Art House Gallery & Cultural Center

This place is incredible. We stopped here on tour to check it out. If you're an individual just looking to enjoy yourself and some lovely art definitely stop in. And if you're an artist, I highly recommend booking here. Incredibly iconic venue, amazing owner, and hospitality through the roof. 10/10

Such a special venue. This is clearly a labor of love by Harold, the owner. A wonderful vibe all around.

With Covid it's tough to host music and art shows but this Berkeley gem is a lovely place to shop for hidden treasures. Classic and spunky vinyls,Posters, books, CDs for a super affordable price. Great ambiance and the owner was super kind. We were pleasantly surprised to discover this spot on our walk!

Great venue! Cozy, but large enough for a good sized crowd. Make offers on all of the art!

Hidden gem of a venue on Shattuck! Fantastic sized room with great acoustics - high and vaulted ceilings gives this room the ability to punch way above its weight, size wise. Fabulous vibe, great people. Convenient food options (Berkeley Bowl, a taqueria, a kebab house, and a pizzeria all within a block). Loved playing Harold's venue, can't wait to be back!

The UC Berkeley organization I am a part of hosted our annual benefit concert here and it was so great! Harold was so flexible and helpful throughout the whole planning process. The space is so wonderfully decorated and everyone had a wonderful time. Definitely recommend this place!

This is a hidden gem of Berkeley you wished you knew existed years ago! Be prepared to step into an altered consciousness flashback of Berkeley's "Hippy Era" of the 1960's to 1980's! After entering through a psychedelic Day-Glo mural adorned portal into an unexpected event space that hosts live music, spoken word, film showings, and much much more. The space is also a gallery exhibiting a cool selection of vintage books, collectible, music memorabilia (lp's, cd's, posters) all for sale at unbelievably great prices. The host and proprietor Harold Adler is a treasure trove of stories and remembrances of Berkeley's counter culture scene having been the staff photographer and editor for the legendary Berkeley Barb and Berkeley Tribe publications for years.

Our rock band held a fundraiser there and it was great. Totally cool environment for sixties music with light show, lava lamps, groovy art, amazing green room. The owner Harold was great and super helpful. Really was perfect for what we needed. Five stars for sure.

Our band played our first gig at the Berkeley Art House Gallery. Perfect place for a 60's/70's cover band, and anyone else in the folk, rock, blues, pyschedelic or bluegrass realm. Great acoustics. Groovy vibes. Tastefully and whimsically decorated with 60's photos, posters, psychedelia, books, vinyl, lava lamps and even a light show! Moreover, the owner Harold is very welcoming and engaging, and extremely knowledgeable of the art, music and culture of the 60's and beyond. Overall, a very unique and beautiful space. Highly recommended!

The Art House is a great place for a party or intimate concert. Having played there before, we booked the Art House for a party to celebrate the debut performance of our new band - and the Art House was the right place. Harold, the proprietor, has created a wonderful space that celebrates the spirit of the 60s. He has decorated the space with rock posters, evocative photos, black lights and other paraphernalia that creates the right vibe and atmosphere for a gathering for those who want together and listen to or play some 60s-inspired rock n roll. Harold generously provided us with vocal mics and a p.a. with monitors, as well as helpful suggestions for setting up.