Art Explorers

Where Creativity Thrives

Our Impact

• 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.

Who We Are

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!

Robyn and Stell with their artMike Smart working.Co-Director Maria Trombetta with Jerry TurnerKevin Pearl working on his artJackson Deyerle working

Our Impact

• 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.

Who We Are

Art Explorers, Inc. is a creative arts program and progressive studio in Fort Bragg, California, serving physically disabled and neurodivergent 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!

Robyn and Stell with their artMike Smart working.Co-Director Maria Trombetta with Jerry TurnerKevin Pearl working on his artJackson Deyerle making his art

"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."

Quickest Flip features Mike Smart!

October 3, 2024
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5:00 pm
October 1, 2025
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5:00 pm

Studio artist, Mike Smart's exhibition A MAN BY HIMSELF is featured in Issue QF2024 of the Quickest Flip Magazine.

Grab a copy HERE!

9 Art Explorers Artists in Upcoming Exhibition!

September 19, 2024
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5:30 pm
October 26, 2024
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4:00 pm
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