• Art Explorers is the only progressive art studio in Mendocino County. Our program has been running for more than 24 years.
• Art Explorers supports artists by exhibiting and selling artwork in our studio gallery and online shop, and by seeking out opportunities at national and international venues for broader visibility. Artists retain 50% of sales.
• The Art Explorers studio is a place to build community and be recognized as a working artist. We are proud to a part of the local art scene.
Art Explorers, Inc. is a creative arts program and progressive studio in Fort Bragg, California, serving physically disabled and neurodivergent adult artists. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation. Our mission is to provide a fun, nurturing, non-judgmental, and artistically stimulating environment for creativity to thrive!
"We believe that creative thought and expression is a universal right - without rules, restrictions, or cultural boundaries. Our studio is an inclusive space that upholds this belief and our philosophy is rooted in a total respect for individuals and their communities, and in the foundation that all people have a unique artistic voice that deserves to be heard."
The Mendocino County Museum and ROOTS of Motive Power Steam Festival present the annual ImPRESSED Printmaking exhibition! This year Art Explorers studio artists and Mendocino College printmaking students share the museum gallery, highlighting the county’s vibrant printmaking community.
ImPressed is open during museum hours, Wednesday - Saturday 11am - 5pm, Sunday 12 - 4pm; August 20 - November 3, 2025.
For more information about visiting the museum, please contact @mendocino.county.museum ~ www.mendocinocounty.gov/departments/museum
Join David Hayes at Headlands Coffeehouse on Thursday, August 14 for a final fundraising musical event of the season, organized by KOZT the Coast.
All proceeds support Art Explorers ~ Music starts at 5pm. Join us!