of 2019, TSJ’s CEO advised us that Works should be looking to relocate very soon. In the past few months TSJ Board members and employees again informed us of the plan for executive offices, and also of a plan for a visitor center. The plan to locate a visitor center there seems counter to the view of their CEO, who had said that our area has little foot traffic and low visibility.

Regardless of those contradictions, the City is now very excited about the visitor center idea, since eliminating Works for office space alone would deactivate the Market Street side of the convention center, where Works is the only storefront activity. In fact, a District 3 representative has requested that Works keep the site activated up until the conversion to the visitor center.

The day after the notice, I reached out to our District 3 contacts, asking if there could be any assistance in moving and building out a new space, since both TSJ and the City had encouraged and approved our recent improvements to the space. Improvements including flooring, electrical, lighting, and streetscaping were done after assurances of continued leases, and were paid for exclusively from donations to Works. After a few weeks we have yet to receive a response or acknowledgement. We understand that the City has a lot on its plate, but Works did not pick the timing of this decision. This huge financial and logistical challenge for Works coincides with immense reductions in City arts funding, due to the collapse of hotel tax revenue. Although Works is highly rated by reviewers for City Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) grants, arts grantees will suffer severe cuts in this and next year, according to the OCA.

People throughout our arts community often say that Works is a survivor, and it has been. However, with this new move, Works will have had to find, fund, and build out a completely new site on the of average of every 6 years of its 43-year history. No other local arts organization has survived that frequency and number of upheavals. We are optimistic that we will be able to survive this move, but we’ll need a lot of help—the expense and work will be formidable.

Nine years ago, I and a great group of Board members and volunteers moved Works out of a financially disastrous location set up by the City’s then Redevelopment Agency. We had the help of Sam Liccardo and his then District 3 office in escaping that situation and securing our current home. Since moving to 365 South Market, where we took over a nearly empty space used for storage, we’ve been able to build great relationships and a good reserve. However, we still need the City to respond and not literally pull the rug (which we had installed just before all of this) out from under us.

Please send a polite note to the following individuals, asking that if they must evict Works and demolish the investments we’ve made, to please also provide support for the move to, and buildout of, a new Works/San José community art space. Please write to:

Councilmember Raul Peralez: raul.peralez@sanjoseca.gov

Mayor Sam Liccardo: mayoremail@sanjoseca.gov

Team San José does not have a representative who can reply at this time. We have spoken with the COO who confirmed a one year lease extension to June 2021.

Works/San José is closed at this time due to the COVID 19 outbreak. We will assess when we can open following City and County guidelines.

Works remains active on social media:
Works on Facebook
Works’ Facebook Group (join to see and post what’s going on in our art community)
Works on Instagram
Works on Twitter

We miss you! Please stay healthy and take care!

exhibition view

Eco Echo, Kent Manske installation

Eco Echo, augmented reality experience by Nanette Wylde

Keyframes, opening night installation view

Foresight:2020
where is the future?

opening reception: Friday, January 31, 7pm–10pm

exhibition runs February 1–March 8, 2020

First Friday artwalks: February 7 and March 6, 7–11pm

What do artists imagine now that we’re in this futuristic-sounding year? Are there new imagined futures? Retro-futures? Hopes or laments for the present day and beyond? “Space: 1999,” “2001: a space odyssey,” and “Bladerunner” set in 2019, are among many visually influential TV and films that put 2020 far into fantastic futures. Local artists responded in a wide range of media to these and other temporal quandaries with 200 works of art.

Workshop in this exhibition: starting a creative business
get details and tickets on Eventbrite
join the event on Facebook

Theresa Giammattei

Zack Salerno

Ruthie K. Yamada

Jemal Diamond

Edgar C. Vasquez

Elizabeth Jiménez Montelongo

Judy Rookstool

Kurt Salinas

Becca Smidt

Adrian Gil

January 2020 Open CALL for Artists:
What will the future be or what should the future have been?

Wall artwork must fit within a 20×20 inch area—no exceptions.

Fill out art registration form here!

