First Friday Santa Cruz

Events

Events

Live Oak Jack Rabbit Student Art Reception

Palace Art & Office Supply 1501-K 41st Ave, Capitola, CA

The 4th Annual Live Oak Jack Rabbit art, athletic, music, and food festival will take place on 4/26 at Shoreline Middle School! Event participants and the LOJR panel of judges […]

Katell Le Bourdonnec at Stripe

Stripe the Store 107 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

Stripe is thrilled to rejoin the First Friday art tour! We are kicking things off with a show featuring the vibrant, intricate collages of Katell Le Bourdonnec, and a pop-up […]

First Friday with Bridget Mary Henry: Friend or Foe

Tumbleweed Found 1025 Center Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

Bridget Henry is a California based printmaker known for her hand carved woodcuts. Her work often explores the intersections of nature, perception, and transformation. Drawing from both ecological themes and […]

Unveiling the Space Cowboy

Michael Leeds Studio 738 Chestnut Street, Santa Crux, ca

Michael Leeds hosts a Spring Open House! He will unveil his newest creation, the "Space Cowboy." It is an interplanetary, interdimensional object with a time-travel option from the factory. Hold […]

Lotus Radiance: Dreamscapes by Elizabeth Lee

Om Gallery 1201 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA

Featured artist, Elizabeth Lee is a Hapa abstract painter working primarily in acrylics. Elizabeth often blends imagery from her Chinese heritage with more contemporary styles and themes. She loves abstraction […]

The Underground Network:Magic of Mycelium

Felix Kulpa Gallery & Sculpture Garden 107 Elm St, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

The Underground Network:Magic of Mycelium May 2-June 28,2025 Receptions for the artists: May2 and June 6 from 5 to 8pm Gallery Hours: Thurs-Sun 11 to 6pm Free and open to […]

Minnow Arts Presents: Rope, Rubber, and Rudders

Minnow Arts 204 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

In a society obsessed with shiny newness, there are those who are instead drawn to crusty found objects reclaimed from the dark underbelly of our throw-away culture. Sometimes these things […]

First Friday May 2,2025

Santa Cruz Art Expressions 1545-A Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

Sure! Here’s a polished announcement you can use: ⸻ First Friday at Santa Cruz Art Expressions Friday, May 2 | 5–9 PM Pacific Avenue, Downtown Santa Cruz Join us for […]

First Friday at Artisans & agency with Carissa Rose

Artisans & agency 1368 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz, CA, United States

We’re celebrating the beauty of nature through the eyes of Carissa Rose, our former store manager and dear friend! While she won’t be there in person, her stunning giclée prints […]

Quilts and other textile works by Annalie Taylor.

The Fábrica 703 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA

"My quilts are a chance for me to learn from my materials and to give them a second life. Most of my fabric is sourced second-hand from places like the […]

Spring Into Art & Community

The Homeless Garden Project Downtown Store 1338 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

First Friday at the Homeless Garden Project Store Featuring Sylvia Valentine’s “HeartFelt & Found” Mixed Media Floral Art Friday, May 2 | 6:00–8:30 PM 1338 Pacific Ave., Downtown Santa Cruz […]

Out of Office – Works by Mike Bencze

Little Giant Collective 115 River St. S., Santa Cruz, CA

Little Giant Collective presents Out of Office - Works by Mike Bencze Since 2016, Mike Bencze has been documenting hiking trips and interpreting landscapes through illustration and silkscreen prints. His […]