Forrealism is proud to announce the Fall/Winter art events taking place around the Bay Area featuring the art of Joaquín Alejandro Newman, Evelyn Orantes, Sean Levon Nash, Steven Chapman, as well as many others! Please come out to these events and show your love!

Come by and check out new muerto paintings and prints at this beautiful landmark gallery. Also a great Días de Los Muertos destination on November 1st and 2nd!

Here's a map!

Come by and view paintings of the bijin-ga, or beautiful women, in muerto form at this lovely salon in San Francisco. And get a new hairstyle while you're at it!

Here's a map!

2nd Fridays of Each Month, Next: November 13th
6pm – 9pm

Estuary Art Attack!
Alameda Art Walk and Forrealism Open Studios!
The Forrealism Studios are int the East Bay! Come visit us!

We're having a "2nd Fridays" of the month open studio at the Forrealism Studio Alameda Friday,November 13thfrom 6pm-9pm as part of the Estuary Art Attack featuring the art of Joaquin Alejandro Newman, Eduardo Pineda, Steven Chapman, Rachel-Anne Palacios, Kenyata Dibiase, & More:
Estuary Art Attack!

Local galleries, studios, restaurants, clubs, & cafes showcasing the art of Oakland, East Bay, and Alameda Artists!

For more maps, more information, or to check participating artists or venues visit: http://www.estuaryartattack.com/

Our new studio is located right off of the Park Street Bridge in Alameda. The address:
2527 Clement Avenue, Alameda, CA.
Here's a map to the studio.

The Power of Chocolate
Saturday, February 14, 2009, 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 15, 2009, 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington DC
Various locations throughout the Museum
This year's Power of Chocolate festival will come alive in a colorful celebration of culture, music, dance, art, science, and of course food. The program will explore the rich history and ongoing story of chocolate and the world of cacao and will be comprised of an assortment of programming from the spectacular Peruvian scissor dancers, to demonstrations with artisans like the Guatemalan gourd artists, meso-American vase painting reproductions, food demonstrations, to one-on-one interactions with Bolivian cacao growers.

Visitors will be able to extend their understanding of chocolate, including its healing, scientific, and medicinal properties, and deepen their understanding of the cultures and communities that have cultivated this valuable crop. Program will also include hands-on activities for families and children.

National Museum of the American Indian

August 15-16, 2009
9th annual Art & Soul Festival,
11am-6pm
$10 at door; $5 Youth 13-18; 12 & under free
Downtown Oakland

For the 9th annual Art & Soul festival, six concert stages will be packed with an eclectic all-star lineup of 60 national recording artists and hot Bay Area bands to please every musical taste. Stroll the Global Artisan Marketplace for great art by Forrealism Artists and unique gifts to take home!

Art and Soul Website

Saturday, May 11, 2009
8:00pm-2:00am

Chillin' Productions Brings You:
60 fashion designers, 80 painters/photographers, 60 filmmakers
Music by DJ JOHANSON, Russell Vargas, DJ Shon (Gossip/Cat Club), Kerowack, Dirtyhertz, and Dave Madix + more

Mezzanine (444 Jessie Street) Here's a map.
www.mezzaninesf.com
Admission $6
21+ ID
For details about the show go to:
www.chillinproductions.com

This event was covered in SF Gate! Check it!