Welcome to the Om Gallery! We offer the highest quality handmade Asian Fusion Lamps, Chinese Silk and Bamboo Lanterns, home furnishings, Feng Shui solutions, unique gifts, jewelry, wall hangings and more. Our products are 100% Fair Trade. Our Om brand of Om Gallery merchandise is handmade by one of our many families of tailors, cobblers, lantern makers and lamp makers whom create our exclusive Om Gallery designed lighting, clothing, accessories and gifts. We also offer unique art, carved wooden furniture, affirmation stones, beaded jewelry, flower string lights and much more from countries around the world as well as local artists and designers.
The motto of Artisans Gallery is “Dedicated to the Creative Spirit.” Artisans celebrates this by featuring American made crafts with an emphasis on the wealth of local artists that Santa Cruz and the surrounding communities have to offer. Artisans Gallery carries wall art, jewelry, glass, ceramics, metal work, pottery, woodworking, cards, candles, kid’s items, bath products and more. Artisans Gallery has rich history in Santa Cruz. Originally an artists’ cooperative, it was founded in 1976. On October 17, 1989, Santa Cruz was hit by a 7.1 earthquake, which destroyed much of downtown. In the face of tremendous economic and physical upheaval, the artists of the cooperative felt they had to disband. Fortunately, John and Juleen Lisher, local members of the downtown community, were determined to revive the store that had become a fixture of Santa Cruz. As Santa Cruz slowly recovered from the earthquake, the Lishers slowly expanded the size and scope of the gallery to carry artists from all over North America. In 1993, the Lishers hired 16-year old Linnaea Holgers (James). In February of 2009, Linnaea celebrated her 16-year anniversary with the store by purchasing Artisans Gallery. Linnaea has continued to be “dedicated to the creative spirit,” and has further expanded the gallery by offering rotating art shows as a part of downtown’s First Friday program. The items found it Artisans Gallery are meant to be used and appreciated, from preparing food on a unique wooden cutting board to enjoying coffee in a locally made ceramic mug to wearing a pair of handmade earrings. Artisans Gallery keeps in mind the words of William Morris, “Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” Artist Policy We are dedicated to promoting hand made work by living artists and building relationships artists directly. We carry American made work from all over North America with an emphasis on local artists. We carry artists on consignment with a 50/50 split and we also buy outright. We do carry a very small portion of work made out of the USA, however our relationship is based with the artist who designs the work.
The 8-year anniversary of this unique art festival. Saturday and Sunday Nov 7th & 8th, 10-5pm each day. Admission is $5 of which 10% is donated to the Monterey Bay Sanctuary! FREE entry into spectacular raffle with admission. Started in 2009 the Santa Cruz Sea Glass & Ocean Art Festival features genuine sea glass and artist-made creations, while benefiting our local marine environment. Since 2009, Santa Cruz Sea Glass is honored to have raised over $10,000 in donations to local ocean conservation, supporting the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary whom is dedicated to educating people about the preservation and conservation of our amazing Oceans. Last year we had a record breaking attendance and over 40 amazing artists coming from all over the world. We are working hard to advertise the event throughout the Bay Area and California. Admission includes an entry for the amazing FREE hourly raffle for a chance to win dozens of amazing wares from our artists. Kids under 6 free. The event is INDOORS at the historic Coconut Grove ball room, plenty of great parking, food & full bar! We hope you can join us! The Cocoanut Grove and Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk do not allow dogs except for service animals with papers. If you have a service animal, please go to Guest Services to get a tag. HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS: Dream Inn: http://www.jdvhotels.com/hotels/california/central-coast-hotels/santa-cruz-dream-inn/ Carousel: http://carousel-beach-inn.com/ Beach Street: https://www.beachstreetinn.com/ Ocean Pacific Lodge: http://www.theoceanpacificlodge.com/#index Pacific Blue Inn: http://pacificblueinn.com/ Seaway Inn: http://www.seawayinn.com/ Westcliff Inn: http://www.westcliffinn.com/ Paradox: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/sjcak-hotel-paradox-autograph-collection/ For Artists: apply online: http://tinyurl.com/SCSGFEST2016 Application Deadline Aug 1, 2016. All artists will be notified by August 15th , 2016. 2 DAY event: Friday Nov 4th Artist set-up, 4-7pm. - Saturday Nov 5th Artist set-up 7-10am. - Festival Hours Sat 10-5pm, Sunday 10-5pm. - Sunday Nov 6th , Artist breakdown and load-out by 8pm.
