Chosen Family Presents: Suns of the Apocalypse
Chosen Family Presents: Suns of the Apocalypse
The Album Release Event
Featuring Performances from: Nurse Boogz, Amani Will with 1 ft 2, and DJ Seamless
In 2012 two Berkeley locals, Armando Davila and Dante Kaleo met in West Berkeley at a produce stand. While Dante sold Armando fruit instrumental beats played in the background. A rap cypher soon followed; the rest is history. In 2022 Dante and Armando reunited to create the Hip-Hop duo, Chosen Fam. After 3 years of long nights, countless sessions and a neverending process of mixing and mastering, Chosen Fam's project, Suns of the Apocalypse, has come to fruition.
"Suns of the Apocalypse" (SOTA) expresses the current state of the world, offering a release for frustrations with the political climate. SOTA reflects discussions taking place on a sinking ship, suggesting action instead of getting lost in the despair of perilous inevitabilities.
Join Chosen Fam's debut live performance, supported by local artists: Nurse Boogz, Amani Will with 1 ft 2, and DJ Seamless. Drinks and Chosen Fam merch will be available for purchase.
This is a ticketed event in a small venue so please purchase your tickets in advance. Very limited tickets will be available at the door.
Follow @ChosenFam510 on Instagram for more info and updates!
“Street Encounters” Closing Reception- Artist Talks
“Street Encounters” Closing Reception- Artist Talks
Sunday, May 31, 1-5 pm
Free Event
Open to all ages
Join the 2727 Artist Co-op as we celebrate and wrap up our Street Encounters exhibit. Come through to chat with the artists, enjoy some snacks and drinks, groove with the DJ vibes by Nadir Wright, and play with our interactive art.
Street Encounters is a dynamic juxtaposition of visual works by the Co-op artists, a soundscape, and video installation used to evoke the clamor and isolation of the city. A public park with natural elements provides a brief respite. A wall installation and a floor installation create opportunities for community participation and will evolve during the exhibit. A rich calendar of events include: workshops in constructing art from re-cycled materials, plein air sketching sessions, a costume party, and other events to celebrate our life in the city.
On display in the Gallery: Street Encounters (May 8 - 31)
Safe Haven: An Open Mic Night
This is an open mic night available to any and all, whether they have something they'd like to share or if they're just interested in being a spectator.
Reverse Glass Painting Workshop
Reverse Glass Painting Workshop
Saturday, May 30, 2-4 pm
Host: LR Altman
Suggested donations $25-$35; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Ages 12+.
Join artist LR Altman for a fun and engaging glass painting workshop. We will use acrylic ink and glass to create unique works of art. Bring an image to trace (max size 5x7”) or use one of ours, and leave with a framed painting ready to hang. Suitable for all levels of experience. Ages 12+. $25- $35, no one turned away for lack of funds.
Sign up form: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1987457600183?aff=oddtdtcreator
On display in the Gallery: Street Encounters (May 8 - 31)
Lathe
Our world strains, but the stars spin above us – a celestial lathe. As we witness these eternal cycles far beyond us, we craft ourselves here – together and ever new. Join us at 2727 California Street on May 28th for a communal offering of poetry and music. Doors open at 7:00, readings start at 7:30.
Artist dialogues: art in urban spaces
An open circle of conversation for artists and art-lovers to discuss circumstances affecting contemporary art-making. In this short series, the circle will discuss the challenges, influences, and particularities of making and consuming art in urban contexts. The conversation will be split between small group prompt responses, full circle synthesis, and time at the end for mixing and mingling.
All are welcome to bring a drink or snack to share. All are also invited to bring personal (non-disruptive) art/craft activities to work on during the circle.
Hosted by LindenJL of the 2727 artist co-op, email co-op@2727.today for questions
Breeanna Doan, Sarah Star, and Redella: Female Singers Showcase
Breeanna Doan and Sarah Star: Jazz, Soul, and Blues Female Singer Showcase
3D Pen Drop-in Workshop
Join artist Xinchen Li for a drop-in 3D pen portrait workshop exploring line, gesture, and sculptural drawing. Visitors can watch the artist demonstrate her 3D pen process, ask questions, and try drawing with PLA filament. Participants also can receive a small 3D pen portrait made during the event.
This informal workshop welcomes visitors to come and go throughout the program. No prior experience is required.
On display in the Gallery: Street Encounters (May 8 - 31)
Make a 'Re-Cycled' City
Make a 'Re-Cycled' City
(workshop 2)
Saturday, May 16, 2-4 pm
Host: Francesca Borgatta
Open to all ages.
Free event.
