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Your Guide To The Art Of Sonoma County
onoma County is famous as beaches that are less crowded
one of the largest wine than many other destinations.
producing regions in the Finally, the Sonoma and Mayacamas
world. Sonoma, located in the Mountain Ranges create a sharp
southwestern portion of contrast with the Valley, adding
California’s wine-making region, to the spectacle. All of these
has always been known for its visual factors have contributed
fantastic wine. In the 50 years to making Sonoma a center of art,
following Prohibition, Sonoma with galleries and museums
county wine production faltered. continually opening.
With the growing consumer
interest in wine, Sonoma The most visited art museum in
experienced a dramatic rebound in Sonoma County is the Sonoma
the 1980’s, with the Valley Museum of Art. The museum
establishment of over 125 is located at 551 Broadway St. in
wineries. Today, with over 250 Sonoma, only a half block south
distinct vineyards, the Valley of Sonoma Plaza. Admission is 5
produces an enormous amount of dollars during the week, but free
high quality wine. In 2004, on Sundays. Attracting more than
almost 200,000 tons of wine 100,000 visitors since 1999, the
grapes were harvested, worth more SVMA exhibits incorporate work
than three hundred million from local, national, and
dollars. international artists across
various medias including paint,
While wine is the main economic photography, and sculpture. The
engine of this California county, SVMA also stages a number of
it’s certainly not the only events in the Sonoma Valley
attraction. Beautiful landscapes throughout the year. With more
provide scenic vistas and hiking. than 1,000 members, the SVMA is
Sonoma County also has great the largest visual organization
in the San Francisco North Bay Coordinating much of this art is
region. the Arts Council of Sonoma
County. Its mission is to enrich
Another option is the Sonoma the community of Sonoma County
County Museum, located in the through art. The Arts Council
city of Santa Rosa. This museum accomplishes this through
is dedicated to the rich history encouraging art programs in
and art of Sonoma County. The schools. This comes full circle
most prized possession of the when local artists remain or
Sonoma County Museum is the return to the area after further
collection of work by renowned training to produce art. The
artists Christo and Jean-Claude, Council also sponsors events
donated in 2001 by Tom Golden. throughout the year to bring
artists together.
The Sonoma Valley is also home to
an ever-expanding collection of Sonoma County is known across the
art galleries. These galleries country for its wine production.
serve different functions. Some Grapes aren’t the only things
provide an outlet for local growing here, however. Visitors
artists to display their work, to the area can also enjoy the
while others sell fine art. In incredible nature-inspired art in
addition, some vineyards also galleries and museums across the
house an art gallery on the county.
grounds.In such galleries it is
common to see that the art will
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