May 25 - September 7, 2001
Art Takes: Contemporary Work by CCAC Alumni
Oakland International Airport
located just inside the main entrance to the first terminal
and in the connecting walkway between terminals one and two

Dennis Begg, Precious Lives, 1998, Manipulated photographic images, found objects, paper, beeswax and glass sheelves Lent by the artist and Traywick Gallery

In a bustling neighborhood of Oakland where small cafes, charming shops, and California-style bungalows happily mingle, there stands a highly respected professional art school—the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC). Founded soon after the 1906 earthquake and fire, the school is tucked away on what was once an elegant Victorian estate but now is an expanded modern facility with a second campus in San Francisco. From its modest beginnings with a handful of students, CCAC now boasts a student body of over 1,200 aspiring artists, designers, crafts people and art educators who are instructed by a nationally and internationally respected faculty.

Since its establishment almost 95 years ago, the college has graduated a distinguished and wide range of artists, many of whom actively continue to work and exhibit. Eight alumni—Dennis Begg, Jamie Brunson, Jane B. Grimm, Carole Jeung, Alexis Nichandros Moyer, Andrew J. Phares, Jan Watten, and Crissy Welzen—are featured in this presentation. No specific theme is intended to tie this exhibition together; rather, this is a celebration of art and the creative process. In very personalized ways, each artist challenges us to stop, look and think (even laugh), and helps open new doors of awareness that we might not have approached before.

Carole Jeung, Untitled (Nine), 1997 Oil and beeswax on wood panel Lent by the artist

The exhibition is curated by Karen Tsujimoto, senior curator of art. It is located just inside the main entrance to the first terminal and in the connecting walkway between terminals one and two. Exhibition dates are May 25 - September 7, 2001.