Galleries in East Bay

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ACCI Gallery (Berkeley)

This gallery displays a wide range of work by member artists, including ceramics, glass, jewelry, photography, textiles, sculpture, paintings and other fine art. They attract first class member artists, with fresh, unusual, distinctive work of the highest quality.

Alcosta Senior and Community Center (San Ramon)

Art classes include poetry, calligraphy, creative writing and painting.

Bancroft Senior Center (San Leandro)
The center offers ceramics, handicrafts and needlework classes.
Bedford Gallery (Walnut Creek)

The gallery has 3,500 square feet of space to exhibit the work of historic, modern, and contemporary artists. The gallery organizes and presents five to six exhibitions each year as well as offering lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and many other kinds of public programs.

Berkeley Art Center (Berkeley)

Berkeley Art Center (BAC) has a unique seven sided gallery that was designed and built by the Ratcliff architecture firm and donated by Rotary International to the city of Berkeley in 1967. BAC presents visual art exhibitions, musical performances and literary programs. It is located in Live Oak Park, set in a grove of trees along Codornices Creek that is one of Berkeleys eight artesian springs. Visual art presentations may include a film festival, an exhibition of the works of Berkeley school students, video installations, weaving, and photography. Musical presentations include jazz, classical chamber ensembles and solo piano or voice recitals. Literary arts include drama and poetry, and numerous authors have launched their books and conducted book signings and readings.

Berkeley Art Museum (Berkeley)

This museum was founded in 1963 following artist and teacher Hans Hofmann's donation of forty five paintings and is the largest collection of this important Abstract Expressionist artist in the world. The particular strengths of the museum are in historical and contemporary Asian art, early American painting, mid twentieth century, conceptual, and contemporary international art, and California and Bay Area art.

Civic Arts Education (Walnut Creek)

They have ceramics and sculpture, decorative and fiber arts, digital media and photography, drawing, painting and printmaking, and glass and jewelry classes.

Civic Arts Education (Walnut Creek)

They exhibit paintings, glass and photography.

CSU Hayward Art Gallery (Hayward)

They have a large variety of art exhibits.

Dublin Senior Center (Dublin)

The senior center offers arts and crafts, writing, quilting, sewing and knitting classes.

East Oakland Multipurpose Senior Center (Oakland)

The center offers crafts classes.

Emeryville Senior Center (Emeryville)

The center offers art, quilting and yarn classes as well as a knitting circle.

Frank Bette Center for the Arts (Alameda)

Classes and workshopsinclude drawing, watercolor, figure, oil painting, sketching, print making, mixed media art and photography.

Frank Bette Center for the Arts (Alameda)

The Showcase Gallery challenges artists to think outside the box and stay productive with their Thematic Exhibits. The Signature Salon hosts solo exhibits by respected artists, as well as special exhibits to stretch your minds and open your hearts. The exhibiting artists are from all over the Bay Area. Every month they change all of the galleries. They celebrate the new exhibits with their now famous First Friday Gala Openings.

Fremont Art Association (Fremont)

They offer a wide range of classes including digital photography, watercolor, oil painting and others.

Fremont Art Association (Fremont)

They have a gallery that offers monthly guest artist demonstrations and featured artist exhibits.

Fremont Senior Center (Fremont)

The center offers painting, Chinese calligraphy, mosaics, needlecrafts, quilting, creative writing and woodcarving classes.

Fruitvale San Antonio Senior Center (Oakland)

The center offers arts and crafts classes.

Green Shutter Gallery (Hayward)

The gallery houses fine paintings, jewelry, greeting cards, ceramics and more.

Harrington Gallery (Pleasanton)

This 2,000 square foot gallery hosts regional and national artists who specialize in painting, sculpture, installations, and conceptual art. Gallery receptions are open to the public  and light refreshments are served.

