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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

 

North Glass

 

Phoenix Ceramics

 

Earth Retreat Foundation

 

Coast Country Real Estate

 

New Leaf Market

Felton

 

Ahlgren Vineyards

 

Support the Arts

 

Lenz  Arts  

142 River St.

(831) 423-1935

 

Ben Lomond Business Assn.

 

Valley Women's Club

 

Image Snap

 

Boulder Creek Recreation & Park District

 

Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art

SCICA

 

 

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TEACHERS

Interested in teaching a class? Click HERE

 

 

CALL FOR ENTRIES!                   CLASSES & EVENTS 

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 FOR KIDS!  (Scholarships available.)

    Session 2:  July 21 - July 25    -  "Animal Art"

   Session 3:  August 11 - August 15  -  "Imagine That!"

   Session 4:  August 18 - August 22  -  "Oh!  The Places You'll Go!"

 

 

Gallery Exhibit - "Positively Pixilated", All digital media exhibition

 

July 23 - August 23, 2008

Gallery Hours: Wed - Sun, noon - 6 pm

 

Opening Reception Friday July 25 6 - 8 p.m.

All are welcome to this FREE event.

Music by Christopher Cohn & The Stochastics

 

FREE Demos by participating artists

Click HERE for more information

This all digital media exhibition is made possible by a grant from the Carol Anika Mihalik Foundation

through the Community Foundation of Santa Cruz County.  Thank you!

 


 

Visit our ArtWorks Gift Shop!

 

Featured Artist of the Month:  July - August, 2008 - Jeweler Sandra Borland

 

EVENTS AND CLASSES

     Adult Classes  |  Ceramics Classes  |  Teen Classes   |  Youth Classes 

Events:  

Ukuleles Gone Wild!  August 23, 3 - 7 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:

WALL●E to FAM●LE Movie Making Workshop

Saturday, August 16th, 10:00AM-3:00 PM.

Junior High to Adults are welcome!

 

Beginning Ukulele   with Marty Carlson Mondays,

Starting again in September, 2008  Call for details. 

Continuing Beginning class: 6:30 to 7:20 pm

New Beginning students: 7:30 to 8:20 pm 

Life Drawing workshops 

Tuesdays,    7 - 9:30 p.m.

Julie Erreca, Ralph Joachim, Michael English or Rhea Giroux lead the  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.  

Oil Painting, Beginning thru Advanced  SUMMER

With Brenda Berg

July 29 - Aug 19, 2008

Story Writing for Adults with Kelly Curtis

Thursdays, June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2008    

6:30-8:00pm

CERAMICS Classes

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

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

 

Raku Fridays With Dale Bates

 

Mud Matters!  Be Clay Inspired With Jody Snyder & guest teachers

NOTE new summer Hrs.  Wednesdays     4  - 7 pm   

 

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 Carol Anicka Mahalik Memorial Fund.  

Thursdays, from 2:30 - 5:00 pm at the SLV High School art room,
Drop in, starting January 24 thru March 27, 2008
 

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.

 

ROBOTICS Summer Digital Class with Brenda Berg 

4 days:   June 30 - July 3, 2008        3:00 - 5:30 PM   (4th - High School)

 

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

 

 

ART SATURDAYS

4    Saturdays    4/5 - 4/26/2008    
 2-D in the mornings, 3-D in the afternoons

 

SUMMER ART CAMPS

   Session 1:  June 23 - June 27  - "It's Easy Being Green!"

   Session 2:  July 21 - July 25    -  "Animal Art"

   Session 3:  August 11 - August 15  -  "Imagine That!"

   Session 4:  August 18 - August 22  -  "Oh!  The Places You'll Go!"

 

Summer Digital Classes with Brenda Berg 

4 days:  9:30 AM - 12:00 PM,  June 30 - July 3, 2008

CLAYMATION - 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM   (4th - 8th grades)

ANIMATION - 12:00 - 2:30 PM    (4th - 8th grades)

ROBOTICS - 3:00 - 5:30 PM   (4th - High School)

 

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 2008 click HERE

"Form & Function":  Clay, Glass, Fiber & Beyond!

August 27 - September 28, 2008

Welcome to our 4th Form & Function exhibition! We encourage artists to submit recent works from media including but not limited to: Clay, Glass, Fiber, Stone, Wood, Metal, Jewelry & Basketry, in any combination;   from wall-hangings to wearable, beads to baskets, bowls to sculpture, come enter the Artful Dimension of Form & Function.

Prospectus (PDF) click HERE

 

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 

 

Featured Artist of the Month:  July - August, 2008 - Jeweler Sandra Borland

 

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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