By: Molly Ressler If you can say there’s a silver lining to a pandemic, then it’s the wellspring of creativity and compassion that’s blossomed in its wake like wildflowers after […]

By: Molly Ressler This is Part 2 of an ongoing series featuring local artists who are taking part in Virtual First Friday. (Find Part 1 here.) We asked the artists […]

By: Molly Ressler Leigh Erickson and Danielle Peters started The Art Cave out of a desire to seek out other contemporary artists in Santa Cruz. “We figured we would open […]

By: Molly Ressler This is Part 3 of an ongoing series featuring local artists who are taking part in Virtual First Friday. We asked the artists what it’s like for […]

By: Molly Ressler While artists by nature spend much of their time creating alone, the resulting art is intended to spark conversations, challenge assumptions, and bring joy to the greater […]

By: Molly Ressler  Chris Miroyan grew up hearing stories about her grandfather. Before going to his job as a night watchman at a local factory in Tupelo, Mississippi, he would […]

By: Molly Ressler *Please note that as we do our part to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, First Friday will be a virtual event with opportunities to […]