A non-profit in partnership with the Marin County Department of Cultural Services, MCA advocates for and serves as a catalyst to increase participation, advance collaboration, and optimize resources for culture in Marin County for all residents.  

The Marin Cultural Association’s mission is to support art and culture in Marin County including the programs and facilities at the Marin Center and Marin County Fair. MCA was founded in 2015 with the goal of working in partnership with the Department of Cultural Services to have a meaningful impact on artists and arts organizations in Marin County. In 2019, the County of Marin Board of Supervisors adopted the Countywide Art and Culture Plan. The plan has served as a roadmap for MCA as well as the Department. Marin Cultural Association is the Board of Supervisors designated State/Local Partner with the California Arts Council and has supported a thriving arts community by offering a cultural hub and gathering space at the Marin Center and providing leadership in building support for the arts throughout the County. Programming and initiatives include arts advocacy, convenings, field wide trainings on equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, oversight of three visual art galleries, arts education programming in Title 1 schools, re-granting programs, support for statewide arts initiatives such as Poetry Out Loud, general support for artists and arts organizations in Marin County, and more.

Each year, the Marin Cultural Association presents over a dozen exhibitions by Marin County artists in three distinct galleries throughout the Marin Center and Marin County Civic Center campus. The Bartolini Gallery, the Redwood Foyer Gallery, and the first and third floors of the Civic Center building showcase a wide variety of art including painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture, fiber arts, and much more, all by local artists. 

GALLERY LOCATIONS AND HOURS:

Bartolini Gallery
20 Avenue of the Flags
San Rafael, CA 94903
Open 10am to 4pm, Monday through Friday

The Bartolini Gallery is closed on the following holidays: January 1, January 20, February 17, March 31, May 26, June 19, July 4, September 1, November 11, November 27, November 28, December 25

Marin Civic Center
1st and 3rd Floor Galleries
3501 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
Open 9am to 6pm, Monday through Friday.

The Civic Center Gallery is closed on the following holidays: January 1, January 20, February 17, March 31, May 26, June 19, July 4, September 1, November 11, November 27, November 28, December 25