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First Friday is stacked with holiday gift shows re

First Friday is stacked with holiday gift shows representing over 100 local artists! 😍 We hope you shop small and artisan made this holiday…creative gifts made with love are the best gifts! 🎁

Visit our website for the complete list of events this Friday night - firstfridaysantacruz.com - LINK IN BIO ⬅️

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First Friday is this week! 🎨🎄 This month is

First Friday is this week! 🎨🎄 This month is full of exhibits and sales with artsy gifts for the holidays, poetic musings x art, book signings, glass blowing and so much more! ✨

➡️ Check the listings on firstfridaysantacruz.com for all of the details.

First Friday Santa Cruz is a county-wide art tour in various galleries, shops, studios and art spaces. Our map feature on our website is the perfect tool for planning your evening!

Thanks to our partners:
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It’s holiday shopping time! 🎁 Check out our l

It’s holiday shopping time! 🎁 Check out our latest blog post “5 Artisan Gift Shows to Shop for the Holidays” to peek some of our favorite spots to shop in Santa Cruz County. 🌟 #shopsmall

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First Friday is DECEMBER 1! This month is full of exhibits with gifts for the holidays! Visit firstfridaysantacruz.com for all of the details. ❤️

@radiusgallery
@tanneryartscenter
@scmartcenter
@artisansantacruz
@art_of_santacruz

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Jewelry for Giants! 💎💍 @felixkulpagallery Wh

Jewelry for Giants! 💎💍 @felixkulpagallery What a beautiful exhibit! 😍

Featuring the work of 16 artists, this conceptual exhibit imagines a world of giant humans decorated with stunning jewelry. 💎 We fell in love with the giant rings by artists Keith Millar and Flair Goldman and the charm bracelet by Mary Tartaro.

If you missed the opening of the “Larger Than Life: Jewelry for Giants” exhibit at Felix Kulpa Gallery last First Friday, don't worry. The show is open until Dec 30 with regular gallery hours Thursday-Sunday from 11am-6pm and during First Friday on Dec 1 from 5-9pm.

First Friday is right around the corner! Events around the county are free to attend and showcase the spectacular talent of creatives in Santa Cruz. Visit firstfridaysantacruz.com for details on upcoming events - link in bio. ❤️

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Who else stopped at MUD Gallery of Studio Ceramics

Who else stopped at MUD Gallery of Studio Ceramics on First Friday? 🤩 MUD featured the sculptural work of Iver Henning, a local ceramicist from a family of potters in the Santa Cruz Mountains.🪴

“Steamfunk” presented quirky, fantastical robot/animal creatures in clay with amazing detail. “The pieces are predominantly dictated by my mood and nonsensical delusions that go through my head…narrative work needs to let the viewer come to their own conclusions about meaning and artistic intention. It’s a constantly evolving process that never gets boring.” - Iver Henning 🤖

MUD Gallery of Studio Ceramics is a gorgeous space in the Michealangelo Studio building at 1111 River Street across from the Tannery Arts Center. Showcasing work from a collective of local ceramicists in both functional and fine art pottery. They are a regular on the First Friday Santa Cruz Art Tour and a must see for pottery lovers! ❤️

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🌟 First Friday is DECEMBER 1st! Featuring artisan gift shows, encore exhibits and SO much more! Visit firstfridaysantacruz.com for details on upcoming events - link in bio.

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Another AMAZING night on the First Friday Santa Cr

Another AMAZING night on the First Friday Santa Cruz Art Tour! 💍🤩

Reel Featured Events:
💎 “Larger Than Life: Jewelry for Giants” @felixkulpagallery
💎 “Steamfunk” by Iver Henning @mudgalleryofstudioceramics
💎 Rigel Hunter & Mandy Spitzer @rrevv Artist Marketplace

➡️ Save the Date for next First Friday on DECEMBER 1st featuring artisan gift shows, encore exhibits and SO much more!

➡️ Visit firstfridaysantacruz.com for details on upcoming events - 🔗 in bio.

@hennigceramics
@hunter_designs
@metalartista
@marymaytartaro

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A few popular First Friday locations are the Wests

A few popular First Friday locations are the Westside and the Tannery Arts Center. Each hosts SEVEN events this month! 💥

➡️ Check out the listings at firstfridaysantacruz.com - search by region from the home page and click on a listing to read the details!

➡️ Sign up for our bi-monthly newsletter from our website and receive the list right in your inbox!

