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ORGANIZATIONS & ENTERPRISES

Sonoma County is home to more than 200 non-profit arts organizations along with 100s of other creative enterprises who work every day to enrich our lives with exhibits, performances, readings, happenings.  Sometimes, they are caretakers of our collective cultural identity.  Sometimes they are tour guides, leading us on an exploration into uncharted emotional waters.  And always, they are the critical threads that tie together the fabric of our creative community.  Browse this ever-growing gathering of our creative eco-system for ideas and opportunities.

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North Bay Theatrics Inc
North Bay Theatrics Inc Adult Arts Education, Dance, Education, Kids/Family, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Theatre, Visual Arts, Youth Arts Education At North Bay Theatrics Inc. We believe the arts are fundamental to the human experience. We strive to be the vehicle that brings arts opportunities with a strong educational foundation, and focus on career pathways to all people in our communities. We believe that all students should be able to have access to theatre and arts opportunities, to that end we have never turned away a student on ability to pay. Our mentorship programs have helped our students grow into teachers, directors, and tech management. We have a robust volunteering program for friends and family and welcome parent and caretaker involvement.
Northern California Public Media
Northern California Public Media Dance, Education, Environmental, Film/Video, History/Heritage, Kids/Family, Literature/Poetry, Media, Music, Nonprofit, Special Events, Theatre, Travel, Visual Arts In order to encourage full participation in society and community, NorCal Public Media provides educational, informational and cultural telecommunication services in partnership with our community. We operate three non-profit media stations: KRCB TV, KPJK TV, and KRCB FM Radio 91. NorCal Public Media is a highly visible local arts, cultural, educational, news, and community information media hub, offering a unique service to the Bay Area in order to encourage full participation in community and society. NorCal Public Media expands options in providing and responding to new technologies through enhancement of technological functions and equipment. NorCal Public Media believes that civil society thrives through community alliances and collaborations.
noun
Noun Education, Film/Video, Kids/Family, Media noun is a trailblazing educational media company dedicated to inspiring young minds. We believe that learning should be a shared journey, which is why we have adopted a distinct approach centered around K-6 students. noun collaborates with educators, students, and media partners to cultivate immersive learning experiences inside the classroom. Our student-led interviews explore an array of people, places and things. We record and share these authentic experiences - real questions and voices - and share them beyond the classroom in an animated format that safeguards student anonymity, fostering a paradigm we proudly call "learning inside out." What sets noun apart from ‘pay to learn’ educational resources is our commitment to accessibility - noun’s programming is available for free. At noun, learning is not only our business, it is our passion.
Peace Love & Death
Peace Love & Death Education, Festivals/Markets, Holidays Shop Local, Kids/Family, Special Events
Hilarie Coate is an artisan, educator & pollinator
of handcrafts & celebrations about Life, Love & Death.
 
Her workshop offers projects & presentations with care & respect
& with an eye to the history & the future of El Día de los Muertos.
Pepperwood
Pepperwood Education, Environmental, Kids/Family, Nonprofit, Sports/Outdoors Pepperwood is a non-profit organization, and our mission is to inspire conservation through science. Located in the heart of Sonoma County— a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot— Pepperwood manages a 3,200-acre biological preserve and the Dwight Center for Conservation Science. An important refuge for more than 900 species of native plants and wildlife, the preserve serves as a living laboratory hosting researchers from around the world. The Dwight Center has become a hub for ecological education and a conservation think tank. For more than a decade Pepperwood has worked to connect children, youth, and adults with nature. The purpose of the Inspiring Connections with Nature Initiative is to connect people to nature and inspire a lifelong conservation ethic through exploration, observation, science, and artistic expression. It will build upon current programming that includes our Students Conducting Environmental Inquiry (SCENIQ) program for elementary school children, TeenNat for youth ages 8-18, summer youth institutes, family-oriented outdoor experiences, and a host of community education classes and retreats. New and expanded activities through 2025 will include: partnerships with visual arts organizations to host art installations and gallery shows at Pepperwood; a new performing arts series on the preserve; new opportunities for filmmakers, photographers, and other visual artists to engage with the land; new outreach to local Latinx audiences; and potential partnerships with digital media experts to virtually amplify our programming. This timely initiative will encourage children, youth, and adults of diverse backgrounds to actively engage with the outdoors, learn about the natural world, and be inspired to protect nature and live sustainably.
Petaluma Arts Association
Petaluma Arts Association Association/Club/Group/Guild, Education, Festivals/Markets, Fine Crafts, Nonprofit, Special Events, Visual Arts The Petaluma Arts Association (PAA) was founded in 1957 to support local artists and arts education.
Petaluma Arts Center
Petaluma Arts Center Adult Arts Education, Art Gallery, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Holidays Shop Local, Kids/Family, Museum, Museum and Gallery Memberships, Nonprofit, Special Events, Visual Arts, Youth Arts Education

