This is Santa Cruz Art!

How to Draw a Monkey

Interview with Walker Hum
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Interview with Anastasiya Bachmanova
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Interview with Alaya Vautier

Shadley Stephens : Featured Artist

LOC ART : The Art Market App

Tree Removal: Inspiring, Funny, and Maybe a Little Disturbing
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Painting a 3D Flower in Resin

Santa Cruz Symphony's Invocations

Time Lapse Model Painting

How to Grow Copper Crystals

Symphonic Fire - Santa Cruz Symphony With Cellist Jonah Kim

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Enlightenment”

Spotlight on Brass Over Bridges : Santa Cruz Symphony Recital

Capitola Plein Air 2018 - 4th Annual Festival

Rites of Spring : Santa Cruz Symphony Concert

Santa Cruz Symphony Opening Concert : Fidl-Fantazye

Spotlight on Madeline Jarzembak: Santa Cruz Symphony's Principal Harp
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Wood 3D Map

Victorian Candy!

Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with BANDALOOP

Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with Visual Endeavors

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Resurrection”

How to Make Slime

How to Decorate Eggs

Santa Cruz Symphony - Celebration!

How to Draw a Nose

Feel Good on Friday with Frozen Pink Paint

Keep Growing - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now

Interview with Ann Hazels : 2018 Nexties Artist of the Year

How to Cut With a Screw - Forge Edition

Stood Here - 1940
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I.B. Bayo : 2018 Gail Rich Award Honoree

Cathy Warner : 2018 Gail Rich Award Honoree

Jonah Kim - Santa Cruz Symphony’s New Principal Cellist

Idea Fab Labs Santa Cruz

Hand Carving a River Stone

Time Lapse Sand Sculpting

Include Everyone - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now

Interview with The Booth Bus : Northern California’s Vintage Volkswagen Photo Booth

Be Yourself - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now
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Santa Cruz Symphony Performs Musical Poetry

Accept Yourself - 7 Ways to Get Happy, Right Now

Patrick Woolf - Featured Artist

Iconic Adventures with Volkswagen Bus Trippers

Kathy Cheer - Featured Artist

How to Draw a Dog

Idea Fab Lab Artists Make Waves
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Skate by the Sea on the Capitola Ice Rink
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Video: How to Create Latte Art

Artist Profiles

Israel Fickett - Featured Artist
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Kirby Scudder: Ebb & Flow Featured Artist

Maytal Gotesman - Featured Artist
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Danielle Williamson : Ebb & Flow Featured Artist

Lisa Marie Mariel: Featured Artist
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Edge of the West - Featured Musician
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Ben Thompson : Featured Artist

Greg Stanley : Featured Artist
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Carol Summers

Kathy Cheer - Featured Artist

Open Studios Featured Artist: Sonia Calderon

Roxanne Corbin : Featured Artist
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Art/Now/Next: Interview with Edward Ramirez

Patrick Woolf - Featured Artist

Jeff Arnett: Featured Artist
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Linda A. Levy : Featured Artist
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Sara Sha - Featured Artist
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Open Studios Featured Artist: Serene Silva

Thomas Sprayberry: Featured Artist
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Ian Wing - #painterofaight: Featured Series

The Brothers Comatose: Featured Band

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum by Elliott Bliss

Lauren Ringelman - Featured Artist

Rachel Barnes - Mandala Mural in Progress: Featured Artwork

Jaime Sanchez : Featured Artist and 2016 NEXTies Winner

Ciara Barsotti - Freehand Ink Drawings: Featured Series

Jesse Daniel & the Slow Learners: Featured Band

Ciara Barsotti - Space Cowgirls: Featured Series
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Henry Chadwick: Featured Musician

Tommy Emmanuel: Featured Musician

Jesse Autumn: Featured Musician

Lugew Antes : Featured Artist
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Ernest Amos-Jackson : Featured Artist

Dom Guerena: Featured Artist

Tamara Norris: Featured Artist

Featured Artists: Gold Town Burlesque

Stephen Strahm: Featured Artist

Brenda Barcelo - Featured Artist

Haley Brown - The Coping Calendar 2018: Featured Series

Interview with Anastasiya Bachmanova
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Nigel Armstrong: Santa Cruz Symphony's Concertmaster

