KALEID Gallery

TWO BUCK Tuesday _ September 20th!

2011-09-14T06:50:31Z

Join us for an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!!   

TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery 
Tuesday,September 20th, 7-10pm
It's free and open to all ages!

Sandi Billingsley believes all of us can express ourselves with paint. Sometimes we just need a simple place to start. Join her and paint some simple and basic one stroke flowers. Paint, brushes and paper will be provided.

Ward Greunke will allow artists to experiment with a new form of wearable art. Evozip is a system of interchangeable skins for messenger bags that lets people quickly change the appearance of their bag. The skins are cotton canvas and can be decorated with markers or paints and then attached to the bag. Every skin fits every bag. Free skins will be given out on Tuesday night to allow you to experience this new media of self expression. Acrylic paints and markers will be provided!

John Hageman will be hand cutting/finishing shapes out of wood using various tools. Then demonstrating how to assemble them into 3-dimensional wall mounted art.

Canvas Ghosts' Art Party "Beyond the Comic Strip" is coming up soon. Stop by our table and make a mask to go with the costume you are wearing to the party!

Jodi Mascarenas will create hair feathers and do another fantasitc sugar skull demo for $2 each!

Scary Craft invites you to "Come Mess with Text!" Pals Courtney and Jo Anne will help you make literature art this month by cutting and drawing on books. What a novel way to transform books that would have otherwise gone into the dumpster or lined a birdcage. As always, it's all about making art on the cheap! Crappy paperbacks will be provided.

David Mejia our resident sketch artist will draw your portrait while you wait for only $5!

Lisa Mejia will adorn you with lovely henna tattoos for a small fee.

LIVE ARTISTS:  
Al Preciado
Emonic 
Kimy Martinez  
Force 129  
Steven Reece
 Nik Caesar  
EAZ 1

Improvised live ambient/ IDM music by Toaster  

Improvisational Belly Dance by Nour El Ain & Setareh, a group of dancers from diverse backgrounds, different dance skills and performance techniques. From budding stars to seasoned performers, this lively group will be sure to get you moving!

   As always, $2 art will be on sale throughout the evening!

   Tuesday, September 20th, 7-10 pm free & all ages welcome!    

KALEID Gallery      
88 South 4th Street  
Downtown San Jose    
http://  www.KALEIDgallery.com  
(408) 947 1785     

Would YOU like to get involved with Two Buck Tuesdays? Let us know!

September Feature Exhibits by Leslie Ann Rice and Sara Tomasello

2011-08-28T03:29:12Z

KALEID Gallery is proud to present two new solo exhibitions by Leslie Ann Rice and Sara Tomasello for the month of September.

Circus Act sculptures by Leslie Ann Rice

A mutt-ley crew of characters explore the circus of popular culture, touching upon the freakish tendencies of human nature.

Looking through the Glass paintings by Sara Tomasello

Through her paintings, Sara Tomasello builds on themes of intimacy and the unity of opposites. Her characters are symbols for the light and dark aspects of human nature. Using a vibrant color palette and inspired by universal mythological themes, Sara portrays the emotional impact of the world she sees and experiences it in her acrylic paintings. There is a story behind each piece and it begins; Once upon time. Viewers are invited to look through the glass that Sara views the world and reflect on your own experiences of the world.

Aritsts' Reception: Friday, September 2nd 7-10pm

The reception is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk in downtown San Jose. It's free and open to the public. For full exhibition listings, visit http://www.SouthFIRSTFRIDAYS.com

Exhibition dates: September 2-30, 2011

KALEID Gallery
88 So. Fourth St.
San Jose, CA 95112
 info@KALEIDgallery.com / 408-947-1785 

Gallery Hours: 
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm 
Saturday, Noon - 5pm

August Feature Exhibits by Michelle Waters, Jonathan Perea

2011-08-12T03:12:16Z

KALEID Gallery presents two new solo exhibitions by Michelle Waters and Jonathan Perea

Musings From the Wasteland
by Michelle Waters

The paintings in this series by Bay Area artist Michelle Waters are influenced by the nightmarish imagery of Hieronymus Bosch, Edward Abbey's writings and her work as a wildlife rehabilitator and environmental activist. Her art deconstructs the assumption of human superiority by showing what might transpire if animals took control over the fate of the planet. Animals demolishing the Glen Canyon Dam and wildlife laying waste to a bulldozer are some of the characters who populate her paintings.

