Upcoming Classes and Events

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)
Jan
22

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
$40.00

Wednesdays, January 15 - February 19, 2025 (6 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Single Day: $40 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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After School Music: Chords and Progressions (Ages 7-12)
Jan
23

After School Music: Chords and Progressions (Ages 7-12)

After School Experimental Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
from $50.00

Thursdays, January 16 - February 20, 2025 (6 Weeks)

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

Full 6 week session: $235

Single Day: $50 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students ages 7-12 to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

Jan 16: Music Building Blocks; Special Guest: Guitar and Looping with Kerry Fogarty

Jan 23: Chords and Progressions; Special Guest: Piano and Keyboards with Nate Dittle

Jan 30: Rhythm 1: Counting Notes and Rhythmic Styles; Special Guest: DJing and Electronic Music with DJ Tecni

Feb 6: Bass and Melody; Special Guest: Hip Hop Based Beat Making Using iPad and More with Levi Miller

Feb 13: Song Structure, Songwriting; Special Guest: The Craft of Songwriting with Erica Ambrin

Feb 20: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey; Guest TBA

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Writers' Salon: Jan Session
Jan
23

Writers' Salon: Jan Session

Writers' Salon: Jan 2025 Session
from $10.00

Thursday, January 23, 2025; 3:30 - 6 pm

Join us at the Writers' Salon—a monthly in-person gathering for literary enthusiasts. Each person will have 5 minutes to read their work (any type of writing is welcome including prose, poetry, essay, etc.)

Enjoy sharing feedback and insight! Light refreshments will be served.

Max 10 attendees. RSVP required. No drop-ins

About the Facilitator: Linda Loveland-Ried is the author of two novels available on Amazon (Touch of Magenta and Something in Stone). Her stories, essays, and poems have been published in over 30 anthologies and magazines. Linda has two B.A.s from SSU, graduating cum laude. She lectures for SSU and Dominican Universities in the Osher Lifelong Learning program. As president of Redwood Writers for three years, a branch of the prestigious California Writers Club, she is a recipient of the Jack London Award. Several of Linda’s short plays have been presented by Readers Thater. She has directed community theater in Sonoma and Marin Counties for over 30 years, most recently “readings” of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milkwood and the Pulitzer Prize play Our Town. Linda professional career began as Associate Executive Director of United Way in Sonoma County. She then founded an insurance firm specializing in employee benefits, now managed by her daughter. You can see Linda’s figurative and abstract paintings, along with her writing, at her website: LindaLovelandReid.com

 
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SRS Youth Orchestra Concerto Showcase Recital
Jan
24

SRS Youth Orchestra Concerto Showcase Recital

SRS Youth Orchestra Concerto Showcase Recital
from $5.00

Friday, January 24, 2025; 7:30pm

Prepare to be amazed by the next generation of musical talent. Watch as extraordinary young musicians from the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra perform stunning solo works by iconic composers such as Mozart, Kabalevsky, Vivaldi, Rachmaninoff, Lee Actor, and more.

With the expert accompaniment of Bay Area pianist Miles Graber, this performance promises to be an unforgettable celebration of skill, passion, and musical excellence.

$25 General Admission

$15 Students 

$5 Children under 10 yrs old

 
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Create Your Own Collage Papers!
Jan
26

Create Your Own Collage Papers!

Create Your Own Collage Papers!
$115.00

Sunday, January 26, 2025; 11am - 3pm

$105 + $10 materials fee

Number of participants: 14 max.

Ages 16 and up

Join collage artist Catherine Cruz for one of her most popular workshops. For 2025 she has updated this class with new exercises that will free you to create unique designs. Instead of working on small individual sheets you’ll have a chance to paint on large sheets of paper using acrylic paint and a variety of mark making tools. Use this time and space to work big and make things you can’t create at home. Participate in this fun workshop and give yourself the freedom to explore and see what happens. You will take home many sheets of beautiful painted papers that you can use in your collages, artwork, or other design projects.

About the instructor: Catherine Cruz is a French-American artist, whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and France since 2019, and this is her third year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, and is a participant in Art Trails Open Studios. You may contact Catherine Cruz at beyouartstudio@gmail.com Check out Catherine's other classes here: https://www.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes

 
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Printmaking Demonstration
Jan
26

Printmaking Demonstration

Printmaking Demonstration
from $10.00

Sunday, January 26, 2025; 3-4pm

RSVP required, Sliding Scale: $10/$15/$20

Join us for a demonstration on how to ink up an etching plate and pull a print using the SebArts’ etching press.

About the Instructor: Eileen is an abstract artist working in the mediums of printmaking, painting and drawing. She has earned a Bachelor of Arts in painting and drawing from UC Berkeley and a second Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in printmaking from Sonoma State University. She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the California College of the Arts and is currently a lecturer in Art Studio at Sonoma State University, Napa Valley College and Santa Rosa Junior College. She has exhibited her work in Sonoma County and the greater San Francisco Bay area. In her spare time she can be found working in her studio, volunteering at the Sonoma Community Center printshop and teaching creative workshops. You may view her work here: https://eileenparentart.wixsite.com/mysite

 
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Wheel Throwing - Level 2: Jan-Mar 2025
Jan
26

Wheel Throwing - Level 2: Jan-Mar 2025

Wheel Throwing - Level 2 : Jan-Mar 2025
$245.00

Sundays, January 26 - March 2, 2025; 5:30PM-8:30PM (6 weeks)

$200 + $45 Clay Fee

Located in the Ceramics Studio at SebArts

Have you tried your hand at pottery in the past? Are you looking to dive back in after a long break or recently learned the basics of throwing on the wheel?

This class will continue to build your confidence in your throwing skills and teach techniques on creating functional ceramics that are a little less wabi-sabi and a little more polished and professional!

Attention to detail on throwing, trimming, and decorating techniques will be the main focus of this course. Expect to come away with pieces that you can be proud of within this 6-week course!

About the Instructor: Rachel Horton has taken numerous collegiate pottery clases and various workshops over the course of 10 years. She has been facilitating at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts for several years and has been a production potter for the past 3, selling her wares at various markets locally. Check out some of Rachel's work here: https://www.up-north-pottery.com/ or on her Instagram @upnorthpottery

 
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Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
Jan
27

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
from $25.00

Mondays, January 6 - 27, 2025; 6 - 9pm

$25 p/session or 4 Weeks $100

Painting/Drawing Room

Pre-signup guarantees entry, drop-ins are on a first come basis.

Live model on site, no instructor

Bring your own supplies

Ages 16+

 
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After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)
Jan
29

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
$40.00

Wednesdays, January 15 - February 19, 2025 (6 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Single Day: $40 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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After School Music: Rhythmic Styles (Ages 7-12)
Jan
30

After School Music: Rhythmic Styles (Ages 7-12)

After School Experimental Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
from $50.00

Thursdays, January 16 - February 20, 2025 (6 Weeks)

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

Full 6 week session: $235

Single Day: $50 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students ages 7-12 to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

Jan 16: Music Building Blocks; Special Guest: Guitar and Looping with Kerry Fogarty

Jan 23: Chords and Progressions; Special Guest: Piano and Keyboards with Nate Dittle

Jan 30: Rhythm 1: Counting Notes and Rhythmic Styles; Special Guest: DJing and Electronic Music with DJ Tecni

Feb 6: Bass and Melody; Special Guest: Hip Hop Based Beat Making Using iPad and More with Levi Miller

Feb 13: Song Structure, Songwriting; Special Guest: The Craft of Songwriting with Erica Ambrin

Feb 20: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey; Guest TBA

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Paper Collage Valentines Day Cards
Feb
1

Paper Collage Valentines Day Cards

Paper Collage Valentines Day Cards 2025
$50.00

Saturday, February 1, 2025; 12pm-3:30pm

$40 + $10 Materials Fee

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.

This relaxing class will allow budding artists to create beautiful images without the need to perfect painting and drawing skills. The more advanced student can also expand their knowledge of the effects of various papers and how to add unexpected and unique collage elements to their work.

Collage can be a really fun way to quickly create delightful compositions and play with pictorial relationships. Get Inspired by viewing collage works that moved the art world and play with my diverse collection of papers ranging from rice paper, origami, to metallic papers and vintage images.

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me

 
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Eco Art! Mixed Media Painting
Feb
3

Eco Art! Mixed Media Painting

Eco Art! Mixed Media Painting, Feb 2025
$180.00

Mondays, February 3 - 24, 2025; 10:30am-12:30pm (4 weeks)

$150 +$30 Materials Fee

Using the earth and its elements as the foundation of artistic inspiration, texture and form you can tap into the instructor’s vast collections of leaves, flowers, cones, lichens, seaweeds and more to create eco inspired compositions that draw on the glorious perfection of natural forms and the sensuous textures that can be found in nature.

In following classes in this series participants will seal, prime and paint the textured surface they created in the previous workshop. Students will receive guidance on how to highlight the patterns and forms and which adhesives work best with materials from nature. This class is a lovely combination of structure and play. All materials are provided, but if you have collections you'd like to bring you are welcome to.

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

 
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Watercolor Wednesdays, Basics & Techniques: Feb 5-26, 2025
Feb
5

Watercolor Wednesdays, Basics & Techniques: Feb 5-26, 2025

Watercolor Wednesdays, Basics & Techniques: Feb 5-26, 2025
$200.00

Wednesdays, February 5 - 26, 2025; 10AM - 12PM

4 SESSIONS FOR $170+ $30 Materials Fee

Located in the Painting/Drawing Studio at SebArts.

The watercolor class will focus on skill and technique development: wash, color mixing, texture, and line.

Beginning painters will practice developing a strong foundation.

Advanced painters will benefit from new approaches to the basics and sharpened skills.

Discussion will focus on the elements of visual art: light, form, color, and texture.

About the Instructor: Lynn Zachreson studied art at the University of Minnesota and San Jose State University—Painting, Printmaking: BA Fine Art. She has experience teaching all ages: Watercolor painting skills, 30+ years, Watercolor figure painting 20+ years, and Fine Art Basics with Mixed Media 20+ years. Lynn enjoys spending her time painting, teaching, long distance hiking, and gardening.

