KALEID - A gallery of fine art, limited editions and creative gifts


	Community artists have come together to enliven the downtown core by creating a lively gallery within an empty storefront.
	KALEID gallery - 88 South 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95113 - For more info: 408.271.5151 or info [at] kaleidgallery.com Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm; Saturday, Noon - 5pm Join us every First Friday of the month for an opening reception of two new “Featured Artists” exhibitions. 7pm-9pm, free and open to the public, part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS gallery walk.
	TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - June 16th above $2 artwork by Pellet KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tuesday Crew presents: TWO BUCK TUESDAYS - June 16th An all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series (6-8pm) on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm: $2 art all day 6pm -8pm: interesting people speaker series- 10mns each, with additional performances and demos before and after the speakers. Speakers: Lacey Bryant will share some of the most unique pieces from her 10 years in the making Pez Collection. From a 1950's Pez gun that shoots the sugary pellets at you to the promotional collaboration between Pez and a drug company, Lacey's ecclectic knowledge on all things Pez will amuse and astound you. Elise Lippin – A mandala meditation using two of her latest works as meditation focal points. “Mandala” is a Sanskrit word meaning “having essence” or “circle-circumference.” Reuben Rutledge – PhD candidate at California Institute of Integral Studies and Madison Who’s Who Member of the year and Hall of Fame, delivers an anthological anthropology of traditional cannibal tribes and their historic emergence. David Perez has led spoken-word workshops, organized Junot Diaz's recent reading, founded the San Jose Poetry Slam at MACLA, and unassumingly done an incredible amount to support San Jose spoken word. Known as a thoughtful and engaging poets, he's currently finishing a Master's degree in writing. David will talk about what makes spoken word unique and important, and lead us in a writing exercise. Also featuring delicious cupcakes and homemade chai courtesy of Tony at Good Karma Vegetarian Restaurant. Before / after speaker series performance by: Clayton Morales - with a background in classical/romantic guitar, Clayton has recently decided to pursue music full time fitting in best with the modern acoustic scene. Often being compared to Jack Johnson, Clayton’s warm soothing vocals will wrap you in a cocoon of smooth sultry woo…. http://www.myspace.com/claytonmorales To see past Two Buck Tuesday events, visit: http://u.nu/5vua KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth Street (@San Fernando/next to Flames Restaurant) Downtown San Jose info[at]KALEIDgallery.com Free & open to the public! Join us ! posted by KALEID KALEID Gallery Feature Exhibits for June 5, 2009 Featured Artists' Reception for RHYTHMS - exhibitions by Joe Decker, Valerie Runningwolf Desert Rhythms by Joe Decker - Joe's newest body of photographic work exposes a vibrant beat within the details of desert sand dunes. Spirit Rhythms by Valerie Runningwolf - mixed-media art that reflects the traditional and contemporary ideas inner peace and awakens the spirit. Featured Artists' Reception: First Friday June 5th, 7pm-9pm This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk in downtown San Jose. Free and open to the public. KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth Street downtown San Jose 408-947-1785 Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm Saturday Noon - 5pm First Fridays til 9pm posted by KALEID TWO BUCK TUESDAYS at KALEID May 19th KALEID Gallery & the Two Buck Tuesday Crew presents: TWO BUCK Tuesdays - May 19, 2009 an all day $2 art sale and quirky speaker series (6-8pm) on the third Tuesday of the month. 12noon - 8pm : $2 art all day 6pm -8pm : interesting people speaker series- 10mns each, with additional performances and demos before and after the speakers. Speakers: David Ramsey will cater this evening's event and speak about creativity in cooking Blaise Rosenthal: American Painter. Talks about a piece from his series “An Initial Approach to Knowing Everything," a body of work in which he has explored the nature of free will and the conflict of good & evil. He’ll discuss his pursuit of contextualizing himself and the human condition as well as his process of combining classicist considerations and contemporary dialogue. http://www.flickr.com/photos/20965327@N03/3398639275/ Carolina Harris, owner of “Beyond Wonderland," will talk about how to get an Etsy shop started and give advice on participating in DIY fairs and events. http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=33738 Before / after speaker series performance by: Cello Joe – The wildest beatboxing celloist in the west will be performing before and after the speaker series before heading to Utah on the “Shake Your Peace Utapia Now! Tour”. http://cellojoe.com/ and workshop demo by: Beyond Wonderland (Bazaar BizarreVendor) will do a workshop on creating textile fortune cookies. FREE! To see past Two Buck Tuesday events, click HERE. Two Buck Tues Crew: Christine Benjamin Lacey Bryant Eddie Flores Maria Inocencio Trina Merry Kyle Pellet Matthew Seigel Kate Stewart Two Fish Design KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth Street (@San Fernando/next to Flames Restaurant) Downtown San Jose info[at]KALEIDgallery.com Free & open to the public! posted by KALEID ARMOgedon, Michael Foley Feature Exhibits for May 2009 KALEID Gallery presents two new feature exhibitions for the month of May. Alta Modern Graffiti by ARMOgedon 2057 - Residing in California Armo’s work is a collaboration of typographic elements and exploration with graffiti structure and form. By looking at graffiti and typography by studying their visual commonalities as lettering, much can be discovered and revealed. As graffiti matures and diversifies, more and more of it's aesthetics filters into graphic design, and it has gained acceptance in popular culture at large, now comfortably accepted as a contemporary mode of communication. Now You've Really Made a Mess by Michael Foley - This Exhibit is one of pure chance. How people can truly make a difference, for better or worse and how sometimes, just sometimes, it's full of irony. A show for the fellow rejects. For those who seem to never quite fit in anywhere. These works celebrate the success and failures of life experienced so far. Featured Artists' Reception: First Friday May 1st, 7pm-9pm This event is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS artwalk in downtown San Jose. Free and open to the public. KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth Street downtown San Jose 408-947-1785 Gallery Hours: Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm Saturday Noon - 5pm First Fridays til 9pm posted by KALEID TWO BUCK TUESDAYS April 21st - thank you! Thanks to everyone that came out to the April 21st Two Buck Tuesday! We'd also like to thank all the incredibly interesting and quirky guests below! As with all Two Buck Tuesdays - $2 art all day! Eric Taggart spoke about The Art of the Art Trade: How artists end up with art collections they could never afford. Christina Deptula presented Mutual Social Networking: Fun entrepreneurial business models for aspiring artists. Ceramicist Ben Shutz demonstrated throwing clay to make a vase. Sam Brown and friends provided smooth jazz before and after the speaker series. We invite you to the next one - third Tuesday, May 19th! $2 art all day starting at noon Interesting, quirky speaker series 6pm-8pm This event is presented by the Two Buck Tues Crew: Christine Benjamin Lacey Bryant Eddie Flores Maria Inocencio Trina Merry Kyle Pellet Matthew Seigel Kate Stewart Two Fish Design KALEID Gallery 88 South Fourth Street (street level of the 4th St. Garage) downtown, San Jose 408-947-1785 free and open to the public. posted by KALEID
	KALEID is a project of Phantom Galleries, produced by Two Fish Design, in partnership with the San Jose Downtown Association and the San Jose Redevelopment Agency.