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One-Day Pop-Up Valentine Beauty Event

Presented by San Pedro Square Market at San Pedro Square Market

February 11, 2012

From noon-6pm you will be able to come and socialize with a team of artists and other creative women. Come and have a mini facial, makeup application, brow shaping or jazz up your lashes with some extensions. We will also have some designer jewelry, accessories and clothes for sale. This is going to be fun and super exclusive.

To RSVP for a beauty service appointment or more for info, contact Naima @ neemo24@msn.com

Sneak Peek of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Presented by City of Pleasanton and City of Pleasanton at Pleasanton Public Library

February 11, 2012

Experience scenes from the upcoming live theatrical production at the Firehouse Arts Center of Alice's Advenutres in Wonderland. Meet the cast members and director, experience mask and puppetry techniques used in the show, and try your hand at creating your own mask!  Best for ages 5 and up.

Mixed Media Valentine - Workshop

Presented by A Work of Heart Studio at A Work of Heart

February 12, 2012

Come learn a delicious assortment of mixed media techniques used to create this fabulous collage. You will be using polymer, metal sheets, embossing techniques, and a slew of other wonderful tricks to create your own one-of-a-kind, Mixed Media Valentine! All supplies are included.

Fused Holiday Ornaments - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 12, 2012

Here is a chance for you to make two small square glass ornaments using colors of your choice. Your imagination is the only limit to what you can create. Experienced glass artists will help you with the process. Don't miss this opportunity to make something lovely for your home, family, or friends.

The minimum age for this class is 5 years old, when accompanied by an adult.

Glass Experience - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 12, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has developed a new kind of glass art class. Beginner offerings at the Institute are great to get you started in the art of working glass, but what if you're just looking for the experience? What if you just want something totally different and fun to do with your friends or co-workers? You've already tried rock climbing. Maybe you've even thrown yourself out of a perfectly good airplane. The Glass Experience workshop may be just right for you (and way less

Blow a Float or Garden Ball - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 12, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has created a new class for everyone to have the opportunity to blow a six- to seven-inch diameter "float." Four people per bench will spend two hours working on creating their own "two color," unique "float." The floats can be used indoors or outside as decorative pieces for your house or garden.

First Annual Valentine’s HeART Walk - Half Moon Bay

Presented by HMB SOMA Arts

February 12, 2012

South Main Street in Half Moon Bay is often missed by tourists who don’t walk the entire length of the downtown area. This area of Main Street is now home to almost a dozen flourishing art businesses. They are known collectively as HMB SOMA Arts. The group’s first event in December drew a large number of visitors, tourists as well as local residents. HMB SOMA Arts supports and promotes both visual and performing artists at the south end of Main Street.

During this event,

Tom Holland - Exhibition

Presented by Sanchez Art Center at Sanchez Art Center

January 13-February 12, 2012

Sanchez Art Center is proud to present the unique artwork of Bay Area artist Tom Holland. This exhibition of Holland’s recent work opens Friday, January 13, with a reception from 7 to 9 pm, and will run through February 12. Holland’s work is both sculptural and painterly, with colorful, curving surfaces of thin, folded aluminum. Known as one of California's most important contemporary artists, Holland considers the color surfaces and the interaction and motion in his work as the

Hillsborough Antique Show and Sale

Presented by United Voluntary Services at San Mateo County Event Center

February 10-February 12, 2012

This event is one of the West's premier antique shows featuring exhibitors from The Americas, Europe, and Asia.  Come find pieces from 17th century antiques to Modernism.  There will be a Neo-Classical presentation of the inspiration of Ancient Greece and Rome in American furniture, fine arts, and ceramics.

Love / Hate - A Psycho Art Pspectacle

Presented by Psycho Donuts at Psycho Donuts

February 12, 2012

It's the annual Anti-Valentine art show at Psycho Donuts Campbell. Looking for a Célébration De L'amour? Sorry, wrong place! With an uncommon theme of "Love Lost," this is the art show you'd expect from the world's most unusual donut shop!

Spurned by a lover? Feeling the pain of love? If the answer to these questions is yes, then donut miss this CrAzY art show! You'll find original paintings by local artists, some starting as low as $40!

New Year, New Work

Presented by The Main Gallery at The Main Gallery

January 16-February 12, 2012

The Main Gallery in Redwood City celebrates the new year with new work by their 23 artist members.

