Art Murmur draws all ages for First Friday in March
(Oakland, CA) March 2, 2012: “It’s exciting to see the city come alive” Oakland resident Kait Singley said about Friday night’s Art Murmur . “It’s exciting to see so much creativity coming out of everyone,” she said, pointing out how many parents brought their kids to the free art walk and seeing parents selling their art on the sidewalk with their children selling cupcakes. Over a thousand people turned out to Oakland’s Art Murmur Friday night, March 2, and the attendees came from diverse backgrounds. There were young hip hop artists, dancers, street performers, and an interesting mix of students, Occupy Oakland folks, working professionals in suits, parents with their kids, can collectors, and hip grandmas. Inside Hatch Gallery on 23rd Street Mizery, a hip hop artist from Dope City Saints said “Ten blocks that way [ pointing to West Oakland ] people don’t know what’s going on here. They’re not in tune to it. And 20 blocks that way [ pointing to East Oakland ], people haven’...