O'Hanlon Center for the Arts

Art Forum (in-person)
2026-03-13 12:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-10 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Get honest and thoughtful feedback on your current work in a welcoming and open group setting in person!
Facilitated by Jackie La Lanne, Tom Zizzo, and Naomi Tamura

We will meet once a month on the second Friday of the month from 12-2 pm to discuss the work presented.

Bring in one or two pieces of your work. You will get practice talking about your work and get honest and thoughtful feedback from the group.

Who: Up to 8 practicing artists
When: The Second Friday of the Month, 12-2pm
Cost: FREE – But donations of any amount to OHCA are much appreciated.

Please RSVP below!

CANCELED THIS WEEK - Tuesday Perception Workshop
2026-03-17 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Tuesday Perception is canceled this week to allow the space for the Artist Retreat. We will resume Tuesday, March 24. Don’t forget to reserve your spot! See you soon!
Explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
The Visual Perception workshops are hands-on creating with materials, experimenting, and discovering without dependence on technique. Participants are encouraged to pay attention to what you see, accept the marks you make, explore, experiment, and discover your unique form of creative expression.
A simple prompt or exercise is given at the beginning of class. Participants are free to elaborate on their initial efforts or do something else entirely.
We end the workshops with a gathering (coming together) of everyone and their work. Participants look, discuss, and value the work created.
Most materials are provided and/or bring your own.
$30 non-members | $25 OHCA members
Members may prepay for 10 sessions for just $200. Please contact the office to purchase.

The Collage Club: Cut, Paste, Create Together! This week in the Gallery!
2026-03-17 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
The Collage Club: Cut, Paste, Create Together!Facilitated by Sarah McNeil

When – Third Tuesday of the Month 3-5pm. This week in the Gallery!
This is all about the joy of creating in community at O’Hanlon. Gather your supplies (paper scraps, magazines, ideas) and join a friendly group of makers. It’s a casual, no-stress space where we sit down, share materials, swap ideas, and inspire one another. No experience necessary—just the desire to cut, arrange, and paste!
O’Hanlon Members Free non-members drop in charge $10
If you would like to make use of O’Hanlon supplies in the loft then we ask for a $5 materials fee

About Sarah McNeil
Sarah is a mixed media collage artist. She lives in Mill Valley and is an active board member at O’Hanlon. You can explore some of her work here at www.sarahmcneilart.com

Saturday Perception
2026-03-21 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-04 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
One of the core principles Ann O’Hanlon stressed was learning how to seeFor over 35 years – Saturdays have been a time to put that into practice. To experiment and discover.

Thank you to Ann Fricker and Noni Garner for organizing the return to the LOFT Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm.
The morning starts with a simple exercise or prompt that informs the day.
$30 for non-members and $25 for members.
Materials provided or bring your own.

Attendees must be fully vaccinated and Masks required indoors
Workshop will be held in the LOFT
Beginners Expected!

LOVING THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP
The long-running Visual Perception Workshop is at the heart of O’Hanlon Center. Recently we asked workshop participants for their thoughts.
I love doing art with friends…and then sharing it!
I love that it is a drop-in class andI don’t have to sign up ahead of time.
I like that I don’t have to know how to do art…It’s about our own creativity.
It is so much fun.
I love the creative atmosphere. It breeds excitement and enjoyment of the process.
I like the mix of people and their art.
It is free and fun.
I like that I can get into the flow of art and forget the stressful world.
I look forward to stepping into another time and place. It is a magical experience to visit this special piece of land at the foot of Mt Tam.
Being with people who care about art and artists is something I find worthwhile. I feel lucky to have discovered this class. It informs me well beyond 4 hours on Saturday.
This Saturday workshop serves as a tool to open up all of my senses and I come alive.
The setting is gorgeous and serene.
I love Saturday class. I wouldn’t think of missing it. I come every Saturday, and have for years and years.

