Join us First Friday for the reception at the gallery, 201 South State Street, Ukiah
August 7th, 5-8pm Music by Chris Gibson and Char Jacobs
“Portals”
Art Center Ukiah
“Threadlines”
Holly Brackmann in the Front Windows of Corner Gallery Ukiah
Mary Monroe guest artist Mendocino County Art Association
Susan Gordon guest artist in the Corner Gallery
Virginia Macintosh guest artist in the Corner Gallery
Melissa Staehle guest artist in the Corner Gallery
Daniel Blair Stewart guest artist in the Corner Gallery
Jessika Casey Corner Gallery Young Artist
Would you like to be a guest artist? Ask in the gallery or contact us at cornergalleryukiah201@gmail.com
And all the members of the Corner Gallery bring in new work each month.
Art Center Ukiah, August 2026 “Portals”
Articles by Laura Fogg
‘Portals’ is the theme of the upcoming August art show at Art Center Ukiah. Knowing that a lot of folks, both artists and non-artists alike, have a fascination with windows, doors and gates, show coordinator Katie Gibbs expects this to be an event with a high level of participation.
Gibbs, who helped write the call, explains, “I’m always interested in architecture, and it’s fascinating to see what people do with their front doors. Doors are an obvious interpretation of the theme, but there are a variety of ways to look at portals. They are certainly the physical openings through which we enter or view another space, but they can also be mystical, magical or philosophical… and maybe even be the entryway to an unseen realm. Some portals are bright and new; others from times past are beat up and worn with age. Some are created by nature, and others exist only in our imaginations.”
“I’m planning on making a piece with ground squirrels in their apartment house under a tree,” Gibbs continues. “Their holes are the portals to where they live, and I’d like to do something different since there tends to be quite a lot of art that depicts human-made doors and windows.”
Art in the ‘Portals’ show is expected to encompass a variety of media, incorporating all kinds of paint, paper, textiles and maybe even sculptural materials. Any technique and any size, both two- and three-dimensional, is encouraged.
The First Friday opening celebration for all of these shows will be on August 7th from 5-8pm, with music by Chris Gibson and Char Jacobs. The Corner Gallery and Art Center Ukiah are located at 201 S State Street in Ukiah.
Corner Gallery Front Windows, August 2026 “Threadlines”
Local artist Holly Brackmann will exhibit her ‘Threadlines,’ series in the front windows of the Corner Gallery. A collection of twelve contemporary art embroideries and collages, the pieces were created from repurposed antique linen, fabric scraps and heirloom family photos transferred to fabric. The pieces were then embellished with hand-embroidered poetry and prose. These small-sized pieces offer the viewer an overall impression, then an intimate reflection while looking more closely at the stitching and pondering the text.
Brackmann created this series over the course of a year. “I was enrolled in an online class taught by a French couture embroiderer,” she explains. “Each month the students from all over the world received a subject prompt from the instructor, which we would respond to through the use of embroidery. The class was more about the thought process than any special technique.” Brackmann responded to each of the prompts and created a dozen original images with the addition of prose or a poem that she hand embroidered onto the linen background. Her chosen quotes ranged from Maya Angelou to Mark Twain to her own personal writing.
The First Friday opening celebration of both the Art Center Ukiah and the Corner Gallery shows will be on August 7th from 5-8pm. Live music will be presented throughout the evening by Chris Gibson and Char Jacobs. The gallery is located at 201 S State Street in Ukiah.
Mendocino County Art Association Guest Artist Mary Waters Monroe, Watercolor
Accomplished watercolorist, Mary Monroe is back in the gallery with Mary Monroe. Her wonderful flowers are joined by this amazing iguana and a more abstract landscape.
Corner Gallery Guest Artist, Susan Gordon
Susan Gordon, founding member of Art Center Ukiah. The first meeting was held at her home at least 2 years before we were ready to open our doors. A talented abstract artist, she once spent time making grave marker rubbings in the Ukiah cemetery. some of them are most astounding, don’t miss Lester!
Corner Gallery Guest Artist
Virginia Macintosh, oil painter
I am a painter working exclusively in oils throughout my life. I am also an avid birder, and my August exhibit is devoted to birds and local landscapes, including images from my pond. I am thrilled to be showing my work once again in August at the Corner Gallery.
Corner Gallery Guest Artist
Melissa Staehle, painter
Former member of the Corner Gallery, Mellissa Staehle presents both her particular style of portraits along with her interesting abstracts.
Corner Gallery Guest Artist
Daniel Blair Stewart, painter
I paint landscapes and visionary art using oil paints and sea life with watercolors. I am an experienced backpacker and SCUBA diver. Nature is my inspiration.
Cascade in Yosemite
Corner Gallery Young Artist
Jessika Casey August 2026-September 2026
More about our newest Young Artist in the next newsletter. She was recommended by photography instructor, Lech Slocinski.
September 2026 Iconic Mendocino County – Mendocino County is known world-wide for its iconic views of the ocean, its majestic redwoods and its scrappy little towns….
October 2026 Texture – Texture can be an end unto itself, or an aspect of a work that embraces multiple mediums and any variety of subject matter.
November 2026 Quick Draw – Quick Draw is by invitation only. Participating artists set up their easels on First Friday and draw live models throughout the evening.
December 2026 Gifts of Art – Join the local artists who create special works for holiday giving.
Any ideas for future exhibits you’d like to offer? Tell us at acuentries@yahoo.com
