In The News!
Redheaded Blackbelt - Oct 9th, 2026
Second Annual Hintel Cha’, Ho Cha’ Community Engagement Project and Native Arts Expo October 16–18
The Noyo Bida Truth Project announces its second annual Hintel Cha’, Ho Cha’ Community Engagement Project – Northern Pomo for “One People, One Fire” event, October 17–18, 2026, at the Mendocino Arts Center.
The Mendocino Voice - July 30th, 2026
Mayor Takemoto Nakamura of Miasa, Japan, and Linda de Vall, wife of Norman de Vall, a former chair of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, exchange pleasantries in front of a peace plaque in Miasa in 1981. (Kelley House Museum via Bay City News)
McNear: Mendocino and Miasa, Japan became “sister-unincorporated townships” in 1980
Although separated by the Pacific Ocean, Mendocino, California and Miasa, Japan have a close relationship spanning decades. Miasa, located in the Nagano Prefecture, sits about 150 miles northwest of Tokyo. In the 1980, Mendocino and Miasa became Sister Cities, a long-term partnership between two communities in different countries aimed at promoting cultural and commercial ties.
The Mendocino Beacon - July 13th, 2026
Mendocino Art Center Adds Programs, Honors Legacy
The Mendocino Art Center is announcing a new residency with For the Birds Trapped at Airports- a Chicago/Los Angeles book publishing company that has moved their operation to Mendocino. They will be offering publishing services, workshops and book arts residencies
The Mendocino Voice - May 15th, 2026
Bara M’Boup, right of center, and Saliou M’Boup, right of Bara, sit with several West African drums as the djembe to be gifted sits in a ring called a rangoli, an Indian mandala, in Mendocino, Calif., on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
Photo of the week: Drum Activation
Palisades News - June 1st, 2026
Two New Exhibitions, “Natural Death” and “Salon des Amis”, Open at ARCANE Space
ARCANE Space will present two exhibitions exploring themes of mortality, grief and the human interior experience, with one show opening this weekend and another reaching its final days.
The Mendocino Voice - April 30th, 2026
Senegalese goat skin drum to be gifted to Mendocino Art Center
Last Sunday, curator Leyna Lightman, together with Ridgewood Ranch and the Mendocino Art Center, hosted a Senegalese animal-to-drum-making workshop. Saliou M’Boup, a multi-instrumental musician specializing in West African and Senegalese drumming, taught the workshop at Ridgewood Ranch, in which a traditional Senegalese drum was made from the hide of a goat named Benjamin who was born and raised on the ranch.
The Mendocino Voice - April 24th, 2026
Ridgewood Ranch to host Senegalese drum-making workshop Sunday
This Sunday, curator Leyna Lightman and Ridgewood Ranch along with Mendocino Art Center, will present a Senegalese animal-to-drum making workshop, using the hide of a cow born and raised on Ridgewood Ranch in Willits. At the workshop, held at Ridgewood Ranch, one to three communal drums will be crafted and then donated to the Mendocino Art Center in Mendocino. On Saturday, May 2, the drum or drums will be activated in a ceremony and celebration at the Arts Center.
Ukiah Daily Journal - Jan 21st, 2026
Mendocino Art Center honors Felicia Rice and mother in dual show.
The Mendocino Art Center will be hosting two exhibits beginning February 14th- “Felicia Rice: Changes,” which will feature new and old work by the esteemed letterpress artist, and “Mushrooms in Color,” an exhibit featuring artwork using mushroom dyes, in honor of MAC co-founder and Felicia’s mother, Miriam Rice
World Atlas - Jan 19th, 2026
World Atlas
A Nine of the Friendliest Towns in California
Mendocino and the Art Center makes the list! Thanks World Atlas!
Mendocino Beacon - Oct 16th, 2025
Dav Bell, executive director of the Mendocino Art Center, has spent his first year with the organization focusing on accessibility, inclusiveness, and listening to stakeholders within the arts community.
A Conversation with Mendocino Art Center’s Executive Director
Advocate-News - July 18th, 2025
Art Explorers celebrates 25 years with show at Mendocino Art Center
The Mendocino Voice - June 12th, 2025
New poetry anthology features nearly 100 women poets in Mendocino County
KZYX - Nov 19th, 2024
An interview with Director Dav Bell
Art Waves, a monthly program dedicated to the creative sector of Mendocino County. Hosted by Marty Durlin and Victor Palomino. Listen every third Tuesday at 9 am on KZYX and Z.
The new Pomo Tile Project by Pomo artists Bonnie Lockhart, Meyo Marrufo and Eric Wilder
Mendocino Voice - Oct 30, 2024
Kent Augason in his first
Mendocino Open Paint Out
Mendocino Voice - Sept 17, 2024
Mendocino Beacon - June 20, 2024
Dav Bell
Executive Director