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Studio 23's mission is to support local artists, those that are already established and emerging artists new on the scene. Artists and co-founders Jessica and Wesley E. Warren also started the Alameda Artists Group, a Bay Area artist collective with over 1500 members, who before the pandemic regularly met at Studio 23 for workshops and sketch groups. In this show Studio 23 shines the spotlight on select East Bay artists. Mask up and visit Flax in Oakland at your leisure. Click he …

We are thrilled to welcome Artistic Picture Framing. Experts in their field for the last 12 years in Berkeley, they now have a new location in the FLAX Building! Custom framing, free consultations, digital printing, computerized mat cutting and canvas stretching are among the services they offer. Book an appointment online here, or call 510-944-4240. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm …

We have a guest gallery, a pop-up, on display through year-end in FLAX Oakland. Twelve studio artists have contributed artwork to this exuberant show. All works are for sale and range in size from medium to small, including: weavings, paintings, drawings, prints and handmade cards. Whether you want new art from local artists in your home, or you just want to punctuate the monotony of survival during quarantine, stop on by. All Works Are for Sale and immediate purchase for you to bring home. …

You are invited to come paint your piece! We have a community Mural, an interactive installation that is a mosaic of hundreds of laser cut wood pieces. Be a part of this public experience that invites participants to depict their dreams in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and commit to at least one action toward making those dreams reality. For some, action might look like doubling down on joy, for others action could look like divesting from racist institutions, initiating …

Extremely versatile, Viarco’s ArtGraf water-soluble graphite powder gives the artist the opportunity to explore new techniques and approaches with one of the oldest and most conventional raw materials used in fine artsNaturally able to make the traditional shade, it has the advantage of allowing to work with water before, during or after application. With soluble and fixing properties incorporated into the formula, the ArtGraf graphite powder provides a rigorous control of the scale of grey …