Featured Artist: Gecko Henry (Album)

Steve Baranowski : Featured Artist

Laurel Bushman - Blue Monterey Bay Mural: Featured Artwork

Music Profiles

James Durbin: Featured Musician

That 1 Guy: Featured Musician

The SC Symphony's Musical Menagerie
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Fainting Goats : Featured Band
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The Santa Cruz Symphony
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Santa Cruz Symphony Performs Musical Poetry

Love Eternal: Featured Band

Marya Stark: Featured Musician
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Santa Cruz Symphony's Historic Concert with Yuja Wang
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Santa Cruz Symphony - Celebration!

Santa Cruz Symphony Embraces the Dance

Ashwin Batish: Featured Musician

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Enlightenment”

Judo No - Featured Artist

Jesse Autumn: Featured Musician

Edge of the West - Featured Musician
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Stephen Strahm: Featured Artist

Santa Cruz Art of Guitar Exhibition and Festival
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Kuumbwa Jazz Center
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Henry Chadwick: Featured Musician

Heather Christie: Featured Artist

Jesse Daniel & the Slow Learners: Featured Band

Wednesday Work Break Video - Drums Meet the Barber of Seville

The Brothers Comatose: Featured Band

Spotlight on Madeline Jarzembak: Santa Cruz Symphony's Principal Harp
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Tree Removal: Inspiring, Funny, and Maybe a Little Disturbing
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Tommy Emmanuel: Featured Musician

Santa Cruz Symphony's Invocations

Yuja Wang's Encore Concert with the SC Symphony
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Gina René: Featured Musician

Mike Love: Featured Musician

Spotlight on Brass Over Bridges : Santa Cruz Symphony Recital

Gen Rocket : Featured Band

The Rio Theatre

David Pavlovich: Featured Artist

SC Symphony Rocks the House with Storm Large

Symphonic Fire - Santa Cruz Symphony With Cellist Jonah Kim

Featured Artist: Gecko Henry (Album)

Rites of Spring : Santa Cruz Symphony Concert

Ra.be 333: Featured Musician

Etienne David Franc : Featured Musician
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Santa Cruz Symphony Opening Concert : Fidl-Fantazye

The Santa Cruz Symphony Soars to New Heights with “Music of the Spheres”

Eric Johnson: Featured Musician

Jonah Kim - Santa Cruz Symphony’s New Principal Cellist

SCS Triumphs with The Barber of Seville
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Nigel Armstrong: Santa Cruz Symphony's Concertmaster

Lauren Shera: Featured Musician
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The Santa Cruz Symphony Uplifts Us Again
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Phutureprimitive : Featured Musician

How To

Video: How To Bind Your Own Sketchbook

Video: How To Paint a Fried Egg

Video: How to Create Latte Art

Video: How to Draw Celtic Knots

Video: Learning to Dance in a Year

Video : How to Draw an Owl, For Kids

Video: How to Collage with Vik Muniz

How to Draw a Dog

Video: Magic Tricks for Kids

Video : Polka Dot Pitcher

Video: How to Art

Victorian Candy!

Video: How to do Spray Paint Art

Video: How to Draw a Bat

Video : How to Draw a Hole... In Your Hand

How to Draw a Water Drop Anamorphic Illusion

Video : How to Draw a Circle

Video: How to Dance - The Criss Cross

Do's and Don't: How to Draw a Face

Video: How to Make Fluffy Slime

Video: How To Make A Paper Airplane

Video : Making a Simple Upright Wine Holder

How to Draw a Nose

How to Hula Hoop

Time Lapse Model Painting

Video: How To Draw a Person

Video : Chasing and Repoussé Process

How to Draw a Stick Figure

Video: How to Draw Wildflowers

Video: How Crayons are Made

Video: How to Paint a Watercolor Landscape

Video: How To Draw a Rose

Video: How to Gain Inspiration for Choreography

4 Tips: How to Relax and Improve Creativity

Video: How to Wood Carve a Portrait

Video: How to Draw Marylin Monroe with Coffee Grounds

Video : How to Draw a Floating, Levitating Ball - Anamorphic Trick Art

Video: Watercolor Tips and Tricks

Video: How to Draw a Mandala

History & Post Cards

Santa Cruz Casino at Night

Santa Cruz Wave Motor - 1909

Santa Cruz: Before They Invented #TBT... Or Cars

The Rio Theatre

SANTA CRUZ SURFING MUSEUM
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Santa Cruz Land Title Company 1959

