Arts Council Gallery Now open!

We have returned the office to the Gallery and will be working regular hours, Monday through Thursday, 12 to 4. We have vacuumed and dusted, cleaned and prepped in anticipation of our modified opening. We found no snakes...only one black widow....lol.

We will still be adhering to health protocols for indoors. Masks are required of all visitors and we'll be admitting small groups—1 to 4 people at a time. Please use only our front doors, the ones on Main Street. The back door will be locked.

Call for more information: 209/754-1774​
#Calaverascreates
Search for #calaverascreates on Instagram to find artists in Calaveras County

In the Online Gallery

ArtSpirit 2021
Online always!
ArtSpirit showcases artwork by Calaveras teens during March, Arts in Education month. This is a wonderful way for teens to get recognition they deserve. 

Any high school student in Calaveras County may enter one piece. Please contact Kathy Mazzaferro at goldrusharts18 @ gmail.com for more information.​

Event!

Ride & Walk 4 Art
March 20, 2022
Ride 4 Art (no walk in 2021) was a success. Over 150 riders cycled one of  3 bicycle rides—25-miles, 45-miles, or 75 miles. 

All proceeds go to Arts in Education, a program that supports the arts in Calaveras public schools.

Artist Call to Entry 

Our Favorite Things
Registration opens
April 1
Bring artwork to gallery
May 3 to May 7
In Gallery and online 
May 17 to July 29
Pick up artwork in gallery
August 2-5
Artists, what are your favorite things? Enter our summer show.​

Explore the arts in Calaveras County

Arts in Education

The Calaveras Arts Council is serious about ensuring that our public school kids have a strong arts education. Learn what we do and how you can help.

Gallery Shows

We have more than 5 gallery shows every year to showcase local artists of all levels in their careers, as well as a show spotlighting our teen artists. 

Events

Our signature programs include Music in the Parks, the Ovations Winter Concert Series, and Ride & Walk4Art, a fun event that helps raise funds for arts in education.

Public Art

Public art beautifies our towns. Find out more about our public art program.

Join

Find out how you can join and support the Calaveras County Arts Council.

ABout the Arts Council

Learn more about the Arts Council and how you can get involved.

Support the Arts in Calaveras County

How do your contributions to the Calaveras County Arts Council keep the arts blooming in Calaveras County?
  • You support signature events like Music in the Parks and the Ovations winter concert series.
  • You beautify our towns with public art 
  • You give local artists a place to exhibit their work
  • You support an arts economy that benefits the community
  • You make sure that kids in Calaveras public schools have arts education
Without you, the Arts Council could not do all that it does. We appreciate your generosity. 
Your gift makes the arts bloom in Calaveras County
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Join the Calaveras County Arts Council Today!

Join the Arts Council 

Even as we are distant
​from one another,
we come together online to share art—paintings, music, theater, poetry. 

Your Calaveras County Arts Council is working hard to bring you
engagement, inspiration, and joy during this troubled time.

Help bring art to Students!

The Calaveras County Arts Council has a mission to support arts in our public schools. Last year our fundraising event Ride & Walk 4 Art raised nearly $6,000; all of the money is earmarked for arts in our public schools.

Sadly, this year we had to cancel Ride & Walk 4 Art due to the Covid-19 emergency. Happily, most of you said, "keep our registration money!" We thank you for your generosity.

But we have fallen far short of our goal of matching last year's contributions.  And this upcoming year, our kids will need the arts more than ever as they return to school and try to navigate this new world we live in. 

Your contributions help pay for many things: art supplies for classes, visiting artists, school theater projects, art days at elementary schools. 

But most importantly, your contributions help kids make sense of their lives as they learn critical real world skills like creative thinking, resilience, problem solving, and project management. Studies show that children with access to the arts fare better in school and life.

You can give the gift of art to a child. Please donate on Giving Tuesday, or any other day. We thank you for your generosity.

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE ARTS COUNCIL

ArtSpirit
Art by Young Artists in Calaveras County

Due to the Covid-19 emergency, we postponed the reception for ArtSpirit 2020. We hope to reschedule it, but in mean time, we created an online gallery for you to see some of the work the kids created. It's such a fun show, and there's so much lovely artwork; we hope you will enjoy the slide show.

Art Resources for students of the arts

The arts—visual, music, theater, storytelling, crafts, writing, dance—can help us all navigate this difficult time. Online resources are growing for homeschooling, mental health activities, and for communicating with others. 
The Calaveras County Arts Council will continually update a list of these resources during the Covid 19 quarantine. 

Keep us posted on social media of your creations by using the hashtag #calaverascreates so we can find and share your work!

2021 Music in the Parks-Hopefull

The Arts Council is looking forward to resuming their popular outdoor concerts this summer, beginning on June 16, 2021. According to Mazzaferro, “we have optimistically offered each of the bands the exact same contract for next summer, 2021." 

We're hopeful that we'll be able to resume Music in the Parks in June. Meanwhile, join our email community to stay informed. Never miss miss a note of music!

Interested in a career in the Arts?

Click here and download our brochure to learn more

Awakening the arts in Calaveras County

The Calaveras County Art Council is a small organization with a very big idea:
 
THE ARTS ARE NECESSARY
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We believe the arts are good for Calaveras County. When you join the Calaveras County Arts Council, your membership counts!
CLICK HERE
to join us and awaken the arts in our community!
We are a non-profit organization that depends on donations from people like you who love to share the arts to our community.

Donate to the Arts Council anytime, in any amount! 

Donations are tax deductible!  Make a Donation below using your credit card or PayPal, or mail a check to: CCAC, P.O. Box 250, San Andreas, CA 95249

The mission of the Calaveras County Arts Council is to build a united community by awakening, supporting, and nourishing the arts. 

Gallery Hours

Monday - Thursday: Noon - 4 pm
By appointment only
Email goldrusharts18@gmail.com for an appointment or call 209/754-1774 (message)

Address/Telephone/Email

PO Box 250​
​22 North Main St.,
San Andreas, CA  95249
209.754.1774
goldrusharts18@gmail.com
The Calaveras County Arts Council is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation.  Founded in 1981, our purpose is to coordinate excellence in the presenting and promotion of the visual and performing arts of all cultures for artists, residents and visitors.  Our staff is comprised of an executive director, a consultant grant writer, and a part-time assistant under the direction of an 11-member volunteer Board of Directors.  FIN 94-2779793