DB192910_Leone-Tutuila-getting-ready-to-paint-siapo-mamanu_Dorr-Bothwell

Getting ready to paint a siapo mamanu – Leone Tutuila by Dorr Bothwell (Samoa 1929). Drawing. Collection of the Bishop Museum.

THE MENDOCINO ART CENTER

Located on coastal Northern Pomo land, the Mendocino Art Center is a place for artists to retreat, gather, develop our crafts, and practice using our art to serve our communities.

The Mendocino Art Center is entering a new chapter. We have long been a space for artists to build community, share skills, and find a sense of grounding. As we welcome a new Executive Director, many new board members, and some new staff, we seek to bring the MAC into a new era. We will continue to offer our traditional programming—art workshops, affordable artist lodging, events, exhibitions, a shop, and more—but we seek to make our center more accessible to more people, and a regenerative force for our community.

The Mendocino Art Center resides on the unceded territory of the Northern Pomo people. We recognize that the colonization of this land has caused great harm to Pomo people and other Indigenous peoples, and that the Mendocino Art Center has benefited from this harm. We seek to be better guests on this land, and are working to build better relationships with our Indigenous neighbors and Indigenous visitors from beyond this region.

We commit to upholding social and ecological justice in our community; to build more shared community resources; to share skills for climate resilience and community care; and to welcome those who have been historically excluded.

Mendocino Open Paint OuT (MOPO) - Monday, September 16, 2024 THROUGH 9:00 am Saturday, September 21, 2024 8:00 pm

MOPO offers an unique opportunity for artists, visitors and local residents to build community around a shared love for art and nature, and to contemplate the fragility of the remarkable coast that we call home. Whether you’re looking to gather with fellow artists, enhance your technique, collect new works or simply celebrate art in one of the most scenic settings on the West Coast, MOPO promises an enriching experience for all.

INDIGENOUS WOMEN ARE SACRED - Saturday, October 12, 2024 5:00 pm through Saturday, November 9, 2024 7:00 pm

AN EXHIBITION Raising Awareness for Missing, Murdered, Indigenous Women, curated by Linda Lawson in collaboration with Action Network.

Save the date for the 2024 Native Arts Expo, Friday, October 25, 2024 10:00 am through Saturday, October 26, 2024 4:00 pm

Store + Gallery Hours
Thursday-Sunday
11AM-4PM

THE MENDOCINO ART CENTER
45200 LITTLE LAKE STREET
MENDOCINO, CA 95460
ON NORTHERN POMO LAND

P.O. BOX 765, MENDOCINO, CA 95460
707.937.5818
MENDOCINOARTCENTER.ORG
A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION (EIN: 94-6050398)
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