Sedona Arts Center

Sedona Arts Center is one of Northern Arizona’s most well-established cultural organizations and serves as the creative heart of Sedona. Founded in 1958, the nonprofit organization is based in Uptown, Sedona and offers year-round classes, exhibitions, festivals, and cultural events that enhance the creative life of the Verde Valley. The Center’s Fine Art Gallery, open daily from 10am to 5pm, promotes the original works of over 100 local artists and regularly offers special assistance for collectors and art buyers, offers private studio visits, and fosters hundreds of arts education opportunities each year.

Magic and Dreams

CALL TO ARTISTS! Magic and Dreams is a juried exhibition that will feature the work of women artists in Arizona. The theme is completely open to interpretation. The exhibition will be juried by arts center staff on the basis of creativity, skill, expectation of sales and available space in the Special Exhibition Gallery. Artists working in any media are welcome to apply. Jewlery, Sculpture, Photography and Digital Media as well as Painting, Drawing, Collage and Mixed Media will be considered. Arts Center membership is not required.

Big Gay Art Show

The Big Gay Art Show exhibits and sells artwork in support of the LGBT+ community and allies. Though entries are juried, the entry process is free and open to anyone that would like to participate. This event is a much anticipated, well attended exhibition open to all artists in any medium and of any level. This year the exhibition venue and date range has been expanded to accommodate this growth! The show will feature an opening reception on the First Friday July 3rd 5:00- 8:00pm and the exhibition will continue through July 12th in the Theatre Gallery and Special Exhibition Gallery (adjoining rooms) at the Sedona Arts Center.

Explore the School of the Arts

The School of the Arts at the Sedona Arts Center offers: Workshops, Ongoing Classes and Field Expeditions to (other) special locations. Workshops bring artists from all over the country to teach specialized techniques in a wide range of mediums and styles. Ongoing Classes are taught by locals in a variety of formats from a one-day experience to 6-week ceramic courses.

Visit Our Fine Art Gallery

Our unique Gallery represents over 100 local\regional artists working in a wide variety of mediums and styles. You can visit our physical gallery at 15 Art Barn Rd. in Sedona that is open 7 days a week 10 am to 5 pm. We are a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization. No Sales Tax. Free Parking. Don't forget to check out our online gallery!

Joella Jean Mahoney

“The welcoming community I find at the Sedona Arts Center nourishes my life and my art. SAC gives me the opportunity to learn, teach, socialize and gives me a place to exhibit my paintings. Sedona Arts Center is the Heart of Sedona. In 1951, Nassan Gobran, sculptor and founder of the Sedona Arts Center, told me that he saw a need in Sedona for an Arts Center like Tanglewood in Lennox, Massachusetts. This center would provide nourishment and enrichment to culture-starved residents and visitors. An Arts Center would also identify Sedona as a serious art environment. Ten years later, his vision became a reality. For the past 60 years since its founding, the Sedona Arts Center has been and is the cultural and educational anchor of Sedona. Sedona Arts Center is dedicated to sharing the enjoyment and importance of having art in one’s life and making arts education a priority. Now, we all have the responsibility to ensure that this treasured institution continues to exist in Sedona.”

Gretchen Lopez

“These past eight years have been so exciting for me as an artist and an instructor at SAC. To share knowledge with others is the most exciting and rewarding experience of my life.”

Susan Kliewer

“My love affair with the Arts Center began in 1969 when I signed up for a class. While working my day job at the foundry, I learned to sculpt at SAC night classes. I later progressed to teaching that same class. SAC was kind enough to let me sculpt Sedona Schnebly in the Art Barn. Through SAC I’ve been able to develp my artistic talent and to literally change my life.”

Curt Walters

“Since 1978 my true connection to Sedona and its art community has been through the Sedona Arts Center. Congratulations on turning 50 years old. SAC continues to be relevant and is still the hub for visitors exploring Sedona's art community.”