Participating Organizations

Showcasing and supporting Monterey County Artists during our 2022 Studio Tours

Central Coast Art Association

The Central Coast Art Association is a non profit founded in 1967 to promote interest in and appreciation of art on the Monterey Peninsula.

Meetings featuring demos by accomplished artists are held in Monterey on the fourth Monday of the month. In addition to a number of exhibiting opportunities, juried shows of works by members are held twice a year.

Membership is open to anyone interested in the arts.

This year during the Studio Tours, they will be featuring 10 different artists!

See website for membership information and more.

Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation

The Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation, conceived in the late 1970’s and known as MPAF, is a group of 30 local artists in a gallery located at 425 Cannery Row.

You can meet one of our artists every day from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in a historic building once used as a carriage house at the turn of the century, before the days of the sardine canneries and featured in the 1952 film “Clash By Night” with Marilyn Monroe and Barbara Stanwyck.

Here you will find an eclectic group of Oils, Watercolors, Acrylics, Mixed Media, Ceramics, Photography, Jewelry, Glass Works, Prints, Pastels, and Note Cards.

Learn more about them at: https://www.mpaf.org

Peninsula Potters

Peninsula Potters, founded in 1976, is a pottery cooperative, a complete working studio and gallery, located in Pacific Grove. Twelve clay artists create original handmade functional, decorative, and sculptural artworks in stoneware and porcelain.

We explore the world of ceramics for ourselves and also support each other in learning and making so that we may continue to evolve individually and as a group.

Learn more about them at: https://www.peninsulapotters.net

ARTWORKS
@Pacific Grove
Studios & Gallery

The Arts Council for Monterey County operates 8,000 sq. ft. of space at the American Tin Cannery in Pacific Grove, providing affordable studios to local artists. These studios, ranging from 100 sq. ft. to 400 sq. ft., are available for visual arts use.

Artworks is similar to a “co-working” space, which encourages collaboration and community, and fills the need of studio space for Monterey County artists. The studios and gallery are open to the public every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be open during the 29th Monterey County Artists Open Studio Tour on October 16 &17 from 11am to 5pm.

Learn more at: arts4mc.org

Monterey Peninsula Volunteer Services
And Benefit Shop

The mission of Monterey Peninsula Volunteer Services is to provide financial assistance to non-profit groups on the Monterey Peninsula by operating a non-profit benefit shop, run entirely by volunteers who donate their time, talent, and energy to help others.

Learn more about them at: http://mpvsbenefitshop.org

Seaside Artists Association

The Seaside Artists Association was founded to provide exhibit opportunities for Seaside Artists.

Learn more about them at:
SeasideArtistsAssociation

The Shop
1271 Tenth Street, Monterey

A Nucleus of Local Talent. The Shop is a place to network with your contemporaries about current and upcoming projects. Buy unique merchandise from small, local businesses and creators. We have an in house Screen Printer to consult with and learn how to monetize your art and designs.

Artists in Residence come in and out and love to talk about their work we have in the Art Showroom. Our Cold Commissary Kitchen is in full effect. Stay tuned for our launch of The Podcast/Media Room.

There is something for everyone at The Shop. We can't wait to see you!
Learn more about them at: The Shop

Hijos del Sol

Hijos del Sol Arts Productions (HDS) is a non-profit visual arts organization working with and advocating for the advancement of practitioners. HDS provides experimental studio space at no cost to all image and product creators while suporting them in their pursuit of higher education.

hijosdelsol.org