Convergence
by Jonathan Perea

Subatomic abstract realism: A worldwide acceleration where science and spirituality dances to the tune of the cosmos. The illusion of duality unveiled a new beginning.

Exhibit Dates: August 5-26, 2011

KALEID Gallery 
88 South Fourth Street 
San Jose, CA
 info@KALEIDgallery.com / 408-947-1785 
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com

Gallery Hours: 
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm 
Saturday, Noon - 5pm

TWO BUCK Tuesday_Aug. 16th!

2011-08-12T02:51:35Z

Shannon Amidon photo weaving workshop at July's TBT.

Join us for an inspired evening of art demos, performances, live painting, scrumptious tastings, $2 art & quirky people get together!!

TWO BUCK Tuesdays at KALEID Gallery  Tuesday, August 16th, 7-10pm -  It's free and open to all ages!

You probably have a clear plastic container in your refrigerator right now containing something you'll never eat but you felt bad at the time letting your leftovers go to waste. Well, scrape off the fuzzy green stuff and turn it into a work of art! The organizer of Scary Craft San Jose will show you how to make a keychain, necklace charm, or earrings from plastic trash. http://www.craftingforcheapskates.blogspot.com

Lisa Mejia will create beautiful henna tattoos for visitors for a small fee.

Our resident portrait artist David Mejia, will draw your portrait on the spot for a small fee.

Lara Sophia will help you make Your Own Natural Toothpaste! It's inexpensive and fun! Choose your own flavoring!

Michael Denning will help you make a collage button for $2! He's also selling copies of his new book for $10. The first 50 copies are autographed and personally numbered. The cover was created on an antique hand-operated tabletop letterpress and all the books are hand stitched.

Andre Hart will be collecting raffle tickets for his painting " Essence" for a dollar a ticket. The winner will be announced First Friday September 2nd via phone. Do not need be present to win.

LIVE ARTISTS:
Force 129
Kori Thompson
 Ivan Gonzalez  
Al Preciado  
Nik Caesar
 John Hageman
Jehoiakim Santos
Michelle Waters
 Jonathan Perea

MUSIC:  Jaffar will spin some sweet tracks!
FOOD:  Sugar & Spice - Tasty cupcakes and savory samosas from the lovely Amber Rogers and the vivacious Theresa Dunnavant. Only $2!

  As always, $2 art will be on sale throughout the evening!   Tuesday, August 16th, 7-10 pm - free & all ages welcome!

 KALEID Gallery    
88 South 4th Street
Downtown San Jose  
http://  www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947 1785

  Would YOU like to get involved with Two Buck Tuesdays? Let us know!

TWO BUCK Tuesday June 21st!

2011-06-15T05:50:46Z

KALEID Gallery presents

Two Buck Tuesday June 21st 7-10pm

You're invited to join us for our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people get together!

We have another great lineup of art, demos and hands on activities!

Featuring:

Sean Stryker & PARTY FOWL Welcome to Party Fowl! A short form improv group that will have you rolling! Party Fowl does interactive improv taken from suggestions from the audience - and make up scenes and improv games on the spot in real time! See your suggestions come to life as we play from razor sharp wit and active imaginations. We always have a ton of fun everywhere we perform and everyone in the group does it just out of the love of being a ham. So please sit back and enjoy Party Fowl!

