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Endless Call For Art 2008 Schedule
June 6 -28
"Schisms"

Receiving artwork - June 1, 2008.
Sunday before first Friday of the  month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
First Friday Gala Opening - June 6,2008  7-9PM
Division, split, fragment, disagreement, separation, sections, departure from norm, subgroups, reform, defection, secession, alternatives, angles, options, perspectives, diversions, religious oppositions, polar opposites, challenges, fractal, heresies, opposing factions, splinter groups, differences, contrast & compare, reverse, extreme, both sides, walls, fences, awkward, self-willed, uncooperative, perverse, rebellious, severance.
July 4 -26
"Be Still, Life"
Receiving artwork - June 29, 2008.
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
NOTE: Second Friday Gala Opening! July 11,2008 7 - 9PM
Calm, peaceful, focused, at rest, just being, breathing, simplicity, elemental, organic, unwind, serene, quiet, horizontal, tame, inanimate, purposeful, still lifes, flowers, skulls, pocket watches, hour glass, essence, nectar, mediation, pure, perfection, synergy, complete, yoga, karma, cool, slow, cruising, stop, spas, bliss, mantra, chants, minimalism, cleanliness, ease, plain Jane, unfussy, no-frills, listening, sharing, loving.

PAPo Painter by Karen Malpas
August 1-30,2008

"Alameda en Plein Air"
First Friday Gala Opening - August 1,2008  7-9PM
A Juried Exhibit! Deadline April 7, 2008
Featuring plein air painting of our beautiful island city by the 40 Plein Air Artist juried into the 3rd annual Frank Bette Plein Air Paint-out.
September 5 - 27
"Undressed"
Receiving artwork
August 31, 2008
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM

First Friday Gala Opening - September 5, 2008 7-9PM
Exposed, nude, naked, bare bones, under the surface, revelations, delicate, revealing the substrates, structural, skeletal, support beams, raw, interior, truth, rare, untreated, basic, unrefined, natural, green, honesty, core, simplified, extreme close-up, tender, touchy, vulnerable, receptive, microscopic, peeled back, strip tease, out of the closet, let it hang out, dancing solo in your drawers, natural, revealed, fundamental.
October 3 - November 1, 2008
"Tannic Acid Revolution"
Receiving artwork - September 28,2008.
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
First Friday Gala Opening: October 3, 2008, 7 -9 PM
Coffee, tea, wine, redwood, pop culture, caffeine, boost, awake, alive, frenetic, keep the pace, dye, tint, stain, colorful, strong, wild, rebel, counter culture, now, new, current, fast, caustic, all-nighters, flashing neon lights, heartbeat, keeping up, enhanced, technology, beatnik, coffee and conversation, pep talk, intensity, maximize, amplify, swell, egg on, cheer, confident, enthusiasm, resilience, hardy, spirited, road trip, fast.
November 7- December 24, 2008
"Pomegranates, Persimmons, and Pickles"
The November/December exhibit is exclusive for FBCA member artists only.
First Friday Gala Opening: November 7, 2008: 7-9 PM
Pucker up, seeds, fresh, aged, lucky, passion symbol, stuck, Grandma's peanut butter and pickle sandwich, old fashioned, traditions, fibrous, astringent, bitter, "paw dad", Fruit of the Gods, Ch'i, grenadine, sour, tangy, free-radicals, righteousness, Persephone, abundance, fertility, brining, pickling, gherkin, Catch 22, woops!, confounded, confused.
December 5 - 21, 2008
"Bette's Holiday Boutique" -   Give the Unique!
A juried exhibit! Application Deadline October 15, 2008
Application/prospectus (available soon) or stop by FBCA  to get  a copy.
Receiving artwork: November 30, 2008
Sunday before first Friday of the month,10:30 to 5:00 PM
Holiday Boutique First Friday Gala Opening:
December 5, 2008 7 - 9 PM
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