Exhibitions
Gallery Hours:
Thursday - Monday 11am - 4pm
Visit our gallery to see exhibitions of the work of local and visiting artists alike.
2026 MAC Members Show
We welcome our members to bring one piece of artwork to exhibit. We will be accepting work on a first-come, first-serve basis and will do our best to include all members into the exhibit. We will be awarding recognition of excellence through a community vote.
Sat/Sun March 8th & 9th (11:00-4:00) Art Take In
Saturday March 14th (11:00-4:00) Exhibition Opening
Saturday, April 5th (11:00-4:00) Exhibition Closing
Sun/Mon, April 5th & 6th (11:00-4:00) Art Pick Up
ELIGIBILITY / FEES / SALES
This Exhibition is open to all current MAC members. One piece of original artwork in any medium may be submitted. Please submit artwork which has NOT previously been shown at the MAC. Your Submission must not exceed 50lbs or 40 inches in either direction. Work must be received ready to install with proper hanging devices attached. Please label artwork with artist name, phone number, email address, title of work, medium, and retail price of work.
A non-refundable fee of $20 will be charged for your artwork entry. We prefer that the artwork would be offered for sale. Artist will receive 60% of the sale price. MAC retains a 40% commission on the sales for the purpose of sustaining the non-profit.
Please note that artwork will be accepted and displayed on a first-come, first-serve basis until our walls have been fully filled. A large number of larger canvases will limit haw many artworks can be displayed.
PICKING UP ARTWORK
In the event that your artwork does not sell, please plan to pick up your artwork on Saturday or Sunday, September 7th & 8th, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm. Mendocino Art Center does not have storage facilities and your artwork is insured only for the duration of the exhibit. If you are unable to pick up your work, please provide prior written authorization for another person to do so on your behalf. For more information, please email gallery@mendocinoartcenter.org.
From The Mouths of Worms
“Between sun-split skin and biting my nails, rubbing my fingertips against the hand of the one I love, I embrace the perspective of death. In turn, I become aware of the underworld that teems beneath me.”
—Worm Girl
‘From the mouths of worms’ is an ongoing project that investigates decomposition as an essential element of fathoming our own subconscious descents. The vitality of any system depends not only on purity but on its capacity to transform waste. The worm, a hidden figure with the capacity to catalyze total transformation, traverses this realm as a living symbol of psyche while acting as a channel into the subconscious itself. It is a messenger, an accomplice, a friend, a foe—a creature of the underworld that transmutes, paves, and metabolizes the cry for regeneration. The psyche and the soil are bound by the same principle: renewal through decomposition.
Kaile Teramoto is a visual artist, researcher, and storyteller based in Northern California. Her work centers around examining decomposition and how it relates to the human experience. She often explores these themes through the lens of “Worm Girl”—a fictitious character who fearlessly braves the underworld by virtue of finding new meaning.