Lobot Gallery (Oakland)
LoBot Gallery is a 10,000 sqft contemporary arts space founded in 2003 to host emerging artists alongside established artists within visual art exhibitions, music, dance and performance events, video and film screenings, as well as to provide a space for the incubation, production and implementation of ideas and cultural events. Call for gallery hours.
Mastick Senior Center (Alameda)
Persons age 50 and over can become members for free by registering at the front desk. There are quality programs, classes and services seven days a week with a fee for some classes, while others are provided free of charge. Arts and crafts classes include cardmaking and stamping, drawing and painting, stained glass, creative writing, knitting and crocheting, needlecraft and sewing, ceramics and quilting. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday 9:00 to 3:30 pm.
North Berkeley Senior Center (Berkeley)

The center offers Chinese art and history, world art history, writing, ceramics, drawing, painting and poetry and art therapy classes. The center is accessible via public transportation.

Nova Gallery of Fine Art (Fremont)
This group of about 20 artists includes oil paintings, and works of bronze, crystal glass and ivory.
Oakland Asian Cultural Center (Oakland)

The cultural centers mission is to promote the understanding of Asian Pacific American arts, culture and local contributions. They have exhibits, events, workshops and classes.

Oakland Museum of California (Oakland)

The Oakland Museum of California is devoted to the art, history and natural sciences of California. There is a cafe on site.

Olive Hyde Art Gallery (Fremont)

The Olive Hyde Art Gallery offers the community seven gallery exhibits per year introducing an array of traditional and contemporary art.

PhotoCentral Gallery (Hayward)
PhotoCentral was founded in 1983 by Geir and Kate Jordahl. For the past twenty three years, PhotoCentral has developed into a community program for photographers to grow, explore and enjoy the company of other photographers. Classes and workshops are designed for photographers of all abilities and ages and are appropriate to both traditional and digital imagemakers. The instructors and assistants represent a broad range of talents and photographic interests.
PhotoCentral Gallery (Hayward)
PhotoCentral was founded in 1983 by Geir and Kate Jordahl. For the past twenty three years, PhotoCentral has developed into a community program for traditional and digital photographers to grow, explore and enjoy the company of other photographers.
Pleasanton Senior Center (Pleasanton)

The offers a variety of arts classes including ceramics, origami, drawing, painting, and photography. The center offers arts and crafts and oil and acrylics classes.

Richmond Art Center (Richmond)

The Richmond Art Center offers a range of beginning to advanced classes in ceramics, metals, enameling, screen-printing, encaustics, printmaking, collage, drawing, painting, fiber arts, weaving, jewelry and much more. Choose from multi-week classes or one-day workshops. Classes are offered during the day, in the evening and on weekends.

Richmond Art Center (Richmond)

The Richmond Art Center is a Bay Area cultural institution that showcases both emerging and established artists. Historically, this has included Richard Diebenkorn, Jasper Johns, Jay Defeo, Wanxin Zhang, and Hung Lui - many of whom launched their careers at the Art Center. Four galleries and a sculpture courtyard host 14 to 16 exhibitions a year that celebrate Bay Area and California artists.

Rock Paper Scissors (Oakland)

The Rock Paper Scissors Collective is a volunteer run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models. They promote the sharing of ideas, skills, and resources through the celebration of art, craft, education, and performance.

Ruggieri Senior Center (Union City)

The center offers arts and crafts, silk flower making and watercolors classes.

San Leandro Art Gallery (San Leandro)

The art gallery is home to the works of local artists.

Senior Services at Silliman (Newark)

The center offers free quilting classes, as well as creative writing, and drawing classes.

South Berkeley Senior Center (Berkeley)

The center offers sewing and ceramics classes. The center is accessible via public transportation.

Sun Gallery (Hayward)
The gallery houses one permanent collection that includes a wide range of media: sculpture, painting, ceramics, glass, photography, and jewelry, that reflects established and emergent Northern California artists. There are also moving exhibits on display.
The Judah L. Magnes Museum (Berkeley)

The museum is focused on the art and history of the Jewish experience. It has a wide ranging collection, provacative programs, research facilities and the largest history center relatiing to the Jews in the American West.

Walnut Creek Senior Center (Walnut Creek)

The center offers arts and crafts and oil and acrylics classes.

West Oakland Senior Center (Oakland)

The center offers weekly crafts and sewing classes. The Senior Shuttle provides transportation to the Center from various senior residential facilities in West Oakland.