Merced Arts Center

The Merced County Arts Council and the Merced Sunrise Rotary brought together a charitable event on Saturday that filled two floors of the Multicultural Arts Center (MAC). The special evening of fun brought together local artists and families to hand paint designs on nearly 50 wooden desks that were handcrafted by local artisan and…

Merced has a diverse, bustling and rich arts scene. And not only downtown on Main Street, but also at Merced College, the UC Campus, high school auditoriums and…

Two interesting art exhibits — the MCAC Honors High School show, and “Yosemite On My Mind” (digital photography by Christopher Viney) — are being…

The annual High School Art Show 2020 opens this week at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center in downtown Merced. It will run through April 11. An artists reception and awards night will be held on Friday, March 6, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided. The event is FREE. This is an extensive exhibition held in the…

Residents and revelers alike made their way to the Merced Multicultural Arts Center last Friday night to dance the night away and support arts…

The blistering rock musical “Lizzie” — presented by the local Phoenix Creative Collective — will be at The MAC on Main Street next weekend, Feb. 27-29. All…

The Times spoke with Colton Dennis, Executive Director of the Merced Multicultural Arts Center (“the MAC”), to see what he hopes to bring in 2020. Dennis told the Times, “2020 has the potential to be a really good year here in Merced, and I’m looking forward to being a part of that. “We’re going to celebrate Black History Month in our…

Made By Hand Gift Market, consisting of 18 vendors, attracted a crowd of holiday shoppers to the Merced Multicultural Arts Center at 645 W. Main…

Merced’s Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) and UC Merced teamed up this year for the MAC’s 20th annual Day of the Dead celebration, held last…

By ELIZABETH ARAKELIAN UC Merced Communications Death is a part of life, a loss surrounded typically by mourning and grief. But what if the passing of a loved one were also a transition to be celebrated? That is the sentiment behind Dia de los Muertos, or “Day of the Dead,” in Mexican culture. The Nov. 2 holiday…