Two new exhibits open Saturday, June 19, at Sonoma County Museum: 1. “Nobody’s Poodle,” an iconic sculpture, by Healdsburg artist Pat Lenz. Lenz also runs Slaughterhouse Space, an exhibition and program space for art annexed to Duchamp Winery. 2. “Gertrud Parker: An Artist and Collector,” featuring the Austrian-born [...]
The spotlight will be on art this weekend at “Arts D’Light,” a fund-raiser featuring huge, brightly lit, outdoor sculpture, as well as a silent art auction. The event starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Petaluma Arts Center, 230 Lakeville St., Petaluma. Artists include Bryan Tedrick, David Best, [...]
Tickets will be available starting at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, for the June 11 appearance by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney, creator of the bestselling “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” series, at the Schulz Museum in Santa Rosa. Free tickets for this event can be picked up [...]
"Crossing the Invisible Line: The Art of Immigration," an art exhibit dealing with the immigrant experience in America, opens with a reception from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 6, in the University Library Art Gallery on the Sonoma State University campus, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park The show [...]
For some inexplicable reason, museums seldom seem to get due respect as a great venue for special occasions. I’ve never understood why. I once attended a banquet at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., with priceless artifacts everywhere, and columnist Art Buchwald as guest speaker. It was memorable, to say [...]
The Schulz Museum will host appearances by three prominent women cartoonists this month. Hilary Price, creator of "Rhymes with Orange" will teach a master class for adults interested in cartooning, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday, March 20. Cost: $32 for museum members; $40 for non-members. Advance reservations [...]
Living in this region, we get used to hearing about Native American basket weaving. It literally comes with the territory. But how often do we really take a look at this intricate and remarkable art form? You have a good chance to do just that right now. "American Masterpieces: The [...]
Two Sonoma County artists who make art out of cast-off odds and ends -- Chris Blum of Healdsburg and Monty Monty of Santa Rosa -- are featured in a new exhibit at the Napa Valley Museum. "It's Not What It Use to Be: Fresh Art from Found Elements” [...]
"Many Hands- Many Arts," an exhibit of artwork by 14 members of the Artisans' Co-Op in Bodega, opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Gualala Art Center, at 46501 Gualala Road in Gualala. Participants include four weavers, three artists whose work [...]
The Sonoma State University Art Gallery, on the college's campus on Rohnert Park, is not on everyone's daily commute, so there's a danger that some of their excellent art exhibits will get overlooked. "Personal Identities, Contemporary Portraits," opening with a reception from 4 to 7 p.m. [...]
What is art? Whether it’s oil on canvas or actors on stage, dancers on their toes or comedians doing stand-up, Press Democrat staff writer Dan Taylor covers the fine and lively arts in Northern California. Meet the people, go behind the scenes and get ahead on what’s coming up.