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Welcome to our Fall 2021 Arts and Culture Catalog!

As kids start school and families return to their year-round routines, we are excited to offer lots of opportunities to build art into your week. From weekend workshops to after-school programs, evening classes and weekday happy hours, we hope you’ll find something that strikes your fancy – and entices you to stretch your creative muscles.

At the Community Center, Fall is also a time for community celebration, and for honoring shared traditions. Join us throughout the month of October to explore the beautiful art and culture of Día de los Muertos, a time-honored celebration of loved ones who have passed, with deep roots in Mexican and Mexican-American communities. Then, mark the start of the December holiday season with us at our 3-day Winter Market, which will include our 10th annual Fine Craft and Art Sale as well as lots of fun activities for visitors of all ages.

Both celebrations offer an opportunity to come together and connect with neighbors, near and far, through the power of creativity and arts. And that, ultimately, is what our work at the Community Center is all about. We hope to see you this Fall, whether on our campus or out in the community, and we look forward to cultivating a vibrant, creative community with you.

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Cover: Resident artist, Gabo Martinez, will be sonomacommunitycenter.org working at the Center through December, 2021.

KEEP IN TOUCH Peruse our catalogue for opportunities to take classes with her and for details on her solo exhibition in November! 3 Housed in the beautiful 107-year old Sonoma Grammar School building just off Sonoma Plaza, the Sonoma Community Center was founded in 1953 as a resource for community enrichment through the arts. Today, the mission of the Sonoma Community Center is to cultivate a vibrant community through extraordinary creative, cultural, and learning experiences. Driven by values of community, innovation, creativity, inclusion, and leadership, the Center offers a broad range of classes, events, and performances that encourage people from all walks of life to create, connect, thrive, and build

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August 5 Gallery 212 “Stitches: Outside the Lines” Opening Reception August 11 Artist in Residence Talk: Gabo Martinez August 14 The Muse September 11 Free Plein Air Painting on the Plaza September 24 Sonoma Arts Live returns September 29 Game Night at the Center October 7 Gallery 212 “Dia Art Exhibit” Opening Reception October 12 UFO Lecture Series October 28 Pumpkin Contest Party November 1 Dia Public Altar Lighting Ceremony November 25 Free Thanksgiving Dinner sonomacommunitycenter.org/get-involved/become-a-member December 2 Sonoma Winter Market Opening Night December 2 - 4 Sonoma Winter Market: 10th Annual Fine Craft and Art Sale February 26 Chili Bowl Express April 2 Trashion Fashion Week Begins EVENTS CALENDAR EVENTS POP-UP CLASSES & UPDATES

As we slowly return to normalcy, we look forward to adding more hybrid and in-person arts & culture programming to our schedule. We recommend regularly visiting our online listing and sign up for our enewsletter to stay up-to-date with any pop-up classes, new offerings that may arise, and official programming announcements. Website Link

4 5 Fine Arts FINE ARTS SEPT 1, 8, 15 & 22 IN-PERSON: WATERCOLOR PAINTING SEPT 3, 10, 17 & 24 HYBRID: PASTEL PAINTING STEP-BY-STEP Fridays, September 3, 10, 17, and 24 Wednesdays, September 1, 8, 15, and 22 Deborah Donahower Colleen Gianatiempo $140 in-person / $100 virtual $140 Soft pastels are an interesting medium because, unlike paint, all color This expressive course will show you the basic building mixing is done directly on the paper. Layers are built up to create blocks of watercolor and how to work with this unpredictable luminous, painterly effects. Why is it called a pastel painting? Because medium. The style of the class is paint-along, and each the entire surface of the paper is covered with pastel. Classes will cover week we will paint a new subject. We will explore birds, still life, landscapes, portraits, and abstract subject matter. Suitable for flowers, fruit, and leaves. No experience or drawing skills are beginners or intermediate artists. Choose to attend in person or virtually SEPTEMBER necessary. You will experiment with the following techniques: through Zoom. Students work along with the instructor from the images washes, negative painting, glazing, color mixing, wet in wet, provided. Website Link value analysis, mark making, scoring, texture, and more! This class will show you how enjoyable painting can be! Website Link

FINE ARTS SEPTEMBER 4 IN PERSON: PASSPORT TO PRINTMAKING: PAINTERLY MONOTYPE

Saturday, September 4 SONOMASONOMA COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY Heather Wilcoxon $175 plus $20 for materials

CENTERCENTER HEALTHHEALTH && Painterly monotypes are an exciting and fresh way to approach image making. It’s perfect for painters who want to explore new ideas and get SAFETYSAFETY GUIDELINESGUIDELINES results quickly. We will be using water-based intaglio inks, acrylic printing plates, and an etching press. The instructor will demonstrate how to use the inks with brayers, brushes, and paper towels, and give full instruction on using the electric press. All levels are welcome! Website Link

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU VISIT:

For the safety of staff, volunteers, and the general public, we ask that you stay CERAMICS home if you or a member of your household are not feeling well. SEPTEMBER 4 IN PERSON: WINDOW SILL VASES