Hand deliver art on one of 4 drop-off days:
Saturday and Sunday, January 11 and 12, noon–4pm
Saturday and Sunday, January 18 and 19, noon–4pm
Join the drop-off event on Facebook!

Shipped artwork must arrive by Friday, January 17.

Up to 3 pieces may be submitted, no fees, no jury, open to all artists! All work will be accepted if space permits. Smaller sculpture, video (1080p) and digital stills (1080×1080 pixels) for screens can also be shown. Work can be for sale or not. Art registration link will be posted in mid December.

“Space: 1999,” “2001: a space odyssey,” “Bladerunner” set in 2019, are among many visually influential TV and films that put 2020 far into fantastic futures. What do artists imagine now that we’re in this futuristic-sounding year? Are there new imagined futures? Retro-futures? Hopes or laments for the present day and beyond?

“Foresight: 2020” will open with a reception on January 31 and will be on view to March 8.

Closing and art pick-up party will be Sunday, March 8, 4–7pm
Late pick-up time will be Tuesday, March 10, 4–7pm

Start or grow your collection with 100 regional artists in Silicon Valley’s most eclectic and affordable art auction! As well as the annual fundraiser to support community art, the Auction is a survey of regional artists and has helped art enthusiasts at all levels start or grow collections.
Register to bid here!

opening reception: First Friday, November 1, 6pm–10pm
Silent bidding and ‘buy it now’ opens

exhibition: November 2–December 7
Last exhibit hours: Friday, December 6, noon–11pm, Saturday, December 7, noon–4pm

Open late with First Friday art walk, December 6, 7pm–11pm
This Friday and Saturday are the final preview days! You can also join us on the First Friday art walk with free snacks till 10pm.

Auction night: Saturday, December 7
Party starts 6pm, live auction close begins 7pm
Your bidder registration is admission to the party! Register online or in person.
Join the Auction Night event on Facebook!

Auction Artists (previews of art below):
Download a PDF list of art by artist last name here (notes on 40 artists included)
Hadi Aghaee
Mape Andrews
Edmund Attanasio
Julie Barrett
Amy Beans
Helen Bellaver
Linda Benenati
Lydia Rae Black
James A. Bonacci
Sean Boyles
Rebecca Bui
Thai Bui
Chris V. Bunz
Randy Canote
Jennifer Carrier
Valentina Carrillo
Antonio Castro
José Castro
Cynthia Church
Dotti Cichon
Sara Cole
Joshua Curry
Robin Danks
Andrea Dawn
Jemal Diamond
Kathryn Dunlevie
Midori Endo
Carolann Espino
Vera Fainshtein
Tulio Flores
Force129
Rachel Forrest
Michelle Frey
Ayelet Gal-On
Bea Garth
Anna Gelman
Lucy Ghelfi
Theresa Giammattei
GLevy
Doug Glovaski
Bill Gould
Anthony Guarino
Karen Haas
J.P. Hamilton
Omar Harb
Susan Harding
Andre Hart
Terry Hart
Matthew Heimgartner
Alfred Hernandez
Marina Hutchins
Erika Ismerio
Rupy Kaloti
Rachel Karklin
Jonathan Kermit
Nadia Khater
Diane Kreiter
Terry Kreiter
Amanda Kritzberg
Thuy Le
Isaac S. Lewin
Bette Linderman
Kristen Lindseth
Oleg Lobykin
Anna Maiko
Kent Manske
Cynthia Mar
Johanne Marion
Mark Martinez
Ken Matsumoto
Tony May
Renae McCollum
Keith Melot
Theresa Merchant
Carolyn Meredith
Julie Meridian
Stephanie Metz
Susan Migliore
Bruce Miles
Joe Miller
Clayton Moraga
Lourdes Morante Mieses
Andy Nguyen
Cid Nguyen
Michael Norton
Rita Norton
James Ong
Kelly Otsuka
Gianfranco Paolozzi
Elizabeth Parashis
Kermit Patton
Maria Pazos
Katie Peck
Lili Petkovic
Suzy Radonsky Kohout
Robertino Ragazza
George Rivera
Joe Bastida Rodriguez
Jef Roeselers
Judy Rookstool
Bob Rose
Ann Ryals
Tim Ryan
Kurt Salinas
Arturo Sanchez
Gary Singh
Jean Skamra
Becca Smidt
Maggie So
Jackelin Solorio
Rain Stone
Shana Sundstrom
William Howard Surgener
Gary Tolomei
Jack Toolin
Timothy Tsun
Monica Valdez
Emily Van Engel
Eric Vasquez
Fe Villanueva
Stephen C. Wagner
Wanda Waldera
Gege Xu
Alayne Yellum
Emilie Yeung
Hyewon Yoon