 
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Handbuilding Wednesdays (Sliding Scale)
Feb
5

Handbuilding Wednesdays (Sliding Scale)

Handbuilding Wednesdays (Sliding Scale): Feb 2025
from $55.00

Wednesdays, February 5 - 19, 2025 (3 sessions)

1:30pm-4pm

This course is designed for new and returning students wishing to improve their clay hand-building skills and enjoy being a part of the Sebarts clay studio community.

Each session will start with a demonstration of a specific project related to functional pottery. Class time will also include unstructured time for students to explore special projects and consult with the instructor as needed. Sculptors are also encouraged to take this class.

Week 1: Pinch pots, coils, and texture.

Week 2: Slips, slabs, and slump Molds

Week 3: Glazing success strategies

The class fee includes firing/glazing, and 5 pounds of recycled clay. Students may purchase other clay for an additional fee online.

Thank you for selecting the “sliding scale” fee option that feels perfect for you. Your contributions help to make our community art center more inclusive.

About the Instructor: Alice Rathjen has over 40 years experience working with clay. She was a production potter for five years. The current focus of her “art” is the sheer pleasure of playful engagement and exploration of clay and not having to be productive. She enjoys throwing exquisite bowls, mugs and cups and seeing them go on adventures.

 
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After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)
Feb
5

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
$40.00

Wednesdays, January 15 - February 19, 2025 (6 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Single Day: $40 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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After School Music: Bass and Melody (Ages 7-12)
Feb
6

After School Music: Bass and Melody (Ages 7-12)

After School Experimental Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
from $50.00

Thursdays, January 16 - February 20, 2025 (6 Weeks)

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

Full 6 week session: $235

Single Day: $50 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students ages 7-12 to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

Jan 16: Music Building Blocks; Special Guest: Guitar and Looping with Kerry Fogarty

Jan 23: Chords and Progressions; Special Guest: Piano and Keyboards with Nate Dittle

Jan 30: Rhythm 1: Counting Notes and Rhythmic Styles; Special Guest: DJing and Electronic Music with DJ Tecni

Feb 6: Bass and Melody; Special Guest: Hip Hop Based Beat Making Using iPad and More with Levi Miller

Feb 13: Song Structure, Songwriting; Special Guest: The Craft of Songwriting with Erica Ambrin

Feb 20: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey; Guest TBA

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Saturday Watercolor Basics & Techniques: Feb 8-15, 2025
Feb
8

Saturday Watercolor Basics & Techniques: Feb 8-15, 2025

Saturday Watercolor Basics & Techniques: Feb 8-15, 2025
$100.00

Saturdays, February 8 - 15, 2025; 1:30pm-3:30pm

2 SESSIONS FOR $80 + $20 Materials Fee

Located in the Painting/Drawing Studio at SebArts.

The watercolor class will focus on skill and technique development: wash, color mixing, texture, and line.

Beginning painters will practice developing a strong foundation.

Advanced painters will benefit from new approaches to the basics and sharpened skills.

Discussion will focus on the elements of visual art: light, form, color, and texture.

About the Instructor: Lynn Zachreson studied art at the University of Minnesota and San Jose State University—Painting, Printmaking: BA Fine Art. She has experience teaching all ages: Watercolor painting skills, 30+ years, Watercolor figure painting 20+ years, and Fine Art Basics with Mixed Media 20+ years. Lynn enjoys spending her time painting, teaching, long distance hiking, and gardening.

 
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Rumi's Caravan
Feb
8

Rumi's Caravan

A Benefit for SebARTS: Rumi's Caravan 2025
from $25.00

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Tier 1: $25, Tier 2: $35, Tier 3, $45

(Limited tickets available at each tier. Pay what you are able until each tier sells out!)

An Evening of Poetry and Music in the Ecstatic Tradition 

Join us for Rumi's Caravan, a mesmerizing evening of poetry and music celebrating the ecstatic tradition. This benefit event will transport you into a realm of inspiration and creativity, featuring an incredible lineup of talented performers.

Kay Crista, Barry Spector, Maya Spector, Rebecca Evert, and Larry Robinson Share their heartfelt verses, drawing from the rich tapestry of Rumi’s wisdom and the ecstatic spirit of poetic expression.

Enhancing the evening, the soulful musical accompaniment by Jason Parmar and Arshad Seyed will elevate the atmosphere, weaving melodies that resonate with the rhythms of the heart.

Join us for this unforgettable night where art meets compassion, and be part of a community dedicated to supporting the arts. Your presence not only enriches the evening but also helps SebARTS continue to foster creativity and culture in our community.

Lavish attire is encouraged!

 
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Pop-Up Valentines Day Cards
Feb
9

Pop-Up Valentines Day Cards

Pop-Up Valentines Day Cards
$60.00

Sunday, February 9, 2025; 1 - 4pm

Class Fee: $60

In this unique class we will explore the foundations of pop up design and paper cutting while creating one of a kind pop up valentines for loved ones. Students will learn foundational “folds” for pop up elements and then create their own valentines. Students can personalize provided pop up design templates, or dream up their own imaginative way to use the folds they have learned to create their own pop up design for their cards.

With an introduction to paper cutting technique, students can expand on their designs and create something enchanting. Artists will have some multimedia options if they wish to adorn their pop up elements and card pages (such as watercolor, colored pencils, etc), or may opt to let the cut paper speak for itself.

In this one day worksop we will cover: the basic rules underlying pop up mechanics, beginning pop up “folds”, proper knife handling, foundational paper cutting skills, and the basics of pop up design. This class is suitable for artists of all skill levels. All materials included.

About the Instructor: Hannah Day received her BA in Visual Arts with an emphasis on drawing and printmaking from University of San Diego, then attended University of Hawaii at Manoa to receive her MFA in printmaking. Hannah’s etchings have been internationally shown and collected, but her personal practice also includes paper cutting, graphite, watercolor, mixed media, and murals. She have taught all ages and many formats (kids, teens, adults, college, private lessons, camps, etc) and many mediums. These days Hannah has been teaching primarily paper cutting but also enjoys teaching drawing, painting and printmaking.

 
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Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Feb 11, 2025
Feb
11

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Feb 11, 2025

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Feb 11, 2025
$45.00

Tuesday, February 11, 2025; 10 AM - 1 PM

Painting/Drawing Room

3 HR CLASS - $45

These workshops are geared to the advanced, ongoing students who want in-person instruction and feedback on their colored pencil projects. Please consult the instructor before signing up, Nina Antze antze@pcquilt.com

Nina Antze is a botanical artist, quilt maker and teacher living in Sonoma County. She has a degree in Fine Art from San Francisco State University and has a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the New York Botanical Gardens. Her paintings are part of the Filoli Florilegium and the Alcatraz Florilegium.

 
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After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)
Feb
12

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
$40.00

Wednesdays, January 15 - February 19, 2025 (6 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Single Day: $40 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Abstract Style & Beyond
Feb
12

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Abstract Style & Beyond

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Abstract Style & Beyond
from $10.00

Wednesday, February 12, 2025; 3:30 - 6pm

Sliding Scale: $10/$15/$20

Artists welcome to a fun and friendly "show and tell."

This month’s theme is Abstract, however, you are not limited to this style. Bring ANY one of your masterpieces or something in-the-works to share. Our discussions will inspire and motivate the beginner to the expert.

Each artist has 10 minutes for discussion and input from attendees.

Max 12 attendees. RSVP required. Other artists and non-artists are welcome as "listeners."

Light refreshments will be served.

Moderated by Linda Loveland-Ried. You can see Linda’s figurative and abstract paintings, along with her writing, at her website: LindaLovelandReid.com

 
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After School Music: Songwriting (Ages 7-12)
Feb
13

After School Music: Songwriting (Ages 7-12)

After School Experimental Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
from $50.00

Thursdays, January 16 - February 20, 2025 (6 Weeks)

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

Full 6 week session: $235

Single Day: $50 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students ages 7-12 to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

Jan 16: Music Building Blocks; Special Guest: Guitar and Looping with Kerry Fogarty

Jan 23: Chords and Progressions; Special Guest: Piano and Keyboards with Nate Dittle

Jan 30: Rhythm 1: Counting Notes and Rhythmic Styles; Special Guest: DJing and Electronic Music with DJ Tecni

Feb 6: Bass and Melody; Special Guest: Hip Hop Based Beat Making Using iPad and More with Levi Miller

Feb 13: Song Structure, Songwriting; Special Guest: The Craft of Songwriting with Erica Ambrin

Feb 20: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey; Guest TBA

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Beginning Pottery & Beyond w/ Randy Snyder
Feb
13

Beginning Pottery & Beyond w/ Randy Snyder

Beginning Pottery & Beyond w/ Randy Snyder: Feb 13, 2025
$245.00

(6 sessions) Thursdays, February 13 - March 20 2025; 6:30pm - 9pm

$200 + Clay Fee: $45

Ages 16 and up

All levels welcome (beginner to advanced)

Come play with clay!! This is the prefect class to introduce you to most methods of working with clay.

The class will focus on the potters wheel and hand building techniques like slab, coil, and pinch to create cups bowls and other shapes to make our pottery projects.

We will finish, fire and glaze our project for you to enjoy for years to come.

This class is great for beginners and seasoned potters looking to bring it to next level.

About the Instructor: Randy Snyder got hooked on throwing pots while in high school and kept throwing them through his college years and part-time afterward, while trying various career avenues. He finally decided that the thing he loved to do was pottery and has been a full time artist and teacher for the last 30 years. Check out Randy’s work here: https://www.rakufiredpottery.com/

 
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Painting with Soft Pastels: Feb 14-28, 2025
Feb
14

Painting with Soft Pastels: Feb 14-28, 2025

Painting with Soft Pastels: Feb 14-28, 2025
$150.00

Fridays, February 14, 21, 28, 2025 10AM - 12PM

3 Sessions for $135+ $15 Materials Fee

Explore the vivid world of soft pastel with master pastelist, James R Reynolds. The class begins with a short demonstration and introduction to this vivid and flexible medium. Then students will begin a pastel painting of their own. The student is free to choose an image, but guidance will be available.