Some of the work you'll see are circular ceramic vases by Doris Fischer-Colbrie. They explore different surface treatments and use heavily textured glazes, and according to Fischer-Colbrie "are easy-to-use and have an earthy, raw feel that will enhance any living space".

Having recently found lost poetry written by her mother and grandfather, Belinda

Something Edgy - Exhibition

Presented by Sanchez Art Center and Sanchez Art Center at Sanchez Art Center

January 13-February 12, 2012

Members of the Art Guild of Pacifica in a group show are featured in this exhibition. Definitions of “edgy” range from nervously irritable, impatient, and anxious, to sharp or biting, sharply defined or outlined, to daringly innovative, provocative, and trend-setting or on the cutting edge. There are lots of possibilities here, and, as artist Gale Frances says, “Who knows what the cutting edge is? It all depends on how uptight you are when you start

Memorandum To: Light From: Shadows - Exhibition

Presented by Sanchez Art Center and Sanchez Art Center at Sanchez Art Center

January 13-February 12, 2012

The East Gallery of the Sanchez Art Center presents this group show by Skyline College art students featuring ceramics, sculpture, and photography, curated by Skyline professor Arthur Takayama.

Eve Page Mathias - Exhibition

Presented by Triton Museum of Art at Triton Museum of Art

December 3, 2011-February 12, 2012

Fusing exquisite realism with vibrant color and a sense of the mysteries beyond the physical plane, Eve Page Mathias allows the viewer to experience her subjects at levels far more intimately than mere representation. Ms. Page Mathias is a professor of Art at San Jose City College where her skills in figurative painting have made her one of the most popular teachers in our region.

Statewide Painting Competition - Exhibition

Presented by Triton Museum of Art at Triton Museum of Art

December 10, 2011-February 12, 2012

This statewide juried competition is open to all painting media. Approximately sixty to eighty paintings will be selected, along with prize winners. This year’s jurors will be members of the Curatorial Committee of the Triton Museum of Art including Chief Curator Preston Metcalf and curators Maria Ester Fernández and Stephanie Learmonth.

Glass Experience - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 13, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has developed a new kind of glass art class. Beginner offerings at the Institute are great to get you started in the art of working glass, but what if you're just looking for the experience? What if you just want something totally different and fun to do with your friends or co-workers? You've already tried rock climbing. Maybe you've even thrown yourself out of a perfectly good airplane. The Glass Experience workshop may be just right for you (and way less

Blow a Float or Garden Ball - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 13, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has created a new class for everyone to have the opportunity to blow a six- to seven-inch diameter "float." Four people per bench will spend two hours working on creating their own "two color," unique "float." The floats can be used indoors or outside as decorative pieces for your house or garden.

Flags of Iwo Jima... The True Story - Presentation by Hal Buell, Photo Editor and Author

Presented by Stanford Continuing Studies Program at Cubberley Auditorium - Stanford University

February 13, 2012

The photograph of the raising of the American flag on Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, in the final months of World War II is arguably the most famous photo ever made. It is the most published of photos, and it is an enduring icon of the American experience. The picture has inspired four motion pictures, numerous books and articles, the monument at Arlington National Cemetery, and more. Made by San Francisco photographer Joe Rosenthal of the Associated Press, the picture is that rare image that

Sailing Round the World - Travel Talk

Presented by Little House

February 14, 2012

Little House Activity Center
Tuesday Tea
Come and meet John O'Connor, a long time Menlo Park proprietor and his wife Karen, who took an 8 year sabbatical aboard their 60 foot yacht, Windsong. John will share pictures and yarns about the people and places they met along the way. Included will be the Caribbean, Bahamas, Bermuda, Maine, the Azores, Gibraltar, the Mediterranean, the Black, and the Red Sea.

Persistence - Peter Clothier, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

February 14, 2012

Clothier, a graduate of Cambridge University, is a long time observer of the contemporary art world and a widely published writer. His publications include fiction and poetry, as well as David Hockney, a monograph, and a collection of political essays--The Bush Diaries.

