MAC reached a ten year landmark this weekend having opened on Saturday March 28 2015!!! Many people have been involved in establishing and sustaining this vibrant little arts and cultural center in the heart of Middletown. We could not have accomplished all that we have without community support.
THANK YOU to each and every one of you—for your contributions, large and small—as artists and art appreciators, board members and volunteers, members, donors (annual, monthly, or one-time), sponsors, and participants in the many projects we’ve brought to life together!
MAC was made by community members for the community to enjoy and built on the foundation of the EcoArts Sculpture Walk, founded and sustained until 2013 by Karen Turcotte and John Williams, followed by Lisa Kaplan and board members Julie Adams, Terry Church, Ken Gonzalez, Renata Jaworska, and Ann Prehn. The group that got the MAC up, running, and opening the first exhibit was: John Hanses, Renata Jaworska, Sariah Marier, Kristina Della Valle with Francisco Cafisa and Lisa Kaplan. When the Valley Fire devastated our community, just six months after opening, Kay Ashley, Janis Irvin, and Elaine Watt had joined Hanses, Jaworska and Kaplan. Nine of ten of these lovely people lost their homes and artwork in the Valley Fire.
The Valley Fire had a huge impact on our community. It shaped MAC evolution until the pandemic reality, which brought shifts and adaptations that also established a strong foundation for the cross-cultural work we have been doing since 2020, and are still immersed in today.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the many people who have been and still are integral to sustaining the MAC:
Members and Donors: How can we count the ways we appreciate you so!!!
Our board thru the end of Jan 2025 was Millie Simon, Mary Wilson, Zabdy Neria, Clovice Lewis, Deanna Hammond, Alana Clearlake and Barbara Clark. New members are onboarding in the coming months. Current part time staff are Way-La Brown, Michelle Cox, Edward Collins, Stacy Dean, Jeanette Gaytan, Lisa Kaplan, Fiorella Lenta, Darina Simeonova, Dawn Singer, Ruth Richards, Sydney Ruckdeschel, Jayden Stafford, Alivia Tucker, and Laura Wadhams, with gigs for additional arts professionals and youth from time to time. Special thanks to the one and only Sabrina Klein.
Board members and Key Volunteers: Matthew Barash, Vincent Black, River Black, Michael Chandler, Erica Felton Parisi, Carlos Garay,Gregory Gillbergh, Georgina Guardado, Nicholas Hay, Lia and John Jennings, Sabrina Klein, Graham Lloyd, Amanda Martin, Charley McLaughlin, Michael Alaniz McMurtrey, Kathleen Morgan, Shane Powers, Ruth Richards, Christine Schneider, Gloria Scott, David Sharon, Robin Shrive, Rose Steele, Karen Turcotte, Shashi and Ray Tusken, Brian Ward, John Williams.
Staff members over the last ten years include: Jacque Adams, Jessie Beck, Way-La Brown, Don Coffin, Gloria Cox, Monika Donis, Almendra Garcia, Carlos Garcia, Michelle Gann, Rose Geck, Gregory Gillbergh, Abel Gonzàlez, Victor Hall, Kilak Malicay, Jessica Perez, Len Rivas, Layna Joy Rivas, Lauren Schneider, Brigit Sole-March, Jivano Slack, and Samara Zepeda
All of the wonderful artists who share their work or have taught classes over the years:
Current and recent: Monte Brill, Terry Church, Alana Clearlake, Greg Clouse, Alethea Eason, Alicia Farnsworth, Julia Feldman, Michelle Gann, Catalina Gonzalez, , Nicholas Hay, Becky Jaffe, Darren Jekel, Marcus Maria Jung, Lisa Kaplan, Laura Kennedy, Rolf Kriken, Don Lambert, Melanie Liotta, Chrisalene Loren, Cynthia Low, Katie Rose Rainbow Maker, Kilak Malicay, Meyo Marrufo, Helen Kate McAllister, Nat Meyer, Robert Minuzzo, Rev. Risen Toshiko Mizoe, Kate Moriarty, Priyatam Mudavarti, Mark Nichols, Scott Parady, Mariela de la Paz, Corine Pearce, Ruth Richards, Layna Joy Rivas, Luya Rivera, Judy Rudiger, Adi Da Samraj (via Stanley Hastings), Emily Scheibal, Quinn Scheibal, Lauren Schneider, Darina Simeonova, Dawn Singer, Ben Van Steenburgh, Jaymie De La Torre, Karen Turcotte, Richard Vargas, Doug Volz, Ryan Young, Nélida Samara Zepeda Mendoza, Martin Zúñiga.