Cancelled Ceramic OPEN STUDIO in Koya with Nancy Rumsey (Wednesdays, series 1)

$25.00 – $30.00Price range: $25.00 through $30.00

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Tuesday Perception Workshop
2026-03-24 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-03-31 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-07 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-04-14 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Perception Workshops Description
The Perception Workshops at O’Hanlon welcome all artists and the art-curious. Rather than focusing on formal principles or strict rules, these workshops emphasize curiosity, exploration, and creative play. They spark imagination by encouraging learning through doing, observation, acceptance, and practice. Participants are supported in taking risks, experimenting freely, and developing their own visual language in an open, encouraging environment.
Each session begins with a simple prompt or exercise. From there, participants may build on their initial ideas or take them in entirely new directions. At the end, the group comes together to share discoveries through looking, reflection, and discussion, celebrating the process as much as the result.
Most materials are provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own.
Cost:

$30.00 Non-members
$25.00 Members or Members can purchase a 10x card for $200
$5.00 Materials fee

Please contact the office to purchase.

O'Hanlon Stitching Circle - Facilitated by Sarah McNeil and Naomi Tamura - March 24
2026-03-24 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
O'Hanlon Stitching CircleFacilitated by Naomi Tamura and Sarah McNeil

When – Second and Fourth Tuesday of the Month 3-5pm in the Loft
Gather in the Loft and share your latest fiber project – be it crochet, knitting, embroidery, mending or sewing. Sarah and Naomi enjoy the camaraderie of stitching with others. While we can support you in your endeavor, we are not prepared to instruct, just share in the journey with you.
O’Hanlon Members Free non-members drop in charge $10
Participants must bring their own materials
Max 8 participants

About Sarah McNeil and Naomi Tamura
Sarah McNeil and Naomi Tamura have enjoyed creative partnership through two successful group crochet collaborations with fellow O’Hanlon members. Both projects were juried into the annual O’Hanlon Fiber Arts Show: “Coral Reef”, exhibited in 2024 and “Wild Garden”, exhibited in 2025.In addition to crochet, Sarah enjoys embroidering on paper and fabric, as well as creating textile collages inspired by traditional quilting. Naomi likes to try all fiber arts, but mainly crochets, knits and sews, when she’s not drawing or painting. Drawing on their distinct passions and skills, Sarah and Naomi each bring a unique and inspiring stamp to their sewing and stitching projects.

Inside JUNK JOURNALING with Peller
2026-03-25 13:00 - 15:30
Junk journaling is a creative and mindful craft that blends scrapbooking and collaging, serving as a heartfelt response to the fleeting nature of digital life. In a world dominated by screens and instant communication, junk journaling invites you to slow down and reconnect with tangible, physical materials—snipping, gluing, and layering to create meaningful art.
By transforming everyday “trash” like parking tickets, luggage tags, ticket stubs, or even pieces of pizza boxes into beautiful collages, you can discover the magic in the overlooked and discarded. It’s a fun challenge to seek out items you might normally toss away and repurpose them into personal journal entries or artistic pieces.
Adopting a collector’s eye encourages mindfulness and observation, inspiring you to notice the small ephemera of daily life—receipts, labels, snippets of wrapping paper—and see them as treasures waiting to be incorporated into your journal.
Join this creative journey to add a little magic and intentionality to your day-to-day life. Embrace the imperfect, the transient, and the beautiful in the ordinary through junk journaling—where one person’s junk becomes another’s treasured story.
Join me in adding a little magic to your day to day.
Loft Gallery | 1 – 3:30 PM
Max. 8 participants

Postponed: Art for Non-Artist with Peller Marion
2026-03-28 11:00 - 13:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Art for Non-Artists: Your Creative Awakening Awaits!It's Never Too Late to Start Creating

THIS OFFERING IS POSTPONED – Stay tuned.
Peller Marion, FacilitatorSaturday, March 2811:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Give yourself a treat: Give yourself permission to play again using art-making, something many adults haven’t done in decades. The goal isn’t creating gallery-ready work—it’s rediscovering curiosity and creative confidence.This image perfectly captures that kindergarten energy—imperfect, playful, and full of joy. Rediscover that childlike freedom to create without judgment.
Workshop Details:

Duration: 2 hours of pure creative exploration
All experience levels welcome—especially none!)
What to Bring: Just yourself and an open mind
What We Provide: Everything else!
Dress Code: Wear comfortable clothes you don’t mind getting a little colorful
$30, $25 OHCA Members
10 participants max

Space is limited to ensure personalized attention and a supportive, intimate environment.
Ready to start your creative adventure? Your masterpiece awaits!
To read a full description of the workshop, please click here!
Reserve your spot below!

