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Below is a listing of visual arts organizations in alphabetical order working with youth in Monterey County. To add or update your listing please email info@colleaguesofthearts.org.
Alisal Center for Fine Arts
Contact Person: Orlando Castro
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 5440
Salinas, CA 93915
Phone: 831-758-5715
Mission: Provides arts instruction and arts programming to East Salinas
Aromas Hills Artisans
Contact Person: Linda Bjornson
Mailing Address: PO Box 1108
Aromas, CA 95004
Phone: 831-726-1786
Email: susan@woventime.com
Website: www.aromashillsartisans.com
Artistas Unidos
Contact Person: Patricia Sullivan
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 548
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-758-9126
Email: director@artistasunidos.org
Website: www.artistasunidos.org
Arts Habitat
Contact Person: Richard Mayer
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 64
Monterey, CA 93942
Phone: 831-624-6111
Email: staff@artshabitat.org
Website: www.artshabitat.org
Big Sur Arts Initiative
Contact Person: Karen Blades
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 204
Big Sur, CA 93920
Phone: 831-667-1530
Email: info@bigsurarts.org
Website: www.bigsurarts.org
Mission: Coordinates arts and enrichment programs for the children, youth and families of Big Sur.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Monterey County
Contact Person: Donna Ferraro
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 97
Seaside, CA 93955
Phone: 831-394-5171
Email: info@bgcmc.org
Website: www.bgcmc.org
Mission: To inspire and empower the youth of Monterey County to realize their full potential to become responsible, healthy, productive and successful citizens.
Brown N Proud Mural Project Inc.
Contact Person: Philip Tabera
Mailing Address: 83 Rosarita Drive
Salinas, CA 93905
Carl Cherry Center for the Arts
Contact Person: Robert Reese
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 863
Carmel, CA 93921
Phone: 831-624-7491
Website: www.carlcherrycenter.org
Carmel Art Association
Contact Person: Susan Klusmire
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2271
Carmel, CA 93921
Phone: 831-624-6176
Email: sklusmire@carmelart.org
Website: www.carmelart.org
Mission: To advance the knowledge of and interest in art and create a spirit of cooperation and fellowship between artists and the people.
Carmel Gallery Alliance
Contact Person: Marie Wainscoat
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7191
Carmel, CA 93921
Phone: 831-642-2503
Center for Photographic Art
Contact Person:
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1100
Carmel, CA 93921
Phone: 831-625-5181
Email: info@photography.org
Website: www.photography.org
Dragonfly Arts
Contact Person: Jill Gallo/Linda Lucchesi
Mailing Address: 2535 Orchard Street
Soquel, CA 95073
Phone: 831-464-3331
Email: classes@dragonflyarts.org
Website: www.dragonflyarts.org
ERMCO
Contact Person: Gayle Comer
Mailing Address: 19014 Pesante Rd
Salinas, CA 93907
Phone: 831-776-3524
Email: ERMCO@Softcom.net
Website: www.ermcoonline.org
First Night Monterey
Contact Person: Susan Britton
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 185
Monterey, CA 93942
Phone: 831-373-4778
Email: info@firstnightmonterey.org
Website: www.firstnightmonterey.org
Mission: The mission of First Night Monterey, Inc. is to bring families together and unite our community in all its diversity through the visual and performing arts.
Grand Avenue Art Works!
Contact Person: Charlsie Kelly
Mailing Address: 178 Grand Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: 831-373-1798
Grupo Residentes de Castroville
Contact Person: Rosendo Vasquez
Mailing Address: 11450 Del Monte Ave Apt F
Castroville, CA 95012
Phone: 831-632-2145
Hartnell College
Mailing Address: 411 Central Avenue
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-755-6700
Website: www.hartnell.edu
Lyceum of Monterey County
Contact Person: Juliette Calandra Ferguson
Mailing Address: 1073 6th Street
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-372-6098
Email: general@lyceum.org
Website: www.lyceum.org
Mission: The Lyceum’s mission is to inspire a life-long love of learning. We accomplish this by offering enrichment classes that aim to stimulate individual creativity, intellectual promise and academic motivation in children.
