Center for Arts, Culture, and Humanities @ Salinas City Center        

VPA is part of a new initiative that builds on our long-standing commitment to serve our community. The new Center for Arts, Culture, and Humanities aims to create a focal point for a range of cultural programs in the renewed downtown of our county’s largest city. 

The Visual and Public Art Program recognizes this center as a home for visiting artists, panels, lectures, exhibits for established and emerging artist, and curated spaces by VPA students. We want to showcase our exceptional program in a way that will be easily accessible to more Tri-County residents.

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VPA has committed to an engaged presence in Salinas through independent and collaborative projects in unification with VPA’s Artists & Communities in Partnership for Youth Initiative, which partners with exiting non-profit organizations based in Salinas to mentor young artists about professional practices and an understanding of the Visual and Public Art Program.

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Upcoming Events:

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Fall 2017

Day of the Dead Event at CSUMB @ Salinas City Center

This event is in collaboration with Jose Ortiz and Hijos del Sol, Hartnell College, Alisal Center for the Fine Arts, and will be linked to VPA annual Day of the Dead Celebration through a co-curated exhibition of Day of the Dead artworks and an ofrenda by MacArthur fellow Dr. Amalia Mesa-Bains.

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·       Day of the Dead Event:

         Wednesday, November 1, 2017

         CSUMB @ Salinas City Center

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·       Day of the Dead Celebration:

          Thursday, November 2, 2017

          Visual and Public Art  Complex @ CSUMB

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Spring 2018

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MAFFY 2018

Monterey Bay Art & Film Festival for Youth (MAFFY) brings the world of imagination to young minds. Children, youth, and professional artists will collaborate to exchange ideas and help build a culturally diverse global art community through their explorations.

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Date: April 14, 2018, 11am-4pm

CSUMB @ Salinas City Center

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Fall 2018

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HELLO, my name is VPA: An Open House, Workshop, and Recruitment Event

• What is VPA Workshop?

• Fabrika Workshop

• VPA Student Exhibition

   

Date: TBD

CSUMB @ Salinas City Center

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