Reclaimed Room and Public Glass host 5th Annual SCRAP SHOW

Posted on June 2, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Less than two weeks from today-kick off summer with the 5th Annual SCRAP art show. The Reclaimed Room and Public Glass are proud to present: SCRAP ART: Creative Reuse in the Bayview.

The show was an invited open call juried by Jenny Morningstar of SCRAP, Deborah Monk of Recology, Nate Watson of Public Glass and Soumyaa Behrens of Reclaimed Room. Winners of jury prizes will be announced at the opening reception June 12th!

This project was possible through a generous grant by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission for community arts in the Bayview District.

Stay tuned for our video profiling the project and some of the artists involved. Events for this special show go on all through June and July!

SCRAP ART: Creative Reuse In The Bayview opens June 12th!!

Posted on May 27, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Please mark your calendars for our new show! We are pleased to partner with SCRAP, our lovely neighbors, for a juried exhibition of local artists engaged in creative reuse. The show features works by dozens of artists and is housed at our venue as well as at Public Glass, another one of our lovely neighbors. A celebration of the Bayview district as well as community partnership, this exhibit will not disappoint. Includes work of all sizes, shapes and mediums from innovative jewelry, to striking sculptures, to unclassifiable fascinating creations that will certainly blow your mind and get your creative imagination going.

Opening Night: June 12th

Time: 6-8pm, FREE

Food and Drink and meet the artists! Prizes will be awarded to 1st 2nd and 3rd place artists who competed in this call at that time!!

This project is supported by the San Francisco Arts Commission and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission through a community arts in Bayview grant.

Sewer Ride and Gallery Party tomorrow!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Don’t miss out on this eclectic meet and mingle affair. Join Building REsources customers, SFBC Sewer Riders, Beneath the Surface artists, and gallery patrons for beer and pizza tomorrow at 701 Amador Street! Get a little shopping done, check out the awesome display, hear tales from the the Sewer Ride and more from 3-5pm. Beer and pizza provided by Building REsources and the RE Room art gallery.

Hope to see you there! The weather looks promising 🙂

Beneath The Surface on display until May 31st

SFBC sponsors Sewer Ride May 10th

Gallery Party May 10th!!

Posted on May 5, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Please join us this Saturday for a special gallery party in honor of the resurrected Sewer Ride sponsored by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition.

The party goes from 3-5pm at the Reclaimed Room gallery inside Building REsources. There will be bicycle parking for riders and feel free to shop while you are there, Building REsources stays open for business until 4:30.

In attendance will be the artists of our current exhibition, Beneath The Surface. Meet and mingle with Clint Imboden, Miles Epstein, Timothy Armstrong, Soumyaa Behrens, Tom Kabat and Bruce Barton.

Beer, sodas and light snacks will be provided, as always, FREE of charge. We truly hope to see you there.

And, mark your calendars for our next show! June 12th kicks off a unique partnership with our friends down the street, SCRAP! SCRAP ART: Creative Reuse In the Bayview is a juried show that spans Reclaimed Room, Public Glass and the Salvation Army on 3rd Street. This ambitious show will feature dozens of local artists, and prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded!

For information on the Sewer Ride that starts off at the DALY CITY BART on May 10th at noon, see the link below. The ride ends at the gallery. Sign on for both or just come for the party Either way, we hope to see you this Saturday. The weather looks inviting so no way we are canceling this one!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-bike-month-the-sewer-ride-rescheduled-tickets-9912442382

Home Decorator Showcase

Posted on May 1, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard 1

One of the great products made and available at Building REsources is RED SHOVEL GLASS. Red shovel glass polishes and smoothes recycled glass, mirror and wine bottles to create amazing, beautify landscape material. Similar to the effect of the ocean waves over decades on glass debris, only much much faster with the use of specially crafted cement shakers that take the raw materials and wear them down in record time.

Now on display as part of the San Francisco Decorator Showcase, Red Shovel glass can be seen in use and in full effect. The San Francisco Home Decorator Showcase goes on until May 26th. It is located at 3660 Jackson Street and open to the public for viewing. Go check it out while you can and consider what YOU could do with this wonderful material in your own front or backyard.

Artists Invite/Call from SCRAP Art: Creative Reuse in the Bayview

Posted on April 9, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Calling all San Francisco bay area artists!

We are having our 5th creative reuse exhibition, SCRAP Art: Creative Reuse in the Bayview at the Reclaimed Room at Building Resources,Public Glass, and the Salvation Army on 3rd Street

This is a juried exhibition of San Francisco bay area artists who incorporate creative reuse in their work, with special consideration given to artists who have an affiliation with the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco in some way (i.e. reside, work, shop, create, support).

Exhibition dates: June 12 to July 26, 2014

Deadline for submissions: Saturday, April 26th

Selection notification: May 2nd

The submission fee is $10 for up to 3 artworks submitted. Each artwork submitted must incorporate creative reuse, repurposing, or upcycling of materials in some way or include some aspect of materials found at SCRAP, Building Resources, or other source for creative reuse. Size limitations of the gallery spaces will be considered when judging large entries and installations.

