East Bay Open Studios (June 1-2 + 8-9)

A bi-annual event where artists open their studios to the public across the entire East Bay Open Studios: June 1, 2, 8, 9, 2024

Join over 150+ artists across the East Bay who will be opening their studios to the public and sharing their artwork with the community. Visit them June 1+2 and 8+9 from 11 am – 5 pm and kick off the weekends with the Opening Celebration and Salon Exhibition on May 30 from 6-9 pm at @studiooneartcenter

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East Bay Open Studios at the cooperative Gallery 2727 in Berkeley will have Francesca Borgatta, Mary Witkop Coffield and Janet Brugos showing their work on June 1 & 2 and June 8 & 9. Hours each day will be 11am to 5pm.The gallery is light, airy and well lit with wonderfully tall walls and plenty of floor space. Each artist has their own style and each will have a large number of offerings—be they sculptural installations, oil paintings or mixed media. Artist’s talks and demonstrations will take place on each day. The artists will have a variety of art ranging in price from $45 to 1500. Some of the artists will have note cards, magnets or puzzles at $5 to $25.

Francesca Borgatta (www.puppetfigurres.com) is an artist working with puppets and video. Francesca will have an installation using elements of her new film “Anthony” including puppets, sets and a video screeen playing scenes from the movie. She uses paper mache and recycled materials. Her intent is to provoke a sense of creative potential in the world around us. Francesca will be present on both weekends to demonstrate her methods of puppet construction, and set construction. She will give a talk on the joys of independant film-making at the film premiere on May 31st.

Mary Witkop Coffield (coffieldmw@gmail.com) https://www.instagram.com/marywc0110/ is an oil painter. Primarily abstract, her paintings capture the feeling of immersion in nature. She experiments with a variety of implements to apply paint to canvas using bold coloration. She has participated in numerous art shows and community events. Mary will be present on both weekends.

Janet Brugos janetbrugos.com https://www.instagram.com/brugosjart/ is a mixed media artists who paints with texture. Aside from paint she uses handmade paper, batik fragments and found objects. She explores the world’s troubling climate conditions, does portraits of women of the world and finds beauty in creating art forms of black holes. Janet will be present on the second weekend only, June 8 & 9.

Gallery 2727 located at 2727 California Street in Berkeley www.2727.today/gallery2727 East Bay Open Studios hours are 11am to 5pm on all 4 dates June 1, 2, 8 and 9. The artists look forward to meeting you at Gallery 2727.