Art Kala 2023
Kala Art Institute and Honorary Chair Jules Roman, co-founder and longtime CEO (now retired) of Tippett Studio, VFX and animation company in Berkeley for 30 years, invite you to join us for Art Kala 2023, an exhibition, auction, and benefit to support Kala’s artistic, cultural, and educational programs.
Celebrating Kala’s 49th year, Art Kala 2023 brings together Kala’s creative community and features the inventive and meaningful art being made right here in the Bay Area. We are thrilled this year to celebrate Pantea Karimi, Gregory Rick, and Jos Sances as the 2023 honored artists.
Exhibition
March 30 – May 13, 2023
Preview Party – Thursday, March 30, 6-9pm
Join us for a free, family friendly kick off party in the Kala gallery to get first peek at the auction exhibition, connect with friends, and get the bidding started.
Closing Party w/ live auction and short program – Saturday, May 13, 6-9pm
Purchase a Patron Membership for $300 and receive two tickets to the closing party with food, drinks, music, live and silent auction, and a short program honoring Pantea Karimi, Gregory Rick, and Jos Sances. Purchase a single VIP ticket for $150 and receive one ticket to the closing party and a limited edition Pavel Acevedo print.
Purchase Tickets – artkala2023.givesmart.com
$300 Patron Membership
$150 VIP Ticket
$100 Closing Party Ticket
$75 Closing Party Artist Ticket
Location and Gallery Hours
Kala Gallery, 2990 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702, Gallery hours are Tues-Fri, 12-5pm
Honorary Auction Committee: Barbara Anderson, Kim Anno, Mayor Jesse Arreguin, City of Berkeley, Brock Brake, Inge Bruggeman, Demetri Broxton, Chandra Cerrito, Kevin Chen, Randy Colosky, Era & Don Farnsworth, Jack Fischer, Sophie Hahn: Berkeley City Council District 5, Eleanor Harwood, Mildred Howard, Kerri Hurtado, Kimberly Johansson, Sharon Jue, Jeff Kelley, Jody Knowlton, Walter Maciel, Julie McCray, PC Muñoz, Richard Nagler, Emily Pilloton, Kathryn Reasoner, Jane Springwater, Jeremy Stone, Patricia Sweetow, Marcia Tanner, Terry Taplin: Berkeley City Council District 2, Katrina Traywick, Andrea Voinot, Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Gordon Yamate
Auction Committee: Perrin Meyer, Board Co-Chair, Amrita Singhal, Board Co-Chair, Sylvia Solochek Walters, Board Co-Chair, Trudy Barnes, Mayumi Hamanaka, Jun Igarashi, Cynthia Ona Innis, Ellen Lake, Manny Lopez, Leyla Rzayeva, Ronnie Sampson, Alice Wu
For more information about art and the silent and live auction, visit: artkala2023.givesmart.com
Other Ways to Support the Auction
To donate directly to Kala, click here.
Auction Sponsorship
Thank you to our event sponsors! This list is growing weekly and we really appreciate your support. To learn more about sponsorship levels and benefits, email ellen@kala.org or download sponsorship info here.
You can also sponsor the auction through the purchase tickets button on artkala2023.givesmart.com
Visionary
Bayer
Wareham Development/Richard K. Robbins
Arts Advocate
DHR Investment Counsel Ltd
Collector
Bruce Helmberger & Barbara Kuecker
European Sleep Works
Mechanics Bank
Richard Nagler & Sheila Sosnow
Tom & Carol Foster
Enthusiast
Jane and Richard Springwater
Meyer Sound
Oliver & Company
The Green Cities Company
Neighbor
Alternative Technologies
Amrita Singhal & Michael Tubach
Archana Horsting
Ashby Lumber
Jules Roman
Kava Massih Architects
Keene Builders, Inc.
LPC Real Estate Corp
Minuteman Press
NIAD Art Center
Noll & Tam Architects
Red Oak Realty/Ruth Goldstone
Sophie Hahn
Coming soon – Art, Experiences, and other silent and live auction items!
