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.
Butterflies, moths, and other insects are incredibly important pollinators for our ecosystems. Using real-life insect specimens, students will use science illustration techniques to create accurate illustrations of butterflies, moths, and other insects! We will focus on scientific accuracy, attention to detail, and color matching. We will use graphite, ink, colored pencils, and watercolor to create […]
Join us for a day of botanical exploration on paper. Working with cuttings of local wild plants, participants will create botanical studies using pencil and color media. We will explore the shape, gesture, structure, texture, and color of our specimens to better understand and describe on paper each plant’s unique features. Learn botanical rendering techniques, […]
In this workshop we’ll be handcrafting holiday notecards, tags and small artworks for holiday gift giving. Join collage/mixed media artist and papercrafter Lisa Handley who will share plenty of fun and festive ideas and designs for your creative enjoyment. We will find inspiration in snowflakes, snowmen, winter trees, holly, stockings, mittens, seasonal abstracts and more. […]
In this workshop you will learn to create beautiful and legible letters and words with a botanical twist. Learn typographic fundamentals while experimenting with a variety of different lettering styles and media, incorporating seasonal botanical elements to illustrate and decorate. Participants will create a project of their choosing: personalized cards, gift tags, or artwork to […]
