On SFGATE: OAM adds 9 venues to first Friday
Here's the link to the front page article of the Pink Section of Sunday, April 30th's San Francisco Chronicle titled "Art in the Heart of Oakland", by Patricia Yollin.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/04/29/PKEK1O5C0U.DTL
"Highlights of March Art Murmur" - East Bay Express
The ten best artists in Oakland this month.
By Obi Kaufmann
When it comes to group shows, it can be hard to find a common thread where one might not actually exist. But that doesn't mean there aren't artists worth mentioning. Here are ten who may or may not be at the mercy of their gallery neighbors.
10. Wayne Armstrong: Luminescent abstraction that connects contemporary and traditional Bay Area landscape painting. Remember oil paint? Turns out it's beautiful. Split Milk runs through March 30 at Manna Gallery (473 25th St., Ste. C, Oakland, 510-282-2335, MannaGallery.com).
To see the rest of the article:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/highlights-of-march-art-murmur/Content?oid=3151230
On sfgate.com: Oakland Art Gallery Roundup
Art Murmur’s Next Steps
Expect Oakland Art Murmur to be a bit different in 2012. The First Friday art walk, which began eight years ago as a semi-informal collaboration between a few Temescal and Northgate galleries, went “legit” last year.
OAM on KTVU: Art Murmur participants identify with Occupy movement
Watch Jade Hernandez of KTVU's coverage of First Friday and Oakland Art Murmur, which aired on Friday, January 6, 2012 and features Vessel's Lonnie Lee, Photo's Irene Imfeld, and Mercury 20's Mary Marsh.
http://www.ktvu.com/videos/news/oakland-art-murmur-participants-identify-with/vFhdQ/
Oakland Gets a New ‘There’
By JENNIFER DUARDO, NEW YORK TIMES, NOVEMBER 23, 2011
ON a recent warm afternoon in the Uptown neighborhood of Oakland the streets were alive with activity. Crowds participating in Art Murmur, a monthly art walk, spilled out of galleries like Johansson Projects (2300 Telegraph Avenue; johanssonprojects.com) and Hatch Gallery (492 23rd Street; hatchgallery.org). It’s hard to imagine that this area, just north of downtown Oakland, was abandoned and plagued with crime just a few years ago. Now it bustles with hip bars, places to hear music and interesting restaurants that have even lured San Franciscans across the bay.
Hot Spot: Oakland Art Murmur
by Regan McMahon, SFGate.com, August 14, 2011
What: Art lovers of all stripes troll the Uptown district for Oakland Art Murmur the first Friday of each month, roaming the streets and jostling for space in the many galleries. It's a spirited, loose vibe, like New Year's Eve without the sloppy drunks.
Murmur This
by Janelle Bitker, Oakland Magazine November 2011
Everyone knows that Uptown Oakland is bumping the first Friday of every month — young hipsters sporting flannel and fedoras flood the streets, food trucks dish out the gourmet goods and music abounds. The Oakland Art Murmur has flourished exponentially since its first walk in 2006, but some find that the party vibes detract from what should be the main attraction: art.Enter Saturday Stroll — the Art Murmur’s new counterpart, where galleries are open every Saturday in a calmer setting.
The Great Wall of Oakland Is Art Murmur’s Wallpaper
From Oakland Magazine, October 2011
Author: Anneli Rufus
Cyclists race. Paris glitters. A fast-motion man chases a bus. Cartoon lips kiss — and it’s all 100 feet by 100 feet, gliding and jerking across a massive outdoor wall on the first Friday night of every month.
During Oakland’s open-gallery Art Murmur evenings, this vertical expanse is the Great Wall of Oakland, onto which a 15,000 lumen projector screens a continuous 45-minute loop of original videos from the seventh floor of a building across the street ...
New Oakland Art Murmur T-shirt Winner Announced
Fresh off the Oaklandish presses comes the new Oakland Art Murmur T-shirt! Contest winner Rene Mijares (pictured above) wowed us with his creative and playful conga line. Rene wins a $100 honorarium, six shirts featuring his design, four tickets to the Oakland Museum of California, and an OMCA tote bag.
The new Oakland Art Murmur T-shirt will be available for sale to the public at the Oakland Art Murmur at the Oaklandish Mobile Ops Rig on 23rd Street and is also available online. Help support your Oakland Art Murmur, and look stylish doing it!
Oakland Art Murmur video filmed by Shia Productions
This video was taken in March 2011 by Shia Productions during the Art Murmur. Thanks to Ja Shia for sharing this! shiaproductions.com
Oakland's Art Explosion
From the Huffington Post, January 25, 2011 05:30pm.
Author: Max Eternity, Editor of Art Digital Magazine
What comes to mind when you hear mention of Oakland, California? If it's not a resurgence in civic renewal and the arts and humanities, then perhaps whatever you once thought you knew about Oakland needs to be updated.
Oakland's reincarnation is well underway. For in the last decade, not only has Oakland seen a dramatic transformation in its urban planning, educational systems and overall economics, it now also enjoys the benefits of a hip and thriving art scene, in spite of a souring economy felt across America ...
Oakland’s Journey From Seedy to Sizzling
From The New York Times, May 02, 2010
Author: Chloe Veltman
Just a few years ago, the Uptown Oakland neighborhood was mostly a dead zone after business hours: an intimidating landscape of gaping doorways, barren sidewalks and abandoned storefronts. Then, in 2006, eight local gallery owners began Art Murmur, a monthly evening tour of their spaces, to showcase the work of clients and promote their businesses. Before long, the Friday tours were attracting so many people that the organizers decided to apply for permits to close off a stretch of 23rd Street so that visitors could wander freely without blocking traffic.
Today Art Murmur is a bazaar of cultural activity. The gallery tours have grown to accommodate some 20 art spaces and hundreds of people, and D.J.’s and V.J.’s perform as visitors view the works on display. On the street, musicians, dancers and performance artists entertain passersby while vendors sell hotdogs with sizzling onions. What began as a predominantly hipster local crowd now includes visitors from around the Bay and beyond. Serious art buyers from as far away as New York, Miami and Rio de Janeiro have also begun turning up. ...
oakland art murmur: east bay's free-spirited art scene
From Art Ltd., May 2010
Author: Dewitt Chang
Reactions to Oakland's Art Murmur, the monthly First Friday art strolls currently involving some two dozen commercial and nonprofit galleries, are as subjective as reactions to the wide range of art on display. Ranging from casual works embodying the popular do-it-yourself/ recycling aesthetic to traditional objets d'art in traditional media (albeit deconstructed or recontextualized) or even mixed media employing the newest technology, the art proves once again that Northern California is nothing if not eclectic ...