Art previews (in progress, more to come):

Mape Andrews

Mape Andrews

Helen Bellaver

Linda Benenati

Lydia Rae Black

Thai Bui

Randy Canote

Jennifer Carrier

Antonio Castro

Dotti Cichon

Anna Gelman

GLevy

Doug Glovaski

Alfred Hernandez

Patrick Hofmeister

Marina Hutchins

Rachel Karklin

Nadia Khater

Diane Kreiter

Terry Kreiter

Isaac S. Lewin

Bette Linderman

Kristin Lindseth

Oleg Lobykin

Johanne Marion

Carolyn Meredith

Stephanie Metz

Bruce Miles

Clayton Moraga

Rita Norton

James Ong

Kelly Otsuka

Gianfranco Paolozzi

Elizabeth Parashis

Judy Rookstool

Bob Rose

Ann Ryals

Tim Ryan

Kurt Salinas

Jackelin Solorio

Jackelin Solorio

Gary Tolomei

Timothy Tsun

Monica Valdez

Emily Van Engel

Stephen C. Wagner

Wanda Waldera

Hyewon Yoon

Download the full CALL FOR ART here!

Join the CALL event on Facebook!

Register your art here! The registration form is online this year!

Works is your community art and performance center and this is our one fundraiser and a regional survey of art. This year there will be a month-long exhibition and up to 50% return of sale amounts–benefiting artists as well as Works!

DELIVERY OF ART on 4 days:
Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20, 12-4pm
Friday, October 25, 2-6pm
and a last day on Saturday, October 26, 12-4pm

SAVE THE DATES:
Opening Reception: First Friday, November 1 from 6pm to 10pm
Exhibition: November 2–December 7, Fridays 12–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm
Auction Night: Saturday, December 7, party starts 6pm, bidding starts at 7pm!

Patterns of Disintegration

opening reception: First Friday, September 6, 7–10pm
with South First Fridays art walk and StreetMRKT art fair on South First

exhibition on view: September 7 through October 13, 2019
hours: Fridays noon–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays noon–4pm

artists talk: Thursday, September 26, 6pm
learn about the work of the artists and the curatorial process
free admission with free snacks as well!

closing reception: First Friday, October 4, 7–10pm
with South First Fridays art walk and StreetMRKT art fair on South First
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featuring work by:
Abiam Alvarez
Mape Andrews
Mike Battey
Jackie Baxton
Marcia Boyajian
Emily Van Engel

Patterns of Disintegration explores the natural decay and material break-down that intersects with our daily life. The show is co-curated by Monica Valdez and Emily Van Engel and includes six emerging artists living in San José and the surrounding area.

“The artists embrace different ways in which things change and fall apart,” notes Valdez. “Through sculpture, photography or painting, the artists reiterate broken-down components to produce artwork that then becomes a vehicle to discuss those changes.”

“The notion of disintegration is part of a healthy life cycle, but is often overlooked,” said Van Engel. “Regeneration or decay can bring about uncomfortable feelings, such as laziness, uncleanliness or shame, but when we look at the multitude of ways that break-down occurs in our daily life, it can inform how we operate in the world.”

