“Art & Taxes” F3 at the Cotton Mill in Jingletown, Oakland, CA

“Art & Taxes” F3 at the Cotton Mill
Community Art Event
http://www.f3oakland.com/

WHEN:Friday, April 19, 6 to 10 p.m.

WHERE:
Cotton Mill Studios
1091 Calcot Place
Oakland, CA 94606
www.f3oakland.com

COST:Free

The beautiful and historic live/work Cotton Mill Studios, located in the Jingletown Arts District in East Oakland, will be exhibiting artwork of resident and guest artists for its ninth F3 event, with the "Art &Taxes" theme. Artwork consists of various media, including painting, sculpture, photography, fashion, mixed media, jewelry, furniture, and more. Artists include Michael Clark, Trina Merry, Kimberly Wells, Alvaro Contreras, Mary Shisler, Simona Rackauskas,Bre Gipson, Rachel Visalda, Justin DeRosa and Styrous. Vendors in the Design Bazaar include Citizen Snap Designs,
CuriOhs Handmade Jewelry, Dawn Kathryn Diskowski, Diamond Dazed, Esoteric Brewery, Haej.Co, The Stroopie Gourmet, Rose La Mer, Nature as Muse, Tofufu, Give Fleece a Chance, Stonewyre, Serena Toxicat, and Protea. Meet the artists and enjoy live performances, unique artwork, and delicious food in this thriving arts community!
The Clock Tower Studio/Gallery is an exhibition venue on the fourth floor, created by multi-disciplinary artist Larissa. spatoochna.com

FLOAT Gallery, located in the Cotton Mill building, will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. as well. www.thefloatcenter.com

Other venues include the Fourth Floor Gallery and the Design Bazaar, featuring artwork of guest and resident artists. Many of the Cotton Mill Studios' resident artists will open their studios. The Champagne Bar and print sales provide additional places to view art, purchase items, and enjoy the community. Live performances will include an acoustic performance by Gina Glover, spoken word by Victoria Massie and Joy Sledge, positive rap from Kenneth Jelks, standup comedy by Mean Dave, as well as performances by Ryan Salet, Bear’s Belly and Mad Noise.

Food trucks will be on site. Fist of Flour pizza, fivetenburger artisan burgers and sandwiches and Boffo Cart’sItalian food will give attendees a delicious variety of vegetarian and meat-eater options.

Free BART shuttle transportation will be provided to and from the Fruitvale BART station to the Cotton Mill Studios from 6:00-10:30 p.m. Look for the F3 logo on three SUVs. Please use public transportation or park at the station, since street parking at 1091 Calcot is limited to residents and artists.


CONTACT:

Mike Taft, F3 President

301.642.5446

mike@f3oakland.com

F3 at the Cotton Mill website: www.f3oakland.com

Twitter: @f3oakland

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/f3cottonmill

For additional information:

Cotton Mill Studio’s available live/work lofts: www.cottonmillstudios.com

f3 Art Event in Jingletown Celebrates The Wolf Moon

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Mike Taft, F3 President

301-642-5446

mike@f3oakland.com

NAME:

“Full Wolf Moon” F3 at the Cotton Mill

Community Art Event

WHEN:

Friday, January 25, 6 to 10 p.m.

WHERE:

Cotton Mill Studios

1091 Calcot Place

Oakland, CA 94606

www.f3oakland.com

http://www.f3oakland.com/

COST:

Free

EVENT:

The beautiful and historic live/work Cotton Mill Studios, located in the Jingletown Arts District in East Oakland, will be exhibiting artwork of resident and guest artists for its eighth F3 event, with the "Full Wolf Moon" theme. Artwork consists of various media, including painting, sculpture, photography, fashion, mixed media, jewelry, furniture, and more. Artists include Haejin Chun, Michael Coy, Peter DeLucchi, Christie Goshe, Jessica Shackelford Hutchinson, Lauren May, Nite Owl Studios, Meredith Snow, and Susan Tuttle. Vendors in the Design Bazaar include Citizen Snap Designs, CuriOhs Handmade Jewelry, Dawn Kathryn Diskowski, Diamond Dazed, Esoteric Brewery, Give Fleece A Chance, Haej.Co, and Protea. Meet the artists and enjoy live performances, unique artwork, and delicious food in this thriving arts community!

The Clock Tower Studio/Gallery is an exhibition venue on the fourth floor, created by multi-disciplinary artist Larissa. spatoochna.com

FLOAT Gallery, located in the Cotton Mill building, will be open from 6 to 9 p.m., featuring paintings by Darwin Price and sculptures by Christopher Kanyusik.www.thefloatcenter.com

Other venues include the Fourth Floor Gallery and the Design Bazaar, featuring artwork of guest and resident artists. Some of the Cotton Mill Studios' resident artists will open their studios. The Champagne Bar and the Wolf Den provide additional places to view art, purchase items, and enjoy the community. Live performances will include a dance by Jatara Sehart, an acoustic performance by Gina Glover, spoken word by Michael Ting, Joy Sledge, Wulf Losee and Epiphany Castro, as well as the bands Jukebox Nightmare and The Wyatt Act.