This lecture address the predicament of the creative individual in a culture in which celebrity and money trump talent and quality of work, and specifically about the need for a disciplined mind and

Handcut Stamps and Stencilry - Workshop

Presented by A Work of Heart Studio at A Work of Heart

February 15, 2012

Create your own stencils and stamps using inexpensive and readily available craft and office supplies. Use these handmade, custom tools to add pattern and design to background papers for card making, art journaling, scrapbooking, and more.

Bring to class an idea of what imagery you want to turn into stencils and stamps. The best--and easiest--imagery has bold lines and chunky shapes. Your finished stamp will measure 2.5 by 3.5 inches.

Intro to Studio 101 - A Work of Heart Studio Workshop

Presented by A Work of Heart Studio at A Work of Heart

February 15, 2012

This workshop is to welcome newbies to the A Work of Heart art studio, and is a class designed to get you feeling comfortable with the lay of the land. In this class you will learn a slew of new techniques, which will help you grow your "mixed media" skill sets. The class will cover making a greeting card, a domino pendant, and a travel sized art journal. Some of the techniques taught will include: stamping, blending of inks, stencils, alcohol inks, embossed art metal, uv resin,

Jewelry Making... Treasure Chest Bracelet - Workshop

Presented by A Work of Heart Studio at A Work of Heart

February 16, 2012

Take extra buttons, beads, favorite charms, and any other odds and ends, and transform them into a beautiful, one-of-a-kind bracelet that is sure to dazzle! Come empty handed--there are loads of goodies at the studio--or bring your own broken jewelery, charms, chain, etc. If you have them, you can also bring jewelry making tools. No jewelry making experience is necessary, but it is helpful.

Jewelry Making... Vintage Button Bracelet - Workshop

Presented by A Work of Heart Studio at A Work of Heart

February 16, 2012

Buttons are addictive, so remember that once you start, you won't want to stop--nor will you really need to. This precious button bracelet that you will create will become a staple in your wardrobe and your friends will all want you to make them one as well!

Come empty handed and learn how to turn the studio's $10 button kit, which contains over forty buttons, into this darling bracelet. Another option is to raid your own button jar and bring forty or so shank buttons--not the

Enchanting Rosette Necklace - Workshop

Presented by A Work of Heart Studio at A Work of Heart

February 16, 2012

Life is full of all sorts of enchanting moments and enchanting things, and it's sweet when people find "that" particular accessory that makes them feel beautiful and romantic. This is one such piece, and you'll be so glad you took the time to pamper yourself with art therapy and adorn yourself with this gorgeous necklace.

All supplies are included in this class, but if you wish to bring in elegant little charms to add to your custom piece, please feel welcome to do

ArtRage: Mardi Gras

Presented by San Jose Museum of Art at San Jose Museum of Art

February 16, 2012

Laissez les bon temps rouler (let the good times roll)! Enjoy Mardi Gras-inspired entertainment, cocktails, and creative art experiences. Zydeco music by Tom Rigney and Flambeau, DIY Art Mardi Gras masks, and more. Cafe Too be open serving pub food, beer and wine, and a specialty cocktail (no-host bar).

Leonardo Live - Art on Screen (Redwood City)

Presented by NCM Fathom

February 16, 2012

A first-of-its-kind cinema event debuts in movie theaters across the country for only one night -- Leonardo Live, a cinematic tour of the sold-out National Gallery (UK) exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan", created especially for movie theater audiences.

Captured live on November 8, 2011, it provides a virtual walk-through of the exhibit, with exclusive commentary from scholars and curators. Hosted by highly respected art

Leonardo Live - Art on Screen (San Mateo)

Presented by NCM Fathom

February 16, 2012

A first-of-its-kind cinema event debuts in movie theaters across the country for only one night -- Leonardo Live, a cinematic tour of the sold-out National Gallery (UK) exhibition "Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan", created especially for movie theater audiences.

Captured live on November 8, 2011, it provides a virtual walk-through of the exhibit, with exclusive commentary from scholars and curators. Hosted by highly respected art historian Tim Marlow

Art Talk - Are You Serial?

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

February 16, 2012

Join the conversation and demonstrations about serial approaches to art making by exhibiting artists in the show "One Thing Leads to Another" on view in the Main Gallery.

Event Timeline

6:30pm to 7:30pm: Mix and Mingle

Learn about the tools, materials and process that exhibiting artists employ to make their work through demonstrations throughout the gallery.

