News + Announcements

  • From Here to There – Touring Art Exhibit Opens Call for Art

    In a unique collaboration between leading arts organizations across seven counties, artists who reside in Amador, Alpine, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono and Tuolumne Counties are invited to submit artworks for an interdisciplinary arts show facilitated by the Sierra Seven Arts Alliance that will tour the region, showing at multiple locations between February and August, 2026. Read More


  • Wakaalətti’: Our Creek Documentary – watch here

    The Mariposa Creek Parkway restoration project is a priority project for Mariposa County, drawing together critical community partners including the Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation, Sierra Foothill Conservancy, the Mariposa County Planning Department and the Arts Council. Read More


  • 5 Local Art Grants Awarded

    The Mariposa County Arts Council is pleased to announce 5 local artists and grassroots organizations have been awarded project grants from our new Art + Community grant program. Read More


  • Mariposa Student Competes in State Poetry Out Loud Finals

    This month, twelve local students competed in the Poetry Out Loud Mariposa County Finals. The County Champion title was awarded to Daniele Mattocks Turck, whose vibrant and nuanced performances of ‘What to say upon being asked to be friends’ by Julian Talamantez Brolaski, ‘And Soul’ By Eavan Boland and ‘A Poison Tree’ by William Blake… Read More


  • Gateway & Mural Project

    Supported by funding from the CalTrans Clean CA initiative, new murals and gateways are being installed in Mariposa during 2023. See progress and read details here. Read More