Building community through art.

PAC is dedicated to building our community’s creative capacity by making art an increasingly vital and meaningful part of our public life. In order to achieve this vision we will:
  • Strive to present innovative, inspiring and meaningful art exhibitions
  • Maintain a sustainable, accessible and inclusive space for community gatherings and for diverse artistic expressions and experiences
  • Enrich Petaluma both culturally and economically
  • Provide artistic and educational opportunities for learners of all ages
  • Foster creativity by embracing new audiences and new ways of seeing the world
Petaluma Shakespeare Company
Petaluma Shakespeare Company Education, Holidays Shop Local, Performing Arts Membership or Season Tickets, Theatre Petaluma Shakespeare Company, the only free Shakespeare in Sonoma County, was founded in 2016 opening its first season of Free Shakespeare by the River at Foundry Wharf with “As You Like It”.  In 2017 Free Shakespeare by the River picked up momentum and popularity presenting its second season with an abridged version of “A Mid Summer Night’s Dream” delighting some of the youngest audience members to date. PSC also offered it’s first Shakespeare Summer Camps for Youths, collaborated with teachers at various schools to help fulfill performing art requirements by the State of California and brought Shakespeare to life for their students. PSC has had the pleasure of collaborating with the Green Music Center and the Phoneix Theater as well as participation in the Butter and Eggs Day Parade. PSC is a nonprofit- 501(c) (3) .
Play it Forward Music Foundation
Play It Forward Music Foundation Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Foundation, Kids/Family, Music, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Services, Performing Arts, Special Events, Youth Arts Education Play it Forward Music Foundation is a nonprofit arts organization whose mission is to foster connection through music. We provide programming, instruments, lessons, and performance opportunities to people with limited access. We believe music has the power to transform lives both internally and collectively as well as enrich our community.
Play Marimba!
Play Marimba! Business, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, School, Youth Arts Education The Play Marimba! Program offers a culturally diverse music curriculum that excites and engages the youth of Sonoma county. Founded locally in Petaluma, we are recreating our success by offering complete program pages for schools including:
  • Instrument Sets
  • Curriculum
  • Staff Training
  • Student Access to our Extensive Online Video Library
 

During COVID distance learning we are offering remote instruction for students at multiple sites throughout the state. We are full for the fall semester but are currently accepting applicants for a January 2021 program start date.

Please visit our website to learn more and contact us to discuss your school's needs.

