Take-Aways: Art To Go Preview
Last spring, when the gallery “Take Aways: Art to Go!” temporarily closed due to the pandemic, Pajaro Valley Arts (PVA) was unsure what the future held. But this year, at the eighth annual gallery exhibition, PVA has been able to reopen its doors and reunite…
The So-so Market Brings Life To Small Businesses
An array of colors flashes in front of shoppers’ eyes as they peer at the vintage wear and vibrant jewelry made with meticulous designs. Stonewashed denim and ‘90s inspired baggy sweatshirts hang in vendors’ tents, with handcrafted earrings and plant holders laid out in the…
Annual Watsonville Film Festival Goes Virtual
As the famed Cholitas Escaladoras de Bolivia, “Cholita Hikers of Bolivia,” neared the 22,837-foot summit of Mt. Aconcagua, their vibrant traditional skirts blow under heavy snow and high winds, filling the screen. At the other end of Latin America, the lush green mountains of Chiapas,…
SUA and Sesnon Underground Connect Student Government and the Arts
In a campus as large as UC Santa Cruz, it can be difficult to find your place. After leaving high school, third-years Edie Trautwein and Sydney Eliot both initially joined Cowell Senate, but found their campus homes in two radically different areas. Trautwein is now…
An Artist’s Life: Virtual Roundtable Discusses Professional Pathways in Art
How do you make a living off your passion and talent? Artists dedicate their lives to fine-tuning their skills to create masterpieces. Getting paid for this work is another story. The UC Santa Cruz Art Department and Arts Division held a Zoom conversation amongst artists…
An Illustrated History of the African American Theater Arts Troupe
1987: Don Williams was hired by UC Santa Cruz for a technical position within the Theater Arts department. At the same time, he mentored THEA 50: Fundamentals of Theater Production, which introduces students to lighting and sound. 1991: AATAT was officially founded under the leadership…
Collaborative MLK Day Justice Journal from the MAH Highlights Dreams of Social Justice
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History (MAH) continues to weave the dream MLK once had and advocate for racial justice. Calling for collaboration from the Santa Cruz community, the MAH collected 31 submissions from local…
“School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” Preview
In student actor Odeosa Eguavoen’s bedroom is an entire dressing room and stage. With ring lights, mics, webcams, and green screens, Eguavoen and the cast are bringing “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” into audience’s homes. Written by Ghanaian-American writer and actor Jocelyn…
UCSC Chinese Student Association Hosts 35th Annual Lunar New Year Banquet
A year ago the circular tables of the Porter dining hall at UC Santa Cruz were piled high with food, the room transformed with red streamers and decorations, and the stage hopped with student performers. This year the cafeteria tables continued to collect dust and…
African American Theater Arts Troupe Presents 30th Anniversary Gala
African American Theater Arts Troupe (AATAT) founder and director Don Williams wore a proud smile on Feb. 20 as one of his students, August Stevens, softly strummed her guitar singing “A Change Is Gonna Come,” written by Sam Cook in 1964 in support of the…