opening reception: First Friday, May 1, 5pm–9pm exhibition: Saturday May 2–Saturday May 23, 2026 hours: Fridays 12pm–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12pm–4pm exhibitions always admission free
More than seventy graduates present work in animation, character design, story, visual development, 3D modeling, gaming, and more. With hundreds of images, 3D printed characters, games, books, and more than 20 video screens running, come and explore work from the next generation of storytellers and visual entertainers.
opening reception: Friday, April 24, 6pm-8pm exhibition: April 24 through June 26
Mexican Heritage Plaza gallery 1700 Alum Rock Ave at King Road San José
Tierra y Raíces/Earth and Roots returns to Mexican Heritage Plaza with 20 artists along with a 7th grade student group, addressing aspects of nature, environment, place, and culture.
artists: Hadi Aghaee Alyssarhaye Sean Boyles Saranya Chandrasekaran Robert Chavez Sara Eberhart Anna Ellis Cynthia/cyanhit Gonzalez Quetzalli Jimenez Natasha Kramskaya Wendy Lowengrub Margaret Luo Jonilyn Ly Imara Osorno Francisco Ramirez Eliseo Rosales Bob Rose Roger Smith Nona Weiner Ruthie K. Yamada and 7th grade students of Bulldog Tech Levya Middle School
Exhibition Opening Night: First Friday, March 6, 5pm–9pm
Exhibit on view March 7 until Auction Night: Saturday, April 4, 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 Auction Night! Proxy bidding also available if you can’t attend. All work available to “buy-it-now” at retail if no bids have been placed.
Preview and bid on the work of more than 100 local and regional artists in the most accessible and eclectic art auction in the region! Bidding or not, visit the exhibition for a survey of San José to Bay Area talent. Openings and exhibitions are always free and the exhibit continues through April 4 to an exciting Auction night. For 49 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.
115 artworks are in the exhibition—here they are!:
Support Works/San José, your all-volunteer community art space, with your artwork! With about 100 regional artists, the exhibition is a broad view of our visual arts community as well as an important fundraiser.
Simply REGISTER HERE(CLOSED—only register if art already delivered) See the link above for all details.
Three art drop off days: Friday, February 20, 2pm–6pm Saturday and Sunday, February 21 and 22, 2pm–4pm
General guidelines: • One artwork per artist. A diptych or small set with one title may also be ok (contact if something unusual). • Choose work likely to attract bidders for long-term display in a private home (contact if unsure). • Consider work with retail value from $150 to $2000. Think substantial yet accessible.
• Artists can retain up to 50% of final sale price. • Artists can specify opening bids—but 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). We reserve the right to turn down work that is unstable, overly complicated to install, or otherwise impractical for home display. Contact us if you are considering a work that is challenging in size, materials, or subject matter.
Works/San José, 38 South 2nd 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.
A view of the 2025 Auction exhibition:
Some of the art pledged so far (we typically receive about 100 artworks so much more to come):
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 90 artists for part LX!
Super Hunger Anti-Valentine Bowl Games part LX opening reception: 5-7pm Saturday, January 24 exhibit: January 25–February 15, 2026 gallery hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm First Friday art walk, February 6, 5pm–9pm
Once again, on the year we’d usually host the popular (Anti) Valentine Show, the South Bay hosts the Super Bowl, the World Cup, and a new Hunger Games film will premier. This open-call exhibition of is a broad view from local and regional artists of sport, violence, relationships, love, and the overall state of our society.
Meanwhile, Call for Art open now: Community Art Auction CALL for Art!See info and register at the link! Art intake: February 20, 21, and 22.
A few examples of the art in 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.
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
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:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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
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.
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
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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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
Raymond Ashley, No MessageRaymond Ashley, untitledLydia Rae BlackSusan Harding, DualityValentino Loyola, Out of War Came ArtRayos MagosSteven RubalcabaSteven RubalcabaRay, photo by Joe Miller
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.
Tierra y Raíces/Earth and Roots exhibition view
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
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.
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):
Francisco RamirezBetty ProperHortencia MartinCaroline Z.CharneyNanette WyldeCathy LeatherSusan HardingTimothy TsunMaria LeeMichael J. VaughnKent ManskeRenae McCollumLydia Rae BlackPantea KarimiChris BunzCynthia Yadira GonzalezDoug GlovaskiJennifer J. RenzelAlayne Yellum
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 2022” presented by Works at Mexican Heritage Plaza
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!