Cipacteo will show us how he makes a gourd & leather bag. Gourds have been utilized by native people around the world, from water containers, eating bowls, and bags for carrying sacred medicine.

Laurel will decorate people with Henna! Laurel will be offering traditional and non traditional small henna tattoo designs. They are all natural and last about 5-10 days. She'll also have a small collection of hand made greeting cards.

Nathan's Juxle Puzzle  "How to go from 3 simple lines to complex, 'shape changing' art pieces...in twenty minutes." This is Nathan's personal answer to NOT playing Sudoku. The idea came in a moment of pure inspiration while he was drowning in a cup of black coffee. The Juxle Puzzle is an imaginitive and challenging Strategy Game you can play at three diffrent levels of difficulty. All you need is a pencil, paper and your brain. Complete the game and you can go to the Ultimate Next level and make Art. Exciting! Come join him and... Learn how to play the Juxle Puzzle Game.  See some of Nathan's completed original pieces.  Make your own pieces! It's a whole thing...

Matthew Seigel's tips4lovers helps you write a lover letter. we supply supplies, you bring address, love & $2. While visiting our table, check out our latest ZINE: HOW TO GET A BOYFRIEND (also available to read at Anno Domini Gallery ART OF ZINES 2011)

Join cheapskates Courtney and Jo Anne for another free project using recycled materials. Design a hanging lantern with a battery-powered LED and fused plastic shopping bags for your evening summer patio party. Visit craftingforcheapskates.blogspot.com for more projects to make on the cheap.

Jodi will host a Sugar skull demo. Make your own mini skull for $2! FREE for kids.

Plants are amazing sprouts of energy rising from the fertile soils of the Earth!  Learn a little about plants from Lara Sophia and buy some young plants to raise as your own and possibly eat later.  Seed Packet Raffle, no entry fee, one entry per person. Must be present to collect.

Our resident portrait artist David Mejia will be here to draw your portrait while you wait for a small fee!

Michael Denning will be making his collage buttons! Denning is an artist with the Heart of Chaos Artisan Collective and a volunteer art instructor in Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall. He will be creating art buttons out of his "Zen" drawings as well as helping others to create art buttons out of collage and drawings for Two Bucks. Each button is 2.5" and will cost you Two Bucks to make and take home. Proceeds from his sales will help to benefit non-profit Project Knew Groove, a charity art organization based in Half Moon Bay. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Michael-Denning-Heart-of-Chaos-Artisan/51790415784

LIVE ARTISTS: 
Andre Hart  
Kori Thompson
 Mike Borja
JehOiakim Santos
Morgan Richardson
Steven Recce
Nik Caesar John Hageman

Beautiful music will be made by Gianfranco on the accordion & Jessica on the piano!
Sugar & Spice will be selling their delicious sweet and savory creations for only $2

 As always, $2 art will be on sale throughout the evening!

 Tuesday, June 21st, 7-10 pm - free & all ages welcome!

KALEID Gallery  
88 South 4th Street  
Downtown San Jose
 www.KALEIDgallery.com  
(408) 947 1785

Would YOU like to get involved with Two Buck Tuesdays? Let us know!

Layers of Age in Monster Land_Feature Exhibit June/July 2011

2011-06-03T15:27:52Z

Sean Sczepanik

Steven Sczepanik

Layers of Age in Monster Land
New installation and paintings by Sean Sczepanik & Steven Sczepanik. An exploration of monsters and cartoons from the imagination, referencing mainly Nightmare on Elm Street, Poltergeist, Fright Night, and Hellraiser. Also on view is a display of hands representing fellow artists. Each hand containing a characteristic of each artists' style.

