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Carl Cherry Center for the Arts

Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 12-4pm

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Since 1948, the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts has sought to enhance the quality and diversity of artistic, educational and cultural programs in Monterey County by encouraging interaction between artists and the communityThe Cherry is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization, #94-1207693.

We are located on the northwest corner of Fourth and Guadalupe, Carmel-by-the-Sea.

MCGives! 2024

The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts is an Enormous Idea

One Big Idea Deserves Another

We invite you to support the energetic role of art and literature in these difficult times. Throughout this season, we’ve been reflecting on how the arts have taught us to comprehend and perceive. More than just another lens through which to look, the arts have been a prism, a means to see more deeply. To look through the optics of art and literature is to flush from the deep undergrowth of the self some thought, feeling, comprehension, question or music you didn’t know was in you, or in the world. The arts instruct us how to relax; how to pay attention, not just to the notes but the silences amid the notes. This is true for discovering some newness of the emotions or uncovering new ideas—which is essentially the mission of the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts.

Upcoming Exhibit 2025

Events

Make Merry at The Cherry Holiday Open House

December 13 @ 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts invites you to our annual art fundraiser and holiday celebration, Make Merry at [...]

The Cherry Trio Plus One

Jan 1 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Join The Cherry Trio -- Elizabeth Gaver (baroque violin), Penny Hanna (viola da gamba), Michael Peterson (harpsichord) and guest David [...]

An Evening of The Absurd at The Carl Cherry Samuel Beckett, playwright known for “Theatre of the Absurd” will come [...]

Cherry Center Founder (Mrs. Carl Cherry)

“There are no strings attached to the help we give. We don’t care whether those we help become famous or not. Our reward is in making it possible for an artist to be true to himself.” – Jeanne D’Orge

Educational Programs

Thinking Out
Loud Art Exhibit

Poets-In-Schools
Program

Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts
Poetry Awards

About Us

Sponsors

All programs and exhibits are made possible through grants, corporate sponsors and private donations.

Our Story

The Carl Cherry Center for the Arts is a 501(c)(3), tax-exempt, non-profit corporation, established in 1948.

Mission

The Center was established to support experimental fine arts and projects in the sciences.