Pulse Arts
Pulse Arts Creative Sonoma Grantee, Dance, Education, Environmental, Film/Video, Kids/Family, Media, Music, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Services, Performing Arts, Special Events, Theatre, Visual Arts, Youth Arts Education
PULSE Arts is dedicated to developing accessible arts programs, supporting intergenerational public arts projects, and connecting schools and professional creatives. We teach the value of social conscience, cultural influence, and empowerment through our work.  We bring to life the vision of artists and educators who hope to make a difference in the lives of youth and creatively impact communities throughout California.
Profile Photo Credit: Pulse Arts Teaching Artist and Events Coordinator, Wood Rowe Farguhesen Jr, aka Tsumnu
Raizes Collective
Raizes Collective Adult Arts Education, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Environmental, History/Heritage, Literature/Poetry, Music, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Services, Performing Arts, Special Events, Visual Arts, Youth Arts Education Raizes Collective, based in Santa Rosa and serving Sonoma County, was established June 2015 to empower and mobilize community through the arts, culture and environmental education. Our collective came together to offer artists and teachers of color the resources of space, programming, events, shows and activities to affect social and political change through art and community building. We believe this facilitates healing of the divisions within our diverse communities.
Raven Performing Arts Theater
Raven Performing Arts Theater Dance, Education, Holidays Shop Local, Kids/Family, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Performing Arts Membership or Season Tickets, Special Events, Theatre, Youth Arts Education

We are a group of individuals just like you – community-minded individuals with an interest in preserving performing arts.

With funding for arts disappearing in our schools, the responsibility for supporting the arts lies firmly with us. When we banded together to save the historic Raven Theater in downtown Healdsburg California, we had big dreams of enhancing the lives of every community member by offering a conveniently located, eclectic array of entertainment.

That same goal pushes us forward today, as we continue to look for ways to broaden our role as a gathering place, wow audiences with top-name acts, bring in both amateur and professional stage productions, add more world music and dance shows to our lineup, and enable a stimulating exchange of ideas through a speaker series. Did we mention that we want to do all of this in a first-rate theater environment? One of our key goals is to raise funds to improve Raven with dressing rooms, better seating, more bathrooms, offices, storage for set pieces, enhanced lighting and sound, and an inviting lobby/concession area.

The mission of the Raven Performing Arts Theater is to provide an inviting venue for performing arts and a vibrant center for community, educational, and public service activities.

Specifically,

  • To provide a long-term home for community performance groups including schools, churches, clubs, and public and private organizations.
  • To offer programming that encompasses a variety of professional performances including dance, acting, music, and festivals.
  • To provide a learning environment for children and adults, as individuals and in groups, to learn many aspects of theater operation, production, and presentation.
  Short-term goals include a strong desire to expand our program offerings, upgrade the theater to enable a wider range of entertainers to perform on its stage.  Longer term, we plan to convert the Raven Performing Arts Theater into a state-of-the-art performance venue, and create an endowment to sustain programming and theater maintenance.
RCArtiste’ : Ron Carter Artist
RCArtiste’ : Ron Carter Artist Creative Design, Education, Environmental, Fine Crafts, Interior Design, Product/Industrial Design, School, Visual Arts

Experiences like the ‘Tubbs Fire’ that hit Santa Rosa serve to strengthen the ‘artist within me’. It foements subjective creative moments that utilize my past, present – and my future as focal lenses.

Spontaneously, I chose The San Francisco Art Institute over The Rhode Island School of Design and the School of the Art Institute  at Chicago for my formal Art education. I received my BFA in Interdisciplinary Art and Public Art. I’ve studied stone sculpture for 10 years with Master Sculpture-Ante’ Marinovic, one of Croatia’s premier stone sculptors and is considered a Croatian national treasure.

I explore the collaboration between artist, media and tool in such a fashion as to give rise to multiple layers of compressed info within each piece I create no matter if it is a purely visual work or an interactive space or environmental art form.

For me, art screams out into all aspects of my life. As an artist in western society, dogma and bravado go hand in hand with economic choice.

Art is my life. If it’s not nailed down or permanently affixed,  it’s in trouble of becoming art resource material. Well, upon further review, even that won’t deter me from considering an objects use in an art piece.
Rincon Valley Education Foundation
Rincon Valley Education Foundation Education, Foundation, Kids/Family, Nonprofit

Mission

The Rincon Valley Education Foundation (RVEF) works in partnership with the Rincon Valley Union School District (RVUSD) to provide supplemental learning opportunities that broaden and enrich the students' educational experiences.