Saturday, September 4 Sonoma Community Center requires all visitors ages seven and older to wear Lynn Wood a face mask at all times when indoors. When outdoors, we ask that you wear $50 includes materials and firing a mask if you are within 6 feet of another person who is not a part of your household. We would be happy to provide complimentary masks to anyone who Lynn will demonstrate how to make her popular flat vases that fit forgot theirs at home. We encourage all community members to get vaccinated. perfectly on a window sill. As the Pottery Texture Queen, of course, texture will be involved through stamping and texture mats, additions, and Website Link details. Feel like veering off the path? You are welcome to invent your own creation as well! Come join the fun, first-timers welcome!Website Link

6 7 CERAMICS SEPT 8, 15, 22 & 29 IN PERSON: CLAY AND ART AFTER SCHOOL PRIVATE LESSONS Wednesdays, September 8, 15, 22, and 29 Rotating instructors AND PARTIES $5-25 per class - $20-100 for 4 weeks We can accommodate adults, kids, 4 weeks of fun, hands-on art classes for kids and teens. or intergenerational groups for Approximately half of classes will focus on clay, and the other private instruction, art parties and half will focus on fiber, painting, collage and more! Classes will more. Think of us when you are inspire and educate young students in our professional-level looking for your next party idea or art studios. Each session, an instructor will lead projects with SEPTEMBER memorable night out! plenty of room and flexibility for every child to explore their own creativity and ideas. Website Link Website Link

FIBER ARTS SEPTEMBER 8 & 15 IN PERSON: U.S. MAP EMBROIDERY SAMPLER

Wednesdays, September 8 and 15 FIBER ARTS Robert Mahar SEPTEMBER 11 Price: $145 plus $20 for materials/supplies IN PERSON: HAND-PAINT PRE-WAXED BATIKS Saturday, September 11 Celebrate your home state, commemorate a recent road Laura Lee Fritz trip, or stitch connections between you and your loved ones Price: $60 plus $10 for supplies/materials on a beautiful 1906 map of the contiguous United States, custom printed on a half yard (27” x 36”) of cotton linen We provide pre-waxed cotton and silk cloth yardage (several lush design canvas. Perfectly suited for beginners, instruction will cover choices available), brushes, fabric markers, and fabric paints. You provide embroidery basics and essential stitches. However, students the playfulness to explore techniques for painting and for wax removal - with more embroidery experience are invited to join for a fun and wax keeping. Website Link refresher course and the opportunity to stitch a large-format map. Website Link

CERAMICS SEPT 8, 15, 22 & 29 IN PERSON: POTTERY ON THE WHEEL 2D & YOUTH OCT 6, 13, 20 & 27 INTERMEDIATE SEPTEMBER 11 IN PERSON: PLAZA PLEIN AIR PAINTING

Wednesdays, September 8, 15, 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20, and 27 Saturday, September 11 Benjamin Betourne Free $245 plus $30 for clay In conjunction with the Sonoma Plein Air Festival, we will be offering free This session is for those who already know how to center plein air easel painting for all to try in the rose garden in the Sonoma and throw pieces successfully. Develop and improve your Plaza. Before and after painting you can peruse the paintings by master throwing skills while exploring a range of forms through plein air artists from across the country. Specific artist info and more multiple class projects in this all-level throwing class (8 details at: www.sonomapleinair.com weeks). The instructor guides you through the basic steps of throwing, shaping, and trimming of pottery on the wheel. This class is a great opportunity for students to hone basic techniques of throwing on the wheel and expand skills in all aspects of pottery. Website Link

8 9 CERAMICS CERAMICS SEPT 13, 20, 27 IN PERSON: POTTERY ON THE WHEEL SEPT 16, 23, 30 IN PERSON: INTRO TO CLAY FOR TEENS

OCT 4, 11, 18, 25 Mondays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, and OCT 7, 14, 21 Thursdays, September 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, and 21 NOV 1 November 1 Lexi Bakkar Barbara Obata Sliding Scale $75-200. Financial Aid Available $245 plus $30 for clay Come explore the world of clay with this hands-on wheel throwing and First-timers welcome! Develop and improve your throwing hand building class! We will learn the basics of handbuilding in the first skills while exploring a range of forms through multiple two class sessions and then jump on the wheel for the next two classes. class projects in this all-level throwing class. The instructor We will finish off with two surface design classes, where you will learn guides you through the basic steps of throwing, shaping, how to sgraffito and mishima! We will then spend the last day in the and trimming of pottery on the wheel. This class is a great glaze barn where we will add the finishing touches to our pieces. In SEPTEMBER opportunity for participants to hone basic techniques of addition we will also learn about ceramics professional equipment, safety, throwing on the wheel and expand skills in all aspects of tools, terms, and more! FINANCIAL AID AVAILABLE: https://forms.gle/ pottery. Surface decoration techniques will also be explored. Te1PgoYY589TwSmQ9 Website Link Website Link

CERAMICS CERAMICS SEPT 17, 24 IN PERSON: HANDBUILT POTTERY SEPT 13, 20, 27 IN PERSON: POTTERY ON THE WHEEL OCT 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Fridays, September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and November 5 OCT 4, 11, 18, 25 Mondays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25, and NOV 5 Lynn Wood November 1 $245 NOV 1 Benjamin Betourne In this all-level class (beginners welcome too!) you will learn how to make $245 plus $30 for clay textured, whimsical, slab-built pottery and vessels. Lynn’s experimental First-timers welcome! Develop and improve your throwing and playful approach will support your wildest dreams in clay and each skills while exploring a range of forms through multiple project will be the starting point for you to invent, explore, and create. If class projects in this all-level throwing class. The instructor you’re into funky and whimsical, this class is for you! You are welcome to guides you through the basic steps of throwing, shaping, invent all of your own creations as well! Come join the fun, first-timers and trimming of pottery on the wheel. This class is a great welcome! Website Link opportunity for students to hone basic techniques of throwing on the wheel and expand skills in all aspects of pottery. Surface decoration techniques will also be explored. Website Link

