Radical Craft Night is a festival of non-traditional crafts in Santa Cruz. It’s a night of hands-on activities and live demonstrations: where tri-loom weaving meets taxidermy, blacksmithing meets podcasting, fashion art meets social activism, and tradition meets innovation.

Meet the crafters:


Explore the art of blacksmithing in fiery demonstrations by blacksmith Michael Wood.


Climb aboard artist Wes Modes’ handcrafted shantyboat and learn about his adventurous project: Secret History of American River People. 


Learn basic weaving techniques with Bennett Williamson by sharing a backstrap loom with a partner, and weaving pieces of fabric together towards the center. 

Craft fruity, foodie wreaths with twist ties, farm-foraged foliage and dried flowers scavenged by Nicole Zahm and Sarah Daniels of Santa Cruz Community Farmers' Markets.


Learn about more of the hands-on workshops, performances and demonstrations of 3rd Friday: Radical Craft Night on our website here. RSVP on Facebook here.

*This event is a community rental. Find out how to rent the MAH for your own event here.

Explore the final report from the Working for Dignity: Low-Wage Worker Study of Santa Cruz County, produced by the UCSC Center for Labor Studies, and a community conversation on economic justice. The event will include a panel discussion on the state-wide campaign to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, featuring local workers and small business owners, community organizations, and experts on the minimum wage. 

Find out more on our website here.

Join this resource for photographers and historians to study traditional and long-gone photographic techniques.  Forum meetings regularly feature expert guest speakers as well as exhibits of original historic and contemporary photographs made using vintage photographic processes.

Find out more on our website here.

Curious about the state of health, wellness and quality of life in Santa Cruz County? Join United Way of Santa Cruz County, Ecology Action and First 5 Santa Cruz County in sharing the findings from the 2015 Community Assessment Project. MAH's Executive Director Nina Simon will be sharing on the quality of Santa Cruz County's social environment. 

Find out more on the United Way website here.

Share your best prints, pins, crafts, knits, doodles, and masterpieces in the Winter Art Market hosted by MAH's teen program, Subjects to Change. This is open for teen artists to share their work at Subject to Change's upcoming Winter Art Market on December 20th at 3rd Friday: Winterpalooza.

Please email subjectstochange@santacruzmah.org by NOVEMBER 30th, 2015 with your name, grade, school, statement about your artwork and work as an artist (3-5 sentences) & 3-5 images of your artwork.

Questions? E-mail subjectstochange@santacruzmah.org. Find out more on Facebook here.