Jackie Baxton

exhibition view

Marcia Boyajian

Mape Andrews

Jackie Baxton

Mike Battey

exhibition view

Abiam Alvarez

Emily Van Engel

Abiam Alvarez

Indivisible: Works member exhibition 2019

Works’ 2019 member exhibition celebrates 42 years of democratic, community access art. This non-juried exhibit of artists who have donated to support the community concept of Works will reveal the broad range of messages, experiences, methods, and styles of our multifaceted community. Artist members of Works/San José range from widely exhibited and collected artists to emerging artists and even a few newcomers exhibiting for the first time. Celebrate Works’ ideal of liberty and justice for all our visual arts community!

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 26 from 7pm to 10pm
Join the opening event on Facebook

Exhibition:
July 27 through August 18, 2019
South First Friday art walk:
Friday, August 2, 7 to 11pm with our free button making booth at the street fair!
Join the First Friday event on Facebook

Indivisible exhibition views:

artists and all members:
Art pickup and annual member party: Sunday, August 18, 4:30pm to 7pm
with annual briefing on ‘the state of Works’ at 5pm. Enjoy free food and get ny questions answered. All members, artists, and friends of Works are welcome.
Join the Member Party on Facebook!

artists:
Additional art pick-up day: Tuesday, August 20, from 4pm to 7pm
do not leave work past this time!

special Indivisible event: The Now Of US

filmmaker ACVilla, keyboard artist Tholem, with special guest Erin Salazar
a look at murals and culture across the continent!
Saturday, July 27, 7pm
just $8 general, $5 members of Works
Full description and tickets here!
Join the presentation event on Facebook

Keyframes: sjsu animation/illustration bfa 2019

Opening night reception: Friday, May 17, 7–10pm
Closing party nights with SubZERO street fair: Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, 7-10pm
Join the closing nights event on Facebook.

In animation, the word keyframe refers to the defining drawing of a sequence. A sequence of keyframes defines the movement and story the viewer will see, and the position of the keyframes on the film, video, or animation defines the timing of the movement. While the term originates from the days of traditionally drawn animation, “keyframe” is a universal term used in stop motion, 2D animation, visual effects, and 3D animation. Sixty-three animators, modelers, storyboard artists, and visual development artists show defining moments from their student careers that will help guide their first steps into the professional entertainment industry, making these, essentially, their own keyframes.

Keyframes, opening night installation view

Keyframes, opening night installation view

Keyframes, opening night installation view

Shifting Tides
convergence in cloth

Fiber Art from the Seven Pacific Regions of Studio Art Quilt Associates. Shifting Tides is presented as a world premier traveling exhibition in collaboration with Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA).

opening reception: Saturday, April 20, 1pm–3pm
presented to coincide with San José Museum of Quilts & Textiles opening at 3pm

closing party and South First Friday art walk: Friday, May 3, 7pm–11pm

special hours for this exhibition:
Wednesday–Friday noon–6pm, Saturday–Sunday noon–4pm

Shifting Tides: convergence in cloth explores the current state of the Pacific Ocean through the eyes of those living in an arc along the western shores of North America to the archipelago of Hawai’i.

The Pacific Ocean is a source of life and livelihood. Yet the threats are growing, challenging perceptions of limitless bounty. Overfishing and global warming endanger not just oceanic life, but the human communities that depend on it. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is larger than Texas. The ocean knows no jurisdictional boundary: solutions demand a convergent effort of communities and governments.

Forty-six SAQA artists from California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Hawai’i and British Columbia use fabric to express their anguish and hope for the Pacific region. Exhibition Juror, Ann Johnston, offers a representative range of mainland and island habitats and issues, as well as an array of design approaches and construction techniques. Some works focus solely on one area of wildlife or human activity, while others integrate issues. Some artists reached for scientific research, while others drew on a personal memory of place or crisis. All deepen our understanding of fabric as an art form.

Fiber Artist

Shifting Tides entry photo

2018

opening reception: First Friday, March 1, 7–11pm
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exhibition: March 2 through April 7, 2019

exhibition closing party: First Friday, April 5, 2019, 7–11pm

An immersive installation by Bill Gould with paintings by Gloria Huet and Judy Rookstool reveal conscious and unconscious collections of memories and reminiscences from parts of their lives to demonstrate the lasting power of stored images and experiences. Each artist evokes elements of reminiscence to focus on the importance of the past to their everyday actions and interactions. The combination of the artists’ recollections is designed to create responses to those memories and to generate recollections of the viewer.

