FINDING FRIENDSHIP:
Summer Residents, Sam Weinberg & Sophia Pousson

“Finding Friendship” is a collaboration between emerging artists Sam Weinberg and Sophia Pousson, now on exhibition at the LoBot Gallery in
Oakland, CA. The artwork combines Pousson’s effervescent paintings with Weinberg’s interactive sculptures, made out of recycled wood and
salvaged materials found throughout West Oakland and at Berkeley’s Urban Ore. Their work inspires joyful interaction and evokes a play-world of imaginary friendship.

At the heart of both their art practices is an emphasis on positivity and alternative community building. For the vibrant, sculptural work
now on display at the LoBot Gallery, Weinberg completed the construction and Pousson finished the pieces by brightly painting the
surface of each sculpture, creating creatures influenced by the forms and suggesting to the visitor a method of interaction.

Weinberg and Pousson are graduates of the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD. They relocated to Oakland, CA for the Young
Artist in Residence Program at LoBot, which is designed for artists working in any media who are establishing their professional careers.
Weinberg also works as the first art teacher of the North Oakland Community Charter School.

See the exhibit “Finding Friendship” at the LoBot Gallery, 1800 Campbell Street, Oakland, CA 94607, August 26–September 20, 2011. A
closing reception will be held on Sunday, September 18, 3:00-6:00 p.m.

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