RVEF supports the RVUSD's vision, goals, and objectives by providing stable, sustainable funding for program enhancements in targeted curriculum areas. RVEF unites families, staff, and community in its fundraising efforts so that we all share in the financial cost of an exemplary education as well as its success.
River Arts
River Arts Arts Council/Alliance, Association/Club/Group/Guild, Corporation, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Dance, Education, Festivals/Markets, Film/Video, Fine Crafts, Kids/Family, Media, Music, Nonprofit, Nonprofit Services, Performing Arts, Special Events, Theatre, Visual Arts River Arts A Project to Advance a Vibrant Arts Community and Arts Center in the Lower Russian River Region The idea of having a dynamic and active arts organization in Guerneville, with the further goal of having an Arts and Community Center, has been a long-sought wish of many in the community. While Guerneville has, in the last decade or so, begun to establish itself at an arts-oriented town, with about a dozen galleries, a theater group, a community choir and numerous other creative activities, no organization has emerged to proactively support, encourage and champion the arts; nor is there an arts center, which nearly every other town in Sonoma County has. In March of 2021 a group of artists and others came together to form the nucleus of River Arts. In coordination with County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins the establishment of an actual Arts and Community Center is within reach. In order to launch this organization, activate the community and build support for such a center, River Arts is proceeding to enact an ambitious pilot agenda of events and programs for 2022. The major programs planned are: 1. Saturday Stroll Artwalk: We have revived and are coordinating the First Friday Artwalk (suspended during COVID) and moved it to the first Saturday of each month at the behest of the galleries. We plan to expand it this year with music, street vendors, food, and more. 2. Murals Project: We wish to put Guerneville on the map as a murals and public art destination. We have identified over 30 possible mural locations. We hope to create 5-6 murals during 2022 and a similar number each year thereafter for a number of years. We intend to invite public participation in some of the murals, including ones that will be done all or primarily by children. Even after the first set of murals are complete, we see this project extending into the future as a public art project, with continuous creation of public art throughout Guerneville. 3. Summer Art Festival: We are planning a Summer Arts Festival in September. The Festival will be centered around the iconic "old bridge" in the center of town, which is now a walking bridge over the Russian River, and will spill out into the town plaza on the north side of the bridge and the small park on the south side of the bridge. 4. Winter Crafts Fair: We are planning for a Winter Crafts Fair in December 2022. 5. Music in the Galleries: We are planning to have an occasional series of music events in certain galleries during 2022. We are seeking unusual or unique music that would be suitable for a gallery space. Our first event is an appearance by "4 Shillings Short" (https://4shillingsshort.com/home) at the Oli Gallery on April 5. 6. Art Auction: We have teamed with Forgotten Felines for an online Art Auction in Spring 2022. 7. CalTrans Coordination: River Arts is working to interact with CalTrans to beautify Guerneville and bring an aesthetic sense to the town that will be attractive to residents and visitors alike. 8. Arts District: River Arts is intending to apply for Cultural (Arts) district status with the state of California once the program re-opens for applications. The overriding goal of all of these programs is to knit together a stronger sense of community identity and kinship through the creative works and participation of all members of the community. Each of these is a pilot project. We will start off small, but our goal is that, over time, these will grow and develop into significant programs that will put the lower Russian River on the map as an arts destination.
Rivertown Revival
