Fall 2024
Make art and friends at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center! After a long hiatus, Youth Ceramics classes return to the Art Center on Tuesday afternoons starting in August.
See schedule below for details on upcoming classes held at the Art Center.
We also offer classes at 5 local school campuses after school. Find out more about those classes here.
Scholarships are Available
GRO Community, a newly formed 501(c)3 non-profit organization native to the Santa Cruz Mountains community, is offering scholarships for after school programs to youth ages 5-17, based on financial need. Find out more and apply for a scholarship to our classes by clicking the button below.
- Click the button below to apply for a GRO scholarship. Please note:
- Make your application as far as possible in advance of the beginning of class, because GRO will not pay retroactively, meaning after the class starts. They need at least a week to process your application before the first class.
- You may apply for scholarships to more than one class at a time. If you know that you want to take several classes, you can stack them in one application.
- Register below for the class/es you want to take and:
- Add a note in the COMMENTS field that you have applied for a GRO scholarship.
- Choose the “Pay Later” option to complete your registration.
Youth Art Program Sponsors:
SCMAC Youth art programs are made possible because of donations from the following, and people just like you.
We have established a Gloria Seneres Memorial Fund which directly supports our Youth Art Programs. DONATE online today or send a check to the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, 9341 Mill St. Ben Lomond, CA 95005. All contributions are tax-deductible. Thanks for helping make youth art happen!
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SCMAC Visual Arts and Music Content Standards
The Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center recognizes the importance of a variety of art experiences for the well-rounded development of children, for enriching local communities and for a more humane global community. All Art Center youth art classes incorporate age appropriate SCMAC Standards and California State Content Standards for the Visual Arts and Music. Content standards were designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.