Unity In Diversity
A community exhibition based on the global Unity In Diversity flag designed in San José by Javier Yep.

opening reception: Friday, January 25, 7–10pm
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exhibition: January 26 through February 17, 2019
Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm

South First Friday art walk and second-chance reception: Friday, February 1, 7–11pm

Art Pick-up and closing party: Sunday, February 17, 4–7pm

Opening the year with unifying positivity (we can and do hope), Works presents a community exhibition based on, and in response to, the flag of Unity In Diversity designed in San José by Javier Yep, a first-generation immigrant. Although he designed this conceptual symbol, Yep believes the ultimate flag of unity in diversity should be the one of the United States, which has welcomed him here. Designer Yep’s highly reductive symbolism is juxtaposed to the highly varied and textured work of our full community of artists and designers, who responded with portraiture, self-portraiture, biographical, and auto-biographical work in a multitude of physical and digital media.

Unity In Diversity is supported by an X-Factor grant from SV Creates, and by a mini grant from Knight Foundation’s “Speak Up San José” initiative.

Robertino Regazza

Martin Gee

Andy Tran

Martin Gee

Dotti Cichon

Robertino Regazza

Andy Tran

Richard Fox

Joe Miller

Jemal Diamond

Adriana Arriaga

Jesus Nava

Robertino Regazza

Erica Atreya

Andy Tran

Dan Fenstermacher

VME Art e

Joe Miller

Mini Arora

Dan Fenstermacher

Robertino Regazza

Robertino Regazza

Dan Fenstermacher

Mary Anne Gerhardt

Linda Benenati

Nadia Khater

An exhibition of individuality and community.

Call for art: portraiture, self-portraiture, biographical, and auto-biographical subject matter. Open to all media and styles—representational to abstract.

Size and media: all artwork must be square or presented as a square with a dimension of 10″x10″ preferred and a maximum of 12″x12″. Smaller squares are also acceptable. Up to 3 artworks per artist will be accepted (space permitting).

Digital artwork will also be shown: send digital images at 2160 x 2160 pixels to gallery@workssanjose.org by the end of the final drop off time. Digital series of more than 3 images will be considered depending on space and relevance to the topic—send samples for consideration.

Art drop off on three days:
Sunday, January 13, 12-4pm
Friday, January 18, 12-6pm
Saturday, January 19, 12-4pm
Shipped art must arrive by Friday, January 18.

Exhibition Agreement Form PDF download

Fill in exhibit label information for us here:
https://goo.gl/forms/uGLempomwYqiDh1a2

Exhibition:
Unity in Diversity
opening reception: Friday, January 25, 7-10pm
exhibition: January 26–February 17, 2019
A community exhibition based on the global Unity in Diversity flag designed in San José by Javier Yep.

This program is funded, in part, by a Cultural Affairs grant from the City of San José; by a grant from Applied Materials; by Silicon Valley Creates, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California arts council; and by a mini grant from Knight Foundation to support “Speak Up San José” gatherings and conversations.

In our 41st anniversary Benefit Auction, we present an amazing array of long-standing and emerging area artists. Silent bidding opens on more than 110 artworks at our First Friday opening night reception and continues to the final Auction night gala on Saturday, December 8. See a huge range of local artists and build your collection by supporting your community art center in the South Bay’s most eclectic, affordable, and accessible art auction! Free admission throughout the exhibition and free snacks on opening night.

Opening Reception:
First Friday, November 2, 6pm-10pm
Silent bidding opens on opening night!