Food trucks will be on site. Get Goes Mobile Cafe is a family-owned and -operated business -- locally roasted and always fresh. Featuring Ruby's Roast as the house decaf and Get Goes Special Blends for everything else, each cup is individually dripped.  Look for them in your neighborhood! Get Goes mission is to pamper the hard-working employed and unemployed people of Oakland. They hope to add more trucks as they grow -- creating jobs for our community. Mobile wood-fired gourmet pizzas get their smoky flavor from almond firewood, and the garden ingredients help keep things local and sustainable!  James Whitehead hauls in his mobile oven and offers a wide variety of tastes for all appetites.  From the simple to the seasonal and sublime, enjoy a hearty, personal-sized pie made custom to your order.  James will be offering a meat selection, a vegetable selection, and possibly a vegan selection, too!

Free BART shuttle transportation will be provided to and from the Fruitvale BART station to the Cotton Mill Studios from 6:00-10:30 p.m. Look for the F3 logo on three SUVs. Please use public transportation or park at the station, since parking at 1091 Calcot is very limited.

CONTACT:

Mike Taft, F3 President

301-642-5446

mike@f3oakland.com

F3 at the Cotton Mill website: www.f3oakland.com

Twitter: @f3oakland

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/f3cottonmill

For additional information:                      

https://www.facebook.com/f3cottonmill/

       

“Sideshow” F3 at the Cotton Mill

“Sideshow” F3 at the Cotton Mill

Community Art Event

WHEN:

Friday, April 20, 6 to 10 p.m.

Meet the artists and enjoy live performances! 

WHERE:

Cotton Mill Studios

1091 Calcot Place

Oakland, CA 94606

www.f3oakland.com

http://www.f3oakland.com/

Free

OAKLAND, CA – April 20, 2012 

The beautiful and historic live/work Cotton Mill Studios, located in the Jingletown Arts District in East Oakland, California, will be exhibiting the artwork of resident artists and guest artists for its sixth F3 (Third Fridays) exhibition, with its “Sideshow” theme. Exhibiting artwork consists of various media including painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, fashion, mixed media, and furniture. In addition, there will be a Design Bazaar and wonderful various performance venues! 

“Sideshow” will feature carnival acts, live painting, and more. Stand-up comedian and storyteller Dhaya Lakshminarayanan will perform, in addition to the A.V.I.D. (Attentive Vulnerability In Dance) dancers.

Cotton Mill Studios’ Catherine Rose, owner of Slinky Productions, the Bay Area’s first exotic pole/lap dance instruction company, will give a pole dance demo/performance for guests 18 and over.

The Cotton Mill Theater will be presenting “A night of action!” featuring “Fallen Angels,” an improvised Charlie’s Angels episode, and “The Five Deadly Improvisers,” an improvised Kung Fu movie.

The fourth floor Gallery will exhibit the artwork of  resident and guest artists.

The new Champagne Gallery will be a destination as well, as additional artwork and artists’ information will be available and bubbly will be served!

Exhibiting Cotton Mill Studios’ resident artists include Candy Stoner (painting), Jacob Cohen (industrial design), Jeff Ritter (various artwork), Meredith Snow (painting), Joshua LaCunha (photography), Peter Delucchi (painting), RW Hawkins Photography (black and white, silver gelatin prints), Thomas Lindahl Robinson (photography), Monika Piadad Harris & Victor Knai (in collaboration with water and pigments), Greg Lammers (painting), and Susan Tuttle (photography). There will also be open studios throughout the building.

Exhibiting guest artists include Ellie Barrett Wilder (oil and digital mixed media), Julie Bilyeu (dry pastels), Calvin Wong (painting), and Shayna Yasuhara (pen and ink).

The Design Bazaar, located on the second floor, will showcase 25 vendors exhibiting fabulous handcrafted items of fine art to handmade clothing and collectibles.

FLOAT Gallery, located in the Cotton Mill building, will be open from 6 to 9 p.m., with the exhibit “Hot Chicks and Homeless Peeps” featuring the artwork of Ange McLane. www.thefloatcenter.com 

Food trucks FiveTen Burger and Fist of  Flour Pizza will be onsite for delectable food which will be available for purchase.

Tiki Bar, Cotton Mill Studios’ own mobile bar, will be providing drinks for suggested donations.

Free BART shuttle transportation will be provided to and from the Fruitvale BART Station to the Cotton Mill from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Look for the F3 logo on three SUVs. Please use public transportation or park at the station, since parking on Calcot Place will be for event staff only.

CONTACT:

Mike Taft, F3 President

301.642.5446

mike@f3oakland.com

F3 at the Cotton Mill website: http://www.f3oakland.com/

www.f3oakland.com
Twitter: @f3oakland

Facebook: facebook.com/f3cottonmill

For additional information:

Cotton Mill Studios available live/work loft units: www.cottonmillstudios.com

Cotton Mill Studios featured on CBS 5’s Eye on the Bay “What is That?”