Chronological History of Santa Rosa Arts Center 2017 – 2023
Making Santa Rosa an Arts and Culture Destination
September 2017 Chroma Gallery becomes Santa Rosa Arts Center, a non-profit organization under the fiscal stewardship of Inquiring Systems, Inc.
September 27-November 4, 2017 Secret Identities: Masks and the Art of Concealment
September 29, 2017 Visual Music and Early Abstract Films in association with the Center for Visual Music
December 1-31, 2017 Small Works Show
2018
January 5-February 4, 2018 4th Annual Art of the Figure
February 9-March 25, 2018 Healing By Art: After the Fires (The first SRAC show)
April 6-May 20, 2018 1st Annual Members Show
May 11, 2018 Music Benefit for SRAC featuring Joyride & New Skye Band
June 2 and 16, 2018 Healing by Writing: After the Fires Free Workshops and Reading
June 1-July 27, 2018 Healing by Art 2: Landscape and Memories
July 21, 2018 Music Benefit for SRAC featuring Batacha
July, 2018 Highway 101 in the Neighborhood (in association with the Anthropology Dept of Sonoma State and the Museum of Sonoma County)
August 3-September 22, 2018 The Controlled Accident: Intuitive Abstract Works
August 25, 2018 Music Benefit for SRAC featuring Bear Bones Band
September 14, 2018 The Farallons & Duo Giuliani in Concert
October 5- November 17, 2018 Wonder and Whimsy: An Exhibit of Collage and Assemblage
2019
December 7, 2018-January 19, 2019 Small Works: A Big Show of Little Art
February 1-March 22, 2019 Healing the Environment
March 18, 2019 Luz, An Evening of Flamenco
April 5-28, 2019 2nd Annual Members Show
May 3-24, 2019 Santa Rosa High School Students Art Exhibit
May, 2019 High School Art Competition sponsored by Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05)
June 7-July 26, 2019 A Day in the Life: An Exhibition of Photography
June 14, 2019 Oceans: Flamenco en Vivo performed by the Savannah Fuentes Ensemble
June 24-27, 2019 Art Explorers Summer Art Camp for 5-13 year olds
August 1-September 27, 2019 Crossing Borders: Immigration and Boundaries
Also: Painting, Drawing and Figure Drawing classes
Thursdays September 12, October 3, November 14, December 12, 2019 Speakeasy: Poetry and Singer/Songwriters
October 6, 2019 The Artists Shack Afternoon salon space
November 18, 2019 Flamenco with the Savannah Fuentes ensemble
November 22, 2019 The Farallons and Duo Giuliani concert
October 3-November 22, 2019 The Other Me: Masks That Reveal
December 5, 2019-January 31, 2020 Small Works
2020
January 7 – February 27 The 19th Amendment
April 2 – 24 3rd Annual Members Show
During the Covis shutdown, Simmon Took the opportunity to build a new stage in the backyard of the gallery.
October 1 – November 3 Vote 2020!
2021
January 2 – February 28 Revisioned: New Beginnings
Art created during the Covid pandemic. In the gallery and online
March 5-April 30 4th Annual Members Show
May 5 – June 26 Just Flowers
July 2 – August 28 Our Precious Planet
July 2 – 31 Faces: Portraits of Dignity (Respectful photos of homeless people in our community)
September 4 – October 30 We the People
November 5 – December 31 The Gift
Art Explorers presents two sessionsAugust 21 Onye and the Messengers in Concert
October 2 Joyride in Concert
Monthly Events
SOFA Arts District 1st Friday Open Studios and Gallery
Art Exchange 3rd Wednesday
Speakeasy 2nd Thursdays
2022
January 7 – February 27 Imaginary Voyages
January 27 – April 27 SRAC Members Show
at the Person Senior Wing of the Finley Center, Santa Rosa
March 4 – April 30 Figures and Faces
May 6 – 26 Rising Artists:
Art by Santa Rosa High Schools Senior Students
June 3 – July 30 UpCycle: Reimagine and Recycle
August 5 – October 1 Turning Page: The Book as an Art Form
October 6 – 30 Art From the Other Side
November 4 -December 30 Pets and Wild Things
December 2 – 30 The Gift Show
Special Events
Benefit for the People of Ukraine March 19 (we raised $1500)
Celebrate Earth Day April 22 with students from the Luther Burbank School
Collage class by Catherine Cruz May 22
Summer Art Camp for Children June 27-30
Assemblage Demonstration by Simmon Factor July 28
Pi Jacobs in Concert Sept. 2
Halloween Benefit Concert with Joyride Oct. 2
Winterblast
Monthly Events
SOFA Arts District 1st Friday Open Studios and Gallery
Art Exchange 3rd Wednesday
Speakeasy 2nd Thursdays
2023
January 3 – February 28 New Year, New Works
March 3 – April 2 Members Show 2023
April 7 – May 28 Transformations: Recycled Art
June 2 – July 30 Tempo: Art Inspired by Music
August 4 – September 30 Multiples and Singular: Photography and Printmaking