Asking for your support as the year ends As 2024 ends, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your continued support and engagement in our vibrant art community. This year has been a remarkable journey of creativity and connection, and it wouldn’t have been possible without you.Our classes have flourished, with over 400 participants [...]
First Friday, December 6 | 5-7 pmSaturday, December 7 | Noon-5 pm It's a tradition - Shop Local & Shop Small at the Art Center this holiday season at our Annual Holiday Sale! Artists will set up additional tables filled with their work to augment the normal gallery wares on the evening of First Friday, [...]
Help Cover the Bill to Cover the Deck If you’ve ever attended an event on our back deck or worked in our ceramics studio in the Fall or Winter, you may have noticed that the roof leaks pretty much everywhere. So, to keep our members comfortable and our equipment from being damaged, we’re having it [...]
Music Festival Benefits Local Non-Profit Organizations Dance the weekend away to live music with your friends and family while enjoying tasty locally made food, cold beer, cider, and wine in an open field surrounded by redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This annual music, arts and crafts festival held at Roaring Camp in Felton is [...]
Explore Great Art in the Redwoods On the weekend on May 18 and 19 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, explore local artists from north of Boulder Creek to south of Felton. See painters, sculptors, ceramicists, woodworkers, glass artists, photographers, and more. 26 artists in 15 locations will open their studios to the public, with [...]
Join us this First Friday, August 4, for a book signing and reading by author (and Art Center member), Kathleen Ball. The reading will start at 6:00 pm. New Book and Documentary Illuminate Uncharted Chapter of Knights Templar History, Challenging Traditional Narratives and Inspiring a New Wave of Historical Research Templar Researcher and Ancient Site [...]
A brand-new kiln is on its way! Most of the equipment in our ceramics studio was either donated or purchased used. We’ve managed to keep it all running thanks to the hard work of volunteers like David Kurtz. But, with all the new teachers and classes we’re offering now, even new parts and David’s constant [...]
Explore Great Art in the Redwoods You've probably explored the natural wonders of the San Lorenzo Valley. But tucked in among the towering redwoods, rugged slopes, and historic towns are an abundance of very fine artists and craftspeople who live and create here. Now you have the chance to meet more than thirty of these [...]
UPDATE: Big thanks to everyone who shopped, and to our volunteers who were present as greeters outside the store. Wild Roots is donating $1612 to our Youth Scholarship Fund from Community Day. We all have to run errands, and Tuesday, May 9 when you go to Wild Roots Market in Felton, 5% of your purchase [...]
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 [...]
