The Trinity County Arts Council would like to carry forward a practice of recognizing the original caretakers of these Sacred Lands within and throughout the Trinity region.
 
We acknowledge and offer gratitude to these indigenous ancestors, and present-day relations of the Nor-Rel Muk Wintu Nation and those tribal people who grace the North State – Maidu, Miwok, and Yurok.
 
We acknowledge their stewardship of these lands and uplift their legacies as they continue to build and sustain their culture and practices today and for seven generations
​
What's Happening NOW !
The Funds for Artists’ Resilience is a collaboration between the Ink People Center for the Arts, Trinity County Arts Council and Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness.

Thank you for Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation for the starter funds for this project.

Project Criteria and Selection Process:

Apply Online! (Must login to Google to submit)

Print an application (PDF)

Eligible Artists: residents of Humboldt, Del Norte, and Trinity Counties
Project budget: individual projects, up to $1,000; collaborative projects, up to $5,000
Deadline for Proposals: October 16, 2020 at 11:59 PST 

You may call the Trinity Arts Council to discuss your ideas for proposals; (530) 623-2760
 F.A.R.
The Funds for Artists’ Resilience is a collaboration between the Ink People Center for the Arts, Trinity County Arts Council and Del Norte Association for Cultural Awareness.

Thank you for Humboldt Area Foundation and Wild Rivers Community Foundation for the starter funds for this project.   Schedules and  applications available here.
Picture
Robert Millette with painting
Picture
Artist: Joe Kasper
Joe Kasper Painting sells Off the Wall !
Sale of $400 donated to TCAC

Joe has supported the TCAC in so many ways through the years including as a past President of the TCAC. Joe has offered to DONATE the sales from those paintings that he has on display in Weaverville businesses to US!
​
Last week, Joe's painting of this train sold right off the walls from Kelly's Gym. Pictured with the painting is Robert Millette who purchased the painting for his dad.
Your ARTS Community LOVES You Joe!
Picture
Trinity artists Susan Alexander, John Garrett, and Stefani Thomas showing their otters
OTTERS !!
North Coast Otters will celebrate World Otter Day, May 27, with a virtual sneak peek of the more than 100 otter sculptures designed and decorated by artists from the North Coast and beyond.

The day will also feature a 1 p.m. Facebook Premiere event, during which you will learn more about North Coast Otters from the project creator and volunteers. View the livestream at https://www.facebook.com/northcoastottersart/.
Join in the fun and share with your friends. Here's a shared google folder with some photos and a link to the promo video. See it here promo on Youtube
https://www.facebook.com/northcoastottersart/
 ART  CLASSES / kids:  COVID / SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRMENTS may impact classes offered.  CALL 530-623-2760 with your interest.
Music lessons in a variety of instruments, painting and sculpting are provided by private music and art teachers, year-round.  Taylor and Danyel Aglipay are pictured at the Festival of Light Crafts Fair recital featuring their music students. John Garrett, former art instructor for Lewiston Elementary School, provides private pay classes for kids at his Studio G in Weaverville, behind the Highland Art Center.  The Trinity County Arts Council offers scholarships to Studio G with the Festival Of Light Scholarship Program.  Applications available.  Contact John for information about his class schedule: (530) 623-4213.
VIRTUAL  YOUNG  ARTIST'S  SHOWCASE
As our world springs forth with new life; and the sunshine lures one outside, it becomes increasingly difficult to observe social distancing.   The Trinity County Arts Council misses the laughter and opportunity to get to know the community of people who join us on the 1st Saturday of the month for the Art Cruise.  Especially April’s Annual Young Artist Showcase.