An art workshop. Learn to find your own re-cycled materials. Learn techniques for joining different materials (plastic, wood, cardboard, textiles, found objects). Participants build the parts of a city (buildings, streets, traffic lights, you-name -it)
Then we will place our creations in a group installation. The construct will remain in place for the exhibit “Street Encounters” May 6-26 at Gallery 2727. Watch our city evolve. Be a part of this fascinating project. Materials provided, or bring your own. Free.
Two Workshops- Sunday, April 26 2-4pm and Saturday May 16, 2-4pm
Gallery 2727 (corner of California St and Ward) is an art gallery that encourages community involvement. Check our calendar- Lots of unusual and interesting events!
On display in the Gallery: Street Encounters (May 8 - 31)
Constanza Pellicci and Lisa Mezzacappa, with Era Mothra, Désirée Sturrock, and Isabelle Waldner Kalb
A performance of improvised music featuring international vocalist Constanza Pellicci, visiting from Zurich, and local bassist Lisa Mezzacappa, plus emerging trio of Era Mothra, Désirée Sturrock, and Isabelle Waldner Kalb.
Artist dialogues: art in urban spaces
An open circle of conversation for artists and art-lovers to discuss circumstances affecting contemporary art-making. In this short series, the circle will discuss the challenges, influences, and particularities of making and consuming art in urban contexts. The conversation will be split between small group prompt responses, full circle synthesis, and time at the end for mixing and mingling.
All are welcome to bring a drink or snack to share. All are also invited to bring personal (non-disruptive) art/craft activities to work on during the circle.
Hosted by LindenJL of the 2727 artist co-op, email co-op@2727.today for questions
Pieces of Self: Collage Workshop
Pieces of Self: Collage Workshop
Saturday, May 9, 2-4 pm
Host: Trisha Mah
$25 Suggested Donation
Open to all ages
In this workshop, we’ll explore identity, connection, and sharing who you are. We'll make collages that hold the parts of yourself you want to share with others—maybe a memory that matters to you, something you're proud of, a blessing you want to give, or just a quiet truth that feels important.
We'll work with collage--choosing pieces of paper, images, and colors, to make something whole-- like how we're all made up of different parts, and we get to choose what we share when we connect with the people we care about.
All materials will be provided: papers, images, supplies, and some gentle prompts to help you think about what you want to create and share.
We’ll explore:
What feels meaningful to you right now?
Who you want to connect with and why?
How to let your collage tell your story?
Make a collage to add to the Street Encounters live art wall or make something to take home.
Come as you are. Leave with something to share.
On display in the Gallery: Street Encounters (May 8 - 31)
Group Exhibition “Street Encounters”
Group Exhibition
“Street Encounters”
Image: Kelly Dunagan
The 2727 Artist Co-op is pleased to announce the opening of "Street Encounters", an immersive exhibit portraying the emotional impact of life in the city, from sidewalk surfaces to distant skyline.
Street Encounters is a dynamic juxtaposition of visual works by the Co-op artists, a soundscape, and video installation used to evoke the clamor and isolation of the city. A public park with natural elements provides a brief respite. A wall installation and a floor installation create opportunities for community participation and will evolve during the exhibit. The wall mounting is planned as a collage of printed matter, personal messages, mural images, and graffiti. The floor plan will contain a mix of streets, buildings, and other city elements. An art table will remain in place during the exhibit for add-on constructions. A rich calendar of events will include: workshops in constructing art from re-cycled materials, plein air sketching sessions, a costume party, and other events to celebrate our life in the city.
Participating artists include Xinchen Li, whose installations “invite viewers to reflect on their own attachments to objects and places, while also opening conversations about displacement and resilience. By scaling up personal artifacts into immersive environments, Xinchen transforms private memory into shared experience. Whether as wearable pieces or immersive installations, her work positions material storytelling to navigate memory, migration, and cultural identity.” Janet Brugos describes Street Encounters as “remnants of distant past lives, present day dilemmas or whispering of future wanderings. Objects found, most l, likely after a wind storm or car accidents where dispersing of contents did not mean they would be retrieved. Findings such as a piece of a driver’s license, jewelry fragment, even a tool no longer used. All these random objects resting on and near the street may live there for years. The dilemma is to pick them up and feel their history or let them sleep on for years of solitude.”
This exhibition invites our local community, from the surrounding Berkeley neighborhood to the broader Bay Area, to join us in considering how we shape and are shaped by our city environments. We invite you to view and interact with the installations and to join a community event to help us make this a truly collaborative exhibit that reflects our collective relationship to city life.
