Sebastopol Center for the Arts

11/03/2026

Looking for a creative way to spend the colder months? 🍂 We've got plenty of ways to keep you inspired at Sebastopol Center for the Arts!

From floral arranging and watercolor painting to recycled crafts and handmade jewelry, our upcoming workshops are all about trying something new, getting creative, and connecting with your local arts community.

Here's what's coming up:
💐 Floral Arranging with Marisol:  Starting November 14, twice monthly through January
🎨 Winter Botanicals Watercolor with Hannah Day:  November 8 & 15
🌸 Crafting a Recycled Eco-Petal Bouquet with Rendell: November 14, 1–4 PM

We also have pendant making, stone wrapping, and paper basket twining workshops coming up the weekend before Thanksgiving!

📍 Sebastopol Center for the Arts | Sebastopol, CA
🔗 Explore upcoming classes and register at sebarts.org!

10/31/2026

Have an instrument collecting dust? 🎻 It might be time to start playing again!

Sebastopol Center for the Arts is bringing musicians together for a new community orchestra, led by John Maas, who has directed the SebArts choir for the past four years.

Whether you've been playing for years or haven't picked up your instrument in a while, this is an opportunity to reconnect with music and experience the joy of playing alongside others. No need to be perfect, just bring your instrument and a willingness to give it a try!

🎼 SebArts Community Orchestra
📅 First Wednesday of every month | 6:30–8 PM
📍 Sebastopol Center for the Arts

10/28/2026

Is it wood or ceramic? Some of the work in Finely Crafted will make you look twice. Our newest gallery exhibition celebrates the Handwork 2026 American Year of Craft, with works in ceramics, glass, wood, and metal.

The exhibition brings together artists working across a wide range of materials and techniques, from handcrafted surfboards to ceramic sculpture and detailed geometric woodwork.

Stop by the SebArts Gallery to see the full exhibition in person and celebrate the artists behind the work.

🗓️ On view through November 29th
📍 Sebastopol Center for the Arts
🔗 Learn more at the link in our bio!

10/26/2026

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who celebrated our Autumn Accelerator 2026 Cohort last Friday at Taylor Lane Organic Coffee with us! We can’t wait to share what else is in store for this exciting program. 🤍

10/16/2026

Dinner tastes better when you get to keep the bowl! Join us for The Bowl, one of SebArts' favorite annual fundraising events, bringing together local artists, chefs, and our community for a special evening.

Here's how it works: Choose a one-of-a-kind, hand-thrown bowl created by a SebArts ceramicist, then enjoy a savory dish prepared by a local chef, served right in your new keepsake bowl!
The evening also includes appetizers, a silent auction, and three short films presented by the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival. W**e will be available for purchase.

The Bowl
📅 Saturday, November 14 | 6–8 PM
📍 Sebastopol Center for the Arts
🎟️ Get your tickets before they sell out!
🔗 Learn more and purchase tickets at the link in our bio!

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10/14/2026

10/13/2026

You are cordially invited to the opening reception of the Artist Accelerator Exhibition at Taylor Lane Coffee, on October 23rd, from 3-5pm. Meet the artists and see all their beautiful work! The exhibition will be on view from October 20th to November 16th, with opening hours of 7am-5pm.

10/09/2026

Need to slow down? Looking for a new way to express yourself? 🍂

Our Arts Education Coordinator, Carolyn Marshall, is here with a few beautiful ways to get creative and make something with your hands this fall:

📓 Upcycled Journal Workshop with Rendell | Oct 21
Turn recycled boxes and papers into a handmade journal that’s all yours.
🧶 Ultra Textural Weaving with Vicky | Oct 25
Play with fiber, fringe, tassels and more, all woven onto an unexpected surface: plastic fencing.
✏️ Intro to Drawing Portraits from Photos with Hannah | Nov 4, 11 & 18
Build core drawing techniques and observation skills while creating portraits from photographs.

No experience? No problem. Just come ready to create.

Embrace the season of change and try something new. Come make art with us this fall. 🎨

Visit https://www.sebarts.org/classes-lectures to learn more.

10/09/2026

Creativity is an act of courage 🎸

Join us this Sunday, October 11 at 5pm, for a musical performance that will put some wind in your sails, and recharge your creative battery 🔋

Bay Area singer-songwriters and Supernova Support founders, Karen Joy Brown and Katie Phillips, along with Briget Boyle and Joni Davis present an afternoon of original songs that beautifully sing the unsayable, and unapologetically confront internal and external obstacles to personal and artistic freedom.

This “All Songs Considered” style performance and discussion explores the stories and creative process behind the song that will leave listeners feeling inspired and empowered to incite their own creative revolution.

We'll see you there, creating in solidarity ✊️🎵

Briget Boyle Karen Joy Brown Katie Phillips

10/06/2026

For the past month, our ceramics studio—aka the ClayGround—has been home to artist-in-residence Li Zhanyang, a contemporary artist from Chongqing, China, and the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, with more than 30 years of exhibiting around the world.

In just four weeks, Li created about seventeen new ceramic works, a remarkable feat in a medium where every piece takes patience, time, and many long hours. Inspired by our exhibition’s animal theme and the wide-open spaces of West County, his work draws on the farms—the horses and cattle all around us—the cowboys and Western landscapes he grew up watching in American films, and even the lasting echo of Christo’s Running Fence across these hills.

What moved us most was how Li described his time here: “The people at SebArts feel like a family.” 🧡 Thank you, Li, for the art, the friendships, and for reminding us what a community-built arts center can be. And thank you to Stephen, Xiaojie, Alice, and everyone who helped make this residency feel like home.

Li’s solo exhibition and farewell party is today, October 6, featuring the work he created during his residency. Come see it in person and celebrate with us!