• Home
  • About
  • Contact and Social Media
  • Art Workshops
  • Gallery One – Lakes and Gardens
  • Gallery Two – Pond in Bloom
  • Gallery Three – Hats on Broadway
  • Gallery Six – A Murder of Crows
  • Gallery Four – Artist in Residence at Pepperwood Preserve
  • Gallery Five – Seasonal Paintings, A Pepperwood Sonata
  • Gallery Seven – Pastel Landscape and Still Life
  • MEET SONOMA COUNTY ARTIST MARSHA CONNELL by Satri Pencak

Marsha Connell Studio

Marsha Connell Studio

Monthly Archives: August 2018

Dual Businesses: Upstairs Art Gallery and Levin and Company Bookstore

27 Monday Aug 2018

Posted by Marsha Connell in Art, Exhibits, gallery, Painting, Sonoma county, Still Life, Upstairs Art Gallery, Healdsburg

≈ Leave a comment

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/8654233-181/dual-businesses-healdsburg-bookstore-serves?sba=AAS

Dual businesses: Healdsburg bookstore serves as grand entrance to art gallery

Levin and Company bookstore has been in business for 27 years and Upstairs Art Gallery opened six years later. While the original store was also on Center street, the move to the center of the block on the Healdsburg Plaza quadrupled their business.

The bookstore, which started selling used books, developed a committed following of loyal customers who asked it to order new books. Now, only the sidewalk cart holds used books and the store is filled with new publications.

Owner Aaron Rosewater has hung out in bookstores since he was an 11-year-old, first in the long-gone Toyon Books, where his mother Adele Levin worked, then in the store his mother started with business partner Jacquie Robb. He bought out Robb in 2001.

Adding an art gallery has complemented the bookstore. Walk through Levin and Company, head up the stairs and the conversion to art gallery begins on the walls and shelves of the stairwell carry some art objects and visual art.

The gallery began with artists from the Santa Rosa Art Guild who wanted to show their work. They saw the available space and created an artist-owned gallery.

Only 16 artists belong to the gallery at a time because of the available wall space. Each artist-owner pays monthly rent and a 20 percent commission to the gallery.

Current manager Carolyn Wilson has been in the position for seven years. The first manager was Phyllis Rapp, who just returned as a gallery artist. Over the years about 60 artists have been part of the gallery.

“It’s a perfect match — the gallery and books,” said Wilson.

Levin and Company and Upstairs Art Gallery are located at 306 Center St.

For more information visit upstairsartgallery.net or levinbooks.com.

 

 

 

 

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter
  • Print
  • Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Marsha Connell Studio

  • About
  • Contact and Social Media
  • Gallery Five – Seasonal Paintings, A Pepperwood Sonata
  • Gallery Four – Artist in Residence at Pepperwood Preserve
  • Gallery One – Lakes and Gardens
  • Gallery Seven – Pastel Landscape and Still Life
  • Gallery Six – A Murder of Crows
  • Gallery Three – Hats on Broadway
  • MEET SONOMA COUNTY ARTIST MARSHA CONNELL by Satri Pencak
  • Gallery Two – Pond in Bloom
  • Art Workshops

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow via RSS

  • RSS - Posts
  • RSS - Comments

Marsha Connell Studio

Marsha Connell Studio

Articles

  • Gathering Clouds Magazine past Issue #2 (3) "Color & Mood" Marsha Connell and others. . .”My paintings are a dance in color, a moving meditation in the landscape,” pages 4-9.

Artist Website

  • Sally Baker

Blogroll

  • WordPress.com
  • WordPress.org

Books

  • A Murder of Crows: Three Artists, Three Objects, Three Images Catalog of an exhibit by Sally Baker, Marsha Connell, Micah Schwaberow. This exhibit has traveled and is available to more venues! *Murder is the collective noun used to describe a group of crows.

Collections

  • Art Talk / The Doyle Collection / Santa Rosa Junior College Libraries Art Talk captures the inspirations and experiences of artists showcased in The Doyle Collection. Click on each artwork to see the full set of videos for each artist.
  • The Doyle Collection, Santa Rosa Junior College Library I am honored to have three paintings included in this permanent collection: “Dissolve – Three Tree Hill”, “Salmon Barn”, and “Dusk at Duncan’s Landing”. They can be viewed on the 4th floor of the Doyle Library.

Fundraising website

  • Amy's Healing Journey: A Fund- and Spirit- Raiser Fundraising website for Amy Connell

My Art Website

  • Marsha Connell Fine Art Expressive Landscape Paintings, Dream Vessels Collages, Workshops

Nature Preserve

  • Pepperwood Preserve

Archives

  • April 2021
  • September 2020
  • February 2019
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • August 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • October 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • October 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • October 2013
  • May 2013

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Follow Following
    • Marsha Connell Studio
    • Join 59 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Marsha Connell Studio
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
%d bloggers like this: