Step Inside the Studio: Art + Home + Wine

A FUNDRAISER SUPPORTING THE CALISTOGA ART CENTER

Join us for the rare opportunity to step inside the homes and creative worlds of local artists Barbara Nechis and Jennifer Bennett.

• View private art collections in distinctive architecture and landscapes • Buy a ticket for each house tour or for the series of both locations • Saturdays: September 27 & October 25, 2025, from 4:00pm-6:00pm
• Wine sponsored by local wineries and winemakers
• This fundraiser supports the non-profit organization Calistoga Art Center (CAC)

Tickets Available to purchase August 18th, 2025: $125 - for one home tour ticket $220 - for both house tours

SEPTEMBER 27, 4:00pm-6:00pm: BARBARA NECHIS HOME + ART STUDIO (40 tickets available)

BARBARA NECHIS is a renowned watercolor artist whose works combine her imagination, her emotion, and an intuitive sense of design based on years of painting and study. By using color, shape, and space in an abstract way that expresses her response to the visual world, she deploys a visual language that is uniquely her own. Barbara’s works are found in prestigious collections around the world, and her art has been featured in more than 50 books and other publications. Guests at Barbara’s home tour will receive a watercolor book to take home, and her art will be available for purchase.

Wine sponsored by: TBD

OCTOBER 25, 4:00pm-6:00pm: JENNIFER BENNETT HOME + ART STUDIO (40 tickets available) JENNIFER BENNETT is known to many as the owner and proprietor of Lovina restaurant in Calistoga. But Jennifer is also an accomplished pottery artist, creating objects both beautiful and functional. In her custom-designed studio overlooking a century-old walnut tree, Jennifer fashions pottery characterized by natural textures, earthy tones, and organic forms. Her work honors the Northern California tradition of handcraft rooted in simplicity, functionality, and connection to nature. Jennifer’s inviting Calistoga home sits on the site of the original 19th century homestead of John and Lovina Cyrus, two of Calistoga’s first immigrant settlers. Her lovingly restored farmhouse is surrounded by vegetable and flower gardens, native oak woodlands, and the habitats and playgrounds of her locally-famous goats and chickens. Guests at Jennifer's home tour will receive a pottery gift, and selected pieces of pottery from Jennifer and other local artists will be available for purchase.

Wine sponsored by: Tumult Wines

Address of the homes and instructions for parking will be provided to ticketholders in the week before the event.

THANK YOU for supporting the Arts and Community.