Strictly Local: Piecing It Together in Sonoma County

Exhibition Dates:
September 17 - October 24, 2026
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 17, 5:30-7:30pm

Image: Scavenger Vessels #2: CAUTION / CUIDADO, Asherah Weiss,

In our North Gallery,It’s Not Trash continues with Strictly Local: Piecing It Together in Sonoma County where students, community members, and individual artists bring together a diverse range of voices and approaches. By considering a new purpose for found fabric, plastic bags, cardboard, clothing, e-waste, and other overlooked items, these works combine everyday remnants with creative intention, inviting viewers to reconsider assumptions about value and use. This exhibition encourages us to question our relationship with what we consume and discard. 

Participating Artists: Rhonda Goodman, Marie Kneemeyer, Ace Noriega, Charlotte Ruiz, Paula Strother, Joseph Taylor, Asherah Weiss and Reuse Alliance’s Community of Artists.

Curator: Lisa Lightman  

A Partnership in Action: This exhibition is a community partnership with Recology Artist-in-Residence Program, San Francisco; Petaluma's Reuse Alliance; and the Recology Artstart Student Hub (TRASH), led by Recology Sonoma Marin.

Relate Events:

We Are One | Artist Talk and Presentation with Bryan Keith Thomas

Dust to Dust | Artist Talk and Presentation with Katie Murken

Reuse in Art, Reuse in Life: A Conversation Between Ali Gass and Phoebe Schenker

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