Marina Sculpture Habitat
Mailing Address: 3247 Estrella Del Mar
Marina, CA 93933
Phone: 831-394-2100
Marina Youth Arts
Contact Person: Lenor Masterson
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 502
Marina, CA 93933
Phone: 831-883-3968
Email: info@marinayoutharts.org
Website: www.marinayoutharts.org
Mission: Providing opportunities for children in Marina and throughout the region to experience the performance, fine, and cultural arts through seasonal, summer, and year-round participation based programs.
Monterey Bay Film Festival
Mailing Address: 668 Williams Avenue
Seaside, CA 93955
Phone: 831-394-5656
Email: bz@coastweekly.com
Monterey County Film Commission
Contact Person: Greg Robinson
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 111
Monterey, CA 93942
Phone: 831-646-0910
Email: info@filmmonterey.org
Website: www.filmmonterey.org
Mission: The Monterey County Film Commission is a non-profit organization, which promotes our area’s locations, crew and businesses to the film industry, making it easy for filmmakers to take their projects from start to finish here.
Monterey History and Art Association
Mailing Address: Stanton Center
5 Custom House Plaza
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-372-2608
Email: info@montereyhistory.org
Website: www.montereyhistory.org
Mission: From its founding in 1931, the Monterey History & Art Association’s primary mission has been to help preserve the irreplaceable reminders of Monterey’s colorful heritage.
Monterey Museum of Art
Contact Person: E Michael Whittington
Mailing Address: 559 Pacific St
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-372-5477
Email: info@montereyart.org
Website: www.montereyart.org
Mission: It is our vision to serve our community and visitors through the visual arts by providing outstanding exhibitions, engaging public programs and a wonderful experience in our unique and historic facilities.
Monterey Peninsula College
Mailing Address: 980 Fremont Street
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-646-4000
Website: www.mpc.edu
MY Museum
Contact Person: Lauren Cohen
Mailing Address: 610 Wave St , #100
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-649-6444
Email: info@mymuseum.org
Website: www.mymuseum.org
Mission: To provide an environment where curiosity and creativity flourish, while both children and adults learn together through experience.
National Steinbeck Center
Contact Person: Colleen Bailey
Mailing Address: One Main Street
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-775-4724
Email: colleen@steinbeck.org
Website: www.steinbeck.org
Mission: To tell the story of John Steinbeck’s rich legacy, and to create, present and explore stories of the human condition.
North County Recreation & Park District
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 652
Castroville, CA 95012
Phone: 831-633-3084
Email: ncrpdjpn@sbcglobal.net
Pacific Grove Art Center
Contact Person: Joan McCleary
Mailing Address: 568 Lighthouse Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: 831-375-2208
Email: pgart@mbay.net
Website: www.pgartcenter.org
Mission: The purpose of the Pacific Grove Art Center is to educate the public in art appreciation and stimulate interest in art; to display all types of art to the general public on a non-discriminatory basis; to hold art classes, lectures, forums, exhibits, music concerts, and other educational functions for the general public; to provide art shows and exhibits which the public and school children can visit to continue their education in art and culture; and to promote the exhibition of art, with special emphasis on the encouragement of local artists.
Parents Place/Pacific Grove Adult Ed
Contact Person: Karen or Leslie
Mailing Address: 1025 Lighthouse Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: 831-646-6623
Email: parents@pgusd.org
Website: www.pgusd.org/parents
Possibilities Art Studio & Gallery
Mailing Address: 311A Forest Avenue
Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: 831-643-9392
Seaside Cultural Arts Group
Contact Person: E. Walker James
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1272
Seaside, CA 93955
Phone: 831-394-9047
Email: ewalkerjames@aol.com
South Monterey County Center for Arts
Contact Person: Dr. Edward Ballengee
Mailing Address: 218 N. Vanderhurt
King City, CA 93930
The Salinas Valley Art Association
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 4913
Salinas, CA 93921
Phone: 831-449-6561
Email: march_forster@hotmail.com
Vanila’s Studio
Contact Person: Vanila Helm
Mailing Address: PO Box 1665
Monterey, CA 93942
Phone: 831-648-1812
Email: vanila@mbay.net
Website: www.vanilasstudio.com
Youth Arts Collective
Contact Person: Marcia Perry
Mailing Address: 472 Calle Principal
Monterey, CA 93940
Phone: 831-375-9922
Email: info@yacstudios.org
Website: www.yacstudios.org
Mission: Youth Arts Collective (YAC) is a non profit after school organization which provides equipment, supplies and individual mentorship to motivated young Monterey County artists, ages 14-22.
