Shasta County Arts Council

06/17/2026

NEW CLASS🚨 Live Figure Drawing

Using live models, Brooke McGowen's new 18+ class focuses on movement, rhythm, gesture, and self-expression through figure drawing. Bring your favorite drawing materials and explore a more loose, expressive approach to the human form.

Thursdays | 6–8 PM

No need to pre-register, just show up with your preferred medium and get creative!

More Information on our website linked below:
https://www.shastaartscouncil.org/calendar-classes

06/12/2026

PHOTO DUMP: June’s Pocket Park Pop-Up🌳

Thanks to everyone who came out last First Friday and joined in on the watercolor social! Also a BIG SHOUTOUT to ND Photography Baileys Book Nook and Jacob Akana for providing entertainment, free photos, and books to peruse!

We will be having another pop up July 3 and there will be hotdogs! Keep an eye out for more information 😊

06/11/2026

Happening Tonight!!

05/29/2026

Pocket Park Pop-Up is BACK and this time we are bringing watercolors, cake, portraits, live music, and of course, books!

This event is FREE to the public!

🕔 June 5 • 5PM–8PM
📍Shasta County Arts Council
1313 Market Street, Redding CA

What to expect:
• Live music by Jacob Akana & JJ Tiefenbach
• Pop-Up Portrait Studio with ND Photography
• Watercolor Social with free-to-use supplies
• Books & goodies from Bailey’s Book Nook
• Cake cart treats from Tu Antojito Favorito
No gallery opening this month… so we’re doing something different.

This month, YOU are the artist. Create something during the event and either take it home or leave it behind to become part of a community-created gallery installation throughout June.

So bring your friends, hang out in the Pocket Park, make art, eat cake, and spend the evening with local creatives in downtown Redding.

05/22/2026

Meet our newest teacher! Brooke McGowen 🎨

Brooke studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before continuing her painting studies in Vienna, Austria. After years of exhibiting work internationally and developing her own expressive “flow” painting style in New York, she now creates and teaches here in our home of Shasta County.

Starting June 4, Brooke will be leading Energetic Life Drawing at the Shasta Arts Council. This class is an expressive 18+ figure drawing class focused on gesture, rhythm, movement, and self-expression through live models.

No perfection required. No experience needed. Just bring your materials and come draw.

Thursdays • 6–8 PM
$20 per session
Shasta Arts Council
1313 Market St. Redding, CA

Students can simply pay when they arrive.

05/14/2026

Artists, we want to see what you’ve been creating!

The Shasta Arts Council is now accepting submissions for TWO upcoming gallery exhibitions at Old City Hall in Downtown Redding.

JULY EXHIBITION
Across This Land: Celebrating 250 Years of America
A celebration of landscapes, culture, history, identity, travel, and the many perspectives that shape America.

Exhibition Dates: July 3–31, 2026
Submission Deadline: Friday, June 19 by 4 PM

AUGUST EXHIBITION
Familiarity of the Figure: The Human Form
An exploration of the human figure through expressive, emotional, abstract, symbolic, and contemporary interpretations.

Exhibition Dates: August 7–28, 2026
Submission Deadline: Friday, July 24

We welcome artists working in painting, photography, sculpture, jewelry, fiber art, mixed media, fine crafts, and more.

Link for application & more details: https://www.shastaartscouncil.org/calls-to-artists

Have Questions? Email [email protected]

05/06/2026

05/05/2026

So much of what we do is only possible because of the people who believe in it.

To our patrons: Thank you for supporting the arts, creativity, and community here in Redding. Your generosity helps keep spaces like this alive and accessible to all.

We see you and we appreciate you 💛

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Interested in becoming a patron? Use the link in the comments to learn more!

05/03/2026

What a beautiful First Friday 🤍

Thank you to everyone who stopped by Shasta Arts Council! The Pocket Park was full of life, and the opening night of Art & Mind was an incredible evening of connection, conversation, and community.

Missed opening night? No worries ✨

Art & Mind will remain on display through May 29

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Make sure to stop by next month for June’s Pocket Park Pop Up🌳

05/01/2026

OPENING TONIGHT!

Come see the Art & Mind Gallery tonight for its grand opening! (it’s free!)

This art show is about exploring neurodiversity, connection, and the full spectrum of human experience.

How?

Art & Mind will be feature some artwork created by individuals with lived experiences of neurodivergence including autism, ADHD, dementia, and more.

We’ve partnered with organizations such as, Artistic Endeavors, Hope Alzheimers & Dementia Care, NAMI Shasta County, DLB Ranch and Shasta County Health and Human Services Behavioral Health, to make an exhibition that reflects a shared commitment to mental health awareness, inclusion, and creative expression.

Come see a spectacular, thought provoking show.

free to the public
Grand Opening: May 1 5pm-8pm
Show Runs May 1 - May 29

📍Shasta County Arts Council
1313 Market Street, Redding CA 96001