Merced Multicultural Arts Center - the MAC

06/02/2026

Register for the Merced Lao Arts & Culture Camp at the MAC!

Because it embodies the heritage and social cohesion of the community, Khaen music of the Lao people was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Come learn to play this instrument at the Merced Lao Arts & Culture Camp.

Register here 👉 https://vatthanathamlao.org/lacsc2026-reg.htm

06/02/2026

Our very own downtown Gottschalk Music Center - Merced!

06/01/2026

Opens this Friday!!

06/01/2026

05/30/2026

05/30/2026

Congratulations, Playhouse Merced!

Our 2026/2027 Season! Thank you to everyone that was there tonight, and thank you to the community for your support! Together we create, together we inspire, together we are Playhouse Merced!

A big thank you to Sandra and Noble Dinse for creating a place that we can call HOME. We hold a special place in our hearts for Noble, and thank Sandra for her ongoing support.

Thank you again to the community! We look forward to sharing this Season with all of you!

-RC

05/30/2026

“Piper the Musical” will be on show for
ONE NIGHT ONLY inside the Black Box Theatre of the Merced Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) this Saturday, May 30, starting at 7:30 p.m.

Local writer and composer, Eric Stephen Bocks, along with members of a hardworking cast and crew, are eager to invite the whole community to come out and enjoy an original musical retelling of the legendary Pied Piper.

“This is the story of the Pied Piper of Hamelin retold with intimacy and musical art,” Bocks explains.

Tickets are on sale for $15-20 online at artsmerced.org or link in bio.

(Excerpt from Merced County Times, Andrew Hardy)

05/29/2026

Downtown Merced received a colorful makeover recently.

Live painting of the murals was one activity for Merced residents to sit in on during a celebration last week called Merced Arts Festival, or “Merced AF.” The event brought dozens of businesses and people together to celebrate and teach many forms of art.

The event also comes just off the heels of downtown Merced’s designation as a cultural district by The California Arts Council in December. It is one of only two neighborhoods in the region to receive the designations. The other is the Dos Rios Arts and Culture District, Modesto. Read more via link in bio the comments🔗

05/29/2026

Submission Deadline Extended!

California Valley Community Foundation
(CVCF), is seeking artist proposals.

This opportunity is open to artists interested in creating a meaningful, site-responsive artwork that reflects community, history, and legacy in California’s Central San Joaquin Valley (Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Tulare, and Kings Counties) since 1966.

Entry Deadline: June 12th

For more information: or link in bio.

05/29/2026

Whether he’s tattooing, building robots from random found objects, or painting a Japanese-inspired “foo dog,” Eddie Garcia has never stopped creating art.

Garcia has spent decades using a variety of mediums to bring his inspirations to life. His canvases range from skin, scrap wood and old furniture, to discarded metal, and even cardboard robots from when he was a kid.

Read more via the link in comments🔗