Sunday Family Art Day
2026-03-29 13:00 - 15:00, 2026-04-26 13:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
A monthly child-led art workshop with seasonal and nature themes layered into the activity
with Catherine Taylor Tai
The O’Hanlon Loft is a space for children (and grownups) to come get messy, try new things and have fun. We will experiment with paint, crayons, glue, glitter and found objects depending on the season and age of participants.
Workshop will take place in the O’Hanlon Loft Studio.
Last Sunday of the month, 1-3 pm.
$60 per family Plus $10 materials to be paid to facilitator day of event

ABOUT CATHERINE
Catherine Taylor Tai is an artist, mother and health coach. She has enjoyed raising her three children around the world from NYC to Singapore and now Northern California.
She is an advocate of forest school and the arts and loves when the two meet.

Sunday Family Art Day$60.00

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A monthly child-led art workshop with seasonal and nature themes layered into the activity.

Monoprint - April 5
2026-04-05 10:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
WE ARE OFFERING THIS WORKSHOP TWICE A MONTH
Monoprinting is a playful, exploratory process requiring neither a press nor a background in art

On a plate of gel or plexiglass, images are made with paint, rollers, sponges, netting, leaves or anything else which might create an interesting pattern. The focus is not upon the finished work but upon the experience of discovery and making art.
In the workshop, after two or three hours, the group gathers to discuss what has been created. The purpose of the discussion is to help each person recognize the beauty in their work. Or, in the words of Ann O’Hanlon, our purpose is “to look upon a seemingly random work of our own with interest” and with “the same fulfillment… experienced on an unknown wilderness trail.”
First and Third Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$60 | $50 OHCA members +
$10 materials fee paid to facilitator on day of workshop
7 people MAX

ART DETAIL: JANET GREENWOOD

About Candis Cousins
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.

“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

Cayen Robertson: Current Complexities. Loft Gallery Opening Reception
2026-04-07 17:30 - 19:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Art of the Africa Diaspora - Opening Reception
2026-04-07 17:30 - 19:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

The Art of Fabric Printing with Asual Kwahuumba
2026-04-11 10:00 - 12:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
The Art of Fabric PrintingFacilitated by Asual Kwahuumba

When – Saturday, April 11 | 10 am -12pm in the Loft
In the Art of Fabric Printing workshop, participants will learn color application and effective printing techniques. The session will cover various methods for creating patterns on customized fabric, and we will reference an Adinkra Symbolism chart to explore the meanings behind each symbol.
Adinkra symbols are visual representations of concepts, proverbs, and philosophical ideas originating from the Akan people of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. They are used to communicate deep social, spiritual, and historical meanings, often featuring on textiles, art, pottery, architecture, and jewelry to symbolize values like strength, wisdom, and unity.
While fabric will be provided, participants are welcome to bring personal items such as T-shirts, trousers, or other garments they wish to print on.
$50 | $40 OHCA members. Plus $15 materials fee paid to instructor

This Workshop will be led by Asual Kwahuumba in celebration of the Art of the Africa Diaspora exhibition in the Gallery April 2026. O’Hanlon Center is a satellite gallery for the Richmond Art Center’s 29th annual event.

O'Hanlon Stitching Circle - Facilitated by Sarah McNeil and Naomi Tamura - April 14
2026-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Saturday Perception
2026-04-18 10:00 - 14:00, 2026-05-02 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
One of the core principles Ann O’Hanlon stressed was learning how to seeFor over 35 years – Saturdays have been a time to put that into practice. To experiment and discover.

