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The Cabrillo Gallery is recognized throughout the state of California as one of the finest community college exhibition spaces.

With a focus on national and international artists the gallery also hosts a very popular annual student exhibition.

08/22/2026

Opening Monday August 24, “Influencers: Art and Photography Faculty & Staff Exhibition.”

Our Instructors and Staff are prolific in their own art practices. This dynamic and diverse exhibition gives our dedicated educators and support staff a chance to share their creative practice with the Cabrillo students they mentor and the community at large. Nearly 30 artists will participate, presenting work spanning multiple media and disciplines, including ceramics, digital fabrication, drawing, jewelry, sculpture, mixed media, painting, printmaking, photography, video and woodworking.

Claire Thorson, “Talking in Tongues”, mixed media drawing installation

“I created these mixed media drawings, along with others, during an art residency in Spain last summer. While some of the drawings were developed as coherent small sets, this installation is purposefully diverse.

My goal in making the drawings was to explore unfamiliar visual
vocabulary and tap into ways of drawing that are less encumbered by ideas and images. I chose mixed media because it is unpredictable and yields unexpected results.

I believe that the drawings record some of the sensory attunement and subtle wonderment that accompanies experiencing a new place. The drawings are rough and provisional and may pose questions about chaos, coherence, and the embodiment of freedom.”

Looking forward to welcoming you back into the gallery!

Please join us for the Reception: Saturday, September 12, 3-5pm, there will be an Artists’ Talk at 3:30pm.

To find out more about our exhibitions please go to our website:
https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

(New) Gallery Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:o0am-4pm
Wed + Thurs evening 6:30-8pm

08/19/2026

Cabrillo Gallery opens for the Fall 2026 semester this coming Monday August 24!

“Influencers: Art and Photography Faculty & Staff Exhibition” will be on view through September 18. We have been busy installing this week and are looking forward to inviting you back into the gallery.

Please join us for the Reception: Saturday, September 12, 3-5pm, there will be an Artists’ Talk at 3:30pm. Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery!

To find out more about our exhibitions please go to our website:
https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

(New) Gallery Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:o0am-4pm
Wed + Thurs evening 6:30-8pm

08/06/2026

“Influencers: Art and Photography Faculty & Staff Exhibition” opens August 24! Showcasing artwork created by the multi-talented individuals who currently work as instructors and staff in the Art Studio, Art Photography and Art History programs at Cabrillo College, as well as emeritus full-time faculty.

This dynamic and diverse exhibition gives our dedicated educators and support staff a chance to share their creative practice with the Cabrillo students they mentor and the community at large. Nearly 30 artists will participate, presenting work spanning multiple media and disciplines, including ceramics, digital fabrication, drawing, jewelry, sculpture, mixed media, painting, printmaking, photography, video and woodworking.

Please join us for the Reception: Saturday, September 12, 3-5pm, there will be an Artists’ Talk at 3:30pm. Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery!

image: Sean Peeler, Smile You’re on Camera, wet plate collodion on mirror

To find out more about our exhibitions please go to our website:
https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

Cabrillo Gallery re-opens August 24, 2026
(New) Gallery Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:30am-4pm
Wed + Thurs evening 6:30-8pm

07/29/2026

Submission deadline extended!
Submissions now due: Tuesday, August 4

Exhibition: September 28 - October 27, 2026

Cabrillo Gallery invites all Latino/a/x artists to submit work to our juried national call for entries for the upcoming exhibition, “LatinXperiencia 2026: La Resiliencia.”

Resilience” is a superpower! During challenging circumstances and difficult times it can give us the strength to persevere through great adversity with fortitude, and it can provide the flexibility and resourcefulness to find pathways forward with a creative mindset.

How do you envision resilience? We invite you to submit artworks that reflect some aspect of this potent and complex idea.

This call is open to Latino/a/x artists living in the US, working in any art media / discipline. The artwork content does not in any way have to be specific to Latino/a/x themes or culture, although it can be, of course. We welcome any and all interpretations, imagery and content that captures the idea of “resilience.”

Juror: Alyssarhaye Graciano, Visual Arts Curator at MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose, CA.
https://maclaarte.org/about/

For more information and to submit work to the call you can go to our exhibition webpage:
https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/latinxperiencia-2026/

or follow this link: opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17714/CAFE

We are looking forward to seeing you in the gallery this fall! Cabrillo Gallery re-opens August 24. To find out more about our exhibitions please go to our website:
https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

(New) Gallery Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:30am-4pm
Wed + Thurs evening 6:30-8pm

07/17/2026

Cabrillo Gallery invites all Latino/a/x artists to submit work to our juried national call for entries for the upcoming exhibition, “LatinXperiencia 2026: La Resiliencia.”

Submission deadline: July 29
Exhibition: September 28 - October 27, 2026

“Resilience” is a superpower! During challenging circumstances and difficult times it can give us the strength to persevere through great adversity with fortitude, and it can provide the flexibility and resourcefulness to find pathways forward with a creative mindset.

How do you envision resilience? We invite you to submit artworks that reflect some aspect of this potent and complex idea.

This call is open to Latino/a/x artists living in the US, working in any art media / discipline. The artwork content does not in any way have to be specific to Latino/a/x themes or culture, although it can be, of course. We welcome any and all interpretations, imagery and content that captures the idea of “resilience.”