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.
Steve Cooley of Haptic Synapses at the controls, Danny Kim to his left
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!
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
Francisco RamirezKurt SalinasElizabeth Jiménez Montelongo
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!
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)
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)
banner art by Susan Harding, Thai Bui, and Ema Harris-Sintamarian
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
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
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!
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.
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:
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
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.
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, … Continue reading “Benefit Art Auction open now through Auction night December 7”
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
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!
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 join the event on Facebook!
featuring work by: Abiam Alvarez Mape Andrews Mike Battey Jackie Baxton Marcia Boyajian Emily Van Engel
Patterns of Disintegrationexplores 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.”
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!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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
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
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.
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!
Bob Rose
Rain Stone
Erika Gomez Henao
Bette Linderman
Force129
Cid Nguyen
Jemal Diamond
Nifty
Linda Benenati
Gary Singh
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
Anticipation Now! SJSU Animation/Illustration BFA 2018opening reception: First Friday, May 4, 7 to 10pm with South First Fridays artwalk
open during SubZero festival on Friday and Saturday June 1 and 2 from 7 to 10pm
Experimental coursework in visual development, story, animation, and modeling in the fields of filmmaking, gaming graphics, character creation, and more. The work of 70 graduates from the 2018 SJSU Animation/Illustration BFA program will be featured. The program is consistently ranked as one of the premier university programs in the nation and graduating students aim to show why in this ambitions exhibition.
On view May 5 through June 10
Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm
Judith Selby Lang & Richard Lang, What’s For Supper
Kent Manske, Nest IV
Michelle Wilson, Corn Incorporated_
Nanette Wylde, On Longing 01
Eco Echo, augmented reality experience by Nanette Wylde
Eco Echo, augmented reality experience by Nanette Wylde
Eco Echo, installation view
Eco Echo, Kent Manske installation
Eco Echo, installation view
Eco Echo, installation view
Eco Echo, installation view
Eco Echo, Ginger Burrell installation
Eco Echo: Unnatural Selection
Opening Reception:Friday March 2, 7pm–10pm
with South First Fridays art walk
Exhibition on view: March 3 through April 15, 2018
Fridays noon–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays noon–4pm
Artists:
Anne Beck
Barbara Boissevain
Ginger Burrell
Judith Selby Lang
Richard Lang
Kent Manske
Michelle Wilson
Nanette Wylde
Organized by Nanette Wylde, Eco Echo: Unnatural Selection presents an array of artists who respond to aspects of our ecological environment in unexpected and diverse ways. Each artist is grappling with some ecological concern, creating echos which are celebratory, poignant, beautiful, complex, and provide opportunity for audience examination and reflection.
Programming:
Sunday March 11, 2pm Informal Artist Talk with Kent Manske
Conversation with Kent Manske around his installation Cell Garden. Points of departure will include biology, interconnectedness, life cycles, health, healing and epistemology. The artist will briefly talk about his experimental approach using screen printing to produce one-of-a-kind prints that evolve, mutate and synthesize from blank states to living, thriving organisms.
Saturday, April 7, 2pm Informal Artist Talk with Ginger Burrell “Subversive Comfort: Artists’ Books as a Tool for Raising Social Consciousness”
Artist Ginger Burrell will discuss the use of the book format by artists to explore political and social concerns. What is it about artists’ books that provide a unique opportunity and approachability not usually found in other artistic media? How can the selection of content, materials, images, scale and design engage a viewer and communicate an artist’s message? Explore examples of artists’ books that attempt to raise social consciousness, including three works by the artist included in the Echo Echos exhibition.
Sunday April 8, 4:30pm Panel moderated by Barbara Boissevain “Big Dirty Secrets: Three Photographers Engaging in Environmental Advocacy in the San Francisco Bay”
Photographers Judith Selby Lang, Richard Lang and Barbara Boissevain will discuss their ongoing photography projects that address environmental issues in the San Francisco Bay Area. The panelists will share how the devices they use in their work aim to provoke discourse on local issues and encourage environmental stewardship. They will also discuss the relationship between contemporary photography and environmental and social advocacy, including the “Apocalyptic Sublime”.
