Young Artist Awards 2025

Four outstanding high school seniors received the 2024 Young Artist Awards at a reception at Arts and Culture El Dorado’s Switchboard Gallery at 525 Main Street in Placerville.   The event, held on Thursday, April 24, also honored the memory of four bright lights in the El Dorado County community who greatly supported the arts.…

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Arts Education Strategic Plan for El Dorado County Arts and Culture El Dorado will develop and present a countywide Arts Education Strategic Plan in partnership with the El Dorado County Office of Education. This plan, when completed, will allow EDCOE and El Dorado County to join the cohort of 34 California counties with a countywide…

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ForestSong: Creativity and Resilience in Forest Communities

ForestSong opened on Thursday, July 11  and ran through Sunday, August 11, 2024. ForestSong was an art project by Andie Thrams that centers on painting Forest Prayer Flags to deepen appreciation of and connection to forests, address environmental loss, and celebrate biophilia. The project also shares contemporary wildfire and forest ecology, and suggests actionable steps…

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Sierra Re:Leaf

Sierra Re:Leaf Thrams Andie Wonder Wander Andie Thrams, For the Ernest Resilience of Plants, 2020, Mixed media on kozo paper over canvas “Sierra Re-Leaf” is a project of Arts and Culture El Dorado, in partnership with the El Dorado Fire Safe Council, local artists, and the scientific community. The project will provide practical resources and…

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Switchboard Connections: FIRELAND

Switchboard Connections – FIRE/LAND: The Exhibition During the runtime of FIRE/LAND: The Exhibition El Dorado County Poet Laureate 2021-2023, Lara Gularte, led a poetry writing workshop in ekphrasis in the Switchboard Gallery. Surrounded by the artwork from FIRE/LAND: The Exhibition poets crafted poems inspired by what was in the gallery. Lara then facilitated a reading…

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Antepasados: Those Unseen

This exhibition, which was the first in Arts and Culture El Dorado’s new gallery space, featured the original prints of Sigrid Benson and sculptural works of Marisa Sayago. Antepasados: Those Unseen examined the complexity of human relationships, kinship, and the invisible presence of those who have come before us. Opening Reception: Friday, May 5, from…

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1-29-2021

Learn about and explore Easter Island Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is an island off the coast of Chile and is most famous for its nearly 1,000 head-shaped statues, called moai, created by the early Rapa Nui people. In 1995, UNESCO named Easter Island a World Heritage Site, with much of the island protected within Rapa…

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Normadene Carpenter Award Recipients

Every year Arts and Culture El Dorado celebrates the Normadene Carpenter Award, which recognizes extraordinary commitment to culture and creativity. Click the buttons below to see who we have honored in the past. 2023 Award Recipient 2022 Award Recipient 2021 Award Recipient 2020 Award Recipients 2019 Award Recipient 2018 Award Recipient 2017 Award Recipient

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A Culture of Creativity

Dear Friends, …………………………………….. Arts and Culture El Dorado’s initiatives support and sustain the culture life of the region through exemplary programs and services throughout the County. …………………………………….. You can help us make a difference! …………………………………….. • Did you enjoy CONVOY 1919, our special exhibition celebrating the centennial of the Transcontinental Motor Convoy? …………………………………….. • How about SAVE THE…

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