Enjoy the incredible paper quilts by Anthony H. Hong on the walls at Palace for the entire month of August plus a live demo on First Friday, August 1st from 3:00 - 5:00pm. From the Artist: I am 46, a psychotherapist and aspiring artist. I moved to Santa Cruz for her wonders in 2011 and […]
Meet the talented artist, Sandra Cherk, on Friday, August 1, at the Silver Mountain / Bottle Jack tasting room on the Westside of Santa Cruz. Enjoy a glass of wine, chat with the artist, and peruse her beautiful pastel landscapes. A terrific way to start the weekend and your Friday night! 4-7 p.m.
Lit & Local @ 3Bros Dispensary! Celebrating local artists, brands, and businesses. Featuring Nikki Hoff as our Resident Artist Yuko Ono as our musical guest Emozioni Pasticceria & Mergellina Catering Brand deals! Artisan & Cannabis Brand Vendors!
Family Maker Day is a celebration of creativity, crafting, and community. Join us for an afternoon of food, beverages, and hands-on crafting activities for all ages. Explore stations for sewing, beading, woodworking, 3D printing, and laser engraving, with plenty of opportunities to learn and create together. This event also honors the end of our summer […]
Join us for First Friday for the elegant watercolors and oils by Isobel George, a rare chance to see and collect original works by legendary Santa Cruz artist Futzie Nutzle known for his subversive wit and sharp social commentary, hand carved Indonesian imports and more fine art.
Join us for First Friday at the Institute of the Arts and Sciences (100 Panetta Ave, Santa Cruz, CA) and enjoy an after-hours viewing of Weather and the Whale, the culmination of a two-year collaboration between the Institute of the Arts and Sciences and the Friedlaender Lab at UC Santa Cruz. Combining art and science […]
The Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is turning 120 years old! To celebrate, we’re throwing a huge birthday party for August’s First Friday! Join some of the most influential and distinguished Santa Cruz and Watsonville community partners for a night of games, arts and crafts, music, and so much more. Learn about the impacts […]
First Friday Santa Cruz at Home by Zinnia’s – August 1, 2025 Join us for an immersive evening of art, conversation, and community at Home by Zinnia’s, featuring three exceptional local creatives: ✨ Marcia Williams – Watercolor & Nature Painter A retired elementary school teacher turned artist, Marcia is inspired by the natural beauty of […]
You are invited to join us at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center in downtown Ben Lomond for an informal reception on First Friday, August 1, from 5 - 7 pm. The theme explored in this exhibit challenged artists to create works using a limited color palate—black, white and one additional color.
Spotlight Award Presented by the Santa Cruz County Arts Commission Honoring Local Emerging Artists 2025 Spotlight Award Recipients Katie Simpson - mixed-media paintings Priscilla Martinez - mixed-media paintings & digital graphic design Kara Saiki - paper mache masks The awardees' work is featured at an exhibition on the 5th floor of the County Government Center […]
Come experience the stunning and beautiful underwater photography by Stefanie Flax. Her art is truly an exploration of the underwater world, with its unique creatures, beauty, color and in Stef's words, "it is both sensual and spiritual" You won't want to miss this fun evening of Art, Community and Delicious food at the beautiful Live […]
10+ emerging and established artists of many mediums! Feast your souls upon our objects of desire.
🎉 Grand Opening – North Coast Tintypes Photography Studio – Step into the Past. Celebrate the Present. Join us in celebrating the opening of a studio devoted to slow, intentional image-making, timeless craftsmanship, and analog beauty in a fast-paced digital world. 📅 Date: Friday, August 1st 🕒 Time: 5-9pm 📍 Location: Squid Row While no […]
🎨🎶 First Fridays at Santa Cruz Recording 🎶🎨 Join us every First Friday for a night of live music and visual art celebrating the creativity of our local community! Each month we showcase a fresh lineup of musical performances across genres and feature local visual artists whose work will be displayed throughout the space. Come […]
Artist Taylor Seamount shares solar punk visions of our local landscapes. Sponsored by Anne's Cashew dip an Trini Badillas salsa! Come for the art, stay for some snacks. 5-8pm Exhibit open August 1- September 20. Gallery open Wednesday - Friday 2-6pm, Saturday 1-5pm.
The multidisciplinary exhibition "A True Thing Which Can Kill You" features a female artist collective driven by the experiences around loss. Each artist infuses a mixture of humor, critique, and visual discomfort into work inviting viewers to encounter their fears, laugh at their delusions, and bear witness to the human experience of grief. Artists featured: […]
Join us for a historic First Friday reception! This summer marks the 94th year of the Santa Cruz Art League's California Landscape Exhibition, a tradition almost as old as the Art League itself. Featuring artists from all over the state, the California Landscape Exhibition celebrates the beauty, diversity, and majesty of California. This historic exhibition […]
Brian Rounds Artist Statement Art has the power to instill in us a sense of belonging. When I was growing up in California, rapid suburban development resulted in a dichotomous landscape — places of commerce intermixed with patches of land left somewhat wild. While the grid of technology and commodity provides many benefits, the forests, […]
This body of work is a celebration between the sweetness of life and daily chores. Pointing at our freedom to really make it up. Appraising the power and limitlessness of feeling. Reminding you that movement is constantly demanded in order to play. That the order you might have in mind might magically change. That the only […]
Come by to see how Sonia create fun art on the 15 needle embroidery machine. There will be new bags created by quilting squares together to create one of a kind bags. Upcycled denim jackets , sari's and other fun womens clothing and accessories.
