Collaborative Art Project with The Center For Women & Gender Equity

🐟 The Starfish Story – A Community Art Experience

The Starfish Story is a participatory art installation created by artist Jessica Warren in collaboration with Sharon K. Sobotta, Director of the Center for Women & Gender Equity (CWGE), and students of Saint Mary’s College. Unveiled during the CWGE’s 25th anniversary Open House, the installation transforms the Center into an interactive canvas of creativity and purpose

The Starfish Story extends beyond a static piece—it’s a dynamic conversation starter that continues to foster empowerment and connection. Positioned in a high-traffic space, it remains a focal point for education, reflection, and engagement for future CWGE programs.

Learn more visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nwsm-KR2JdU

June 10, 2025July 2, 2025

No Kings Alameda Protest

WATERING HOLE

Studio 23 Gallery will be open during the protests and giving out free water. 12pm-3pm Saturday June 14th. Stop by! Get important information below.

Asian American Artists Julia LaChica, Gerardo Chow & May Mi Lo are still on display. Featured artist below, Julia LaChica.

Encinal Ave & Oak St. 4 blocks west of City Hall. Behind “Revelation Cleaners”.

https://www.studio23gallery.com

IMPORTANT:
No Parking in the Cleaners Lot.
No Blocking Cleaners Drive-Thru.
No Bathroom.

Details:
Revelation Cleaners owns our parking lot. No parking in the lot. Do not block their Drive-thru. Pedestrians can walk along the outsides of the Drive-Thru. If requests are not met we will have to shut down. Do the best you can, we will help guide you to avoid the Drive-Thru.

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May 20, 2025July 2, 2025

AAIP CLOSING RECEPTION

Studio 23 hosts closing reception of the AAPI Celebration during East Bay Open Studios. Come by and check out the show!

Local Art by
Julia LaChica,
May Lo and
Gerardo Chow

Open Studios
Studio 23 Gallery, Resistance Press & Ryan LaLande Studios

RSVP DAY 1 SAT MAY 31, 1-4
https://www.facebook.com/events/1255034442936068/

RSVP DAY 2 SUN JUNE1, 1-4
https://www.facebook.com/events/1218544013327420/

Featured Artwork

Julia LaChica

Biography
Julia LaChica is a Japanese/Filipino multidisciplinary visual artist, designer, and educator based in Oakland, CA. Her practice encompasses storytelling through painting, printmaking, collage, and assemblage, exploring themes of identity and culture. In addition to her studio work, Julia leads printmaking workshops that foster creative expression and community building, using art as a powerful tool for dialogue, healing, and empowerment.

Artist Statement
My paintings and visual constructions reveal the multilayered ways personal memory, collective experience, and cultural history take on material form. In my work, I consciously create a sense of an intimate archive that reaches across time by integrating found objects, distressed elements, and aged materials. Through these processes, I aim to reveal how corrosion, rust, and wear accumulate on bodies and surfaces over time.

April 17, 2025July 2, 2025

East End Filipino Fest

Details and Event Link

We are so excited to be able to bring you our East End Filipino Fest on May 3rd (the first week of AAPI Heritage Month) at Studio 23 & Resistance Press 510!!

This will be an event highlighting Filipino excellence and acknowledging our achievements since being the 1st AAPI people to come to America in 1587. The event will feature Filipino Artists, Food vendors, and Musicians!!

May 3rd, 7pm, All Ages, Free!!

Vendors:

Malaya Botanicals

Ube Area Bakery

Coven of Stitches

Hello Murry

Macbox Desserts

Lavendulangel

Superhero Desserts

Unggoy Comic

Music by:

Versoul