Perception Workshops
The Perception Workshops at O’Hanlon welcome all artists and the art-curious. Rather than focusing on formal principles or strict rules, these workshops emphasize curiosity, exploration, and creative play. They spark imagination by encouraging learning through doing, observation, acceptance, and practice. Participants are supported in taking risks, experimenting freely, and developing their own visual language in an open, encouraging environment.
Each session begins with a simple prompt or exercise. From there, participants may build on their initial ideas or take them in entirely new directions. At the end, the group comes together to share discoveries through looking, reflection, and discussion, celebrating the process as much as the result.
Most materials are provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own.
Saturday Perception
When: First & Third Saturday 10 am – 2 pm
Cost:

$30.00 Non-members
$25.00 Members or Members can purchase a 10x card for $200
+$5.00 Materials fee

Sign Up Today – Enroll in the workshop below
Beginners Welcome!

LOVING THE SATURDAY WORKSHOP
The long-running Visual Perception Workshop is at the heart of O’Hanlon Center. Recently we asked workshop participants for their thoughts.
I love doing art with friends…and then sharing it!
I love that it is a drop-in class and
I don’t have to sign up ahead of time.
I like that I don’t have to know how to do art…
It’s about our own creativity.
It is so much fun.
I love the creative atmosphere. It breeds excitement and enjoyment of the process.
I like the mix of people and their art.
It is free and fun.
I like that I can get into the flow of art and forget the stressful world.
I look forward to stepping into another time and place. It is a magical experience to visit this special piece of land at the foot of Mt Tam.
Being with people who care about art and artists is something I find worthwhile. I feel lucky to have discovered this class. It informs me well beyond 4 hours on Saturday.
This Saturday workshop serves as a tool to open up all of my senses and I come alive.
The setting is gorgeous and serene.
I love Saturday class. I wouldn’t think of missing it. I come every Saturday, and have for years and years.

Cancelled Ceramic OPEN STUDIO in Koya with Nancy Rumsey (Wednesdays, series 1)

$25.00 – $30.00Price range: $25.00 through $30.00

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Cayen Robertson: Current Complexities. Loft Gallery Show Artist Reception
2026-04-18 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts

Monoprint - April 19
2026-04-19 10:00 - 15:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
WE ARE OFFERING THIS WORKSHOP TWICE A MONTH
Monoprinting is a playful, exploratory process requiring neither a press nor a background in art

On a plate of gel or plexiglass, images are made with paint, rollers, sponges, netting, leaves or anything else which might create an interesting pattern. The focus is not upon the finished work but upon the experience of discovery and making art.
In the workshop, after two or three hours, the group gathers to discuss what has been created. The purpose of the discussion is to help each person recognize the beauty in their work. Or, in the words of Ann O’Hanlon, our purpose is “to look upon a seemingly random work of our own with interest” and with “the same fulfillment… experienced on an unknown wilderness trail.”
First and Third Sundays, 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
$60 | $50 OHCA members +
$10 materials fee paid to facilitator on day of workshop
6 people MAX

ART DETAIL: JANET GREENWOOD

About Candis Cousins
Candis Cousins first came to the Center in 1972. Ann O’Hanlon was alive and at that time the Center was called ‘Sight and Insight.’ On Candis’ first day, Ann’s suggestion for working was this: “Every decision you make, try to make the wrong decision.”
In 2002, Candis returned to OHCA to join the mono printing group led by Cayen Robertson and Karen Cox. In her own work, Candis tries to keep moving forward without a plan, just to see what comes.

“It is such an invigorating, soul-finding experience to facilitate this workshop. A love-fest, a laugh-fest on the high seas of creativity!”
– Candis

Tuesday Perception Workshop
2026-04-21 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Perception Workshops Description
The Perception Workshops at O’Hanlon welcome all artists and the art-curious. Rather than focusing on formal principles or strict rules, these workshops emphasize curiosity, exploration, and creative play. They spark imagination by encouraging learning through doing, observation, acceptance, and practice. Participants are supported in taking risks, experimenting freely, and developing their own visual language in an open, encouraging environment.
Each session begins with a simple prompt or exercise. From there, participants may build on their initial ideas or take them in entirely new directions. At the end, the group comes together to share discoveries through looking, reflection, and discussion, celebrating the process as much as the result.
Most materials are provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own.
Cost:

$30.00 Non-members
$25.00 Members or Members can purchase a 10x card for $200
$5.00 Materials fee

