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Get to Know Us at Arts Benicia come visit us in the Historic Benicia Arsenal come visit us in the Historic Benicia Arsenal Get to Know Us at Arts Benicia Exhibitions for Member Artists we celebrate the Art of a Community Exhibitions for Member Artists we celebrate the Art of a Community Opportunities for Artists we host a broad exhibition program Opportunities for Artists we host a broad exhibition program Programs for Children and Teens we invest in youth we invest in youth Programs for Children and Teens Art-Making Events and Classes we invite the whole family to Art-Making Events and Classes we invite the whole family to Sign Up for an Art Class Sign Up for an Art Class learn a new skill, or refine an existing one Sign Up for an Art Class learn a new skill, or refine an existing one Benicia Open Studios we engage the community we engage the community Benicia Open Studios

Welcome to Arts Benicia, a non-profit art center supporting the Visual Arts in our community

Directions to Arts Benicia at the Commanding Officer’s Quarters
Gallery Hours are Thursdays – Sundays, 1 – 5 pm

Upcoming Exhibition: Art Of A Community 2025

May 31 – July 20, 2025
1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Art of a Community 2025 exhibition is the annual show featuring artwork by our artist members.

Events
Public Reception: Saturday, June 7, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
Ekphrastic Poetry Event: Saturday, July 12, 2:00 – 4:00 pm

Artwork by Ebba Navas

Thank you to our generous sponsors

Upcoming Exhibition: The Art of Theater

August 16 – October 5, 2025
1 Commandant’s Lane, Benicia

Lordy Rodriguez and Wendy White, Jurors

Art and theatre have been integral parts of human culture since its inception. Numerous visual artistic elements are crucial to theatre, including set design, costume design and creation, character development, props, sound, lights, and orchestration. This exhibition aims to showcase artists’ interpretations of the various visual arts components within the theatre world.

Thank you to our generous sponsors

Visit our exhibition archives to experience the rich history of past exhibitions at Arts Benicia

Stewarding our Water Resources: Solano Artists Create, Collaborate & Educate
Solano Water Stories

Made possible by a generous grant from the California Arts Council Creative Corps program.


Solano Water Stories

Arts Benicia received a 2023-2024 Creative Corp Capital Region Grant, funded in part by the California Arts Council and the Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture. The grant focused on the southern quartile of Solano County: Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield, and Suisun. Arts Benicia created three exhibitions titled Solano Water Stories that included the Kickoff Exhibition at the Benicia Commanding Officer’s Quarters, (COQ), November – December 2023,  Artists’ Voices at the Temple Art Lofts (TAL), in Vallejo,  May – June, 2024, and finally at the Suisun City Community Climate Fair, June 29, 2024. Additional events included through this grant were Family Art Day on December 3. the Arts Benicia Art Talk, Ripple Effect on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, and finally a media campaign featuring original artworks and educational exhibitions across Solano County, including displays on SolTrans regional buses. Solano Water Stories is about the history of water, water conservation, and climate change mitigation practices in Solano County. READ THE FULL SUMMARY AND SEE THE EXHIBITIONS HERE.

Exhibitions and Events made possible by generous donations from our sponsors

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So Many Reasons to Give ... So Many Ways of Giving

Arts Benicia is supported by membership, grants, sponsorships, donations, and fundraising events. Exhibitions and docent-led tours are free to the public. There are many ways you can be part of this terrific community, and many ways to support our mission.

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Introducing Arts Benicia Docent Training Program

Are you interested in art, history, and community? The Arts Benicia Docent Program Training may be the perfect volunteer opportunity for you!

Arts Benicia volunteer Docents lead tours of gallery exhibitions and the Commanding Officer’s Quarters (COQ). Docents receive special training in the history of the COQ, insights, and observation of the art and artists on exhibit, along with effective touring techniques. Through engaging tours and participatory discussions, Docents provide an invaluable service to our visitors and community.

Applicants must be comfortable with public speaking and interacting with groups of people. Docents need to be available to lead one tour per month, including on weekends, and are requested to make a one-year commitment in order to participate in the training.

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Our Community

Arts Benicia’s mission is to stimulate, educate, and nurture cultural life in Benicia primarily through the visual arts. We provide exhibitions, educational programs, classes, and opportunities to connect with the community in celebration of creativity. Find out more about Arts Benicia.

