Small Works: Serenity May 1 – June 27, 2026
Artwork: Tara Dickinson, Joy Dellas, William Haigwood, Robin Burgert
Serenity in artwork is represented by qualities both vibrant and serene. It might be captured in a quiet moment in nature, rich with colors and details. Or it might be a state of calmness, peace, and tranquility. Some might describe such artistic tranquility as a “visual sanctuary,” one that offers mental balance, reflection and even relaxation to the viewer.
A Many Splendored Spring
April 3 – May 30, 2026
Always it’s spring and everyone’s in love and flowers pick themselves.”
e.e. cummings
The Santa Rosa Art Center welcomes the new season with “A Many Splendored Spring.” Art for the show will focus on the stunning revival of life and light that underpins a new season of rebirth and growth, changing colors and forms.
Spring is a season in synch with the year’s rhythm of universal impulses. It is, as described by Odilon Redon, a continual center of sensations, always pliant and hypnotic. Artists present spring’s revel and renewal through the recovery of a visible drama that Milton Avery once described as “the visible drama of mountains, trees, and bleached fields with the fantasy of wind blowing and changing colors and forms.”
Artwork: Dogwood Blossoms Simmon Factor Sonoma Coast, Contemplating Nature Valerie L. Winslow, By Goat Rock Robin Allison
