• 2014 Halloween Special

    It’s ready! It’s ready! Our very first Halloween Special! Watch out for when the zombies stop dancing and begin the attack. p.s. Thank you Rod Temperton and Michael Jackson!

  • Halloween Movie Posters

    Things are getting spooky at the Enrichment Center! As we put the finishing touches on our Halloween Special we couldn’t resist taking a moment to show off our costumes. Some are scary, some mysterious, but one thing is certain: they’re all amazing! Without further ado, here they are: the Halloween Special movie posters!

  • One Year Later: The Snail Invasion Continues

    One Year Later: The Snail Invasion Continues

    One year ago, on the eve of the October 2013 Merced Art Hop, the Enrichment Center rolled out the Snail Invasion—a street art project for the community, with a focus on Downtown Merced. On Friday, October 17, 2014, the EC artists walked up and down around Main Street in Merced, to make another installation of…

  • Dance Like A Zombie?

    August 28, 2014. Denise Saelee practices the insanely well-known zombie dance from Thriller. Almost everyone we know has seen the music video for Michael Jackson’s Thriller, where funky and surprisingly agile dead people rise from their graves to rock out. In preparation for a new performance project (tentatively titled The EC Halloween Special), the EC artists are studying the dance…

  • Exhibit Snapshot: Birds

    Currently nesting in the 2nd floor display case in the Merced Multicultural Arts Center is a flock of sculptures created by the EC artists. Don’t let the feathers fool you – it’s not ‘for the birds!’ The collection features daring shapes and soaring colors that would make a peacock jealous.

  • Opening Reception for Reality Unchained

    The reception this past Thursday was a huge success! We had just short of 100 people show up and see the results of our hard work. Thank you to everyone who came out to show their support. In case you missed it, here are a few pictures from the reception. You can still come see…

  • Upcoming Gallery Exhibition

    Over the past few months, we’ve been so wonderfully busy that we have neglected to keep you informed. For that we apologize, though we think you’ll agree the wait was worth it. Tomorrow we are unveiling our newest exhibition, Reality Unchained: Portraits of Human/Nature. The collection of 18 works from 14 artists provides an engaging…

  • Friday Opinion Poll #4

    On Wednesday, April 23rd, William Shakespeare would have been 450 years old.  Happy belated birthday, Bill!  In his honor, we have dedicated today’s poll to THEATRE. Click here to take the poll.    

  • Poll #3 Results: Do Doodle that Doodle that you Doodle So Well

    Doodling is one of those things that proves that art is in the DNA– it’s a way of understanding, processing, and expressing. So what do YOU doodle when you doodle? We offered five categories in the poll, as well as an “other” category.  Respondents were allowed to tick off as many categories as appropriate.  Here…

  • The Art That Breaks Silence

    David Schwartz of We Are Lions– “A community that makes art into clothing and clothing into art. Raising money for incredible artists with and without disabilities and great organizations”– gives a TEDx talk about how imperfections great and small, whether labeled as a disability or not, are the shared traits that make us gloriously human.