Carl Cherry Center for the Arts

09/06/2024

It's a beautiful day for an art opening! The Cherry Center opens its latest exhibit, "Raining Cats and Dogs,"with a reception today (Sep. 6th) from 5-7pm. The event is free and open to the public.

More than 50 works from across the country were selected for this juried exhibit. Hope you can join us. We are located on the northwest corner of Fourth Avenue and Guadalupe Street, Carmel.

Pictured below: "Basking" - Roberto Zavala, Chicago, Illinois

07/18/2024

After a years-long absence, the Ukulele Melee returns to The Cherry stage! Tickets are still available for Friday, July 26th at 7pm. The 2pm matinee on Saturday, July 27th, is close to selling out. Tickets can be purchased at Eventbrite.com or by calling (831) 624-7491.

07/18/2024

Looking for a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon while helping support the local arts community? If so, join us this Sunday, July 21st, for Cherry Jam in the Garden. Music, food and wine, and fun! This year we honor Denny and Nance Hoeft, who have worked tirelessly to make the Cherry grounds a thing of beauty. Who knows, the sun might even make a special appearance-- you won't want to miss that.

Tickets $50, and can be purchased online at Eventbrite.com, or at the door.

06/21/2024

The Cherry Trio — Elizabeth Gaver (baroque violin), Penny Hanna (viola da gamba), Michael Peterson (harpsichord) — and guest David Wilson (baroque violin) celebrate the summer solstice with music from seventeenth century France, Germany, and Italy.

“D’Apotheose de Lully”, by François Couperin, is a suite of short pieces with French texts depicting Lully’s meeting with Apollo and ascension to Parnassus. The concert will also include trio sonatas by Dario Castello and Dietrich Buxtehude, a suite by Marin Marais for viola da gamba and continuo, and a harpsichord suite by Buxtehude. Please join us for a reception after the concert.

The performance will be held Friday, June 21st, at 5:00pm. Tickets are $30, available on Eventbrite.com or by calling (831) 624-7491.

The Cherry Trio celebrate the summer solstice with music from seventeenth century France, Germany, and Italy.

06/05/2024

Reimagined Realism, an exhibition of work by Monterey Peninsula artists Kirstine Reiner Hansen, Don Hughes, Chris Leib and organized by Darcie Fohrman, is open now through Saturday, June 22nd. Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday from 12 - 4pm or by appointment (831) 624-7491.

An artists' walkthrough will be held Saturday, June 8th, from 2-4pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Each of these realists use familiar forms to render new ideas. They adapt and layer popular subject matter into contemporary social narratives that both celebrate and critique our assumptions about natural forces and cultural conditions.

02/15/2024

The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts is proud to announce Thinking Out Loud 2024, a regional art competition that challenges high school students to create works inspired by their lives. Each year, students from across Monterey County are invited to display their artwork across a wide range of media for exhibition in our gallery.

Thinking Out Loud will open with a reception for the student artists on Saturday, March 2nd from 2:00 - 4:00PM. The event is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. or by appointment.

Pictured: "Sisterhood" - Maddie Gill, York School. Winner Thinking Out Loud 2023

02/15/2024

The Monterey Peninsula’s celebrated bard and biographical dramatist Taelen Thomas collaborates with artists Steve Mortensen, Laura Burian, and Dixie Dixon for a beguiling excursion into the lives, minds and works of two passionate and unpredictable literary geniuses who share a name: Dylan Thomas and Bob Dylan. Two performances only: Friday, February 23rd at 7:00pm and Saturday, February 24th at 3:00pm. Tickets are $30, available on Eventbrite.com or by calling (831) 624-7491.