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.
Four Decades of Enriching Our Community Through Culture and the Arts
Please join us at David Girard Winery on Thursday November 7, 2024 at 6:00 PM for our 40th Anniversary Celebration.
Currently at Switchboard Gallery
The Sugar Skull Art Walk is a community project that engages local artist-designers in creating Day of the Dead “ofrendas” on Main Street. The goal of this project is to help unify communities through art, music, and the shared human experience of loss. The ofrendas are now on view in Switchboard Gallery from October 14 to November 10, 2024.
Laureate Trail
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.
Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition which encourages high school students to learn about poetry through memorization, performance, and competition. Participants master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. The El Dorado County Poetry Out Loud Finals will be held Thursday, February 6, 2025 at Imagination Theater.
Placerville Historic Renovation
New Incubator Partners
Red Paint Collective advances wellness, reclamation, and sovereignty of Native, Indigenous and Latino Cultural Arts. Click to read more.
The Black Rock Philharmonic is an all-inclusive orchestra, with musicians from around the world, who come together every year at Burning Man to bring beautiful classical concerts to the Burning Man community. Click to read more.
Indigenous Art+Med of California's intention is to provide programming and space-centering contemporary and traditional arts, culture, and wellness knowledge. 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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