Past: Sage Abella, Jacque Adams, Ava Avione, Kim Baughan-Young, Marge Bougas, Casey Burton, Darren Cockrell, Sahaja Rose Cuvaj, Michael Divine, Anne Ducrot, Jonah Fleeger, Rhianna Gallagher, Georgina Guardado, John Hanses, Sherry Harris, Diego Harris, Marlene Healey, Antje Howard, Eric Hunter, Cliff Kuhn-Lloyd, Glenneth Lambert, Sophie Lauterborn, Larry Lauterborn, Chia Lichtendahl, Graham Lloyd, Korean Magnuson, Judy Magoon, Aimee Marcinko, Gene McHugh, Jacob Meders, Ali Meders-Knight, One Earth Studio (Marsha Williams), Nara Pilgrim Wood, Shane Powers, RAML (Ricia Araiza and Michael Leventhal), Rojax, Denise Rushing, Kathleen Scavone, Quinn Scheibal, Peter Shandera, Joanne Sharon, Wade Skeels, Ruth Stierna, Bernadette Straub, Sami Uygur, Maykel Vargas, Ashley Vaughan, Shashi Tusken, Richard Tucci, Eric Wilder, John Williams, Yelena Zhavoronkova.
Guest curated shows: Earth Sky and Everything in Between, Our Safety, Our Sovereignty, Raíces Hermosas Cobb Mountian Art and Ecology residents and artists
Many community service volunteers from the Middletown and Lower Lake high schools as well as homeschool students.
Board members and Key Volunteers: Matthew Barash, Vincent Black, River Black, Michael Chandler, Erica Felton Parisi, Carlos Garay,Gregory Gillbergh, Georgina Guardado, Nicholas Hay, Lia and John Jennings, Sabrina Klein, Graham Lloyd, Amanda Martin, Charley McLaughlin, Michael Alaniz McMurtrey, Kathleen Morgan, Shane Powers, Ruth Richards, Christine Schneider, Gloria Scott, David Sharon, Robin Shrive, Rose Steele, Karen Turcotte, Shashi and Ray Tusken, Brian Ward, John Williams.
Staff members over the last ten years include: Jacque Adams, Jessie Beck, Way-La Brown, Don Coffin, Gloria Cox, Monika Donis, Almendra Garcia, Carlos Garcia, Michelle Gann, Rose Geck, Gregory Gillbergh, Abel Gonzàlez, Victor Hall, Kilak Malicay, Jessica Perez, Len Rivas, Layna Joy Rivas, Lauren Schneider, Brigit Sole-March, Jivano Slack, and Samara Zepeda
All of the wonderful artists who share their work or have taught classes over the years:
Current and recent: Monte Brill, Terry Church, Alana Clearlake, Greg Clouse, Alethea Eason, Alicia Farnsworth, Julia Feldman, Michelle Gann, Catalina Gonzalez, , Nicholas Hay, Becky Jaffe, Darren Jekel, Marcus Maria Jung, Lisa Kaplan, Laura Kennedy, Rolf Kriken, Don Lambert, Melanie Liotta, Chrisalene Loren, Cynthia Low, Katie Rose Rainbow Maker, Kilak Malicay, Meyo Marrufo, Helen Kate McAllister, Nat Meyer, Robert Minuzzo, Rev. Risen Toshiko Mizoe, Kate Moriarty, Priyatam Mudavarti, Mark Nichols, Scott Parady, Mariela de la Paz, Corine Pearce, Ruth Richards, Layna Joy Rivas, Luya Rivera, Judy Rudiger, Adi Da Samraj (via Stanley Hastings), Emily Scheibal, Quinn Scheibal, Lauren Schneider, Darina Simeonova, Dawn Singer, Ben Van Steenburgh, Jaymie De La Torre, Karen Turcotte, Richard Vargas, Doug Volz, Ryan Young, Nélida Samara Zepeda Mendoza, Martin Zúñiga.
Past: Sage Abella, Jacque Adams, Ava Avione, Kim Baughan-Young, Marge Bougas, Casey Burton, Darren Cockrell, Sahaja Rose Cuvaj, Michael Divine, Anne Ducrot, Jonah Fleeger, Rhianna Gallagher, Georgina Guardado, John Hanses, Sherry Harris, Diego Harris, Marlene Healey, Antje Howard, Eric Hunter, Cliff Kuhn-Lloyd, Glenneth Lambert, Sophie Lauterborn, Larry Lauterborn, Chia Lichtendahl, Graham Lloyd, Korean Magnuson, Judy Magoon, Aimee Marcinko, Gene McHugh, Jacob Meders, Ali Meders-Knight, One Earth Studio (Marsha Williams), Nara Pilgrim Wood, Shane Powers, RAML (Ricia Araiza and Michael Leventhal), Rojax, Denise Rushing, Kathleen Scavone, Quinn Scheibal, Peter Shandera, Joanne Sharon, Wade Skeels, Ruth Stierna, Bernadette Straub, Sami Uygur, Maykel Vargas, Ashley Vaughan, Shashi Tusken, Richard Tucci, Eric Wilder, John Williams, Yelena Zhavoronkova.
Guest curated shows: Earth Sky and Everything in Between, Our Safety, Our Sovereignty, Raíces Hermosas Cobb Mountian Art and Ecology residents and artists
Many community service volunteers from the Middletown and Lower Lake high schools as well as homeschool students.
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With all of this growth, the MAC is seeking a highly qualified and organized individual with writing and computer skills to join our leadership team. This individual is passionate about the arts and committed to living in Lake County. Compensation commensurate with experience, qualifications, and availability.
Please email resume and letter of interest. to info@middletownartcenter.org.
Please email resume and letter of interest. to info@middletownartcenter.org.
