Opening Reception: Friday, January 27, 5 – 8:00 pm
The Independent, 600 Ortiz, Sand City, CA
Exhibit runs January 27 through February 26
How has Japanese culture influenced Western thinking and, specifically, contemporary art? Transcendental Vision, Japanese Culture and Contemporary Art addresses this question through the work of 12 contemporary artists curated by Gail Enns.

Sharron Antholt
Rob Barnard
Laurel…

Here’s to the new year.
Regardless of what the Mayans had in mind for 2012, taking time to pause and reflect on our trajectory is always beneficial. We are continuing on a path of working with clients who embrace the future as an opportunity for transformation and innovation, realizing that what we do to the…

Because mercury pollution has entered the food chain, eating too much of certain kinds of fish can be hazardous to your health. Taking a cue from our friends at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, whose Seafood Watch program helps us make ocean-friendly seafood choices, we have created a tool to help you make human-friendly choices…

Jerry Takigawa’s new fine art photography series, False Food, will open at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts on September 10, 2011. The Center’s annual Red Dot show will feature mixed media by Allegra Burke and ceramic sculpture by Charlene Doiron Reinhart in addition to Jerry Takigawa’s photography. A catalog, published to accompany the…

Soaring above the Pacific Ocean, the albatross is scanning below for her next opportunity to feed. With promising prey in sight, she dives and breaks the ocean’s surface only to acquire a fraudulent meal of discarded plastic. When repeated, this scenario becomes a deadly feast, for the excessive abundance of plastic waste is ‘false…