Open Studios
San Jose artists Dara Runova and Kristin Lindseth are among the more than 340 visual artists from San Francisco Bay Area and coastal communities opening their studios and galleries to the public this month. They are participating in the final weekend of Silicon Valley Open Studios.
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Runova, who uses the name .Dara in her work, plays with words and images to create graphic poems. Lindseth sculpts in clay and wax and then casts her works in bronze.
They and other South Bay artists will open their work spaces on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. To see an interactive map of artist locations and view a gallery of the participating artists, visit at https://svos.org.
Museum residency
Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is accepting applications for its artist-in-residence program through June 1.
Artists-in-residence are tasked with creating and facilitating monthly hands-on art programs for children of all ages on the weekends in the museum’s LeRoy Neiman Art Studio during their 17- to 18-week residency. The selected artist will receive $1,700-$2,125 a month, plus a stipend for art supplies.
The artist will have the opportunity to display their own artwork in the museum’s art gallery and share their style and creative process with Bay Area families. Each artist will receive promotion on the museum’s marketing channels and a portfolio of their museum work in photos and video to take with them after their residency is complete.
Applications are available at https://bit.ly/4k44LF4.