CERAMICS SEPT 14, 21, 28 VIRTUAL: HANDBUILT FUNDAMENTALS YOUTH PROGRAMMING OCT 12 Tuesdays, September 14, 21, 28, and October 12 Give the kids in your life the gift of art. With our after-school Naomi Clement art classes, arts integration programming, private parties, $145 summer camps, pod classes and family classes, we offer fun This is a 4-part series. In the first session, Naomi will for all! Explore what it means to be an artist and experience demonstrate how she creates consistent and well- our equipment and studio spaces while interacting with compressed clay slabs for hand-building. She will professional artists and art media. Stay up to date on all demonstrate multiple ways to roll slabs by hand (without a upcoming youth and family-related classes and events by slab roller), as well as her method for rolling thin slabs using joining our mailing list: a slab roller. In later sessions, she will demonstrate creating Please email [email protected] to sign up. volume with slabs, building compound forms, and general studio trouble-shooting. Website Link

10 11 CERAMICS SEPT 17, 24 IN PERSON: POTTERY ON THE WHEEL OCT 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 WITH SGRAFFITO FOCUS FIGURE ARTS OPEN STUDIO NOV 5 Friday, September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and November 5 Join us for uninstructed live sessions of Gabo Martinez figure drawing with fellow artists. Models $245 plus $30 for clay vary weekly. Easels are provided; please bring Develop and improve your throwing skills while exploring a your own supplies. Ages 18+. (Watch for range of forms and in-depth surface treatments using slips announcements about the reinstatement of and carving (sgraffito). Gabo, our resident artist, will guide you this program.) through the basic steps of throwing, shaping, and trimming SEPTEMBER of pottery on the wheel. This class is a great opportunity for Contact: Jill Valavanis (she/her) | Fine Arts students to hone basic techniques of throwing and expand Coordinator, (707) 938-4626 x7 skills in all aspects of pottery. Open to all levels, including beginners. Website Link

FIBER ARTS CERAMICS SEPTEMBER 18 IN PERSON: STITCHES USING UNUSUAL SEPTEMBER 18 VIRTUAL: INTIMATE PORCELAIN: MATERIALS SCULPTING A TINY HEAD AND BEAST Saturday, September 18 Saturday, September 18 Emily Marks & Lori Goldman Robin Whiteman $110 $45 Play with unusual materials to make an artistic small bag In this virtual workshop, participants are invited into the as well as a creative fiber sculpture of your very own! Walk studio of sculptor Robin Whiteman. Her work, its origins, through the construction of a designer bag, and then, using and processes will be discussed as she demonstrates the samples of work by other fiber artists for extra inspiration and techniques used to create her current body of work. The the instructor’s individual guidance, have free rein to pick and workshop will start with a brief slide talk where Robin will choose materials to make whatever suits your desires. discuss her work and what feeds her practice, her inspiration, Website Link and her thought process. This will be followed by the demo. Website Link

CERAMICS SEPTEMBER 23 VIRTUAL SURFACE SERIES: TECHNIQUES TO BRING ILLUSTRATION TO LIFE

Thursday, September 23 SONOMA ARTS LIVE Carole Epp $45 The Sonoma Community Center is excited to welcome Sonoma Arts Live back to the Rotary In this virtual workshop, Carole will cover her approach to narrative Stage in Andrews Hall for a new season of illustration on ceramics. This process can be applied to both pottery productions. To learn more about what’s coming and sculpture. Starting with design considerations for pottery form up, please visit sonomaartslive.org construction, this workshop will discuss how to successfully use visual design strategies to unify form and surface in your work and technical processes including handbuilding, mishima, and watercolor underglaze painting. Website Link

12 13 YOUTH EVERY 3RD IN PERSON: QUEER ART CLUB WEDNESDAY Monthly art club starting this fall (Dates TBD) Rotating instructors Suggested Donation: $5-25 upon arrival

Join us for a night of self-expression every third Wednesday of the month. Each week we will explore a new art theme, including a demonstration from a professional artist and all the materials needed to make the project yourself. We will also provide additional art materials if you just need a space to hang out and make your own art! Pizza and drinks SEPTEMBER included! Bring your friends! This club offers an artistic community of inclusion for all identities of gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity. Registration required. Website Link

FIBER ARTS SEPTEMBER 25 IN PERSON: MINI BASKETS WORKSHOP

Saturday, September 25 Peeta Tinay $165

Come learn how to make these little basket gems! Beginning basket makers and those with no experience are welcome and encouraged to sign up for this one-day basketry workshop. During the workshop participants will make two baskets; all supplies are provided. Website Link

