March 11th, 2010 09:24am
by Art.Happens
I was at the Gallery until near midnight last night finalizing the list of student art. Yesterday the local high school teachers brought in a couple hundred pieces of art from their current students. All the gallery owners and downtown merchants participating in this Saturday’s Art Walk were blown away by the quality of work.
You can see 4 examples here. The teachers are to be commended due …
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March 4th, 2010 06:05pm
by Art.Happens
Womens history month celebrated at Calabi Gallery
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February 18th, 2010 08:31pm
by Art.Happens
Earlier today, Thursday, Feb 18th, members of the International Gay & Lesbian Tourism Association gathered at the first stop of their Petaluma Familiarization “Fam” tour. The downtown merchants, in particular several gay & lesbian owned business owners, rolled out the red carpet to tout Petaluma as a fantastic cultural destination. This was part of a multi-day tour of the County with the Sonoma County Tourism Bureau.
The guests were treated to …
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February 15th, 2010 12:42pm
by Art.Happens
Last week was a great week for the Petaluma Downtown Art scene. Saturday night had 5 gallery/merchant events celebrating art with 10 locations open for the Second Saturday Art Walk from 4 – 7pm. The really amazing thing for me was to hear so many people come through the gallery saying how astonished they were by the exceptional art in Downtown Petaluma. I literally had several people with their jaws dropped open …
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December 25th, 2009 08:39am
by Art.Happens
As we celebrate, bringing 2009 to a close, include a toast to the wonderful life and influence of Linda Gonzalez.
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November 12th, 2009 02:32pm
by Art.Happens
I already posted about the Art Walk tomorrow night (11/13 5 -8pm).
This weekend also presents a couple other happenings to mark on your calendar. On Saturday, 11/14, the artist reception for the new show up at the Riverfront Art Gallery will be held from 5-9pm.
Also this weekend is the reception for the Annual Members Show at the Petaluma Arts Center from 2-4pm on Sunday, 11/15. Due to the …
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November 11th, 2009 11:11pm
by Art.Happens
This month, the galleries and merchants got together to put some spunk back into the Art Walk.
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November 2nd, 2009 08:16pm
by Art.Happens
Last Thursday, Old Adobe School District Superintendent, Diane ZImmerman, hosted a “Toast for Change” at the Mystic Theater introducing the Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) that are now being deployed in her school district. It was an amazing evening with many of the gallery owners, educators and community members engaged in this method of teaching critical thinking using art.
I had been exposed to VTS a couple weeks before at my Rotary club. …
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November 2nd, 2009 01:20am
by Art.Happens
So, fabulous things are happening in the arts. It’s time for all of us to harness the positive momentum in the arts.
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