Pastel Amateur Awards Kate Smit, 1st Place, Excellence in Design, “Giant Dipper” Gail McClelland, 2nd Place, Excellence in Design, “Happy Tree Hugger” Maura McNamara, 3rd Place, “Santa Cruz Mountain Reflection” Joanne Clark, Honorable Mention, “Autumn Glow” Joanne Clark, Honorable Mention, Excellence in Technique “Nobody Here But Us Chickens” Joanne Clark, Honorable Mention “ Peaceful” Katy [...]
Help Cover the Bill to Cover the Deck If you’ve ever attended an event on our back deck or worked in our ceramics studio in the Fall or Winter, you may have noticed that the roof leaks pretty much everywhere. So, to keep our members comfortable and our equipment from being damaged, we’re having it [...]
Save the Date: Ceram-A-Rama Is Coming! Our annual celebration of all things ceramic is coming on September 21, 2024. Dan and Laurie Hennig will be our featured presenters, describing how they’ve shared an artistic collaboration for more than 4 decades: seeking inspiration that incorporates the parts and turns mud into gold. They’ll show us the [...]
UPDATE: Big thanks to everyone who shopped, and to our volunteer greeters who met shoppers outside the stores. Wild Roots is donating $2,397.78 to our Youth Scholarship Fund from Community Day! We all have to run errands, and Wednesday, August 14 when you go to Wild Roots Market in Felton or Boulder Creek, 5% of [...]
Step Out with us on July 4 in Boulder Creek This is gonna be fun! Our Summer campers have done some awesome animal artwork with the theme of Wild About Art. And they’re going to march in the Boulder Creek July 4 parade to show it off. We hope our members and friends will show [...]
We're Feeling “In The Pink" “In the pink” is an expression that describes a state of good health, well-being, or a positive financial position and signifies that there is a reason to be optimistic. We find this to be a prefect theme for our annual message. We are celebrating the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center’s 26 [...]
Music Festival Benefits Local Non-Profit Organizations Dance the weekend away to live music with your friends and family while enjoying tasty locally made food, cold beer, cider, and wine in an open field surrounded by redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains. This annual music, arts and crafts festival held at Roaring Camp in Felton is [...]
Explore Great Art in the Redwoods On the weekend on May 18 and 19 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, explore local artists from north of Boulder Creek to south of Felton. See painters, sculptors, ceramicists, woodworkers, glass artists, photographers, and more. 26 artists in 15 locations will open their studios to the public, with [...]
Celebrate the incredible mothers in your life by treating them to something special this Mother's Day! Join us at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center for a sidewalk sale on Saturday, May 13. From noon until 5 pm, explore a treasure trove of unique, artisan-crafted gifts including jewelry, pottery, cards, and much more, all handcrafted [...]
Our Ceramics Department has generously pledged the proceeds from their upcoming Seconds Sale to the Summer Scholarship Fundraiser. Stop by the Art Center on May’s First Friday Art Tour to scoop up great deals on imperfect pottery and help our fundraiser in the process. It’s a win-win! The event takes place against the backdrop of [...]
