Mark Your Calendar: Art Auction at Industrielle

Women Wish 4 Equality, by Industrielle owner Dana Taylor

Thursday evening, May 8, from 7 to 9 p.m., Uptown Oakland's Industrielle Gallery hosts Kind Women for Womenkind, an art auction benefiting women affected by violence.

In the Morning, by Alice Tullar; The Calling Cards of Mysterious Ladies #15, by Kate Phillips

More than 30 local artists -- including Jessica Serran, Sita Rupe, Kim Bass, Mary Lonergan, Alice Tullar, and Kate Phillips (aka charmfoundry) -- have donated pieces to the show.

Homage to Wolf Kahn, by Mary Lonergan

If you're not in the area or can't make the auction itself, you can bid via email before the event. Starting bids -- some as low as $30 for this original artwork -- are just 30 percent of the work's market value. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to CARE, the international humanitarian organization.

Newsflash, by Jessica Serran; Surrender, by Sita Rupe

Industrielle is located at 33 Grand Avenue at Broadway in Oakland.

Spawned Out, by Judi Miller; Somewhere Under the Rainbow, by Kim Bass

Retail Therapy: Industrielle

Sandwiched between two upstart art galleries in Oakland’s on-the-rise Uptown arts district sits Industrielle.

Part exhibition space and part boutique, Industrielle is the brainchild of local artist Dana Taylor, who calls it an “urban style gallery.” Taylor uses the high-ceilinged room to display her own collages (right) as well as the work of other local artists, including Sita Rupe, Jessica Serran, and Mary Younkin (below).

In addition, tables and shelves throughout the shop are filled with pottery, textiles, housewares, and other odds and ends -- much of it crafted by local artisans. “I wanted a space to show my own art, and I knew so many other people who were creating things that it just came together,” Taylor says.

There are pretty pillows from Joom (above); screenprinted tea towels, pillowcases, and clothing from Evo Noche; ceramics from Anna Vaughan and Lynn Ganser; and rock-chic wear from Billie Joe and Adrienne Armstrong's Adeline Street.

Mixed in with the locally produced goods are delicate Japanese paper boxes and trays, cloth-covered notebooks from Lotta Jansdotter, funky metallic pendant lights from DCI, A Concept plates and vases, and the occasional piece of vintage furniture. Prices are reasonable: Almost all of the housewares cost less than $50, and original art starts at about $75.

Industrielle is located at 33 Grand Ave., near the corner of Broadway. The shop is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, and until 10 p.m. during the Oakland Art Murmur’s First Fridays events.

This Friday, August 3, Industrielle celebrates its first anniversary with champagne and hors d’ouvres, live ambient music, and new artwork from David Seiler (below left), Taylor, Rupe, Serran (below middle), Julia Storrs, and Elisa Carozza-Kuhl (below right).

Update: I'm sad to report that Industrielle has closed. Owner Dana Taylor will be focusing on her own art and eventually reopening the shop and gallery in Los Angeles. Dana, Oakland will miss you!