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VISUAL ARTS cont’d from page 70
Art Classes
Apr 13 - Jun 8 ~ Art Jam - Childrens Museum of Sonoma County ~ Art Jam! is a monthly visiting artist series in Ella’s Art Studio where families are invited to the Children’s Museum to create art with a different visiting artist each month! Community groups and artists working in various media will demonstrate their craft, and facilitate a project with visitors.Join us for fun afternoons of creating art with: Cinnabar Theater, Folk Modern Craft, Sonoma Flower Mart, Franklin Williams, and more! No pre-registration required but Seating may be limited, please arrive early! $12, Members FREE, 1-3p, Children’s Museum of Sonoma County, 1835 W. Steele Ln, Santa Rosa, 707-546-4069, cmosc.org/ art-jam, info@cmosc.org
Apr 17 ~ Art History Afternoons with Linda Loveland Reid ~ Gertrude Stein’s Paris Salon hosted the likes of Picasso & Matisse, works thought to be wildly odd. $25, 1:30-3:30p, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 South High St, Sebastopol, sebarts.org/sca-events-2/
Apr 18 - Jun 20 ~ Creating Greeting Cards ~ Creating Greeting Cards with instructor Susan Schultz. $20 Members, $25 non-members, 1p-3p, Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Ongoing ~ Thursday Night Figure Drawing with Pieter Myers ~ Live models, 5- to 20-minute poses. All experience & skill levels welcome. Bring your own drawing or watercolor materials. Payment accepted at the door, cash or check only. No minimum requirement of classes. $15 at the door; Every Thur; 7-9p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707-953-3535, Pieter Myers, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/, prints@petermyers.com
Ongoing ~ Figure Drawing with Pieter Myers ~ $15 at the door; Every Thur 7-9p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707-953-3535, Pieter Myers, occidentalcenterforthearts.org, prints@ petermyers.com
Ongoing - Art Workshop of Western Sonoma County. Critiques by well-known artists, paint-outs and networking opportunities. Meetings are open to the public for a $5 donation. 3rd Thursday of each month from noon to 3 p.m. at the Sebastopol Veterans Memorial Building, 282 High Street, Sebastopol
Artist Receptions
Apr 4 ~ Small But Grand! ~ An Annual Exhibition of Student Art. Free, 11a-5p, Closed Tues, 5:30-7:30p, Arts Guild of Sonoma, 140 East Napa Street, Sonoma, artsguildofsonoma.org
Apr 5 ~ Art from Recycled Materials at Gualala Arts ~ Upcycling, often known as creative reuse supports a sustainable and regenerative culture. Free, 5-7p, Gualala Arts Center, Burnett Gallery, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Apr 5 ~ Paper, Plastic, Cardboard! ~ Unique Transformations at Gualala Arts, Marcia Paisley Riwney - Finding beauty in the commonplace is my way of creating art. Free, 5-7p, Gualala Arts Center, Elaine Jacob Foyer, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org/2019/04/paper-plastic-cardboard
Apr 5 ~ Sam Sirdofsky - Celebration of Life and Art - ARTWalk ~ Decades of creating in two and three dimensions...painting until her last days on earth... share with us. Share stories and inspiration from decades of Sam’s creative imagination. Prints for sale. Snacks. FREE, 4-8p, Russian River Art Gallery, 16357 Main Street, Guerneville, 707-869-9099, Vesta Copestakes, facebook.com/ Russian-River-Art-Gallery-316320289547/, vesta@sonic.net
Apr 6 ~ Land Light Experiment ~ Cynthia Jackson-Hein, paintings, and Barbara Tocher, ceramics and jewelry. Free, Weekdays 10a-4p, Weekends 12p-4p, 5-7p, Gualala Arts Center, Dolphin Gallery, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts. org/2019/04/cynthia-jackson-heinz-and-barbara-tocher
Apr 13 ~ African Adventures Art Exhibit ~ Carolyn Wilson, April featured artist, presents African Adventures, mixed media paintings. Free, Daily 11a-6p, 5-8p, Upstairs Art Gallery, 306 Center Street, Healdsburg, 707-431-4214, Beverly Bird, upstairsartgallery.net, bvdrio@sonic.net
Apr 13 ~ Painter Lucy Martin Reveals “The Understory” ~ New works depict the beautiful and surprising life forms Lucy finds on her woodland wanderings. Free, Daily 11a-6p, 4-6p, Sebastopol Gallery, 150 North Main Street, Sebastopol, 707-829-7200, sebastopol-gallery.com
Apr 14 ~ The La Crema Show: A Vibrant Collection of Oil Paintings by Jill Keller Peters. Free, 2-5p, La Crema Estate at Saralee’s Vineyard, 3575 Slusser Rd, 2nd Floor, Windsor, 707-525-6200, lacrema.com, info@lacrema.com
Apr 20 ~ Reflectivity - Artists on Climate Change ~ Artists reflect on Climate Change thru art. Features a movie & Earth Day festival. Free, 5-7p, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza Street, Healdsburg, 707-953-2380, healdsburgcenterforthearts.org, info@healdsburgcenterforthearts.org
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