“STITCHES: OUTSIDE THE LINES,” GALLERY 212 FINE ARTS (AUGUST 5TH - SEPTEMBER 26TH) SEPT 29 IN PERSON: ABSTRACTED LANDSCAPES OCT 6, 13 & 20 IN MIXED MEDIA Frances Arnold, Lori Goldman, Emily Marks, Janet McBeen, Hella Merril Wednesdays, September 29, October 6, 13, and 20 Many people think of stitching as a way to mend a garment, sew a dress, or embroider a Colleen Gianatiempo pillowcase. But unlike those usual examples, these five local artists explore the boundaries of $140 plus $15 for materials the techniques of “stitches,” creating unique works that stretch the medium in surprising ways. Learn beginning abstraction of the landscape and the use Featured art by Frances Arnold, Lori Goldman, Emily Marks, Janet McBeen, and Hella Merril of aesthetic devices such as value, color, composition, shape, will include telephone wire sculptures, paper art, large-scale burlap pieces and exuberant wall and texture of the paint itself. This class will explore four hangings. different landscape scenes (ocean, snow, flowers, sky); four formats (low and high horizon, detailed foreground and In conjunction with the “Stitches” exhibit, artists Lori Goldman and Emily Marks will offer a one- middle ground); and mixed-media techniques. All materials day in-person Workshop, entitled “Stitches Using Unusual Materials in Knitting and Crochet” on provided through a materials fee. No experience necessary. Saturday September 18. Beginning artists welcome. Website Link Website Link

14 15 FINE ARTS OCT 1, 8, 15 & 22 HYBRID: PASTEL PAINTING - OCTOBER CERAMICS STUDIO & PASSES Fridays, October 1, 8, 15 and 22 Deborah Donahower Sonoma Ceramics, the Community Center’s Ceramics $140 in-person / $100 virtual department, consists of four designated public workspaces

equipped with gas, electric, and raku kilns, alongside Soft pastels are an interesting medium because, unlike paint, wheels, slab rollers, an extruder, and a spray booth. World- all color mixing is done directly on the paper. Layers are built class instructors encourage youth, beginner, and advanced up to create luminous, painterly effects. Why is it called a participants to explore all of the wonderful possibilities of OCTOBER pastel painting? Because the entire surface of the paper is working in clay. covered with pastel. Classes will cover still life, landscapes, portraits and abstract subject matter. Suitable for beginners- Visit our membership page to join the studio by intermediate. Choose to attend in-person or virtually through purchasing a Ceramics Studio Pass. Zoom. Students work along with the instructor from the Contact: Kala Stein (she/her) | Director of Ceramics & Arts images provided. Website Link (707) 938-4626 x9

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FINE ARTS OCTOBER 2 & 16 IN PERSON: PASSPORT TO PRINTMAKING: COLLAGRAPH FINE ARTS Saturdays, October 2 and 16 OCTOBER 2 & 9 VIRTUAL: KNOTLESS NETTING Gail Morgan Saturdays, October 2 and 9 $175 plus $20 for materials Kathy Rousso In this two-session workshop you will create a collagraph $45 plate by building up the surface with a variety of textural In this class, students will learn how to make a small knotless netted materials. You will learn how to ink the plate and pull prints basket. Beginning at the bottom, the instructor will demonstrate how to using our printing presses. Between classes, you can create start, how to increase stitches, and how to end the rim. Knotless netting is more plates for the next session. Following this workshop, you a common net-bag making technique. Class will begin with a powerpoint will have the skills needed to attend our Printmaking Open presentation to illustrate the history and variety of these bags. The Studio sessions and use the presses independently. All levels Instructor is bilingual and spent a year researching net bags in Guatemala are welcome! Website Link with funding from a Fulbright grant. Website Link

FINE ARTS OCT 4, 11, 18 & 25 IN PERSON: BEGINNING DRAWING: PENCILS, CHARCOAL, AND PENS, OH MY! SCHOLARSHIPS Mondays, October 4, 11, 18, and 25 Alina Nuebel The Equity in Arts Scholarship program is available to those who self-identify as an $160 plus $10 for materials underrepresented or marginalized individual in need of a subsidized opportunity. Minimal fees cover the cost of the ticketing software and licensing to run the class. From painting to printmaking, basic drawing skills enhance an artist’s The Sonoma Community Center is proud to offer these scholarships as a way to ability to purposefully portray naturalistic subjects in any medium. Join ensure that money is not a barrier to participation in our programming, and that this class to defeat common drawing mistakes, experience the joy of people from all walks of life are able to enjoy and feel welcome at our classes, purposeful mark-making, and learn foundational drawing techniques events, and other experiences. To learn more click here. which are applicable to every medium. Join us, and learn techniques to enhance your whole artistic practice. This course is designed for beginners but intermediate and experienced draftspersons are also welcome. Website Link

16 17 CERAMICS FINE ARTS OCT 4, 11, 18, 25, IN PERSON: INTRO TO HANDBUILT OCTOBER 9 IN PERSON: PASSPORT TO PRINTMAKING: NOV 1, 8, 15 & 22 POTTERY LINOCUT October 4, 11, 18, 25, November 1, 8, 15, 22 Saturday, October 9 Deborah Donahower Kelly Autumn $245 plus $30 for clay $85 plus $5 for materials

