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Sonoma's 19th Annual Salute to the Arts
Celebrates Italian heritage of the Wine Country

Art Tasting in Sonoma Plaza

Artists and Galleries Exhibiting at Salute to the Arts in the Sonoma Plaza on Saturday and Sunday

Arts Guild of Sonoma
Featured artists: Beth Biermann, Pat Biggs, Katherine Greene, Christine Gonzalves, Kate de Renouard, Kirk Hinshaw, Christine MacDonald, Susan Herringa-Pieper, Janis Kobe, Amanda Krauss, Ty Krauss, Frank Krueger, Lisa Manning, Anne Pincus, Lyn Swan, Vincent Taylor, Joan Shepherd, Sharon Sittloh, Thena Trygstad, Juaquin, Zaza Urbanek Fetterley
Founded in 1977, The Arts Guild of Sonoma provides local artists with a gallery to show their work, presents demonstrations and lectures to which the community is invited, and support one another in pursuing art careers. The Guild sponsors various community events.
140 East Napa Street · Sonoma
707.996.3115
sonomaartsguild@vom.com

Changing Seasons Gallery & Gifts
Featured artists: George Sumner, Christine Coy, Matthew Muth, Katherine Paus, Leland Beaman, Eli & John Milan, Tizo Glass
On the Plaza - featuring local, national, and international artists. Paintings, sculpture, glass, pottery, and jewelry - beautiful and unique.
103 West Napa Street · Sonoma · 707.935.8646
www.changingseasonsgallery.com

Dick Cole
Featured artist: Dick Cole
Dick Cole, creator of this year's Caio! Sonoma poster and last year's Happy Trails poster is a prolific artist with numerous large commercial clients. Dick also serves on the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance Board of Directors, helping to make Sonoma Salute to the Arts a reality every year. Posters signed by the artist will be available at $25 each.
707.939.8853

Tom Collins Stoneware
Featured artist: Tom Collins
Tom Collins, wine country’s master potter, has produced fine stoneware and porcelain ware for 14 years in Sonoma Valley. For 10 years Tom has offered classes at his school, Pottery at the Center, in Sonoma. This is a must buy opportunity.
276 East Napa Street · Sonoma
707.290.4297 · 707.224.5084
www.tomcollinsstoneware.com

Earthworks
Featured artists: Beth Nathan-Rice, Tamara Unger, Marsha Klein, Harald Nordvold<BR> An exceptional gallery featuring fine American crafts and unique handmade gold and silver jewelry. Located at the northwest corner of the Plaza.
403 First Street West · Sonoma
707.935.0290

Eastside Editions
Featured artists: Kim Anno, Chester Arnold, Jessica Dunne, David Gilhooly, Art Hazelwood, Frances McCormack, Don Williams, Thomas Wojak
Publishers Kimberly and Simon Blattner run East Side Editions, a fine arts press dedicated to the creation and publication of museum quality prints on handmade paper made on the premises.
416 Second Street East · Sonoma
707.933.1480

The Fairmont Gallery
Featured artists: Clark Mitchell, Karen Frazee, Sally Cataldo, Bob Nixon, George Ramsay, Manette Fairmont, Stock Schlueter, Thomas Marsh, Caroline Zimmerman, Sally Rosenbaum
An exhibition of national award-winning fine art not to be missed.
447 First Street West
Sonoma · 707.996.2667
www.fairmontgallery.com

Festa & Company
Featured artists: Heidi Festa, Nerio Festa
Heidi and Nerio Festa create unique hand-made home and garden accessories that incorporate river rock, steel and slumped glass in their designs.
P.O. Box 1715
Glen Ellen · 707.935.1530
www.festaco.com

The Framery of Sonoma & The Palace of Wine Arts
Featured artists: Scott Sherman, Bob Martin
Visit The Palace of Wine Arts two and one-half blocks south of the Plaza, filled with images in celebration of the delights of the wine country. Making a more beautiful world one picture at a time!
762 Broadway · Sonoma
707.996.4744
www.winecountryart.com

