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On the meaning of Arte Motu

"Arte Motu", from Latin "ars, artis, arte"= art, and the Sicilian "motu"= shaking or motion, literally means "Art Quake".  

Coincidentally, we have learned that the word "motu" is also a Polynesian word that means "island", or "enclave", which well fit our reality of rural coastside artists.

Arte Motu Mission

Founded by a tight-knit group of artist friends in the belief that art has an organic power to bring people and nature together, Arte Motu is a non-profit community-oriented art group promoting art events in the local community. Arte Motu's mission is to elevate local art's profile, and simultaneously to promote a sense of place through art. Arte Motu artists and friends are currently working on community projects, organizing public exhibitions and events, offering workshops, scholarships, and service to local schools.  

- Arte Motu was originally create by artists (local or from far)  willing to explore the creative force for common art projects expressing places and times of the Wild South Coast (from Tanitas Creek to Swanton, and up to Skyline). The art produced by Arte Motu is place-based, meaning both representation of the interests and cultures of the Wild South Coast community, as well as creation of the same.
- The idea of bringing art to the area that we identify as the Wild South Coast is central to Arte Motu, which mission is to transform artistically the landscape of the area, and to build art power in order to attract people/resources here.
- Artists of Arte Motu need to stay focused on “place” to a clear and potent degree, and do things that get people to pay attention to their environment, where we live, and work, and love.

Membership Types

Annual membership fee is $25 and it's due on February 14th.

Visionaries: whoever is on the board and wants to promote Arte Motu at a deeper level, organize shows, come up with ideas and concepts, basically whoever wants to make it all happen!

Artist Friends: artists who participate, even if occasionally, to art shows and events organized by Arte Motu.

Supporting Friends: the generous people who donate money to support the organization.

Contributing Friends: whoever helps out (volunteer) in the organization or management of different activities and shows.

Support Arte Motu

Become a supporting friend of Arte Motu. Submit a donation via check or money order to our mail address: Arte Motu, PO BOX 008 Pescadero, CA 94060, USA or use your credit card at our secure paypal account:

THANK YOU!