Saturday, April 14, 4:30–6:30pm “Constellations in Paper” workshop with Anne Beck and Michelle Wilson
In this workshop, learn the basic of embroidery on paper. Bring a design of your own or use one provided to sew a design onto a sheet of decorative paper. Embroidery on paper can be a little different that the traditional form on fabric, but still can create a wondrous and exquisite design.
At the end of this workshop, this embroidered paper can stand alone, or participants will have the option of turning it into a cover for a handmade book!
No embroidery or bookbinding experience necessary, all materials provided. A personalized workshop with limited spaces—reserve yours now!
The (Anti) Valentine Show exhibition: February 2 through 18, 2018
opens with the South First Fridays art walk from 7–11pm artists reception: Saturday, February 3, 6–9pm
exhibit hours start 2/3: Fridays 12–6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12–4pm
closing and art pick-up party: Sunday, February 18, 4–6pm
The (Anti) Valentine Show returns with a vengeance! 140 local artists, from the most established to new and emerging, have responded to the call for art (un)inspired by romance. From anti-love, to anti-hypocricy, anti-commercialization, anti-objectivization, and more, The (Anti) Valentine Show promises to reflect the heart-felt to heart-wrenching angst of our time and place.
The (Anti)Valentine Show returns! Works presents an open call to artists (un)inspired by romance. In this non-juried exhibit, we anticipate artistic viewpoints to range from just a tiny bit less than love to all-out war; from the painfully real to outrageous fantasy. One work only from each artist. Painting, drawing, photography, video, sculpture, mixed media, etc. There are no fees to enter this exhibit.
Deliver art: Saturday or Sunday, January 20 or 21, noon to 4pm
Works, 365 South Market Street, downtown San José
Shipped artwork must arrive by Friday, January 19
In our 40th anniversary Auction, we present an amazing array of past, present, and even future area artists. Build your collection by supporting your community art center in the South Bay’s most eclectic and accessible art auction!
exhibition: November 4-December 2, 2017 hours: Fridays 12-6pm, Saturdays and Sundays 12-4pm
Exhibition admission is free! Auction closing night Gala:
Saturday, December 2, 6pm opening with bids closing live at 7pm! bidder registration: $20 general, $10 members of Works Join the Auction event on Facebook!
Registered bidders and Auction artists only on closing night. Registration and silent bidding is open throughout the exhibition. Proxy bidding is available for closing night. Register to bid and attend the closing event here!
Scroll down for Auction Art previews!
Auction Artists:
Terry Acebo-Davis
Pilar Agüero-Esparza
Ray Ashley
Efren Ave
Brande Barrett
Amy Beans
Shannon Belardi
Linda Benenati
Lydia Rae Black
James A Bonacci
Aleisha Bonin
Rebecca Bui
Thai Bui
Josh Bulman
Chris Bunz
Eamon Burke and Marcus Burke
Cynthia Cao
Antonio Castro
Jason Challas
D Cichon
Ed Clapp
Sara Cole
Kerry Conboy
Steve Cooley
Doug Crafts
Neha Dadhich
Terry Acebo Davis
Binh Danh
Jemal Diamond
Amy DiPlacido
Marta Donayre
Donbon Kathryn Dunlevie
Christopher Elliman
Midori Endo
Tulio Flores
Force 129
Rachel Forrest
Lucy Ghelfi
Doug Glovaski
Staci Gonzales
Bill Gould
Karen Haas
Andre Hart
Sea Heikes
Matthew Heimgartner
Erika Gomez Henao
Parthenia M Hicks Jaycee
Jonathan Kermit
Maryam Khakipour
Sonya Kleshik
