1227 18th Avenue, Oakland, CA, USA
Dreams Realized: The Undeniable Artwork of Irene Shiori
Sat June 15th 2pm-7pm
Amor Eterno Arte is proud to present Dreams Realized: The Undeniable Work of Irene Shiori, a solo exhibition by Bay Area born artist Irene Takahashi Coker. The exhibition will be Irene’s 3rd solo exhibition at Amor Eterno Arte. It has been an honor to bear witness to Irene’s artistic journey through each exhibition.
Irene’s artwork has been emboldened by the significant experiences and life altering transitions of the last 2 years. The struggles and victories with relationships, supporting community in the fights against racism and embracing self introspection, all have shaped Irene’s multidisciplinary art and her incredible spirit. Works include powerfully vulnerable Chicano iconography in ballpoint on paper, immersive color filled murals with spray can, delicate carved etchings on glass, sparkle and texture in lowrider enamel car paint, bold strokes and traditional processes in sign painting and glaze on pottery; Irene has touched each art medium with her deeply committed empathy, technical skill and culture.
The flowing strands of hair against a soft cheek and tear filled eyes. A cartoon payasito always by your side, through the good and bad times. The chains of fear are broken and the roses are supple and velvety. The fanciest peacock struts thru the streets while praying hands rise to the clouds of a dream. Monarchs and stars dance in the sky over the warm glow of marigolds and candles. The strength and feminine spirit in the women Irene draws and paints are venerated by being front and center. Creating and thriving as a woman artist in a cis male dominated tattoo and art culture while uplifting those around her is what makes Irene Shirori’s art undeniable.
Please join us Sat June 15th from 2pm - 7pm in the gallery at @amor_eterno_arte for the opening. Irene Shiori will be in attendance. Please come support and wish @ireneshiori a happy birthday!
The exhibition will be on view Sat June 15th through Saturday August 31st. For more information, addionation images or to be added to our collectors list please contact curator Amy Miranda George @corazonquebrado at info@amoreternoarte.com
Trust Your Struggle 16th anniversary retrospective
Opening reception Sat Oct 26th 7pm-11pm
Trust Your Struggle (TYS) artist collective celebrates sixteen years of existence here in Oakland...and The Struggle Continues. TYS collective will be welcoming new members, as well as honoring our elders in this two months exhibition at Amor Eterno Arte
This exhibition will highlight past works that have been created with various communities here in their hometown in Oakland. Showcasing the visual art tradition in the Bay Area of painting murals grounded in social movements,TYS will create a visual timeline display including multi-medium installations, photography, paintings, video installations and historic prints of artworks. A new mural in the alley of Amor Eterno Arte will also be unveil as part of this exhibition.
Throughout the two months, a series of public programs will accompany the exhibition incorporating cultural dialogue with youth and elders, printmaking workshops, and more. More information and dates on public programs coming up soon.
The Struggle Continues exhibition is for TYS to share their methods of collective and collaborative strategies. Their intent is to inspire local tactics and international solidarity and to display their cultural growth and longevity in the visual movement here in the Bay Area and worldwide.
@trustyourstruggle
trustyourstrugglecollective.com
PORK CHOPS. Pick one. Sit down. Shut up.
Art Exhibition Celebrating East Bay Tattooing
PORK CHOPS is a celebration of the East Bay tattoo flash tradition. Dedicated to the street shop design on the wall where you had no choice and you were scared as shit of your tattooer. Pork chops were the most popular tattoo designs cut out and assembled on one flash sheet. It was those designs that were sold the most going from ground round to pork chop. The pork chop was loved and hated by veteran and rookie tattooers. The repetition could be torturous. But after decades of tattooing the designs became bread and butter. The founding tattooers didn’t go to art school and didn’t have business degrees. They were genuine outlaws. Although Amor Eterno Arte bears little resemblance to the shops of old, we honor and celebrate our tough as nails roots.
Exhibition dates: 04.29.17-06.30.17
Austin Maples
Ben Verhoek
Big Mike
Billy Boston
Chad Parra
Chamuco Cortez
Chummy Alexanian
Devon Blood
DONE
Freddy Corbin
Hector Fong
Irene Takahashi-Coker
Jason McAfee
Justen Cortese
Luis Gonzalez
Marco Hedrick
Matt Klass
Melissa Taylor
MERX
Mike Hudgins
Myles Madlock
Nate Burrow
Oak Morgan
Paco Excel
Renee Castro
Safety First
Sonju Rattler
STASH
Flyer design by Ben Verhoek Curated by Amy George Cortez + Chamuco Cortez
Gallery
Amor Eterno Arte was started by local artists Amy George Cortez and Chamuco Cortez. Amy has been working in art galleries and museums with a community + non-profit focus for 15 years. Chamuco has been tattooing for 17 years all over the Bay Area. Chamuco is known for his black and grey, Aztec and portraits tattoos. They began Amor Eterno Arte to present a safe space for folks to experience art, create and express themselves.
La Cumbia Del Amor
Fundraiser for Danza Azteca Cuauhtonal
Amor Eterno Arte + Danza Azteca Cuauhtonal present
The 4th Annual LA CUMBIA DEL AMOR!
Benefit for Danza Azteca Cuauhtonal
Saturday Feb 10th 7-11pm
LIVE CUMBIA! from La Nueva Silueta (Cumbia Sonidera)
Raffle! + Tacos!
