Mono Arts Council
MAC provides visual and performing arts education for K-12 students in school, after school, and during the summer. We ensure every student in Mono County has access to this VITAL part of their education. Arts education increases test scores and attendance. Making art supports good mental health and provides opportunities for social-emotional learning. Our adult programs, including Art & Wine and the MAC Gallery & Community Arts Center help us raise awareness for arts education and give local artists a place to showcase their talents.
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Arts Education
Our arts education programs are the core of our mission. Mono Arts Council partners with the Mono County Office of Education, the Mammoth Unified School District, and the Eastern Sierra Unified School District to fill the gaps in arts education. We provide highly skilled Teaching Artists and art supplies for a variety of programs from Kindergarten - 8th grade. These programs range from visual arts, through our Create With the Greats Program to our MAC Music Program.
Our goal is for every student in Mono County to have access to Art, Dance, Theater, Music, and Media Arts.
Featured Artist
TODD UNANGST
Unangst, a German word that means “to be without fear or anxiety,” is exactly how Todd Unangst approaches his artwork. Todd has been creating art since his high school days.
He decided to take his hobby to the next level in December 2008, and sold his first piece to Mammoth local . “I started out making things when the hill or town was too busy,” said the avid skier and mountain biker. “I made yard flowers for my wife and then her friends began asking for some.” Eventually, art connoisseurs were lining up for Unangst’s work as well. He finds reclaimed wood and creates whimsical hearts, table tops and tree wall hangings, capturing the beauty of the wood in his creations.
Unangst cuts all of his art freehand with plasma torches. He does not use anything of, by or relating to a computer, preferring to keep everything, including his process, old school.