Second Chance Reception:
First Friday, December 7, 6pm-10pm

Auction Night:
Saturday, December 8, party starts 6pm, Auction 7pm
All artwork lots will close live!
Bidder registration and Auction Night tickets:
$20 general, $10 members of Works
Register at Works or online here to bid

Download complete list with starting bids: Auction artwork and starting bids by artist

Participating Artists: Scroll down for art previews!
Lori Adam
Pilar Agüero-Esparza
Isra Ahmad
Kathryn Arnold
Helen Bellaver
Linda Benenati
Chris Bennett
Lydia Rae Black
James A Bonacci
Rebecca Bui
Thai Bui
Chris Bunz
Antonio Castro
Larry Cazes
Greg Cheung
Cynthia M. Church
Dotti Cichon
Sara V. Cole
Kerry Conboy
Neha Dadhich
Trieu Dao
Joseph Demaree
Jemal Diamond
John Donnelly
Susan Drews Watkins
Kathryn Dunlevie
Christopher Elliman
Marcus Espinoza
Mape Esteve Andrews
Dan Fenstermacher
Force129
Rachel Forrest
Steven Fowkes
Allen Friedlander
Linda Gass
Anna Gelman
Mary Anne Gerhardt
Lucy Ghelfi
Theresa Giammattei Bricker
Doug Glovaski
Erika Gomez Henao
Anthony Guarimo
Karen Gutfreund
Karen Haas
Leanne Hamilton
Susan Harding
Andre Hart
Matthew Heimgartner
JayCee
Jonathan Kermit
Anna Koster
Diane Kreiter
Terry Kreiter
Thuy Le
G Levy
Michael Levy
Bette Linderman
Kristin Lindseth
Oleg Lobykin
Kent Manske
Kaoru Mansour
Michael Martin
Kimy Martinez
Mark Martinez
Annie Mathew
Tony May
Danessa Mayo
Keith Melot
Julie Meridian
Stephanie Metz
Susan Migliore
Joe Miller
Sylvia Min
Tanya Momi
James William Moore
Clayton Moraga
Lourdes Morante-Mieses
Angelica Muro
Cid Nguyen
Nifty
Kent Norton
Rita Norton
Gianfranco Paolozzi
Kermit Patton
Carlos Perez
James H. Pollard
Al Preciado
George Rivera
Judy Rookstool
Bob Rose
Ann Ryals
Tim Ryan
Kurt Salinas
Allen Shain
Brian Singer
Jean Skamra
Becca Smidt
Maggie So
Rain Stone
Shana Sundstrom
Donna Thompson
Ivan Tsai
Timothy Tsun
Ruth Tunstall Grant
Sieglinde Van Damme
Palak Verma
Hien Vinh
Michelle Wilson
Nanette Wylde
Alayne Yellum
Hyewon Yoon

art previews in progress:

Pilar Agüero-Esparza, Shop Print 4: Tiras

Kathryn Arnold, Day At Studio #2

James A. Bonacci, Un Fleur En Six Movements (A Flower in Six Parts)

Theresa Bricker, Choked

Rebecca Bui, Frozo Saves the Day

Thai Bui, Needed

Antonio Castro, Skull With Crown

Larry Cazes, Solid Glass SpaceScape Sphere

Sara V. Cole, End/Beginning 4

Sara Cole, Green, diptych

Kerry Conboy, then we surrendered Dorothy

Neha Dadhich, Day Dreaming 1

Tirou Dao, The Morning

Jemal Diamond, “Treble Clef Butterfly Queen” title by anonymous

John Donnelly, Mortality

Kathryn Dunlevie, Allergens

Force129, untitled character study

Rachel Forrest, Kansas Field

Allen Friedlander, Little Ava’s Garden

Linda Gass, Transformation II

Anna Gelman, Melody of the Blooming

Mary Anne Gerhardt, Japanese Springtime

Doug Glovaski, Urban Grid #14

Doug Glovaski, Urban Grid #10

Erika Gomez Henao, Must-Haves II

Karen Gutfreund, Hiding the Love Within (with Bruce)

Leanne Hamilton, Bubbles

Andre Hart, The Pool

JayCee, Ponder

Jonathan Kermit, Look the Other Way

Anna Koster, Finger Puppet Series “Elephant”