Featured:
✨Mira Michelle Kennedy at Apricity Gallery
✨Lu Lee at Printmakers at the Tannery
✨RREVV Artist Marketplace
✨RREVV Artist Marketplace
✨TEN Exhibit at Radius Gallery
✨Tom Watson at Santa Cruz Clay
✨Jean Corby at Illuminée Studio
✨Juan Manuel at R.Blitzer Gallery
✨TEN Exhibit at Radius Gallery
✨Tom Watson at Santa Cruz Clay

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Just a little eye candy of a few of the upcoming e

Just a little eye candy of a few of the upcoming events on First Friday! 🍭 Are you as excited as we are for this incredible line-up around the county? 🤩

Featuring events in galleries, businesses and studios in Downtown, Midtown, Eastside, Westside, Tannery Arts Center and the Santa Cruz Mountains.

➡️ Visit our website to view the full listing of events and plan your artful evening with our new maps and location features! Firstfridaysantacruz.com - link in bio ⬅️

Featured:
🔸Steamfunk - Ceramic Work by Iver Hennig @mudgalleryofstudioceramics
🔸Beth Shields @gallery125tannery
🔸TEN Exhibition @mkcontemporary.art & @radiusgallery
🔸Artist Jean Corby @illumineelighting
🔸Cards, Calendars and Charcuterie! @rye_home
🔸Mira Michelle Kennedy: “Disassembled” @apricitygallery
🔸Time for a Change @art_of_santacruz_gallery
🔸Meditating With Insight - An immersive experience with Shane Hill at Insight Santa Cruz
🔸Closing reception "Mudworks and other appendages" @minnow.arts
🔸Artist Bev Zerbib-Berda at Studio 120 & Gallery @tanneryartscenter

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What has 12 wheels, a pingpong table, shelves of h

What has 12 wheels, a pingpong table, shelves of handmade pottery and a wall painted by Jasper Marino❓The Westside’s newest ceramic studio, Santa Cruz Clay! 🪴

This 3000+ square foot warehouse space designed as a working studio co-op, classroom and gallery showroom is the latest project of local clay artist and teacher, Travis Adams. His second studio location in Santa Cruz, Travis is focused on creating a community through clay and offering pathways for ceramists to become professional artists.✨

Read more about Santa Cruz Clay in our Art Spotlight blog - 🔗 in bio.

@santacruzclay
@clayingmantis

Get ready for the First Friday Santa Cruz Art Tour on November 3! ❤️

➡️ Visit our website to view the events at venues around the county. firstfridaysantacruz.com

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Looking for an artist to host at your next First F

Looking for an artist to host at your next First Friday event? Or maybe you just need a new piece of artwork? 🖼️ A gorgeous ceramic mug or a new piece of jewelry? 💎

The First Friday Santa Cruz Artist Registry features over 100 local artists! ⬅️

Representing a variety of mediums and artistic skill sets, these local creatives are ready to give you the eye candy you’ve been craving! 🍭

➡️ Find the artist listings at firstfridaysantacruz.com/artists - link in bio.

In this post:
@triplemoondesign
@bad.photography_sc
@susanleonehowe
@pourgirl
Eileen Begley
@ellen0hanlon
@lizpotz
@woodlinglandscapedesign
@judyscreativeart
@barbaragerry

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First Friday! 🔥 From the intriguing art of @tho

First Friday! 🔥 From the intriguing art of @thomascampbellart to the live community glass demo by @mozeart and so many amazing exhibits in between, Friday night was 🔥

Can’t wait for next month! ➡️ See you out on the First Friday Santa Cruz Art Tour on November 3!

➡️ Find all the deets at firstfridaysantacruz.com - 🔗 in bio.

@downtownsantacruz
@tanneryartscenter
@radiusgallery
@oxyhairsantacruz

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Shout out to Midtown, Capitola, Soquel and Ben Lom

Shout out to Midtown, Capitola, Soquel and Ben Lomond venues on the First Friday Santa Cruz Art Tour TONIGHT‼️

🔴 Santa Cruz Art League - Open Studios Preview Exhibit & Claudia Gray @santacruzartleague

🔴 Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History - “Underground” @santacruzmuseum

🔴 Treehouse Dispensary - New Resident Artists on Display: Coral Kamstra-Brown, Irene Bustamante, Ray Evans, & Rose Dalrymple @treehousedispensary_sc

🔴 Art of Santa Cruz - Featuring 9 Open Studios Artists @art_of_santacruz_gallery

🔴 Santa Cruz Mountain Art Center - “A Class Act” @scmartcenter

➡️ Visit our website for all the details - https://firstfridaysantacruz.com

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➡️ See you tonight on the First Friday Art Tour!

ready…ENGAGE.❤️

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Experience the Tannery Art Studios on First Friday

Experience the Tannery Art Studios on First Friday! ✨ @tanneryartscenter

1️⃣ Radius Gallery - Studio 127 “TEN” Exhibition

2️⃣ Live Music at Studio 122 The Lo-Timers with resident ceramicists Anna Cummins, Aria McCamant, and Abigael Elizabeth.