Students will get individual attention in a supportive, friendly and non-judgmental atmosphere.

Topics to be covered will include: Making a good start - underpainting using an alcohol wash, Simplifying color choices, Types of mark making, layering colors, blending

About the Instructor: James R Reynolds is a popular Sebastopol artist who works in a variety of traditional media, including pastel, oil, watercolor and sculpture. He started working in pastel over 20 years ago. James has conducted several weekend and day-long workshops and has taught students privately. He has demonstrated his pastel techniques to numerous Bay Area art groups. His pastel work has won numerous awards. James was initiated into the pastel medium when he attended his first week long plein aire painting workshop with renowned artist Richard McDaniel. That was such a solid beginning that over the next several years James attended Richard’s workshop three additional times. He also received private instruction from several other prominent local artists and enrolled in many helpful painting classes at the SRJC over a ten year period. For 17 years, James has helped to manage and maintain the Sebastopol Gallery, which he co-founded with 15 local artists. He participates in both of the annual Sebarts studio shows - Art at the Source and Art Trails.

 
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Abstract Collage Composition
Feb
16

Abstract Collage Composition

Abstract Collage Composition
$115.00

Sunday, February 16, 2025; 11am - 3pm

$105 + $10 materials fee

Number of participants: 14 max.

Ages 16 and up

In this workshop, collage artist Catherine Cruz will focus on the basics of grid composition and how it can be used to create interesting abstract collages. This class is designed for people with no previous art experience as well as artists interested in exploring a new medium. Catherine can meet you wherever you are in your art practice and guide you. She will discuss how grids are used in design and show how many contemporary collage artists use a form of grid composition. Participants will have an opportunity to select papers, learn about the elements of composition, and practice several exercises for different types of composition. They will take home several abstract collages on paper.

Provided materials: Glue sticks, Scissors, Templates, Collage papers. Participants are welcome to bring their own collage papers if they want.

About the instructor: Catherine is a French-American artist, whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and France since 2019, and this is her third year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, and is a participant in Art Trails Open Studios. You may contact her at beyouartstudio@gmail.com Check out Catherine's other classes here: https://www.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes

 
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After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)
Feb
19

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media (Ages 7-12)

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
$40.00

Wednesdays, January 15 - February 19, 2025 (6 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Single Day: $40 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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After School Music: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey
Feb
20

After School Music: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey

After School Experimental Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
from $50.00

Thursdays, January 16 - February 20, 2025 (6 Weeks)

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

Full 6 week session: $235

Single Day: $50 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students ages 7-12 to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

Jan 16: Music Building Blocks; Special Guest: Guitar and Looping with Kerry Fogarty

Jan 23: Chords and Progressions; Special Guest: Piano and Keyboards with Nate Dittle

Jan 30: Rhythm 1: Counting Notes and Rhythmic Styles; Special Guest: DJing and Electronic Music with DJ Tecni

Feb 6: Bass and Melody; Special Guest: Hip Hop Based Beat Making Using iPad and More with Levi Miller

Feb 13: Song Structure, Songwriting; Special Guest: The Craft of Songwriting with Erica Ambrin

Feb 20: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey; Guest TBA

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Writers' Salon: Feb Session
Feb
20

Writers' Salon: Feb Session

Writers' Salon: Feb 2025 Session
from $10.00

Thursday, February 20, 2025; 3:30 - 6 pm

Join us at the Writers' Salon—a monthly in-person gathering for literary enthusiasts. Each person will have 5 minutes to read their work (any type of writing is welcome including prose, poetry, essay, etc.)

Enjoy sharing feedback and insight! Light refreshments will be served.

Max 10 attendees. RSVP required. No drop-ins

About the Facilitator: Linda Loveland-Ried is the author of two novels available on Amazon (Touch of Magenta and Something in Stone). Her stories, essays, and poems have been published in over 30 anthologies and magazines. Linda has two B.A.s from SSU, graduating cum laude. She lectures for SSU and Dominican Universities in the Osher Lifelong Learning program. As president of Redwood Writers for three years, a branch of the prestigious California Writers Club, she is a recipient of the Jack London Award. Several of Linda’s short plays have been presented by Readers Thater. She has directed community theater in Sonoma and Marin Counties for over 30 years, most recently “readings” of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milkwood and the Pulitzer Prize play Our Town. Linda professional career began as Associate Executive Director of United Way in Sonoma County. She then founded an insurance firm specializing in employee benefits, now managed by her daughter. You can see Linda’s figurative and abstract paintings, along with her writing, at her website: LindaLovelandReid.com

 
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How to Make Great Photos with Your iPhone Camera
Feb
23

How to Make Great Photos with Your iPhone Camera

How to Make Great Photos with Your iPhone Camera
$85.00

Sunday, February 23, 2025; 12:00pm – 4:00pm

$85 p/student (min. 8)

Learn how to make (not take) great photos to enjoy, create memories, and capture those life moments. All iPhones are welcome (android phones are also welcome, but we demonstrate with an iPhone). It does not have to be the latest rendition and all levels of photographical experience are welcome!!! We will discuss, and demonstrate:

The settings, filters, exposure, focus, shutter speeds, lenses (yes you do have lens choices on the phone camera), panoramas, macro and close ups, portraits, and videos. All will be presented with an eye towards creativity and compositional power and considerations.

Join us in discovering and mastering the potential of your iPhone Camera!

About the Instructors: As a husband-and-wife team, Susan and Neil Silverman have been “captured” with photography for over 25 years – teaching, leading workshops and working professionally in many venues. They have taught for the Kelby Photo Conferences, Gualala Arts Center, Santa Rosa Junior College, Pacific Northwest Art School, Point Reyes Field Institute, Great American Photography Workshop (GAPW), and Better Photo, as well as many photo clubs and organizations. Their work has been published both nationally and internationally. Sharing knowledge, experiences and camaraderie is as important as “getting the shot.”

 
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Intro to Wheel Throwing
Feb
28

Intro to Wheel Throwing

Intro to Wheel Throwing: Feb 28 - Apr 4, 2025
$250.00

Fridays, February 28 - April 4, 2025 (6 sessions)

5pm - 7:30pm

$205 + $45 clay fee

Maximum 10 students

There will be an initial demo on throwing and trimming, and you will also receive one-on-one guidance.

The class will end with learning to attach a handle to a cup and glazing the cup with your chosen colors.

The instructor will clear glaze your pieces once they have been bisqued at the studio.

Come prepared to get messy and have fun!

About the Instructor: James Thomson has been a ceramics studio facilitator with Sebastopol Center of the Arts for over 5 years. He holds a BA from San Jose State University and has taken classes with Laney Junior College, Santa Rosa Junior College, Richmond Art Center. He enjoys sharing his acquired skills with those who are interested in broadening their relationship with clay. James approaches his classes with a friendly and encouraging attitude. When James is not in the studio, he is out in nature, hiking, and contributing to community through his art.

 
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Gel Plate Printing
Mar
2

Gel Plate Printing

Gel Plate Printing: Mar 2, 2025
$115.00

Sunday, March 2, 2025; 11am -3pm

Fee: $105 + $10 materials fee

Ages 16 and up

Learn to create beautiful designs on paper by printing with a gel plate and acrylic paint. Mixed media artist Catherine Cruz will teach you the basic skills for using this fun tool from printing textural backgrounds, to layering colors, and using stencils and other applications.

You will take home lots of prints that can be used for designing collage, mixed media art or greeting cards. This class is suitable for anyone wanting to learn this unique mono printing style and perfect for beginners.

All materials are provided: Gel plate, brayer roller, acrylic paint, stencils, mark-making tools, paper.

About the instructor: Catherine Cruz is a French-American artist, whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and France since 2019, and this is her third year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, and participates in Art Trails Open Studios. You may contact Catherine Cruz at beyouartstudio@gmail.com Check out Catherine's other classes here: https://www.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes

 
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Poetry Challenge: Abstraction through Form
Mar
2

Poetry Challenge: Abstraction through Form

Poetry Challenge: Abstraction through Form
from $15.00

Sunday, March 2, 2025; 1 - 3pm

Sliding Scale: $15/$20/$25

While poetic forms impose a certain amount of constraint upon the writer, they can also lead to greater abstraction. In this class, we will experiment with a short-form of the sestina called the questina. The questina form was devised by Sonoma County Poet Laureate Dave Seter while attending the Napa Valley Writers’ Conference.

The questina is patterned after the sestina, but with four end-words instead of six. The four words must appear in each stanza, ordered in a specific pattern. Ezra Pound is said to have described the sestina as “a thin sheet of flame, folding and infolding upon itself.” The same flame-like intensity may be achieved in the questina form by choosing end-words that are in tension with one another.

In the first thirty minutes of the class the instructor will discuss the idea of abstraction through form in poetry. He will then cover the rules governing the questina form and share examples from his own work. For the following thirty minutes, participants will work with the form with the goal of completing one or more draft questinas. In the final sixty minutes, participants will be given the opportunity to share and discuss their work.

About the Instructor: Dave Seter is a poet, essayist, and author of the poetry collections Don’t Sing to Me of Electric Fences (Cherry Grove Collections, 2021) and Night Duty (Main Street Rag, 2010). His poems have won the KNOCK Ecolit Prize and placed third in the William Matthews competition. He is the recipient of two Pushcart nominations. He has been an Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts, and has served on the Board of Directors of Marin Poetry Center. He earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Princeton University and his graduate degree in humanities from Dominican University of California. He has previously been a guest instructor and panelist at the Dominican University of California Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program. He has been named Sonoma County Poet Laureate 2024-2026.

