Art Center Morro Bay hosts Brushstrokes 2025, a California-wide non-themed annual juried exhibition of paintings in the upstairs Russell Gallery through Sept. 15, sharing the space with Off the Wall, a juried Central Coast Sculptors members-only art exhibition.
Brushstrokes 2025 “showcases a diverse array of artistic expression across various painting mediums, including acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor, encaustic, digital, and collage,” organizers announced. “A variety of styles is represented.”
Accomplished landscape and portrait artist Eric Van Berg, who’s also the artist-in-residence and co-owner of The Gallery in the Village of Arroyo Grande, juried Brushstrokes 2025.
“His artistic journey began in childhood, painting in oils alongside his father, an avid hobbyist,” organizers explained. “He went on to receive formal training at UC Santa Cruz, College of Marin, the Florence Academy of Art, and the Randall Sexton Atelier.”
Van Berg is also a member of the California Art Club, the Portrait Society of America, and other professional art organizations.
The exhibition is sponsored by The Painters Group, part of the Central Coast Artists Collective. Art Center Morro Bay is located at 835 Main St., and is open daily from noon to 4 p.m. The phone number is (805) 772-2504. Learn more at artcentermorrobay.org. Δ
This article appears in Sept 4-14, 2025.