Acrylic paintings made by 4th and 5th Grade students are on display at the Alameda Museum. Reception at the Museum Sat., 3/13, from 1-3pm, located at 2324 Alameda Avenue (near Park Street). Museum Hours are: Wed-Fri 1:30-4pm, Sat 11am-4pm, and Sun 1:30-4pm. The Art show runs until the end of March.

This exhibit of puppets in their environments by Francesca Borgatta will be in place until March 20, Gallery hours vary, Check website for info

Curated by Lauren Davies, Siege includes artists Nell Dickerson (Santa Fe), Eirik Johnson (Boston), Ali Richards (London), Alice Shaw (San Francisco) and collaborators Luther Thie/Kathrine Worel (Oakland).

Siege reconsiders the proverbial expression “a man’s home is his castle” with this group photography exhibition presented at the Kala Gallery. The phrase initially referenced the principle of individual privacy that is fundamental to the American system of government, yet it seems to have expanded to define a nation of citizens inhabiting their own private fortresses. Siege explores suburban tract developments, whimsical 1930’s fantasy castles, the contemporary ghost town, and stately homes under siege by the ravages of nature, time, neglect and decay.