7:30pm to 8:30pm: Group Discussion

In conversation with Curator Susan

Fused Holiday Ornaments - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 17, 2012

Here is a chance for you to make two small square glass ornaments using colors of your choice. Your imagination is the only limit to what you can create. Experienced glass artists will help you with the process. Don't miss this opportunity to make something lovely for your home, family, or friends.

The minimum age for this class is 5 years old, when accompanied by an adult.

Blow a Float or Garden Ball - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 17, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has created a new class for everyone to have the opportunity to blow a six- to seven-inch diameter "float." Four people per bench will spend two hours working on creating their own "two color," unique "float." The floats can be used indoors or outside as decorative pieces for your house or garden.

Dos Mundos... Paintings and Works on Paper by Tim Craighead - Exhibition

Presented by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art

November 5, 2011-February 18, 2012

Dos Mundos is an exhibition of paintings and works on paper by abstract artist Tim Craighead who has long explored and exploited mark making and recurring symbols and objects in his work. Like the artists in One Thing Leads to Another, Craighead's visual vocabulary includes repetition and duplication of marks and shapes. Shells, vessels, scribbles, knots, polygons, DNA fragments and other representational and abstract gestures are repeated from canvas to canvas.

The biomorphic

Eloquence in Printmaking - Exhibition

Presented by Blue Bay Press at Harrington Gallery

January 19-February 18, 2012

Blue Bay Press was founded in 1982 by El Cerrito Printmaker and Sculptor Maj-Britt Hilstrom. The organization's artists work regularly in her El Cerrito studio. Beginning with the more traditional monotypes on paper, the artists have expanded their range and versatility by printing on silk, canvas, leather, and aluminum, stretching the boundaries of printmaking. They have had numerous exhibitions of their work, both individually and as a group. Their work is widely collected nationally and

Glass Experience - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 20, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has developed a new kind of glass art class. Beginner offerings at the Institute are great to get you started in the art of working glass, but what if you're just looking for the experience? What if you just want something totally different and fun to do with your friends or co-workers? You've already tried rock climbing. Maybe you've even thrown yourself out of a perfectly good airplane. The Glass Experience workshop may be just right for you (and way less

Blow a Float or Garden Ball - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 20, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has created a new class for everyone to have the opportunity to blow a six- to seven-inch diameter "float." Four people per bench will spend two hours working on creating their own "two color," unique "float." The floats can be used indoors or outside as decorative pieces for your house or garden.

The Perambulations of a 19th Century Interloper - Stephen Berkman, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

February 21, 2012

Stephen Berkman's presentation will guide you on a time bending tour traversing the highways and lost byways of his 19th century photographic "state." Berkman began working with the obsolete wet-collodion process, well over 300 fort-nights ago as part of a quixotic quest to re-imagine the nineteenth century through a series of photographs that would refute the notion of history being a closed circuit; instead history is viewed as an evolving work in progress, still receptive to

Travel Show - Across Australia

Presented by Santa Clara County Library at Campbell Library

February 21, 2012

Join photographer Gordon Jalkemo to see his ultimate road trip of deserts, rain forests, and everything in-between in the land down under.

Mixed Media Collage Demonstration and Workshop

Presented by Olive Hyde Art Gallery at Olive Hyde Art Gallery

February 22, 2012

Local artist and Olive Hyde Art Guild member Denise Oyama Miller will present a Mixed Media Collage Demonstration in the Mission Room of the Olive Hyde Art Center. After the demo there will be a "hands-on" experience for making small landscapes. Seating is limited, so please call to reserve your place and get the supply list.

Masters of Venice - Art Appreciation Series

Presented by Saratoga Foothill Club at Saratoga Foothill Club

January 11-February 22, 2012

This series highlights Renaissance paintings of power and passion, and will be presented by Professor Fran Rushing, M.A., lecturer, educator and art historian.

Introduction to Veneering

Presented by The Sawdust Shop at The Sawdust Shop

February 21-February 23, 2012

Do you want to dress up your projects with beautiful woods in eye-catching patterns? Maybe you want to make more stable panels and tabletops, while dramatically cutting the cost of materials. Perhaps you'd like a special project to feature woods you could never find, let alone build with, as solid lumber. If so, veneering is for you.

