The Ames Gallery was established in Berkeley in 1970 in the back room of a popular crafts shop. In the spring of 1971, the gallery moved "temporarily" to its present residential setting at the base of the Berkeley hills. During its long history, the Gallery produced many innovative shows and, most notably, introduced outsider art to Californians. The Gallery has two primary goals. One is to offer unique and highly desirable handmade and homemade American folk art, the relics of our heritage. The other goal is to exhibit the paintings, drawings, and sculpture of contemporary self-taught, naïve, visionary, and outsider artists, mostly from California.
Location:
2661 Cedar Street, Berkeley California 94708
Telephone
510-845-4949 Fax 510-845-6219
Other Art nearby:
(San Francisco) 42 Degrees
(Mill Valley) Alexandria Gallery
(San Francisco) Alfredo Tofanelli Fine Art
(Menlo Park) Allied Arts Guild
(San Francisco) American Conservatory Theater
(Berkeley) Ames Gallery
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03/18 Coming to The Berkeley area
Arden Fair Sacramento CA March30-April18 Open the doors to Arden Fair and step inside. Here you'll find contemporary fashions, jewelry, accessories and brand name merchandise at over 165 specialty stores, plus Nordstrom's, Macy's, Sears, and JC Penney. Arden Fair also has a number of terrific restaurants, everything from fast food to fine dining. And it's completely enclosed, so it's always a comfortable 70 degrees inside no matter what it's like outside.
Santa Cruz Baroque Festival Santa Cruz CA April13-May11 A festival of baroque music.
Oakland Greek Festival Oakland CA May17-19 Wonderful aromas of Souklavia and Loukoumades waft through the air and the sounds of traditional Greek music and shouts of OPA! resonate in the hills of Oakland.
California Exposition & State Fair Sacramento CA June12-28 The Cal Expo is the site of the California State Fair. All year Satellite Wagering, Waterworld USA, Paradise Island Fun Center and an RV Park are just a few of the features of the Cal Expo.The first State Fair was held in 1854 in San Francisco at the old Music Hall. The fair offered premiums (prizes) for its competitions and included such agricultural exhibits such as 2-inch-long peanuts, 72-pound beets and a 10-pound carrot that was longer than 3 feet. Horseracing was part of that first fair and has continued to be a part of the fair ever since.
Bach Festival Carmel CA July13-27 Multiple performances of works by Bach.
Midsummer Mozart Festival San Francisco CA July18-28 Organized in 1974, the Festival is the only music festival in North America dedicated exclusively to Mozart.
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