Multicultural Arts Center

Lisa Gilliland-Viney was happy to be teaching art inside an air-conditioned Merced Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) last Sunday when it registered 106 degrees outside. And it’s a little funny to her because that was the exact temperature Merced was experiencing when she first came to town with her husband nearly two decades ago.…

Lovers of storytelling, gospel music, and community are in for a treat this upcoming weekend. The musical “Crowns” will be presented at the Merced…

The Multicultural Arts Center’s newest exhibit is the Honors High School Art Show, sponsored by the Merced County Arts Council. An array of…

William Shakespeare once said, "How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world." In the same way, inspiration and joy radiates a great deal from grassroots theatre productions. In a time where a large percentage of popular media suffers due to mainstream conformity, it is increasingly more…

The Multicultural Arts Center in downtown Merced concluded its insightful and entertaining Black History Month Lecture Series last Saturday with a…

The Black History Month Lecture Series at the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) in Merced continued for a second weekend by giving the spotlight to…

Saturday, Dec. 3, was a busy day for Arbor Gallery in downtown Merced. The reception for the Really BIG Show was a big success, and later that day, Santa arrived to the delight of many children who were waiting for his visit. Santa’s next visit is scheduled for Dec. 10, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Arbor Gallery is a group of local…

The Multicultural Arts Center (The MAC) in downtown Merced brought together dozens of local residents who participated in the opening reception…

The Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) in Merced is showing some seasonal spirit as the center celebrates our community’s Hispanic heritage and art…

William Cornish is the most recent addition to the Arbor Gallery inside the Multicultural Arts Center in Merced. The artist considers himself as a mathematician gone rogue. Previously, he was a lifelong educator entertaining minds from middle school algebra through junior college coursework; specializing in moving hieroglyphics…