2025-2026

SAC Season of Events

Celebrate Sedona

Celebrate Sedona engages the local community while celebrating and featuring local and regional arts, food and drink! Held in the upper parking lot of Sedona Arts Center, Celebrate Sedona is a celebration of the beauty and diversity of our community’s music, food, drink, and artistry.

Our Celebrate Sedona’s are on Friday’s and incorporate the openings of our Exhibitions so we can have the Artists join the festivities and officially open the current Exhibition. The event takes place from 4 pm to 6 pm and features local musicians, food trucks, wineries, and live demonstrations by local artists!

The next 2025-2026 dates are:

• Friday, February 6, 2026  (Opening of Vision & Sound)
• Celebrate Sedona February 6
• Friday, March 6, 2026  (Opening of Juried Friends Show)
• Celebrate Sedona March 6
• Friday, April 24, 2026  (FORM + FACE: Abstract Bodies and Masked Identities)
• Celebrate Sedona April 24
• Friday, June 5, 2026  (The Big Gay Art Show)
• Celebrate Sedona June 5

For more information on each Celebrate Sedona, visit: CelebrateSedona.org

Vision & Sound: An African American Experience 2026

February 2 – 28, 2026

Vision & Sound: An African American Experience creates an educational experience and environment that broadens understanding and appreciation of African American visual and performing arts for multigenerational and multicultural audiences. The program builds supportive relationships that encourage cultural equity throughout Arizona and beyond — recognizing that professional American artists of African descent have too often been overlooked and underrepresented.

The 2026 Sedona Arts Center exhibition features work by artists from across Arizona and beyond, presented as part of a statewide series of exhibitions, performances, talks, and community events.

Opening Reception: Friday, February 6, 2026 from 4–6pm
The Special Exhibition Gallery is Open Daily 12–5pm
Vision and Sound Symposium, February 26-27 – Reserve your spot – CLICK HERE

Visit VisionandSound.org for complete schedule of events and exhibitions

Featuring: Antoinette Cauley, Jacqueline Chanda, Lizz Denneau, Alberto Devon, Amber Doe, Debra Edgerton, Randiesia Fletcher, Chas Frisco, Vianca Gray, Ezekiel Hodo, Khandra Howard, Jenita Landrum, Isse Maloi, Jarrett Maupin, Sr., Bob Martin, Felicia Penza, Philip Gabriel Steverson, Maxx Valentine, Imena Villegas, George Welch, Shoreigh Williams, Larry Wilson (in memoriam)

Sedona Plein Air Festival

October 16, 2026 – October 24, 2026

The Sedona Plein Air Festival takes place during the best weather period of the year at the height of tourist season and is supported by a group of very experienced and enthusiastic staff and volunteers. Sedona is a sublime environment with stunning beauty, and the Sedona Arts Center has roots going back 67+ years to the founding of Sedona.

As one of oldest continuously running Plein Air Festivals in the western US, we are planning special events in keeping with that longevity.

Public Event Dates: October 19 – October 24, 2026

• Monday, Oct 19: Paint Out at DA Ranch
• Tuesday, Oct 20: Artist Demos at Sedona Art Center
• Wednesday, Oct 21: Paint Out at Private Residence
• Thursday, Oct 22: Artist Demos at Sedona Arts Center
• Friday, Oct 23: Artist Awards – Special Guest Judge
• Saturday, Oct 24: Artist Gamesi