Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

9341 Mill Street

 Ben Lomond, CA  95005   831.336.3513

 

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

 

Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County

 

Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County

 

California Arts Council

 

 

Santa Cruz County Conference & Visitors Council

 

 

Bruce Bangert

 

North Glass

 

Phoenix Ceramics

 

Earth Retreat Foundation

 

Coast Country Real Estate

 

New Leaf Market

Felton

 

Ahlgren Vineyards

 

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Lenz  Arts  

142 River St.

(831) 423-1935

 

Ben Lomond Business Assn.

 

Valley Women's Club

 

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Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District

 

Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art

SCICA

 

Felix Kulpa Gallery

 

 

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TEACHERS

Interested in teaching a class? Click HERE

 

 

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Figurative Gallery Exhibition, "Habeas Corpus", at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center

 

"Habeas Corpus"

(You have the Body!)

June 10  -  July 11, 2009

Gallery Hours: Wed - Sun, noon - 6 pm

 

An inspiring body of 2 and 3-D bodies by a diverse group of talented artists!

Click HERE for images & Information about the Exhibit

 
 

 

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EVENTS AND CLASSES

     Adult Classes  |  Ceramics Classes  |  Teen Classes   |  Youth Classes 

 

Events:  

Art Center gets a Face Lift!

Sunday, June 21, 4 - 7 p.m.  Check out the slide show of our "Face Off!"

Ukuleles Gone Wild - Summer Series 

    First Concert June 27, 2 - 6 p.m.

Ben Lomond Acoustic Society (BLAS)
Jam hosted by Carolee Burrows.

First Wednesday of the month, 7 - 9 pm:  
BLAS meets the 1st Wednesday of each month. $2 donation to Art Center is appreciated.
 

Adult Classes:

Beginning Ukulele   with Marty Carlson Mondays

Beginning class: 6:30 to 7:20 pm

Intermediate students: 7:30 to 8:20 pm 

THRU JUNE:  Class will break over the summer and resume in September

Life Drawing workshops 

Tuesdays,    7 - 9:15 p.m.

Julie Erreca, Ralph Joachim, Michael English or Rhea Giroux lead this drop in workshop on Tuesday nights, NOTE:  The 3rd session of each month will be a "long-pose" session for artists who would like long pose times (3 hrs) for painting, sculpture, etc.  

Plein Air Oil & Acrylic Painting

With Brenda Berg

4 Tuesdays, July 28 - August 18, 2009,  9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 

Think Big!  Acrylic Painting on LARGE Canvas

With Addie Rementer 

5 Saturdays, July 11 - August 15, 2009 (no class July 25)
3 pm - 6 pm

 

Digital Portfolio  - Learn how to put together a digital portfolio

With Linda Levy

Thursday, July 30, 6 - 9 p.m.

CERAMICS Classes

Throwing On the Potter's Wheel - Beginning & Intermediate Wheel 

   Monday & Wednesdays,  Ongoing  6 - 9 pm - with Geoff Nicastro

 

Raku Fridays With Dale Bates

 

Experiments in Clay Handbuilding in Clay

Wednesdays, ongoing  4 - 7 p.m.

Special Guest Instructor for June:  Nora Sarkissian

 

 

Teen Classes:

After School @ SLV High - FREE

SCMAC is pleased to offer a series of FREE after school classes for teens, supported by a grant from the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.

Thursdays, from 2:30 - 5:00 pm at the SLV High School art room,
Drop in through May 28, 2009

 

Classes are on Thursdays, from 2:30 pm - 5:00 at the SLV High School art room, offering instruction in various media, taught by 4 SCMAC teachers.  All teens, middle and high school ages, are welcome.

 

 

SUMMER CLASSES FOR TEENS - with Brenda Berg

Mixed Up Madness - Tues & Weds, July 7 - 8, 2009, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Animation - Thursday & Friday, July 9 - 10, 2009,  10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Claymation - Monday - Thursday, July 10 - 13, 2009, 12 - 2:30 p.m.

Robotics - Monday - Thursday, July 20 - 23m 2009,  3 - 5:30 p.m.

 

 

CHILDREN'S CLASSES

 

Children's Summer Art Camp at the Santa Cruz Mountains, Art Center, gallery, shows, educational art classes, clay / ceramic workshops, clay, glass, fiber, oil paintings, digital art, watercolors, water colors, acrylics, abstract, surreal, fine art, charcoal, photographs, photography, music, acoustic, jewelry, lamps, gift shop

 

SUMMER ART CAMPS!

 

         4 Sessions, Starting June 22 (Session 1), July 13 (Session II), July 27 (Session III), August 10 (Session IV)

 

 

With Brenda Berg:

        Claymation Movie Making  July 20 - 23, (Monday - Thursday, 12 - 2:30 p.m.

        Robotics  July 20 - 23, (Monday - Thursday), 3 - 5:30 p.m.

 

 

ART SATURDAYS

4 Saturday Series, offered October through May

 

Mommy/Daddy & Me Clay Class

Dates to be determined  call 336-4ART to let us know your interest in this class    
10 am - 11 am        
With Jennifer Hennig      
A class for toddlers ages 1-5 with adult  
 


CALL FOR ENTRIES!      

For a PDF document listing exhibition schedule for  for 2009  click HERE

 

        "EXPERIMENTS IN ART & TECHNOLOGY" July 15 - Aug 15, 2009

Our lives are increasingly influenced by technology (digital and beyond).

The intersection of technology and art provides a unique opportunity for expression in any medium and more.

A collision?  A marriage?  Inspired by?  Built or created with? Maybe a painting of the Moss Landing PG& E Towers?   Perhaps an abstract created from a magnified view of a circuit board? A constructed work utilizing discarded computer partsArtful combinations.  It’s all an experiment!

 

        Click here for a prospectus.

 

JOIN THE ART CENTER

For a Membership Application, click HERE

GIFT SHOP CONSIGNMENT INFORMATION

The ArtWorks Gift Shop showcases artwork on consignment by members of the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center. 

If you are a member in good standing and are interested in displaying/selling your work in our gift shop, please read our policy (click HERE for a PDF document), and contact Pat (336-3704) or Linda (426-4906) with questions, etc.  

Artist's Inventory Sheets - if you want to download this PDF, print, and fill in your information before bringing in your work, use this form.  Thanks!

 

 

FEATURED GIFT SHOP ARTIST 

 

We feature a new artist on a regular basis, in conjunction with theme exhibitions in the gallery.  This is only open to Art Center members in good standing.  For more information & prospectus, click HERE.

 

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