1325 Donors' Gallery
Opening onto 1325 Fourth Street at street level, the Donors’ Gallery provides an intimate passageway into the art center. This elongated space highlights wall-based works, often presented in cohesive series by a diversity of Bay Area artists, guiding viewers through and beyond the gallery.
Upcoming Exhibits
August 14–September 25, 2026: In2 Liquid
November 25, 2026—January 23, 2027: Members Holiday Salon
In2 Liquid
Abstract photography by Rina Neiman & Marsha Heckman
Black & White & Wet All Over, photograph, 18" x 24"
October 9–November 13, 2026
Exhibition Dates
October 9, 5–8pm
Reception & 2nd Friday Art Walk
November 13, 5–8pm
Reception & 2nd Friday Art Walk
When the world shut down in March of 2020, Rina Neiman and Marsha Heckman began an artistic partnership that became a glorious obsession. Sometimes huddled under blankets on the porch in the cold and rain, housebound with nothing to do, the two friends created art projects that kept them engaged, wearing masks, and six feet apart. What may have started as art-therapy, turned into an Artnership between two friends.
Using a Liquid Color process, they create other-world-scapes; explosions and unique shapes that pull the viewer in. Shot on digital camera, each is a world made of vibrant colors, mysterious movements, and varying perceptions of depths
Cherry Pop , photograph, 11" x 14"
Two Ghosts, photo on metal, 16" x 16"
Rina Neiman
Writer, artist, event producer and professional organizer. Rina authored an historical novel titled “Born Under Fire” based on her mother’s life as one of the first generation of Sabras. She has been published in Marin Magazine and J Weekly and wrote countless press releases for her corporate clients. Rina has worked on productions Her production experience includes work with Bill Graham Presents, Maker Faire, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and the Mill Valley Film Festival. Rina works in collage, jewelry making, mixed media, and micro-dioramas. Her “Artnership” with Marsha was one of the few silver linings of the Covid 19 lock down. Although she wears mostly black, Rina is very much drawn to color in her work.
Marsha Heckman
Mill Valley artist, author and designer of eight beautiful, entertaining, lifestyle, flower and wedding books. She has been an exhibitor and speaker at the Mill Valley Outdoor Art Club and Marin Volunteers; directed the Dia del las Muertos annual program in Mill Valley. She has exhibited and been a featured speaker at St. Mary’s Cathedral and DeYoung Museum; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Kauai Museum. She was honored to be guest florist at the Obama White House.
Members Holiday Salon
November 25, 2026—January 23, 2026
Exhibition Dates
December 11, 5–8pm
Reception & 2nd Friday Art Walk
January 8, 5–8pm
Reception & 2nd Friday Art Walk
Entries Due: November 6
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Join us for this year’s salon-style AWD Member Showcase at Art Works Downtown—opening in time for the holiday gift-giving season and remaining on view through San Francisco Art Week and Marin Art Day in January.
This special exhibition celebrates the creativity of Art Works Downtown members, with artwork displayed throughout the Founders’ Gallery, Donors’ Gallery, and Artist’s Wall at Art Works Downtown in downtown San Rafael.
This year, participating artists will receive even more visibility. The exhibition will be prominently featured during Marin Art Day at Art Works Downtown on Sunday, January 17, as part of San Francisco Art Week.
Visitors will be invited to experience the Member Showcase alongside 35+ open artist studios, exhibitions, artist talks and programming, food and wine, and special activities throughout the Art Works Downtown art center. Marin Art Day offers participating artists an additional opportunity to connect with collectors, arts audiences, and the broader San Francisco Bay Area creative community.
Show your work. Reach new audiences. Be part of one of AWD’s most vibrant exhibitions of the year.
This is an AWD Members-only exhibition. Only current AWD members are eligible to participate.
To become a member you can go to:
https://www.artworksdowntown.org/awd-artist-membership#payment