Oakland's Creative Growth Art Center is a nonprofit studio and gallery for artists with disabilities. Next month it's putting its artists' work on skin. The center is partnering with local tattoo artists in Berkeley, Oakland and San Francisco to offer original Creative Growth designs, and proceeds from each tattoo go back to the center.
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SFist reports that the designs come from more than a dozen Creative Growth artists. They include a spaceship, a flower, birds, a shark and an assortment of abstract creatures and shapes.
Where and when
- San Francisco: Keith Fleury at Manus Lux Tattoo, 3402 Geary Blvd., Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, noon to 8 p.m.
- Berkeley: Dollhouse Tattoo, 1624 University Ave., Saturday, Nov. 14, noon to 5 p.m.
- Oakland: Wyatt Schuster at his private studio, Nov. 13 and 14, by appointment only.
Creative Growth says each artist has their own booking process and availability may vary. Check its News & Events page for instructions before you show up.
Also at Creative Growth
According to SFist, citing Oakland North, the center's current exhibition, Stereo Dynamic, is inspired by music and runs through Nov. 21. It includes guitars hanging from the ceiling, painted discs, and sculptures that visitors can touch, and the centerpiece is a colorful wooden boombox by John Mullins. Creative Growth also lists a solo show of the late painter Latefa Noorzai at its CG2 space in Berkeley, with a free collectors preview on Nov. 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. (RSVP required). The main gallery at 355 24th St. in Oakland is open Wednesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.