The most beautiful wood in the world is sold to veneer manufacturers. Wood too gnarly and unstable to ever be used in the solid is sliced into thin

Art of the Silk Road - Docent Lecture

Presented by San Mateo County Library at Millbrae Library

February 23, 2012

This lecture discusses the world’s oldest international highway, on a voyage that spans six centuries (AD 600-1200). Using works of art from the Asian Art Museum, the program showcases four representative cities: Xi’an, China’s Tang Dynasty capital; Turfan, a bustling oasis; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants; and Baghdad, a meeting place for scholars, scientists, and philosophers.

Ring It Up - Journal Making Workshop

Presented by A Work of Heart Studio at A Work of Heart

February 24, 2012

In this workshop you will create a journal that is extremely versatile in its design and use. Paint heavyweight paper, and then learn how to use the paper to cover book boards to create the front and back cover of the journal. You will begin the class creating several sheets of painted paper. The painting techniques will include: stamping, stenciling, and print-making processes. To bind the book you will be setting grommets and using binder rings. Using binder rings allows you to be able to

Glass Experience - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 24, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has developed a new kind of glass art class. Beginner offerings at the Institute are great to get you started in the art of working glass, but what if you're just looking for the experience? What if you just want something totally different and fun to do with your friends or co-workers? You've already tried rock climbing. Maybe you've even thrown yourself out of a perfectly good airplane. The Glass Experience workshop may be just right for you (and way less

Blow a Float or Garden Ball - Discover Glass Workshop

Presented by Bay Area Glass Institute at Bay Area Glass Institute

February 24, 2012

Bay Area Glass Institute has created a new class for everyone to have the opportunity to blow a six- to seven-inch diameter "float." Four people per bench will spend two hours working on creating their own "two color," unique "float." The floats can be used indoors or outside as decorative pieces for your house or garden.

Spatial and Digital Media Art Faculty - Exhibition

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

January 31-February 24, 2012

This is a special opportunity to view recent works by current San Jose State University faculty in the newly combined Spatial and Digital Media area within Department of Art and Art History, featuring a wide range of media, style, and technique. The exhibition showcases a divergent group of artists who share a devotion to teaching as well as an interest in working with materials and space, including those who explore the nature and implications of emerging information technology. The work is

Works of Centa Schumacher and Al Preciado - Exhibition

Presented by Kaleid Gallery at Kaleid Gallery

February 3-February 24, 2012

Kaleid Gallery is proud to present two new new feature exhibitions for the month of February.

Lunar Phases is a new photography series by Centa Schumacher. Each of these digitally composited images are made from personal photographs--some "serious," some snapshots--that Centa has taken over the years. By layering and overlapping these images in the shape of familiar lunar phases, she is evoking the cyclical nature of life, as nothing can truly be counted on but

Brad Brown... New and Selected Paintings and Drawings - Exhibition

Presented by Wiegand Gallery at Notre Dame de Namur University

January 25-February 25, 2012

Brad Brown is a well-known and highly respected bi-coastal artist whose work is often comprised of multiple pieces installed in grids. Drawings are built up from ritualistic systems and incidental events that coalesce into unexpected relationships of drawn elements and shapes to form a cogent abstract image. He has had solo exhibitions at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art and the Jundt Art Museum in Spokane, Washington. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New

Artists' Evening of Sharing

Presented by City of Brisbane at Mission Blue Center

February 25, 2012

The 11th Annual Artists' Evening of Sharing will be held on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Mission Blue Center - 475 Mission Blue Dr., Brisbane. This event is open to the public and there is no admission charge.

Fairy Tale Theatre - Workshop

Presented by Willow Glen Children's Theatre at Willow Glen Community and Senior Center

January 21-February 25, 2012

A 6-week class for 3-5 year olds. Each class involves stories, skits and crafts. This workshop is usually offered four times each year: Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer.

Local Color - Exhibition

Presented by Viewpoints Gallery at Viewpoints Gallery

January 11-February 25, 2012

Viewpoints Gallery is new and brighter in 2012. The all-gallery group show Local Color runs through February in a fresh, new space. Visit and see for yourself.

The fourteen local artists of Viewpoints Gallery exhibit individual interpretations of Local Color in oils, watercolor, pastels mixed media, and ceramics. This is an excellent time to see the work of two new member artists. Watercolorist Taryn Curiel joined in September. Curiel works on Yupo in a very unique