The Mission
of the Mendocino Art Center
"To be a vital cultural resource, providing a broad range of the
highest quality educational and exhibition opportunities in the
arts."
Open
Wednesday - Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
There is always something
happening at the Mendocino Art Center
Thousands of
visitors are attracted to the region each year to attend the Art
Center's annual events, including the Open House & Studios Tour
in February, Mendocino Coast Garden Tour in June, the Summer
Arts Fair in July and the Thanksgiving Arts Fair in November.
The Sunday Afternoon Concert Series features professional
musicians performing live in the Art Center's galleries several
times each year and artist receptions are open to the public the
second Saturday of each month.
The
Mendocino Art Center
is a very special place
overlooking the ocean from the top of the headlands.
We have been a haven for professional artists and all levels
of students since 1959. Today the Art Center is still a
retreat away from the stress and clamor of the workaday
world, where the soul can breath, the imagination takes
wing, creativity realizes itself—and new acquaintances turn
into friendships. The Mendocino Art Center is an
educational, exhibition, and resource center for the visual
and performing arts located 150 miles north of San Francisco
in the quiet coastal village of Mendocino. The Art Center
has earned national and international reputations which
attract an impressive selection of renowned faculty members,
yet has remained small enough for productive dialogues
between students and teachers, professional artists and
beginners.
The facilities at the Mendocino Art
Center include studios and classrooms
for fine arts, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, textiles and
computer arts. Four gallery spaces provide exhibition
opportunities to emerging and established artists. Twelve
apartments are available for instructors and artists in
residence. The Mendocino Art Center gift shop features fine
art by local artists and members, and the Center's Helen
Schoeni Theatre is home to a thriving community theatre
group. The grounds are beautifully landscaped, primarily
with native plants and the Zacha Sculpture Garden features
not only sculpture but a lovely tiled courtyard surrounded
by the art studios.
Information
Link:
Mendocino Arts Center
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