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APRIL IS ARTS, CULTURE & CREATIVITY MONTH!

Every April, California celebrates Arts, Culture & Creativity Month (ACCM), a statewide initiative dedicated to raising awareness of the vital impact the arts have on our communities. Established in 2019 through a resolution in the California Senate and led by CA for the Arts, ACCM is a month of free events, resources, and advocacy opportunities that empower Californians to champion the value of arts and culture.

This year's theme, Boundless Culture & Creativity: The Essence of Freedom, with the sub-theme Building Joy, Action + Power, calls on communities across the state to celebrate creativity as a force for resilience, connection, and change.

JOIN MCA IN SACRAMENTO

During ACCM, Marin Cultural Association will be in Sacramento for two key events: the CA Arts & Culture Summit on April 20 and Arts Advocacy Day on April 21. The Summit includes panels, workshops, and cross-sector conversations about the future of arts and culture in California. Arts Advocacy Day involves a statewide rally, performances, and a march to the Capitol to advocate for arts-friendly policies with California lawmakers.

HIGHLIGHTED HAPPENINGS

an art gallery with displayed ceramics and artwork on walls

Bolinas Museum

Two Shows Open March 29 with Live Music and Food, On View Through May 17

Two people looking at a piece of artwork

C-lective Fine Art

Dr. Orin Carpenter Solo Show Coming Mid to Late April in Sausalito

A crowd of seated people holding up a yellow paper

California Poets in the Schools

Marin's Young Poets Read at Book Passage on Sunday, April 26 at 1PM

A collage of community art projects

Connect the Dots Art Studio

West Marin Workshops on April 11 at 1PM and April 25 at 1PM

A graphic with 3 images of collages with text "Our stories make us beautiful"

DrawBridge

Free Drop-In Workshops at Three Marin Libraries, April 7, 14, and 21 at 3:30PM

an image of three artworks, one with a bird in a tree, one with a speckled egg and the other a grey background with scratches

Gallery Route One

Three Artists Open Saturday, April 18 from 3 to 5PM in Point Reyes Station

A graphic with a suitcase with stickers coming out of it that says "La Comedia of Errors"

Marin Shakespeare Company

La Comedia of Errors Opens April 18 and Runs Through May 10 in San Rafael

People sitting around a table and painting

Marin Society of Artists

Spring Awakening on View Through April 29, Bold and Free Opens April 16

Graphic: Joy of Informal Inspiration Creative Conversations April 16, 2026 from 4-7 pm at Mark Drive Studios

Mark Drive Studios

Open Studios: Joy of Informal Inspiration – Creative Conversations on Thursday, April 16, 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Painting with a tree and letters saying "Save the Planet"

Painted Bins

Painted Bins Art Show March 31st-April 26th, from 8:30am-5pm weekdays, and 12-3pm on Sunday, April 26th (Earth Day)

A painting with a surfer with a surfboard next to a red Volkswagon bus

San Anselmo Artist Studios

Bid in the Lifehouse Auction Now, Then Visit Marin Open Studios in May

A painted mask with brown, green and blue colors

Shamanist Art

Where Art, Ritual, and Community Come Together in Marin

People talking at a gallery reception

THE Gallery I Belvedere Tiburon Library

ARTalk at Belvedere Tiburon Library with Matt Silay on April 16 6:30-7:30 pm

People looking at printed photographs on a line while a woman explains

The Image Flow

Kimberley Harmon: Between Garden and Wild Exhibition on view March 28-May 22

A woman holding paint and smiling as she paints a skate park

Town of Fairfax Artist in Residence Collaborative

April 4, 18, and 25: Three Free Community Events at the Heart of Fairfax

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