Round and Round We GO! SFBC Sewer Tour part of Beneath the Surface Exhibit

Posted on March 13, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

SF Art Commission Mural Backdrop

Beneath The Surface opens March 27th

Artist Tim Armstrong tests ski bike sculpture

Artist Tom Kabat demos recumbent bike sculpture

Woodenbikes.com Triangle Bike

Artist Miles Epstein cruises Scooter Bike sculpture

Artist Miles Epstein on Scooter Bike Bike Sculpture

Artist Tom Kabat with Ski Bike Sculputre

SFBC sponsors Sewer Ride March 29th

Check Out Beneath The Surface artists testing the work of featured artist Tom Kabat at a recent planning meeting! Kabat fashions interesting and intuitive bicycle sculptures from reclaimed odds and ends including skis, scooters and even a pencil bike that actually writes!! You can see more of his work at http://www.woodenbikes.com Trianglebike_web

In the background, you can see the newly erected Bayshore mural on the unused grain elevators. This project was commissioned by the San Francisco Art Commission and lights up at night. A great landmark to find our gallery for these upcoming receptions!!

As part of this new display, we are sponsoring a special reception for the resurrected Sewer Ride by the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition! The Sewer ride takes place Saturday, March 29th, starting at the Daly City BART and winds 12 miles near San Bruno mountain, Candlestick and the SF Bay exploring the squishy boundary between humans and H20. It comes to a close at Reclaimed Room with a small party for the riders and anyone else who wants to join. The riders should arrive between 3 and 4pm and the party officially goes from 4-6pm. Beers and snacks provided! Join US!! Sign up for the ride here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-bicycle-coalition-rec-ride-the-sewer-ride-tickets-9912442382?ref=ebtn

SF Art Commission Mural Backdrop

Artist Tim Armstrong tests ski bike sculpture

Artist Tom Kabat demos recumbent bike sculpture

Woodenbikes.com Triangle Bike

Artist Miles Epstein cruises Scooter Bike sculpture

Artist Miles Epstein on Scooter Bike Bike Sculpture

Artist Tom Kabat with Ski Bike Sculputre

SFBC sponsors Sewer Ride March 29th

Beneath The Surface opens March 27th

$75 off Solis Artwork and New Show Opens March 27th!

Posted on March 6, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Alternative Cosmos closes on March 17th! Special Offer for the final days includes $75 off all artwork by Solis! Get a great deal on work by this great artist!

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Beneath The Surface opens March 27th with additional Reception March 29th

Reclaimed Room’s most ambitious show to date. This exhibition will feature artworks from six eclectic artists, all of whom approach the theme from a different perspective. Expect surprises from above and below as Miles Epstein, Clint Imboden, Bruce Barton, Tim Armstrong and Soumyaa Behrens vie for your attention to matters beneath the urban surface.

Opening Reception March 27th from 6-8pm. 701 Amador Street, SF 94124

Special Event: San Francisco Bicycle Coalition sponsored “Sewer Ride” from Daly City BART to Reclaimed Room on Saturday March 29th. Tour starts at noon and comes to a close at the exhibition near 4pm. Whether you ride or just want to hop on at the end. Join us for another reception with the artists March 29th at 4pm in honor of SFBC and the re-imagined and highly popular sewer ride.

This year’s adventurous and moderately challenging tour will start at the Daly City BART station. We’ll climb east, up and over San Bruno Mountain and drop to the edge of San Francisco Bay. Turning north, we’ll sniff our way around the backside of Candlestick Park, investigating the squishy boundary between humans and H2O, with emphasis on the massive sewer mechanics below our feet. The tour ends just north of India Basin, at the Reclaimed Room, an exhibition space for environmental arts, crafts, and media. A project of Building Resources at 701 Amador Street.

12 miles, some climbing, some steep downhill, and a bit of dirt and gravel. Bring helmet, water, good attitude and a snack! Comfort riding in traffic and groups advised. Questions? contact miles@milesepstein.com

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sf-bicycle-coalition-rec-ride-the-sewer-ride-tickets-9912442382

Alternative Cosmos Opens Tonight at 6pm!!

Posted on February 6, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Lady Saphire and Solis in person at the Reclaimed Room exhibition space tonight from 6-8pm to revel in their recent installation!

Join us at 701 Amador Street for snacks and drinks on the house and a chance to meet and mingle with our current featured artists!

Lady Saphire

Get some insight on her process by viewing her profile video below!

Solis with Curator Soumyaa Behrens

Learn more about Solis through his artist video below!

Both artists, in their own ways, create new spaces of engagement through their individual art works and compliment one another quite gracefully.

Lady Saphire reinvents the world through works made from melted plastics, resins and trash remnants that are unusually striking and oddly familiar.

Solis invites us into the graphic universe of Wildewood, where characters made from reclaimed materials spring to life and provoke questions of togetherness, tolerance and utopian ideals.

This show delves into the other worlds that exist right before our eyes and these artists bring those alternative cosmos-es to life in our next show.

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Artist Profile videos for Alternative Cosmos!

Posted on January 23, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Opening Reception Feb 6th, 6-8pm!!

Lady Saphire reinvents the world through works made from melted plastics, resins and trash remnants that are unusually striking and oddly familiar.

Get to know her before the show by checking out her artist profile video above!

Solis invites us into the graphic universe of Wildwood, where characters made from reclaimed materials spring to life and provoke questions of togetherness, tolerance and utopian ideals.

