Oakland Art Gallery
Oakland, CA

Oakland Art Gallery, created in a unique private / public partnership with the City of Oakland and the Pardee Artists, is a newly developed gallery space located in a new Lionel Wilson Building facing the Frank Ogawa Plaza and the Rotunda Building across Oakland's City Hall. The new Gallery celebrates Oakland's cultural landscape, exhibiting emerging and established professional artists. The art spaces were carefully laid out to allow flexible exhibitions for flatwork and sculpture. Two main galleries are on two levels and assessable by stairs and ramp. The flexible grid of track lighting is blended with natural indirect day lighting. A custom designed reception desk dually serves as an office /information as well for visual security. During special events and evening gallery receptions, the desk serves a central entry point orienting visitors to the exhibitions. The newly poured charcoal colored concrete flooring is a desirable backdrop for sculpture exhibitions. Ancillary spaces for art prep and storage are conveniently planned withinthe main space to serve the changing galleries.