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T-shirt Design Contest for all coast-side Youth ages 10-18 See coastpride.org for rules and guidelines. Have fun! Register Today! This contest is open to young people, ages 10 – 18, who live on the coast between Pacifica and Pescadero. Contest starts March 16. Entries must be submitted by 5 pm on March 30. Two […]
The 2020 Left Coast Annual (LCA) Exhibition was scheduled to open at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, on Friday April 10, 2020. As the world turned upside down with the spread of COVID-19, it became clear that the exhibition would not be able to take place in-person as communities responded to shelter-in-place orders to protect public […]
WHAT: 57th Annual Kings Mountain Art Fair – Virtual in 2020 One of the top fine art fairs in Northern California featuring original art by independent artists. WHEN: Labor Day Weekend September 5, 6, and 7 (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday) 10 am – 4 pm (PDT) WHERE: Online in 2020 www.kingsmountainartfair.org KM Art Fair: 650-851-2710 […]
12th Annual 50|50 Show Opens Sept 18 Join us for the opening of the 2020 50|50 show, a fundraiser celebrating art and community in an unprecedented time. Sanchez Art Center’s 12th annual 50|50 Show opens Friday, Sept 18, with a stunning array of small, affordable artworks on view through Oct 11. The Opening Weekend Fundraiser, […]
For over a decade, Sanchez Art Center has been delighted to present a very large show of very small works, the 50|50 Show. For 50 days, participating artists create 50 small artworks—a challenging creative journey, to say the least! With its stunning display of originality plus the affordability of the artworks, this highly anticipated exhibition […]
Pacifica's getting a Drive-In! Get off your couches! Go on a date night! Revisit good ‘ole times. Enjoy fun family time out on the town while staying safe! Did you miss Half Moon Bay's Pop up Drive In in August? Sea Bowl Entertainment Center is hosting Beach Break Entertainment's second large event. Don't miss out […]
Monsters are coming to Half Moon Bay! Don't miss out of the fun of Half Moon Bay's second Pop Up Drive in movie night. Monsters, Inc. Presented by Sam's Chowder House, Kirsten Hagen and Stephanie Sills of Compass. Sam's Chowder Mobile will be on hand selling their delicious chowder and other foods. Special gifts for […]
Please join us in celebrating Dia De Los Muertos. We will be reading a book about Dia De Los Muertos and coloring sugar skulls. If your family wants to build an ofrenda (altar) to show, please feel free to do so. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/cfta-los-muertos to receive an email with the Zoom link and coloring pages!
Sanchez Art Center is proud to host the Art Guild of Pacifica’s 62nd Annual Members Show, Nov 6–Dec 13. The 62nd Annual will fill both East and West Galleries, while the Main Gallery will present works by the 2019 exhibition award winners: Ceramic sculptor Kristina Ayala Painter Jamey Brzezinski Art quiltmaker Barbara Kibbe Painter Kimmi […]
Local holiday shopping online. Made on the Coast Virtual Art Fair runs from today through December 31st. Local coastal artists from Montara to Pescadero are showcasing their locally made work. Shop now for those unique gifts for yourself and others. From jewelry to woodwork, pottery to paintings and needlework to felting and more. Be sure […]
Join us for another Beach Break Entertainment Evening Under the Stars, in Your Cars featuring City Slickers. Starring Billy Crystal and Jack Palance. PG13 1hr 53 min. 6:00PM gates open 7:00PM movie begins no late entry. Event benefits Cabrillo Education Foundation.
Sanchez Art Center seeks artists (18 and older) from California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Hawaii for its 2021 Left Coast Annual, April 9–May 16, 2021. Online entries only. Enter at www.CallForEntry.org. Christine Koppes is the Curator and Director of Public Programs at San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art. >> CLICK to Enter Call Type: Competitions […]
Opening Friday, April 9, is the 2021 Left Coast Annual Exhibition. Juror Christine Koppes, Curator and Director of Public Programs at the Institute of Contemporary Art San José, selected 56 visually intriguing works in a variety of media from among 800 entries submitted by artists on the left coast (Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington). […]
Installation Thurs. April 29th, 2021 Opening Reception Sat. May 1st Noon to 4 pm April 29 to May 23, 2021 Open daily except Tuesday and Wednesday. Artist and inventor Dick Termes demonstrates 100 suspended spherical artworks at the Coastal Arts League in Half Moon Bay. Termes discusses his unique spherical paintings known as Termespheres. These […]
Watercolor Landscapes Artist Teacher: Christine Oliver Ages 18 and over Fridays, 10:00 am–12:00 pm, April 30, May 7, 14, 21 A new landscape photograph is emailed weekly to each student, so they can paint along with the step-by-step instructions in this live virtual course. Livestream link will be provided after registration. Register on Eventbrite.com. […]
Watercolor Seascapes Artist Teacher: Christine Oliver Fridays, 10:00 am–12:00 pm, May 28, June 4, 11, 18 A new seascape photograph is emailed weekly to each student, so they can paint along with the step-by-step instructions in this live virtual course. Ages 18 and over. Livestream link will be provided after registration. Recommended materials are on […]
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica—Opening Friday, June 4, are two new exhibitions. As we begin celebrations for our 25-year anniversary, we are very proud to present a major show by our studio artists. This exhibition, titled The Gang’s All Here: Artists of Sanchez, is curated by our Artistic Director, Jerry Ross Barrish, a well-known sculptor and […]
Don’t miss this major ocean picture! Tickets on sale now! Even penguins can surf in this animated parody of surfing documentaries and surf culture. Cody Maverick, a surfing penguin from Shiverpool, Antarctica, shows what it really means to be a winner when he enters the Big Z Memorial Surf Contest after his “whale comes in.” […]
Abstract & Loose Watercolor Artist Teacher: Roberta Kiphuth Tuesdays, 12:00 pm–1:15 pm, June 8, 15, 22, 29 Students with some watercolor experience will explore a variety of abstract and loose painting techniques to help create dynamic and fluid paintings in this live virtual course. Reference photos will be emailed in advance. Ages 18 and over. […]