Feb 27 Friday
This exhibit features works by contemporary artists and makers using mushroom and fungi dyes, pigments, and pulp. It includes drawings by science illustrator Dorothy Beebee, who worked closely with dye pioneer Miriam C. Rice to unlock the full spectrum of color from mushrooms. A film about Dorothy Beebee will be shown during the run of the exhibit on February 28.
Other artworks draw from Miriam’s personal collection and that of members of the non-profit organization Miriam founded in 1985, the International Mushroom Dye Institute (IMDI).
SELVA at Willits Center for the Arts
Experience SELVA, a collaborative exhibit featuring painter Salvador Andrade and ceramic artist Alberto Lozano Ruvalcaba. Join us for a transformational art experience with these two young artists opening on Saturday February 7, 2026 from 6 to 8pm. As always, our festive openings are free events offering art, food and drink, and an interesting community experience. SELVA will remain on exhibit at Willits Center for the Arts Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 11am to 5pm through Sunday March 1, 2026. WCA is located at 71 East Commercial St., Willits, CA, 95490.
In February Partners is presenting Pink, a show exploring pinkness, or the presence of pink in the work of gallery artists. There is a wonderful variety from a tiny pink square on a crossword page to several pink-tinged landscapes, watercolor cactus flowers and a 16 foot pink velvet earthworm. Pink can be soft, feminine and receptive, but also brazen, shocking and aggressive. Pink’s presence is sometimes surprising as in a tinge on rusty metal or a reflection in the water. Works include porcelain sculpture, mixed media collages, photography, painting, stuffed fabric, weavings and wet felt wool.
There is a Second Saturday Meet the Artists February 14, 5-7pm.Gallery hours are Thursday through Monday 11-4pm.
Feb 28 Saturday
This reception celebrates the opening of "Momím Wené: Medicine Water," which tells a story of tribal relationships between the people and their waterways through the paintings, basketry, beadwork, and regalia of over 30 Native artists. Meet the artists, and hear from the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, who organized the exhibit.
Mar 01 Sunday
Mar 02 Monday
Mar 03 Tuesday