• 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."
April First Friday is here! Art Explorers presents Let's Fly Away, a group exhibition in the Art Explorers studio inspired by all things flying or floating; far off lands or internal plains of the imagination. This month also features artwork by studio artist, Amanda Weaver. Join us for the First Friday opening of Let's Fly Away on April 4 from 5 -7pm at the Art Explorers studio, 333 N. Franklin St., Fort Bragg.
AE program director Maria Trombetta and board member Adele Horne discuss uncertain future of NEA Challenge America grant funds.
FORT BRAGG, CA., 3/5/25 — Art Explorers, a nonprofit organization in its 25th year dedicated to supporting adult artists with disabilities, is the recent recipient of a Challenge America grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. If actually disbursed, the money would support the development of a project called Film School, which aims to introduce its artists to the world of filmmaking. However, due to recent reviews of federal funding, grant support for Film School has become uncertain ...
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