“I came from immigrants. I immigrated myself – well not technically myself – my mom brought me over in her arms. I grew up in pretty bad neighborhoods. I grew up in a chaotic world because my parents were always working,” says Raul Mejia while talking to TUBE. about how he became the producer of … Continue reading
The second season of Stranger Things just dropped on Netflix and how fast did you binge it? Two days? One day? And after you were done, did the feeling of waiting another year for the next season start to fester in you like the Shadow Monster? The Netflix show has left a mark in the … Continue reading
Stefan Janoski, considered to be one of the most talented skateboarders in the world, is putting on a show. An art show. Janoski, who designed Nike Skateboarding’s highest selling athletic shoe, has created a collection of paintings and bronze statues to display at Sacramento’s Beatnik Studios. Titled “Nightmares of Normality,” the show promises to feature Janoski’s playful … Continue reading
– What I’m Listening To is a series where we talk to exciting artists and musicians and get a five song slice of their current playlist. – “I … want to pry open the eyes of our local community on what it means to be a diverse community of creatives.” – Laura Marie Anthony has been … Continue reading
Studio Artifacts is an interview series, which invites artists to select, examine, and discuss some of the significant items they keep in their studios and gives readers an intimate glimpse into their practice. Kerry Cottle is a Sacramento-based artist who creates hypnotic, abstract paintings composed of fields of color, repetitive marks, and iconic shapes such … Continue reading
The R Street Block Party was a rocking event featuring performances by Doombird, Sunmonks, and Mondo Deco as well as a Makers Mart and the WAL Public Market. It was a street full of summer fun at its best and we can’t wait to see what the rest of the season brings. Photo: Anouk Nexus. Continue reading
Jessica Abel did not always want to be an artist. Despite drawing comics all through college, she was an English major with no intention of being a cartoonist. “I always liked drawing and stuff but I definitely didn’t self-identify as somebody who was going to become an artist until I kind of already was one…I … Continue reading
Lin Fei Fei (who writes her name in the Chinese tradition of family name first) knew she wanted to be an artist by the time she was six years old. “I wasn’t a very studious kid and often found myself up to no good and causing mischief in the classroom for my teachers and classmates.” … Continue reading
Studio Artifacts is an interview series, which invites artists to select, examine, and discuss some of the significant items they keep in their studios and gives readers an intimate glimpse into their practice. Bryan Valenzuela is a Sacramento-based artist who creates complex figurative drawings with a unique mark making technique. His whimsical images of subjects, … Continue reading
Studio Artifacts is an interview series, which invites artists to select, examine, and discuss some of the significant items they keep in their workspace and gives readers an intimate glimpse into their practice. Alexis Arnold is a San Francisco-based artist who uses natural and manmade materials to explore time, transformation, and visual experience. TUBE. Magazine: … Continue reading
Studio Artifacts is an interview series, which invites artists to select, examine, and discuss some of the significant items they keep in their studios and gives readers an intimate glimpse into their practice. Diana Dich is a Sacramento-based artist who creates wire sculptures and drawings. Her recent sculptures explore her personal experiences with mental illness … Continue reading
Studio Artifacts is an interview series, which invites artists to select, examine, and discuss some of the significant items they keep in their workspace and gives readers an intimate glimpse into their practice. Alyssa Lempesis is an Oakland-based artist who uses strange and innovative materials to create mysterious sculptures and animations inspired by our internal … Continue reading
What I’m Listening To is a series where we talk to exciting artists and musicians and get a five song slice of their current playlist. – “Right now we’re taking deep breaths before the insanity of ArtStreet ensues.” – Jennifer Jackson grew up in Placerville, visiting Sacramento when her ex-East Coast punk father showed his … Continue reading
Our Girls Issue has arrived! Yay! Issue 5 showcases some of the great, talented women we love. This issue is overflowing with poems, visual artwork, and interviews. Read all about some of our favorite gals like singer-songwriter Gabrielle, illustrator Read all about some of our favorite gals like singer-songwriter Gabrielle, illustrator Zsalto, cover artist Franceska Gamez, … Continue reading
The annual Sac Open Studios program, now in its 11th year, includes 150 artists in over six cities in Sacramento County. From 10am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, participating Sac Open Studio artists welcomed visitors into their normally private studio spaces where they answered questions about their ideas and processes, talked about past and future … Continue reading
Chalk It Up is a free yearly event that takes place during Labor Day weekend. This past weekend was the event’s 26th anniversary. They celebrated by creating many chalk masterpieces all over the sidewalks of Fremont Park in Downtown Sacramento. Over 200 artists worked alongside the public to create chalk artwork over the span of … Continue reading
Angela Tannehill has been creating since she was a child living in the country. “I’d make things out of whatever was on hand—milkweed pods became mice, seashells turned into frog faces, the paper lining from my mom’s pantyhose became a sketch pad,” she remembers. Growing up in the country gave her a love of nature … Continue reading
News travels fast online and apparently, in Sacramento, so do good deeds. On Aug. 31, artists at the Panama Art Factory were shocked to find someone had broken into their studios and stolen tens of thousands of dollars in art supplies. In the early hours Wednesday, someone made off with camera and photo studio equipment, … Continue reading
2500 minutes, Sarah Marie Hawkins’s most recent series, consists of 50 pen and ink illustrations of anonymous female figures, each rendered within 50 minutes or less and priced in relation to the amount of time they took to complete. Most of the drawings in this series feature a single female figure, which is fragmented or … Continue reading
We say it all the time: Sacramento is full of rad talent. This past Saturday, Sac Stay Home Fest proved it. SSHF was a one day, 2 stage festival which took place at the Red Museum in Sacramento, on August 13th. The Library Of MusicLandria really nailed this one, the all ages fest included over a dozen bands, … Continue reading
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