Vita Hewitt

Oakland

A Journey Through Memory and Displacement

Artist Shirin Towfiq shared “images as ghostly as long forgotten memories” at Clio’s Books for this month’s installation of See(d) Art Series.

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Vita Hewitt

13 Dec 2024 · 5 min read

Oakland

Craft Day at the Crazy House

At Jingletown Art Studios, artists Patricia Guthrie and Shellz share a spirit of transformative boldness, spanning media and tradition. Guthrie’s quilts challenge traditional craft and Shellz’s vivid animal portraits speak urgently to environmental issues.

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Vita Hewitt

11 Dec 2024 · 4 min read

Oakland

A Powerful Exploration of Movement and Change

EBPCO’s “Momentum” blows down the walls: 20 photographers share their mightiest moments in movement with the Town.

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Vita Hewitt

10 Dec 2024 · 4 min read

Oakland

A Vintage Saturday Morning: Cartoons & Cereal at The New Parkway Theater

A nostalgic escape: Every Saturday morning, this Oakland cinema opens its doors to a group of us "grown-up kids" craving that sweet throwback with a modern twist.

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Vita Hewitt

22 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Oakland

Oakland Symphony's Carmina Burana and Two Black Churches Pack a Powerful Message

More than a hundred voices accompanied by a full orchestra gave our our soul a sense of elation that we didn't know it was missing.

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Vita Hewitt

11 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Oakland

Musically Haunting: "Ghost Quartet"Gives us Life at Oakland Theater Project

If you could be any kind of dead person, what kind would you be? Spoiler: you want to be a ghost, the kind that goes “hoo hoo hoo all night

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Vita Hewitt

5 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Oakland

Style Shines Bright on Oakland Rooftop

The High 5ive Rooftop Bar at the Kissel Uptown Oakland boasts a stunning view of Oakland; currently in more ways than one. 100 Faces of Oakland, an ambitious project sponsored by Visit Oakland and created by photographers Anthony Weaver and Patanisha Williams, is on display through October 31st.

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Vita Hewitt

20 Oct 2024 · 2 min read

Oakland

Custom Kicks and Sustainable Style: The Art of Sneakers

The Art of Sneakers, Vol. 1 offered an alternative and a tantalizing glimpse into that topic, into the ever-growing field of sustainable fashion, this past weekend in Oakland.

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Vita Hewitt

15 Oct 2024 · 4 min read

Oakland

“These Things Are Like Yeast”: 50 Years On, New College Artists Remain Collective

Once, when I was a young, bright-eyed MFA student, a professor told the class to ​“look to the left of you. Look to the right of you. You should know that only one in five of you will still be making art in five years time. As the years go on, it will be even less.”

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Vita Hewitt

26 Sep 2024 · 4 min read