MEDIUM Art Center – 110 S. School St. Ukiah, CA 95482
**Fifth Annual Community Youth Art Exhibition Opens March 6 at MEDIUM Art Center**
MEDIUM Art Center invites the community to celebrate the Fifth Annual Community Youth Art Exhibition, opening Friday, March 6, 2026.
This year marks five years of showcasing the creative work of young artists across Mendocino County. The 2026 exhibition will be the largest youth show in the program’s history, featuring over 100 pieces of artwork created by artists ages 3 to 18.
The exhibition includes painting, sculpture, drawing, mixed media, photography, and more. Visitors can expect a wide range of styles and subjects shaped by the honesty and imagination that young artists bring to their work.
An opening reception will be held during Ukiah’s First Friday Art Walk on Friday, March 6, 2026, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Families, friends, teachers, and community members are encouraged to attend and support the artists.
In addition to the show opening, there will be a Youth Makers Market, featuring local makers ages 18 and under selling their handmade wares.
There will be light food and drink. A community art project for all ages, led by Linda Tucker from Wildchild Studios, will be available.
Exhibition details:
* Opening reception and Youth Makers Market:
Friday, March 6, 2026, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
* Location: MEDIUM Art Center, 110 S. School St., Ukiah
Supporting youth in the arts is one of the most important investments a community can make. Programs like the Youth Show give young people a public platform, build confidence, and validate their creative voices. For many participants, this is the first time their work has been displayed in a professional gallery setting. That experience builds pride and a sense of belonging.
Over the past five years, the Youth Show has grown from a hopeful idea into a cornerstone of MEDIUM Art Center’s annual programming. Each year, more families attend, more students participate, and the level of work continues to grow. The exhibition reflects the strength, diversity, and imagination of the next generation.
The show runs from March 6 through March 31, 2026, at MEDIUM Art Center, located at 110 S. School Street in Ukiah.
For more information about MEDIUM Art Center and upcoming exhibitions and events, visit www.mediumarts.org or email info@deepvalleyarts.org.
*MEDIUM Art Center is a Mendocino County–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting artists and creating accessible opportunities to experience and engage with contemporary art. The organization presents monthly exhibitions, workshops, and community events focused on inclusion, experimentation, and local creative culture.*
The exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.deepvalleyarts.org or contact info@deepvalleyarts.org
Corner Gallery & Art Center Ukiah – 201 S. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482
Corner Gallery Ukiah March 2026 “Casing The Joint”
Artists Spencer Brewer and Esther Siegel present “Casing the Joint,” a never-before-seen collection of original works created by local participants from their popular Harmony Gaits Outta the Box Assemblage Camps. A brand-new feast of wildly imaginative assemblage art in Ukiah
Young Artist Wall: High School Senior a Redwood Valley native Hannah Kitchen started in graphite as a medium and has explored watercolor, ink, pastel. She will exhibit an experimental piece a series of monochromatic skulls,
MCAA Pony Wall: Kathleen Gordon Burke, oil paintings, Mary Lee’s Photography on north wall, Jill Millward paintings and Ceramics east wall. Ursula Partch felting and paper sculpture and wall hangings.
First Friday opening Friday, March 6th 5pm- 8pm. Live guitar and vocal music will be presented throughout the evening by Steve Winkle.
Corner Gallery is located at 201 S. State Street, in back of Corner Gallery. Regular Gallery hours re 11am – 5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.
Art Center Ukiah March 2026 “Thousands Shades of Green”
With new growth and flowers springing up everywhere you look, the Art Center Ukiah chose ‘A Thousand Shades of Green’ as the theme for their March springtime exhibit. This juried show will be a delight and refreshing view as local artists exhibit their green creations. Mediums represented will include paint, textile, clay, paper, wood, mosaic and assemblage.
