10,000 Hours - Online Exhibition (2020)
September 4 - September 30, 2020
What do the Beatles, Bill Gates and Venus Williams and these Cedars artists all have in common? 10,000 hours of dedication to their work! It is said it takes 10,000 hours of effort to master a craft, and Cedars’ artists are the very definition of such devotion. Our latest online art show features the spirited and diverse artwork of veteran artists Glenna Cooper, Jean Coury, Jennifer Hall, Tony Hyde, Elliot Jung, and Tim Shepp,
A Touch of Color - Artist Within Gallery (2023)
Let us show you that sometimes less is more! A Touch of Color features work with a compressed palette. What creative possibilities open up when an artist is limited to one or two colors? What subtle emotion is evoked from a black and white collage or a graphite drawing? See for yourself - proof that less really can be more!
Are We There Yet? - Artist Within Gallery (2024)
July 12 - August 23, 2024
Cedars artists have vacation on their minds! This show is all about the journey as well as the destination. Think cars, trains, road signs, back seat snacks, postcards, gas stations, beaches, monuments and landmarks! We are happy to be joined by select artists from the San Anselmo community in this celebration of hitting the road and seeing the world.
Artist Within: A Cedars Showcase - Marin Community Foundation (2023)
February 16 - May 15, 2023
Cedars is pleased to present a survey of our artists’ work in an extensive exhibition at the Marin Community Foundation. Cedars artists are encouraged to express their artist within through a variety of mediums including painting, weaving, puppetry, jewelry making and sculpture. In addition to being professional artists, participants at Cedars are gardeners, animal caretakers, chefs, volunteers in their community, neighbors, and so much more. Cedars has been supporting individuals with developmental disabilities throughout Marin County since 1919 and is honored to share this work in the uplifting spaces of the Marin Community Foundation.
Artist Within: A Cedars Showcase - Marin Community Foundation (2024)
May 23 - August 24, 2024
Cedars artists are excited to share the joyful exuberance of their creativity for a second showcase exhibition at MCF. Taking advantage of the unique architecture, the show features big bold works in the grand open spaces as well as a series of intimate mini-shows in the smaller spaces. Enjoy this celebration of the uninhibited and deeply individual expressiveness of Cedars artists!
Big Expression - Fairfax Library Exhibit (2022/2023)
November 5, 2022 - January 3, 2023
Paintings, quilts, and mixed media by Katie Buster, Julie Corry, Anna Della Valle, Jeff Haines, Amey Joy, Kathy Llewelyn, Sheri McSweeny, Andrew Mei, Anna Price, Tim Shepp, and Tom Schmidt. Each artist is committed to their craft in order to share their unique expression.
Breaking Through - O'Hanlon Center For The Arts (2024)
August 6 - August 8, 2024
Cedars is pleased to present a survey of select pieces at O'Hanlon Gallery. These works are not only objects to admire for their bold colors and delightful depictions: they can also be portals into very diverse minds. They give the viewer a glimpse into the fascinations, emotions, and perceptions of artists that are breaking through whatever barriers are in their way.
Cedars Squared - Artist Within Gallery (2023/2024)
December 1, 2023 - February, 2024
Cedars artists double down with a blockbuster show that highlights the love of what they do best. Featured are drawings, paintings, sculpture, jewelry, woven goods, holiday craft items, cards, and maybe a few surprises. Shop for some holiday gifts, and don’t forget a gift for yourself. With Cedars Squared, one visit to the Artist Within may not be enough! The more the merrier!
Claiming Our Space - Petaluma Arts Center 2024
Claiming Our Space is a collective contemporary exhibition that draws art from ten bay area studios supporting artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). "Claiming space" is the act of asserting presence, identity, and rights: taking up literal and metaphorical space to ensure that voice, needs, and existence are recognized and respected. For artists with IDD, claiming space means participation in places or conversations where they have historically been excluded or underrepresented. The Petaluma Arts Center, as a representative of local artists, and Alchemia, which advocates for artists with IDD, have partnered to present this exhibition. Our shared goal is to amplify the creative voices of artists with IDD and bring them greater recognition and inclusion in our North Bay arts community. Every artist has a voice.
Construct/ Deconstruct - Artist Within Gallery (2024)
March 1 - June 14, 2024
Instead of starting with blank canvas or paper, Cedars artists were encouraged to create art using found surfaces and objects. In addition to adding new life to old, unfinished artwork, they transformed cardboard boxes, old magazines, wood scraps, and all kinds of other odds and ends. This act of upcycling, or creating new value from discarded things, sometimes reveals gleaming, hidden facets of our artists' creativity.