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Artist Opportunities

Arts Benicia regularly offers opportunities to apply for entry to juried exhibitions and special open to all artists.

Arts Benicia’s broad exhibition program also includes special group and solo exhibition opportunities reserved for our Artist Members.

Opportunities for Artists

Youth Art Education

Arts Benicia is committed to providing hands-on children’s and teen art programs through the Next Generation student exhibit, Family Art Days, Art Exploration, Extended Learning Opportunity Program, and STEAM Wheel art classes, and teaching artist programs in partnership with the Benicia Unified School District.

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Classes for Adults

Learn something new and explore your creativity in art classes at Arts Benicia. Try your hand at drawing, painting, collage, and more. Our gifted artist teachers provide skilled instruction in both online and classroom settings. Check out our class listings.

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Artwork: Taz Essa “Racism is a Pandemic”

Arts Benicia's Statement on Racial Equity

Arts Benicia is committed to operating with an awareness of the complex inequities that exist in society due to the long-term effects of historical legacies and practices on opportunity, access and resources for persons of color as well as for persons in marginalized groups such as those based on gender, sexual orientation, ability, immigration status, age, class, and other factors. These inequities exist in our local region, where wealth and positions of power and privilege are not equitably distributed among all populations. In particular, Arts Benicia serves the population of Solano County, of which nearly 50% are persons of color.

Our awareness of racial inequities will constantly inform our policies and practices, the development of programs, accessibility, hiring, outreach, scholarship programs, and our interactions with our constituency.

We stand in solidarity with artists, activists and community leaders calling out against institutional racism, inequality and injustice in any form. We deeply appreciate the many arts and social justice organizations that are seeking to make real and lasting change.

In our work, we will strive to

  • reflect the racial and cultural diversity of our local region;
  • ensure inclusion in our programs, reaching out to engage historically excluded groups or individuals; and
  • maintain a spirit of learning, adaptation, and willingness to change to achieve equity.

Resources from the California Arts Council

The California Arts Council’s vision is “a California where all people flourish with universal access to and participation in the arts.” To support the achievement of this vision, the CAC has produced a series of racial equity learning resources available on their website.

The CAC has also recently published a statement on Asian American and Pacific Islander communities and resources for education and support.

"Think the flowers" Akiko Suzuki Feb.2015 162x70cm 64"x28" Gap Collaboration for Mazatlan in Mexico March 2015

Arts Benicia Land Acknowledgement

Arts Benicia, now located in the Commanding Officer’s Quarters along the Carquinez Strait in Benicia, is on land once occupied by the Patwin (native American people). The Patwin, also known as the Suisun, traversed the area along the waterways. They hunted in the Suisun Marsh and gathered acorns from wooded areas to the north. They lived in bands of about 100 and spoke the Wintun dialect. They traded for obsidian to make projectile points, which have been found throughout the area. Large bedrocks with hollows for grinding acorns also remain as reminders of their time on the land. Patwin culture was gradually diminished or lost as these lands were taken over by missions of the Catholic Church and later the Mexican government, followed by the state of California, upon its establishment in 1850. By the time construction of the Commanding Officer’s Quarters was begun in 1859, only about 100 Patwin remained in the region, many living in a settlement near the present location of Solano Community College in Fairfield. Please join Arts Benicia in reflecting and honoring the invaluable contributions made by the Indigenous culture bearers who came before us and are here now. Read more … the official site for the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation.

View Our Exhibition History

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Flux: Wax in All Forms

June 20 – Aug 30, 2020

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Get the Message: Words and Images

Nov 14 – Dec 31, 2020

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Belonging: Manuel Neri and Friends

April 13, 2019

Next Generation

Mar 12 – Apr 10, 2016

Next Generation
March 22 - May 4, 2025

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Arts Benicia
Commanding Officer’s Quarters
1 Commandant’s Lane
Benicia, CA 94510

The Arts Benicia Annex (for printmaking classes) is located at
991 Tyler Street, Ste. 116
Benicia, CA 94510

Directions to Arts Benicia at the Commanding Officer’s Quarters

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Arts Benicia, Inc.
P.O. Box 545
290 East L Street  Benicia, CA 94510-0545

CALL US: 707 747-0131
EMAIL: info@artsbenicia.org

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