DIY tech art show in Oakland tonight

Eric Wilhelm of Instructables informs us, "Some of the Instructables and Squid Labs crowd are putting on an art show tonight (2/20/09). The Joydick will be in there." The SF Media Labs event, titled "40% Off," takes place at the ABCO Art Space, 3135 Filbert Street, in West Oakland. From the event description:

40% Off is an artistic response to the new economy. Recently laid off? Lost 40% of your wealth? Benefits clipped? Come see recent works from the newly jobless. Pontificate on the value of art, and how it is affected by the market, or just come to enjoy the space and beer."

SF Media Labs (sfmedialabs.com), "An Art Show for the New Economy" (Instructables)

[#1 posted by Ian Holmes , February 20, 2009 2:34 PM]

is it preschooler-friendly?

[#2 posted by Ian Holmes , February 20, 2009 2:55 PM]

hmmm, looking more carefully at the picture and description you posted, i'm guessing the answer to my own question is NO

[#3 posted by zirkus , February 20, 2009 4:30 PM]

this is in a seriously sketchy neighborhood. my house is 5 blocks from here and I've seen a lot of nastiness. don't walk alone, don't leave anything in your car, don't get trashed and try to walk home or to BART, you will get jacked.

[#4 posted by Anonymous , February 20, 2009 6:33 PM]

It doesn't say when the event starts.

[#5 posted by Ian Holmes , February 20, 2009 7:15 PM]

Zirkus: good advice, yeah, but then again all the best spaces in Oakland have always been in dodgy neighborhoods. like the nimby space (the first one, before the fire -- haven't seen nimby^2 yet)

if you haven't been mugged then you haven't lived in oakland for long... or you're in one of those fufu parts near berkeley or up a hill ;)