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