Diane Kreiter, Lilium

Terry Kreiter, Everything and the Kitchen Sink, bronze

Thuy Le, Divertimento In D Major

Trudy Levy, Luck, oil, 12×12

Bette Linderman, Sometimes We Forget Who We Are

Kent Manske, Playing Field

Michael Martin, Bering Avenue , Salton City, 2015

Kimy Martinez, Pipe #1, Day; and Pipe #2, Night

Julie Meridian, Shimmer

Stephanie Metz, InTouch HP Twisting

Joe Miller, Pink Wolf

Sylvia Min, The Last Day

Tanya Momi, Pond at Sunset

James Wilson Moore, Spin Me ‘Round

Angelica Muro, from Cultura de Femicidio, 1-12

Cid Nguyen, Familiar Faces in a Strange Land

Kent Norton, Cd Red 10-2018

Rita Norton, Big Bang

Gianfranco Paolozzi, San José in the Box #6

Carlos Perez, Flor Roja

Alfred Preciado, Gold Dog

George Rivera, Michelle

Bob Rose, Flora and Fauna

Ann Ryals, Bridge Over Alma

Tim Ryan, Deepstate V

Kurt Salinas, Donut worry, be happy…again

Brian Singer, Color by Numbers #1

Jean Skamra, Night and Day

Becca Smidt, Johnny Cash Mugshot, lenticular image

Maggie So, Static

Donna Thompson, Keep on Trucking #17

Alayne Yellum, A Strong Woman

Imprint: Time, Memory, Identity, and Place

opening reception:
Friday, September 7, 7-10pm
with South First Fridays art walk and street fair

exhibition runs:
September 8 through October 14
Fridays 12–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm

artists:
Mary Ayling, Connie Begg, Carmina Eliason, Sylvia Min, and Lisa Solomon

Art that establishes identities through displacement and movement in place and time. Curated by Sylvia Min, Imprint includes work incorporating stitches in fabric, photographic prints, paintings, sculptures, installations, and residues of performance.

Imprint is Works’ entry in “New Terrains: Mobility & Migration,” a south bay initiative with San José Museum of Art.

events:

Cyanotype Workshop
Saturday, September 22, 10am–12pm
Artist Connie Begg will engage participants in cyanotype creation and experimentation. all and materials provided—your curiosity is all that is required! $20 fee includes instruction and all cyanotype materials. See full details at registration pages:
Tickets on Eventbrite!
Event page on Facebook!

Reading by Carmina Eliason
First Friday, October 5, 6:30pm
Reading of Corridos: Stars as Distant Countries
In this free reading, Carmina explores her bi-cultural heritage, memories, family history, and folk tales. Reading time 15 minutes. Attend the reading and stay for the re-opening and South First Fridays art walk!

Re-opening and art walk
First Friday, October 5, 7pm–11pm
Free refreshments at a relaxed re-opening.

Connie Begg

exhibition view

Sylvia Min

Mary Ayling

Mary Ayling

Carmina Eliason

exhibition view

Lisa Solomon

exhibition view

exhibition view

Connie Begg

Lisa Solomon

Sylvia Min

Carmina Eliason

Sylvia Min

Connie Begg

Infinite Memes: Works member exhibition 2018

Works’ 2018 member exhibition is our community celebration of 41 years of democratic, community access art. This non-juried exhibit of artists who have donated to support the community building concept of Works will reveal the broad range of messages, experiences, methods, and styles of our multifaceted community. These members of Works/San José range from widely exhibited and collected artists to emerging artists and even a few newcomers exhibiting for the first time. Celebrate the diversity of our visual arts community on view together at Works.

Opening Reception:
Friday, July 27 from 7pm to 10pm
Exhibition:
July 28 through August 19
South First Friday art walk:
Friday, August 3, 7 to 11pm with our free button making booth at the street fair!

Gary Singh

Linda Benenati

Bob Rose

Bette Linderman

Jemal Diamond

Erika Gomez Henao

Rain Stone

Nifty

Cid Nguyen

Force129

Art pickup and member party:
Sunday, August 19, 4:30pm to 7pm, closing party with annual briefing at 5pm
Additional pick-up time: Wednesday, August 22, 4pm to 7pm