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Our goals are to “Build Community through Art” and support our Bay Area artists. We have new group exhibitions roughly every two months. Most of our exhibitions are blind juried and we use Art Call for our “Call for Entries.”

See a list of our upcoming exhibitions or contact us at [email protected] to be put on our artist email list.

The library receives a commission for any pieces sold to defray expenses associated with the exhibitions and to help support our library.

Mark Making: Dots, Lines, Textures

Exhibition Dates: Sept. 17, 2026 – Nov. 11, 2026

Call for Entries: Call for entry will be posted when it opens - check back soon

Artists employ techniques to create visual elements that are uniquely theirs. Brushstrokes on canvas, dashes in ink or graphite, or incised lines – all just strokes that are theirs.

These shapes and patterns can not only create rhythm, but lines can drive the viewer’s eye. While some of the dabs of paint, brush-marks, or patterning are conscious, much mark-making is accidental or unconscious. Bring on your strokes.

Upcoming exhibitions

Mark Making: Dots, Lines, Textures

Artists employ techniques to create visual elements that are uniquely theirs. Brushstrokes on canvas, dashes in ink or graphite, or incised lines – all just strokes that are theirs.

Exhibition run: Sept. 17, 2026 – Nov. 11, 2026

Palette in Play: How Artists Use Color

Color is the first thing you notice about an art work. But, as a critical formal element used in art making, artists’ choices for hues and saturations are signifiers. This exhibit is about how artists employ color, their relationship to it and how these palette choices impact the viewer.

Exhibition run: Nov. 19, 2026 – Jan. 13, 2027

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How do I display my art at the Library?

Check for the next Call for Entries

Or contact us at [email protected]