Welcome to our arts event calendar! This calendar supports arts programs and events in Monterey County. Find your next creative adventure, or submit your event to be added here upon approval.
Join us in closing out “Celebrating Monterey County Art Fellows” at ArtWorks @Salinas! This last Artist Reception will be held on Friday, March 7th, at 5 PM, during Downtown Salinas’ 1st Friday Art Walk event. This exciting exhibit showcases the incredible work of 3 California Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship recipients, including JC Gonzalez, Jerry […]
Join Guest Curator Cydney Payton and Monterey Museum of Art Archivist Eleanor Uhlinger in a conversation about presenting, preserving, and creating new futures for the work of fine artists. Open Archive will offer a rare behind-the-scenes conversation about Monterey Museum of Art's historical archives and the curation of the exhibition Morley Baer: Modernism in Northern […]
Founded and run by local artists, the Carmel Art Walk is a free and family-friendly event. Support our local artists and keep the HEART of Carmel beating strong! Carmel Art Walk is the second Saturday every month from 4pm-7pm and is open to the public. Tour artist-owned galleries and meet the artists who carry on […]
A workshop conversation where Rudy Jimenez, visual arts and UAC organizer shares about his journey into with Green Thumb Farms. JC with facilitate the conversation and lead an art activity.
Learn how to make landscape and portrait cyanotypes with Iris McGilloway of Song Dog Studios using photo negatives. Participants are encouraged to bring their own personal photo negatives, all other supplies are included. Open to all experience levels!
Welcome to the Renaissance and the outrageous, crowd-pleasing musical farce, Something Rotten! Set in the 1590s, brothers Nick and Nigel Bottom are desperate to write a hit play but are stuck in the shadow of that Renaissance rock star known as "The Bard." When a local soothsayer foretells that the future of theatre involves singing, […]
Botanical Illustration: Spring Flowers Join us for a day of botanical exploration on paper. Working with local wildflowers, participants will create botanical studies in pencil and color media. We will explore the shape, gesture, structure, texture, and color of our specimens to describe each plant's unique features on paper. Learn rendering techniques, color matching, and […]
FREE after-hours access to the Museum on the First Friday of the month. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community gathering!
Join us on Friday, April 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM at ArtWorks @Salinas (262 Main Street, Salinas) for a special Artist Reception. Experience the debut of local artist Javier Lopez Jr.'s heartfelt exhibit alongside the inspiring PhotoCarmel display celebrating photography on the Central Coast. Enjoy light refreshments and snacks as you explore the vibrant artist […]
Get ready for the Monterey Museum of Art's 3rd Annual Block Party! This vibrant arts festival, free and open to all, transforms downtown Monterey into a bustling hub of art and creativity. Discover local artisans and makers showcasing their unique crafts alongside dazzling performances and a variety of delicious food and drink options. Participate in […]
Starting with the basics: If you have never heard Billy Pitrone sing, you have missed one of the most incredible and moving bluegrass voices on the planet. Not only that, but he’s also one of the nicest people ever. OK, enough of that: Billy and his Bean Creek band – a local favorite for a […]
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm. The program includes pieces by Franz H, Astor, Kevin, Franz S, and Sergei. Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in F Major op. 77 no. 2 Astor Piazzolla Resurrección del Ángel Kevin Lau String Quartet No. 5: The Train to Impossible Places Franz Schubert String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor […]
Get ready for a night of non-stop laughter and unpredictable fun at Wave Street Studios! Controlled Chaos Improv puts their own twist on traditional improvisational theatre. Quick wit and spontaneous energy are combined with truth in comedy to bring something fresh and fun to the stage! Grab your friends and join us for an evening […]
Save the date for the 15th Annual Whalefest Monterey to be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 12 and 13, 2025 from 10 am - 5 pm each day. This free family-friendly event will be held at and around Old Fisherman’s Wharf and the Custom House Plaza - Monterey State Historic Park. It includes fun […]
APRIL 12 - Poetry Reading: "Present Connections: Contemporary Latinx Poets and Robinson Jeffers," with Monterey County Poet Laureate Rachelle Escamilla, Manuel Paul López, MK Chavez and Darrell Dela Cruz. 3:00 pm, at Tor House, 26304 Ocean View Ave., Carmel 93923. Admission: $15. Reservations (required) at www.torhouse.org. Seating limited. Reception to follow. For more information: (831) […]
Founded and run by local artists, the Carmel Art Walk is a free and family-friendly event. Support our local artists and keep the HEART of Carmel beating strong! Carmel Art Walk is the second Saturday every month from 4pm-7pm and is open to the public. Tour artist-owned galleries and meet the artists who carry on […]
April is Arts, Culture, and Creativity Month (ACCM), and this year’s theme, Health, Healing, and Hope, reminds us how the arts can uplift, bring people together, and rejuvenate our spirits during challenging times. Art promotes health, Culture helps us heal, and Creativity sparks hope—this month is a celebration of the special role the arts play […]
The Central Coast Art Association is offering a workshop with award-winning Monterey artist Christine Crozier on April 26th. Christine will guide you through principles and techniques for creating strong paintings from photos and making a compelling piece of art rather than merely making a painting of a photo. This workshop is open to oil, acrylic, […]
Supervisors Chris Lopez & Luis Alejo and The Arts Council for Monterey County Invite You To The Unveiling Celebration of The BRACERO LEGACY MURAL: Honoring the Contributions and Sacrifices of the Bracero Workers of 1942-1964???????????? FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2025 • 4:30-6:30pm At Chualar Market • 24335 Grant Street, Chualar, California 93925. Mural by renowned artist: […]
Attend Arts4MC’s upcoming installment of BusinessWorks, a free professional development series for artists and art nonprofits! Friday, April 25th at 10 am at the Community Foundation for Monterey County, Salinas Office: 945 South Main Street, Salinas. Success in the art business isn’t just about marketing—it starts with mindset. Join award-winning artist and gallery owner Edi […]
