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of painting, sculpture and other
artwork. Cloverdale Arts Alliance
Gallery, located at 204 North Cloverdale
Blvd.,cloverdaleartsalliance.orgor707- Backstreet Studios. Free musical
894-4410
Thru May 28 ~ Treasures from the Museum Collection ~ Pomo and Wappo baskets, paintings of Alice Haigh Dixon, a hooked rug created by Grace Hudson, original Healdsburg Plot Map, a Ball and Chain used in Healdsburg’s first jail, &more.Healdsburg Museum, 221 Matheson St., Healdsburg. Healdsburgmuseum.org.
Continuing Shows:
entertainment in the garden behind Chroma Gallery. 5:00p, Santa Rosa
Ongoing ~ 3rd Friday - Open Studio at Fulton Crossing - freedom of expression 5p - 8p, Fulton Crossing, 1200 River Rd., Fulton, 707-536-3305, fultoncrossing. com/
Volunteer Opportunities
Petaluma Arts Center - Volunteers Needed. Two gallery greeters to welcome visitors to the arts center. Training and exhibition materials provided. Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St., Petaluma, 707-762-5600, Tayna Paredes, petalumaartscenter.org/volunteers/, tparedes@petalumaartscenter.org
Classes
Apr 17 – Jun 5 ~ Drawing With Ink - 8 week series explores drawing with both black and colored inks on paper. Subject matter will include free form warm up exercises, still lives, working from nature on a small and large scale and abstractions. Mon. afternoons, 3:30- 5p, $25 per class, plus modest supply fee Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 544.3730
Ongoing ~ 1st Friday Art Walk
GuernevilleThe HeART of the Russian River. open til 8p. Russian River Art Gallery, 16357 Main Street, Guerneville, 707-869-9099
Ongoing ~ 1st Friday Art Walk - Downtown Santa Rosa art galleries and studios are open at 312 S. A and
2nd Sat ~ Healdsburg Art Walk- Music, art, food, wine. 5-8:p Downtown Healdsburg, 707-433-6935, healdsburg. com
Ongoing ~ 1st Sat ~ Art in Action - Artisans Co-Op -Bodega Learn about various arts - up front and personal. 11- 5p. 17175 Bodega Hwy, Bodega, 707-876- 9830, artisansco-op.com
the NeuwPolitic: Artists Explore
By Val Richman
The Petaluma Arts Center presents the NeuwPolitic: Artists Explore, a
juried regional competition, on display from April 4 to May 20, 2017.
The exhibition will include work from 80 artists representing 12 counties in Northern and Central California and will explore the current political climate
as each individual artist envisions it. Artworks include anything the artists consider relevant to their interpretation of theNeuwPolitic, abstract or representational, functional or non-functional. Over 300 artists submitted work.
Artists were asked to consider this question: “Now is the time for a much-needed dialogue surrounding politics; can art help start these conversations and facilitate the connections that are so needed?”Now
is the time for a much-needed dialogue surrounding politics, and artistic expression provides us with a unique platform to share that dialogue. In times of great change and turmoil, art can provide a solace,
a human connection across the time spectrum.
Can art help these conversations and facilitate the connections that are so needed now? Now is the
time for a much-needed dialogue surrounding politics, and artistic expression provides us with a unique platform to share that dialogue. Art gives us a voice, it unites, and tells unique stories. In times of great change and turmoil, art can provide a solace,
a human connection across the time spectrum.
Can art help these conversations and facilitate the connections that are so needed now? Now is the time for a much-needed dialogue surrounding politics, and artistic expression provides us with a unique platform to share that dialogue. Art gives us a voice, it unites, and tells unique stories. In times of great
ARTIST RECEPTIONS
Mar 31 ~ Creative Expression by Artists 60 and Over - with Ray Walker Swing Band, Dancing And Fashion Show 5p - 7:30p, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 S High St., Sebastopol, 707-829-4797, sebarts.org/
Apr 7 ~ Sam Sirdofsky - Find Unique paintings, jewelry, ceramics, prints and cards. Land Some Gentry! Decorate for FUN with Sam Sirdofsky’s “Instant Ancestors” 5 - 8:p, Russian River Art Gallery, 16357 Main Street, Guerneville, 707- 869-9099, therussianriverartgallery.com/index.html
Apr 15 ~ From Grief To Gratitude - Peter Krohn’s Personal Journey- talk a little about how nature & art can help to heal trauma, as well as add immensely to the pleasure of life itself. 2 - 3:30p, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 South High St, Sebastopol, sebarts.org/, info@sebarts.org
Apr 22 ~ Transparency - It’s All About Glass Sally Baker & 6 Glass Artists 4pm, 2p - 5p, 9048 Graton Rd, Graton, 707-829-8912, gratongallery.net, info@gratongallery.net
List your reception in the Gazette! Email vesta@sonic.net
change and turmoil, art can provide a solace, a human connection across the time spectrum. Can art help these conversations and facilitate the connections that are so needed now?
The jurors are art dealer Paul Mahder of the Paul Mahder Gallery in Healdsburg, CA; and art consultant Susan Larson of Sebastopol, CA. Three cash awards will be given to the winners: $1,500 for first place, $750 for second place, and $500 dollars for third place. Prizes will be awarded at the opening reception on Saturday, April 1 from 5-7 p.m.
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