The Alameda ArtWorks: open studios

Friday, October 9, 2009

Holiday Open Studios

Join us for the first annual Holiday Open Studios November 7 and 8, 11-5!
We'll have more then 30 artists participating.
Artists will be donating a portion of all sales to Sacred Heart Community Service, a social services charity that has been serving our community since 1964. Once a municipal auditorium and roller-skating rink, The Alameda Artworks is now one of the largest collections of artist studios in the South Bay. This is a great opportunity to see a large number of artists under one roof. The artists’ work will be on view as well as for sale.

Reception Saturday, November 7, 2-5PM.

Food, entertainment, raffles, and lots of awesome art!

Visit our website for more information.

History

First built as a Municipal Auditorium the atrium building that is now The Alameda Artworks Studios was originally the site of San Jose municipal meetings, conferences, theatrical and musical performances. Since then, it has gone through several transformations.

The building is also fondly remembered by some San Jose residents as the Auditorium Roller Rink. The beautifully refinished hardwood gallery floor is the original surface on which San Jose skaters happily whirled.

Most recently it was purchased by Mr. Falko Forbrich, whose patronage of San Jose artists has made it a home for artists working in many mediums.