MEDIUM Art Center
Location: 110 S. School Street, Ukiah, California
Medium Art Center is proud to present Prescriptions for Life! Collages by Paula Gray & Poetry Broadsides by Theresa Whitehill.
Prescriptions for Life! brings together visual artist Paula Gray and poet Theresa Whitehill. Their joint work explores the personal question of what makes life worth living.
Gray created collages on cradled wood panels using real prescriptions from a 19th-century medical ledger. Whitehill responded with poems and related texts, printed as letterpress broadsides. Shown side by side, the works form a rich exchange between image, language, illness, and healing.
The exhibition was set to open at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco on March 4, 2020. Just three days later, it closed as COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders began. Now, after a long delay, Prescriptions for Life! will finally receive its full public showing at Medium Art Center in Ukiah.
The opening reception will take place Friday, September 4, from 5 to 8 p.m. It will be held during the First Friday Art Walk at Medium Art Center, 110 S. School Street, in downtown Ukiah.
Saracina Vineyards will provide wine for the opening reception. Beer, other drinks, and light refreshments will also be served.
Medium Art Center will also host a poetry reading with Theresa Whitehill on Saturday, September 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. Whitehill will read from her recent publication, Dancing with La Muerta.
● Opening reception: Friday, September 4th, 2026, 5:00-8:00 PM PDT.
● The show runs through Tuesday, September 29th, 2026.
● Medium Art Center – 110 S. School Street, Ukiah
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Corner Gallery + Art Center Ukiah
Location: 201 S. State Street, Ukiah
Corner Gallery Ukiah “Artistic Explorations 2.0” Karen Wallaert
The Corner Gallery both front windows feature Karen Wallaert in September. Karen shows a new collection of oils and acrylics with an expanded perspective from her show of last year. Annie Bouillerce, student at the Redwood Academy will show acrylic paintings.
Young Artist Wall: Ukiah High School student Jessika Casey shows paintings, photography and jewelry. MCAA Pony Wall: Karen Faulkner vibrant watercolors. Gary Wallaert, wood works east pony wall. Joe Crooked Nose jewelry north pony wall. Ursula Partch felting and paper sculpture, south pony wall.
Opening Friday, September 4th 5pm- 8pm live music provided guitarist Teddy Keez. 201 South State Street Ukiah Gallery hours 11am-5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.
Art Center Ukiah “Iconic Mendocino County”
September 2026 Art Center Ukiah presents “Iconic Mendocino County,” a tribute to the beauty and history of the Mendocino County. The show will highlight the landscape, seascape, wildlife and historic buildings of the county. Local artists will exhibit photographs, paintings, wood working, fabric art and more. The Mendocino County Historical Society a major supporter adds pieces of historical significant.
Celebrate opening Friday, September 4th 5pm -8pm
Art Center Ukiah is located in the back of the Corner Gallery.
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Bona Marketplace
Location: 116 W. Standley Street, Ukiah
For September Art Salk we will be featuring Kristina Cavender with her series of paintings “Pure Love” where Kristina reminds us in her art that we are surrounded by love in every living thing. She has hidden the phrase I love you 109 times in each painting to make it fun and interactive to find them. We will be entertained with music by Jerry Rubio with his new sound system. And to add, for the first time we will be giving away a basket full of beautiful Bona items at a $400.00 value. Come into the shop between now and Sept 4th to fill out a raffle ticket to win. We will be pulling the ticket at 7pm on Sept 4th on Art Walk night, you must be present to win. Good luck and see you then.
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The Grace Hudson Museum
Location: Location: 431 S. Main Street, Ukiah
First Friday at the Grace Hudson Museum & Opening Reception
Our First Friday for September doubles as an opening reception for our latest exhibition, Deep Valley: People, Places, Memory. This show is our way of commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Grace Hudson Museum, the 150th anniversary of the City of Ukiah, and the 250th anniversary of our nation as we explore elements of the Greater Ukiah Valley — past and present — which have helped create and shape community.
The show will take a look at places and associations such as Todd Grove Park, the Palace Hotel, Mendocino State Hospital, Pinoleville Rancheria, the Latino Americano Concilio, the Ukiah Haiku Festival, City of 10,000 Buddhas; and, of course, the history and evolution of the historic Sun House and the Grace Hudson Museum. Our musical guest for the evening will be singer/guitarist Steve Winkle, known for his eclectic mix of classic rock, R&B, country, contemporary pop, and his own compositions. You can also spend some time discovering or getting reacquainted with our core galleries, featuring Grace Hudson’s artwork, exquisite Pomo basketry, and Carpenter-Hudson family history. Plus, you can take an evening walk in our Wild Gardens. Refreshments will be available. First Fridays at the Grace Hudson Museum are always free all day and evening.