 
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Foundational Acrylic Painting Techniques
Mar
3

Foundational Acrylic Painting Techniques

Foundational Acrylic Painting Techniques 2025
$150.00

Mondays, March 3 - 24, 2025; 10:30am-12:30pm (4 weeks)

$125 + $25 Materials fee

Gain confidence in the art of acrylic painting by learning foundational techniques in acrylic painting through getting to know tools and surfaces. Experiment with various types of acrylic mediums, how to use different types of brushes, palette knives and spatulas and learn how to create a variety of marks.

Try different surfaces like wood, masonite, canvas, fabric, watercolor paper and cardboard and learn how to prepare your surface with gesso. Learn how to thin your paint and glaze and how to thicken your paint to create dimensional textured paintings. We will also learn about the composition of your work and look at many artists and break down the elements of composition in painting.

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

 
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After School Ceramics Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025
Mar
4

After School Ceramics Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025

After School Ceramics Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025
$240.00

Tuesdays, March 4 - April 8, 2025 (No class Mar 18-20 Spring Break) (5 Weeks)

Drop Off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup 5:30-5:45pm

Registration Price: $230 + $10 clay fee (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Ceramics for children ages 8-12 who love hands-on experiences and creative process, this exciting class offers the perfect opportunity to explore the world of clay.

Students will learn the fundamentals of handbuilding techniques such as pinch pots, slab formation and coil building, creating functional and sculptural forms, along with a chance at wheel throwing, all while using recycled clay.

In addition to clay formation we will delve into surface treatment of the texturing of wet clay, along with decorative glazing techniques.

The goal is to inspire confidence in young artists, empowering them to bring their creative ideas to life within this wonderfully satisfying and expressive medium!

About the Instructor: Following the path of Practice, Passion and Play, Meryl Juniper, holds a BFA from San Francisco Art institute. Her 6 decades of Visual Art, Dance and Musical Expressions, intertwine within 5 decades of MultiMedia Master Arts Education and Collaborative Art Installation Projects. Meryl is a longtime Local Artist, spearheading art programs and teaching within them at Oak Grove Elementary, Willowside Middle along with Sally Briggs at Apple Blossom Elementary and positions at Bodega Bay and Tomales Elementary Schools. In addition, Meryl held a 20 year run of Arts Education here at Center for the Arts in past decades. She ignites and delicately encourages a supportive environment where artistic expression and hands-on inspired creative process thrives! You can view her work at https://www.meryljuniper.com/

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Poetic Medicine: An Instrument for Healing
Mar
4

Poetic Medicine: An Instrument for Healing

Poetic Medicine: An Instrument for Healing
from $15.00

Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 2025; 4:30-6pm

3 Weeks for $30 or 1 session for $15

The practice of “poem making” offers a means to express the metaphors and meaning of the joys and suffering we experience in ourselves and bear witness to in others. Poetry can be a salve for the heart and soul. It is a way of speaking what is true in our hearts and is often difficult to access without a creative spark. You do not have to be a "poet" or even a "writer" to allow words and feelings to pour through your pen.

Redwing Keyssar has been leading "poetic medicine" sessions through her work in Palliative Care at UCSF for the past 5 years. Her work has created an international community of people who, by listening to and writing poetry together, have healed wounds of grief and loss, helped "wounded healers," and provided resiliency to move forward on our life paths.

Writing poetry in community is a bit like attending a meditation retreat. The instruction for most beginners when learning to meditate is to simply bring oneself back to the breath, each time the mind wanders. In poem-making, the instruction is to bring oneself back to the heart and along with a deep breath, see if one can open a little bit wider. When we witness each other in this process, in a circle of open-heartedness, something magical happens!

We encourage registration for all three sessions to establish a strong and safe creative community. We are all poets!

About the Instructor: Judith Redwing Keyssar, RN has traversed an amazing 35+ year journey in the healing arts/healthcare. Redwing is an educator, end-of-life doula, author, poet, song-writer, ceremonialist, national presenter and frequent contributor to public issues about Palliative and End of Life Care. Redwing is currently the Director of Education at the MERI Center for Education in Palliative Care at UCSF/Mt. Zion. Her professional career includes being the Clinical Director at Zen Hospice Project and the Director of Palliative Care and Nursing at Jewish Family and Children’s Services from 2004-2018. She is a founder and adjunct faculty member of the California State University Shiley/Haynes Institute of Palliative Care, and has taught courses at OLLI at Sonoma State. Redwing is the author of an award-winning book, “Last Acts of Kindness; Lessons for the Living from the Bedsides of the Dying” and is the recipient of numerous awards in the field of Palliative Care. After studying with John Fox at the Institute for Poetic Medicine, her passion for using poetry as a healing modality has led to the development of a successful international program in Poetic Medicine, through her work at the UCSF MERI Center. Learn more about her here: https://redwingkeyssar.com/

 
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After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025
Mar
5

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025
$200.00

Wednesdays, March 5 - April 9, 2025 (No class Mar 18-20 Spring Break) (5 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Registration Price: $200 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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Intro to Peaceful Pottery
Mar
5

Intro to Peaceful Pottery

Intro to Peaceful Pottery: Mar 5 - Apr 9, 2025
$250.00

Wednesdays, March 5 - April 9, 2025 (6 sessions); 6:00pm-8:30pm

Class fee: $205 + Clay fee: $45

Ages 16 and up, max 10 students

All levels welcome (beginner to advanced)

Intro to Throwing and Handbuilding

This is a great class for those who want to enjoy building something with their own hands and experience the personal benefits of working with clay. Instruction will cover the basics of wheel throwing, hand-building (slab, coil, freeform), and glazing techniques. We’ll also explore the benefits of joining in collaborative art and letting go of the need to be productive.

Students will have unstructured time to work on, fire, and glaze their own pottery to take home. A goal of this course is to familiarize students with how clay rooms work and why they’re a fun place to be.

About the Instructor: Alice Rathjen has over 40 years experience working with clay. She was a production potter for five years. The current focus of her “art” is the sheer pleasure of playful engagement and exploration of clay and not having to be productive. She enjoys throwing exquisite bowls, mugs and cups and seeing them go on adventures.

 
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Creating Ceramic Garden Poles
Mar
6

Creating Ceramic Garden Poles

Creating Ceramic Garden Poles: Mar 6 - Apr 17, 2025
$255.00

Thursdays, March 6 - April 17, 2025 (7 weeks); 2 - 5pm

$210 +$45 clay fee (pre-registration required)

Using basic-level hand-building skills including pinching and working with slabs, participants will learn to create unique pieces of garden art. Students can explore applied textures and the use of colored slips and glazes to personalize each piece. Participants can expect to have fun while skill-building— leading to an elegant piece art.

About the Instructor: Maura Palmer has been a  prolific creator for most of her life.  She specializes in the use of color and texture on organic forms. Her approach to teaching is to guide students to produce a truly unique work of art that embodies a west coast appreciation of nature and free form design.  Prior to working with clay and concrete, she operated her own garden design business for over two decades.

 
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After School Music Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025
Mar
6

After School Music Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025

After School Experimental Music Session 2: Mar - Apr 2025
$225.00

Thursdays, March 6 - April 10, 2025 (No class Mar 18-20 Spring Break) (5 Weeks)

Registration Price: $225 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Painting with Soft Pastels: Mar 7-21, 2025
Mar
7

Painting with Soft Pastels: Mar 7-21, 2025

Painting with Soft Pastels: Mar 7-21, 2025
$150.00

Fridays, March 7, 14, 21, 2025 10AM - 12PM

3 Sessions for $135+ $15 Materials Fee

Explore the vivid world of soft pastel with master pastelist, James R Reynolds. The class begins with a short demonstration and introduction to this vivid and flexible medium. Then students will begin a pastel painting of their own. The student is free to choose an image, but guidance will be available.

Students will get individual attention in a supportive, friendly and non-judgmental atmosphere.

Topics to be covered will include: Making a good start - underpainting using an alcohol wash, Simplifying color choices, Types of mark making, layering colors, blending

About the Instructor: James R Reynolds is a popular Sebastopol artist who works in a variety of traditional media, including pastel, oil, watercolor and sculpture. He started working in pastel over 20 years ago. James has conducted several weekend and day-long workshops and has taught students privately. He has demonstrated his pastel techniques to numerous Bay Area art groups. His pastel work has won numerous awards. James was initiated into the pastel medium when he attended his first week long plein aire painting workshop with renowned artist Richard McDaniel. That was such a solid beginning that over the next several years James attended Richard’s workshop three additional times. He also received private instruction from several other prominent local artists and enrolled in many helpful painting classes at the SRJC over a ten year period. For 17 years, James has helped to manage and maintain the Sebastopol Gallery, which he co-founded with 15 local artists. He participates in both of the annual Sebarts studio shows - Art at the Source and Art Trails.

 
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Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Mar 11, 2025
Mar
11

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Mar 11, 2025

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Mar 11, 2025
$45.00

Tuesday, March 11, 2025; 10 AM - 1 PM

Painting/Drawing Room

3 HR CLASS - $45

These workshops are geared to the advanced, ongoing students who want in-person instruction and feedback on their colored pencil projects. Please consult the instructor before signing up, Nina Antze antze@pcquilt.com

Nina Antze is a botanical artist, quilt maker and teacher living in Sonoma County. She has a degree in Fine Art from San Francisco State University and has a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the New York Botanical Gardens. Her paintings are part of the Filoli Florilegium and the Alcatraz Florilegium.

 
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Handbuilding Wednesdays (Sliding Scale)
Mar
12

Handbuilding Wednesdays (Sliding Scale)

Handbuilding Wednesdays (Sliding Scale): Mar 2025
from $55.00

Wednesdays, March 12 - 26, 2025 (3 sessions)

1:30pm-4pm

This course is designed for new and returning students wishing to improve their clay hand-building skills and enjoy being a part of the Sebarts clay studio community.

Each session will start with a demonstration of a specific project related to functional pottery. Class time will also include unstructured time for students to explore special projects and consult with the instructor as needed. Sculptors are also encouraged to take this class.

Week 1: Pinch pots, coils, and texture.

