You are invited to celebrate the bold, brilliant, and diverse creativity of Oakland during Oakland Style Week.
Sign up for the ART ALIVE BUS TOUR!
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Bus Tour | Oakland’s Downtown + Jingletown | 11am-2pm
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Immerse yourself in Oakland Style!
Oakland Art Murmur + Visit Oakland present
Art+Style Saturday, October 11
Sign up for the ART ALIVE BUS TOUR!
Saturday, October 11, 2025 | Bus Tour | Oakland’s Downtown + Jingletown | 11am-2pm
Oakland Art Murmur invites you to celebrate the bold, brilliant, and
diverse creativity of Oakland during Oakland Style Week. Join us for our
specially curated Oakland Style Bus Art Tour that brings you inside the
city’s most vibrant art spaces—each showcasing incredible work by local
artists.
From contemporary galleries to artist collectives, every stop will
feature a live performance or interactive experience, including dance
performances, opera and music performances, hands-on encaustic art
making and tons of artwork by local artists. Enjoy light bites, a wine
reception, and the rare chance to meet the artists and creative minds
shaping Oakland’s cultural landscape.
Gray Loft Gallery is very excited to participate in the 3rd annual Oakland Style Week!
Dancers will be interacting with the work in our exhibit on view ALIGNED.
There are two options to participate:
1. Sign up for a one of the special guided tours where
local art experts will lead you through a journey of art, dance and
culture at a number of Oakland's Art Murmur galleries and art spaces
listed below. Hop on the bus and explore powerful artist-led spaces and
cultural hubs!
To purchase a ticket for the Oakland Art Murmur bus, check out this link to sign up!
2. Go solo: If you don't want to go on the tour, join
us at the Gray Loft Gallery for the dance performance from 11:50 –
12:10pm – please arrive by 11:45am if you are not taking the bus.
Please let us know if you will be going solo and not on the bus - we have limited space!
RSVP here.
Participating galleries and events:
- Gray Loft Gallery
presents a dance performance by Megan Lowe Dances with dancers Megan
Lowe and Shira Yaziv alongside a group exhibition “Aligned” featuring
six women artists. Scroll down to read more about the show.
The dance performance is from 11:50 – 12:10pm – please arrive by 11:45am if you are not taking the tour bus.
About the performance: Megan Lowe Dances presents A Momentous Conversation, contemporary dance by Megan Lowe and Shira Yaziv
– a dynamic contact improvisation duet full of flying, catching, and
rolling—two dancers in constant dialogue with gravity, momentum, and
each other. Megan Lowe Dances brings this spirited performance to life
with performers Megan Lowe and Shira Yaziv. Their playful partnership
transforms risk into joy, making the invisible forces of weight and
trust visible.
Performances at other venues:
- Gearbox Gallery presents an opera performance by Chelsea Hollow of West Edge Opera with a group exhibition “The Shape of Line”
- Norton Factory Studios
presents encaustic art-making with Jenn Doyle Crane with artwork by
studio artists (wine reception and light bites will be served)
- Art of Sneakers showcases sneaker culture and sustainability featuring top customizers, designers, and collectors
- ARTogether presents music by Diana Gameros of Immigrant Orchestra with a group show of artists in residence
- Creative Growth presents Fashion is the Sunshine that Spotlights Everyone, an exhibition surrounding fashion by Creative Growth artists
Tickets
include the guided gallery tour, live performances, art making, light
bites, wine reception, tote bag by local designer Lesley Evers, a
Creative Growth art book “Metamorphosis: The Fiber Art of Judith Scott”,
and special discounted ticket offer to Creative Growth’s Fashion Lab
after the tour.
Accessibility: Large step to board the shuttle bus. There are flights of
steps at Gray Loft Gallery with no elevator. There are a few steps to
enter Norton Factory.
photo by Maurice Ramirez
On view in the gallery:
Aligned, a group exhibition showcasing the work of six women artists, woven together in a vivid tapestry of expression.
Each artist, with her unique voice and vision, contributes to a
collective narrative that resonates with universal themes of connection
and creativity.
Featuring:
Kim Cardoso, Valerie Corvin, Lisa Levine, Anne Rabe, Dee Tivenan, Dobee Snowber
From the vibrant abstractions of Valerie Corvin to the surreal digital landscapes of Lisa Levine, Aligned maps a spectrum of style and sensibility. Kim Cardoso’s luminous encaustics converse with minimalism, while Anne Rabe’s photographs open a dialogue between tradition and modernity. Dee Tivenan’s emotive paintings echo the experiential textures found in Dobee Snowber’s mixed media works, bridging the gap between the abstract and the figurative.
Aligned
is a testament to the power of artistic community and the invisible
threads that bind us. It invites viewers to discover harmony within
contrast and to explore the diverse ways art can narrate stories, evoke
emotion, and capture moments of shared humanity.
Read more about the artists in the show here and visit our Instagram page for more photos of the show.
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Wine and Art make the perfect pairing!
Join us Saturday, October 18: Wine tasting in the gallery!
Join us from 3:00 - 5:00 for a wine tasting of award winning Côte West Wines | |
ABOUT GRAY LOFT GALLERY
Gray Loft
Gallery has promoted the rich art culture of Jingletown and the greater
Bay Area for 12 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. We are proud that many 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, 2021 and voted one of five top art galleries in 2022 and 2023.
GRAY LOFT GALLERY
a proud member of the Oakland Art Murmur, San Francisco Art Dealers Association
and Jingletown Arts and Business Association
Upcoming Gallery Hours:
Saturdays 1:00 - 5:00 pm and by appointment
2889 Ford Street #32, third floor, Oakland CA 94601
Third Floor - not wheelchair accessible.
