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10th Anniversary of Calabri Gallery Reception: POSTPONED DUE TO FIRE Exhibition Dates: November 2nd, 2019 – January 11th, 2020
Please stay tuned for the replacement date to be announced on our mailing list, website, social media accounts and online calendars. For more information or any questions reach us at (707) 781-7070, info@calabigallery.com or calabigallery.com.
Time does fly, and we have somehow managed to survive 10 years, showing our eclectic array of decidedly non-trendy art. It has been a labor of love, completely unrewarded by financial compensation, yet oddly satisfying. We live the same way as our artists, living and dead, eking out
a bare living while basking in the glow of achieving something special and unique in an increasingly soulless world. The arts are ever more important to maintaining sanity and a sense of meaning in a shrinking and despoiled planet.
By Camille Palmer
Positive thoughts continue to go out to our neighbors and all the crews protecting us.
Nov 2 - Nov 3 ~ Annual Fall Open Studio/bash at 33 Arts & the Studio Santa Rosa. Food, drink, music, art! Free, 11/2:12p-7p, 11/3: 12p-5p, 33Arts and Studio Santa Rosa, 3840 Finley AVE, Santa Rosa, 415-601-5323
Nov 2 - Nov 3 ~ Open Art Studios ~ This event is free & open to the public. Free, 3840 Finley Ave, Buildings 32 & 33, Santa Rosa
Nov 2 - Nov 3 ~ Salmon Creek ArtWalk ~ Come see our Open Studios and enjoy an Artful Day at the Beach! Free, 10a- 4p, Salmon Creek Village, 1 mile North of Bodega Bay on Hwy 1, Bodega Bay, salmoncreekartwalk.com
Nov 4 ~ Conversation with Artists - “in Stitches: Innovation” ~ Meet 14 local fiber artists: Art quilts, collage, hooked rugs, sculpture, wearable art. Refreshments Free, 5:30p-7p, Sebastopol Regional Library, 7140 Bodega Ave, Sebastopol
Nov 7 ~ November Sonoma Art Walk ~ Attend the monthly Sonoma Art Walk around the historic Sonoma Plaza. Enjoy local art, music, & wine. Free, 5:30-7:30p, The Plaza, Sonoma, 707-996- 1033, sonomaartwalk.org
Nov 23 - Nov 24 ~ 15th Annual Joy Art Walk and Holiday Sale ~ Original handmade works of 12 local artists and crafters. Free & family-friendly. Free, 11a-5p, 15th Annual Joy Art Walk, 2400 and 2502 Joy Rd, Occidental
Continuing Shows
Nov1-Nov22~WeAreAnimals- Exhibition at Gualala Arts ~ An Art Experience of Unhinging Wisdom & Surprising Beauty. Free, M-F: 10a-4p, Sat-Sun: 12-4p, 10a-4p, Gualala Arts Center - Burnett Gallery, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Nov 1 - Nov 22 ~ Witness: Portraits of Endangered Species - Exhibition ~ The animals in Stephanie Endsley’s paintings hold us spellbound by their shapes & colors. Free, M-S: 10a-4p, Sat- Sun: 12-4p, 10a-4p, Gualala Arts Center - Elaine Jacob Foyer, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Nov 2 - Jan 11 ~ The 10th Anniversary Exhibition at Calabi Gallery ~ Work by Irving Norman, 3 pieces by Bella Feldman. Diversity of styles, periods, & media. Free, Tues-Sat: 11a-5p, 4-8p, Calabi Gallery, 456 Tenth St, Santa Rosa, 707-781-7070, calabigallery.com
Nov 3 - Jan 5 ~ Photography by Paul Brewer - Exhibition ~ A pioneer in adopting and showing Dye infused metal prints for sale in various sizes and frames. Free, M-F 10a-4p, Sat- Sun: 12-4p, 5-7p, Gualala Arts Center, Dolphin Gallery, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, 707-884-1138, gualalaarts.org
We opened 10 years ago on the Day of the Dead
in honor of my 3 major mentors who led me down this path. My father, Paul Calabi, instilled in me
Stacey Shuett @ Sebastopol Gallery
Thru - Nov 1 ~ The Fabric of West County-4 ~ Exhibit of the Fabric of West County, featuring 3 west Sonoma County fiber artists. M-Th 9-4, F 9-6., Westamerica Bank, 105 N. Main St, Sebastopol