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The Lot On Main
Location: 200 N. Main Street, Ukiah
The Lot will be hosting Postmodern Prometheus playing some original tunes as well as hosting Cluttsco annual back to school $5 vintage dig pile and $2 record sale on top of a packed lot full of artists and crafters.
The Mendocino College POP-UP Gallery at The Lot on Main will host a solo show by Henry Mattingly, featuring original pen-and-ink drawings of French-Canadian band Angine de Poitrine, who describe themselves as a “microtonal Dada-pythago-cubist rock orchestra.” The drawings pay homage to the band’s iconic Dada-inspired, polka-dot alien aesthetic while creating warm, welcoming scenes of friendship. Free and open to the public.
Adjacent to the POP-UP Gallery, the Mendocino College Makerspace will offer two hands-on activities for visitors. The MC Ceramics Club’s interactive tile project returns this month, inviting participants to add their creative touch to a collaborative work that will eventually be permanently installed at the new Mendocino College building in Willits. Local artist Angel Garcia will also lead a stenciling project, offering another opportunity to make, create, and connect with the community.
This project was funded in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of Mendocino County.
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Ukiah Branch Library
Location: 105 N. Main Street, Ukiah – open 9/4 from 5-7 PM
People & Places: Works by Cottie Morrison & Janet Rosen
The Ukiah Branch Library invites the community to join us for our Art Walk openings on Friday, September 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. The library will feature a mixed media and oil painting show by local artists, Cottie Morrison and Janet Rosen.
People and Places is an art show by longtime friends Cottie Morrison and Janet Rosen. While working separately in their studios, they have each created evocative portraiture that invites the viewer to join the subject’s interior world. The landscapes and interiors are just as important to the portrait as the how the subject is rendered.
Cottie Morrison’s work in this show is a chronicle of techniques, beginning with drawing and moving through watercolor and eventually to acrylics. The human figure and face have always been Morrison’s favorite subjects, “especially when displayed in a setting that is in itself interesting.” In her opinion, “portraits without context are just favorite people and their evident emotions.”
Janet Rosen’s work represents a transition from close-up portraits to the location of each person within their environment. There is a primary emphasis on the light and mood of a specific time of day in this series that harkens back to an earlier series of seascapes and landscapes in which the changing seasons and time of day were the defining feature in painting her familiar places.
The branch will host live harp music by Suni Robin and an in-person creative program exploring portrait & landscape painting using multi-media. During the Art Walk opening, guests can shop the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library book sale and flea market.
This art exhibition is free to the public, open to all ages, and is sponsored by the kind and generous support of the Mendocino County Library and the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library. The exhibit runs September 2 to October 29, 2026.
For more information, please visit www.mendolibrary.org or contact the Ukiah Branch at 707-463-4490.
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Ramen Cubed
Location: 113 S. State Street, Ukiah
UMBRA
An immersive installation by Jessica Hernández
Sacred Geometry by JazPaz
With the collaboration of Paloma Rodríguez Irizarry
Friday, September 4
5:00–8:00 PM
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Patrona
Location: 130 W. Standley Street, Ukiah – open 9/4 from 4-7 PM
The Patio at Patrona
Join us for a seasonal market hosted by Patrona, showcasing work by local artists Heather Law, Adriana Dakin, and Allyson Brooker.
Come wander, shop, sip, and savor an evening celebrating local art and community.
A Sip & Savor Event
Local art • Seasonal goods • Happy Hour offerings • Community
We’ll see you on the Patio.
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Earthwise Eco Emporium
Location: 205 W. Standley Street, Ukiah
This month Earthwise is featuring the beautiful watercolors by both Faviana & Virginia Hanley. Also sneak peek at our upcoming Autumn styles while we host a fashion show to feature the new looks. Special savings, snacks, and fun. See you Friday!
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W Real Estate
Location: 101 N. State Street, Ukiah
W Real Estate will not host at Art Walk event on September 4th, but they are hosting a 10-year anniversary party on Friday, September 11th from 4-6 PM. Join them for drinks and appetizers as they celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their Ukiah office. After celebrating the Ukiah office, head down to the plaza in downtown Ukiah for the Chili Cookoff from 6-10 PM.
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