Help Us Make Art Accessible to All: Support Our Summer Scholarship Fundraiser At the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, we believe every child should experience the magic of creating art. But for some families, scholarship assistance helps to increase access to after school programs, summer camps, and enriching classes at our facility. That’s why we [...]
There’s festive fun for everyone We have an incredible lineup this year for festive fun for everybody. We hope you’ll help us spread some holiday cheer and join us for one or more of these events. Holiday Ceramics Sale Saturday, November 22, Noon-5:00 pm People love pottery. It’s useful and beautiful. So it’s hard to [...]
Asking for your support as the year ends As we approach the end of 2025, we at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center want to express our heartfelt gratitude for your continued support and engagement in our vibrant art community. This year has been another remarkable journey of creativity and connection. And this wouldn’t have [...]
First Friday, December 5 | 5 – 7 pmSaturday, December 6 | Noon – 5 pm It's a tradition - Shop Local & Shop Small at the Art Center this holiday season at our Annual Holiday Sale! Artists will set up additional tables filled with their work to augment the normal gallery wares on the [...]
Members are invited to our annual membership meeting on November 8 from 3 - 5 pm. Our board chair will give a report on 2025 actions, and you can meet board members, discuss opportunities for volunteering, and give feedback. Then vote for board candidates, in person or online. What: Annual Membership Meeting and Open HouseWhen: [...]
People love pottery. It's useful and beautiful. So it's hard to go wrong shopping for ceramics for holiday gift giving. Now you have a chance to get a head start on your shopping without wading through online junk or setting foot in a mall. You even get to meet the Art Center artists, who will [...]
IN THE THOMAS GALLERY We will start 2026 with our popular judged exhibit, along with community voting and cash prizes. This year the theme will be Honoring Women. In April we will present the 27th annual youth art show, Spring Into Art, filling the gallery with the creativity of our young artists. After that, we [...]
On September 24, 2025, Wild Roots grocery stores in Felton and Boulder Creek sponsored their much-anticipated Community Day, wherein they generously donated 5% of the day's sales to SCMAC. This annual event not only fosters a sense of community spirit but also brings a major boost to our Youth Scholarship Fund, enabling us to support [...]
We have the power!The power to turn on all the lights in the gallery and classroom.To use the microwave and refrigerator. To run all the pottery wheels. To fire the kilns. To keep ice cream, watermelon, beer, and lemonade cold. To play great dance music from Peter Thomas and friends. We can do it all! And we [...]
Music Festival Benefits Local Non-Profit Organizations The Redwood Mountain Faire is just around the corner — happening this year on May 31st and June 1st — and we’d love for you to be a part of it! Our organization is proud to be one of the nonprofit benefactors of this beloved community event. Not only is it [...]