3️⃣Apricity Gallery - Studio 104 Sarah Bianco Open Studios Preview

4️⃣ Studio 124 - Community Networked Sculpture

5️⃣ Everyone’s Music School - Studio 101 Immerse yourself in a series of performances featuring youth and adult musicians living and working at the Tannery Artist Lofts.

6️⃣ Printmakers at the Tannery - Studio 107 October showcases the work of Lu Lee, Margaret Niven, Jane Gregorius, and Frank Trueba.

7️⃣ River Studio Shop & Gallery - Studio 116 Sneak Peek: Get a first look at the River Studio Shop & Gallery before the grand opening on October 15th.

8️⃣ Studio 105 “Sticks, Stones & Broken Bones”

9️⃣ Santa Cruz Korean Art Gallery - Studio 114 Authentic Korean Mask Show

🔟 Gallery 125 - Presenting Six Visual Artists

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October’s First Friday is here and the Westside

October’s First Friday is here and the Westside is popping with five incredible events!✨

🌊 We welcome the Seymour Center to the First Friday Art Tour this month hosting their first Block Party on the Bluff with music, art, vendors and an exhibit on climate solutions in Santa Cruz. @seymour_center

🎙️ SATORI hosts their second Open Mic Poetry Night from 7-9pm and features a collection of fine performance photography by Tom Brady.

📸 Loft Salon & Spa presents photography by Jason Main along with refreshments and a raffle. @theloftsantacruz

🎨 R.Blitzer Gallery is back on the tour presenting the 10th Annual Catamaran Magazine Art Exhibit Opening Reception featuring artists seen in the zine. @rblitzergallery @catamaranlit

💡And the Institute of Arts and Sciences, UCSC welcomes Chicago based artist, Maria Gaspar and her exhibit “Compositions: Imagining What Can Be Built From the End Of Incarceration.” @ucscias

➡️ Visit firstfridaysantacruz.com to view the complete listing of events around the county. 🔗in bio.

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October’s First Friday is coming up full of fall

October’s First Friday is coming up full of fall vibes and amazing exhibits! 🍂 Mark those calendars for October 6 and check out firstfridaysantacruz.com for the complete listing of art events around the county.

Featured Events✨

1. Diana Hartman at @artisansscruz
2. “A Class Act” at @scmartcenter
3. “After Dark: A Love Letter to Spooky Santa Cruz” at @little.giant.collective
4&5. “TEN” at @mkcontemporary.art & @radiusgallery
6. “Mudworks and other Appendages” at @minnow.arts
7. “Sticks and Stones and Broken Bones” at Studio 105 at @tanneryartscenter
8. “The Mask Calling Me” at @santa_cruz_korean_art__
9. Art of Margitta Dietrick Welsh at @bigbasinvineyards
10. 10th Annual Catamaran Magazine Art Exhibit at @rblitzergallery

@downtownsantacruz
@tanneryartscenter
@visitsantacruz

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Spotlight on ART! ✨ One of Santa Cruz’s newest

Spotlight on ART! ✨ One of Santa Cruz’s newest public art installations, “Dancing Waters” designed by local artist Maha Taitano and directed by Kathleen Crocetti (Community Arts & Empowerment) was unveiled on the River Front parking garage in August.

The 480 sq ft mosaic is a beautiful portrayal of water culture in Santa Cruz and pays homage to our Pacific Islander & Ohlone roots. 🌊🏄🏽‍♀️🐟

The project funded by the CARD (City Arts Recovery Design) Program sought to empower and uplift BIPOC artists in the community.

“This project supports culture and community and the essence of home - the public gets to participate and have ownership and pride - it helps bring peace and connection to people and especially with diverse people.” - Maha Taitano ✨

Read the full article at the link in our bio. ⬆️

@maha_taitano
@kathleencrocetti
@santacruzcityarts

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