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Richmond II, 2002,pigment on Ilford Satin by Katherine Westerhout in "Interiors," through August 30 at Latham Square Associates. Art Throb This week's art events Expressionistic Paintings Opening reception and poetry reading for expressionistic paintings of Dutch-American artist Gerrit Hondius. Sat/3, 6pm. Temescal Café, 4920 Telegraph, Oakl. 595.4102. Lisa Bollinger In partnership with the Tuesday Night Art Series of the Oakland Art Gallery, the Artship Foundation presents an artist talk with painter Lisa Bollinger. Tue/6, 7pm. Oakland Art Gallery, 155 Kahn's Alley (15th and Broadway), Oakl. 268.4978. Plate by Barbara McGuire, as part of the "Embracing Child Art" exhibit at MOCHA. Museums Alameda Historical Museum 2324 Alameda, Alameda. Free. 521.1233. Permanent displays depicting Alameda's history from early Native Americans to circa 1940 in West Gallery. Berkeley Art Museum 2626 Bancroft, Berk. $6. 642.0808. Through December 22, "MicroPainting: The Portrait Miniature." ­ Through July 28, Matrix 198: "T.J. Wilcox: Smorgasbord." ­ Through July 28, "New Knowledge: The 32nd Annual UC Berkeley MFA Graduate Exhibition. * Through August 18, "V.I.P." Exhibiting the relation- ship between artist and model. ­ Through December 1, "Friends and Rivals: Nanga Painters Baiitsu and Chikutô. * Through June 2003, "Hans Hoffman: Scintillating Spaces." * Through February 9, 2003, "Fast Forward II," a look at the growing BAM collection. ­ Through 2003, "Face of Buddha." Sculpture from India, China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. Chabot Space & Science Center 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakl. $8. 336-7373. Through September 15, "The Lost Spacecraft: Liberty Bell 7 Recovered," an interactive exhibit that takes visitors on a virtual ride 118 miles into space and three miles below the ocean surface as it recounts the story of the ill-fated 1961 Mercury space mission through virtual displays, graphics, and video and audio outputs. Museum of Children's Art 538 9th St. (Swan's Marketplace) Oakl. 465.8770. Through August 10, "Embracing Child Art: Treasuring children's images in jewelry and home décor," with artist/author Barbara A. McGuire. Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak, Oakl. $6. 888.625.6873. Through September 22, "Ansel Adams: Inspiration and Influence." * Through September 22, "Ruth Asawa: Completing the Circle. * Through August 25, "Scene in Oakland, 1852-2002: Artworks celebrating Oakland's 150th Anniversary." Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology Kroeber Hall, Bancroft and Telegraph, Berk. $2. 643.7648. Ongoing exhibition. "A Century of Collecting," examines artifact collecting as a form of cultural representation. * Ongoing exhibition. "Native Californian Cultures," an overview of Native Californian cultures demonstrating the great diversity of the Californian peoples. Galleries 21 Grand 449B 23rd St. Oakl. 444.7263 Through August 4, "Noninsensate Possibilities." Painting and sculpture by Rosln Abraham and Lydia Van Nostrand. African American Museum and Library 659 14th St. Oakl. 238.6713 Through September 7, "Mary Ellen Pleasant: Mother of Civil Rights in California." Albatross Pub 1822 San Pablo; Berk. 843.2473 Through July, "RawPaint Explorations," a survey of recent work by F Michael Wells. Ardency Gallery 709 Broadway; Oakl. 836.0831 Through August 17, "First Anniversary," a group show by thirteen Bay Area artists. Assembly 1701 MLK, Jr. Berk. 848.7189 "Furniture in Space." Work with an architectural theme by gallery artists. Babilonia 1808 1808 Fifth St. Berk. 549.1808 Through September 7, "Brown Man's Burden," selected works of Filipino artists from the Babilonia Wilner Collection. Bank of Alameda 883A Island Dr. Alameda 748.1140 Through August 31, "MiniScapes," featuring miniature