Annual 8 X 8 Arts Guild Fundraiser
The Arts Guild of Sonoma announces the 2026 8 x 8 Art Show, its annual fundraiser. The 8 x 8 show features 8 inch x 8 inch artworks by member artists who donate their creations to the guild for sale to the public. Each piece, either on cradled birch or canvas, is made and donated by an Arts Guild member artist and is priced at $100, making it an accessible way to collect original art — and support a great cause. The 8 x 8 Art Show serves as a major fundraiser supporting the Guild’s mission to champion local artists and art programs.
These small-scale masterpieces tend to sell fast, so art lovers are encouraged to come early and often!
June Guest Artist, Ruby Newman
A former exhibiting member of the Arts Guild of Sonoma, Ruby Newman returns to the gallery with STRATA — a captivating series that moves beyond traditional painting into dimensional sculptural relief. Working from painted canvas, Newman cuts, layers, assembles, and textures individual elements into richly complex compositions that shift with changing light and viewpoint. The result is artwork that exists somewhere between painting and sculpture — tactile, rhythmic, meditative, and deeply original.
A Bay Area artist known for her vibrant use of color and intuitive, expressive approach, Newman's artistic background spans abstraction, figurative studies, and contemporary plein air landscape painting.
Cutting Room Floor (detail)-layered acrylics
Meet our June Featured Artist:
Terri Hamilton-Gahart
A member of the Arts Guild since 2025, Terri works in the medium of glass which she calls “a tricky collaborator”. Her diverse work spans delicate lacy vessels and forms to sparkling vases and smaller items such as dragonflies. She explores how everything changes in the glass or the Vitrigraph kiln, where surprising shapes and colors emerge. Playing with colors and shapes, she finds inspiration in nature, the elements and dreams.
"A carry-over from my 2017 fire experience is the hope that people take away ideas of resilience and transformation in the re-creation of something beautiful from broken pieces. The fire opened up a new path for me, realizing that things do not have to be so precious. I found my voice in glasswork."
Come visit us in the Gallery!
We are Open Wednesday through Monday 11-5
Join a Vibrant Community of Creatives at the Arts Guild of Sonoma
AGS is Now Accepting Applications for New Artist Members for our 2026 membership year. If you’re an artist ready to be part of a dynamic, hands-on creative community, please visit our Artist Application page to see if the Guild is a good fit for you.
Offering Guest Artist Opportunities for 2027
The Arts Guild of Sonoma is now offering a new monthly opportunity for Sonoma and Napa County artists to show 2-D or 3-D original art on in our lovely gallery located just off the historic Sonoma Plaza. We are now taking applications for 2027. Applicants must be a local artist AND have a current artist website. We welcome Professional local artists to apply online.
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