Artists' Reception: Friday June 3, 7-10pm, free & open to the public
part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk http://www.southfirstfridays.com

Feature exhibition on view through July 19, 2011

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
San Jose, CA
info@KALEIDgallery.com / 408-947-1785
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday, Noon - 5pm

KALEID Featured Exhibits for May 2011

2011-05-05T05:52:22Z

KALEID Gallery is proud to present to new featured exhibitions by talented artists Emonic, and Katie Gutierrez

RENASCI by Emonic
RENASCI is the Latin word meaning rebirth or to be renewed. The body of work presented will deal with concepts and subject material based on human energy for an upcoming illustrated book called CRETUM due later next year.

The Strip by Katie C. Gutierrez
Intrigued with the notion of distilling a place as visually overwhelming as Las Vegas down into simplified points of bleeding light, Gutierrez encaustically collages her own photos with iconic vintage Vegas imagery to create her own brilliant yet hazy version of this place she loves to hate.

Opening Reception: Friday May 6th, 7-10pm, free & open to the public
part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk http://www.southfirstfridays.com

Feature exhibitions on view through May 27th

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
San Jose, CA
info@KALEIDgallery.com / 408-947-1785
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com

Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday, Noon - 5pm

TWO BUCK Tuesday April 19th!

2011-04-18T22:38:14Z

KALEID Gallery presents

Two Buck Tuesday APRIL 19th 7-10pm

You're invited to join us for our monthly $2 art sale and quirky people get together! We have another great lineup of art, demos and hands on activities!

FEATURING:

Sandi Billingsley will show us how to make recycled styrofoam picture frames!

Maria's Make Ur Own Button station is back! In a world filled with buttons, you can't seem to find the right button...well come by our button making machine table! this month- Maria will help u design & make a button that is all YOU!.

Laura Callin Bennett will help us make Pysanky (Ukrainian Dyed Easter Eggs). These are not your typical pastel dyed eggs! You will be able to draw intricate designs in wax and use brilliant dyes to create one of a kind egg artwork.

San Jose is Lame Because You're Lame calendar will be making the next month's diy calendar. If you have an event you'd like to add, let them know!

Deb & Omar Barba Do you love musical instruments? Want to make one? Come join us and construct your own Diddley Bow. The original, single string slide guitar! Materials to build, and demonstrations on how to play one is all provided!

Joanne Yada & Courtney Thiesen will teach us how to turn plain ol' photos into surreal ol' photos using a bleach pen! Create new reds, oranges, and glowing whites by drawing with a Clorox stain removing pen directly onto photographs. More fun than doing yer laundry!

Alan Hackler will teach you to hand tie your own white sage incense smudge, using deer grass cordage. We will have a DIY demo and allow people to create their sage smudge from materials that will be provided. White sage and deer grass starter plants will be on sale as well, so participants can create smudges from material in their garden. Other plants will also be on sale for $2!

LIVE PAINTING by:
Kori Thompson
Jehoiakim Santos
Morgan Richardson

MUSIC by: DJ Coco

Sugar & Spice - Theresa Dunnavant and Amber Rogers will be there with delicious, gourmet cupcakes, savory crunchy things.

Easter Candy compliments of Two Buck Crew!

As always, $2 art will be on sale throughout the evening!
Tuesday, April 19, 7-10 pm - free & all ages welcome!

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street
Downtown San Jose
www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947 1785

Would YOU like to get involved with Two Buck Tuesdays? Let us know!

Succor _ In Honor of the Life and Art of Jessica Beerli

2011-03-26T23:03:25Z

Succor In Honor of the Life and Art of Jessica Beerli

Opening Reception: Friday, April 1, 7-10pm, free & open to the public
part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk
http://www.southfirstfridays.com

Friends and Family Memorial: Saturday, April 2, 5-7pm
Friends and family are invited to view Jessica's art and celebrate her life in the company of others that knew her.
Please RSVP by email to Erin Taylor emargarettaylor@gmail.com or Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/JessicaMemorial

Jessica Beerli (1974-2011), a talented young artist who died in a tragic accident, left behind a provoking body of work that shows the potential of a truly talented young woman pursing her art.

