Pro Arts Gallery helps organize First Fridays, a monthly art night at art galleries in Oakland and the East Bay.  Check Pro Arts Gallery’s website for details on participating galleries every month!

Pro Arts Gallery is hosting its 35th Anniversary/Box Art Exhibit and Benefit Auction this Saturday evening, November 7th.  Box Art 2009 features “original works made from recycled materials distributed by Pro Arts in partnership with the Reuse People.”  This fundraiser allows a community of artists to have fun creating new works from the same materials.  Come check out what they’ve created and support a local art gallery!  Details are on Pro Art Gallery’s website.

Discover new artists and explore the fascinating studios of some of the over 400 artists who open their doors to the public again this weekend.   June 13-14 from 11am - 6pm. The artists welcome guests with food, wine, and sometimes even demonstrations of their processes. Pro Arts Gallery coordinates this fabulous annual event, offering bus tours, galas and a fabulous directory with photos and maps that allow you to take yourself on a self-guided tour. Get the directory at locations throughout the East Bay or download and go. Info available on the Pro Arts website.