Chasing Around Santa Cruz in 1930

More Proof That It Is All a Lie Tomorrow - 1907

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History
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Four Snapshots of Santa Cruz, January 1901-1988

Before the Boardwalk - Fisherman's Wharf

Memories of Summer in Santa Cruz

5 Christmas Greetings from the 1910s

Santa Cruz Casino in 1901

Pehea 'oe?
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Brookdale Fish Hatchery 1910

Redwood Grove - Fine Place Here

Palace Art and Office Supply
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All Aboard the Seabright Trolley!

Five Summer Adventures in Santa Cruz

Soquel Pioneer and Historical Association Picnic

Playing with History: Vintage Toys and Games at the SLV Museum
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Hotel Palomar, New - Modern - Fireproof

All Aboard, Santa Cruz!

History of the Seacliff Beach Cement Ship
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Trips to Santa Cruz, 1937 and 1938
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Horses on the Beach in Santa Cruz

Capitola Historical Museum exhibits photographer Ole Ravnos

Stood Here - 1940
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Limited Edition - Begonia Festival Tribute

The Lamborn House Gallery and PVAC
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Operator, Give Me GArden 3-3701

Dreadfully Sunburned in Capitola

Sea Beach Hotel 1912

Capitola's Final Begonia Festival
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Writing Home: $100,000 Post Office and a Tub Bath

The Bigfoot Discovery Museum
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A 1906 Staycation Complete With Bathing Boots

Santa Cruz in the 80s
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Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium - 1948

Ralph Abraham: Featured Author

Colorful 1935 Santa Cruz Map

Illustration & Drawing

Doug Edwards: Featured Artist

Haley Brown - The Coping Calendar 2018: Featured Series

Do's and Don't: How to Draw a Face

Patrick Woolf - Featured Artist

Linda A. Levy - Raven Lunatic: Featured Series

Character Illustration: Brenda the Botanist
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The Art of Nature : Featured Exhibit
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Dom Guerena: Featured Artist

Saturday Morning Cartoons: One and the Same
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Madison Wanamaker - Santa Cruz Illustrations: Featured Series
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The Giant Ocean Coloring Book: Featured Exhibit

Ciara Barsotti - Space Cowgirls: Featured Series
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Kamiah Lovett : Featured Artist

Lee Maverick: Featured Artist

Leanna Jensen - 100 Days of Building Creativity: Featured Series

How to Draw a Dog

Video: How to Create Latte Art

Video: How to Draw a Bat

Ian Wing - #painterofaight: Featured Series

Brooke Mallory: Featured Artist

How to Draw a Water Drop Anamorphic Illusion

Off the Wall Custom Creations: Featured Artist

Interview with Anastasiya Bachmanova
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Jewelry

Completed: Resin Flower Pendant.

Completed: Fluorite with Points

Inspirationand First Steps: Gem Silica Pendant

Interview with Alaya Vautier

Video : Chasing and Repoussé Process

Completed: Spontaneous Swirls

Hand Carving a River Stone

Shelon Bennett: Featured Artist

Completed: Fiery Feather Earrings

Open Studios Featured Artist: Serene Silva

Progress: Rutilated Ammonite Construction II

How to Grow Copper Crystals

Put a Ring (or Bracelete, or Necklace...) on it

Mark Areias Jewelers
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Completed Progress: Rutilated Ammonite

Performer Spotlight

The Barber of Seville – a Cartoon Classic
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The Rio Theatre

8 Tens @ Eight Festival
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TWDCC: Night of the Living Dance Part 5

Performer Spotlight: Opal del Sol

Video: How to Dance - The Criss Cross

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Resurrection”

Featured Artists: Gold Town Burlesque

Santa Cruz Symphony - Verdi's Requiem
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Brynne Flidais

