Oakland’s Re-Create Art Contest Now Underway
Students in Oakland schools are invited to participate in the 2015 Re-Create Art Contest, Oakland’s annual recycled art competition. Participants will use discarded or reused materials in a creative application of the 4Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle, and rot (compost). All Oakland students in grades TK-12 are eligible to participate in the contest. Art supply sets, and theater and museum passes will be awarded to contest winners.
Deadline for submissions is Saturday November 21, 2015. For complete contest information, see the Re-Create brochure or visit www.proartsgallery.org.
A public reception and awards ceremony will be held on Friday December 4, 2015, from 5:30-7pm at Pro Arts Gallery, 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA.
Oakland’s Re-Create 2015 Art Contest and Traveling Exhibition is sponsored by the City of Oakland, Public Works Department and produced by Pro Arts Gallery.
Free Re-Create Workshops
Pro Arts will provide FREE hands-on workshops at the following Oakland Public Library branches to assist the students in creating artwork from discarded materials:
- Saturday, Oct 10, 2015, 2-4pm – Cesar Chavez Branch Library, 3301 E 12th St.
- Wednesday, Oct 14, 2015, 3:30-5:30pm – Montclair Branch Library, 1687 Mountain Blvd.
- Tuesday, Oct 20, 2015, 3-5pm – West Oakland Branch Library, 1801 Adeline St.
- Wednesday, Oct 21, 2015, 2:30-4:30pm – Melrose Branch Library, 4805 Foothill Blvd.
- Friday, Nov 6, 2015, 3-5pm – Main Library, Children’s Room, 125 14th St.
- Saturday, Nov 7, 2015, 1:30-3:30pm, – Lakeview Branch Library, 550 El Embarcadero
- Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015, 5-7pm – Elmhurst Branch Library, 1427 88th Ave.
- Thursday, Nov 12, 2015, 3:30-5:30pm –Piedmont Avenue Branch Library, 80 Echo Ave.
- Saturday, Nov 14, 2015, 1-3pm – 81st Avenue Branch Library, 1021 81st Ave.
- Tuesday, Nov, 17, 2015, 4-6pm – Eastmont Branch Library, 7200 Bancroft Ave.
- Tuesday Nov, 17, 2015, 4-6pm – Golden Gate Branch Library, 5606 San Pablo Ave.
Slide Show of Previous Exhibits
For a slide show of previous exhibits, click here.