FREE First Friday
Friday, February 5th
5-9pm | FREE
When you struggle, how do you find strength?
Find power in the stories of boxers, Derby Girls, transgender performance artists and women skaters. These artists knit together body, mind, and spirit. They transform themselves through action. They fight social and familial expectations with strength. Bodies become a site for personal struggle and self-realization. Visit Strength & Struggle and our 3rd floor exhibition Wild Mushrooms & Functional Fungi for free on First Friday.
Enjoy live music by The Plateau Dixieland Jazz Band, history talks, an all-ages art activity, and a bar.
Join local historians Ross Eric Gibson and James Mockoski at 5:30pm to discuss their efforts to restore “Mothers of Men” a nearly 100 year old silent film that was made right here in Santa Cruz County– complete with killer shots of downtown Santa Cruz in 1917.
At-a-glance
5:30pm: History talk with local historians Ross Eric Gibson and James Mockoski at 5:30pm to discuss their efforts to restore “Mothers of Men”
6:30-9pm: Dance to tunes by The Plateau Dixieland Jazz Band.
5-9pm: Enjoy an all-ages art activity, free exhibitions and a bar
Find out more on our website. RSVP on Facebook here.
Call to Artists:
MAH Art Works
Summer Residency
Early deadline: February 8th
Deadline to apply: February 22nd
Transform the Solari Gallery into your art studio. Apply for the Art Works summer residency.
This summer, artists will transform the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History’s (MAH) Solari Gallery into a series of artist’s studios. In each studio, museum visitors will meet artists and participate in art works in progress. All artists will be expected to engage visitors as part of their work and are invited to engage the theme of building stronger communities and neighborhoods.
Deadline to apply is February 22nd. Learn more and apply here.
Lulu's at the Octagon: Anne Scott-Chambers
*Note: This is not at the MAH, but at Lulu's at the Octagon at 118 Cooper St.
Explore incredibly intricate illustrations of nature while enjoying your morning coffee. Anne Scott-Chambers creates detailed works on paper of nature–artichokes, pumpkins, acorns & leaves, cactus. Her tools are graphite, colored pencil, and pen & ink.
Her work is on view until April 3rd. Click here to learn more about the exhibition.
Buy a square. Support the MAH.
Join Santa Cruz Warriors in a game of Super Bowl Squares. Win prizes. Support the MAH. Win win win.
Click here to learn more.
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Visit the MAH
Tuesday – Sunday:
11am – 5pm
Open late until 9pm every Friday
705 Front Street
Downtown Santa Cruz
$5 adults
$3 students and seniors
FREE for MAH members
Current Exhibitions
Wild Mushrooms & Functional Fungi
December 4th- March 20th, 2016
See how mushrooms push fungal forms: as bricks, as environmental cleaning tools, as vibrant dyes. Today, mushrooms have become a pioneering tool for designers, a subject for artists, and important biotechnology for scientists. Explore how these fungal fieldworkers reimagine the relationships between human beings, technology and the greater living environment. 3rd Floor Art Forum. More.
Strength & Struggle
December 18th-
February 7th, 2016
**LAST WEEK ON VIEW**
When you struggle, how do you find strength? Find power in the stories of boxers, Derby Girls, transgender performance artists and women skaters. These artists knit together body, mind, and spirit. They transform themselves through action. They fight social and familial expectations with strength. 2nd floor Solari Gallery. More.
Who makes history?
This gallery shares stories of people who made history here in Santa Cruz County. Farmworkers and fishermen. Street performers and surfers. Native Ohlone and migrants from around the world. Santa Cruz County is home to dreamers, artists, and activists. In this gallery, you will meet people who used their passion to fight injustice, invent new industries, and build a stronger community. 2nd floor.
Mary and Harry Blanchard Sculpture Garden
Ongoing
The Mary and Harry Blanchard Sculpture Garden is designed to showcase outdoor sculpture from the Museum’s permanent collection. 3rd Floor. More.
Ongoing Programs
This lush and historic resource is the final resting place for the men and women who shaped Santa Cruz. MAH volunteers and staff have been engaged in a major restoration effort to preserve this historic resource to the community. Get involved here.
Explore our Wishlist.
The MAH wants your stuff! Check out our ongoing Wishlist here.
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