Rivertown Revival Creative Design, Education, Environmental, Festivals/Markets, History/Heritage, Kids/Family, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Special Events, Visual Arts Rivertown Revival is an art and music festival designed to celebrate the Petaluma Slough (aka river).  It is a fund raiser for Friends of the Petaluma River (FOPR), but also an off-shoot of its mission and programing. FOPR believes that if we can facilitate a love affair between the Community and the river, the Community will want to conserve and protect it for generations to come. With the support of music director Josh Windmiller we feature local bands in the Americana style of music and beyond.  We have had local sculpture artists line our paths, and have featured multiple kinetic sculpture artists with large scale, and often interactive work.  Artists who have participated in past festivals include: David Best, Scott Collinson, Kevin Clark, and Stephen Lockert. This year, thanks to the Creative Responders Grant, we will have an interactive art piece by Stephen Lockert,  and a collaborative piece between visual artist Mae Blackmore and music by The Crux. Programming at this festival includes multiple playful opportunities to create something out of nothing.  For instance, in the past we have invited attendees to pound metal into flowers for an 80 foot Flower Tower that was being built for Burning Man.  We have encouraged participants to use provided ‘ingredients’ to contribute to a giant boat alter.  We have taught children, and adults,  how to make rope, tie sailing knots, juggle, make boats out of wine corks, dye cloth naturally, make puppets out of socks and hula hoops out of irrigation tubing. We are an eco-friendly event that is modeled after turn of the century river festivals so  we avoid all things plastic and mass produced.  We decorate the event with found and recycled materials only and like to brag that we turn trash into cool junk! ;) We create an environment where we encourage participants to imagine a world without televisions, iPhones and store bought toys.  In a nutshell, we encourage participants to listen to music,  get on the water, play, use their hands and make art.
Roustabout Theater
Roustabout Theater Creative Sonoma Grantee, Dance, Education, Music, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Theatre, Youth Arts Education Roustabout Theater is the longest-running Resident Theater company of the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Sonoma County. Their award-winning Apprentice Program is one of the leading theatrical training and performance programs for dedicated young actors in the San Francisco Bay Area. Roustabout Theater’s mission is creating vibrant professional theater focused on bringing to life less-frequently-produced plays. Roustabout’s Apprentice Program is an unparalleled actor training program in Sonoma County highlighting the talents of the county’s most extraordinary student performers through its professionally produced productions. Roustabout also provides unique opportunities for our students through our ongoing series of Master Classes with Tony Award-winners, award-winning Broadway actors and nationally recognized Casting Directors. In addition, our Conservatory Classes provide ongoing training in acting, vocal performance, diction, dialect, movement, dance, improv and stage combat.
Santa Rosa Area Music Together
Santa Rosa Area Music Together Education, Music, Youth Arts Education Music connects and inspires us, deeply touching our souls.  All children are born with the basic human instinct to make music. We can help our little ones realize their music potential in delightful ways -no time is too early to start! We've been bringing the award-winning, research-based Music Together curriculum to Sonoma County for seventeen years, with locations in Santa Rosa, Windsor, and Healdsburg.
Santa Rosa Arts Center
Santa Rosa Arts Center Art Gallery, Association/Club/Group/Guild, Education, Holidays Shop Local, Kids/Family, Literature/Poetry, Media, Museum and Gallery Memberships, Music, Nonprofit, Special Events, Visual Arts Santa Rosa Arts Center was founded in 2017 and is located in Chroma Gallery, the anchor for the South of A (SOFA) arts district, providing artists of many experience levels an opportunity to exhibit their work in a beautiful gallery setting. SRAC sponsors art shows, live music concerts, benefits, classes and much more.
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa Junior College Education Santa Rosa Junior College has a long history of academic excellence, with over 100 majors and 160 certificates for transfer, career education, and lifelong learners.  SRJC is known for academic excellence, superb faculty and staff, comprehensive student services and beautiful facilities. This treasured community institution is dedicated to removing barriers to students’ success and making higher education accessible to all.  Learn Your Way at SRJC.
Santa Rosa Players DBA 6th Street Playhouse