Some of that work has been displayed here in a show that is as much a work in progress as the artist was herself. In addition to the finished work, some of the paintings on display are clearly early drafts, experiments in color and style that were leading Jessica toward her own distinct perspective. As she worked, she learned and this show is an unusual opportunity to see the progression of art while glimpsing its final form. Jessica planned to showcase her paintings at KALEID Gallery in February 2011. To honor her life, this comprehensive show has been organized by family, friends and the gallery.

"The purpose is not to sadden or shock you, but more to call attention to those who have little in their lives to smile about, and to make us realize how fortunate we are in spite of our daily struggles."

"Through these portraits I am attempting to create a space in the viewer and myself where a discussion for the potentiality of peace may take shape, root and thrive. A dialogue made possible by the universally powerful, ancient and deeply symbolic language, of painting." ~ Jessica Beerli

Exhibition dates: April 1-29, 2011

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth Street
San Jose, CA
info@KALEIDgallery.com / 408-947-1785
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com

KALEID Feature Exhibits by Dotti Cichon, Kathleen Wolf

2011-03-02T05:57:02Z

Join us for our Featured Exhibits by Dotti Cichon and Kathleen Wolf at KALEID for the month of March.

Dotti Cichon: The Grandeur of the Commonplace: Impressions of Europe two bodies of photographic work from a recent trip to Europe.

The Grandeur of the Commonplace explores the incredible beauty of ordinary places such as train stations, shopping malls, shops and stairways in panoramic photographs that exaggerate perspective by having forced the camera to do things it was not meant to do. Impressions of Europe, work done in Paris and Les Andelys in France is an homage to the impressionist painters who attempted to capture "impressions" and not just copy reality which is something that, by definition, is a challenge to emulate as a photographer.

Kathleen Wolf: Almost Edible

This exhibition is comprised of several approaches to food painting: the earliest works represent visual recipes, the second is comprised of viewing food from multiple viewpoints or having it disappear off over the horizon, creating a different type of visual movement. The third, and most recent work invites the viewer to participate in the purchase of food from places they are familar with, an Ice Cream Parlor, Bakery, Deli, etc.

Artists' Reception: Friday, March 4, 7-10pm

Artists' Reception is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk on March 4, 2011. View the full schedule of exhibitions at participating venues: http://www.southfirstfridays.com

KALEID Gallery
88 So. Fourth St.
San Jose, CA
www.KALEIDGallery.com (408) 947 1785

THANKS for coming out to TBT!

2011-02-21T02:12:50Z

Thanks to all the awesome artists, musicians and crazy crafts people doing demos! It was a great event, and we look forward to seeing you at the next one March 15th!

If you'd like to participate w/ live painting, a demo or music, we're filling up the schedule now for the March 15th event. $2 art can be submitted to the gallery by 2pm, Sat. March 12th.

Email us at info[dot]KALEIDGallery.com for questions or proposals for participation.

KALEID Gallery
88 So. Fourth St.
San Jose, CA
www.KALEIDGallery.com
(408) 947 1785

Dark Matter _KALEID Feature Exhibit February

2011-01-28T08:21:25Z

The Samurai, sculpture by Matthew Pugh

Surgery.Art presents Dark Matter a group study of the dark and immeasurable.

First Friday Art Walk Reception: FEB 4th, 7-10PM

Featuring dark analytical work by: Matthew Pugh, Marie Dvorkin, Alla Viksne, Jay Ruland, Alex Yanushkevich, Kelly Nelson, Emily Feucht, Haley Goodlett, J. Marie Valdivia, Centa Schumacher, Mike Dvorkin, Genevieve Hastings, Shauna Mork + more

Fashion study: Mike Kemling

Auditory guidance:
[ Charles Bronson ] Audrey Stats
[ Barles Chronson ] Kevorkian/Dvorkin
[ Chron Barleson ] Geoffrey Smith

Curated by: Marie Dvorkin, Dora Lee

Exhibit dates: JAN 7 - FEB 18 2011

Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday noon - 7pm & Saturday noon - 5pm

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95112
www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947 1785

KALEID's Rockin' Stockings Show & Sale!