Danza Azteca Cuauhtonal is essential to the community and we are happy to have them back at Amor Eterno Arte for the 4th year! Please join us for love, dancing and tacos!! Raffle prizes include handmade items, tattoo time with Chamuco at Amor Eterno Arte and many amazing items and certificates from local businesses.
Art! Love! Community!
Sliding scale $5-$10
No alcohol
For details email info@amoreternoarte.com
Gallery
Amor Eterno Arte is an art gallery + tattoo studio in East Oakland. Our gallery curates art shows every two months + features artists from East Oakland, the Bay Area + all underrepresented communities.
Between art shows we host community + cultural celebrations, youth workshops and printmaking as resistance. We offer our space for free or low cost for local grassroots organizations to fund raise + spread the word.
Mercado Del Amor
Oakland Artist Market
Amor Eterno Arte presents
Mercado Del Amor 2018 Oakland Artist Market
Saturday Feb 3rd 2pm-7pm
Local artists! Play Loteria for prizes!
Food and drinks!
Just in time for Valentine’s day!!!! Give your love art and handmade goodies from local artists!!!!
Loteria ticket sales will be donated to a young Oakland woman going to college! Come out and support!
Local vendors:
Ana Maria Gallegos
Azteca Negra
Dignidad Rebelde
Hijas De Maiz
Illustrated Truths
INNA TRIBE
La Ruca Arts
Las Adelitas Collective
Leslie DIME Lopez
Libre CLTRA
Sugar High Art
Tres Mercedes
Tu Tienda Azteca
For more information please email Amy George Cortez info@amoreternoarte.com
Gallery
Amor Eterno Arte is an art gallery + tattoo studio in East Oakland. Our gallery curates art shows every two months + features artists from East Oakland, the Bay Area + all underrepresented communities.
Between art shows we host community + cultural celebrations, youth workshops and printmaking as resistance. We offer our space for free or low cost for local grassroots organizations to fund raise + spread the word.
The Culture of Star Wars
art exhibition curated by Amy George Cortez and Chamuco Cortez
Star Wars has developed into a powerful element of our cultural identity. Constantly weighing the light and the dark, republic vs the empire, it mimics our struggles and our politics. In every culture, the Hero of 1,000 faces appears in its oral history. A hero goes on a life changing adventure to oppose strange forces. In this unusual world, the hero faces their opposition and is victorious! Returning home, they share the power and the knowledge they have gained from this fantastic adventure with their community.
Growing up in Oakland, you know what it’s like to grow up in Tattooine. Obi Wan Kenobi said Mos Eisley was a "Retched hive of scum and villainy" much like the media portrays the Oakland we grew up in. What are the parallels you find in your own life in Star Wars?
We asked 22 artists to explore their own culture of Star Wars and how the films have influenced their creativity.
Closing reception Sat June 30th 6pm-10pm
Learn More
Amor Eterno Arte is an art gallery + tattoo studio in East Oakland California. Our gallery curates art shows every two months + features artists from East Oakland, the Bay Area + all underrepresented communities.
Between art shows, we host community + cultural celebrations, youth workshops and printmaking as resistance. We offer our space for free or low cost for local grassroots organizations to fund raise + spread the word. Amor Eterno Arte was started by local artists, Amy George Cortez and Chamuco Cortez.
Many Gods No Masters
New artworks by Francis Mead
Opening reception Sat Sept 8th 2018 7p-11p
DJ LA GAR
Food + Cold Drinks
Amor Eterno Arte
1227 18th Ave East Oakland
Curator Amy George-Cortez
Exhibition dates: 09.08 – 10.31
Many Gods No Masters is a collection of new work honoring spirit, revolution and liberation. My art is constantly inspired by the resiliency and magic of Black and Brown Indigenous peoples, our ancestors all over the diaspora, and the way spirit is always present in our work and lives. My work is inspired by decolonization and how Black and Brown Indigenous peoples have always called upon the Gods, and spirits around us for protection and power. We are able to step into our personal power knowing that there is a greater power all around us, wanting us to succeed and manifest our dreams. My work is inspired by dreams and the dreamers of the world always moving towards liberation. My work is inspired by the healers, the brujas, the medicine womxn, who heal and inspire and protect our peoples and the earth even during the darkest times. And my work is always inspired by the earth that holds us and heals us.
- Francis Mead
We are honored to have Francis Mead in the gallery at Amor Eterno Arte. The new works are large colorful visions of divine feminine energies. A departure from the black and white high contrast illustrations she has become known for. Her new work is immersive and beautifully reverent. Each piece draws you into a familiar ancestral space with a stream of consciousness. A cool and whole space filled with the energy of inspiration and connectivity. Now more than ever we need these portals, reminding us that the oppression of contemporary society is not our destined path.
Francis Mead is a Black mixed heritage artist, dreamer and queer mama rooted in Huichin Ohlone Territory / Oakland, CA. Ever since she can remember she made art to connect with herself, her peoples, and the spirits that guide her. Her creative project Illustrated Truths seeks to uplift the dreams, history and magic of people of color, womxn, queers and young people in particular, as a way to inspire and liberate her peoples and the earth.
Amor Eterno Arte
Amor Eterno Arte is an art gallery + tattoo studio in East Oakland California. Our gallery curates art shows every two months + features artists from East Oakland, the Bay Area + all underrepresented communities.
Between art shows, we host community + cultural celebrations, youth workshops and printmaking as resistance. We offer our space for free or low cost for local grassroots organizations to fund raise + spread the word.
Amor Eterno Arte was started by local artists, Amy George Cortez and Chamuco Cortez.