Over a dozen poets converged on the Merced Arts Center on Saturday as part of the 8th annual Spoke ’n’ Heard Poetry Slam. Run by the Hip Hop Movement club from the University of California, the annual slam brings together established poets from around Merced County and the surrounding area, as well as first-time performers looking for an…

The California Arts Council made its way from Sacramento to downtown Merced last week to conduct one of their five yearly meetings. Led by Executive…

The Merced Garden Club has presented local artist Monika Modest with the group’s Civic Beautification Award. Known for her many community and charitable…

With the clock ticking and time rapidly running out, young composers from Mariposa County can still save the day, but only if they act fast. The deadline for the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra and Mariposa County Arts Council's 2018 Young Master Composers Celebration is nearly here, with all entries due by 4 p.m. on Friday, March 30. The MSO is a…

I love painting on anything with a surface,” says local artist Tonia Hemme. And you can see that for yourself at her new expanded studio at 561 W. 18th…

“Next to Normal,” the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical about a family struggling with mental illness, will be performed at Playhouse Merced…

The Contemporary Humanitarian Artists Association, known locally as CHAA will be exhibiting “Rhythm of the Arts” at the Mistlin Gallery in Modesto.  The show opens on Tuesday, March 27 and runs through Friday, April 27th, with an Artist's Reception planned during ARTWALK on Thursday, April 19, 5:30 - 8:30.  Concurrently, the Central California…

Dozens of young artists from Merced High, El Capitan High, Atwater High, Le Grand High, Livingston High, Los Banos High, Pacheco High, and Delhi High were…

Los Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds), an award-winning band heavily influenced by Mexican folk music, is coming to UC Merced on March 14 for a free concert and a…