Art Route Oakland & Art of the African Diaspora

Join us in JIngletown this weekend!

Art Route Oakland begins on First Friday!

Art Route Oakland invites you to explore the local art scene! This fun, free activity takes you on a self-guided tour of Oakland Art Murmur galleries throughout the city. 

First Friday, May 6, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Saturday, May 7, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Saturday, May 14, 1:00 - 5:00 pm

Play by collecting stamps on your map and enter to win up to $2,000 toward art purchases, hotel stay at Kissel, and more!

 

 Pick up your official Art Route Oakland 2022 map at Gray Loft Gallery starting Friday, May 6th! Collect stamps on your map and submit the completed entry to a participating gallery by 5:00pm on May 14, 2022

 

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How to participate:

• Go to one of the 30 participating galleries and pick up a map and get it stamped.
• Check out the show, and then go to the next gallery on the map.
• Collect as many stamps as you wish by 5:00 pm Saturday, May 14.  
• Turn in your map at the last gallery you visit on the May 14.
• Stay tuned to find out if you are a winner!

We hope you will start your Art Route adventure at Gray Loft Gallery! 
Check out more information here.
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Art of the African Diaspora on view until May 14!

Art of the African Diaspora
is on view only until May 14th!  
Please join us at our gallery in Jingletown on Saturdays from 1:00 - 5:00 pm
and by appointment. 

You are also invited to our 
First Friday Reception on Friday, May 6, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Friday, May 6 is also the kick-off of Art Route Oakland!
  
Gray Loft Gallery has curated an exhibition featuring seven artists, all living and working in Oakland and the Bay Area. 
We hope you won't miss this beautiful and powerful exhibit.
 
Featured Artists:
Kelvin Curry, mixed media
Gene Dominique, photography
Raymond L. Haywood, painting
Dulama LeGrande, painting
Arthur Norcome, painting
Alyssa Pickens, painting
Ron Moultrie Saunders, photography


Join us as we continue to celebrate our 10th anniversary!

 

Please check out our Instagram for installation photos and highlights of this exhibit.

Kelvin Curry
Charcoal on paper

photo by Ron Moultrie Saunders

Dulama LeGrande
Acrylic, solid marker, oil, and oil stick on canvas

Alyssa Pickens
 A New Kind of Mona Lisa
Oil on canvas

Arthur Norcome
watercolor

Gene Dominique

Desmond #2

Pigment print

ABOUT  GRAY  LOFT  GALLERY
 

Gray Loft Gallery has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater Bay Area for 10 years. The gallery has been referred to as a hidden gem in Jingletown, and noted by the late Kenneth Baker, former SF Chronicle Art Critic, in his Visual Arts Don’t Miss Column as “…A space gaining prominence in the Bay Area…”   The mission of the gallery is to provide exhibition opportunities for artists in a setting that is an alternative to the traditional gallery model. We hope to inspire, engage and celebrate artists in our community and beyond.  We acknowledge the achievements of emerging, mid-career and established artists – with an emphasis on those who live and work in the Bay Area – in a non-traditional art space. A number of artists began their art career at Gray Loft Gallery.
 
“I have always enjoyed this gallery, superb atmosphere and lighting. The polished and worn hardwood floors creek slightly in places as you climb to the third floor, providing a granular and unique, organic aesthetic. This is a do-not-miss venue in the East Bay.”  –  Facebook Review

Gray Loft Gallery has received "Best Art Gallery" in the Oakland Magazine's Readers Choice Award in 2016, 2017 and 2021. 

   

 

 

Hours: 
Saturdays: 1:00 -5:00 pm
and by appointment
Masks are requested in the gallery.