Participating artists:
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Berkeley, 2026, 10"x48", $760, Michael Sacramento
June 24 (Pills), 2025, Archival inkjet print, 12”x12”, $475, Kelly Dunagan
March 30 (Direction), 2025, Archival inkjet print, 12”x12'“, $475, Kelly Dunagan
Berkeley House II, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 6”x6”, $200, Kelly Dunagan
Oakland House, 2021, Watercolor and ink on paper, 6”x6”, $200, Kelly Dunagan
Berkeley House I, 2021, Watercolor on paper, 6”x6”, $200, Kelly Dunagan
December 14 (Leaves), 2024, Archival inkjet print, 12”x12”, $475, Kelly Dunagan
Net, 2003, Oil on canvas, 30”x24”, $600, Matthew Felix Sun
Street Sheddings, 2026, Mixed Media on Canvas, 12”x12”, $150, Janet Brugos
Winter By The Lake, 2025, Oil On Wood Panels (Diptych) 14”x22”x.5” (each panel 14”x11”), $1300, Rebecca Silvers
Jerk Chicken, 2026, Oil On Wood Panel, 18”x24”x.5”, $1500, Rebecca Silvers
Imaginary Cityscape, 2025, Monotype, 12”x16”, $200, Charlene Steen
City After War, 2024, Monotype, 12”x16”, $160, Charlene Steen
Muslim City, 2025, Monotype, 12”x16”, $200, Charlene Steen
Flight, 2025, Photography, 12"x12", $120, Alden Conner
Wheels, 2025, Photography, 13”x12”, $125, Alden Conner
Air, 2025, Photography, 16.5"x12", $140, Alden Conner
See/Seeing/Seen (from the In/Visible Hide series), 2026, Vitreous Paint on Glass,
23”x6”x0.5”, $750, LR AltmanFlock, 2026, Vitreous Enamel on Glass, 6”x6”x0.5”, $250, LR Altman
Refuse, 2025, Acrylic on Canvas, Mixed Media, 40”x16x1.5”, $1000, Nadir Wright
A Walk in the Park, 2024, Analog Collage, 11”x14”, $550, Trisha Mah
Welcome to Loveland, 2026, Analog Collage, Dimension TBD, Price TBD, Trisha Mah
Dead Birds, 2026, Taxidermy, 8"x7"x3" (x2), $500 each, Hannah hirsekorn
Turkey Vulture, 2026, Cardboard, paint, 12'x6'x8", $2000, Hannah hirsekorn
reveries of a solitary walker - public poetry / in motion, 2014 - 2026, Digital video, pan ellington
Join us for the Opening Reception on May 8, 6-8 pm, where you can meet the artists, enjoy refreshments, and experience the exhibition's captivating works.
If you are interested in purchasing the art showcased in this exhibition, please visit us during gallery hours, or send an email to gallery@2727.today with the subject "Interest in Purchase". Please include the title of the piece and the artist's name in your email. We are also happy to provide more information about the artist and put you in contact with them for further inquiries.
The prices and the artwork's availability might change after the show. Please contact gallery@2727.today for updated information.
Events during the exhibition:
Make a 'Re-Cycled' City (workshop 1), Sunday April 26, 2-4 pm. Open to all ages; free event.
Opening Reception, Friday, May 8, 6-8 pm. Open to all ages; free event.
Pieces of Self: Collage Workshop, Saturday, May 9, 2-4 pm. Open to all ages; $25 Suggested Donation.
Artist dialogues: art in urban spaces, Sundays, May 10 & May 24, 1-3 pm. Open to all ages; free event.
Make a 'Re-Cycled' City (workshop 2), Saturday, May 16, 2-4 pm. Open to all ages; free event.
3D Pen Drop-in Workshop, Saturday, May 23, 2-4 pm. Open to all ages; free event.
Reverse Glass Painting Workshop, Saturday, May 30, 2-4 pm. Open to anyone who can handle glass and maintain focus. Ages 12+. Suggested donations $25-$35; no one turned away for lack of funds.
Closing Reception- Artist Talks, Sunday, May 31, 1-5 pm. Open to all ages; free event.
“Street Encounters” Opening Reception
“Street Encounters” Opening Reception
Friday, May 8, 6-8 pm
Free Event
Open to all ages
Join us for the Opening Reception on May 8, 6-8 pm, where you can meet the artists, enjoy refreshments, and experience the exhibition's captivating works.
Street Encounters is a dynamic juxtaposition of visual works by the Co-op artists, a soundscape, and video installation used to evoke the clamor and isolation of the city. A public park with natural elements provides a brief respite. A wall installation and a floor installation create opportunities for community participation and will evolve during the exhibit. The wall mounting is planned as a collage of printed matter, personal messages, mural images, and graffiti. The floor plan will contain a mix of streets, buildings, and other city elements. An art table will remain in place during the exhibit for add-on constructions. A rich calendar of events will include: workshops in constructing art from re-cycled materials, plein air sketching sessions, a costume party, and other events to celebrate our life in the city.
On display in the Gallery: Street Encounters (May 8 - 31)
