ARTS & CULTURE

County Art Exhibitions

Experience paintings, prints, crafts, photographs, jewelry, ceramics, sculptures, drawings, and mixed-media works by local artists and crafts people!

County Art Exhibitions

County Government Center

701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, except holidays

On exhibit until December 20, 2024:
Darrah Robinson, Michael Lopes - 1st Floor
Evelyn Drew, Anna Fletcher - 5th Floor
Chelsea Wagner - 1st & 5th Floor Cases

Simpkins Family Swim Center

979 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz Hours vary. Please visit the Simpkins Family Swim Center page for hours.

Paintings by Johanna McCormick

Exhibition dates: September 30, 2024 - January 25, 2025
About the Artist and Art: Johanna has been creating personal and professional art for over fifty years. A California native, she is a graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in art/graphic design. She creates art from a place that seeks a calm, quiet connection with the natural world. Clouds usually play a dominant role in her paintings. Ever changing, molding and nurturing the planet under them. They are the antithesis of the vast solid earth below.

Simpkins Family Swim Center - Live Oak Library Annex

979 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz Hours vary. Please visit the Simpkins Family Swim Center page for hours.

Photographs by Kara Kapaldo

Exhibition dates: November 6, 2024 - February 2025
About the Artist and Art: Kara is a natural world photographer who lives in the Pleasure Point Neighborhood of Santa Cruz. She learned the love of travel at a young age and was given her first camera at age 10. While she loves traveling to faraway places to photograph endangered species, her main love is where she lives. With this exhibit she shows Santa Cruz in its unique diversity, from its mountains to its sea. Photography for her is about a feeling, how to connect with the environment on a deep level.

Show Your Art

Santa Cruz County Parks and Arts Council Santa Cruz County collaborate to present three exhibits at the County Government Center. Paintings, prints, crafts, photographs, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, drawings, and mixed-media works by local artists and crafts people are exhibited year-round. Each exhibit shows work from five local artists and typically run for two to three months. Additional opportunities are available at the Simpkins Family Swim Center, Health Services Agency, and other County facilities. More Information

Contact Us

Phone:

(831) 454-7901 (General)

Monday – Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, except holidays

Email:

parksinfo@parks.santacruzcountyca.gov (General)

Our physical office is open, but staff availability is limited.