San Jose Contemporary Art Examiner

Sara Houghteling reads at San Jose State tonight

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:11:29 -0700

Sara Houghteling Former Steinbeck Fellow Sara Houghteling will read from her new novel, Pictures at an Exhibition, tonight at the Center for Steinbeck Studies, located on the 5th floor of the Martin Luther King Library. The event is sponsor...

Breaking boundaries: Inna Razmakhova, ceramics artist

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:32:08 -0700

Inna Razmakhova When Inna Razmakhova arrived in the United States, she did not speak a single word of English. Eight years later, she’s still trying to figure out American culture. Inna was born in a village in the former Soviet s...

Artists' generosity shines at this weekend's Open Studios

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:28:47 -0700

The Alameda Artworks hosts their first annual Holiday Open Studios November 7 and 8 from 11 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. More than thirty artists will participate in this event. More than an art show, the Alameda Artworks Open Studios is also a f...

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles kicks off fiber art sale

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:32:41 -0700

San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles If you need more fiber in your art diet, visit the San Jose Quilt Museum’s High Fiber Under Five event. For less than $500, collectors can acquire world class fiber art. The sale features wo...

Lori Krein Art Studio debuts today

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:51:31 -0700

Local artist and teacher Lori Krein debuts on Comcast Channel 15 today at noon! Lori Krein Art Studio features art lessons, demonstrations, guests and more. Catch it today and every Monday at noon.

Read more about Lori here.

Natural processes: Lori Krein, collage and mixed media artist

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:12:22 -0700

Lori Krein Studios In 1999, Lori Krein took a collage class in Santa Cruz. Ten years later, she’s the host of her very own show on Comcast cable channel 15, which debuts at noon, November 2. Lori demonstrates various art technique...

Center for Literary Arts presents author Daniel Arnold tonight

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:03:28 -0700

Daniel Arnold: blog Daniel Arnold spent four years retracing the steps of Clarence King, John Muir, Joseph LeConte, and Norman Clyde, among others. In order to recapture their experiences as accurately as possible, Arnold used the simplest cli...

Push the envelope: mail art primer now available

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:01:39 -0700

Good Mail Art website Last week, I checked my mailbox. A grocery flyer, a few bills, other forgettable things – but then I saw it! A handmade postcard from a dear friend and fellow art experimenter! Using heavy paper, candy...

Book review: GRAFF The Art and Technique of Graffiti by Scape Martinez

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:19:09 -0700

GRAFF Cover: Scape Martinez, author Part history, part how-to, Scape Martinez’s GRAFF the Art and Technique of Graffiti is an engaging adventure into the much-maligned art of graffiti. Martinez understands that the public’s view ...

Poetry Center San Jose presents major poets Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:29:49 -0700

Brenda Hillman Tonight at Villa Montalvo in Saratoga, Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass will speak and read from their current work and several of their most-loved earlier poems. The reading will be followed by a brief book signing and a private rece...

It's about ideas: Luis Gutierrez, artist

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:53:58 -0700

L.Gutierrez: assemblage Luis Gutierrez draws, paints, and creates collages and assemblages. He is an inveterate collector, picking up things he finds on walks, and going through stacks of old photographs at antique stores. Many of his fi...

CLA brings poet Kim Addonizio to San Jose State University

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:10:09 -0700

The author of five poetry collections, including Tell Me, a National Book Award Finalist, and Lucifer at the Starlite, published in August by W.W. Norton, Kim Addonizio will read and sign books at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library on Wednesd...

2009 Book Arts Jam exceeds expectations

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:07:59 -0700

Altered book by Ginger Burrell E. Goss Foothill College’s annual Book Arts Jam has something for the seasoned book arts fan and those who want to know more about this art form. Fifty book artists and craftspeople participated in Saturday&rsqu...

Book Arts Jam October 17: 8th annual regional celebration of book arts

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:40:10 -0700

Nanette Wylde: BABA Website Foothill College hosts the 8th annual regional celebration of book, print and paper arts this Saturday, October 17, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Book Arts Jam is one of the most eclectic and enjoyable art festiva...

San Jose's Institute of Contemporary Art hosts annual art show

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:33:41 -0700

Tessie Barrera-Scharaga: Poema de Amor, mixed-media Art lovers and collectors, this is your event! San Jose’s ICA holds its 29th annual Fall Art Exhibition and Auction this month, ending on Saturday, October 24 with a public auctio...

Mary Roach at San Jose State's Center for Literary Arts tonight at 7:00 p.m.

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:17:15 -0700

www.maryroach.net: photo credit Mary Roach writes about very strange things. Her topics range from the afterlife to the unfortunate problem of human decay. Her latest book, Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex, was a New York Ti...

Chalk it up to art: Luna Park's second annual festival this Saturday, October 10

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:18:17 -0700

Luna Park Business District Website The second annual Luna Park Chalk Art Festival takes place October 10, 2009, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Backesto Park, corner of Jackson and 13th in San Jose. Sponsorship levels vary, and net proceeds benef...

Center for Literary Arts teams with Litquake to offer lively season

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:58:54 -0700

Litquake Banner The Center for Literary Arts (CLA), part of the College of the Humanities and Arts at San Jose State University, delivers an eclectic group of contemporary writers through its Major Author Series and Bay Area Authors Series. ...

Rexroth presentation caps NEA's Soul of a People

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:04:42 -0700

City Lights Photo Alan Soldofsky, Professor and Director of San Jose State’s Creative Writing Program, will give a presentation this evening on the life and works of poet Kenneth Rexroth at 6:00 p.m. in Rooms 225-229, on the second floor of t...

He thinks big: Scape Martinez, artist, writer, and entrepreneur

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:31:54 -0700

Scape Martinez had no idea that last year, a publishing company was watching him with the intent to offer him a book deal. While working on a public art project at Stanford’s law school, Scape posted his progress on h...