Participating Artists:
Kathy Aoki
Pável Acevedo*
Elizabeth Addison
Lorene Anderson
Mari Andrews
Gale Antokal
Miguel A. Aragón
Trudy Barnes
Michael Bartalos
Stacey Beach
Alice Beasley
Lynn Beldner
Drew Bennett
Kelley Berg
Leo Bersamina
Defne Beyce
Elmer Bischoff
Anthea Black & Nick Shick
Libby Black
Tavarus Blackmon
Christine Blanco
E Bond
Janine Brown
Alexa Burrell
Rachelle Bussières
Sean Caulfield
Macy Chadwick
Marc Chagall
Cole Chang
Jennifer Cole
Randy Colosky
Reed Danziger
Erina Davidson
Lauren Davies
Stephanie Dennis
Holly Downing
Kota Ezawa
Beth Fein
Nicole Phungrasamee Fein
Joe Ferriso
Kyoko Fischer
Jayne Foster
Ellie Fritz
Benicia Gantner
Jen Garrido
Ewa Gavrielov
Linda Geary
Sheila Ghidini
Nora Grant
Emily Gui
Takuji Hamanaka
Jane Hambleton
Ting Ying Han
Ann Hatch*
Corrine Hatt
Taro Hattori
Ellen Heck
Taraneh Hemami
nif hodgson
David Hoffman
Tom Holland
Ann Holsberry
Archana Horsting
Sean Howe
Henry Hsu*
Nathan Huff
David Huffman
Christine Huhn
Joyce Hulbert
Liz Ingram
Cynthia Ona Innis
Gisela Insuaste
Karen Gallagher Iverson
Sharon Jue
Lisa Kairos
Pantea Karimi
Jenifer Kent
Kathryn Kentworth
Claire Kessler-Bradner
Kindah Khalidy
Sarah Klein
Louis LaBrie
Carol Ladewig
Cora Lautze
Carrie Lederer
Jimin Lee
Heike Liss*
Ellen Little
Hung Liu
Emma Logan
Cathy Lu
Julia Lucey
Nikki Maloof
Kara Maria
Sue Mark
Mary V. Marsh
Robin McCloskey
Robin McDonnell
Stephen McMillan
Jim Melchert
Masako Miki
Nancy Mintz
Nasim Moghadam
Emmanuel Montoya
Craig Nagasawa
Richard Nagler*
Yuzo Nakano
Jeanne O’Connor
Kelley O’Leary
Karen Olsen-Dunn
Dawline-Jane Oni-Eseleh
Nkirukah Oparah
Rosa Park
Jonathan Parker
Nora Pauwels
Emily Payne
Steuart Pittman
Meghan Pohlod
Carissa Potter
Mel Prest
Lucy Puls
Robb Putnam
Rachelle Reichert
Gregory Rick
Jenny Robinson
Leah Rosenberg
Byron Ryono
Elizabeth Ryono
Leyla Jamil Rzayeva
Jessica Sabogal
Deborah Salomon
Ronnie Sampson
Jos Sances
Ron Moultrie Saunders
Julien Schuster
Courtney Sennish
Meghan Shimek
Linda Simmel
Amrita Singhal
Thea Sizemore*
Maryly Snow
Lisa Solomon
Miriam Klein Stahl
M. Louise Stanley
Livia Stein
Seiko Tachibana
Gail Tarantino
Ben Trautman
Rupy C. Tut
t.w.five
Eduardo Valadez
Max Valentine
Cianna Valley
Marie Van Elder
Peter Voulkos
Richard Wagener
Catherine Wagner
Beth Waldman
Sandy Walker
Lexa Walsh
Sylvia Solochek Walters
Katherine Warinner
Kazuko Watanabe
Lanny Weingrod
Roberta Weir
Donna Westerman
Heather Wilcoxon
Susan Wolf
Lena Wolff
Alice Wu
Rochelle Youk
Joe Zirker
Elena Zolotnitsky
and more…
* Special thanks to artist Pavel Acevedo for creating the VIP limited edition print and to Heike Liss for the Preview Party food. Additional thanks to artists Ann Hatch, Henry Hsu, Richard Nagler, and Thea Sizemore for creating artist experiences and custom-tailored creations.