Week 2: Slips, slabs, and slump Molds

Week 3: Glazing success strategies

The class fee includes firing/glazing, and 5 pounds of recycled clay. Students may purchase other clay for an additional fee online.

Thank you for selecting the “sliding scale” fee option that feels perfect for you. Your contributions help to make our community art center more inclusive.

About the Instructor: Alice Rathjen has over 40 years experience working with clay. She was a production potter for five years. The current focus of her “art” is the sheer pleasure of playful engagement and exploration of clay and not having to be productive. She enjoys throwing exquisite bowls, mugs and cups and seeing them go on adventures.

 
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ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Abstract Style & Beyond
Mar
12

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Abstract Style & Beyond

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Abstract Style & Beyond
from $10.00

Wednesday, March 12, 2025; 3:30 - 6pm

Sliding Scale: $10/$15/$20

Artists welcome to a fun and friendly "show and tell."

This month’s theme is Abstract, however, you are not limited to this style. Bring ANY one of your masterpieces or something in-the-works to share. Our discussions will inspire and motivate the beginner to the expert.

Each artist has 10 minutes for discussion and input from attendees.

Max 12 attendees. RSVP required. Other artists and non-artists are welcome as "listeners."

Light refreshments will be served.

Moderated by Kim Winter, who holds an MFA from UC Santa Barbara and has lived in both Southern California and Spain. She is a member of the Visual Arts Team at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, where she also curates "The Stop Gallery." Kim has participated in the "Reverberations" shows as an artist and poet. She currently resides in Santa Rosa with their wife, Laura, and a variety of animals, including dogs, chickens, and sheep.

 
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Abstract Collage and the Creative Process
Mar
15

Abstract Collage and the Creative Process

Abstract Collage and the Creative Process 2025
$115.00

Saturday, March 15, 2025; 11am - 3pm

$105 + $10 Materials Fee

Number of participants: 14 max.

Ages 16 and up

In this workshop, collage artist Catherine Cruz will demonstrate her process for creating abstract collage artwork. She will discuss materials, composition and abstraction. Participants will choose papers from a wide collection of hand-painted, colorful, patterned papers as well as vintage books, selecting images and text that speak to them. Then they will design an abstract collage on a 12”x12” wood panel.

Catherine’s goal is to provide a non-judgmental and supportive environment where participants can challenge themselves to respond intuitively to their art and unleash their creativity. No previous art experience needed. Other classes she provides include gel plate printing, collage composition, and mixed media techniques on collage.

About the instructor: Catherine Cruz is a French-American artist, whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and France since 2019, and this is her second year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, and she is participating in Art Trails Open Studio. You may contact Catherine Cruz at beyouartstudio@gmail.com Check out Catherine's other classes here: https://www.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes

 
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Writers' Salon: Mar Session
Mar
20

Writers' Salon: Mar Session

Writers' Salon: Mar 2025 Session
from $10.00

Thursday, March 20, 2025; 3:30 - 6 pm

Join us at the Writers' Salon—a monthly in-person gathering for literary enthusiasts. Each person will have 5 minutes to read their work (any type of writing is welcome including prose, poetry, essay, etc.)

Enjoy sharing feedback and insight! Light refreshments will be served.

Max 10 attendees. RSVP required. No drop-ins

About the Facilitator: Linda Loveland-Ried is the author of two novels available on Amazon (Touch of Magenta and Something in Stone). Her stories, essays, and poems have been published in over 30 anthologies and magazines. Linda has two B.A.s from SSU, graduating cum laude. She lectures for SSU and Dominican Universities in the Osher Lifelong Learning program. As president of Redwood Writers for three years, a branch of the prestigious California Writers Club, she is a recipient of the Jack London Award. Several of Linda’s short plays have been presented by Readers Thater. She has directed community theater in Sonoma and Marin Counties for over 30 years, most recently “readings” of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milkwood and the Pulitzer Prize play Our Town. Linda professional career began as Associate Executive Director of United Way in Sonoma County. She then founded an insurance firm specializing in employee benefits, now managed by her daughter. You can see Linda’s figurative and abstract paintings, along with her writing, at her website: LindaLovelandReid.com

 
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Documentary Poetry Challenge with Dave Seter
Mar
30

Documentary Poetry Challenge with Dave Seter

Documentary Poetry Challenge with Dave Seter
from $15.00

Sunday, March 30, 2025; 10am - 12pm

Sliding Scale: $15/$20/$25

What is documentary poetry? Documentary poetry, as described by the Poetry Foundation, is usually written to shed light on an issue or injustice. The issue or injustice may be explored firsthand (if directly experienced by the poet) or secondhand (if experienced by someone other than the poet). Oral or written histories, news coverage, and other sources, may be used in providing context to the issue or injustice being written about. Poets from Muriel Rukeyser to Sonoma County’s own Iris Dunkle and Jodi Hottel have written powerful documentary poetry. As is the case with many subgenres of poetry, the definition of documentary poetry is constantly in flux, therefore workshop participants are encouraged to trust their own instincts instead of seeking to conform to any one style or approach.

In the first thirty minutes of the class the instructor will discuss the idea of documentary poetry. He will then share examples, from his own work and from the work of other poets. For the following thirty minutes, participants will work with the idea of documentary poetry with the goal of completing one or more draft questinas. In the final sixty minutes, participants will be given the opportunity to share and discuss their work.

About the Instructor: Dave Seter is a poet, essayist, and author of the poetry collections Don’t Sing to Me of Electric Fences (Cherry Grove Collections, 2021) and Night Duty (Main Street Rag, 2010). His poems have won the KNOCK Ecolit Prize and placed third in the William Matthews competition. He is the recipient of two Pushcart nominations. He has been an Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts, and has served on the Board of Directors of Marin Poetry Center. He earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Princeton University and his graduate degree in humanities from Dominican University of California. He has previously been a guest instructor and panelist at the Dominican University of California Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program. He has been named Sonoma County Poet Laureate 2024-2026.

 
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All About Texture! Acrylic Mixed Media Painting
Mar
31

All About Texture! Acrylic Mixed Media Painting

All About Texture! Acrylic Mixed Media Painting 2025
$150.00

Mondays, March 31, 2025 - Apr 28, 2025 (No class on the 21st) (4 weeks)

10:30am-12:30pm

$125 + $25 Materials fee

Join us in an open and creative space where we will explore and experiment with a variety of ways to create unique and interesting textures in your acrylic mixed media paintings. We will use a variety of acrylic mediums, fabric, ink, pastel, pencil, pens, rice paper, sand and more. Add depth and visual interested in your paintings with dimensional textures using materials like molding paste and sand.

Learn how to incorporate interesting collage materials like fabric, rice paper and vintage paper. One of the advantages of acrylic paint is its ability to be layered and to be easily combined with other mediums. We will learn how to use ink and layer with pens and oil pastels and how to blend with chalk pastels.

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

 
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Beginning Pottery & Beyond w/ Randy Snyder
Apr
3

Beginning Pottery & Beyond w/ Randy Snyder

Beginning Pottery & Beyond w/ Randy Snyder: April 3, 2025
$245.00

(6 sessions) Thursdays, April 3 - May 8, 2025; 6:30pm - 9pm

$200 + Clay Fee: $45

Ages 16 and up

All levels welcome (beginner to advanced)

Come play with clay!! This is the prefect class to introduce you to most methods of working with clay.

The class will focus on the potters wheel and hand building techniques like slab, coil, and pinch to create cups bowls and other shapes to make our pottery projects.

We will finish, fire and glaze our project for you to enjoy for years to come.

This class is great for beginners and seasoned potters looking to bring it to next level.

About the Instructor: Randy Snyder got hooked on throwing pots while in high school and kept throwing them through his college years and part-time afterward, while trying various career avenues. He finally decided that the thing he loved to do was pottery and has been a full time artist and teacher for the last 30 years. Check out Randy’s work here: https://www.rakufiredpottery.com/

 
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Gel Plate Printing
Apr
5

Gel Plate Printing

Gel Plate Printing: Apr 5, 2025
$115.00

Sunday, April 5, 2025; 11am -3pm

Fee: $105 + $10 materials fee

Ages 16 and up

Learn to create beautiful designs on paper by printing with a gel plate and acrylic paint. Mixed media artist Catherine Cruz will teach you the basic skills for using this fun tool from printing textural backgrounds, to layering colors, and using stencils and other applications.

You will take home lots of prints that can be used for designing collage, mixed media art or greeting cards. This class is suitable for anyone wanting to learn this unique mono printing style and perfect for beginners.

All materials are provided: Gel plate, brayer roller, acrylic paint, stencils, mark-making tools, paper.

About the instructor: Catherine Cruz is a French-American artist, whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and France since 2019, and this is her third year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, and participates in Art Trails Open Studios. You may contact Catherine Cruz at beyouartstudio@gmail.com Check out Catherine's other classes here: https://www.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes

 
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Accessing the Flow State: Painting in the Zone with Acrylics and Pastel
Apr
6

Accessing the Flow State: Painting in the Zone with Acrylics and Pastel

Accessing the Flow State: Painting in the Zone with Acrylics and Pastel
$85.00

Sunday, April 6, 2025; 12pm - 5:30pm

$85

Exercises that will help you drop into a state of doing without thoughts and critical analysis, where you are directly experiencing creative expression with painting and collage. Let us step into a child-like state and finger paint, let us free write and tap into our deepest yearnings and then create from this place. Play and experimentation is where invention and innovation are born.

Through courageous play, through quick, fun exercises we will access a state of flow and then create from that place. Learning how to access your own flow state is helpful not just in art making but in any creative pursuit- working on that book? Needing to solve challenging problems at work that require out of the box thinking? Step out of your judgemental mind and enter a space of openness and play.

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

 
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Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: April 8, 2025
Apr
8

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: April 8, 2025

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: April 8, 2025
$45.00

Tuesday, April 8, 2025; 10 AM - 1 PM

Painting/Drawing Room

3 HR CLASS - $45

These workshops are geared to the advanced, ongoing students who want in-person instruction and feedback on their colored pencil projects. Please consult the instructor before signing up, Nina Antze antze@pcquilt.com

Nina Antze is a botanical artist, quilt maker and teacher living in Sonoma County. She has a degree in Fine Art from San Francisco State University and has a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the New York Botanical Gardens. Her paintings are part of the Filoli Florilegium and the Alcatraz Florilegium.

