Redevelopment Cuts Point to Growing Need for Comprehensive Abatement Strategy (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Community Rejuven....
Last updated at Fri, 18 May at 7:12am.

CRP would like to extend its sincerest appreciation to the city of Oakland for attempting to address blight in East Oakland and

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Oakland's aerosol artists--Ras Terms, Safety First--paint up Oakland Museum
Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Mon, 23 Jan at 2:37pm.

There's a lot more vibrant color outside the Oakland Museum.

Oak Plaza, on Oak between Tenth and Eleventh Streets, is OMCA's main entrance and has a lot of concrete in need of decoration. The Oakland Standard - the museum's project arm for bringing in more contemporary art - commissioned a Grafiti Mural and called the event "Living Cncrete" on Saturday, January 21..

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Fruitvale Peace and Dignity mural celebrates unity of indigenous peoples
Article by Jess Watson.
Last updated at Tue, 10 May at 2:53pm.

A tiny girl, her hair in neat pigtails, stops to gape open-mouthed at the bright orange nebulas swirling above her. 

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We love Lea Bruno! Check out this amazing video
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 4 Feb at 11:31am.

On the eve of First Friday and one of the coolest Art Murmurs since Oakland Local launched, what better to savor the moment than to experience the wonderful video and photography of Lea Bruno?

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Work on new Temescal mural in North Oakland to begin soon
Article by Ruth Miller.
Last updated at Wed, 2 Feb at 9:51pm.

Those passing through North Oakland are about to get a visual treat.

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Estria: Graffiti for Art’s Sake
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Thu, 30 Sep at 7:46am.

You’ve seen his art. You probably didn’t know it was him.

Maybe it was along Interstate 880 or at Jack London Square in Oakland. Or at Cesar Chavez High School, the Haight or on Post Street in San Francisco. Perhaps you were traveling, in Peru, Italy, Mexico, Japan, Honduras or Honolulu. You might have bought a T-shirt made by his company, Samurai Graphix, or peeped his graphic design work for corporate clients like Sega, MTV, Toyota and Nokia.

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Chris Granillo, his posse, and the Unknown History in Oakland's San Antonio District
Blog entry by Michael Melero.
Last updated at Tue, 28 Sep at 6:23am.

When roaming the streets in the San Antonio District people wouldn’t normally think of it as a place for cultural landmarks in Oakland. Well I didn’t at least, until I met up with local artist Chris Granillo at his compound to talk about the community of artist that surround him, future projects, and life as an artist.

This “ghetto palace” has been a home for artists for more than 20 years. “The guy who started the Griffin Company”, a lithograph etching press, made some of his prototype models in the space.  It is currently home to 4 artist, contains a studio, and a gallery space that is in the workings. “La Lucha studio” as Granillo calls it is a cultural space that is chicano oriented.

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Mural, New Native Wildflower Garden Bring Joy to East Oakland Neighborhood
Article by Community Rejuven....
Last updated at Sun, 1 Aug at 7:18am.

By Jess Watson

Local volunteers recently converged on a vacant lot at Seminary and Macarthur to install a native wildflower garden under the benevolent gaze of the freshly painted Egyptian deity Ptah Hotep.

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