We started composing this update a few weeks ago when the prospects of opening up for in-person activities seemed promising. Local officials had given the go-ahead for Stage 3 businesses (galleries & museums) to start reopening. But as of July 13, the California Governor revised those guidelines due to rising Covid-19 cases in the State [...]
The Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center continues to provide many opportunities to enjoy art through exhibits, education, workshops, events, and classes. The leadership and management of the Art Center is done through the Board of Directors. Currently the Board of Directors has nine members. Johanna McCormick does the graphics and marketing. Karen Asherah is with [...]
The Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center has enjoyed another year of gallery exhibits, classes of all kinds for adults and children, community events like Ceram-A-Rama, opening receptions, and pop-up shows honoring members of the Art Center in memorium. There have been several changes to the Board of Directors. We said goodbye to Yvonne Rowe, our Treasurer, [...]
Summer Night Luau Friday, August 11, 2017 6 – 9pm Aloha! Put on your Muu Muu or Hawaiian shirt and join us for a Summer Night Luau to celebrate our 20th Anniversary and to honor our many dedicated volunteers. […]
Popular AAS instructor Brian Bowes during class. Brian Bowes and his Comicstrip Creations students at Scotts Valley Middle School are featured in an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel on September 23, 2016. Read the article here. The Art Center is proud to announce that we have secured a $20,000 grant from the Rydell Foundation, [...]
Come join the fun and see the clay get put into action! SEPTEMBER 24 & 25, 2016 Saturday, Sept. 24 / 10 am – 4 pm Workshop with Lisa Reinertson Register early to save your space! Sunday, Sept. 25 / 11 am – 4 pm Free fun for the whole family! Artist demos, crazy contests, [...]
By Julie Horner Weaving playfully through the crowded village, a garland of flowers among flowing locks, with a flounce of skirting she turns her head smiling and then she is gone among the dust and merry din. Hands move purposefully over wet clay on a potter’s wheel, coaxing and caressing with a lover’s touch while [...]
Loaves & Fishes Executive Director Margarita Cortez and event coordinator Lin Colavin, presented an Award of Appreciation to the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center Board on Monday evening, November 14. Margarita expressed her sincere appreciation for the Art Center’s donation of 60 beautiful bowls to help Loaves & Fishes “Empty Bowls” fundraising efforts. She shared [...]
On the last day in 2003, Barbara and Jim Thomas finalized a huge generous donation to our community: they gift deeded their commercial property in downtown Ben Lomond to the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, a local non-profit arts organization. Their gift came at a time when most local arts organizations were struggling, and it [...]
