Category Archives: East Bay

Artful Pianos in Oaktown

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Arty Trips

While wandering downtown Oakland at the last Art Murmur, we gazed longingly into the windows of the Piedmont Piano Company. Not only do they have an awesome vintage neon sign outside (above) but inside the showroom were pianos to die … Continue reading →

Posted in East Bay, Indie Shopping, Oakland, Sign art, Vintage | Tagged downtown Oakland shopping, Earl "Fatha" Hines, piano art, pianos, Piedmont Piano Company | 1 Comment

Art Shack in Berkeley

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Arty Trips

A few years ago, driving around Berkeley one day I noticed that a local little florist shack had burnt down. Located in a parking lot in the Westbrae area of Bekeley, the burnt up little house stayed abandoned and empty … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Artist Spotlight, Bay Area Art, Berkeley, East Bay, Random, Street art | Tagged art shack, berkeley art, Stoye Milburn, Stoye Milburn art | 1 Comment

A Peek Inside The KALA Art Institute

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Arty Trips

SF Bay Arts dropped into KALA Art Institute in Berkeley to see what was happening there. A new show was just going up- Residency Projects I, New work by Maude Léonard-Contant, Youngsuk Suh, Genevieve Quick and Frances Young, July 14 – … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Star Review, Architecture, Art, Art Exhibit Review, Artist Spotlight, Bay Area Art, Berkeley, Contemporary art, East Bay, Photography, SF Bay Arts, Street art | Tagged bridge art, fire art, Jenny Robinson, KALA Art Institute, Maude Léonard-Contant, palm art, printmaking, Residency Projects I, roller coaster art, Youngsuk Suh | Leave a comment

The “Create” Exhibit at the Berkeley Art Museum

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Arty Trips

SF Bay Arts visited the Berkeley Art Museum to see their current show – “Create”. From their site- “Create presents work made at three pioneering centers for artists with developmental disabilities, Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, San Francisco’s Creativity Explored, and NIAD Art Center in … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Art Exhibit Review, Bay Area Art, Berkeley, Contemporary art, East Bay, SF Bay Arts | Tagged art by disabled, Attilio Crescenti, Aurie Ramirez, BAM, berkeley art exhibit, berkeley art museum, Bertha Otoya, Carl Hendrickson, create, create exhibit, Dan Miller, Daniel Green, Dwight Mackintosh, Evelyn Reyes, Featured artists: Mary Belknap, James Miles, James Montgomery, Jeremy Burleson, John Patrick McKenzie, Judith Scott, Lance Rivers, Marlon Mullen, Michael Bernard Loggins, William Scott, William Tyler., Willie Harris | Leave a comment

“Hello, Tomorrow” Exhibit – Gives Us A Goodbye….

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Arty Trips

Drove over to Berkeley to check out the “Hello, Tomorrow” exhibit, it seemed (from the web blurb) to be a professional and interesting show. It was Saturday around noon, when we arrived at the Hazel Wolf Gallery. As soon as … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Art Exhibit Review, Bay Area Art, Berkeley, Contemporary art, East Bay, SF Bay Arts | Tagged anthony Holdsworth, berkeley, berkeley art gallery, Hazel Wolf Gallery, hello tomorrow, hello tomorrow exhibit, Mari Andrews · Timothy Armstrong · Claire Brandt · Noah Breuer · Mark Bryan · Hagit Cohen · Alicia Escott · Lisa Espenmiller · William Harsh · Ryan Hendon · Anthony Holdsworth · Grant Johns, michelle waters | Leave a comment

Pizza at Paisan and Checkin’ Out A Berkeley Hood

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Arty Trips

Well the picture ought to say it all. We ate lunch recently at Paisan on San Pablo Ave. in Berkeley. The pizza above is the Pesto: rocket salad and grana padana at $10.50. Yummy rocket, very fresh ingredients, tasty crust and perfect … Continue reading →

Posted in 5 Star Review, Art, Arty Eats, Berkeley, Cool Stuff To Do In The Bay Area, East Bay, Indie Shopping, Restaurant review | Tagged kiss my ring, paisan, paisan pizza | Leave a comment

Art Thou: A Mixed Bag

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Arty Trips

While visiting friends for dinner in Berkeley, stumbled on a little gallery. We were visiting Zachary’s Pizza on Solano Ave. and right up the street, way down a little sidewalk alley was an art opening at “The Art Thou Gallery“. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Art Exhibit Review, Bay Area Art, Berkeley, Contemporary art, East Bay, Random, SF Bay Arts | Tagged art thou gallery berkeley, berkeley gallery, mixed bag exhibit, solano avenue gallery | 1 Comment

Around Town Art Sales This Week End, Dec.10 and 11th

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Arty Trips

Just a brief run down of a few of the many great art sales, art openings and events this weekend. Get out and find that piece for your living room or a piece for your best friend. A fun … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Bay Area Art, Contemporary art, Cool Stuff To Do In The Bay Area, East Bay, Indie Shopping, Lowbrow, Oakland, San Francisco, SF Bay Arts | Tagged affordable art sale, art openings dec.10 dec.11, dec. 10th, dec.11th, xmas art gifts, xmas art sales | Leave a comment