My review of Brent Green's new film is up on Art Practical. Check out the film at BAM/PFA!
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This group show is the result of hard work and collaboration with my Artist Toolkit 2 workshop at RayKo. Come on by!

Into...

the distance
repose
self
compassion
the depth
the everyday

Join six Bay Area photographers for an exhibition of new photography at RayKo Photo Center.

Ignacy Zulawski travels into the distance with a cinematic lens. Angelah Limon-Cerri pictures repose in the natural landscape. Yuri Boyko explores the self in serial images. Kevin B. Jones represents plight and perseverance with compassion. Patti Beadles tempts you with the depth of a blossom. Steve E. Chapman uses lo-fi technology to render the everyday extraordinary.

Using a wide range of techniques in their explorations including camera phones and vintage Rolleiflexes, these photographers approach the image with curiosity and intensity. They invite you into...
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How many things can you do with a cabbage? Find out when Shoko Yamamura and I lead a workshop on natural dyes and scents from the kitchen.

Presented in conjunction with Allison Smith and SFMOMA's Arts & Skills Service


Saturday, May 29th, 2010
12pm-7pm
War Memorial Veterans Building, Room 207
401 Van Ness Avenue at McAllister Street
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I'll be exhibiting a piece in the group show TASTE 2010 The Garden of Earthly Delights at Root Division

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 10, 7 to 10 pm
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http://bit.ly/SearchLostSmell
Solo show is open April 6th, 20th and by appointment. Check out 18 Reasons for details.
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Take a peek at the 18 Reasons opening and delicious dinner by Preeti Mistry and Juliet Mae Spices.

Opening

Dinner

Gorgeous event photography by Blair Sneddon
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18 Reasons in San Francisco March 18th - May 1st

OPENING: March 18th 7-9pm (free and open to the public)
593 Guerrero Street
San Francisco, CA

SPICE DINNER: March 19th 7-9pm (sold out)
With Top Chef's Preeti Mistry and Juliet Mae spices

TEA TIME: A SENSORY EXPLORATION OF TEA with chef and author Thy Tran, perfumer Yosh Han, and artist Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik. Food by organic Indian bakery Spice Vice: April 17th 3-4:30pm
Advance ticket purchase required
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"ALL THAT GLITTERS" a window swathed in gold chocolate wrappers for 826 Valencia's Pirate Store

The window will be up until mid-April
Every completed scavenger hunt receives a treasure!
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Come on down to SomArts Saturday March 6th for 100 Performances for the Hole - Take Two. The opening event features 100 two-minute performances created for and around an old mechanics pit in the floor of the gallery.

What: 100 Performances for the Hole - Take Two
When: March 6 from 5:58 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Where: SOMArts Cultural Center Main Gallery

To be broadcast by Bay Area Video Coalition (BVAC)
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Opening Saturday, January 23, 2010 from 6-9pm

SHOP open January 23- March 15
the SHOP at blankspace
6608 san pablo avenue, oakland

Blankspace Gallery is pleased to invite you to the inaugural show of the
SHOP at blankspace, featuring specially commissioned charms by fourteen local and international artists. The artists have used paper, wood, plastic, and metal to make the charms, which have been interpreted as decorative ornaments, tokens to ward off evil, and as objects to allure and attract. Every charm is for sale, and will be available only for the duration of the two month long show.

Artists included: Alethea Beeker, Sita Bhaumik, Val Britton, Alex Gery, Onya Hogan-Finlay, Helena Keeffe, Crystal Kovacs, Thomasin Parnes, Irit Reinheimer, Rachel Robertson, Leah Rosenberg, Fereshteh Toosi, Anna Whitehead, and Shoko Yamamura. The SHOP at blankspace is organized by Courtney Dailey.
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Do you think MSG is evil or tasty? Read all about my conspiracy theories in Issue 17 of Hyphen magazine.

Article link: Spice Wars
www.hyphenmagazine.com
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This 5-week course provides accessible, practical tools for getting your work into the world. Topics include developing a portfolio, writing about your work, budgeting, pricing, and marketing. We will explore both commercial galleries and alternative art spaces. Hear first-hand from a selection of art professionals about what they look for in submissions, when to get model releases, and how to hang your photos straight. Learn how to plan an exhibition from press release to reception and take away real templates to support your practice.

Wednesdays | 6:30-9:30p | March 24, 31, Apr 7, 14 & 21
Instructor: Sita K. Bhaumik

RayKo Photo Studio
San Francisco, CA

www.raykophoto.com
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Want to get your work out there? From nonprofit galleries to storefronts, emerging artists around the world are taking matters into their own hands and creating their own opportunities for exhibition. The class will work collaboratively to produce a group show in the RayKo gallery. This includes developing a curatorial concept, writing a press release, designing a show announcement, finishing and hanging work, and planning the opening. Tuition includes lab pass to work stations. PRE-REQ: Artist Toolkit strongly suggested but not required. Must have a fine art photography practice and artist statement.

Wednesdays | 6:30-9:30p | May 5, 12, 19, 26 & June 24 (Opening Reception June 25 6p – 8p)

raykophoto.com
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What are all those buttons for? This course is a 5-week intensive with a focus on gaining a solid understanding of the D-SLR camera. Learn to use focus, depth of field, and exposure. Weekly shooting assignments encourage experimentation and facilitate a hands-on learning experience. Students will also gain an understanding of basic photo-editing. Includes a lab pass for computer workstations. Bring: DSLR camera & manual.

|http://http://raykophoto.com/?page_id=32#springbwphotography1|www.raykophoto.com| (All sections full, contact Rayko for waiting list)
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Skin Deep: Buff will be for sale at the KSW Auction!

Kearny Street Workshop welcomes you to our new home at PariSoMa. Please join us for a housewarming party and art auction, featuring artwork by: Sita Bhaumik, Kevin B. Chen, Derek Chung, Amy Ho, Bob Hsiang, Susanna Kwan, Niana Liu, Choppy Oshiro, Kana Tanaka, Weston Teruya, Truong Tran, Lauren M. Wong, Rebecca Szeto, Christina Mazza, J. Lin-Hsien Kung, and others. There will also be beverages, tasty eats, and performances by singer-songwriter Goh Nakamura and vocalist Yumi Thomas in our cozy new space.

Event: SPACE WARMING: ksw's art auction and welcome home party
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009
Time: 6.30 - 9.30pm
Location: PariSoMa, 1436 Howard Street, @ 10th Street, San Francisco
Cost: Free & open to the public
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Curious to see what I've been up to? Check out Studio #36 in San Francisco

CCA graduate students in Architecture, Curatorial Practice, Design, Fine Arts, Visual and Critical Studies, and Writing open their studios to the public.

Graduate Open Studios
Sunday, April 4, 2010, 12–5 pm
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