Get to know him before the show by checking out his artist profile video above!

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Alternative Cosmos at the Reclaimed Room features work by artists Solis and Lady Saphire. Both artists, in their own ways, create new spaces of engagement through their individual art works and compliment one another quite gracefully.

This show delves into the other worlds that exist right before our eyes and these artists bring those alternative cosmos-es to life in our next show.

Save the date! As always, snacks and drinks are provided and the admission is FREE!

Opening Reception: Feb 6, 2014

701 Amador Street, SF 94124

6-8pm

On display Feb 6th -Mar 17th, 2014

Alternative Cosmos opens Feb 6th!

Posted on January 13, 2014 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

We are excited to announce details of our next new show, Alternative Cosmos, at the Reclaimed Room. This show features work by artists Solis and Lady Saphire. Both artists, in their own ways, create new spaces of engagement through their individual art works and compliment one another quite gracefully.

Lady Saphire reinvents the world through works made from melted plastics, resins and trash remnants that are unusually striking and oddly familiar.

Solis invites us into the graphic universe of Wildwood, where characters made from reclaimed materials spring to life and provoke questions of togetherness, tolerance and utopian ideals.

This show delves into the other worlds that exist right before our eyes and these artists bring those alternative cosmos-es to life in our next show.

Save the date! As always, snacks and drinks are provided and the admission is FREE!

701 Amador Street, SF 94124

6-8pm

Happy New Year from Reclaimed Room and Building REsources!

Posted on December 31, 2013 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Thank you so very much for all your support during our inaugural year! It has been a terrific launch for this new program at Building REsources. Much gratitude to all our participating artists this year as well. Over the last six months we have seen our space transform three times and been fortunate to house work from the following artists:

Martha Jones

Alekandra Zee

Roland Blandy

Reddy Lieb

Tony Hurd

Samuel Fleming Lewis

On display until January 14th is The Living Show with Tony Hurd and Samuel Fleming Lewis, check it out before it’s over during regular business hours at Building REsources. (9-4, seven days a week)

Next year proves to be even more exciting! Stay tuned for information on our upcoming shows and save these dates!

Alternative Cosmos: Opens February 6th (with Solis and Lady Saphire)

W.a.t.e.r.w.o.r.k.s: Opens March 27th (with Tom Kabat, Miles Epstein, Tim Armstrong, Bruce Barton and Clint Imboden)

The W.at.e.r.w.o.r.k.s show will be our most ambitious with additional events including a bicycle sewer tour that ends at the Re Room on March 29th and a special screening of A Fierce Green Fire, a Sundance documentary about the environmental movement by Mark Kitchell with filmmakers in attendance (date TBA). Next year will also see a Building REsources staff show, exploiting the talents of our very own artists who serve our customers everyday. We are also in talks with our friendly neighbor SCRAP to host a show of their very own in our venue. There’s more, but, we will leave a little mystery for the months to come. Be sure to stay tuned to all the ongoings and goings on of the Reclaimed Room by visiting and signing up for this blog!

We wish everyone an incredibly safe, happy and prosperous start to 2014. Happy New Year!!

Merry Recycled Xmas from Reclaimed Room!!

Posted on December 20, 2013 by reclaimedroom Standard 2

West Coast Craft Show: And the Winners Are…

Posted on November 27, 2013 by reclaimedroom Standard Reply

Many Thanks to all who stopped by the Building REsources booth at the recent and most awesome West Coast Craft Fair!

Thanks to Angel for working the table and holding the raffle drawing for RED SHOVEL Glass! The winners of the RAFFLE are:

Saturday: Kelli R.

Sunday: Barb Fujimoto.

Congratulations! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving everyone! Thanks for supporting Building REsources and the Reclaimed Room!

The LIVING Show opens Nov 14th-Meet the Artists !

Posted on November 13, 2013 by reclaimedroom Video Reply

The LIVING Show opens tomorrow night!!

Style & Sustainability with Samuel Fleming Lewis & Tony Hurd

701 Amador Street, SF 94124

Opening Reception: Nov 14th, 5-8pm, FREE

On display: Nov 14th – Jan 14th

Get to know our artists better by checking out their profile videos and meet them in person Thursday night at our opening reception. This show transforms our space into our most ambitious display to date.

Samuel Fleming Lewis

Samuel Fleming Lewis is part of the design team at InStudio located on the port of San Francisco. He will be exhibiting some of his more personal works as part of the Reclaimed Room’s next installation, The LIVING Show-Style & Sustainability. Lewis reconfigures remnants of his past into artwork for the future. He demonstrates incredible style and engages deeply with sustainable art practices, recycling broken mirrors, repurposing old media like Ebony and Interview magazines, and finding new life for leftover work products like furniture and architecture hand drawings and photographs remade into lanterns, mirrors and other unique designs. Delve further into his process and personality by viewing our latest artist profile video.

Tony Hurd

Tony Hurd is a master builder. His extraordinary talents explore reuse in dynamic and intuitive ways. This exhibit brings forth his innovative living pod solutions, fanciful beehives and metal art that reflects serenity and family in vivacious ways. Prepare for some surprises, too. Hurd is a tornado of a artist and often whipping things together in his mind, body and soul. He also invites you to physically engage with his work, sit, sand, relax and unwind within the pieces to truly appreciate this artist’s works. See Hurd in action and some of the pieces that could not possibly fit in our venue in his artist profile video.