SEPTEMBER 18 - NOVEMBER 21 2026
MEMBER PREVIEW:
Friday, September 18, 5-6 PM
PUBLIC OPENING:
Friday, September 18, 6-8 PM
CLOSING RECEPTION:
Friday, November 20, 6-8 PM
Creative Growth proudly announces Stereo Dynamic, an electrifying group exhibition celebrating artists who draw inspiration from the world of music. For five decades, music legends, sonic history, and the energy of soul, disco, and dance-inspiring grooves have served as the sparkling disco ball illuminating Creative Growth’s vibrant studio practice. Spanning genres and mediums, Stereo Dynamic showcases a rich legacy of music videos, custom instruments, and musical collaborations. Join us to celebrate the tracks, icons, and beats that inspire the art.
closing Reception details
Friday, November 20, 6-8 PM
Join us for the closing reception of Stereo Dynamic, a group exhibition celebrating the vibrant connections between art and music. Celebrate the final days of the exhibition with a live performance by Suver & The Free Key Choir, bringing the gallery to life through the power of sound and collective creativity. ASL interpretation provided.
Free and open to all ages!
More details coming soon. Stay tuned!
Opening Reception details
OPENING REMARKS | 5:30 PM - 6PM
We’ll kick things off with remarks from Artists Lulu Sotelo and Zina Hall and our Executive Director, Sunny A. Smith, and Curator, Quinn Dukes. Spanish Translation and ASL Interpretation provided.
TURN IT UP w/ LIVE PERFORMANCES | 6:00 PM - 6: 15 PM
Get ready for live performance art by Creative Growth artists and friends:
Nick Pagan will perform Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Axe) by Power Trip.
William Scott will perform his original song, Peacemakers in the Summertime.
EXPERIENCE THE ART & MAKE SOMETHING OF YOUR OWN | 6:00–8:00 PM
The gallery has so many artworks and interactive elements to take in. Feeling inspired? Join us for an art-making activity inspired by artworks created by Creative Growth artists for the show.
KEEP THE PARTY GOING | 6:00–8:00 PM
Alumni Creative Growth artist Gerone Spruill will be behind the decks with a DJ set to soundtrack the evening. Stay a while and enjoy!
ASL and Spanish interpretation provided. SE PROPORCIONARÁ INTERPRETACIÓN AL ESPAÑOL.
Artist led exhibition tour
SEPTEMBer 26 2026
2:30-3:30 pm
📍Location: Creative Growth Art Center, 355 24th Street, Oakland, CA, 94612
Featured artist James Freid and Creative Growth staff will take you on an insider tour of our latest exhibition. This event is designed for everyone who wants to learn more about the artwork, with a focus on accessible experiences for Blind and low-vision guests. This includes tactile experiences and visual descriptions of selected artworks.
RSVP via email to emma@creativegrowth.org
ASL interpretation provided.
Meet the Artist Featured in Our Window Installations
Aurie Ramirez
Born 1962, Sangley Point, Philippines
Practiced at Creative Growth since 1983
Aurie Ramirez’s sophisticated and delicately rendered watercolor and ink compositions create a fantasy world of 18th century dandyism, neo-Victorian decorum, psychedelia, glam rock sex, and anthropomorphic food. With imagery ranging the full spectrum from saccharine landscapes with smiling suns to punk fetishism and hardcore erotica, Ramirez explores sexuality, fashion, violence, and forbidden foods. Often depicting groups of women in KISS garb (Ramirez’s favorite band and most profound visual touchstone), Ramirez presents these women and their ephemera in endless iterations like paper dolls. In another series, she explores her Filipino heritage and childhood memories by reimagining traditional wardrobe on her red and green pinstriped characters. Ramirez is obsessive in her production, filling sketchbooks with dozens of compositions in a single day.
Ramirez’s work has been exhibited at galleries and museums internationally, including White Columns and Gavin Brown’s enterprise in New York; Jack Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles; ABCD, Paris; Collection de l’Art Brut, Switzerland; and MADmusée, Belgium.
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