Come celebrate the release of Rad Dad #17 at RPS! There will be readings, some acoustic tunes, and dialogue about radical parenting. The party will coincide with the release of Creating a Life: The Memoir of a Writer and Mom in the Making by Corbin Lewars. Check out Rad Dad’s blog: http://raddadzine.blogspot.com/ and Corbin Lewars website: http://www.corbinlewars.com/

Rock Paper Scissors Collective announces a call to artists for our April Sculptural Fiber show!

We are looking for three-dimensional textile sculptures with an emphasis on craftsmanship and technique, such as knitting, embroidery, weaving, applique, sewing, etc. Conceptual and functional pieces will be considered.

Please send no more than three 300dpi JPEGs in a zip file no larger than 10mb per email to gallery@rpscollective.com. Include your contact information, as well as the medium and dimensions of the works, and the price if for sale. There is no entry fee. SUBMISSIONS DUE MARCH 21st!

Notification of acceptance by March 23rd. Pieces should be ready-to-hang or include clear instructions on how it is to be displayed (on the floor, on a shelf), and delivered to RPS in person on the weekend of March 26th or by mail by March 29th.

Work will be shown in the RPSC Gallery April 2nd-24th.
There will be a 40% commission charged for sales. Please take this into account when deciding on the selling price. You will receive payment two weeks after the show has closed. Unsold work must be collected by May 16th, 2010.

Ava was voted in after the spectacular volunteer appreciation/recruitment party! We are now up to 5 voting members! As our Volunteer Coordinator she is eager to meet you and welcome you as a volunteer at RPSC. Keep a look out for Orientations on our calendar and sign up!

Join us for “The Hero Within Us” A joint event at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, 21 Grand and Creative Growth Art Center

Rock Paper Scissors Collective
2278 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612
“The Hero Within Us: A Night for Heroes” 6-9 pm, March 5th

• Find your inner super hero at RPSC by investigating what special abilities you bring your community.
• Compose poetry signs to take on the Illuminated Art Walk.
• Add to a wall of hero actions in our community.
• Make yourself a hero cape after taking action on behalf of the arts.

21 Grand
416 – 25th Street, Oakland, CA 94612-2409
The Hero Within Us: Subtitle TBA” 7-10 pm

• View the Super Heroes exhibit by Art Esteem artists.
• Meet the youth artists and hear what inspired their work.
• Experience student performances and video screenings by youth groups including Opera Piccola’s Art Gate Players, OakTechRep, and other youth groups.

Creative Growth Art Center
355 – 24th Street, Oakland, CA 94612
The Hero Within Us: Postcards to Heroes”  6-9 pm

• View postcard art that Creative Growth artists have made for their personal heroes.
• Join the action and make a postcard to your own personal hero!
• Listen to the band Woom perform on their ingenious instruments made out of everyday and recycled objects.
• Play along with the band!

Illuminated Art Walk
Every hour a guide riding a bicycle projecting art images will lead an illuminated art walk from venue to venue.  The route will go from Rock Paper Scissors Collective to Creative Growth Art Center to 21 Grand and back to Rock Paper Scissors Collective.  Gallery goers are encouraged to bring their poetry signs and capes from Rock Paper Scissors Collective on the walk.  The Illuminated Art Walk is a project of The Illuminated Corridor.

http://www.artiseducation.org/10/

Come dance and draw the night away with Rock Paper Scissors. The floors, ceilings, ramps, and nooks of Gallery B will be covered in paper for your drawing pleasure. Artist DJs will be spinning tunes while we cover the blank space with marker. You are invited to draw and then dance, to dance and then draw, or to do both at the same time! The artwork will remain on display through the weekend. Come and leave your mark in the museum!

Preceded at 6 p.m. by one of our favorite KALX DJs spinning in the lobby, where wine and beer are available for purchase.

Faythe Levine traveled 19,000 miles to document what has emerged as a marriage between historical technique, punk culture, and the d.i.y. ethos. For HANDMADE NATION she and Cortney Heimerl have selected 24 makers and 5 essayists who work within different media and have different methodologies to provide a microcosm of the crafting community. Participants in this community share ideas and encouragement through websites, blogs, boutiques, galleries, and craft fairs. Together they have forged a new
economy and lifestyle based on creativity, determination, and networking.
twenty-four artists from Olympia, Washington to Providence, Rhode Island, and everywhere in between show their work and discuss their lives.

The screening will be held on February 12th at 7pm, followed by a talk with director Faythe Levine. Admission is a sliding scale of $7-$10 at the door.

Questions? Wanna distribute the flier? Email Ava at volunteer@rpscollective.com

Rock Paper Scissors Collective( in Oakland) is looking for Artist residing in Oakland who are interested in working at an East Oakland High School for 3 months, for the upcoming school year. They would be developing and presenting workshops for groups of students and have their own studio space-acting as an community oriented artist’s residency.

This artist could be interested in social justice/environmental topics or other topics relative and engaging for high schoolers.

Please send a resume, work samples, and a short project description of possible projects to work with the high school at large and/or in smaller class sized groups.

Please Contact: Community@rpscollective.com for any questions or submissions

DEADLINE: Jan 15th 2010

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Friday, February 5th: Rock Paper Scissors hosts the Artclash Collective’s second annual Fun-A-Day in the Bay. Organized by a group of Philly ex-pats, Fun-A-Day in the Bay builds on Artclash’s annual tradition (6 years strong) of organizing Fun-A-Day shows in Philadelphia.

Fun-A-Day is a simple concept that produces beautiful results.  Participants choose a project and produce one piece of artwork every day for the entire month of January. The 31 resulting pieces create a narrative outlining each artist’s journey through the first month of the year. Projects vary from lighthearted to serious, high-brow to low-brow.  This year’s list of mediums includes photos, drawings, paintings, dances, songs, textiles and more!

The desire to create is a fundamental expression of humanity that we are often alienated from or fearful of. Fun-A-Day seeks to remove the barriers to creativity by offering opportunities and invitations for participation. We believe everyone is an artist and everything you make is art; we seek to create a welcoming forum for people to share what they do, to strengthen existing communities of artists, and to kick-start new ones.

The Fun-A-Day show will be held at Rock Paper Scissors, 2278 Telegraph Ave in Oakland. RPS is “is a volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models”.  Visit rpscollective.com for more information about the gallery. The Fun-A-Day show will be up in the gallery for the entire month of February. The show is free and all-ages and will feature performances on opening night.  Come out and see what your friends (and future friends) have been up to during the first month of 2010!