Opening Reception:
* Saturday, Dec. 28, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
* Artists talks, 2:30 pm
* Diana Marto performance, 3:00 pm

Exhibit dates: Dec. 28 - Feb. 3

In the Center Gallery:

Bruce Mitchell will be showing new sculptures in wood and works on paper.

The Project Space chose Earth/Unearth, Art Practice and Ecological Inquiry curated by Patti Trimble as part of Gallery Route One’s With the Earth series. Through artworks and texts, the show suggests a conversation between key concepts of eco-philosophy and the work of six Bay Area artists, presenting art practice as research on human/nature/landscape.

Featured artists include: Nancy Bertelsen, Toni Littlejohn, Stephanie Sanchez, Peter Whitehead, Sally Weare and Shane Weare.

In the Annex: 

Diana Marto: A Stone is Singing, Canto XXVIII a sound and visual multimedia installation of sumi brush painted songs by Diana Marto.

Additional associated events:

* Sunday, January 13, 1:00 - 4:00 pm

At twenty-minute intervals, two participants at a time will be invited into the small gallery space to sit on comfortable chairs, put on eyeshades, and experience the vocalizations of Diana Marto, with the accompaniment of a sound installation. The songs are inspired by a pilgrimage to Japan.

* Sunday, January 20, 3:00 pm

Where did we come from. What are we. Where are we going. 

An illustrated panel presentation related to the exhibit Earth/Unearth, Art Practice as Ecological Inquiry. Artists in the exhibit will speak on their studio practices and curator/writer Patti Trimble will talk about the inspiration and background for the exhibit. After the panel, audience members are invited to join the conversation.