Oaktown Arts: West Oakland Roots

Deborah Sherman Mon, 19 Apr at 2:36pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Portrait - Community Art Installation organized by Keba Konte

Martin Luther King Jr. Portrait - Community Art Installation organized by Keba Konte

Wandering around my home stretch of West Oakland, I am always amazed how, after more than 10 years, I can still find things I’ve never seen before.  Just this past weekend I came across a new cafe, new art installation, new community garden plot, and more. All within a couple blocks of the BART station I’ve been to hundreds of times.  This is what I love about Oakland. And West Oakland in particular, with its vast assortment of abandoned manufacturing sites and empty lots, seems ripe for this kind of discovery...

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About Deborah Sherman
A long-time resident of Oakland, Deborah is a photographer, writer, foodie, art-nut, cat-freak, gardener, nature-lover, DIY-enthusiast, and jane-of-all-trades who loves focusing her lens (and pen) on stories in Oakland. A regular contributor to Oakland and Alameda Magazines, her personal work exposing all things creative and inspiring about the city of Oakland can be found at Oaktown Art.