Visual ARTSNow showing ~ Larry DeDionisio ~male and female nudes in charcoal &chalk pastel; cast bronze. Ongoing. 11:00-6:00 daily except Monday at Far WestTrading Company, 9060 Graton Road,Downtown Graton ~ 707-823-4880 ~ www.farwesttradingcompany.comNow to April 19 ~ Out of a Box ~ Juriedexhibition of mixed-media artwork inside,outside, made from, or is… a box. Also“Visual Compositions,” photographs byLarry Grace. Sebastopol Center for theArts, 6780 Depot Street, Sebastopol ~ 707-829-4797 ~ www.sebarts.orgNow to Apr 21 ~ WASCO ~ Water ColorArtists of Sonoma County. Hours: 11:00-5:00 daily. Plaza Arts Center, 130 PlazaStreet, Healdsburg ~ 707-431-1970 ~ www.plazaartscenter.orgNow to Apr 25 ~ Revising the UrbanImage ~ Maury Lapp, Don Fluitt, & FrankMiller represent the past, present, & futureof our current environment. Mon-Sat,Noon-6:00 pm, at the Sebastopol RegionalLibrary, 7140 Bodega Ave. Sebastopol ~707-823-7691 ~ www.sonomalibrary.orgNow to Apr 26 ~ Playful Works ~ Paintingsof whimsical subjects, toys, & people at play.Featuring resident artist Evelyn Dolowitz-Nitzberg and other regional artists. AuroraColors Gallery, 145 Kentucky Street in theOld Petaluma Opera House ~ 707-762-0131~ www.auroracolors.comInterrupted Life: Incarcerated Mothers inthe United States ~ highlights this largelyinvisible experience. Hours: Mon-Fri, 8:00-5:00; Sat-Sun, Noon-5:00 pm. Admissionis free. SSU Library Art Gallery, 1801 E.Cotati Avenue, Rohnert Park ~ KarenBrodsky, 707-664-4240 ~ library.sonoma.edu/about/gallery.htmlNow to Apr 28 ~ ExhibitApr 21 ~ ‘Til Death Do Us Part, documentaryfilm & discussion, 12:15pm in Schulz2015A/B.Apr 24 ~ Life Without Parole, performance,7:00pm at SSU CooperageNow to May 1 ~ Alice Thibeau ~the “Girlie” Series, a cheeky group ofpaintings, oil-on-canvas, inspired by 1920sboudoir photos. Hours: Wed-Sun 12-6 pmor by appt. The Wine Emporium, Inc., 12546 - www.westcountygazette.com - 4/16/09North Main Street, Sebastopol ~ 707-823-5200 ~ www.the-wine-emporium.comNow to May 3 ~ Down by the Sea ~Photographs by Lance Kuehne, + membersgroup show, “The Poetry of Trees.” Galleryhours: Tue-Wed-Thu-Sun, 10:30-6:00 pm;Fri-Sat, 10:30-8:00. Riverfront Art Gallery,132 Petaluma Blvd. North, Petaluma ~ 707-775-4278 ~ www.riverfrontartgallery.comNow to May 3 ~ Susan St. Thomas & JerryKermode ~ Watercolor & mixed-mediapaintings, plus custom wood turnings.Reception March 14, 5:00-7:00 pm. Opendaily 11:00-6:00. Sebastopol Gallery, 150North Main, Sebastopol ~ 707-829-7200 ~www.sebastopol-gallery.comHAMMERFRIARNow to May 6 ~ New Work ~ Newlyselected works of fourteen Sonoma Countyartists. Reception April 11 from 6:00-8:00 pm.Hours: Tue-Fri, 10-6 & Sat, 10-5.Hammerfriar Gallery, 139 HealdsburgAvenue, Healdsburg ~ 707-473-9600 ~www.hammerfriar.comNow to May 12 ~ New Dimensions inPhotography ~ featuring Jane Baron. Opendaily 10 to 5. Local Color Gallery, 1580Eastshore Rd., Bodega Bay ~ 707-875-2744~ www.localcolorgallery.comNow to May 15 ~ Bill Shelley ~ SonomaCounty contemporary landscape paintings.Admission free, parking $3.00. Libraryhours: Mon-Thu 8:00am-9:00pm, Fri 9:00-1:00, Sat 10:00-3:00, Closed Sundays. SRJCMahoney Library Gallery, 680 SonomaMountain Parkway, Petaluma ~ 707-778-3974 ~ www.santarosa.edu/library/aboutConcepts & Processes in Public Sculpture~ Illuminate the process of selecting andplacing public art. Curated by MichaelMcGinnis. Reception April 16, 4:00-7:00pm. Free. SRJC Art Gallery (first floor of theLibrary), 1501 Mendocino Avenue, SantaRosa ~ 707-527-4298 ~ www.santarosa.edu/art-galleryNow to May 23 ~ Exhibiting the works of14 prominent Bay area sculptorsApr 24 ~ 7:00 pm, Public Art, What Works,What Doesn’t, and How to Make It BetterMay 5 ~ Noon, A Personal Experience ofMaking Art, Growing Up in Public: AJourney with Michael StutzSRJC Gallery: Public SculptureNow to May 24 ~ No Unifying Factor ~ RikOlson, Linocut Prints and Paintings; PamLewis, Paintings and Drawings; WilliamO’Keeffe, Abstract Paintings, mixed media.Reception April 19, 3:00-5:30 pm. Opendaily (except Monday), 10:30am-6:00pmat Graton Gallery, 9048 Graton Road,downtown Graton ~ 707-829-8912 ~ www.GratonGallery.comRik Olson at work in the galleryNow to May 25 ~ Sebastopol to St. Paul:The Places of Peanuts ~ A look at the timesSchulz gives a nod to his home town, formerhome towns, & nearby villages. Hours:Mon-Wed-Thu-Fri, 11:00-5:00; Sat-Sun,10:00-5:00. Charles M. Schulz Museum,2301 Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa ~ 707-579-4452 ~ www.schulzmuseum.orgNow thru May ~ In The Gallery… Collage& mixed media exhibit by Tracy Walls& Leslie Zumwalt, paintings by ChrisHataway. Frame of Mind, 6671 Front St.,Forestville ~ 707-887-8530 ~ www.frameof-mind.bizFrame of MindNow to June 7 ~ A Feast of Color ~Embroidery and painting from the villagesof India. Thu-Mon, Noon-4:00 pm atPetaluma Arts Council, 230 LakevilleStreet at East D ~ 707-762-5600 ~ www.petalumaartscouncil.org
