Join the Art Center on February 4th for a First Friday Art Tour opening reception. For centuries artists have used love as a theme in their work. It comes in all forms from literal depiction, allegory, and metaphor. Now more than ever our world needs to see what love looks like. Love doesn’t just come [...]
Make and/or find your perfect Gift of Art this holiday season: First Friday Art TourFriday, December 3, 2021 4 – 8 pm IN THE THOMAS GALLERY Make the Art Center a stop on your First Friday Art Tour! Light refreshments will be served outside on the back porch. Shop our current holiday gift themed gallery [...]
Join the Art Center on November 5th for a First Friday Art Tour opening reception. It’s that time of year again… when the air gets crisp, the leaves start to fall and we gather with family and friends to celebrate and give thanks for all we have. What better way to do that than by [...]
HOLIDAY GIFT THEMED EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DATES: October 29 – December 23, 2021 It’s that time of year again… when the air gets crisp, the leaves start to fall and we gather with family and friends to celebrate and give thanks for all we have. What better way to do that than by giving a beautiful [...]
We look forward to an invigorating year for the Thomas Gallery in 2022 with 6 exhibits planned. We start the year focused on the heart, “Art With Heart” is a judged exhibit with cash awards. After 2 years of hiatus during the pandemic, our annual youth exhibit, “Spring Into Art” returns to showcase the talent [...]
Join the Art Center on October 1st for a First Friday Art Tour opening reception. "From A Lazaretto" is our Featured Artist exhibit of 2021, with oil paintings by William Bryant, who says, "I paint because I must. I paint with oils because it’s extremely difficult and all the energies behind them are exposed. The [...]
2021 FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DATES: October 1 - 23, 2021 OPENING RECEPTION: First Friday, October 1, 4 - 8 pm ARTIST STATEMENT - by William Bryant laz·a·ret·to /,lazə’redō/ noun an isolation hospital for people with infectious diseases... Hundreds of years ago, merchant sailors infected with various diseases were sent to an isolation structure or [...]
The Art Center is participating in Santa Cruz County’s First Friday Art Tour on September 3rd. Stop by the gallery from 4 – 8 pm and check out our All Mixed Up exhibit, which runs through September 25. In this mixed media themed exhibit you will find provocative works exploring themes faced during the past [...]
The Art Center is actively looking to fill several part-time positions – both paid and volunteer. These include a Social Media Coordinator, an Education Program Coordinator, and a Curatorial Director (or Co-directors). Job descriptions can be found HERE. If you are interested in joining the SCMAC team, please send an email to info@mountainartcenter.org indicating your area of interest and your contact information.
MIXED MEDIA THEMED EXHIBIT EXHIBIT DATES: August 18 – September 25, 2021 The art of mixed media started in the early 1900s with the likes of Pablo Picasso and later, Henri Matisse. Whether you use collage, papier colle, altered books, assemblage, décollage or any combination of mediums and techniques, mixed media creations are a special [...]
