Neighborhood Center of the Arts

Neighborhood Center of the Arts Our programs promote creativity, independence and dignity. NCA is a GREAT place to shop for unique original art at affordable prices.

Since 1984, our mission has been to provide the opportunity for adults with developmental disabilities to grow to the best of their ability through the arts and community integration.

A great wave of appreciation to all who attended this year’s Spring Fling 🌊🧡🩵💛We are overcome with gratitude by the kind...
06/04/2026

A great wave of appreciation to all who attended this year’s Spring Fling 🌊🧡🩵💛
We are overcome with gratitude by the kindness and generosity we experienced during this event. The exhibition and celebration both unfolded sweetly and our Nieghborhood was filled with joy and pride! 💗👏 One and all, we are honored by your donations and presence! We cherish your support and hope anyone who was unable to attend during Spring Fling can still find time to tour the show weekdays from 10A - 2PM.

06/02/2026

It’s happening at NCA tomorrow!
Tuesday! June 2nd! At 10AM!
We can’t wait to see you 😄💗👏
We just can’t wait to share the show!
Bring your shopping shoes and a smile and join us at Spring Fling!

Friends!✨Join us tomorrow at 10AM for the opening of our Spring Fling Show: IconsWe’re so proud to share this amazing ex...
06/01/2026

Friends!

✨Join us tomorrow at 10AM for the opening of our Spring Fling Show: Icons
We’re so proud to share this amazing exhibit. Prepare to be overcome by the whimsical and inspiring power of earnest creativity! Join us for the show, stay for the BBQ, leave with transcendent artwork! ✨

A great thank you to the NCA Creative Care Companions who guided our artists on their journey to this amazing show, the Friendship Club for their support and assistance with our BBQ, and the NCA Board of Directors for all the effort, care and planning they place into our program 🙏

The Spring Fling Event is ADA accessible, family friendly, and free to the public. To ensure your safety and comfort, please bring shade, water and sunblock.

We request that all who attend offer positivity and a contribution to our fundraising efforts.

We can’t wait to see you!

The birds are singing, the butterflies are fluttering and you can hear the sweet hum of the machines in our wood shop di...
05/20/2026

The birds are singing, the butterflies are fluttering and you can hear the sweet hum of the machines in our wood shop directing the chorus of a future masterpiece 🎶🦋🐦‍⬛
Who is excited for some new 3-D artwork!? I can tell you with certainty that we are 😄 With limited days winding down before Spring Fling, no one knows how many more surprises will emerge before the show. Only one way to find all your new favorite pieces before someone else falls in love and takes them home . . Set your schedules to celebrate with us Tuesday June 2nd at 10AM 👏💙 All new show, all inclusive BBQ and all the fun, inspiration and whimsy you can fit into an afternoon!

See you there 😊

Mother’s Day is upon us, and we feel compelled to share some of the most notably transfixing and charming artwork around...
05/05/2026

Mother’s Day is upon us, and we feel compelled to share some of the most notably transfixing and charming artwork around. Your mum would love it if you stopped by on her behalf 🧐🥰
This handsome Cat Pillow created by Cynthia Walker is currently waiting for its home. It is 20 inches wide x 15 inches tall, not including those most adorable and soft ears. Priced at $40.00 I’d say you have a new companion waiting to share your couch 🖤
Let us know if you call dibs!

We are home to the most lovely and whimsical people, paintings, sculptures, textiles, jewelry, illustrations and much more. For many uniquities that say I love you in several hues 🌈 visit our gallery Monday - Friday from 9:30 - 2!

200 Litton Drive✨Grass Valley
Just up the hill from BriarPatch🌿

Not only are we weaving, we’re dyeing for you to join us! Check out these hot new colors straight out of the dye lab and...
04/21/2026

Not only are we weaving,
we’re dyeing for you to join us! Check out these
hot new colors straight out of the dye lab and these patterns fresh off Crystal’s loom! 👁️ 👁️
What in the muppets is that incredible color combo, Kayla!? 🧡🩷 It’s about to become something out of this world 🪐
And the only way to learn more is tune in or stop by the studio for a tour of fine folk phantasm to the most whimsical and inspiring beat of sweet sweet creative freedom 🎶✨🎨🧶🌈

Throwback to last spring ☔️
04/12/2026

Throwback to last spring ☔️

Things are coming together ✨✨Our icons are taking their final forms. Showing up to begin the work is the biggest battle....
03/31/2026

Things are coming together ✨
✨Our icons are taking their final forms.
Showing up to begin the work is the biggest battle. From this point forward it’s just a matter of following through. With a little bit of focus and some perseverance, we will have completed our mission.
And to the collection of masterpieces we will induct our latest greatness!
Now’s your chance to own a one of a kind work of art that really makes your whiskers twitch. Don’t blink. You could miss everything 🌝🌿🐇
Drop by Monday - Friday from 9:30A - 2P to find your spirt animals, fiery dreams and all the latest reimaginings — in color!
It’s only magic if you believe in it 😊🎨

If you feel overcome by the need to get started on a new idea, don’t settle for something else. Grab your tools and run ...
03/15/2026

If you feel overcome by the need to get started on a new idea, don’t settle for something else. Grab your tools and run with this inspiration. See it through. The universe is telling you to act fast because the time is ✨now✨
Inspired moments genrally hold the key to unlocking things you didn’t understand before. Let the answers however strange unfold, even if you’re not sure what is going to happen. Experimentation always teaches us something, and artists leave the curious evidence behind 🌝🫟🪄🔭🧑‍🎨

Icons come in all shapes and sizes. And masterpieces are decided by the viewers, not their artists. At NCA, works are in...
03/06/2026

Icons come in all shapes and sizes.
And masterpieces are decided by the viewers, not their artists. At NCA, works are in progress! We are transforming masterpieces! We are reimagining icons!
Keep your eyes peeled — the wip’s are out!🎨✨

Check back in for more progress 👀

Stay creative, NCA fans 🌝

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200 Litton Drive Ste 212
Grass Valley, CA
95945

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 2:30pm
Thursday 9am - 2:30pm
Friday 9am - 2:30pm

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