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Pro Arts Gallery

July 3 - August 25, 2012

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150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza Oakland, CA 94612
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What we can’t see but want to see is art - Bay Area Currents 2012 What we can't see but want to see is art. Bay Area Currents 2012
Selections by Renny Pritikin Director, Richard L. Nelson Gallery and Fine Arts Collection, University of California, Davis Artists' Reception: Friday, July 6, 6pm Artists' Talk: Friday, August 3, 6.30pm Oakland, CA: Pro Arts and Oakland Art Gallery are pleased to present “What we can’t see but want to see is art”, Bay Area Currents 2012, Selections by Renny Pritikin, Director, Richard L. Nelson Gallery, UC Davis. This exhibition features recent work by thirteen accomplished Bay Area artists: Torreya Cummings, Kyle Dunn, Adrienne Heloise, Ginny Mangrum, Bridget May, Masako Miki, Tressa Pack, Ari Salomon, Sofia Sharpe, Matthew Weston Taylor, Kate Thompson, Chris Thorson, Mathew Zefeldt “What we can’t see but want to see is art” is on view July 3 - August 24, 2012 at Pro Arts’ gallery in downtown Oakland. An Artists’ Reception is scheduled on Friday, July 6, 6-8pm. The Artists’ Talk will take place on Friday, August 3, 6.30pm. Exhibition and events are free and open to the public. About Bay Area Currents Bay Area Currents is a critically acclaimed juried exhibition showcasing the regions’ top emerging artists. Each year a small number of artists are selected by a nationally recognized curator to represent a snapshot of the energetic and risk-taking work made in the Bay Area today. About the Juror Renny Pritikin is the Director of the Richard Nelson Gallery at UC Davis and Senior Adjunct Professor in the curatorial practices graduate program at the California College of the Arts. He was the founding Chief Curator at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts from 1992 until 2004. Prior to that he served as Executive Director of New Langton Arts in San Francisco. About Pro Arts Supporting the arts within communities by serving the ongoing needs of artists. Pro Arts provides critical access to contemporary art in the region and serves as a regional hub for arts activities, independent curated exhibitions, advocacy, arts education and capacity building artist services -fiscal sponsorship and professional exhibition services matching artists with community partners. We produce 15 exhibitions annually, exhibit over 500 artists, and reach an annual audience over 72,000.