1+ day, 7+ min ago   (711+ words) “Kokuban Art Koshien ” is an annual national chalk art championship for high school students. Combining the word for “blackboard” (“kokuban”) and the famous stadium where high school baseball is contested, the contest attracts artworks, all drawn on blackboards, usually over…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (615+ words) WATSONVILLE — Now a common form of fashion and self-expression, tattoos were once considered taboo. Viewed as a symbol of rebellion and criminal activity in the early 20th century — even banned in states like Oklahoma until as late as 2006 — nowadays most people…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (194+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — With its abundant wildlife, sprawling ocean views and varied topography, it is no wonder that Santa Cruz County and the Monterey Bay region at large have shutterbugs all over capturing images at every corner....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1061+ words) Exhibitions Manager Shanti Nagwani said Santa Cruz Guitar Co. staff reached out to the museum about possibly doing an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary. The museum asked if they wanted to do an exhibit instead. After visiting the workshop and…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (475+ words) SANTA CRUZ — A pair of local arts organizations will retain most of their grant funding from Santa Cruz County after a public outcry prompted a last-minute pivot away from much steeper cuts. The Arts Council Santa Cruz County and the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (429+ words) The Vatican Museums on Wednesday announced the start of a five-year, $5.5 million project to clean and restore the Raphael Loggia, a 65-meter long, 4-meter wide corridor that is considered one of the highest expressions of Renaissance figurative art. The windowed…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (554+ words) Now the poet and former hip-hop artist is bringing a collection of fairy tale-inspired creations in from the cold for his first museum exhibit. “The Garbage Man,” at the Arken Museum of Contemporary Art on the outskirts of Copenhagen, tells…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (181+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A river rock masterpiece built by Michael Eckerman arches over the entrance of Felt Street Neighborhood Park in Live Oak. Eckerman is a local stonemason and artist whose creative nature has led him away from traditional design....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (567+ words) Micha Scott works on her technique in a Tannery World Dance studio as she prepares to present her Artist of the Year Profile Performance, which will take place on June 5 at the Museum of Art and History. Scott, who serves…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (755+ words) The show, titled “Jim Phillips: New Fine Art Prints and Classic ’70s and ’80s Pen and Ink Drawings,” opened Friday at the R. Blitzer Gallery on Santa Cruz’s Westside, and features 15 new large scale art prints and 30 hand-dipped pen and ink drawings…...