Now to April 2010 ~ Shape & Space ~Everything that is exists within a space andthat space defines and brings meaning to itsexistence. Wells Fargo Center for the Arts,50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa ~707-546-3600 ~ www.wellsfargocenterarts.orgApr 23 to May 18 ~ Members Show ~Reception May 1, 5:00-7:00 pm. Hours:11:00-5:00 daily. Plaza Arts Center, 130Plaza Street, Healdsburg ~ 707-431-1970 ~www.plazaartscenter.orgApril 24 to May 29 ~ On Memory, Loss,Growth & Regrowth ~ Sites, installationsby Daniel Glendening. Reception April 24,6:00-8:00pm. Hours: Tue-Sat, Noon-6:00pm at Phantom Gallery, 519 MendocinoAve, Santa Rosa ~ Vicky Kumpfer, 707-543-3732 or vkumpfer@srcity.orgApr 24 to June 29 ~ Scent of Spring ~Dianna Soderlind, oil and watercolorpaintings. Reception April 25, 3:00-6:00pm. Gallery hours: Thursday-Monday,11-5. Quercia Gallery, 25193 Highway 116,Duncans Mills ~ 707-865-0243 ~ www.quercia-gallery.comNow to June 30 ~ “Glass by the Glass”select works by artists Barbara Tobin,Jean Salatino and Steven Gandolfo inconjunction with Art at the Source.Woodenhead Winery 5700 River Rd.,Forestville 707-887-2703Ted Dixon at WoodenheadApril 1 - June 14 ~ Art & Wine: PerfectPairing ~ Art at the Source celebrates morethan 50 tasting rooms will showcase Artat the Source artwork for 2 months priorto the open studio event. See website forparticipating wineries and pairing list. ~www.artatthesource.orgApr 17 ~ Friday Knits! ~ Help, advice, &sharing the enjoyment of knitting on the“teenth” Friday of each month. 11:00 amto 5:00 pm at Artisans’ Co-Op, 17135-ABodega Highway (across from St. Teresa’s),Bodega ~ 707-876-9830 ~ www.artisanscoop.comApr 17 to May 22 ~ Science Species Lab~ An interpretation of natural phenomena.Reception April 17, 5:00-7:00 pm. Hours:Mon-Sat, Noon-4:00 pm. ArtSpace404, 404Mendocino Ave, Suite C, Santa Rosa ~ 707-579-2787 ~ artspace404.blogspot.comApril 17 to May 25 ~ Luminous Shadows ~Mezzotints & paintings by Holly Downing.Reception April 18, 4:00-6:00 pm. Gallerytalk May 14, 7:00 pm. Gallery Hours: 11:00-6:00, Thu-Mon (closed Tue-Wed). TheQuicksilver Mine Co, 6671 Front St/Hwy116, Forestville ~ 707-887-0799 ~ www.quicksilvermineco.comMay 4 - Spring Exhibit - watercolor andmixed media paintings by Susan St.Thomas and custom wood turnings byguest artist, Jerry Kermode. Show runsMay 4 – June 20th and features 6 artistmembers who are participating in Art atthe Source Open Studio in June. Opendaily 11-6 pm. Artist’s reception, May 16,5-7pm with harp, guitar, mandolin andfiddle music by Laurie and Will Goldstein.Sebastopol Gallery, 150 N. Main Street,Sebastopol , 707 829-7200May 5 to July 5 ~ Nature in a Man-MadeWorld ~ Paintings by Karen Spratt and“Let the Good Times Roll,” Photographsby Jerrie Jerné. Reception May 9 th , 5:00-9:00 pm. Gallery hours: Tue-Wed-Thu-Sun, 10:30-6:00 pm; Fri-Sat, 10:30-8:00.Riverfront Art Gallery, 132 Petaluma Blvd.North, Petaluma ~ 707-775-4278 ~ www.riverfrontartgallery.comCartoonist-in-Residence ~ A differentcartoonist every second Saturday. 1:00-3:00pm at the Charles M. Schulz Museum, 2301Hardies Lane, Santa Rosa ~ 707-579-4452 ~www.schulzmuseum.orgMay 9 ~ Zach Trenholm, celebrity caricaturesJun 13 ~ Elle Skinner, mini-comicsMay 16-17 ~ Art in Iron ~ An exhibitionof custom motorcycles is the centerpieceof SCA’s 20th annual benefit celebration.Saturday Gala w/ ride, auction, music andfood, $25. Sunday exhibit, $3. 10:00-4:00 atSebastopol Center for the Arts, 6780 DepotStreet, Sebastopol ~ 707-829-4797 ~ www.sebarts.orgNOW SHOWING: Upstairs Art Gallery -306 Center Street, Healdsburg,707-431-4214 Oen Daily: 1-am - 6pmwww.UpstairsArtGallerySite.comwww.sonomacountycalendar.com4/16/09 - www.westcountygazette.com - 47