This home-based business makes and sells one-of-a-kind pottery products such as vases, planters and kitchenware. The artist specializes in functional and decorative pots, primarily for food and flowers. The studio is located in Berkeley's University Village district. Call for more information, or visit the website to view samples of her work.
Located at the rear of the Solano Boardwalk among a collection of businesses located on the corner of Solano and Ventura Avenues, the Solano Fine Arts Gallery focuses exclusively on Japanese art and crafts. Its collection includes Japanese wood prints, ceramics, dolls, paintings and art books. You can view some of the pieces on the Web site by using the link provided.
4Cats Arts Studio is an art studio and educational facility for kids ages 2 - 15 years, where students can learn about a variety of art mediums and express their creativity. Owned and operated by Sarah Chester, the studio provides area residents with an array of art workshops, camps, classes, and a specialized, Jackson Pollock-inspired paint splatter room. The location also offers private art parties for both children and adults.
The 4th Street Studio is a membership art studio that doubles as an art gallery during public hours. Artists who wish to join the studio may purchase month-to-month or six-month memberships that allow for unlimited use of the studio, which is open to artists 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Membership at the studio also includes discounts at art supply and framing stores. The studio supplies easels, furniture, coffee and tea, live models, classes and an art library. As a gallery, the studio puts on monthly exhibitions featuring individual artists and specific themes.
This gallery is a close walk from the Berkeley aquatic park. It has a simple construction and ample parking outside.
This is a great place to take classes in dance, painting, film and other kinds of art. The school hosts many exhibits which are always fun.
Founded in 1963, the University of California Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive is one of the largest university art museums in the country, with more than 16,000 pieces of art and 14,000 films in its collection. The art museum has an impressive collection of abstract expressionist, Ming and Qing Chinese, and miniature Mughal Indian paintings as well as works by old masters, Baroque art and early 20th-century photography. The Pacific Film Archive contains the largest collection of Japanese films outside Japan as well as Soviet cinema and West Coast avant-garde works. BAM / PFA offers discounts for students, seniors and disabled persons.