Santa Rosa Players DBA 6th Street Playhouse Adult Arts Education, Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Kids/Family, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Performing Arts Membership or Season Tickets, School, Theatre, Youth Arts Education The Santa Rosa Players DBA 6th Street Playhouse has a long history with Santa Rosa and has for over fifty years provides live theatrical entertainment for the surrounding community. The Playhouse is a venue consisting of two theaters. The GK Hardt Stage is a 184 seat theater that caters to Broadway style musicals and plays. The Monroe Stage is a more intimate Black Box three sided theater of 99 seats that features smaller comedies and dramas and is one of the most exciting venues to see a performance. The Mainstage and Black Box performances are presented throughout the year and total over 170 in one season. The 6th Street Playhouse also offers classes to adults, teens and youth interested in following the creative arts and developing theatrical skills. Over 300 students learn stage presence, song, dance, and stagecraft that includes technical sound, lighting, set design, and costume making. All students are given an opportunity to perform on either of our two public stages during a season's consisting seven student productions.
Santa Rosa Salsa
Santa Rosa Salsa Dance, Education, Music Santa Rosa Salsa is Sonoma County's Live Latin Music and Dance Connection - since 2001 - dedicated to inspiring joy and connection through Latin dance classes, boot camps and live music events.
Santa Rosa Symphony
Santa Rosa Symphony Creative Sonoma Grantee, Education, Music, Recovery Fund Grantee, Youth Arts Education The musical arts are alive and well in Santa Rosa. Few cities in America of comparable size support a regional symphony so vital, dynamic, and innovative. As the Santa Rosa Symphony gains a national reputation for stellar sound, bold excellence and community engagement, Sonoma County forges an identity as a place in love with classical music. While others struggle merely to survive, our orchestra strives for greater depth and breadth of artistry and accomplishment by:
  • Maintaining the highest standard in artistic achievement
  • Enriching the quality of life through classical music
  • Inspiring our youth to appreciate and participate in the musical arts
  • Engaging a broader audience with both traditional and innovative programming
  • Establishing Sonoma County’s identity as a premier cultural destination
Sebastiani Theatre Foundation Inc.
Sebastiani Theatre Foundation Inc. Dance, Education, Film/Video, Holidays Shop Local, Kids/Family, Nonprofit, Performing Arts, Performing Arts Membership or Season Tickets, Special Events, Theatre, Youth Arts Education Sonoma's Sebastiani Theatre The Sebastiani Theatre plays a central role in the cultural, recreational, and educational life of our community. Just as the Theatre itself shines as one of the most memorable features of the Plaza, it also occupies a place in the hearts of many Sonomans. Over the past 25 years thousands of young people have performed in Witchie Poo Halloween shows, holiday shows, and Performing Arts Camps. Families cherish Roger and Diana Rhoten’s passion for the performing arts as a generator of leadership, self-confidence and creativity in their children. And going to a movie or a live performance at the Sebastiani is one of the defining experiences of life in our town. Films The Theatre has always brought the finest in film entertainment to Sonoma. With more screening areas we can do even more, bringing film series that will appeal to a variety of special interests -- films from other countries, cult classics as well as the standards, films that are “vintage” to the younger generation (Karate Kid or ET, anyone?) innovative food and film pairings, and even mini film festivals.  Special Events The Sebastiani hosts many wonderful live performers, and with a new green room and an updated stage area, we can attract a great many more. Classical concerts, dance troupes, magic and cabaret, great names in literature, the arts, and politics—all will be able to bring their talents to enrich the artistic and intellectual life of Sonoma. Children’s Programs Nurturing the creativity, self-confidence, and talent of the next generation has always been the heart-felt mission of the Theatre. The Performing Arts Camp in the summer, Witchie Poo in the fall, and the holiday show in December are part of what mark the seasons in Sonoma. Generations of young people come back home to sing along with Witchie Poo; many of Sonoma’s young people have gone on to successful careers in the performing arts, and Roger and Diana Rhoten are trusted mentors to hundreds of young people who have found a second home at the Sebastiani.  
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