*Studio 23 Gallery & Resistance Press 510: Opening Receptions
Saturday Feb 15th 7-10pm eventbriteRSVP / FB-RSVP

*The Fireside Lounge: Opening Reception
Friday February 14th 6-9pm eventbriteRSVP / FB-RSVP

*AlamedaBrewing.co.: Closing Reception
Friday March 14th 6-9pm eventbriteRSVP / FB-RSVP

https://www.aotad.org / ArtPush.org

There is a strong art and music community in Alameda. However, rising costs of living are affecting the very artists that make the bay area such a vibrant place to live. Many artists are forced to leave, creating a noticeable absence of connection and culture.

Supporting the local arts and artists is a positive way to build community.  A world without art, music, poets, dancers & performers would be a very lonely & cold world.  Supporting local art in your community encourages inspiring conversations that make a community thrive. 

Babies grow up with iPads in their hands before they can form words.  Families out at dinner stare at their phones instead of engaging in conversation with each other.

“Americans now spend more time alone, have fewer close friendships and feel more socially detached from their communities than they did 20 years ago.” -Brian X. Chen

How Tech Created a ‘Recipe for Loneliness’

The New York Times

Making real eye contact, laughing, discussing our passions, our differences, and continuing to connect and understand each other is essential to our wellbeing. As technology advances it is so important that community continues to bring us that much needed human connection through the creative arts.