During this structured course, students will learn a variety Linocut is a relief-printing method similar to woodblock. An image is of pottery techniques including pinch pots, coiling, slab carved into a linoleum block and what is left of the block is inked and building, surface design, and glazing through demonstrations OCTOBER printed by hand. In this basic introduction to linocut printing workshop, and individual projects. Students will learn studio etiquette, you will learn how to take a pattern, a simple sketch or a photo and materials handling, and clean-up. This is the perfect class for translate this image into a linoleum block using an easy transfer method those new to clay, beginners, and those who have had some and a basic carving tool to create your first series of hand-pulled prints. clay experience. Website Link This is the perfect beginner’s class for artists who are curious about printmaking. We will focus on printing by hand as well as the results that can be achieved by using the press. You will gain an understanding of this fun and creative medium and leave with a stack of your very own editioned linocut prints! All materials provided. Website Link

CERAMICS OCTOBER 5 VIRTUAL: STUDIO LOGISTICS

Tuesday, October 5 Ashwini Bhat, Naomi Clement, Osa Atoe, Kala Stein, Melissa Weiss $75

Five ceramic artists - Osa Atoe, Ashwini Bhat, Naomi Clement, Kala Stein, and Melissa Weiss - share methods, tips, and resources for your studio set-up whether at home or in a shared space. Topics such as reclaim, shelving, lighting, equipment, and tools will be covered. Each artist has a unique studio practice and studio situation so you’ll see a variety of solutions and approaches including co-working studios, basement studios, garage studios, and house studios. Each artist will share a presentation with Q&A; all five artists will address your questions through lively discussion. Website Link

CERAMICS OCT 6, 13, 20 & 27 IN PERSON: CLAY AND ART AFTER SCHOOL DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENTS Wednesdays, October 6, 13, 20 and 27 Rotating instructors In October, the Sonoma Community Center continues its annual tradition of providing a $5-25 per class - $20-100 for 4 weeks month of Saturday art workshops, a Gallery 212 art exhibit, and a public altar in observance 4 weeks of fun, hands-on art classes for kids and teens. of the Día De Los Muertos holiday. In keeping with its tradition, the Center will erect its Approximately half of classes will focus on clay, and the other half 12’ Public Altar, designed by local sculptor Jim Callahan, to be decorated in lights, golden will focus on fiber, painting, collage and more! Classes will inspire butterflies, and portraits of Sonoma Valley’s passed loved ones and lost “heroes.” The and educate young students in our professional-level art studios. community is invited to participate in the celebration of those who are no longer with us by Each session, an instructor will lead projects with plenty of room adding to the Altar notes, photos, or objects of their own. and flexibility for every child to explore their own creativity and ideas. Website Link

18 19 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS OCTOBER 9 IN PERSON: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS! ALTAR MAKING WORKSHOP

Saturday, October 9 Manuel Garcia TBD

Celebrate the history and traditions of altar-making for Día de los Muertos and learn how to make your very own

OCTOBER ofrenda. This family-friendly workshop includes explanations of Día de los Muertos altars and the meanings behind all of the items that traditionally go with them. Website Link

CERAMICS OCTOBER 9 IN PERSON: POT PALACE @ DI ROSA

Saturday, October 9 Kala Stein $125

Experience the Pot Palace from The Incorrect Museum: Vignettes from the di Rosa Collection through the eyes of ceramicist and Sonoma Community Center Director of Ceramics & Arts Kala Stein! Kala will discuss the world of contemporary Ceramics, and demonstrate clay processes. Each participant can create their own unique art piece inspired by the pieces in Pot Palace or embark on a free- form exploration to see what is possible with clay. Website Link SONOMA CERAMICS ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Every six months, an artist comes to live and work at Sonoma Community Center to take their pursuit of FIBER ARTS ceramics to the next level. Through immersion and community outreach, the resident artist gains technical OCTOBER 13 IN PERSON: CROCHET - BASICS training, teaching experience, and the opportunity to have a solo show in Gallery 212. Learn more here.

Wednesday, October 13 This semester, we welcome Gabriella “Gabo” Martinez as our new Artist in Residence. Gabo will be helping run Elizabeth Calabro the kilns, teach, and make a new body of work that will be shown in Gallery 212 in December. Gabo was born in $60 Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico and is inspired by her indigenous Mexican culture and her research into Native

American visual traditions. Gabo works with terracotta clay, sgraffito technique, and vibrantly colored slips. Learn the ABCs of the wonderful world of crochet, including Her pieces recall imagery of the Mexican towns where she spent her summers, and evoke the artist’s ongoing basic crochet stitches and how to read instructions. Create reconciliation of civilizations, languages, and generations. a sample of your stitches – slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet, half double, and treble. Website Link Don’t miss the chance to take a class with her while she is living in Sonoma!

