Monterey County Art, Culture & Media Articles

Five galleries have closed in Carmel, the Central Coast’s mecca for visual arts, in the past two months. Dolores Street, where the 1927-founded Carmel Art Association has its headquarters, seems to be the site of the exodus.

The First Theatre in downtown Monterey, hosted California's first-ever paid theatrical production in 1848, but wasn't regularly used for that purpose until 1937.

The Arts Council for Monterey County and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday, Jan. 23, that Rachelle Escamilla has been chosen as the 2024-2025 Monterey County Poet Laureate.

Meet Luke Fleming, a viola performer and the founding artistic director of the Manhattan Chamber Players who is joining Chamber Music Monterey Bay as the Artistic Program Director. He will start the job in Spring 2024 to curate the 2025/26…

How two Central Coast media companies help thousands of people give millions to local nonprofit groups.

Disney icon Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain, meaning anyone can create their own Mickey Mouse cartoons. Here’s what that means, and how it could affect the California economy.

Tune in, turn on, and drop into these California-focused documentaries—only some of which are about the ’60s San Francisco sound.

California State Parks, the Monterey Museum of Art and the City of Monterey are working together to bring a concept they call The Island of Adobes to downtown Monterey, turning the historic district into a hub for arts and culture.…

The Arts Council for Monterey County, along with the California Arts Council and the Central Coast Creative Corps, has announced the selection of three local artists who will be collaborating with three local nonprofits for a new project. The community…

Compact Disco opened in July, with a steady stream of dancers coming to downtown Monterey’s only house music venue, located on Tyler Street. But it was only three months later, on Oct. 24, that the venue was granted a corrected…

The Arts Council for Monterey County announced a call for nominations for the next Monterey County Poet Laureate. This is a two-year position that aims to celebrate Monterey County's cultural heritage and promote literacy and literature.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Cattlewomen are hosting their first-ever Western Art Show this Saturday. The scholarship fundraiser will be held in the Seaside Room at the Monterey County Fairgrounds on Oct. 21 from noon to 8 p.m. Twenty local …

SALINAS — Caltrans, the City of Salinas and the Arts Council for Monterey County have announced the completion of the Clean California Murals Project that features bright, life-size murals, drought-resistant landscaping and improved lighting at East Market Street, Alisal Street …

The Carmel Bach Festival announced to patrons on Thursday, Oct. 5 that Executive Director Steve Friedlander plans to step down from the role.

After 33 years as Artistic Director of The Monterey Jazz Festival, Santa Cruz’s Timothy Jackson is stepping back, but not before one more world class explosion of sounds on September 22-24. The Monterey Jazz Festival is known as one of …

California will penalize school boards that ban books based on inclusion of certain groups under a bill the governor is expected to sign into law. But some fear unintended consequences.