Santa Cruz County Online Art & Culture Resources

Useful online guides to local artists and cultural event calendars.

  •   PUBLISHED JAN 25, 2021 12:00 A.M.
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The Jazz Alley mural in downtown Santa Cruz.

The Jazz Alley mural in downtown Santa Cruz.   California Local

Useful online guides to local Art and Culture

1. Visual Arts Network

Curated by the Arts Council of Santa Cruz County, this online directory of hundreds of local visual artists is itself a stunning work of art. 

Check it out at https://visualartsnetworkscc.com/

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2. Santa Cruz Murals

There are dozens of murals sprinkled throughout the City of Santa Cruz.

Local resident Greg Rose took it upon himself to create a website of gorgeous photos to catalog and map them.

You can feast your eyes here:  http://www.santacruzmurals.com/

3. UCSC Arts Event Calendar

UCSC has a vibrant digital, visual and performing arts program producing frequent exhibitions and performances.

Keep up with the UCSC arts scene: https://arts.ucsc.edu/news_events/all_upcoming_events

4. Santa Cruz City Arts

The product of the passionate folks working with the City of Santa Cruz Arts Commission, the Santa Cruz City Arts website is a valuable guide to local public art, ongoing programs, artist opportunities and events.

Check it out at: https://santacruzcityarts.com/

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5. Local Santa Cruz

This blog/resource guide/magazine is all about love for the local arts. 

Check it out at: http://localsantacruz.com/

6. Santa Cruz Musicians Only Facebook Group

Like the name says, a Facebook group by, for and about local musicians and the people who love them.

Check it out if you: https://www.facebook.com/santacruzmusiciansonlypage/

7. SantaCruz.com Events Calendar

With so much art and culture taking place, it can be hard to choose when and how to plug into the vibrant local creative scene.

The good folks at SantaCruz.com have you covered. Check out their local events calendar here: https://www.santacruz.com/events

 

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