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20 21 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS FINE ARTS OCTOBER 16 IN PERSON: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS! OCTOBER 16 VIRTUAL: CREATING ART WITH PRESSED ALEBRIJE WORKSHOP BOTANICALS

Saturday, October 16 Saturday, October 16 Gabo Martini Sara Edi Boyd TBD $75

Paint your very own ceramic Alebrije in observation of Día Pressed flowers and plants can be used to create stunning framed art de los Muertos! Alebrije is a Mexican Folk Art form that and gorgeous keepsakes. Join special guest artist Sara Edi Boyd, owner of

OCTOBER represents a hybrid fantastical creature believed to connect Sweetgrass Botanicals in North Carolina, as she shares her most successful us to a deeper sense of purpose and able to guide us in techniques for pressing flowers, trees, and shrubs, including wedding the afterlife. Participants will be able to pick from a variety bouquets and plants from your garden. Then watch as she demonstrates of fantastical Alebrije sculptures. The Center will provide how to build a variety of Flower Garden layouts, followed by thirty minutes underglazes of various colors and all supplies. Pieces will of Q&A. Website Link be glazed and fired by the Community Center and will be available for pick-up after the class. Website Link

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS OCTOBER 23 IN PERSON: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS! MEXICAN SUGAR SKULL CLASS

Saturday, October 23 Diego Rios TBD

Dive into the rich history of the sugar skulls tradition alongside artist Diego Marcial Rios, who overviews its fascinating background before giving a demo on the craft. Learn the ingredients/recipes for creating sugar skulls and the application techniques necessary to decorate them. PRINT STUDIO Once you have got the basics down, roll up your sleeves to create and hand paint your own unique, expressive work. Let your imagination go Printmaking Open Studio provides access to our presses for experienced printmakers wild while you personalize your own sugar skull. Website Link who wish to work on independent projects. There is space and equipment to practice and explore monoprinting, etching, intaglio, relief printing, gel plate printing, collagraph, and screenprinting. Equipment and tools include: a large motorized Griffin press, a manual Griffin press, a soft grounds heating surface, etching tools, a paper soaking sink, printing plates, palettes, a vertical etching tank, brayers, barens, FINE ARTS ink spatulas, silkscreens, squeegees, gel plates, a tabletop exposure unit, an emulsion OCT 27 scoop coater, and a drying rack. (We look forward to reopening the Print Studio. IN PERSON: LEARN TO USE COLOR NOV 3, 10 & 17 More information coming soon!) Wednesdays, October 27, November 3, 10, and 17 Colleen Gianatiempo PASSPORT TO PRINTMAKING $140

Anyone with an interest in printmaking is encouraged to attend one or more How do you combine colors in your work? Is your style dynamic, subtle, workshops in this series designed especially for beginners. Each workshop introduces harmonious, or edgy? What are hues, chroma, value, saturation, tones, a specific technique, and is taught by professional printmakers from all over the Bay tints, and shades – and how do these aspects affect the way we perceive Area who want to encourage more people to utilize the Print Studio at the Sonoma color? Color theory is a body of practical guidance that creates a logical Community Center. Every participant who completes a Passport to Printmaking structure for color, including everything from color mixing and the visual workshop will have the experience required to attend Printmaking Open Studio effects of specific color combinations to the relationships we have with and will receive their first session free so they can begin working on their own print color. Explore the three basic categories of color theory: the color wheel, projects independently. color harmony, and the context of how colors are used. Open to all levels Contact: Jill Valavanis (she/her) | Fine Arts Coordinator, (707) 938-4626 x7 and students of any medium -- quilters, decorators, artists, anybody! Website Link

22 23 CERAMICS FIBER ARTS OCT 30, NOV 13 & 27 VIRTUAL: JOURNEY TO THE MOON JAR INTENSIVE DEC 11 COIL BUILDING Home of Sonoma’s Trashion Fashion Show, the Fiber Saturday, October 30, November 13, 27, and December 11 Department offers free Happy Hours, philanthropic crafting Seong Weon Joanne Lee opportunities, and dynamic fiber classes for all levels and $180 for a set of 4 / $50 for the December 11 session only ages. Housed in the “Marcie Waldron Fiber Arts Studio,” the department is equipped with sewing and serger machines, Experience the meditative process of coiling at home! During these 4 embroidery and needle felting machines, 6’x3’ tables, a lending weeks, Joanne will be teaching how to effectively roll thin coils and use

OCTOBER library, dress forms and mannequins, irons, lap looms, knitting them to build basic or complex forms, building up to cylindrical jars and crochet needles, yarn, fabric, thread, sewing notions, and inspired by traditional Korean Moon Jars! Any clay type can be used for all the materials necessary to complete your fiber related crafts. this technique, however porcelain is the most challenging. Studio hours are available to the public. Please inquire for more All students will receive the Zoom recording of the workshop to watch at information. their convenience afterwards. Many participants choose to observe the virtual workshop and work later, but you may also work alongside Joanne Contact: Eric Jackson (he/him) | Fiber Arts Dept Head & Creative during the demo. Website Link Programs Manager, (707) 938-4626 x3

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS OCTOBER 30 IN PERSON: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS! AZTEC DANCE FINE ARTS WORKSHOP OCT 29 HYBRID: PASTEL PAINTING - NOVEMBER Saturday, October 30 NOV 5, 12 & 19 Fridays, October 29, November 5, 12, and 19 Manuel Garcia Deborah Donahower TBD $140 in-person / $100 virtual Come learn on your feet the magic of traditional Aztec Dance & Soft pastels are an interesting medium because, unlike paint, Drumming. Experience the rich ceremony and history from Instructor all color mixing is done directly on the paper. Layers are built and founder of In Lak’ech Danza Azteca, Manuel Garcia. Students will up to create luminous, painterly effects. Why is it called a pastel physically participate as well as learn why the Aztec Dance is considered painting? Because the entire surface of the paper is covered a manifestation of the artistic and cultural spirit of the native people of with pastel. Classes will cover still life, landscapes, portraits and Mexico. Website Link abstract subject matter. Suitable for beginners-intermediate. Choose to attend in-person or virtually through Zoom. Students work along with the instructor from the images provided. Website Link

