The Pacific Grove Art Center always has a wonderful variety of art. Many times they display our…read moretalented youth's efforts. Every space is imbued with a history of creativity. If those walls could speak, oh the stories they would tell!

The Art Center was formed in 1969 the year Pacific Grove sold alcohol for the first time. The Art…read moreCenter during its first opening that July 4th weekend served alcohol. Ironically the woman, ElMarie Dyke, who was it's first director and founder was a staunch prohibitionist. The green awning over the front door can't possibly prepare a first timer for what will unfold once the stairs have been climbed. Four galleries, 16 artist studios, a ballet school and an art classroom, The Art Center completely changes all of their exhibits every 7 weeks. It is the busiest gallery space in Monterey County. Run by an all volunteer board and a skeleton crew. If you are thinking about donating to the arts you will get your money's worth here. The Art Center specializes in exhibiting unknown, local and controversial artists. Some of my favorite shows have been by: Hurricane Katrina victims, Center for Non-Violence, Carol Baker's silk paintings, Kira Corser, Kim Weston, Richard Greenberg, The Metal Arts Guild. I consider PGAC the jewel of downtown Pacific Grove. You haven't seen PG until you've seen this place. A testament to the conviction of it's local citizens to the arts who have cared for it over 40 years I am sorry it is not wheelchair accessible. They have tried for may years to get an elevator but they do not own the building.

We have purchased several pieces of Ceramic Art from the Winfield Gallery. Chris is very…read moreknowledgeable about contemporary Art and the Artist he represents.

A lot of nice contemporary artwork. Enjoyed the ecclectic collection, and the comfortable…read moreenvironment.

I stopped by on my way to the Tuck Box when i saw this beatiful gallery. Many beatiful works of art…read morein many mediums. My favorite were the amazing oil paintings. Such brilliant colors on canvas, these artists are truly talented. Next time in Carmel i will go later in the day so i can go inside and view more artwork.

Fabulous location and extremely professionally-managed. Exquisite offerings by high-quality…read moreartists. Nearly 50 years of the same, high-quality and highly-ethical ownership speaks volumes for this splendid gallery. ALL work is the best available in the area! I'm not a pushover, by any means ("New York savvy"), but this place is AMONG THE BEST!

This is the best art gallery on the Monterey Peninsula. There are much larger galleries in. Carmel,…read morebut not better. No schlock here - a very nice collection of significant central coast and California artists (I was able to pick up a couple drawings by Burton Boundey). A real plus - the very pleasant owner is very knowledgeable and informative.

Hauk is fine. Lots of Art and Characters and historically significant mementos. Worth a visit any…read moreday!

Super cool museum, plenty of jo mora, very cool stuff.cheap entry. and an inspired front desk…read moreattendant.

Seems like a lot of the Dali exhibit was gone. The mural was gone as well. The remaining works were…read morejust the aliyah collection and the divine comedy collection, definitely not what people were expecting when you hear "Dali." There were some other local artists' works upstairs, only one that was entertaining was the works by Jo Mora. For $25, it's pretty steep, that's the same price I paid to go through 7 museum floors at SFMOMA, this place has 2 house floors. I spend my sweet time at museums, and this place took me an hour and I've read every card, looked closely at every piece of work. SFMOMA took me 2 days to go through everything, this was back when they had the indoor pond for the sounds exhibit too. So a normal person can easily finish in like 15-20 minutes. Unless you tell yourself artists are poor until they die and with $25 you can support them for a cup of Joe and a sandwich, then this place aint worthwhile.

I last visited Carlos when he was in Moss Landing. His store in Monterey is much bigger. Beautiful…read moreand colorful art from Mexico. Worth a stop just to look around!

Very unique Art Gallery. Alebrejas selection like no other. Its bright and colorful art pieces are…read morehandmade in detail. The prices are high because of the uniqueness and imports. Service was helpful.

My husband and I took a rare trip to Carmel by the sea, and it was a very crowded warm weekend. We…read moreintended to see all the galleries downtown and there were so many to see that we had to start to limit where we stopped. I'm so glad we stopped at Nancy's after seeing many galleries. It was our final stop and where we purchased a lovely scenic painting by Sheryl Night. We took it home and instantly realized we wanted to commission another piece for our art wall. After a month or two, we received a beautiful piece made to our specifications. There are less expensive, galleries, and there are much more expensive galleries in Carmel. However, we felt immediately at home with Nancy Dodd, and loved the artwork she carries. We will definitely be back the next time we are in the market for artwork.

I just purchased one of my first original pieces of art at Nancy Dodds Gallery, and I'm thrilled…read more My husband and I recently purchased a house, and we're starting to collect art on our travels. Nancy was so nice and helpful, and I love the vibe of the gallery. My lovely new painting by Zoya Scholis now hangs in my living room, and I couldn't be happier. Thank you, Nancy, for all your help!

We had a wonderful time chatting with John, one of the Gallery Directors, and about the stunning…read moreglass pieces by Christopher Ries. My wife and I were really just killing time waiting on a restaurant reservation, and all but one of the pieces were way outside our budget, but John treated us like regular buyers. He provided great insight into the artist and each piece's history and construction. If you haven't seen Ries' glass pieces, you must, as they will astonish you. He took the same amount of time to show us pieces for which we would have to win the lottery as he did for pieces where I found myself thinking that just maybe I could swing it. Very nice guy with a gallery full of amazing pieces.

Did not feel comfortable there very rude sales man was trying to buy art for my home here, but was…read morediscouraged by his demeanor.