Arts and Culture El Dorado’s mission to promote, connect, and empower arts and culture throughout the county is achieved by targeted programs and services; a vibrant gallery exhibition series; and a focus on initiatives which support and sustain the cultural life of the region.
Public Art News
The City of Placerville and Arts & Culture El Dorado are issuing a public call for applicants to serve on the city’s first-ever Public Art Committee. We're seeking residents who are passionate about public art, local culture, and creative storytelling.
Arts and Culture El Dorado, in partnership with El Dorado County and Caltrans, is leading a public art initiative for the roundabouts in Meyers at the gateway to South Lake Tahoe. The project will be privately funded and shaped by community input, with artwork that reflects the landscape, local stories, and the Indigenous heritage of the Washoe people.
Currently at Switchboard Gallery
Water Ways: El Dorado Irrigation District's Centennial celebrates El Dorado Irrigation District's 100th anniversary with a look back at the agency’s early history and development, environmental stewardship, and the many services it provides to El Dorado County, using vintage images, maps, ephemera, and other items from the EID collection. An engaging talk on the History of EID will take place on Thursday, September 11 from 6:00-8:00 PM.
Poet Laureate of El Dorado County 2025-2027
Over the years, Moira Magneson has worked as a river guide, artist's model, truck driver, television writer, editor, and community college writing instructor. A Northern California native, she lives in the Sierra foothills where she has spearheaded many art actions and initiatives, including El Dorado County's Poetry Out Loud Competition, Veterans & Voices, Barbaric Yawp, and Black Lives: An American Overture.
Tudor Isachi at County Supervisors Chamber
Currently on display at the County Supervisors Chamber is the work of Tudor Isachi, a local painter from El Dorado. Tudor works in a variety of mediums and depicts landscapes with rich vibrant colors and thick applications of paint. His work will be on display through September. To learn more about Tudor’s work you can visit his website at:
Arts/99 Issue 2025 No. 2
The latest issue of Arts/99 is now available. Check out the link below to download a copy. If you'd like to join our mailing list, you can sign up to receive a copy by clicking the link below. Issue 2025 No. 2 features poetry by Erin Levinson, a highlight on Krista Potter, and out latest exhibition Filament: Fiber Arts in El Dorado County.
Poetry Out Loud 2025
The 2025 El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud Finals took place on Thursday, February 7 at Imagination Theater. The finalists were (left to right) Amber Baker Second Place, Alivia Chen Third place, Erin Levinson First Place, and Kaitlin Fuller Fourth Place. Congratulations to Erin who will be moving on to the state finals.
Veterans' Voices
"Around the Table", the 2024 Anthology of writing from the Veterans' Voices Writing Workshop, is now available on Amazon. Veterans' Voices is a free writing workshop that is open to all veterans, from any branch of service. It offers a supportive environment and the tools needed for the writing of fiction and nonfiction stories, service related or not, as well as memoir, poetry and drama. You can find all of the anthologies here: https://artsandcultureeldorado.org/anthology/
To purchase a copy of "Around the Table" click the link below.
Placerville Historic Renovation
New Incubator Partners
arteSana is dedicated to creating welcoming spaces for the original peoples, residents, and guests of the El Dorado County region to practice diverse contemporary folk art traditions in a nurturing, multilingual context. Click to read more.
Celebrating Shingle Springs heritage by raising funds and installing a "Welcome to Shingle Springs" monument sign. Click to read more.
This live musical performance and historically-based play features sing-along Gold Rush songs, storytelling, and humor. Click to read more.
Artist Anton Nemeth at his ceramics bench
Pine needle basket by artist Nettie Fox
Poetry Out Loud contestant Michaela Yack
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