Carmel Has a Lot of Heart this Summer
The Heart to Heart Trail Is Open!
Follow your heart through Carmel-by-the-Sea and discover 12 one-of-a-kind heart sculptures created by local artists and displayed throughout the village.
The Hearts of Carmel program celebrates Carmel’s artistic spirit through public art while supporting the work of the Carmel Chamber of Commerce Foundation Arts Council.
Pick up a free trail map at the Carmel Visitor Center in Carmel Plaza or download one here.
See Them. Love Them. Take One Home. ❤️
The Heart-to-Heart Trail ends September 24 with an online auction, giving you the chance to make one of these one-of-a-kind hearts your own. Auction information available here soon. Can't wait? Buy now price $5,000. Contact Kimberlie Guerrieri for info.
2026 Hearts of Carmel
Heart of the Sea
Artist: Mel Ahlborn
Sponsor: Doud Arcade
Location: San Carlos btwn Ocean & 7th
California Love
Artist: Bekah Bull
Sponsor: Carmel Chamber of Commerce
Location: Carmel Plaza, Mission & Ocean, 3rd floor
Heart in Bloom
Artist: Simon Bull
Sponsor: Carmel Plaza
Location: Mission & Ocean
Ground Floor fountain, near Arhaus
Amores
Artist: Tatiana Cabrera
Sponsor: Cate Electrical
Location: Patricia Qualls Gallery, Dolores btwn 5th & 6th
A Piece of Carmel
Artist: Anne Marie Cachia
Sponsor: Sotheby's International Realty
Location: Ocean btwn Dolores & San Carlos
Imagine Peace
Artist: Kristy Chettle
Sponsor: Carmel Visitor Center
Carmel Plaza, Ocean & Mission
I'd Like to Be, Under the Sea
Artist: Karen Gelff
Sponsor: Team Beesley & Meals on Wheels of Monterey Peninsula
Location: Team Beesley, San Carlos btwn Ocean & 7th
Heart Beats
Artist: KURZ
Sponsor: Bambace Peterson Team | Compass
San Carlos btwn Ocean & 6th
Pearl & Heart
Artist: Edi Matsumoto
Sponsor: Edi Matsumoto Gallery
Location: Mission btwn 5th & 6th
A Woman's Work is Never Done
Artist: Patricia Qualls
Sponsor: Hog's Breath Inn
Location: San Carlos St. btwn 5th & 6th
Garden Party
Artist: Kathy Sharpe
Sponsor: Grasing's Restaurant
Location: Mission & 6th
Cypress Gold
Artist: Mary Titus
Sponsor: Carmel Heritage Society
Location: Lincoln btwn 5th & 6th
Follow Your Heart Raffle! ❤️
Weekly Prize Drawings for Carmel Gift Cards
Want to add a little fun to your trail adventure?
Visit each heart and look for the secret word on the sign displayed with the heart. Write the word on the line below the matching heart on your trail map.
Collect at least 8 secret words to enter the raffle!
Return your completed map to the Carmel Visitor Center in Carmel Plaza to be entered into our weekly drawings for Carmel Gift Cards.
Fall in Love With a Heart? Take One Home ❤️
Each Heart of Carmel is a one-of-a-kind work of art—and one could be yours.
The hearts will be auctioned, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Carmel Chamber of Commerce Foundation Arts Council and its work celebrating, preserving, and advancing Carmel-by-the-Sea’s artistic legacy.