The Experience, Emeryville: Celebration of the Arts Opening Night 2022

You are invited to Opening Night of Emeryville’s Annual Art Exhibition Friday, October 7, 6-9pm at the southern part of Public Market Emeryville, 5905 Shellmound St. This juried exhibition features over 150 artworks created by 96 Emeryville artists. The exhibition is open October 8 – 30, Wednesdays through Sundays, from 11am to 6pm,

On Opening Night, meet the artists and get a first look at the artwork as you listen to music by The doRiaN Mode: Vintage Jazz & Blues. A no-host bar raises funds for the Emeryville Youth Art Program.

Emeryville’s Art Exhibition continues to serve as an annual celebration of the city’s thriving collective creativity and an invitation for the community and visitors to experience a sampling of artwork created by local artists who live or work in Emeryville.

You’ll see all media –  paintings, sculpture, photographs, prints, ceramics, textiles, and glass works. This year’s exhibition includes contributions of poetry and dance, featuring a site-specific dance performance by Nancy Karp + Dancers, and an ekphrastic poetry workshop and readings with former Emeryville Poet Laureate Sarah Kobrinsky. And admission to the reception and exhibition is free!

About Celebration of the Arts

The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition is sponsored by Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Inc. Their mission is to foster an appreciation of the arts and artists of Emeryville, to promote the city as a culturally vital and progressive center for living and working, and, most recently, to partner with the City of Emeryville in the Rotten City Emeryville Cultural Arts District, a program of the California Arts Council. The Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition continues to support this mission by providing a free public venue, open to all, to experience the rich diversity of artistic expression of those who live and work within the city of Emeryville.

More info. 510/652-6122.

Photo featured here: Portal, by Michele Théberge, acrylic, gouache, letterpress print, watercolor on paper, 2021, 12 ̋x10 ̋