24th ANNUAL YOUTH THEMED EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DATES: March 30 - April 29, 2023Reception Party: Saturday, April 15 I 5 – 8 PM Gallery Hours: Thu – Sun 12 – 5 PM Additional Event: First Friday, April 7, 5 - 7 pm PARTICIPATING ARTISTS Amelia AmendolagineBenjamin AmendolagineMartin AmendolaginePenelope BaylessBriar BeachAna BeckSophia BeckOwen BrewerSadie BrewerBeckett Emerson BrunnerLilia [...]
Sunday, February 12, noon - 5 pm Give a little love to someone special in your life! Our local artists will have additional artwork, crafts and jewelry on sale in the galley this day. Participating artists include: Ruth DaileyDyann PaynovichMargaret MorrisonKathryn Pierno
LANDSCAPE THEMED EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DATES: February 2 – March 18, 2023OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, February 3 I 5 – 7 pm Our Annual Judged Exhibit No matter where artists find themselves, they are constantly affected, influenced and inspired by the physical world around them. It could be at the beach, in a high-rise city, or out [...]
Despite the lingering effects of COVID 19, and repercussions from the CZU fire, the Santa Cruz Mountains Arts Center had a very successful year in 2022. We were able to carry out our mission, “To support and encourage art through education, exhibits, and cultural events,” with mostly volunteer staff and management. Here’s a recap of [...]
Saturday, December 10, 12 – 5 pm Shop Local & Shop Small at the Art Center this holiday season! On Saturday, December 10, artists exhibiting in our holiday exhibit, The Gift of Art, will set up extra tables of their work. You are sure to find that special gift of art. Participating artists include: Dyann [...]
HOLIDAY THEMED EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DATES: October 28 – December 23, 2022OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, November 4, 5 – 7 pmFIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION: Friday, December 2, 5 – 7 pmHOLIDAY SALE & OPEN HOUSE: Saturday, December 10, 12 – 5 pm Our Annual Holiday Gift Exhibit In this exhibit you will find work that is suitable for [...]
FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DATES: Sept 23 – October 22, 2022 Microsoft Word - F_BLUZAR BLUE Bio.docx Life for Bluzar Blue has been nothing less than interesting and exciting. His chosen name came together over time. In 1969 Chief Lopez of the Yurok tribe blessed Gregory Segesman—his given name—with the name Blue. Later on, Mark-zar, [...]
Our 2022 Featured Artist, Bluzar Blue, will be exhibiting his work in the Thomas Gallery September 23 through October 22. His show, titled Bluzar Blue in Black and White and in Color, will be a thrilling ride through this artist's creative mind. With varied techniques and twists, Blue travels through the wormhole and out the otherside to [...]
Join the Art Center on September 2nd for a First Friday Art Tour Reception. Pose: Aspects of the Human Figure In keeping with the exhibition theme, during our First Friday event on September 2nd, award winning author, Helene Simkin Jara, joins us with a reading and talk about her latest book, Life On The Stand, a memoir [...]
Join the Art Center on August 5th and September 2nd for a First Friday Art Tour Reception. Pose: Aspects of the Human Figure Our annual Members Only exhibit. The human body has been a source of enduring fascination to artists across time, geography and cultures. From ancient cave paintings, the classical Greek’s perfectly-proportioned bodies, Asian [...]