Juror: Alyssarhaye Graciano, Visual Arts Curator at MACLA/Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana in San Jose, CA.
https://maclaarte.org/about/

For more information and to submit work to the call, follow the link in our bio. You can also go to this link: opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/17714/CAFE

Cabrillo Gallery re-opens August 24. We are looking forward to seeing you in the gallery this fall! To find out more about our exhibitions please go to our website:
https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

(New) Gallery Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:30am-4pm
Wed + Thurs evening 6:30-8pm

06/22/2026

Announcing our Fall 2026 exhibition line up:

“Influencers: Art & Photography Faculty & Staff Exhibition”
August 24 - September 18 (closed Sep. 7)
Reception: September 12, 3-5pm
Artists’ Talk: during the reception at 3:30pm

“LatinXperiencia 2026: La Resiliencia”
*call for entries open to Latino/a/x artists
link to enter: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=17714
September 28 - October 27
Reception: September 26, 3-5pm
Curators talk: during the reception at 3:30pm

“12 x 12 (x12): An Open Invitational”
November 9 - December 4 (closed Nov. 11 & 25-27)
Reception: November 14, 3-5pm

For more information about our exhibitions please go to our website: https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery this Fall. We re-open on Monday August 24th. Enjoy your summer!

05/27/2026

As this academic year comes to a close, and we look back at all the exhibitions we mounted since last August, we are feeling so very lucky and grateful for all of the wonderful artists who we had the pleasure to work with, the fantastic art we were honored to exhibit, and the incredibly positive responses we enjoyed hearing from our visitors. It was a truly remarkable year.

We started this past fall with a fantastic, eclectic exhibition of artwork from our recently retired faculty members in “Looking Forward”. Next up was an eye-popping installation of neon-colored flora and fauna by Ana Teresa Fernandez, in “TransPollination of Eden”. And as always, we ended the fall semester with our extremely popular annual community art showcase, the “12x12(x12) Open Invitational”.

Our Spring started out the year BIG with the magnificent, enigmatic, thought-provoking, large-scale paintings by Tamera Avery in “Wayfinders”. Next, we pivoted to photographic image making in “Turning Points”, a poignant and powerful juried exhibition of work on that theme by photographic artists from all over the country. Finally, we closed out our year by celebrating the truly impressive work that comes out of our Art and Photography Departments in this year's “Student Exhibition”.

Thank you so much to all of the artists, patrons, student workers, volunteers, visitors, support staff, administrators, and everyone else who contributed to such a successful year of bringing this wide-ranging mix of art to our students and community. And a special shout out to the Cabrillo Makerspace crew who print our gorgeous posters, wall text and vinyl for each exhibition. We are so grateful for your generosity!

We have had such a fantastic year, and we look forward to seeing you all back at the gallery in August! The gallery will re-open on August 24, 2026 with "Influencers" featuring work from Art and Art Photography Faculty and Staff at Cabrillo College.

05/15/2026

There is still time to come see the "Student Exhibition 2026", the gallery will be open until 4pm today.

Hope to see you!

For more information regarding our exhibitions please go to our website: https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

05/14/2026

The ceramic department is always prolific, producing finely crafted pieces. Each year we are blown away with the unique creativity that gets fostered in the ceramic studios. There is still time to see “Student Exhibition 2026” on view through tomorrow Friday, May 15th.

Kiersten Gustafson, “Resist”, ceramic
Lucy Mendesh, “Donut Vase”, ceramic
Jaden Darlak, “Potions”, ceramic
Ed Deren, “Rocket X”, ceramic
Tabby L. Govaars, “Flesh Trap”, ceramic
Sarah Routhier, “Seed Collector”, ceramic
Gabie Darlak, “we are all exuberant”, ceramic, underglazes, acrylic paint
Jo Heady, “Lace Tea Cups”, ceramic
Morgan McCay, “Rosé and Roses”, ceramic

Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery!

Gallery hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm, Wed & Thurs evenings 6-8pm

For more information regarding our exhibitions please go to our website: https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

05/12/2026

Emphasizing the incredible Painting and Drawing classes here at Cabrillo College. The foundations of any media, painting and drawing are explored through color and design, figure drawing, collage, typography, acrylic and oil painting, color and composition, as well as mixed-media. Our current “Student Exhibition 2026” has been receiving high praise for the variety, creativity and high quality of work that our students are showcasing from this past year of working hard in the studios.

Don’t miss your chance to see this year's fantastic exhibit, on view through this Friday, May 15th.

Nancy Niles, “Sanctuary”, acrylic on canvas panel
Athena Terry, “Twist”, graphite and soft pastel on paper
Sophia Vitali, “Decorated”, charcoal and graphite on paper
Lola Howse, “Untitled”, acrylic on watercolor paper
Julia Doolittle, “Buzzed”, graphite on paper
Erin Craft, “Untitled”, acrylic on paper
Lani Alcaraz Brewer, “Kitchen”, acrylic paint
Wren Dannhauser, “Roadkiller Pt III”, charcoal on paper

Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery!

Gallery hours: Mon - Fri 9am - 4pm, Wed & Thurs evenings 6-8pm

For more information regarding our exhibitions please go to our website: https://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery/

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Cabrillo College 6500 Soquel Drive, Library 1002
Aptos, CA
95003

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
	6pm - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

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http://www.cabrillo.edu/cabrillo-gallery

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