Arts Guild of Sonoma

This is a one-​stop gallery showing artworks of 30 local artists in all media — painting, drawings, ceramics, pottery, assemblage, sculpture, textiles. Something for everyone in a very congenial no-​hassle atmosphere. There is a public reception on the first Saturday of most months, a chance to actually meet the creative people who exhibit there. Check the website for special events during the year, such as Repo in March when the community joins the artists in making art from recycled, repurposed items. Go early because it gets crowded.
Fun for all.

This is one of our stops when we vacation in the town of Sonoma.
Local artists, a good range of reasonable priced work (whatever your taste is) and every month they put up new work and if you’re lucky enough to be there on the first Friday of the month, you might catch their artist’s reception.

When I’m in a new Town, if there’s a local Arts Guild Shop, I’m there. Some of my best gifts or home artistic flourishes have come from such Cooperatives, with notable places including Barcelona, Edmonton, and Spirit Lake Iowa. And no matter where I go, I find the selection to be varied and unique, the quality high, the prices reasonable, and the background to a particular piece to be fascinating. I also feel good about supporting local artists and truly feel that such places are the best gift shops in Town.
This time around, I bought a beautiful ceramic table piece. It has a distinct shape, stunning red colouring, good heft, and a nice feel to the touch. It was designed and crafted by Beverly Prevost, who I had chance to meet a few minutes later at La Haye Are Center next door. The Guild member working the Gallery was friendly and informative, and I didn’t mind helping her figure out how to work the credit card machine. After all, Right Brain Creativity doesn’t always translate to an immediate grasp of Left Brain Details.