You're invited to meet Peace & Magic
Friday December 4th from 6pm - 9pm
nibbles - sips - prize!
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Artbeat features local artists who are doing notable, unique and inspired work. In addition to solo shows, we keep a revolving collection of pieces by artists we love. Art pieces are generally available for puchase. Artbeat Salon & Gallery is currently showing the urban quilts of Amy Ahlstrom.

Meet San Francisco artist Agelio Batle at Harmonique Home on the first Friday of November. His works have been featured in the San Francisco Museum Of Modern Art and he has created custom objects for The National Geographic, The Noguchi Museum, and Aquatica. Agelio's pieces are both poetic metaphors and functioning drawing tools; all of the surfaces can write. Committed to making art from materials that are part of daily experience, the artist originated this work by casting his own hand (Drawing Hand No.1) in pencil lead, graphite, each day for the calendar year 1999. Wishing to share the insights gleaned from that sculptural process with a wider public, he started a series of graphite art objects of all walks of life - dragonflies to ginger root to trout-shaped graphite pieces. We invite you to meet Agelio Batle and discover his wonderful creative instuments. Graphite objects available for purchase. Hosted cocktails and nibbles.

We're hosting a valentine-making open house Friday Feb. 5 and Feb. 12, 6-9 pm. Make a valentine for someone you love and make a donation to an organization we all love - Doctors Without Borders. We'll bring all materials, tea and light refreshments you bring your friends and your creative enthusiasm and we can all help out this crucial group in their essential work.

By Hand welcomes Montara designer Nancy Wilder for December Art Attack. From her sunburst tees to her retro camp shirts, Nancy's cool and comfortable designs are store favorites.

Nancy learned the art of felting while in Australia on a surf vacation several years ago. Since then she has been incorporating her love of fiber art into her clothing design, and having quite the adventure with color, texture, and finding enough time to do it all!

Being warm and comfortable while keeping it stylish is her first priority. Her felted accessories, with their depth of color and subtle shadings, become veritable works of art you will love to wear.

"Dream LinksTo Nature: Biomythic Masks and Insect Portraits": One woman show by Gwynn Popovac, author and illustrator of "Conversations with Bugs". Show runs through January 26th.

Stop by for good cheer & joy at Gathering Tribes' Holiday Open House on Friday, December 4, 2009. There will be drawings for prizes and discount coupons every 30 minutes beginning at 7:00 p.m. Native American actor, painter & jeweler, Michael Horse, will be available to sign posters and t-shirts. Beverages & nibbles available. We have a wonderful selection of holiday cards and gifts starting from below $10 up to over $1,000. New shipments arriving daily leading up to the gift giving season!

Come celebrate our Annual Holiday Party with us this Friday - everything is 20% off 6pm-9pm only!
Albany Arts Gallery has been family owned and operated since 1990. The American Clay walls throughout the gallery were applied by Miles Williams, Susan Paul-Williams produces most of the pottery in her studio behind the gallery, and Michael Williams is the photographer. The gallery also represents 15 other local artisans who produce beautiful woodwork, glass, and paintings and more.
This month Albany Arts Gallery presents, "Among the Clouds; A Himalayan Journey" by Michael Williams

Beautiful art and free coffee with purchase for Art Attack participants