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May 30, 2005
A.D. Downtown
Yes, it's true. After five of the best years we could imagine in a former iron works foundry throwing monthly art happenings, Anno Domini will be moving into the former Camera One Theater building on South First Street. Thanks to friends, artists, audience and city agency folks that believe in A.D., we have finally signed a lease for the new location to bring the gallery smack in the middle of the heart of the city.
It's a passing of the torch really... in the early 1970s there was no place in the South Bay to see quality independent or international films. James Zuur, Jack NyBlom and Dennis Skaggs, aspiring filmmakers and major film fans, used to make the long drive to Berkeley several times a week to see movies like Children of Paradise, 400 Blows and Casablanca. But after a few years the drive became a bore, and in 1975 they, along with two other partners, opened Camera One in downtown San Jose. We hope to continue the legacy of art and culture that these pioneers began more than 30 years ago.
So Barron's show will be the closing of the current location (what a way to go!). The work is coming in and it's intense, beautful and you'll never forget it. So come by his opening (06.03.05), meet Barron, get inspired and reminisce about the 55 exhibits showcasing hundreds of artists from around the nation and all those DIY performers that made the trek to SJ to share their talents. We should be in the new space by the fall to start it all up again.
And what's to happen with A.D.'s current space? Well, it would be a shame to lose an art space to gain one, so we're going to launch KALEID, a new gallery specializing in local artists. You'll be hearing more from us about that soon.
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Posted by Cherri at May 30, 2005 05:22 PM