Journey Center: Art, Creativity & Spirituality
Here at the Journey Center, we believe that art and creativity have an important role in spirituality. We are pleased to have an art gallery in our center with rotating shows by local and Bay Area artists. We invite you to stop by our gallery whenever the Journey Center is open (M-F, 9-5). Call for evening and weekend hours, which vary. Admission is free.
We also offer a variety of classes and workshops that allow you to explore your God-given creative gifts as a spiritual practice on your journey.
Art Gallery
Friday, September 10, 2010 - Opening Reception, 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Journey Center Art Gallery will be featuring mixed-media art from Wayne Berger in a show titled “It's going to get messy”. (Appetizers and beverages will be served. Free admission.) The show runs through October.
Wayne Berger has been an artisan/woodworker for over 25 years. Living in California’s beautiful Sonoma County, Berger has been inspired by the countryside as well as artists Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, Clyfford Still, and Barnett Newman. More>
On May 2, 2008, Wayne Berger’s exhibition, called RESTORATION, opened at White Stone Gallery to rave reviews. Berger exhibited 24K gold, white gold, copper and silver leaf covered abstract panels. The exhibit closed on June 29, 2008. In the six years that White Stone Gallery has been in business, Wayne sold more pieces in that exhibition than any of White Stone’s exhibits with previous artists (Susan Hooks Owner).
Learn more about Wayne and his art at the White Stone Gallery website.
Download Wayne Berger's art opening poster
Friday, November 19, 2010 - Opening Reception, 5:00-7:00 p.m. The Journey Center Art Gallery will be featuring acrylic paintings from Mandy Bankson in a show titled “New Work”. (Appetizers and beverages will be served. Free admission.) The show runs through December.
Mandy Bankson lives in Santa Rosa and is an abstract painter who works in acrylics and shows locally. She was a Special Education teacher in the the Bay Area for twenty years. Mandy is primarily self taught and has worked in various mediums. More>
In this show she will be moving in a new direction, using photographic images from both natural and urban landscapes. Within these paintings she explores shapes, texture and line, finding overlapping design elements within these two seemingly disparate landscapes.
Art Classes/Workshops
New!!! The Journey Center is proud to host...
Artist Gary Holland's Apprentice Program and Art Demonstration
Apprentice Program, beginning June 22, 2010
International artist, Gary Holland, M. Ed. is offering his Apprentice Program for aspiring artists at the Journey Center. The program begins on June 22 and will remain open to potential students for a short time. The Apprentice program has been offered previously in Scottsdale Arizona and in Boise Idaho. It is designed to be the studio art program that one seldom finds in our country, where intermediate and advanced artists are taught methods of creating professional quality art works and developing the consistency that marks them as a professional. 
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Demonstration Workshop, June 23, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
If you are an artist or simply a lover of great art, plan to attend the low-cost demonstration of Gary Holland, M. Ed. to be held Wednesday, June 23 at the Journey Center. Gary Holland will paint a picture from beginning to end and discuss various methods, history and concepts of art. Refreshments will be served. More>
Gary Holland is a professional artist whose travels have taken him around the world. His paintings are filled with rich color and meaning. He primarily paints the people of the countries that he visits. Proceeds from his work are often donated to his nonprofit charity, For the Children, Inc. which supports orphanages in 3rd world countries. Learn more about the work of Gary Holland: www.hollandgallery.com
Cost: $20 (Full time students under age 20 are free.)
New!!! Journal Collaging Class
Monday, November 29, 2010, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Get inspired as you explore your creativity! Join this class to create two beautiful journals as you transform simple spiral notebooks into works of art. Notebooks and art supplies are provided for you to create one of a kind keepsakes for recording your thoughts and prayers. (Or create unique gifts for friends for the holidays.) More>
This class is appropriate for ages 12 thru 112 years. Class fee of $10 covers the cost of all materials and each participant will go home with two personally designed journals. Facilitated by Lillian Petker, who loves to be creative and practical! Register on our website or by calling the Journey Center at 578-2121.
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