News & Events

We start the year with a short pop-up exhibit, Art With Heart, an opportunity to celebrate Valentine's Day with heart-themed work. In March, we celebrate Women's Month with Radical, curator Jen Hennig's invitation for women to express what matters most to them. Next we Spring Into Art with our annual showcase of youth creations, curated by Rae Rodriguez and Cindy Laurin. June brings us to the first of two featured artist exhibits, Opening the Door for Spirit, a very special retrospective by painter, weaver, writer, and founding patron of SCMAC, Barbara Thomas, who will be celebrating her 100th birthday this year. For the first time in many years, we dedicate an exhibit to the medium of photography with Moment in Time, curated by Susan Archibald. Curator Janet Silverglate invites the unexpected and experimental in a mixed-media exhibit, Fragments & Fusion. Then we reach our second featured artist exhibit featuring painter and ceramic artist, Johanna McCormick. And of course, we round out the year with the annual Gift of Art, our holiday-themed show. Curated by Judy Person and Bela Ravikumar, this will also be our members-only exhibit for the year.

We all have to run errands, and Wednesday, October 14 when you go to Wild Roots Market in Boulder Creek, 5% of your purchase will be donated to support the Youth Art Scholarships at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center. So go on, do some shopping, run those errands and feed creativity in our youth. [...]

Join us in the backyard for a music-filled evening under the stars! Enjoy a warm summer evening under the stars while relaxing (or dancing!) to the music of Dan Frechette and Laurel Thomsen. Chat with your fellow SCMAC members. We'll provide snacks and libations. This will be our Annual Membership meeting, where you can meet [...]

Save the Date: Ceram-A-Rama Is Coming! Come celebrate everything ceramic at Ceram-A-Rama! This free event is 6 hours of fun with demonstrations, games, contests, kids clay projects, and music. You can buy ceramics and yummy food and drinks. And try your hand at various types of ceramic art. Drop on by any time between 11:00 [...]

SCMAC ceramic artists are getting fired up for the upcoming exhibit, Fired & Fiber with a Ceramic Seconds Sale on First Friday, May 1. They are also fired up to support youth in need to attend our Summer Art Program by pledging proceeds from the sale to our Scholarship Fundraiser. We always say potters are [...]

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 [...]