FINE ARTS OCTOBER 9 IN-PERSON: INTRODUCTION TO MIXED ONLINE ART SHOP MEDIA PAINTING Did you know that Sonoma Community Saturday, October 30 Center has an online retail shop? We offer Kathleen Thompson curb-side pick up and a great selection $65 of handmade artwork from the Sonoma

region. This class will be an exploration into a range of traditional and experimental materials and techniques to create unique and Website Link personal art. Students will be collecting personal artifacts, black and white Xerox images, fabrics, papers, etc. as well as traditional art materials. This is an exploration into your personal vision and expression. Class will begin with some inspirational images, demonstrations, and a chance to share. Website Link

24 25 FIBER ARTS GALLERY 212 NOVEMBER 3 IN PERSON: CROCHET FOR KNITTERS - NOVEMBER 4 OPENING RECEPTION, “GABO MARTINEZ: BORDERS AND EDGES CERAMICS RESIDENT ARTIST SOLO SHOW”

Wednesday, November 3 Thursday, November 4 Elizabeth Calabro Gabo Martinez $60 FREE

Crochet can add a finished dimension to any knitted garment. Marking the end of her 6 month residency, Martinez will occupy the Learn how to crochet edges around a knitted swatch. Practice gallery with her wheel thrown, carved pottery inspired by narratives of simple to more complex crochet stitches that add design resistance, healing and survival. Her text-based imagery and motifs are aspects, color, texture, and style to your knitted work. (Previous based on research of indigenous technologies that expound upon the NOVEMBER Crochet experience required. Must be familiar with chain and Mexican American identity. Website Link single crochet stitch) Website Link

CERAMICS NOV 3, 10, 17, 24 IN PERSON: POTTERY ON THE WHEEL FIBER ARTS NOVEMBER 6 & 7 DEC 1, 8, 15 & 22 INTERMEDIATE IN PERSON: SPIRAL BASE BASKETRY CLASS

Wednesdays, November 3, 10, 17, 24, December 1, 8, 15, and 22 Saturday and Sunday, November 6 and 7 Benjamin Betourne Peeta Tinay $245 plus $30 for clay $300

This session is for those who already know how to center and Are you new to basket making or have you always wanted to take a throw pieces successfully. Develop and improve your throwing workshop? Come cut your teeth on a challenging, rewarding, and skills while exploring a range of forms through multiple class substantial basket. Made baskets in the past? Come brush up on your projects in this all-level throwing class (8 weeks). The instructor skills and learn some new techniques and perspectives about basket guides you through the basic steps of throwing, shaping, making. Immerse yourself in a 2-day comprehensive basketry workshop - and trimming of pottery on the wheel. This class is a great all supplies provided! Website Link opportunity for students to hone basic techniques of throwing on the wheel and expand skills in all aspects of pottery. Website Link

FINE ARTS NOVEMBER 8 IN PERSON: FALL FORMS: DARK, LIGHT, AND DROP SHADOWS ON NATURE OBJECTS Fiber Arts Monday, November 8 Alina Nuebel $70

Join Fall Forms for a beginner-friendly, intermediate-engaging, dry media HAPPY HOUR drawing class focused on value and tonal studies of autumnal nature objects. Tonal and value studies done in charcoal or conte crayon can be beautiful art objects in their own right, as well as important preliminary Our Fiber Arts Happy Hour is a FREE place to hang out and just play, explore, and work in preparation for paintings. Learn skills to design compositions, connect. No skill level is necessary - even if you’ve just been curious about accessory draw three-dimensional forms, and anchor your subjects in space with the making, mending, macrame, knitting, crochet, sewing, weaving, embroidery, or any use of drop shadows as we consider both the bounty and stark beauty of other fiber related craft - this is the place for you. Feel free to bring materials and the season. All materials provided. Website Link supplies that you no longer need, and something to eat and/or drink if you choose. Current projects are welcome. Newbies and friends are definitely encouraged! Happy Hour will meet Tuesdays from 4:30 - 6:00pm starting September 14th.

26 27 CERAMICS CERAMICS NOV 8, 15, 22, 29 IN PERSON: INTRO TO HANDBUILT NOVEMBER 20 HYBRID SURFACE SERIES: EXPLORING DEC 6 & 13 POTTERY THE SURFACE Mondays, November 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13 Saturday, November 20 Deborah Donahower Lynn Wood $195 + $30 for a bag of clay $120 (in-person) / $45 (virtual)

During this structured course, students will learn a variety In this all-level class (beginners welcome!), learn how to add of pottery techniques including pinch pots, coiling, slab color and design to your work with underglazes and colored building, surface design, and glazing through demonstrations slips. We will explore a number of techniques including slip and individual projects. Students will learn studio etiquette, trailing, DIY transfers, printing using xerox copies, texture

NOVEMBER materials handling, and clean-up. This is the perfect class for stamps, and more. All the techniques will be done on wet clay those new to clay, beginners, and those who have had some or greenware (before the bisque) so bring your leatherhard clay experience. Website Link work to the workshop to use - tiles, plates, vase, and sculptures are all appropriate or use samples provided. Website Link

