Slate Contemporary Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of a new gallery at 5510 College Avenue, in the heart of the Rockridge neighborhood in Oakland on March 7, 2026.

The space will launch with a group show featuring works by eleven artists from the gallery’s roster. Titled A new day, the exhibition marks the start of a new era for Slate. With themes of new beginnings, breaking light, dawn, and regeneration all running through the curation, the show will usher in the spring season with a much-needed sense of hope, peace, and possibility.

Future programming will include solo shows for two artists new to the gallery: Rubeena Ratcliffe (Vancouver, Canada) and Jen Garrido (San Francisco); and for two more established SLATE artists: Hannah Franco and Angela Johal, both from the East Bay. A summer invitational will include guest artists and will focus on the genre of gestural expressionism. Shows will change out every 4-8 weeks.