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Annual November Skulls Art Show at Headdress 2025

 
11/16/25
 
free
 
Headdress

Headdress Salon presents our annual collaborative art show and celebration, November Skulls , featuring shadow boxes by Heather Jorgensen (a.k.a. Lili Jorge), photography by Michelle Robertson, and art by Rory Glass.

Browse the artwork while enjoying delicious food from The Side Kitchen and mingling with the artists and fellow community members. All art work is for sale.

Watercolor Painting 4-Week Class for Beginners

 
8/8/26
 
$220
 
Emerald Art Studio

Led by a professional artist, this class breaks watercolor into approachable steps from brush handling and washes to techniques like wet-on-wet and dry brushing. You'll work on how to bring softness and clarity into your art.

Resin Session x Art Beat Studio (Adults only)

 
11/22/25
 
$60
 
Art Beat Studio

Get creative with resin! Learn how to mix, tint, and pour resin safely while experimenting with colors, metallics, botanicals, and glitter to create one-of-a-kind pieces that reflect your personal style.

Slowfiber Holiday Craft Bazaar 2025

 
11/28/25
 
 
Slowfiber

Slowfiber presents our annual Holiday Craft Bazaar opening Friday, 11/28 and running through 12/20. Featuring handmade fiber arts, accessories, and jewelry by local artisans, it's perfect for holiday shopping!

Hours are Wed-Fri, 11:30am-5pm, and Sat, 12:30pm-5pm.

Paint Your Pet Night at Comanche Cellars

 
5/20/24
 
$55/$48
 
Comanche Cellars Wine Room

Comanche Cellars Wine Room presents a Paint Your Pet Night on Monday, May 20, 5:30pm-7:30pm. Price is $48 for Comanche Cellars members, $55 for all others. Register here . All profits support the Animal Friends Rescue Project....

Emerald Summer Art Camp: Pottery, Painting, Sculpture, Mixed Media

 
8/10/26
 
$290/$520
 
Emerald Art Studio

Emerald Art Studio is offering summer camps. Each week features a unique theme, and campers will enjoy a variety of drawing, painting, and ceramics activities every day, keeping the experience engaging and inspiring throughout the summer.

Moyozashi Stitching Workshop at Slowfiber

 
11/14/26
 
$85
 
Slowfiber

Slowfiber presents a Moyozashi Sashiko Stitching Workshop taught by textile artist Kris Nardello on Saturday, November 14, 12:30pm-4:30pm. Fee is $85 - register here.

In this workshop, you'll create a template to mark the cloth, discover the best way to stitch lines in traditional Moyozashi style, and get help creating an effective color palette of threads.

Boro Stitching and Mending Workshop at Slowfiber

 
2/28/26
 
$85
 
Slowfiber

Do you have holes in the knees of your favorite jeans? Stains on the sleeves of that comfy shirt? If you want to learn fast, instinctual, and decorative hand stitching and patching, join this 4-hour Boro Stitching Workshop at Slowfiber. Fee is $85 - register here .

Nuno Felting Workshop: Make a Landscape at Slowfiber

 
5/23/26
 
$145
 
Slowfiber

Slowfiber presents a workshop entitled Felting Favorite Environments: A Landscape, led by instructor Sahar Jabr. Register here.

You’re invited to bring a landscape photo that speaks to you - a place you love, remember, or dream of. We’ll use it as inspiration for a wet felting project. The process is gentle, tactile, and meditative.

Learn Hitomezashi Sashiko Stitching at Slowfiber

 
10/24/26
 
$85
 
Slowfiber

Slowfiber presents a class taught by textile artist Kris Nardello. Hitomezashi stitching is a beautiful way to mend and build strength in cloth. We can use the technique on jeans, skirts, tops, and jackets for the design factor, but when it's used over a patch on a pair of worn-down jeans it's magic. Learn more.

Nuno Felting Workshop: Make a Collar at Slowfiber

 
9/26/26
 
$145
 
Slowfiber

Slowfiber presents Felted Necklace: Make a Wearable Art Collars, a workshop led by instructor Sahar Jabr. Register here.

Join Slowfiber for this workshop perfect for beginners and intermediate participants. The goal? To unleash your inner artist and take home a one-of-a-kind collar that will make the existing garments in your closet pop.

Nuno Felting Workshop: Make a Scarf at Slowfiber

 
10/9/26
 
$145
 
Slowfiber

Slowfiber presents Unlock Your Creativity with Nuno Felt Scarf Making, a workshop led by instructor Sahar Jabr. Register here.

Join Slowfiber for this workshop perfect for beginners and intermediate participants. The goal? To unleash your inner artist and take home a one-of-a-kind scarf.

