Pro Arts 35th Anniversary Party
Box Art Benefit Auction
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Saturday, November 7, 6 - 9 PM
Preview Exhibition November 3 - 7

Come and celebrate the 35th anniversary of Pro Arts with a party and benefit auction at the Oakland Art Gallery.

The event celebrates Pro Arts’ rich history serving regional artists and public audiences, and showcases over 80 original artworks created by artists throughout the greater Bay Area.

The organization was founded in 1974 as the Alameda County Neighborhood Arts Program (ACNAP). Since its inception Pro Arts has provided job development and training to artists, as well as stipends for conducting workshops, producing installations, and performances. In 1980 the organization was renamed Pro Arts, and today exhibitions are the cornerstone of it programming.

Pro Arts’ 35th Anniversary Party is free to the public, and includes both a live and silent auction supporting Pro Arts’ Youth Fellows Initiative and annual programs. Artists were invited to create new works with found materials that reflect their own artistic practice. The materials for this year’s Box Art are recycled wooden cubes provided by The ReUse People (TRP).

Proceeds support the Youth Fellows Initiative, a program that supports the artistic development and artistic practice of Oakland’s next generation of artists.

Pro Arts | 150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612 (at Oakland Art Gallery) | 510/763-4361 | www.proartsgallery.org