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The Mendocino Beacon - July 13th, 2026

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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

Mendocino Art Center Adds Programs, Honors Legacy

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The Mendocino Voice - May 15th, 2026

Text reading 'THE MENDOCINO VOICE' with the word 'MENDOCINO' in blue and the words 'THE' and 'VOICE' in red.

A diverse group of people sitting in a circle outdoors in a garden, playing drums and listening, with a blue house and flowering bushes in the background.

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

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Palisades News - June 1st, 2026

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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.

Two New Exhibitions, “Natural Death” and “Salon des Amis”, Open at ARCANE Space

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The Mendocino Voice - April 30th, 2026

A group of people sitting and standing in a room, participating in a drumming workshop with various percussion instruments.

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.

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The Mendocino Voice - April 24th, 2026

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A person with long dreadlocks, glasses, and earrings, dressed in colorful patterned clothing, appears to be playing a drum with a joyful expression.

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.

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Ukiah Daily Journal - Jan 21st, 2026

Older woman with glasses holding a sign that says 'American Values! Justice' in front of a background with artwork and signs, including one that says 'Hands Off! Stop Gaza Genocide'.

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

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World Atlas - Jan 19th, 2026

World Atlas

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Mendocino and the Art Center makes the list! Thanks World Atlas!

A Nine of the Friendliest Towns in California

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Mendocino Beacon - Oct 16th, 2025

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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

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Advocate-News - July 18th, 2025

Art Explorers

Three people viewing colorful artwork on a white gallery wall, including a purple poster with text and a woman with a plaid hat.

Art Explorers celebrates 25 years with show at Mendocino Art Center

The Mendocino Voice - June 12th, 2025

Spirit Of Place

New poetry anthology features nearly 100 women poets in Mendocino County

KZYX - Nov 19th, 2024

Art Waves

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.

A mosaic tile art featuring a sleeping otter on its back holding its paws together, set against a background resembling water and rocks.

The new Pomo Tile Project by Pomo artists Bonnie Lockhart, Meyo Marrufo and Eric Wilder

Mendocino Voice - Oct 30, 2024

Mendocino Art Center’s Eighth Native Arts Expo features more than art.

A person wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a blue jacket is painting on a large outdoor canvas set on an easel. The scene is in a backyard with a wooden fence, dry grass, and a row of houses in the background under a clear blue sky.

Kent Augason in his first
Mendocino Open Paint Out

Mendocino Voice - Sept 17, 2024

Mendocino Art Center brings art to the headlands.

Mendocino Beacon - Sept. 5, 2024

Mendocino Arts Center focuses on regeneration and inclusion.

Close-up of paintbrushes with colorful paint on their bristles, resting on a wooden surface with paint splatters.

Mendocino Beacon - June 20, 2024

Mendocino Art Center hires Dav Bell as new Executive Director.

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Dav Bell
Executive Director