Founded by Carmel-by-the-Sea artist Jeanne D’Orge, the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts was established to help support experimental fine arts and projects in the sciences. Since its opening in 1948, the Center has strived to stay true to its mission of presenting quality and diverse artistic, educational, and cultural programs in Monterey County.

Estampa De Las Americas is a non-profit organization committed to educate our community with instruction, education, and performing of cultural diversity among the different background groups of this population. Estampa De Las Americas (EDLA) will expose the richness of our diversity enhancing the pride and respect through learning and performing music and dance of ancient Americas Continent to every individual that EDLA may have the opportunity to come into contact with.

Our mission is to make the performing arts available to the community of Pacific Grove, to maintain and enhance the Performing Arts Center, and to benefit performing arts programs in local schools.

MYA was founded as a non-profit nine years ago. Our mission is to provide opportunities for children of Marina and throughout the region to experience the performing, visual, and cultural arts through seasonals and year-round participation-based programs. We are the only non-profit organization in Marina committed to such an endeavor. We believe that communities need to preserve and nurture the Arts because they are vital to the quality of life now and in the future.

Monterey County Pops! is an orchestra dedicated to bringing pops and patriotic music performed by professional musicians free-of-charge to the families and visitors of Monterey County while identifying, engaging, and educating under-served youth of Monterey County.