Gallery One
Featured artists: Susan Castle, Deborah Eales, Kurt McVay, Katya, Diana Crain
Contemporary art, crafts, unique handcrafted gifts for all occasions. Paintings, pottery, art glass, jewelry, wearable art, decorative accessories.
115 East Napa Street
Sonoma · 707.938.9190

Jan Hansen
Featured artist: Jan Hansen
Jan Hansen is a multi-dimensional artist who works in many mediums. Jan’s large (8’ x 12’) ceramic mural for the new Sonoma Firehouse is available for public viewing, her locally favorite ceramic covered cow stood in front of City Hall for 18 months. Smaller format pieces are also in demand!
3105 Wood Valley Road
Sonoma · 707.939.8518
janart@vom.com

Hipkiss Family Studio
Featured artists: Cynthia Hipkiss, William Hipkiss, Jackie Hipkiss-Avery, Caroline Hipkiss
The Hipkiss family has just opened their own gallery in Sonoma. Paintings, tiles and sculpture are featured.
414 Suite F First Street East
Sonoma · 707.938.5477
hipkiss@vom.com

Ray Jacobsen Studio
Featured artist: Ray Jacobsen
Award-winning professional artist and 1998 City of Sonoma Treasure Artist. Watercolors, oils and prints. Exquisite!
P.O. Box 1382 · Sonoma
707.939.8927

David Jensen
Featured artist: Dave Jensen
Oil paintings that depict the serene and bucolic Sonoma and Marin landscape. A master of capturing glowing light.
425 Jay Court · Sonoma
707.933.8115
davejensen@vom.com

La Haye Art Center
Featured artists: Beverly Prevost, Stacia Brady
This historic foundry one-half block east of the Plaza now houses working studios. Hallways are filled with cast bronze sculptures, ceramics, and paintings.
148 East Napa Street
Sonoma 707.996.9665

J.W. Meyers Enviro-Metal Art
Featured artist: J.W. Meyers
Meyers has a most extraordinary way of recycling discarded, obsolete tools and metal objects with emphasis on our industrial revolution of the 19th and 20th centuries. Studio open by appointment.
3396 Westach Way · Sonoma
707.938.5811

Milagros Gallery
Featured artists: Gorky Gonzales, Irena Aquilar, Leonardo Espinal, Pedro Ramirez, Linaves Collection
Milagros Gallery opened their doors in 1994. Proprietors Kenny Clayton and Louise Salvador travel in search of whimsical/contemporary folk art, antiques and uncommon home furnishings.
414 First Street East, Suite D
Sonoma · 707.939.0834
www.

Munson Design
Featured artist: Martin Munson
Mixed media sculptor Martin Munson designs kinetic works for the garden and accents for living environments.
19368 Eighth Street East
Sonoma · 707.996.8100
www.

Rebecca & Anna Jewelry
Featured artists: Rebecca Godson, Anna Whitmore
“Simple, contemporary, and organic” handforged silver and gold, using semi-precious stones to complement the metal. Rebecca Godsen and Anna Whitmore are Sonoma artists creating distinctive one- of-a-kind pieces of jewelry for even the most discriminating buyer. Studio open by appointment.
P.O. Box 303
Sonoma · 707.321.3479

Red Wolf Studios
Featured artists: Judy Theo, Thomas Patrick, Carol Kelly
A gallery of large colorful originals, featuring local artists. Specialties include monoprints, three-dimensional wine country scenes, sophisticated abstracts, and works on canvas.
134 Church Street · Sonoma
707.996.5111

Ron L. Designs L.P.
Featured artists: Ron Lenius, Jeff Ladd, Jeff and Lora Lee
Featuring original 14 kt. gold and silver jewelry set with precious gemstones; wildlife crystal sculptures; contemporary silver and sculpted gemstone jewelry.
17327 Vailetti Drive
Sonoma · 707.996.6088

