California Love
Just when we think we've heard the last of them, the folks over at Guerilla Café in Berkeley, USA fill our inbox with yet more interesting events that go way outside the boundaries of typical coffee shop activities. Here are a couple of recent and upcoming events at this unique cultural and gastronomic spot.
Keba Konte, artist in his own right and co-owner of the Guerilla Café with Rachel Konte and Andrea Ali, exhibited his mural "Rethink" at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (YBCA). Commissioned by the Alameda County Art Commission, Konte's is the second of two murals to be installed in the Juvenile Justice Center Facility in San Leandro, California. His mural, which was created with the aim to engage, challenge, and inspire disenfranchised youth, was also the second exhibit at the YBCA that exhibits works by artists who use found objects in Oakland.
On December 9, the café will host artist and architect Amanda Williams' opening reception of new paintings, "I Know a Sparrow Should Sing." With a background in architecture, this former Ford/Mellon Research Fellow's collection runs until Saturday, December 17. Admission is free and Clairvoyant Productions will be providing the grooves to get your body moving. This will be Guerilla Café's last exhibition for the year and will close on January 2.
1 December 2006