Kaiwa Art and Play Space is a unique studio, play space, and gallery where kids can converse, create, and curate. With the increased pressures and constrictions of modern public schooling, children need spaces to discuss ideas and create freely. Kaiwa offers: -Creative, interdisciplinary classes for ages 1-12 (6-8 kids per class) -Open hours for studio and play time -A chance for children to collaborate with professionals in the arts, humanities, sciences, and technology -Birthday Parties -Workshops My name is Keara Connor and I have a Masters of Art Education, a post-baccalaureate certificate in Nonprofit Management, and a CA Teaching Certificate in Art. I have taught in a variety of community and school settings, with roles such as the lead art educator of the Greensboro Children's Museum in NC, a lead teacher at the Lyndon House Art Center in GA, a lead preschool teacher at Arrow in GA, and an after-school teacher at Westlake Elementary in Santa Cruz. You can find more information about my work here: kearaconnor.wix.com/arteducation Kaiwa means "conversation" in Japanese. It is a place for the brilliance of children's ideas and dreams to be heard, valued, and shared with the larger community. It says, "Your thoughts have value and are worthy of sharing." Kaiwa will connect children to professionals working in diverse fields to engage in meaningful dialogue. Children will discuss current challenges and opportunities in these fields and collaborate to create art projects that reflect their learning and contributions to the conversation. In Kaiwa's model, art emerges from dialogue, play, and experimentation. Kaiwa believes quality art education should engage children in an authentic art practice personal to them and their growing understanding of the world. Kaiwa believes that all children have their own stories to tell and wondrously different ways of telling them. As Keara began to engage in conversations with children during art-making, asking silly and serious questions, she was amazed by the power of children to synthesize knowledge, weave complex story-lines, and experiment with materials in personal and novel ways. She also quickly noticed the excitement of children when allowed to tell their own stories and create art in a spontaneous and free environment. Kaiwa believes great ideas develop alongside feelings of freedom and joy. Kaiwa gives students the freedom to express their creativity, ingenuity, and joy as an emergent process. Kaiwa develops projects that respect the intelligence and autonomy of children to make their own decisions, while exposing them to new knowledge of the world and artistic tools and techniques that inspire growth. Kaiwa believes in growing alongside students through dialogue and moments of shared laughter and awe. Many of the art objects made at Kaiwa become a part of the exhibit space, inviting wonder, play, and further exploration. In a jointly curatorial process, children and teachers decide how to arrange the gallery space and what to include, take home, or discard. The result is an experimental and interactive gallery space that welcomes visitors to view, contemplate, and add to the conversation.
Michaelangelo Gallery is located along the banks of the San Lorenzo River, across from the historic Salz Tannery, originally built in 1856. The gallery still maintains its old farm-house charm despite its recent renovations that include an artist live-work studio development, surrounding art studios, storage spaces and the 5000 square-foot gallery space. Angelo Grova, owner of MichaelAngelo Gallery, built this space conscientiously maintaining the barn-yard architecture and style characteristic of the old Tannery.
We teach a classical realist study based on 19th century academic french ateliers and renaissance workshops in academic drawing, sculpture and painting. If you love working from nature with the figure, portrait, landscape, and still life you will want to be apart of our studio where working professionals with an intensive academic training from the Florence Academy of Art.
Finding new artists, pairing collectors with new pieces, creating and producing new works, and providing professional installation services. Exploring how individual artwork affects the world around it. And being consistently passionate, loving, and consumed in doing so.
The UCSC Printmaking Studio hosts the UCSC STUDENT PRINT SALE offering original fine art prints made in a variety of hand printed and digital media including woodcut, lithography, etching, digital printmaking and handmade books. The sale takes place annually in early June—see web site for current schedule: http://artsites.ucsc.edu/printsale The studio also offers a use fee program. The UCSC PRINT STUDIO ARTIST ACCESS PROGRAM is geared toward providing short- and long-term communal studio access at low monthly rates to both emerging and established artists. Participants must be self-sufficient and able to work independently with only basic orientation to the studio. Qualified participants are determined via an application process including a print portfolio review, studio orientation, and 3 month probationary period. The facilities are available to participants during posted Open Work Periods which vary each quarter depending on class schedules. —Please call (831) 459-3686 for more information.
Santa Cruz's Smallest and Greatest! Eights & Aces was opened early 2008 by FLiP because of strong desire to create a place where he could take his art and Tattooing to new heights. He wanted to keep the shop small and intimate to avoid that big shop feel and found the perfect location at 343 1/2 Soquel Ave. Here He was able to concentrate on his art and one-on-one interactions with his clients. Also joining FLiP on this artistic journey are Ethan Jones and Adrian Aguayo. With these three distinctly different artist customers can rest assured that to have an amazing tattoo, they are in great hands. After years of constantly reassuring FLiP that an apprenticeship was a good idea Ethan finally succeed in realizing his dream of becoming a tattoo artist. All of his hard work has paid off and it shows in his tattoos! it couldn't have been a better decision!! Adrian has joined us after the unfortunate closing of the shop where he spent the past few years. We are happy to have him be part of Eights and Aces! Those of you who have been to the shop tell your friends to come by and see what all the talk is about!!! Eights & Aces - Stealing Sexy Back! FLiP, Ethan and Adrian
Michael Eckerman is a stonemason and artist whose creative nature has led him away from traditional design. For forty years, he has successfully incorporated fluid movement into the stonework of his fireplaces, garden hardscapes, water features, light sculptures, and the canine form (dogs). It is the blending of traditional and free-form style that makes his work unique. Ea Eckerman was born in California and moved to the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii at an early age. Raised on the beach and in the warm waters of the Pacific, Ea developed a deep appreciation for nature in its many forms and always looked to its beauty and strengths for inspiration.
Art and wine events for the soul. Open to all! Unleash your inner artist with inspirational art, wine & music for a cause. Each event gives back! All rights reserved on all photos and artwork owned and under copyright by Art and Soul Events.
Booking and promoting music and entertainment for the following venues in the Santa Cruz area: The Rio Theatre, Cocoanut Grove Ballroom, Kuumbwa Jazz Center, Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium and Catalyst.