The 2025 Center Program Exhibition opens on Saturday, December 13th. Join us to celebrate groundbreaking new work!

A professional development program for artists who are ready to raise their practice to the next level, The Center Program offers the unique opportunity to develop new work, receive feedback from art professionals in the field, and work towards an exhibition at the Art Center.

Over the course of eight months, a supportive peer network, guest artists, gallerists, critics, and professionals pushed 20 Center Program artists to answer tough questions and evolve their practice. Guest curated by writer, curator, and art administrator, Teresa Silva, the exhibition introduces new work that often determines bold new directions for local and discourse toward new works, defining mutuality as "demonstrating mutual care and interest as artists and people."

Featured artists: Bethany Cordero (@bethany_cordero), Amethyst Davis, Caitlyn Doran (@caitlyncold), Josué Esaú (@mesofuturos), Richard Gessert (@richard.gessert), Jalen Hamilton (@1510west), Juan Molina Hernández (@juanmolinahernandez), Amay Kataria (@amay.kataria), Millicent Kennedy (@millicentkennedystudios), Deborah Kraft (@deborah.kraft), Dawn Liddicoatt (@dawnliddi), Charlotte Mays (@charlottemckeevermays), Kelly McKaig (@kellymckaig.maker), Gabriel Moreno (@ga_beh), Vida Sacic (@vidasacic), Carlos Salazar-Lermont (@csalazarlermont), Eugene I-Peng Tang (@eugenetangible), Carina Vargas-Nuñez (@cari_na_vn), Frank Vega (@fvegart), and Katie Vota (@katie.a.vota).