SebARTSSummer Patio Music Series You are invited to Sebastopol Center for the Arts’ Summer Patio Music Series – live music on our patio on Sunday afternoons, starting July 24. July 24, 12-2 pm, SoCo BlueAugust 7, 2-4 pm, Phil Lawrence QuartetAugust 14, 2-4 pm, Swing FlingAugust 21, 2-4 pm, Dave JenkinsAugust 28, 2-4pm: Backstory TrioEveryone is welcome. Payment is by donation, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
SebARTS Art and Y(art) SaleJuly 23-24, 10am-3pmHelp us shrink our huge collection of art and art supplies. We cannot store it all. Will you adopt a piece of art? We will be selling original paintings, (watercolors, oil paintings, acrylic), collage art, prints, frames, and art supplies such as new canvases, paper, paint, and brushes at the SebARTS Art and Y(art) Sale on July 23-24, 10am-3pm.Be a Yard Sale Volunteer: Looking to volunteer with the center? Help out with the yard sale! Fill out the volunteer form here.
Adv. Ceramic Wheel ClassMaking Lidded Jars, Pitchers, TeapotsThis advanced class will be for students who already know the basic skills on the potter’s wheel and can comfortably make a 6″ tall cylinder. We will make a variety of wheel-thrown forms to which we will attach handles, spouts or lids. The instructor will demonstrate several techniques and styles with the goal of creating more complex and expressive pots for daily use. Lidded jars, pitchers and teapots will be our focus.DATES: Wednesdays and Fridays, August 17 – September 2, 6:30-9:30pm.Sign up for Advanced Ceramics now
College Application Writing WorkshopThis class offers students the opportunity to write, be coached, get feedback, and revise their college application essays. There are four two-hour sessions:DATES: Tuesdays, August 2, 3, 9,10, 5pm-7pm The workshop will be held in the painting and drawing studio at SebARTS.Sign up now!
Hero of the WeekVolunteer Carol RehmThis week our heartfelt thanks go to longtime volunteer Carol Rehm, who has been supporting SebARTS by recruiting and training volunteers and organizing the gallery and opening receptions, and so much more. Thank you, Carol!
Sebastopol Community Sculpture Garden opening, July 23The City of Sebastopol invites the public to meet the sculptors and to enjoy festivities during the opening celebration of the Sebastopol Community Sculpture Garden at Ives Park (and in the SebARTS parking lot), on Saturday, July 23, at 1 pm. The Sebastopol Public Art Committee chose eight sculptures, which will be be on exhibition for one year. The artists include Gordon Carter, Rose Gitlin, Beth Hartman, Briona Hendren, Rod Morgan, Josho Somie, and Jeffrey Zankel.
You’re Invited to thePicturing Sebastopol Photography Exhibition, July 24This spring the City of Sebastopol and Sebastopol Center for the Arts co-sponsored a photography contest called Picturing Sebastopol, looking for photography that really captured what Sebastopol is all about.Come to a reception for the Picturing Sebastopol Photography Exhibition on July 24 from 1 to 2 pm in dining room at SebARTS.In fact, make it an afternoon: come to the Picturing Sebastopol photography exhibition, then stay for the free Summer Music Patio Series concert that starts at 2 pm. See you there!