About
Be part of a community that supports women and non-binary artists. CTRL+SHFT Collective needs your help to continue doing this important work!
CTRL+SHFT is an arts collective and project space located in West Oakland, California. Our ever growing collective is inclusive of women, WOC, queer, genderqueer, trans & non-binary writers, artists, performers, thinkers, curators, allies, agitators, organizers, activists, and teachers. Artist-run spaces like ours are particularly important springboards for emerging artists or those who have taken nontraditional trajectories to develop and present their work. We love our extended community and now we're inviting you to play an integral role in the collective's future by supporting us here!
One year at CTRL+SHFT includes six exhibitions curated via open call, featuring over 48 artists and 3 curatorial teams, as well as 6 interpretive programs featuring 6 local artists and community members. In addition to our open-call exhibitions, we offer up our gallery as a two-month residency to a local artist or collective to use as studio and exhibition space. These programs combined with the 13 studios that our members inhabit, are just some of the ways that we support emerging artists in the bay area.
The primary focus of our Drip is to sustain our exhibition space, create designated funding for artists, art workers, and curators that meets W.A.G.E. standards, and enhance our residency. As a subscriber, you will be invited into our studios, receive momentos from the collective, and learn about art and theory from our radical syllabus. You can even subscribe to support and receive our first ever catalog!
For more information on our collective and programming visit our website here.
Thank you for supporting the collective!
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Announcing our August AiR!
2019-07-25/Welcome and congratulations to Nkiru Oparah! CTRL+SHFT is pleased to announce that Nkiru Oparah ( https://cargocollective.com/jnkiruka )... -
Last chance for the lining of forgetting!
2019-07-18/Closing Reception and Performance Friday, July 19, 7-10pm Join us for the closing reception of the lining of forgetting by Holly McHugh... -
Object Memory: join us for the conversation on 7/13!
2019-07-11/Join us for Object Memory: A conversation with Holly McHugh, Kija Lucas, and tamara suarez porras on 7/13 from 1 to 3pm! This event... -
What is a polaroid transfer anyway? Come find out on 6/29 from 3-5pm!
2019-06-27/Join us on June 29th from 3-5pm for a polaroid transfer workshop! Come explore the rich potential of this image-transfer process and... -
Have you checked out our latest newsletter?
2019-06-20/Happy almost summertime to our beloved community! Take a peek at our June newsletter (... -
Join us Friday 6/14 for the lining of forgetting
2019-06-13/the lining of forgetting Holly McHugh, tamara suarez porras June 14-July 19, 2019 Opening: Friday, June 14, 7-10pm Gallery hours:... -
Join us tomorrow for Warm, Open, and Nourished!
2019-05-29/It's your final chance to sign up! Tomorrow, May 30th from 6-8:30p Myrna Cabán Lezcano will host Warm, Open & Nourished: a plant... -
Final weeks of Touch Stone!
2019-05-22/Touch Stone, the current exhibition at CTRL+SHFT by Kirsten Brehmer and Dionne Lee, is on view through June 5th! Through photography and... -
Do you want to feel warm, open, & nourished? 🌷
2019-05-15/Join us at the CTRL+SHFT studio for "Warm, Open & Nourished: Plant Medicine for Summer Journeys" on Thursday, May 30, 6:00-8:30pm,... -
What's on this week: Whiz World + Color Theory!
2019-05-08/Dear supporters, We're so excited about all of the goodness happening this week! First, this is a reminder that the Whiz World reading... -
Save the Dates–Upcoming Programing for Touch Stone
2019-05-03/Mark your calendars, folks! We'd love for you to join us at the following events: Meet + Read in the Reading... -
Upcoming CTRL+SHFT Member Events
2019-04-25/Dear beloved CTRL+SHFT Community, Grab your calendars! We are thrilled to share some exciting events coming up! If you happen to be in... -
Sustaining Small & Alternative Art Spaces on Thurs., 4/11
2019-04-11/On Thursday April 11th, CCI and CTRL+SHFT Collective will present a free, interactive panel on why small and alternative art spaces are... -
Touch Stone opens TOMORROW 4/5 from 7p to 10p
2019-04-04/Kirsten Brehmer and Dionne Lee April 5 - June 2, 2019 Opening Reception: Friday, April 5, 7-10pm Gallery Hours: Saturdays + Sundays... -
We have to talk about liberating minds, CTRL+SHFT Annual Members Show
2019-02-04/We have to talk about liberating minds , CTRL+SHFT Annual Member Show Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Kirsten Brehmer, sair goetz, Ellie Hwa... -
We won Oakland Stock!
2018-11-27/We are happy to announce that we were chosen as the winner of Oakland Stock!! Thank you so much to everyone who came and supported our... -
Traslación: forma del lenguaje / lenguaje de la forma
2018-10-31/Traslación: forma del lenguaje / lenguaje de la forma October 27 - December 9, 2018 Opening: Saturday, October 27, 6 - 9pm ... -
5/5 Collective & Residency
2018-09-14/The Collective 5/5 (fivefifths) is a collective born from a desire to recognize, support, and make visible the diversity of Black... -
Social Objects
2018-09-06/Social Objects is about how and why we communicate – with one another and with ourselves, in intimate spaces, and as a member of broader... -
Pearl
2018-09-06/I’ve only dreamed about my Father on two occasions. The first was after I moved out of my Mother’s house. The second was the night...