 
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Georgia O’Keeffe, Luscious Flowers Acrylic Workshop
Apr
13

Georgia O’Keeffe, Luscious Flowers Acrylic Workshop

Georgia O’Keeffe, Luscious Flowers Acrylic Workshop
$110.00

Sunday, April 13, 2025; 12pm - 5:30pm

$85 + $25 Materials Fee

Sensual Lines, gorgeous curves, luscious colors; this and more comes to mind when I think of Georgia O’Keeffe. The quintessential artist who left society to live in the desert immersed in her work. O’Keeffe’s flowers are powerfully sensual, filled with softness yet with jarring lines and edges. How can we achieve this softness with acrylics? What inspired O’Keeffe? How can we get into her mind and create something similar?

O'Keeffe's flower paintings were a crucial step in the evolution of her work as a modernist painter. Ever since their inception, they have garnered both praise and disdain from critics who have pondered over the true meaning behind these flowers. (Adrienne Howell)

In this one day workshop we will look deeply at the evolution of Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings and create our own Georgia O'Keeffe inspired acrylic flowers. Fresh flowers and bones will be on display for your inspiration.

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

 
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Recite Your Favorite Poem
Apr
13

Recite Your Favorite Poem

A Benefit for SebArts: Recite Your Favorite Poem
from $35.00

Sunday, April 13, 2025; 2-4pm

Sliding Scale (includes ceramic mug): $35/$45/$55

A Benefit for SebArts Literary Arts Program: Recite Your Favorite Poem

Join us for a heartwarming evening celebrating the power of poetry at the "Recite Your Favorite Poem" event, a benefit for the SebArts Literary Arts Program. This special gathering invites friends, family, and neighbors to come together and share the poems that have touched their hearts.

Your ticket includes a beautifully handmade ceramic mug from our ceramic studio!

Our talented MC, Larry Robinson, a member of Rumi’s Caravan, along with co-host Dave Seter, the current SoCo Poet Laureate, will lead an inspiring evening filled with shared voices and meaningful connections. Participants are invited to submit a poem that speaks to them (not their own) and to share a brief reflection on its significance.

How to Participate: Submit your chosen poem by clicking HERE

Call Opens Feb 1st, March 17 deadline for submission 

Whether you’re a seasoned poet or a first-time reciter, this event is for everyone who appreciates the beauty of words. Come share your love for poetry and support a great cause! We can't wait to hear the poems that inspire you!

Light refreshments will be served. Let’s celebrate the art of poetry together!

 
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After School Ceramics Session 3: Apr - May 2025
Apr
22

After School Ceramics Session 3: Apr - May 2025

After School Ceramics Session 3: Apr - May 2025
$240.00

Tuesdays, April 22 - May 20, 2025 (5 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup 5:30-5:45pm

Registration Price: $230 + $10 clay fee (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Ceramics for children ages 8-12 who love hands-on experiences and creative process, this exciting class offers the perfect opportunity to explore the world of clay.

Students will learn the fundamentals of handbuilding techniques such as pinch pots, slab formation and coil building, creating functional and sculptural forms, along with a chance at wheel throwing, all while using recycled clay.

In addition to clay formation we will delve into surface treatment of the texturing of wet clay, along with decorative glazing techniques.

The goal is to inspire confidence in young artists, empowering them to bring their creative ideas to life within this wonderfully satisfying and expressive medium!

About the Instructor: Following the path of Practice, Passion and Play, Meryl Juniper, holds a BFA from San Francisco Art institute. Her 6 decades of Visual Art, Dance and Musical Expressions, intertwine within 5 decades of MultiMedia Master Arts Education and Collaborative Art Installation Projects. Meryl is a longtime Local Artist, spearheading art programs and teaching within them at Oak Grove Elementary, Willowside Middle along with Sally Briggs at Apple Blossom Elementary and positions at Bodega Bay and Tomales Elementary Schools. In addition, Meryl held a 20 year run of Arts Education here at Center for the Arts in past decades. She ignites and delicately encourages a supportive environment where artistic expression and hands-on inspired creative process thrives! You can view her work at https://www.meryljuniper.com/

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After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 3: Apr - May 2025
Apr
23

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 3: Apr - May 2025

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 3: Apr - May 2025
$200.00

Wednesdays, April 23 - May 21, 2025 (5 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Registration Price: $200 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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After School Music Session 3: Apr - May 2025
Apr
24

After School Music Session 3: Apr - May 2025

After School Experimental Music Session 3: Apr - May 2025
$225.00

Thursdays, April 24 - May 22, 2025 (5 Weeks)

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

Registration Price: $225 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

Registration Price: $225 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Poetry Challenge: Interweaving Found Text
May
4

Poetry Challenge: Interweaving Found Text

Poetry Challenge: Interweaving Found Text
from $15.00

Sunday, May 4, 2025; 1 - 3pm

Sliding Scale: $15/$20/$25

Modernist writers, including T.S. Eliot and Marianne Moore, experimented with incorporating found text into their poetry. The goal? To explore a subject through multiple perspectives and voices, thus adding dimension or depth to the subject. Incorporating other voices also places less emphasis on the “I” of authorship.

In the first thirty minutes of the class the instructor will cover the concept of found text and provide examples, from his own work and from the work of others, on how text may be interwoven into a poem. For the following thirty minutes, participants will work with their own found text and lines of poetry with the goal of completing one or more draft poems. In the final sixty minutes, participants will be given the opportunity to share and discuss their work.

Participants should bring newspaper articles, magazines, advertising brochures, nature guides, et cetera, in print or on a laptop computer or tablet, pertaining to the subgenre of poetry they typically write, from which to select found text to incorporate into their poems.

About the Instructor: Dave Seter is a poet, essayist, and author of the poetry collections Don’t Sing to Me of Electric Fences (Cherry Grove Collections, 2021) and Night Duty (Main Street Rag, 2010). His poems have won the KNOCK Ecolit Prize and placed third in the William Matthews competition. He is the recipient of two Pushcart nominations. He has been an Affiliate Artist at the Headlands Center for the Arts, and has served on the Board of Directors of Marin Poetry Center. He earned his undergraduate degree in civil engineering from Princeton University and his graduate degree in humanities from Dominican University of California. He has previously been a guest instructor and panelist at the Dominican University of California Low-Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program. He has been named Sonoma County Poet Laureate 2024-2026.

 
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Diving into Color: In Depth Color Mixing with Acrylics
May
5

Diving into Color: In Depth Color Mixing with Acrylics

Diving into Color: In Depth Color Mixing with Acrylics 2025
$150.00

Mondays, May 5 - 19, 2025 (4 weeks) 10:30am-12:30pm

$125 + $25 materials fee

Create a solid foundation for your art with an exploration of the inner workings of color.

MIX! Blend… POP, add depth and subtly to your artworks by working with the color wheel and exploring color interactions.

Learn techniques in color mixing, tints and shades, complementary colors and learn more about color interactions. This is a technical class approached with an attitude of freedom and experimentation. Color can lend feeling and vibrancy to your art and good use of color can distinguish a beginning artist from a master.

The beginning class will focus on the foundations of the color wheel and color mixing. The intermediate class will review the foundations and explore color relationships in a painter’s palette as well as the color interaction experiments of Josef Albers.

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/For questions about the class contact Amanda at artistamandarose@gmail.com

 
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Wheel Throwing - Level 2: May-Jun 2025
May
18

Wheel Throwing - Level 2: May-Jun 2025

Wheel Throwing - Level 2 : May-Jun 2025
$245.00

Sundays, May 18 - June 22, 2025; 5:30PM-8:30PM (6 weeks)

$200 + $45 Clay Fee

Located in the Ceramics Studio at SebArts

Have you tried your hand at pottery in the past? Are you looking to dive back in after a long break or recently learned the basics of throwing on the wheel?

This class will continue to build your confidence in your throwing skills and teach techniques on creating functional ceramics that are a little less wabi-sabi and a little more polished and professional!

Attention to detail on throwing, trimming, and decorating techniques will be the main focus of this course. Expect to come away with pieces that you can be proud of within this 6-week course!

About the Instructor: Rachel Horton has taken numerous collegiate pottery clases and various workshops over the course of 10 years. She has been facilitating at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts for several years and has been a production potter for the past 3, selling her wares at various markets locally. Check out some of Rachel's work here: https://www.up-north-pottery.com/ or on her Instagram @upnorthpottery

 
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Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
Jan
20

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
from $25.00

Mondays, January 6 - 27, 2025; 6 - 9pm

$25 p/session or 4 Weeks $100

Painting/Drawing Room

Pre-signup guarantees entry, drop-ins are on a first come basis.

Live model on site, no instructor

Bring your own supplies

Ages 16+

 
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Painting with Soft Pastels: Jan 17-31, 2025
Jan
17

Painting with Soft Pastels: Jan 17-31, 2025

Painting with Soft Pastels: Jan 17-31, 2025
$150.00

Fridays, January 17, 24, & 31, 2025 10AM - 12PM

3 Sessions for $135+ $15 Materials Fee

Explore the vivid world of soft pastel with master pastelist, James R Reynolds. The class begins with a short demonstration and introduction to this vivid and flexible medium. Then students will begin a pastel painting of their own. The student is free to choose an image, but guidance will be available.

Students will get individual attention in a supportive, friendly and non-judgmental atmosphere.