First Friday at Santa Cruz Art Expressions Join us for a vibrant evening at Santa Cruz Art Expressions, featuring house artist Kelli C. Foss, known for her expressive use of color, layered emotion, and distinctive abstract style. Kelli’s newest works will be on view alongside a curated selection from guest artists. The evening includes: 🎨 […]
Come and join us for an incredible evening with live painting and live music. Friday, August 1 from 5 - 9 pm Om Gallery - 1201 Pacific Ave Conner Bouch, AKA Tie Dye Kid, was born into a family full of artists and has been doing art of every kind from for as long as […]
Photo: Revolutionary Love by Itzayana Silva August FIRST FRIDAY at TREEHOUSE! Summer is here! Community is more important than ever, come spend time with us together. Stop by & enjoy great music, great deals on cannabis, great gift opportunities from local artisans, & great community. :) We offer specials on our featured cannabis brands, discounts […]
Event will be held at Santa Cruz Eyebrows Cosmetic Tattoo Studio located at 3107 Scotts Valley Drive, Scotts Valley CA 95066 on August 1, 2025 from 5pm-8pm. Come stop by to view and purchase some amazing pieces by the extremely talented Cheyanne Faye Donald. Can wait to see you then! Any questions please text Anna […]
K. Lee Manuel, a visionary artist from the Santa Cruz Mountains, was a pioneer of the American wearable art movement. She believed that art should be lived in, not locked away. Her handcrafted garments—now held in the collections of the Smithsonian, the de Young, and the Museum of Art and Design—transcended fashion to become expressions […]
Anna Oneglia is a California based painter and printmaker. Her latest work, showing at Tumbleweed Found, stems from trips made to Japan over the last few years. A lover of slow travel, she enjoys returning to the same places, hoping to go deeper and see more. Here, she’s returning to Santa Cruz to show her […]
Join us in celebrating award-winning nature photographer Karen Bilgrai Cohen! Karen’s breathtaking work offers an intimate window into the animal kingdom, capturing creatures in their natural habitats—from right here at home to the wild landscapes of Africa. Her lens takes us on an extraordinary journey of beauty, wonder, and connection to the natural world. Don’t […]
Come see the works of Anetta, featured at River Studio for the month of August! Anetta is a contemporary artist and fashion influencer based in Santa Cruz, California. Born in Crimea to parents with Azerbijani and Greek descent, she was raised in Russia and lived in Budapest, Hungary for 6 years. Anetta proudly carries her […]
This event will be showcasing the Broprints staff's creative talents. Featuring Repurposed UFO paintings and Painted Lily series from John Diaz. Paintings, T'shirts, Skateboards from Griffin Hennessy. (He will also be doing caricature drawings if you'd like to have yours done) T'shirts from Jack Boynton, Plus Jack and Griffin's debut of their first Zine. Drawings […]
We are pleased to have Sarah at the Tasting Room this summer! What a treat! Come by and see her colorful landscapes, enjoy a world class glass of wine, and perhaps one of our famous Pinza's? Or some lighter fare of a charcuterie platter? If you are feeling really creative-- sign up for Sarah's Paint […]
"Variations in Woodcut": An exhibit of all woodcut prints by Printmakers at the Tannery (PATT) members Bob Rocco and Frank Trueba.
🎉 Happy 5-Year Anniversary to M.K. Contemporary! 🎉 Join us this First Friday, August 1st, 6–8pm We’re turning five, and we would love for you to celebrate with us! This August, M.K. Contemporary is proud to mark five years of supporting and showcasing local and regional artists in Santa Cruz. What started as a dream […]
🎨 First Friday Santa Cruz at Solaire Friday, August 1 | 6–8 PM Solaire Restaurant + Bar Join us for First Friday at Solaire as we feature the vibrant and visionary work of Rachel Corvese, a Central California native known for her large-scale murals and fine art in acrylic and oil. Drawing from nature, philosophy, […]
Join us for First Friday at the Homeless Garden Project Store! Friday, August 1st | 6–8:30 PM 1338 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz Meet local quilt artist Nana Montgomery and browse her beautiful handmade quilts. Learn about our mission and CSA program Enjoy samples of our Chocolate Rosemary Brownie's made with our HGP baking mix Sip, […]
Showing the work of Beth Shields, Lynne Todaro, Melissa West, Joan Hellenthal and Linda Fillhardt.
For First Friday in August, Artisans & agency is thrilled to feature Honolulu-based artist Kris Goto. With roots in Japan and a life shaped by time in Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Hawai‘i, Kris brings a global lens to island life. Her dreamy, inked surf scenes blend manga-inspired detail with local Hawaiian culture—where surfer girls […]
We are closed this First Friday, August 1st-3rd, for Jerry's Birthday. We will be celebrating in Golden Gate Park. Please, join us for a special event honoring Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead, the Second Friday! Friday ,August 8th, 5-8pm. for all things Jerry Garcia and talk about his intentions and cultural movement with some […]
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