2010-12-08T20:32:57Z

KALEID Gallery artists have created unique works of art generously priced for this gift giving season! This will be a one-stop shopping trip for everyone on your list that shows you care enough to get them something you can't find anywhere else! All art can be taken home at the point of sale.

A Rockin' Stockings Holiday Show & Sale
Opening: First Friday December 3rd, 7pm-9pm Part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS art walk, visit www.southfirstfridays.com for full event schedule!

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday Noon - 7pm, Saturday Noon - 5pm

Sale continues through December 30th.
(Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day)

KALEID Gallery
88 South Fourth St. (at San Fernando)
Downtown San Jose
www.KALEIDGallery.com

2010-11-17T02:17:03Z

Another awesome evening of creative speakers, performers, demos, live painting and $2 art!
TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 16th, 7-9pm FREE and open to the public!

Cardboard Box Theatre Project is a a South Bay theatre company, founded in 2009 by Santa Clara University alumni, dedicated to the creation of new works and the presentation of old works in new ways. The driving force behind our productions is the desire to make theatre more accessible and engaging in all respects. We concern ourselves not only with the material we present and our audiences' financial access to our productions, but also with the mode of presentation. Instead of creating distance between the world of the audience and the world on stage, we continuously blur such lines and allow the audience to see parts of our process that other companies try to mask.
CBTP will perform Act Like Trees and Leaf - Written and Directed by Maren Lovgren
In true CBTP style, Act Like Trees and Leaf pokes fun at -- and has fun with -- the conventions of theatre as two actors audition for an amazingly unique (and probably unstable) director.

KALEID Gallery artist Josh Marcotte will speak about his current featured exhibition Insomnia. Lost San Jose Nights.

Singer/songwriter, Veronica Malki performs soulful, acoustic music resonating inspiration from nature and traveling. Her timeless style is comprised of Folk, Blues, Flamenco, and World Music qualities.

Musical Saw Workshop by DeatHat musician Kate Saturday - students, bring your saw!

Plus live painting and face painting by Mariya Milovidova

TWO BUCK Tuesday, November 16th, 7-9pm FREE and open to the public!

KALEID Gallery
88 South 4th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
http://www.KALEIDgallery.com
(408) 947-1785

KALEID presents Barajas, Marcotte Feature Exhibits

2010-11-02T00:49:55Z
KALEID Gallery is pleased to present two new solo exhibitions for the month of Novmeber, 2010 featuring painter Joe Barajas, and photographer Josh Marcotte.

The Process of Creation new paintings by Joe Barajas
Through his own unique set of imagery, Barajas' explores the very basic and similar steps that every artist takes to create his or her individual work of art including Inspiration, experience and technique.

Insomnia. Lost San Jose Nights by photographer Josh Marcotte
Street lamps wash the pavement in yellow, and the city glows like the sun never set. Years of closing shifts and no car means sleep comes late, if at all. The sidewalk is empty and it will be hours before you get home. Your mind is racing and music drowns everything out. You remember stories from your family, your history class and your friends, stories about where you are and you think, "I should take a picture of this, all of this."

Artists' Reception: 7pm - 10pm
Live music and light refreshments
Free and open to the public

In addition to the featured solo exhibits, over 60 regional artists exhibit their work in the gallery including paintings, photography, assemblage, jewelry and textile art.

The Artists' Reception is part of the South FIRST FRIDAYS monthly art walk, November 5, 2010. View the full schedule of exhibitions at participating venues: www.southfirstfridays.com

Exhibition Dates: November 5 - 26, 2010

88 South Fourth Street, San Jose, CA

www.KALEIDgallery.com • (408)947-1785

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday Noon - 7pm, Saturday Noon - 5pm