Jurors:
Guest Juror: Deborah Munk, Director, Recology AIR Artist In Residence program
Soumyaa Kapil Behrens, Curator, Reclaimed Room: An Exhibition Space for Environmental Arts, Crafts and Media at Building Resources; Nathan Watson, Executive Director, Public Glass; Jennifer Morningstar, Program Coordinator,SCRAP

Awards: $100 gift certificates from SCRAP, Building Resources, and Public Glass will be awarded for 1st place Jurors’ Choice, $75 gift certificates for 2nd place, and $50 gift certificates for 3rd place.

Terms & Conditions:
This juried exhibition is open to all San Francisco bay area artists who incorporate creative reuse in their work, with special consideration given to artists who are affiliated with the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco in some way (i.e. reside, work, shop, support). The submission fee is $10 for up to 3 artworks submitted with up to 3 images per artwork. Entries are made using entrythingy.com. All works must remain for the duration of the show. Permission to use images of submitted works for publicity purposes is considered granted unless otherwise stated in writing. 70% of artist sales will go to the artist and 30% will be split between the venue and SCRAP. Artworks are insured by SCRAP for the duration of the exhibition from the artwork drop off time at the venue until the date and time the work is scheduled to be picked up. Artists are required to sign a lending agreement at the time of artwork drop off.

Delivery and Pickup of Artwork –
Artists whose work is selected will be notified of the venues, dates and times for delivering and picking up of artwork.

Paying your submission fee –
You can pay online using PayPal by clicking the button below or once you’ve submitted your online entry or you can mail a check payable to SCRAP to SCRAP Art Show, 834 Toland St, SF, CA 94124 or call (415)647-1746 to use a credit card over the phone or come in and pay with cash, credit card, or check at the front desk. If you have any further questions please email Jenny at exhibitions@scrap-sf.org.

SUBMIT HERE

http://www.entrythingy.com/www.scrap-sf.org

Biggest Opening Night ever!

Posted on April 3, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Huge Thanks to everyone who came out for our party last Thursday night! We had double the attendance of the rest of our shows and ALL of the food, wine and beer were heartily consumed!! This great night featured incredible work, art sales and fantastic opportunities for mixing and mingling!!

Even the kids got to take part in the action under the firm hand of flour painter, Tim Armstrong, who helped them make their own unique flour painted emblems on our gallery floor.

For those who signed up for the Sewer Ride, you probably heard it was cancelled due to torrential rain. The SFBC Sewer Ride has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 10th at NOON. There will be a small party at the gallery to welcome riders and any one else who wants to come out and celebrate this awesome show at 3PM.

Beneath The Surface Opens Thursday Night!! Featured Artist: Tim Armstrong

Posted on March 26, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

The time has come to reveal our most ambitious show to date. Join us tomorrow night for a great deal of interesting work and some live action courtesy of one of our featured artists, Tim Armstrong. Armstrong will paint our floor live, during the opening reception, giving you a terrific show and something to talk about as you take in the work of all our artists on display tomorrow night!

Check out Tim’s bio and profile video to get a sense of his dynamic and drama. And, see you tomorrow night. Snacks, drinks and a unique gathering experience await you at the Reclaimed Room! 6-8pm, 701 Amador Street!

Beneath The Surface opens March 27th

Beneath The Surface featured Artist: Clint Imboden

Posted on March 24, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Thursday quickly approaches and excitement builds for the new show! Join us from 6-8pm at 701 Amador Street. In the meantime, get to know another of our featured artists, Clint Imboden.

CLINT IMBODEN

I come to making art with the perspective of a therapist. Just as a good therapist can act as a catalyst for change in a client, good art should elicit a strong reaction in the audience, provoking them to explore the reasons why they’ve been affected.

I usually find my materials at local flea markets. I start with the artifacts of daily living, things that most people discard or overlook: battered globes, worn shoes, dilapidated tools. I’m drawn to old materials because they foster purposeful imperfection in my art, an attribute that’s connected to their previous lives. I use them for their connotative, associative or narrative possibilities. My installation work is tactile and handmade; as an artist, I focus on process and on topical, issue-based content.

Viewing my artwork is not meant to be a passive experience; it involves reading, deciphering, taking the initiative to engage physically and psychically with text and objects. I use materials that challenge my audience to consider multiple references in order to understand the full meaning of a piece. I want people to be caught up in the experience of my work, just as I am, in making it. My goal is to have them come away from an encounter with the work knowing something new about themselves.

: Beneath The Surface opens March 27th

Beneath The Surface March 27th: Featured Artist Tom Kabat

Posted on March 21, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Our new show opens March 27th from 6-8pm at the Reclaimed Room, 701 Amador Street, SF 94124. Please get to know Tom Kabat, one of our featured artists for the show.

Inspired by the wide variety of designs seen in antique bicycles, Tom explores the practical and whimsical form of the bicycle using found objects and old bike parts to make ride-able thought pieces.

Riding 4,200 miles across the country with high school friends got me hooked on bicycles, bike commuting and bike touring vacations. Thinking of bikes as rolling levers and as mobility assist devices frees up a creative view of how a bike can be designed and made. With a background in environmental and mechanical engineering, I look at bicycle design by combining disparate ideas and pushing boundaries. My pieces are crudely made from mostly dumpster rescued materials. I hope to inspire viewers to start making their own fun bikes.

I share my designs and techniques at: woodenbikes.com

and on: instructables.com/woodenbikes

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An Exhibition Space for Recycled Arts, Crafts and Media. A project of Building REsources. 701 Amador Street SF CA 94124

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