oil paintings by Dulcie Dee. Berkeley Art Festival Gallery 2342 Shattuck Ave. Berk. 665.9496 Through August 25, "Freedom! Now!," a month long exhibit of political art. Berkeley Art Center 1275 Walnut St. Berk. 644.6893 Through August 11, "Red Rivers Run Through Us: Art and Writing from Maxine Hong Kingston's Veterans' Writing Group." Café Galleria Lincoln Square Shopping Center; 4100 Redwood Rd. Oakl. 531.1404 Through July, "Watercolors of Spain," paintings by international artist, Rita Sklar. Chi Gallery 912A Clay St. Oakl. 832-4CHI Through August 3, "Explorations," portraits of the Black male by Marv Roussan, and paintings ex-ploring the texture of Black hair by Jeanette Madden. Crafts & Cultural Arts Gallery State Building Atrium; 1515 Clay; Oakl. 637.0395 Through September 7, "Oakland Portraits: Then and Now, 1852-2002. Door 7 Gallery 2316 Telegraph; Oakl. 763.6494 Through July 31, "Bird Song," recent work by Kimberly White. Editions Limited 4090 Halleck; Emeryville 923.9770 Ongoing exhibition of "American Landscape Paintings" by a variety of artists. Expressions Art Gallery 815 Washington; Oakl. 451.6646 Ongoing exhibition of community and prison artwork. Gallery 555 555 City Center (at 12th Street); Oakl. 865.5100 Through October 10, "Balancing Acts," whimsical works by artist Ann Weber. Graduate Theological Union Flora Lamson Hewlett Library; 2400 Ridge Rd. Berk. 649.2500 Through October 4, "Jan Wurm: Paintings and Drawings." Jane Steingart Gallery Laney College; 900 Fallon St. Oakl. 464-3586 Through August 22, "Elemental," new works by Oakland-based artist Matthew Purdon. Kala Art Institute Gallery 1060 Heinz Ave. Berk. 549.2977 Through July 31, "New Work, Part 1," exhibit showcasing the work of four artists. Lanesplitters 2033 San Pablo; Berk. 410.2234 Ongoing exhibition of oil paintings by David Nyquist. Latham Square Office Building 1611 Telegraph; Oakl. 763.4361 Through August 30, "Interiors,"architectural photography of Katherine Westerhout. Organized by Betty Kano, Curator, Pro Arts, Inc. Liminal Arts 2000 Myrtle; Oakl. 465.6009 Ongoing exhibition for this new artist gallery/ performance/studio space. By appointment. Lucky Tackle 6608 San Pablo Ave.; Oakl. 484.4373 Through August 31, "Shit-Hot," inaugural exhibit of new Bay Area art space featuring conceptual and experimental work by local artists. Mojo's Gallery 1768 Broadway; Oakl. 893.7202 Through August 30, paintings and recent work by Mailyn J. Hotes. Oakland Public Library 659 14th St. Oakl. 637.0200 Ongoing exhibition of "The West Oakland Senior Citizen Oral History Project." Pro Arts 461 Ninth St. Oakl. ­ 763.4361 Through August 10, "New Visions: Introductions '02." Displaying the works of California's emerging artists. Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett Ave. Richmond 620.6722 Through August 17, Main Gallery: Bay Area Selections ­ Ceramics: "Fourth Annual Ernie Kim Award" featuring: Michelle P. Kern, Kim Tucker, Shalene Valenzuela, and Monica Van den Dool. * South Gallery: "Gertrud Parker," Recent work curated by Peter Selz and Rachel Osajima. * West Gallery: "trans/lucent," recent work by Leah Korican. ­ Community Gallery: "From Our Studios," "Power of a Voice," and "Top of the Map." San Pablo Arts Gallery 13831 San Pablo; One Alvarado Square; San Pablo 836.2663 Through September 29, "Open Air, Open Eyes," a group show featuring art works by Chuck Overton, Susan Shore, Bruce Hopkins, and Robin Hipolito. Shamwari Gallery 4176 Piedmont; Oakl. ­ 923.1222 Ongoing exhibition of con-temporary stone sculptures from Zimbabwe, Africa. Temescal Café Gallery 4920 Telegraph; Berk. ­ 595.4102 Through September 11, Garrit Hondius (1890-1972), "The Manteo Family Performing Puppets." Traywick Gallery 1316 Tenth St. Berk. ­ 527.1214 Through August 24, "Part Two: New Drawing and Photography." [ East Bay | Metroactive | Archives ]