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Illuminating Perspectives Opening Reception at Sebastopol Center for the Arts

Sebastopol Center for the Arts 282 S High Street, Sebastopol

A free juried art exhibition open to the public, challenging conventional notions of light across various mediums – painting, drawing, video, digital, film, projection, photography, sculptural and experiential. The show aims to explore conceptual, scientific, emotional, and symbolic aspects of light. We invite you to experience the interplay between light and darkness, and its power […]

Free

Opening Reception for Robin Dintiman Art Exhibit

Laguna Environmental Center 900 Sanford Rd., Santa Rosa, CA, United States

Join us in welcoming artist Robin Dintiman and her large-scale analog photographs of the Laguna de Santa Rosa in this new art exhibit on display at the Laguna Environmental Center until April 26, 2024. Artist Statement: The work is about love of our natural environment and habitat. It is about the many hands working to […]

Free

Art 101: Painting Pet Portraits

Sebastopol Center for the Arts 282 S High Street, Sebastopol

In one evening, this class teaches the most effective tactics in the use of oil painting materials and their application to quickly create a fine-arts oil painting of your favorite pet. Suitable for absolute beginners as well as experienced artists who seek a fresh approach. Thursday, Jan. 25, 6 to 9 pm at Chimera Arts […]

$100

Fresh Pressed Flowers Workshop with Jan Lochner

Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa

Experimenting and creating with pressed flowers is wonderful way to make thoughtful gifts for Valentine’s Day and get ready for Spring! Local gardener and Laguna Foundation volunteer, Jan Lochner, will demonstrate techniques she uses to press and use flowers. We will make various useful items, from bookmarks and cards to window ornaments and refrigerator magnets. […]

$35

Paper Collage Valentines Day Cards

Sebastopol Center for the Arts 282 S High Street, Sebastopol

Create one-of-a-kind cards by searching for treasure among troves of images, vintage magazine pages, fabric, peeled acrylic palette remnants, rice paper, origami and leaf skeletons. Let inspiration strike where it will by composing fun collage cards with loads of personality. These unique creations will be treasured by your friends and family. Reserve your spot. Saturday, Feb. […]

$50

WIND AND WATER

Sebastopol Gallery 150 N. Main St, Sebastopol

In her newest jewelry collection Michelle Hoting explores the forms and textures of wind etched sandstone, curling waves and flowing water.  Using the ancient Japanese art of Mitsuro Hikime she creates undulating flowing pieces for men and women in silver and gold. February 5 – March 30 2024 Opening reception: February 10, 5-7pm

Free

Stained Glass: For Beginners

Chimera Arts & Maker Space 6791 Sebastopol Ave. Suite #180, Sebastopol, CA, United States

In this class, you will be guided through the basics of the copper foil method in order to create a beautiful stained glass sun catcher! You will learn how to wrap each glass piece with foil, solder them together, then add a black, copper, or silver patina to create a custom finish to the glass […]

$100

Seasonal Natural Dye Workshop – Winter 2024

Sebastopol Center for the Arts 282 S High Street, Sebastopol

Dye plants have been used for thousands of years in arts and crafts and are just as relevant today as in the past.  Whether your creative process includes weaving, embroidery, knitting, hooking, stitching, mending, felting, papermaking or any of the other creative ways to explore fiber, this class is for you.  Natural  colors can be […]

$220

Masked/Unmasked:Teen Student Art Show

282 S High St, Sebastopol, CA 95472 282 S High St, Sebastopol

Join us for a free family-friendly reception showcasing outstanding emerging teen artists, a performance by the Analy High Jazz Quartet and a film by Analy High students. This exhibition dives into the secrets and truths of life, prompting reflection on hidden and revealed experiences. Artwork features 8-12th grade students of Analy High, Twin Hills, and […]

free admission

Experimental Paper Sculpture

Sebastopol Center for the Arts 282 S High Street, Sebastopol

For anyone interested in using handmade paper to create sculptural forms with armatures, this is the class for you! You’ll learn building methods for armatures and ways to wrap and dip armatures in handmade paper prepared in a way that is called “high shrinkage.” In this method, paper pulp has been beaten for a long […]

$180