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SAN FRANCISCO/NORTH BAY
Caldwell Snyder Gallery
(415) 392-2299 (San Francisco)
(707) 200-5050 (St. Helena)
caldwellsnyder.com
Specializing in diverse genres of contemporary fine art, Caldwell Snyder is a gallery with international reach, representing “some of the most talented contemporary artists from the United States, Europe, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico and Brazil.” Established in 1983 in San Francisco, Caldwell Snyder now has locations in Union Square, St. Helena and Santa Barbara.
South Bay
Cantor Art Museum/Stanford
STANFORD
(650) 723-4177 • museum.stanford.edu
Exhibitions, curator talks and music concerts all are offered at Stanford University’s historic museum, which houses more than 38,000 works of art that span 5,000 years from around the globe. A longtime Readers’ Choice winner in the museum category, the Cantor Art Museum is now recognized in the category of art galleries as well.
North Bay
Sebastopol Center for the Arts
SEBASTOPOL
(707) 829-4797 • sebarts.org
Sebastopol Center for the Arts does have an art gallery, which presents rotating juried, invitational and curated exhibitions, but it’s much more than that. Housed in the city’s Veterans Memorial Building, the center serves as a community arts hub for the region, hosting classes, lectures, literary arts events and musical performances, the Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, two open studio programs and the Street Printing Festival.