Exhibition Schedule
 | From Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art: Johns, Rauschenberg and the Aesthetic of Indifference July 12 – OCTOBER 19 2008 MEMBERS OPENING Thursday, July 10, 2008 at 6:30- 8:00 pm Curated by Louise Siddons, this exhibit explores the transitional moment between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. This exhibit focuses on the work of Johns and Rauschenberg while placing them in the wider context of Abstract Expressionists (with works by Frankenthaler, Francis, Motherwell) and Pop artists (D’Arcangelo, Thiebaud, Ruscha). Earth Day Robert Rauschenberg 1970 Lithograph |
 | Wing Young Huie: Inside the Springs SEPTEMBER 4 - NOVEMBER 30 2008 Photographs that feature the changing cultural landscape of the Sonoma Springs community OPENING RECEPTIONS Thursday, Sept 4, 2008 at 4:30 - 6:30 pm at SVMA & Sonoma Valley Grange 18627 Sonoma Highway, Boyes Hot Springs Transportation between receptions sites will be provided INSIDE THE SPRINGS: a public talk by the artist Tuesday, Sept 2, 2008 at 7:00 - 8:30pm at La Luz Center 17790 Gregor Street, Boyes Hot Springs |
 | Treasure Artists: Featuring the work of Ray Jacobsen and A Tribute to Gregor Goethals NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 14 2008 The SVMA is honored to present an exhibition of all 28 Sonoma Treasure artists, beginning in 1983, and featuring the paintings of Sonoma Treasure Ray Jacobsen. Accompanying this show will be an overview in pictures and letters of the extraordinarily rich life of Dr. Gregor Goethals, art history lecturer and artist. MEMBERS OPENING Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 6:30- 8:00 pm |
 | Homage and Remembrance: The Past is Present NOVEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 14 2008 Curated by Anthony Torres, this exhibition is centered in a contemporary translation of holidays that commemorate changing seasons and life passages, which pay homage to and remember those who have come before us, such as Samhain, Yom Kippur (Yiskor), All Saints Day, All Hallows, All Souls Day, and Día de los Muertos. MEMBERS OPENING Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 6:30 - 8:00 pm |
 | Gord Peteran: Furniture Meets Its Maker JANUARY 10 - MARCH 1 2009 Adjectives not normally used when describing furniture. But these are exactly the words one could use to describe the works of Canadian furniture maker, Gord Peteran. It is furniture unlike any other. A table that doesn't hold objects, chairs not made for sitting, objects that appear to function as torture devices or for the sexually experimental. Despite the dubious functionality of many of the pieces in the exhibition, one can recognize, using Peteran’s word, the “furnitural” quality of the object. MEMBERS OPENING Thursday, January 8, 2009 at 6:30 - 8:00 pm |