The Collage Club: Cut, Paste, Create Together!
2026-04-21 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
The Collage Club: Cut, Paste, Create Together!Facilitated by Sarah McNeil

When – Third Tuesday of the Month 3-5pm in the Loft
This is all about the joy of creating in community at O’Hanlon. Gather your supplies (paper scraps, magazines, ideas) and join a friendly group of makers. It’s a casual, no-stress space where we sit down, share materials, swap ideas, and inspire one another. No experience necessary—just the desire to cut, arrange, and paste!
O’Hanlon Members Free non-members drop in charge $10
If you would like to make use of O’Hanlon supplies in the loft then we ask for a $5 materials fee

About Sarah McNeil
Sarah is a mixed media collage artist. She lives in Mill Valley and is an active board member at O’Hanlon. You can explore some of her work here at www.sarahmcneilart.com

Abstract Painting: Collage and Color - with Peller Marion | April 24, 2026
2026-04-24 12:30 - 16:30 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Explore, experiment, and surprise yourself. This is an invitation to give yourself permission to discover a deeper creative you. Learn to use unique techniques with collage, oil sticks, tempera, acrylics, and oversized paper, while forgetting all preconceived ideas and judgements.
Experience how to get over blocks to creativity, inhibitions, and an inner critic.
Surprise yourself and get to the next level of your creativity.
Led by Dr. Peller Marion. Consulting psychologist, author, artist.
www.pellermarion.com

$75 Non-members | $60 OHCA Members
plus $20 Materials Fee to be paid to the facilitator the day of the workshop
Limit: 8 attendees

Photo Transfer Workshop - Margot Hartford
2026-04-25 11:00 - 16:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Photo Transfer WorkshopFacilitated by Margot Hartford

Saturday, April 25 | 11 AM – 4 PM
This workshop introduces the technique of image transfers — a process that allows you to move your digital files (photographs, graphics, or text) onto a variety of surfaces, in either color or black and white.
Using transfer film printed with an inkjet printer and a specially prepared paste, you’ll learn how to transfer your images onto surfaces such as paper, wood, metal, and fabric.
Prior to the class, you will send the instructor eight of your own photographs (iPhone images are perfectly fine). These will be printed and prepared in advance so you’re ready to begin working as soon as the workshop starts.
During the session, we’ll cover essential materials, where to source them, and how to use them effectively. While you will be transferring onto paper and wood in class, we will also discuss additional surface possibilities so you can continue experimenting on your own.
Fee: $275 Non-Members | $220 OHCA MembersMaterials Fee: $25 (payable to instructor)
Maximum: 10 participants

About Margot Harford
Margot’s work is a mixture of fine art photography, photo transfers and collage. The constant thread in her work is the addition of images using the photographs she has taken.
As a freelance photographer Margot has been photographing people and interiors for over 20 years. Her commercial photography style has seeped into her choice of fine art photography subjects, which include people and architecture.
Margot’s is represented by the Portland Art Gallery in Portland, Maine.
Visit her page: https://www.margothartford.com

Tuesday Perception
2026-04-28 10:00 - 14:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Perception Workshops Description

The Perception Workshops at O’Hanlon welcome all artists and the art-curious. Rather than focusing on formal principles or strict rules, these workshops emphasize curiosity, exploration, and creative play. They spark imagination by encouraging learning through doing, observation, acceptance, and practice. Participants are supported in taking risks, experimenting freely, and developing their own visual language in an open, encouraging environment.
Each session begins with a simple prompt or exercise. From there, participants may build on their initial ideas or take them in entirely new directions. At the end, the group comes together to share discoveries through looking, reflection, and discussion, celebrating the process as much as the result.
Most materials are provided, but participants are welcome to bring their own.
Cost:

$30.00 Non-members
$25.00 Members or Members can purchase a 10x card for $200
$5.00 Materials fee

Cancelled Ceramic OPEN STUDIO in Koya with Nancy Rumsey (Wednesdays, series 1)

$25.00 – $30.00Price range: $25.00 through $30.00

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O'Hanlon Stitching Circle - Facilitated by Sarah McNeil and Naomi Tamura
2026-04-28 15:00 - 17:00 | O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