Topics to be covered will include: Making a good start - underpainting using an alcohol wash, Simplifying color choices, Types of mark making, layering colors, blending

About the Instructor: James R Reynolds is a popular Sebastopol artist who works in a variety of traditional media, including pastel, oil, watercolor and sculpture. He started working in pastel over 20 years ago. James has conducted several weekend and day-long workshops and has taught students privately. He has demonstrated his pastel techniques to numerous Bay Area art groups. His pastel work has won numerous awards. James was initiated into the pastel medium when he attended his first week long plein aire painting workshop with renowned artist Richard McDaniel. That was such a solid beginning that over the next several years James attended Richard’s workshop three additional times. He also received private instruction from several other prominent local artists and enrolled in many helpful painting classes at the SRJC over a ten year period. For 17 years, James has helped to manage and maintain the Sebastopol Gallery, which he co-founded with 15 local artists. He participates in both of the annual Sebarts studio shows - Art at the Source and Art Trails.

 
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After School Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
Jan
16

After School Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025

After School Experimental Music Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
from $50.00

Thursdays, January 16 - February 20, 2025 (6 Weeks)

Drop off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup: 5:30 - 5:45pm

Full 6 week session: $235

Single Day: $50 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

In collaboration with arts nonprofit and performance space The Lost Church (http://thelostchurch.org), this dynamic class invites students ages 7-12 to explore various aspects of music through hands-on experience, collaboration, and visits from members of the North Bay's talented and diverse community of working musicians.

Presented as a series of weekly explorations, some of the topics we will cover include guitar, electronic music, piano, brass, basic technique, and the cultural relevance of music. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments, but it is not necessary for the class. Our goal is for each student to widen our worldview and find personal inspiration through music-making and interaction with experienced musicians.

Jan 16: Music Building Blocks; Special Guest: Guitar and Looping with Kerry Fogarty

Jan 23: Chords and Progressions; Special Guest: Piano and Keyboards with Nate Dittle

Jan 30: Rhythm 1: Counting Notes and Rhythmic Styles; Special Guest: DJing and Electronic Music with DJ Tecni

Feb 6: Bass and Melody; Special Guest: Hip Hop Based Beat Making Using iPad and More with Levi Miller

Feb 13: Song Structure, Songwriting; Special Guest: The Craft of Songwriting with Erica Ambrin

Feb 20: Next Steps on Our Musical Journey; Guest TBA

About the Instructor: Josh Windmiller is a local musician, producer, and arts advocate with a Masters in Education from Sonoma State University. He has taught private music lessons and has led his band (The Crux) for 17 years, performing inventive shows at events and venues such as Gravenstein Apple Fair, Rivertown Revival, and the Great American Music Hall. Josh is also a co-founder of Santa Rosa's Lost Church theater, which hosts up and coming musicians and more in their intimate performance space.

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Weaving for the Home: Basics & Beyond
Jan
16

Weaving for the Home: Basics & Beyond

Weaving for the Home: Basics & Beyond
$325.00

Thursdays, January 16 - March 6, 2025; 9:30am-12:30pm

$325

In this 8 session class open to all levels, new weavers will experience the complete process of setting up the loom, from designing to finishing, then weave a sampler or a simple project. Experienced weavers will design and weave a project for the home choosing the appropriate pattern, colors and materials. Consider weaving table linens, dish towels, pillows, a rug, a throw, a lap blanket, etc…your choice with the guidance of an experienced teacher.

Materials not included, project costs will vary. Four & eight shaft looms available courtesy of the Redwood Guild of Fiber Arts (redwoodgfa.org).

Instructor: Marta Shannon

 
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Intro to Peaceful Pottery
Jan
15

Intro to Peaceful Pottery

Intro to Peaceful Pottery: Jan 15 - Feb 19, 2025
$295.00

Wednesdays, January 15 - February 19, 2025 (6 sessions); 6:00pm-8:30pm

Class fee: $250 + Clay fee: $45

Ages 16 and up, max 10 students

All levels welcome (beginner to advanced)

Intro to Throwing and Handbuilding

This is a great class for those who want to enjoy building something with their own hands and experience the personal benefits of working with clay. Instruction will cover the basics of wheel throwing, hand-building (slab, coil, freeform), and glazing techniques. We’ll also explore the benefits of joining in collaborative art and letting go of the need to be productive.

Students will have unstructured time to work on, fire, and glaze their own pottery to take home. A goal of this course is to familiarize students with how clay rooms work and why they’re a fun place to be.

About the Instructor: Alice Rathjen has over 40 years experience working with clay. She was a production potter for five years. The current focus of her “art” is the sheer pleasure of playful engagement and exploration of clay and not having to be productive. She enjoys throwing exquisite bowls, mugs and cups and seeing them go on adventures.

 
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After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan 15 - Feb 19, 2025
Jan
15

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan 15 - Feb 19, 2025

After School Eco-Art Mixed Media Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
$40.00

Wednesdays, January 15 - February 19, 2025 (6 weeks)

Drop Off: 3:00-3:15pm / Class Time: 3:15-5:15pm / Pickup 5:15-5:30pm

Single Day: $40 (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Children ages 8-12 will explore recycled art which incorporates their natural desire for individuality through self-expression in various artistic media, including acrylic painting and sculpture.

In this class, they will engage in fun and empowering art forms like painting, drawing, collage, assemblage and sculpture that encourage them to connect with their inner selves. They will express their identity through recycled  papier-mâché masks and create their own jewelry and accessories. Collage allows for exploration of the inner world with little pressure to create with perfection with self portraits which incorporate acrylic paint and pastel including creating hot glue gun sculptures from recycled materials.

The use of recycled materials will be highly emphasized and students will be inspired by learning about artists who incorporate trash and recycled materials into their art.

Participants will study self-portraits by artists like Picasso, Frida Kahlo and Hannah Hoch using their own photographs as references to create unique portraits.

(In session 3 we will design and create a collaborative mural with the prompt, “Visions for helping our planet” with acrylic paint.)

About the Instructor: Amanda Rose Hopkins received her B.F.A from UC Santa Cruz with a concentration in painting and environmental art. Locally she has creatively taught children at Sunridge and REACH Charter schools. She spent 5 months studying under artist Kaveri Singh and Thangka painters from Nepal and Sikkim at the Sarnath International Nyingma Institute in India. Her work is currently focused on highlighting the sensuous texture and environmental importance of the kelp forests. You can view her work at https://artofnature.me/

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After School Ceramics Session 1:  Jan - Feb 2025
Jan
14

After School Ceramics Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025

After School Ceramics Session 1: Jan - Feb 2025
$250.00

Tuesdays, January 14 - February 18, 2025 (6 Weeks)

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Drop Off: 3:15-3:30pm / Class Time: 3:30-5:30pm / Pickup 5:30-5:45pm

Registration Price: $240 + $10 clay fee (All sales final, no refunds) Snacks will be provided

Ceramics for children ages 8-12 who love hands-on experiences and creative process, this exciting class offers the perfect opportunity to explore the world of clay.

Students will learn the fundamentals of handbuilding techniques such as pinch pots, slab formation and coil building, creating functional and sculptural forms, along with a chance at wheel throwing, all while using recycled clay.

In addition to clay formation we will delve into surface treatment of the texturing of wet clay, along with decorative glazing techniques.

The goal is to inspire confidence in young artists, empowering them to bring their creative ideas to life within this wonderfully satisfying and expressive medium!

About the Instructor: Following the path of Practice, Passion and Play, Meryl Juniper, holds a BFA from San Francisco Art institute. Her 6 decades of Visual Art, Dance and Musical Expressions, intertwine within 5 decades of MultiMedia Master Arts Education and Collaborative Art Installation Projects. Meryl is a longtime Local Artist, spearheading art programs and teaching within them at Oak Grove Elementary, Willowside Middle along with Sally Briggs at Apple Blossom Elementary and positions at Bodega Bay and Tomales Elementary Schools. In addition, Meryl held a 20 year run of Arts Education here at Center for the Arts in past decades. She ignites and delicately encourages a supportive environment where artistic expression and hands-on inspired creative process thrives! You can view her work at https://www.meryljuniper.com/

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Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Jan 14, 2025
Jan
14

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Jan 14, 2025

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Jan 14, 2025
$45.00

Tuesday, January 14, 2025; 10 AM - 1 PM

DINING ROOM

3 HR CLASS - $45

These workshops are geared to the advanced, ongoing students who want in-person instruction and feedback on their colored pencil projects. Please consult the instructor before signing up, Nina Antze antze@pcquilt.com

Nina Antze is a botanical artist, quilt maker and teacher living in Sonoma County. She has a degree in Fine Art from San Francisco State University and has a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the New York Botanical Gardens. Her paintings are part of the Filoli Florilegium and the Alcatraz Florilegium.

 
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Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
Jan
13

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
from $25.00

Mondays, January 6 - 27, 2025; 6 - 9pm

$25 p/session or 4 Weeks $100

Painting/Drawing Room

Pre-signup guarantees entry, drop-ins are on a first come basis.

Live model on site, no instructor

Bring your own supplies

Ages 16+

 
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Gel Plate Printing
Jan
12

Gel Plate Printing

Gel Plate Printing: Jan 12, 2025
$115.00

Sunday, January 12, 2025; 11am -3pm

Fee: $105 + $10 materials fee

Ages 16 and up

Learn to create beautiful designs on paper by printing with a gel plate and acrylic paint. Mixed media artist Catherine Cruz will teach you the basic skills for using this fun tool from printing textural backgrounds, to layering colors, and using stencils and other applications.

You will take home lots of prints that can be used for designing collage, mixed media art or greeting cards. This class is suitable for anyone wanting to learn this unique mono printing style and perfect for beginners.

All materials are provided: Gel plate, brayer roller, acrylic paint, stencils, mark-making tools, paper.

About the instructor: Catherine Cruz is a French-American artist, whose work is informed by textures and patterns created by the passing of time and the effects of the natural elements on the built environment. She has taught collage and mixed media workshops in the Bay Area and France since 2019, and this is her third year at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Her background is in interior design and green building certification. She works from her home studio in Sebastopol, and participates in Art Trails Open Studios. You may contact Catherine Cruz at beyouartstudio@gmail.com Check out Catherine's other classes here: https://www.sebarts.org/visual-arts-classes

 
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Saturday Watercolor Basics & Techniques: Jan 11-18, 2025
Jan
11

Saturday Watercolor Basics & Techniques: Jan 11-18, 2025

Saturday Watercolor Basics & Techniques: Jan 11-18, 2025
$100.00

Saturdays, January 11 - 18, 2025; 1:30pm-3:30pm

2 SESSIONS FOR $80 + $20 Materials Fee

Located in the Painting/Drawing Studio at SebArts.

