1601 Paru Street, Alameda, CA 94501                    "a place for meetings,  readings,  showings and other creative doings" - Frank Bette
 Frank Bette Center For the Arts
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"AOC 24x48" Alameda through the eyes of the youth! Congratulations to the Artists selected! Kevin Harvell, Emily Manson, Kate Emberley, Natalie Lehman- Nicholas Williams, Grace Yon, Jennifer Lundeen, Tarin Ford, Ashton Doulabi, Dheeraj Adrani, Arden Koehler, Richard Alexander, Hzel Diaz, Taylor McAdams, Samantha Vaughan All Proceeds will be donated to the Red Cross!   The 24x48 Photography Challenge 24 Photo-based artists, 24 Pieces of the Map, 48 hours 9 PM Friday, February 22 until 9 PM Sunday, February 24    The AOC 24x48 Exhibit: A Photo Documentary of a city wide event through the eyes of Alameda’s Youth, April 4 – 26 Opening– Friday, April 4, 7-9 PM    24 young artists and photographers will have the opportunity to step up to the plate and display their talents to the community. These high school students will capture our neighborhoods, hangouts, and hideaways in a way that has never been seen before: through the eyes of the youth. All “photo-based” artwork mediums and techniques welcome! Traditional, contemporary and experimental photo-based 2D, 3D, functional, decorative, wearable and jewelry artwork included.  All photographic techniques and mediums welcome, including but not limited to, new photographic mediums, photo transfer, digital, Polaroid, snapshots, collage, pieces of film, altered books, assemblage, textile, creative manipulations.       Alameda on Camera Launch Party - Feb, 22,08   Jennifer Lundeen and Nicholas Williams, AOC 24X48 coordinators, approached me just a very few weeks ago. For their Future Leaders Institute project, they wanted to put together a juried exhibit of photobased art for an April exhibit.  Their timing, and the focus on photobased art, was similar to Frank Bette Center’s “Alameda On Camera” challenge event and exhibit.  It was just natural to encourage Jennifer and Nicholas to run a parallel program.    As they came into this late in the game, their first “challenge” was rounding up “enough” participants. Our “Alameda On Camera” event/exhibit includes 48 artists. (hence our tag line “48 Artists, 48 hours, 48 pieces of the map.”) Jennifer and Nicholas decided it would be more realistic given the time constraints to try for 24 youth participants, hence their catchy title for the youth division “AOC 24X48”.  They ended up with 16 participants, which is still quite an accomplishment given the short time they had to get the word out. Next year, I’m sure they’ll have several dozen applicants.   Donna Layburn, owner of the Marketplace, is hosting the AOC 24X48 exhibit in April. Donna was delighted to do it. She is a wonderful supporter of the arts and especially encouraging creativity in young people.   The artwork of our “Alameda On Camera” artists will be showcased at Frank Bette Center in April.  The quality of artwork last year was super. The exhibit was an outstanding success in the level of interest and excitement it generated in the community.  You can be sure the youth exhibit will draw equal interest this year… and that is very exciting to me!   I just read an email from Jennifer saying she’s having the “a blast!” with the AOC challenge.  I’m expecting to see some very fresh and exciting artwork from the young people. An important part of Frank Bette Center’s mission is to engage the community in the creative process… so this is all perfect. Debra Owen, FBCA Executive Director