Every year, we are blown away by the young talent in Trinity County!  The K-12 schools and the home-school art programs feature a selection of 2-D and 3-D art created by their students during the year.  THIS year, two THS high school students created a virtual show of the Young Artist Showcase.  So, plug into a large screen, grab some refreshments, and enjoy the creative vision of our youngsters. Feel free to share it on your networks.  https://tinyurl.com/r5fa9xs
TRINITY  ART  IN  THE  ALPS: Forged by Fire Festival
                  Ceramic, Glass, Metal and More
As with most events scheduled for this Spring and Summer in California, TCAC has had to cancel this popular event.   We look forward to 2021 with the event as explained:

FATHER’S DAY Saturday, June 20, 2020, many of the most talented ceramic, glass, and metal artists as well as vendors in other specialty crafts from the North State will dazzle spectators at the 4th Annual Trinity County Art in the Alps: Forged by Fire Festival.
Join in the activities 10am – 4pm at the Highland Art Center Meadow in Historic Weaverville.  We invite artists, students, ceramic, glass and metal enthusiasts, and anyone interested in discovering the wonders of the arts to watch insightful demonstrations by ceramic artist John Garrett and glass artist Lisa Howell (to be confirmed) from 11am to 1pm.  Experience RAKU Magic in which you glaze a ceramic bowl and watch the flames transform it into iridescent brilliance.  Live Music will fill the meadow starting at 1:30.
Picture
Trinity County Champion Sunshine Montgomery, Hayfork High School
POETRY OUT LOUD: 
 COVID-19 Virus forced Virtual Performances for Poetry Out Loud State Competition 2020
The COVID-19 Virus Cancelled the Poetry Out Loud State Competition that was to be held at the State Capitol, March 14.  The directive was given that each county needed to video their County Champion and download the 3 poems to Sacramento on the Saturday prior to the competition scheduled for Sunday.

Hayfork’s team rallied for our Trinity Champion, Sunshine Montgomery, with coach Becky Stetson and technical specialist Jonathon Daniels braving the storm warning to video Sunshine’s performance at Hayfork High School.

I  asked Sunshine why she chose  to volunteer for the POL Program.  “To overcome my fear”, said Sunshine.
  SEE  Full Story and Photos of Virtual Performance    Youtube: "Cartoon Physics"  "Diameter"
FRONTIER DAYS CELEBRATION: CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19
​May 9, Saturday of Mother's Day Weekend.
​Roll back the clock to the 1850s Gold Rush Era.  Our old fashioned celebration of heritage and culture begins at the Highland Art Center with the Nor-Rel-Muk Wintu Nation drummers calling people to the opening ceremony of prayer and songs.  Experience Native culture through FREE hands-on crafts, taking home a woven bear grass key chain, basket, flint arrow head, herbal remedy and more.  Native dancers singers will perform in the afternoon.  Follow the sounds of tinkering of blacksmiths forging metal works at the Jake Jackson Museum where  outdoor exhibits await public and prospectors alike. Neighboring the museum, is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California, The Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park.  Explore the temple and the fascinating role the Chinese played in early settlement history.  Our Lumber Industry and Mill will demonstrate milling techniques and invite you to pound authentic square nails into lumber for a timeless keepsake.  Discover Gold Nuggets redeemable for gifts. Live Music and Photo Opps. in historic Weaverville will immerse your family in an unforgettable cultural experience - Touching History !​
  SEE MORE
"Weaverville, brightest spot between Redding and the Coast" 
As we approach a Dark and Cold- Wet Winter, many people have expressed a hope that the Arts Council and friends would kindly install lights (knowing that we have hung Christmas lights for the past 4 years).  The historic buildings bedecked in light, truly is MAGICAL.   SEE MORE

Resource Hub

ARTS EVENTS

Trinity County is proud to be the home of an eclectic and diverse population of professional artists and crafters in almost all media forms and music.
​SEE MORE

OPPORTUNITIES

​A multitude of Art Opportunities are available in Trinity County and neighboring counties.  TCAC is the Resource Connection​.  Art Opportunities SEE MORE

CULTURAL TOURISM

 Touch History!
Nestled in the Trinity Alps, and steeped in a rich history of the local Native American Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation, Gold Mining and Chinese immigrant history and religion, Trinity County is a center of culture, art and outdoor recreation.
Explore TrinityPlaces.org
OUR MISSION
Advance Trinity County through the arts and creativity.
​
OUR VISION
Brand Trinity County as an Art Cultural Destination
Proudly powered by Weebly