Boro Stitching and Mending Workshop at Slowfiber

 
9/12/26
 
$85
 
Slowfiber

Do you have holes in the knees of your favorite jeans? Stains on the sleeves of that comfy shirt? If you want to learn fast, instinctual, and decorative hand stitching and patching, join this 4-hour Boro Stitching Workshop at Slowfiber. Fee is $85 - register here .

Nuno Felting Workshop: Make a Landscape at Slowfiber

 
8/22/26
 
$145
 
Slowfiber

Slowfiber presents a workshop entitled Felting Favorite Environments: A Landscape, led by instructor Sahar Jabr. Register here.

You’re invited to bring a landscape photo that speaks to you - a place you love, remember, or dream of. We’ll use it as inspiration for a wet felting project. The process is gentle, tactile, and meditative.

Art Exhibit: The Beauty and Wonder of Wabi-Sabi

 
8/29/26
 
Free
 
Japanese American Citizens League Hall

The Japanese American Citizens League Hall hosts a 3-day pop-up art exhibition entitled The Beauty and Wonder of Wabi-Sabi, August 28-30. Admission is free. Hours are: Friday, 5pm-7pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 1pm-4pm.

In this exhibit, artists Adam...

Art Exhibit: The Beauty and Wonder of Wabi-Sabi

 
8/28/26
 
Free
 
Japanese American Citizens League Hall

The Japanese American Citizens League Hall hosts a 3-day pop-up art exhibition entitled The Beauty and Wonder of Wabi-Sabi, August 28-30. Admission is free. Hours are: Friday, 5pm-7pm, and Saturday & Sunday, 1pm-4pm.

In this exhibit, artists Adam...

Creative Research Lab for Teens at Play Full Ground, Fall 2026

Monterey, CA

This fall, Dream Lab at Play Full Ground welcomes a new program for ages 13-19: the Creative Research Lab . This 8-week journey in creative inquiry, beginning Sept. 8, is an intensive studio residency for teens who are ready to develop original artwork and build their creative portfolios.

Through research, making, sharing, and reflection, participants will develop creative projects rooted in their own questions, interests, and observations. Learn more.

Reception for Youth Arts Collective's Summer Show 2026

 
7/24/26
 
Free
 
Youth Arts Collective

Youth Arts Collective invites you to the opening reception for our 2026 Summer Art Show on Friday, July 24, 6pm-9pm. Join us for an unforgettable evening as we showcase over 100 original works created by YAC's talented young artists and mentors. RSVP here.

Reception for "Hidden Stewards" Photography Exhibit at Cooper-Molera

 
7/30/26
 
Free
 
Cooper-Molera Adobe - A Historic Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Cooper-Molera Adobe invites you to an art reception on Thursday, July 30, at 5:30pm in our museum and garden courtyard celebrating the our new photography exhibition, Hidden Stewards: Documentation Photography of the Cooper-Molera Restoration by Marcia F. DeVoe , open July 9 - September 13.

Meet Guest Curator Megan Goodwin and celebrate the remarkable legacy of Marcia F. DeVoe and the hidden stewards who shaped Monterey's history.

Hidden Stewards: Documentation Photography of the Cooper-Molera Restoration by Marcia F. DeVoe

Monterey, CA

Step behind the scenes of one of Monterey’s most significant preservation projects with Hidden Stewards: Documentation Photography of the Cooper-Molera Restoration by Marcia F. DeVoe at Cooper-Molera Adobe, July 9 - September 13.

Guest curated by Megan Goodwin, this exhibition showcases the photographs of the restoration of Cooper-Molera Adobe, 1976–1985. Discover the archaeology, architecture, and the often-overlooked people whose dedication helped preserve this site for future generations.

The Hot Spot: Now Open 7 Days a Week!

Monterey, CA

The Hot Spot Studios is now open seven days a week. Our new hours are Sun-Thu, 11am-8pm, and Fri & Sat, 11am-9pm.

Come paint pottery, paint a blank canvas, create a mosaic, make a candle, design a fairy garden, or mix some slime at 458 Alvarado Street.

Skylight Talks: Paintings of the Cooper-Molera Adobe

 
7/18/26
 
Free
 
Cooper-Molera Adobe - A Historic Site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Step back into the vibrant art scene of 1870s and 1880s San Francisco, when new wealth fueled an unprecedented appetite for local art.

Join us at Cooper-Molera Adobe Museum for a free, intimate guided tour led by Nicholas Sanchez which explores the lives and works of six remarkable artists whose paintings grace the walls of the historic adobe.