Switchboard Gallery

Arts and Culture El Dorado's Switchboard Gallery and administrative offices are located at 525 Main Street.

The name Switchboard Gallery is an homage to the building's original purpose as the Pacific Telephone Company building.

Location and Hours

Switchboard Gallery
525 Main Street
Placerville, CA

Monday - Friday: 11 am - 4 pm
Saturday - Sunday: 12 pm - 4 pm

Coming Soon to Switchboard Gallery

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The American River has played a significant role in the culture and development of the rafting and kayaking community for decades. From June 26 to August 3, 2025, Switchboard Gallery will showcase a new exhibition that will feature the culture of the whitewater community of El Dorado County. An opening reception will be on Thursday June 26 from 6:00-8:00 PM.

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Water Ways: El Dorado Irrigation District's Centennial will celebrate 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.

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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 were on view in Switchboard Gallery from October 13 to November 9, 2025.

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