The watercolor class will focus on skill and technique development: wash, color mixing, texture, and line.

Beginning painters will practice developing a strong foundation.

Advanced painters will benefit from new approaches to the basics and sharpened skills.

Discussion will focus on the elements of visual art: light, form, color, and texture.

About the Instructor: Lynn Zachreson studied art at the University of Minnesota and San Jose State University—Painting, Printmaking: BA Fine Art. She has experience teaching all ages: Watercolor painting skills, 30+ years, Watercolor figure painting 20+ years, and Fine Art Basics with Mixed Media 20+ years. Lynn enjoys spending her time painting, teaching, long distance hiking, and gardening.

 
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Printmaking Lecture with Rik Olson
Jan
10

Printmaking Lecture with Rik Olson

Printmaking Lecture with Rik Olson
from $10.00

Friday, January 10, 2025; 4-5pm

RSVP by Sliding Scale: $10/$15/$20

Join us for a lecture by local artist, printmaker, and illustrator, Rik Olson. Learn about the history and techniques of wood engraving, etching, block-printing, and the process of printmaking with a steam roller.

About the Instructor: A California native, Rik received his B.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. He has studied under such masters as Barry Moser, John DePol, Richard McLean, and Ralph Borge. He has lived, studied and exhibited in Italy, Germany and the U.S. His influences include the years he lived in Europe and currently the beautiful countryside of Sonoma County, California. He enjoys pushing the envelope in printmaking and has recently been working on editions of multi-color linoleum cut prints. He recently took part in a fund raising event where the works of ten artists, whose over-size prints were printed by an actual steamroller, were featured. Rik Olson’s iconic steamroller images have been an introduction to that magic of printing on a communal scale. Using the road as his press bed, Olson’s larger-than-life linoleum prints have publicly and dramatically demonstrated the concept of printing to the thousands of people who have attended San Francisco Center for the Book’s annual Roadworks festival.

 
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ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Jan Session
Jan
8

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Jan Session

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Jan Session
from $10.00

Wednesday, January 8, 2025; 3:30 - 6pm

Sliding Scale: $10/$15/$20

Artists welcome to a fun and friendly "show and tell."

Bring one of your masterpieces or something in-the-works to share. Our discussions will inspire and motivate the beginner to the expert.

Each artist has 10 minutes for discussion and input from attendees.

Max 12 attendees. RSVP required. Other artists and non-artists are welcome as "listeners."

Light refreshments will be served.

Moderated by Linda Loveland-Ried. You can see Linda’s figurative and abstract paintings, along with her writing, at her website: LindaLovelandReid.com

 
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Watercolor Wednesdays, Basics & Techniques: Jan 8-29, 2025
Jan
8

Watercolor Wednesdays, Basics & Techniques: Jan 8-29, 2025

Watercolor Wednesdays, Basics & Techniques: Jan 8-29, 2025
$200.00

Wednesdays, January 8 - 29, 2025; 10AM - 12PM

4 SESSIONS FOR $170+ $30 Materials Fee

Located in the Painting/Drawing Studio at SebArts

The watercolor class will focus on skill and technique development: wash, color mixing, texture, and line.

Beginning painters will practice developing a strong foundation.

Advanced painters will benefit from new approaches to the basics and sharpened skills.

Discussion will focus on the elements of visual art: light, form, color, and texture.

About the Instructor: Lynn Zachreson studied art at the University of Minnesota and San Jose State University—Painting, Printmaking: BA Fine Art. She has experience teaching all ages: Watercolor painting skills, 30+ years, Watercolor figure painting 20+ years, and Fine Art Basics with Mixed Media 20+ years. Lynn enjoys spending her time painting, teaching, long distance hiking, and gardening.

 
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Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
Jan
6

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up

Jan Session: Life Drawing Meet-Up
from $25.00

Mondays, January 6 - 27, 2025; 6 - 9pm

$25 p/session or 4 Weeks $100

Painting/Drawing Room

Pre-signup guarantees entry, drop-ins are on a first come basis.

Live model on site, no instructor

Bring your own supplies

Ages 16+

 
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Intro to Wheel Throwing
Jan
3

Intro to Wheel Throwing

Intro to Wheel Throwing: Jan 3 - Feb 7, 2025
Sale Price: $250.00 Original Price: $295.00

Fridays, January 3 - February 7, 2025 (6 sessions)

5pm - 7:30pm

$250 + $45 clay fee ON SALE: $205 + $45 clay fee

Maximum 10 students

There will be an initial demo on throwing and trimming, and you will also receive one-on-one guidance.

The class will end with learning to attach a handle to a cup and glazing the cup with your chosen colors.

The instructor will clear glaze your pieces once they have been bisqued at the studio.

Come prepared to get messy and have fun!

About the Instructor: James Thomson has been a ceramics studio facilitator with Sebastopol Center of the Arts for over 5 years. He holds a BA from San Jose State University and has taken classes with Laney Junior College, Santa Rosa Junior College, Richmond Art Center. He enjoys sharing his acquired skills with those who are interested in broadening their relationship with clay. James approaches his classes with a friendly and encouraging attitude. When James is not in the studio, he is out in nature, hiking, and contributing to community through his art.

 
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Writers' Salon: Dec Session
Dec
19

Writers' Salon: Dec Session

Writers' Salon: Dec Session
from $10.00

Thursday, December 19, 2024; 3:30 - 6 pm

Join us at the Writers' Salon—a monthly in-person gathering for literary enthusiasts. Each person will have 5 minutes to read their work (any type of writing is welcome including prose, poetry, essay, etc.)

Enjoy sharing feedback and insight! Light refreshments will be served.

Max 10 attendees. RSVP required. No drop-ins

About the Facilitator: Linda Loveland-Ried is the author of two novels available on Amazon (Touch of Magenta and Something in Stone). Her stories, essays, and poems have been published in over 30 anthologies and magazines. Linda has two B.A.s from SSU, graduating cum laude. She lectures for SSU and Dominican Universities in the Osher Lifelong Learning program. As president of Redwood Writers for three years, a branch of the prestigious California Writers Club, she is a recipient of the Jack London Award. Several of Linda’s short plays have been presented by Readers Thater. She has directed community theater in Sonoma and Marin Counties for over 30 years, most recently “readings” of Dylan Thomas’s Under Milkwood and the Pulitzer Prize play Our Town. Linda professional career began as Associate Executive Director of United Way in Sonoma County. She then founded an insurance firm specializing in employee benefits, now managed by her daughter. You can see Linda’s figurative and abstract paintings, along with her writing, at her website: LindaLovelandReid.com

 
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Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up
Dec
17

Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up

Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up
$25.00

Tuesdays, December 3 - 17, 2024; 6 - 9pm (No class Dec 24 & 31)

$25

Painting/Drawing Room

Pre-signup guarantees entry, drop-ins are on a first come basis.

Live model on site, no instructor

Bring your own supplies

Ages 16+

 
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Sebastopol Harmonia: Sing-along Messiah
Dec
14

Sebastopol Harmonia: Sing-along Messiah

Sebastopol Harmonia: Sing-along Messiah

Saturday, December 14, 2024, 1:00 to 3:15 PM

Fine soloists and instrumental ensemble, directed by John Maas, at the original venue, the United Methodist Church, 500 N. Main St., Sebastopol, at Healdsburg Avenue and High School Road, opposite Safeway.

This Listeners and singers at all skill levels are welcome. Singers from Harmonia, the community choir at Sebastopol Center for the Arts, will bolster our choral sound.

$10-$20 donation requested. But all are welcome. 

DRESS WARMLY, as doors will be open, for healthy ventilation!  

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ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Dec Session
Dec
11

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Dec Session

ART SHARE- Show & Tell: Dec Session
from $10.00

Wednesday, December 11, 2024; 3:30 - 6pm

Sliding Scale: $10/$15/$20

Artists welcome to a fun and friendly "show and tell."

Bring one of your masterpieces or something in-the-works to share. Our discussions will inspire and motivate the beginner to the expert.

Each artist has 10 minutes for discussion and input from attendees.

Max 12 attendees. RSVP required. Other artists and non-artists are welcome as "listeners."

Light refreshments will be served.

Moderated by Linda Loveland-Ried. You can see Linda’s figurative and abstract paintings, along with her writing, at her website: LindaLovelandReid.com

 
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Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up
Dec
10

Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up

Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up
$25.00

Tuesdays, December 3 - 17, 2024; 6 - 9pm (No class Dec 24 & 31)

$25

Painting/Drawing Room

Pre-signup guarantees entry, drop-ins are on a first come basis.

Live model on site, no instructor

Bring your own supplies

Ages 16+

 
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Colored Pencil with Nina Antze
Dec
10

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze

Colored Pencil with Nina Antze: Dec 10, 2024
$40.00

Tuesday, December 10, 2024; 10 AM - 1 PM

DINING ROOM

3 HR CLASS - $40

These workshops are geared to the advanced, ongoing students who want in-person instruction and feedback on their colored pencil projects. Please consult the instructor before signing up, Nina Antze antze@pcquilt.com

Proof of vaccination, masks, and social distancing required.

Nina Antze is a botanical artist, quilt maker and teacher living in Sonoma County. She has a degree in Fine Art from San Francisco State University and has a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the New York Botanical Gardens. Her paintings are part of the Filoli Florilegium and the Alcatraz Florilegium.

 
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Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up
Dec
3

Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up

Dec Session: Figure Drawing Meet-Up
$25.00

Tuesdays, December 3 - 17, 2024; 6 - 9pm (No class Dec 24 & 31)

$25

Painting/Drawing Room

Pre-signup guarantees entry, drop-ins are on a first come basis.

Live model on site, no instructor

Bring your own supplies

Ages 16+

 
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