Opening reception Friday, March 6th 5pm -8pm. Live music presented throughout the evening by Steve Winkle
201 S. State Street Ukiah in back of Corner Gallery. Regular Gallery hours are 11am -5pm Tuesday thru Saturday.
See more at cornergalleryukiah.com/art-center-ukiah
Ukiah Branch Library – 105 N. Main St. Ukiah, CA 95482
Charles Montgomery: Art Lover-Art Maker
Art Walk on Friday, March 6, 2026, from 5 to 7 PM
The Ukiah Branch Library invites the community to join us for our Art Walk openings on Friday, March 6 and Friday, April 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. The library will feature an acrylic on canvas show by local artist, Charles Montgomery.
Montgomery is an art lover who has become an art maker. His breadth of work features colorful and stylized portraits of people and animals, often with a stroke of humor. Montgomery pays homage to some of the masters, including Van Gogh, Matisse, and O’Keefe; and his longtime love of music and jazz are a recurring motif. Montgomery says the precious rewards to practicing his craft are freedom and fun.
On March 6 the library will host live music by Will Siegel’s Mendocino Jazz Collective and on April 3, live harp music by Suni Robin. During the Art Walk openings, guests can enjoy an allages tiny canvas craft and a robust book sale hosted by the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library.
This art exhibition is free to the public, open to all ages, and is sponsored by the kind and generous support of the Ukiah Valley Friends of the Library and Mendocino County Library. The exhibit runs March 6 to April 30.
For more information, please visit www.mendolibrary.org or contact the Ukiah Branch at uklibrary@mendocinocounty.gov or 707-463-4490.
Bona Marketplace – 116 W. Standley St. Ukiah, CA 95482
Darrell Carpenter is a local artist whose painting collages celebrate the beauty and spirit of the natural world. A resident of the community for over 25 years, Darrell draws inspiration from his garden and the surrounding landscape.
Working in layered compositions, he blends color, texture, and form to create richly detailed pieces. Blooming flowers, shifting light and seasonal changes allows him to build depth and movement within each painting.
Darrell invites viewers to stop by Bona listen to music by Jerry Rubio, have some small bites and reconnect with the simple beauty growing all around him.
For more information, please call (707) 463-1113. See more at facebook.com/bonamarketplace
Luxe Places International Realty – 601 S. State St. Ukiah, CA 95482
On March 6th Luxe Places Reality joins the Art Walk celebration featuring the paintings of artist Bonnie Boek with free refreshments for attendees. Featured artist, Bonnie Boek is a practicing multidisciplinary artist, based in Mendocino County.
These light-filled oil landscapes use a vibrant, emotive color palette. She loves to paint her favorite places and other things that make her happy and work to evoke healing.
Study under local artist Adele Pruitt helped her visualize and execute her inspiration, which sprung from her mother, grandmother and great grandmother’s love of painting. Women artists have always been an inspiration and a solace.
Bonnie comes from a long family tradition of creative expression whether it be gardening, cooking, textiles and sewing, and interior and outdoor design.
Meditative works that bring the viewer into the present moment are the goal. This is her debut exhibition.
Luxe is located at 601 S. State Street. For more information, please call (707) 462-1600. See more at https://luxeplaces.com/
First Friday at the Grace Hudson Museum – 431 S. Main St. Ukiah
Friday, March 6, 5:00 to 8:00 PM
Spend a part of your March First Friday Ukiah Art Walk at the Grace Hudson Museum. We are delighted to welcome Paul Steward, an award-winning singer and musician hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area. His music fuses Blues, R&B, Pop, and Native American sounds — a tribute to his Elem Pomo tribal roots. Also, this will be our initial First Friday since the opening of Momím Wené: Medicine Water, our latest exhibition. The show features the artwork of 30 California Native artists reflecting on the significance of water in their various tribal cultures. This includes a few Valley Pomo artists. You’ll also be able to spend time discovering or getting reacquainted with our core galleries, featuring Grace Hudson’s artwork, exquisite Pomo basketry, and Carpenter-Hudson family history. Also enjoy an evening walk in our Wild Gardens as the days are getting longer — our gardens docent, Ziggy, will be available for tours. Light refreshments will be available. First Fridays at the Grace Hudson Museum are always free all day and evening.
The Grace Hudson is located at 431 S. Main St., Ukiah. For more information, please call (707) 467-2836. See more at gracehudsonmuseum.org