Katherine Levin-Lau GLevy
Bette Linderman
Kristin Lindseth-Rivera
Oleg Lobykin
Miguel Machuca
Dezza Belle Maddumba
Michael Martin
Kimy Martinez
Ken Matsumoto
Emily May
Tony May
Renae McCollum
Theresa Merchant
Julie Meridian
Stephanie Metz
Joe Miller
Sylvia Min
Jesse N. Molina
Clayton Moraga
Angelica Muro
Nanzi Muro
Terayuth Ngamvilaipun
Quynh Nguyen
Thuy Nguyen
Nifty
Janet Norris
M. Kent Norton
Rita Norton
James Ong
Gianfranco Paolozzi
Liliana Petkovic
Darrell Phelps A. Tom Pipinou
Al Preciado
Manuel Ramirez
Valerie Raps
George Rivera
Lordy Rodriguez
Bob Rose
Steven Rubalcaba
Ann Ryals
Tim Ryan
Diana Salas
Kurt Salinas
Masha Schultz
Robert Schultze
Allen Shain
Gary Singh Jean Skamra
Becca Smidt
Maggie So
Shana Sundstrom
Rachel Tirosh
Gary Tolomei
Sara Tomasello
Jack Toolin
Travina Torres
Hoang Bao Ngan Tran
Timothy Tsun
Sieglinde Van Damme Cristina Velazquez
Wanda Waldera
Michelle Waters
Geri Wittig
Flo Oy Wong
Nanette Wylde
Gege Xu
Alayne Vellum Hyewon Yoon Carl Yoshihara
Terry Acebo-Davis
Pilar Agüero Esparza, Untitled
Ray Ashley, No Message #5
Efran Ave
Brande Barrett, The Poet
Amy Beans
Shannon Belardi, Bukowski
Linda Bennati, Toxic
Lydia Rae Black, Dog Walkers
James A. Bonacci
Aleisha Bonin, Don’t Go There
Rebecca Bui, Horatio
Thai Bui, Needed
Chris Bunz, Gotta Dance #5
Cynthia Cao
Antonio Castro, Steer Head
Jason Challas, Logic (AND gate)
Jason Challas, Logic (OR gate)
Ed Clapp, Alien Demon Baby Egg Case
Sara Cole
Kerry Conboy, Cyclops (3 separate lots)
Steve Cooley
Doug Crafts, Last Dance of the Trilobites
Binh Danh, Ancestral Altar #20
Jamal Diamond, Dances with Wires
Amy DiPlacido, Study For Something Greater
Donbon, Earth’s Day
Kathryn Dunlevie, Urban Camouflage
Christopher Elliman
Midori Endo
Tulio Flores
Force129, Untitled
Doug Glovaski, Boulevard
Doug Glovaski, Urban Grid
Doug Glovaski, Urban Grid 2
Karen Haas, View From Downtown Cafe
Erica Gomez Henao
Staci Gonzales, Icat’s Ikat
Bill Gould
Bill Gould, Ball Flower
Andre Hart, Study #2
Matthew Heimgartner, Meditation
Jaycee
Jonathan Kermit
Sonya Kleshik, Cosmic Abstract
GLevy, Face
Katherine Levin Lau, Conservation
Bette Linderman, Up From The Ground, II
Kristen Lindseth, Mountain Landscape
Oleg Lobykin, Voids and Substance
Miguel Machuca, Transformation
Dezza Bell Maddumba, Love for Music
Michael Martin, Lucy and Cheri, Herald, CA 2016
Kimy Martinez, Lotus Eater
Ken Matsumoto, Brick and Mortar
Emily May, Color Study #8
Tony May, A Slightly Assisted, Found, Readymade, Portable Delleson
Renae McCollum, Weeping Land Revisited
Theresa Merchant
Julie Meridian, Corridor
Stephanie Metz
Joe Miller, Capitalism is Just Getting Started
Sylvia Min, The Last Day
Jesse N. Molina
Angelica Muro, Hortencia
Angelica Muro, Gina y Vero
Nanzi Muro, 43
Terayuth Ngamvilaipun, The Code
Nifty, Rosa
Janet Norris, I Come From Far
M Kent Norton, Untitled
James Ong, The Divide
Gianfranco Paolozzi, Quasi un Convento
Darrell Phelps
Darrell Phelps, Untitled
A. Tom Pipinou, Purgatory
Al Preciado, Japanese Friendship Garden
Manuel Ramirez, Expression with Style
Valerie Raps, Love
George Rivera
Lordy Rodriguez, Walmart China
Lordy Rodriguez, Schwepps Tonic Water Thailand
Bob Rose, A Place to Land
Ann Ryals, Records
Tim Ryan, Untitled
Kurt Salinas, Donut Tell Me What To Do
Robert Schultze 153
Robert Schultze 189
Gary Singh, Mekong River
Jean Skamra
Becca Smidt, Water Bubbles, lenticular animation
Maggie So
Rachel Tirosh, Guitar in Blue
Gary Tolomei, Manifesto, On The 100 Year Anniversary of Dada