Thru - Nov 1 ~ Fabric of West County Exhibit up! In Stitches: Innovation. Embroidered collages of people, art quilts. Free, M-Th 9a-4p, Fri 9a-6p, WestAmerica Bank, 105 N Main St, Sebastopol, sebastopolseniorcenter.org
Thru - Nov 3 ~ Alchemy ~ Annual national juried exhibition. Expressing dreams, desires, mysteries. Free, Wed-Mon: 11a- 5p, Arts Guild of Sonoma, 140 E Napa St, Sonoma, artsguildofsonoma.org
Thru - Nov 10 ~ Graton Gallery presents Bruce K. Hopkins - Outside in & Chris Cheek ~ Sight Poems. Free, Tue-Sat: 10:30a-5p, Sun 10:30a-4p, Graton Gallery, 9048 Graton Rd, Graton, 707-829-8912, Graton Gallery, gratongallery.net
Thru - Nov 13 ~ Emerging Pomo Artists: Native Themes Art Exhibit ~ Paintings, baskets, photography. Free, Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, 707-543-3282, pomoproject.org
Thru - Nov 15 ~ Nest - Exhibition ~ The Gallery is a gallery operated by local artists as a Cloverdale Arts Alliance program. Free, Cloverdale Arts Alliance, 204 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
a love of the arts and a general attitude about the importance of aesthetics. When I turned 19 we were both jobless and searching for work. He suggested we open an art gallery together, and my studies in preparation for that led me in another direction.
I entered an
apprenticeship to become
a restorer and conservator
of art. My teacher,
Giovanni Castano, had
a gallery in Boston, and
aside from learning
restoration from him, he
taught me so much about
art history. He gave me
an incredible sense of
connection to a long past
world. His art was personally critiqued by Winslow Homer when he was
12 years old, and many years later he was chosen by the Homer family to handle his estate. In the early 1940’s he held an exhibit of Leonardo Da Vinci drawings, mostly borrowed from museums. That could never happen today! The third person responsible for me opening a gallery was the painter Robert McChesney. We became very close friends soon after meeting and he kept asking me to represent him. For many years I tried to find an appropriate gallery to show his work, and he made it clear that he wanted me in charge of his art after his passing. Well, he passed away, and having failed to find him representation, I decided I better open a gallery.
The 10th Anniversary Exhibition will be a showcase for the diversity of styles, periods, and media for which we have become known. Regular visitors will find many old favorites as well as a number of exciting works we have never shown before. These include a major work by Irving Norman, three exciting pieces by Bella Feldman, and remarkable paintings by Peter Holbrook, Frank Lobdell, Carol Peek, Michael Ramos, and Horst Trave.
Related Figures by Irving Norman, 1962, Oil on Canvas, 79 x 52
Thru - Nov 17 ~ Dawn to Dusk: Exhibition
~ Landscape paintings showing effect of light at dawn and dusk. Free, Daily 11a-6p, 2p-5p, Upstairs Art Gallery, 306 Center St, Healdsburg, 707-431-4214, Beverly Bird, upstairsartgallery.net
Thru - Nov 17 ~ Melissa McCann and Andrea Allen - Exhibition ~ Fused Glass and Chinese Brush Painting & Scrolls. Free, M-F: 10a-4p, Sat-Sun: 12-4p, 10a-4p, Gualala Arts Center - Dolphin Gallery, 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Thru - Nov 30 ~ “Night and Day”: Featured Artist Stacey Schuett ~ Acrylic on wood, showing birds, other animals. Free, Daily 10a-5p, Sebastopol Gallery, 150 North Main St, Sebastopol, sebastopol-gallery.com
VISUAL ARTS cont’d on page 67
CALABI GALLERY
456 Tenth Street Santa Rosa, CA 95401 www.calabigallery.com | 707.781.7070
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