Salute to the Arts Fine Art Competition
The Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance annually sponsors an art competition and exhibition in conjunction with Salute to the Arts. The competition is open to all California artists. $3,500 in prize money is awarded annually. Juried entries will be unveiled on Friday evening and offered for Silent Auction at the Plaza beginning at 5:30 at Salute Celebration at Buena Vista Winery. The auction closes at 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. Pieces not sold at auction are exhibited and offered at retail in the center of the horseshoe at Sonoma Plaza until Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity to add to your collection!
707.938.1133
www.salutetothearts.com · info@salutetothearts.com

Sonoma Collage Collective
Featured artists: Leila Ball, Maggie Bedord, Kate Dumont, Simmon Factor, Phyllis Finney, Kirk Hinshaw, Cheryl Itamura, Kat McCullough, Mike Robinsorn, Lavahna Taylor, John Viso, Rona Weintraub, Devora Weinapple
Visit Sonoma Collage Collective under the enormous tree in the Northeast Corner to view collage that is provocative, mysterious, and whimsical.
19480 Brookline
Sonoma · 707.495.6642
hinboy@aol.com

Sonoma Community Center
Featured artists: Zoe Joyce Orth, Alex Cole, Lisa Murray, Evan Garber, Ruth Conley, Beth Ely, Spaulding Taylor
Faculty members of the Pottery and Fine Arts Programs, founded in 1995.
707.938.4626
scc@vom.com

J. Sumner Gallery
Featured artists: John Sumner, Robin Senour, Mark Carter, Judy Bomberger
Primarily featuring the slightly twisted animal paintings and sculptures of John Sumner.
111 B East Napa Street
Sonoma · 707.939.8272
jsumner@vom.com

Swanson Gallery
Featured artists: David Jensen, James Zimmerman, Loretta Loy-Adair, Tamra Sanchez, Dennis Debo, Carlos Gomez, Henry D. Gremke, Schlomo Katz, Rayner Needleman, Laura Roney, Eileen Ruggeri, Krista Dotson, Kuroda Shigeki, Nakazawa Shinichi, Sylvia Edwards
Established in 1970, with locations spanning the country, Swanson Gallery is well-known in the art world as a leading gallery for contemporary artists. Owned by Eileen Ruggeri Swanson, the gallery finds incredible works of art, known to be in extremely limited quantities, as well as handcrafted jewelry and rare, collectible antiques.
790 Broadway
Sonoma · 707.933.1727

Valley of the Moon Art Association
Featured artists: Valley of the Moon Art Association members
Over 100 members made up of local amateur and professional artists who practice two dimensional art and a few sculptures.
P.O. Box 2097
Boyes Hot Springs
707.833.5232

Vine Arts Studio & Gallery
Featured artists: Claudia Wagar, Ken Wagar
Past President of the Sonoma Valley Arts Alliance and well-known watercolor painter of California’s Wine Country landscapes, Claudia Wagar presents original paintings and prints. Award-winning photographer Ken Wagar presents original large format photography printed with the Iris Giclée process.
301 First Street West
Sonoma · 707.996.7054
www.

Keith Wicks
Featured artist: Keith Wicks
Keith is founder of Sonoma Plein Air Foundation, an annual event held in September. His paintings of everyday life have a sense of the past and a warmth that hold the viewer.
19109 Orange Avenue · Sonoma 707.939.7636
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Wine Country Images
Featured artists: Andrea Boff, Josephine Ripol, Gregory Simmons, Philip Craig, Roger Williams, Raymond Knaub, Li Leger, Poch Romeau
Internationally recognized and collected artists, presenting a wide variation of artistic interpretations, depicting images of the California Wine Country and this year introducing a section of Latin/South American art and artists.
19350 Orange Avenue
Sonoma · 707.996.0259
www.ziemienski.com


Don't miss the silent art auction of Fine Art Competition entries at the Salute Celebration on Friday evening and Saturday morning at Salute to the Arts in Sonoma Plaza; and the Live Auction & Dinner on Saturday evening at Chateau St. Jean.

Proceeds from art sales at Salute to the Arts events benefit for numerous local non-profit arts, cultural, and educational organizations.

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