CERAMICS FINE ARTS NOV 8, 15, 22, 29 IN PERSON: POTTERY ON THE WHEEL NOVEMBER 20 IN-PERSON: PASSPORT TO PRINTMAKING: DEC 6 & 13 BOTANICAL MONOTYPE Monday, November 8, 15, 22, 29, December 6, and 13 Benjamin Betourne Saturday, November 20 $195 plus $30 for clay Kelly Autumn

$110 First-timers welcome! Develop and improve your throwing skills while exploring a range of forms through multiple class In this interactive monotype printmaking workshop, make stunning, projects in this all-level throwing class. The instructor guides one-of-a-kind botanical art prints inspired by the natural world! Kelly will you through the basic steps of throwing, shaping, and trimming show you how to use real flora as stencils in your work and how you can of pottery on the wheel. This class is a great opportunity for add dimension by layering colors and applying mixed media such as students to hone basic techniques of throwing on the wheel pastel, ink, acrylic, and watercolor. In this experimental class, you’ll learn and expand skills in all aspects of pottery. Surface decoration techniques using a combination of gel plates and the printing press. It is techniques will also be explored. Website Link sure to be a fun and awe-inspiring class for beginners or even experienced printmakers interested in learning a beautiful new technique. All materials provided. Website Link

FINE ARTS NOVEMBER 13 IN PERSON: PASSPORT TO PRINTMAKING: ALL AGES DRYPOINT NOVEMBER 20 IN PERSON: PORCELAIN ORNAMENTS

Saturday, November 13 Saturday, November 20 Turu Sugita Lynn Wood $175 plus $20 for materials Sliding Scale: $5-25 for Youth 18 and under; $25 for ages 19+

Drypoint is a printmaking technique in which an image is Make your own porcelain holiday ornaments this season! Students will incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a sharp create up to 5 special hanging ornaments to give as gifts in this enjoyable, metal point, leaving a rough burr at the edges of each line. This light-hearted workshop. Have a great time while making handmade gifts burr gives drypoint prints a soft line quality and rich tonality. for those you love. Bring on the holiday fun. Great activity for the whole Traditionally the plate was copper, but we’ll use a polypropylene family. Materials provided. Website Link sheet for easy scratching. Bring 4-5 photos or photocopies (5” x 7” to 6” x 8”) that have a good range from light to dark and some texture. No prior artmaking experience necessary. Website Link

28 29 ADULTS, TEENS AND FAMILIES CERAMICS NOVEMBER 27 IN PERSON: CALIFORNIA NATIVE DECEMBER 11 VIRTUAL: JOURNEY TO THE MOON JAR AMERICAN BEADWORK ADVANCED

Saturday, November 27 Saturday, December 11 Rose Hammock Seong Weon Joanne Lee Sliding Scale: $5-40 for youth 18 and under; $40 for ages 19+ $50

Join Rose Hammock as she takes us through an in-depth Experience the meditative process of coiling at home! Joanne will journey into the world of contemporary California Native be teaching how to effectively roll thin coils and use them to build a American beadwork. Participants will also learn about her traditional Korean Moon Jar form! Any clay type can be used for this Pomo and Wailacki culture and traditions. In this hands- technique, however porcelain is the most challenging. All students

NOVEMBER on class, participants will learn how to use all the tools and will receive the Zoom recording of the workshop to watch at their materials involved in this tradition to make your own beaded convenience afterwards. Website Link crafts, including earrings. Website Link

YOUTH/FAMILY DECEMBER 18 IN PERSON: MONOPRINTED HOLIDAY CARDS GALLERY 212 DECEMBER 2 WINTER MARKET OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, December 18 Kelly Autumn Thursday, December 2 Sliding Scale: $5-25 for Youth 18 and under; $25 for ages 19+ Multiple Artists FREE Hand-print holiday cards using our printing press! Students will make multiple themed cards (or wall hangings) with our professional print The kick-off for Sonoma Winter Market: the 10th Annual press. Much like creating paintings, monoprinting is an easy and fun Fine Craft and Art Sale at The Center! Begin your holiday process that results in one-of-a kind, special art pieces. Good for all ages! festivities with us, shop handmade gift items and enjoy food, Website Link wine, activities and over 50 artisans with quality, locally made artwork. More details online: Website Link DECEMBER

ALL AGES DECEMBER 11 IN PERSON: PORCELAIN ORNAMENTS SONOMA WINTER MARKET: THE 10TH ANNUAL FINE CRAFT AND Saturday, December 11 ART SALE DECEMBER 2-4, 2021 Lynn Wood Sliding Scale: $5-25 for Youth 18 and under; $25 for ages 19+ Kick off your holiday season with us during the first

weekend in December! Activities for youth, families, Make your own porcelain holiday ornaments this season! and adults will get you into the holiday spirit. 50 Students will create up to 5 special hanging ornaments to artists will sell collectable and gift items including give as gifts in this enjoyable, light-hearted workshop. Have a wearables, ceramics, prints, jewelry, and more. great time while making handmade gifts for those you love. Website Link Bring on the holiday fun. Great activity for the whole family. Materials provided. Website Link

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