The Media Arts Fellowship application is now open! Deadline is July 1, 2023

Apply today for Kala's Media Arts Fellowship supporting artists working on innovative projects in and across film + video, sound, animation, performance cinema, and media arts installation. This opportunity is open to local, national, and international artists. Kala will award 4 artists a $3,000 stipend, unlimited access to Kala’s facilities for up to 9 months, one-month artist housing at the Higby (for artists outside of the area), one free Kala art class or workshop, and a culminating group exhibition with the 2023-2024 Fellowship and Media Arts Cohort in the Kala Gallery.

Image: Detail of installation by media fellow Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; Photo Credit: Ellen Lake

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Archana Horsting: Conversation & Book Signing

Conversation & Book Signing
Date & Time: Saturday, June 17, 2-4pm
Location: Kala Gallery

Join us for a lively afternoon with Archana Horsting and Richard Whittaker in conversation about the artist’s retrospective exhibition at Kala, On the Fringe of the Field, A Survey of Works 1972–2022. The show features prints, drawing, and paintings that celebrate Archana’s artistic vision and art practice, creativity, and contributions as an artist and arts leader—building vibrant cultural communities at Kala, in the Bay Area, and beyond.

Archana will be signing copies of the exhibition catalog for On the Fringe of the Field, A Survey of Works 1972-2022. The catalog, designed by Lesley Gasparetti, contains a forward by Mayumi Hamanaka, commentary by Kate Eilertsen, Berin Golonu and Richard Whittaker and color reproductions of Archana's work. Copies are available for purchase at the gallery for $30 + tax.

Photo Credit: Richard Whittaker

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Call for Adult Class Proposals

Interested in teaching at Kala? Taught at Kala before and want to do it again? The September-December 2023 season is on the horizon and we'd love to hear all of your ideas!

Visit our Adult Art Classes page to see our current offerings and read about what teaching at Kala looks like. If it sounds like the right fit for you, fill out the class proposal form. Priority deadline for all submissions is June 15, 2023 - but sooner is always appreciated!

Questions? Reach out to [email protected].
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2022-2023 School Year Wrap Up

It's a wrap! Thank you to all of our students, families, teachers, artists, and partnering schools for a year full of creativity, art, and joy! This year, we held after school classes at Kala which included After School Studio (1st-5th) and Teen Studio classes (6th-12th). Through the Artist in Schools (AIS) residency program, Kala teaching artists worked during and after school hours with local schools throughout the East Bay, including schools in Berkeley (Berkeley High AHA, King Middle School, Berkeley Arts Magnet, Emerson Elementary, John Muir Elementary, Malcolm X Elementary, Washington Elementary); in Emeryville (Anna Yates Elementary and Emery High School); and Alternatives in Action High School in Oakland.

Shout out to all of our amazing teaching artists who helped make this year such a blast! Thank you to all: Natalie Palms, Yael Levy, Lee Oscar Gomez, Ellena Ruiz-Lindsey, Joey Rose, champoy lim, Ali Vaughan, Etty Alberto, Judit Navratil, Jill McLennan, Corduroy Joan, Alexandra Bowman, and Angie Wilson. Many thanks to volunteers Gilda Magaña and Sonia Lopez for your support.

¡ Hasta la próxima! Until next year! We can't wait to see you all again soon!

For information about our youth or adult art education programs, please email [email protected].

Adult Class Highlights

Photoplate Lithography

Tuesdays & Wednesdays, June 13, 14, 20 & 21, 6-9pm
Instructor: Rudolph Taylor
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio

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Intro to Printmaking - 3 spots left!

Thursdays, June 15-Aug 3, 6-9pm
Instructor: Tomoko Murakami
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
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Collage Mounted Prints: Scraps to Scenes

Saturday, June 24, 10am-5pm
Instructor: Meg Pohlod
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
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Introduction to Reductive Linocut

Saturdays, July 8-22, 6-9pm
Instructor: Rich Fowler
Location: Kala Printmaking Studio
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All Adult Classes