First Friday Santa Cruz
Remembering Angelo Grova
By Molly Ressler Angelo Grova was an accomplished artist across mediums, from bronze casting and stonework to painting and fashion. He was a trailblazer within the Santa Cruz artist community and a dedicated teacher who devoted the lion’s share of his time and energy...
R. Blitzer Gallery: Redefining Westside’s Wrigley Building as a HotSpot for the Arts
By: Molly Ressler The walk from Mission St. to the entrance of R. Blitzer Gallery takes you down a maze of art-lined hallways in the Westside’s old Wrigley Building. The gum factory shut down production back in 1997, but when artist and gallery owner Robert Blitzer...
Megan Gnekow: Wildlife Conservation Through Art
Photo courtesy of the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History As a scientific illustrator inspired by her home state, Megan Gnekow’s watercolors and drawings star the diversity of plants and wildlife here in California. She’s spent weeks closely observing the habits of...
Stripe Stores: Nurturing Creative Community Through Design, Fashion, and First Friday
On First Friday, there’s guaranteed to be an energized crowd mingling over cocktails and the latest exhibit at Stripe and Stripe MEN in downtown Santa Cruz. Fashion-forward baby boomers rub elbows with bohemian millennials between inspiring displays of hand-crafted...