Aeraflux Presents "dis/connected"
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FashionArt Santa Cruz
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Performer Spotlight: Dyami Tivon Kaplan

Spotlight on Madeline Jarzembak: Santa Cruz Symphony's Principal Harp
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Featured Artists: Serpent Sanctum

Cathy Warner : 2018 Gail Rich Award Honoree

Jesse Autumn: Featured Musician

Brenda Barcelo - Featured Artist

SC Symphony Rocks the House with Storm Large

Santa Cruz Symphony Opening Concert : Fidl-Fantazye

The Santa Cruz Symphony Soars to New Heights with “Music of the Spheres”

The Santa Cruz Symphony
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BEAUTY & THE BEAST : Interview with Scenic Designer Skip Epperson

Wednesday Work Break Video - Drums Meet the Barber of Seville

SCS Triumphs with The Barber of Seville
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Santa Cruz Symphony's Historic Concert with Yuja Wang
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Santa Cruz Symphony's Invocations

Rites of Spring : Santa Cruz Symphony Concert

Comedian Ian Harris Puts Anti-Scientific Thinking on Blast in His New Show, <i>ExtraOrdinary</i>

Comedian Ian Harris Puts Anti-Scientific Thinking on Blast in His New Show, ExtraOrdinary

Yuja Wang's Encore Concert with the SC Symphony
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Symphonic Fire - Santa Cruz Symphony With Cellist Jonah Kim

Suzanne Schrag: Ebb & Flow Featured Artist

The Nutcracker Ballet with Live Orchestra
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Santa Cruz Shakespeare’s 2017 Summer Festival
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Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with Visual Endeavors

Cabrillo Stage Presents The Addams Family
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TWDCC presents WINTER DANCE FEST 2017

Jonah Kim - Santa Cruz Symphony’s New Principal Cellist

Performer Spotlight: Samba Stilt Circus

Spotlight on Brass Over Bridges : Santa Cruz Symphony Recital

The Jewel Theatre Company: Next to Normal

Performer Spotlight: Alaya Heather Crystal

Video: Magic Tricks for Kids

Rose Calucchia : Featured Artist

How to Hula Hoop

Santa Cruz Symphony’s “Enlightenment”

The SC Symphony's Musical Menagerie
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Ebb & Flow 2018: Interview with BANDALOOP

Videos

Video: Learning to Dance in a Year

Video : Can Internet Memes Be Art?

Video: How to Gain Inspiration for Choreography

Video: How to Paint a Watercolor Landscape

Video : Night Sky Speed Painting

Video : Polka Dot Pitcher

Video : How to Draw an Owl, For Kids

Video: How To Make A Paper Airplane

7 Inspirational Art Books

Video : Making a Simple Upright Wine Holder

Ben Thompson : Featured Artist

Do's and Don't: How to Draw a Face

Video: How to do Spray Paint Art

Video: How to Draw a Bat

Trips to Santa Cruz, 1937 and 1938
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Video: An Elephant Painting an Elephant

Video : Chasing and Repoussé Process

How to Make a Simple Block Print

Video: Timelapse Spray Paint Mural

Video: Woodworking Time Lapse, Han's Cantilevered Table

How to Hula Hoop

Video: How to Draw a Mandala

Hand Carving a River Stone

Video: Hyperlapse Time

How to Draw a Water Drop Anamorphic Illusion

Video: How to Create Latte Art

Video: How to Dance - The Criss Cross

Video : Feathers

Video: Time lapse Coffee Cup Mosaic

Video: Justin Timberlake String Portrait Time Lapse

Video: Magic Tricks for Kids

Video: Potato Automaton Time Lapse Drawing

Video: Brain Crack

Time Lapse Sand Sculpting

Wednesday Work Break Video - Drums Meet the Barber of Seville

Video: How To Design a Seamless Pattern

Video: String Art Installation Time Lapse, Anne Lindberg

Video: How to Art

How to Draw a Dog

Art Artifacts – Last Week on Local Santa Cruz

Video: How to Collage with Vik Muniz

Video: How To Paint a Fried Egg

Video: A Bluegrass State of Mind

Video : How to Draw a Hole... In Your Hand

Video: Interconnected Paintings Time Lapse, Thijme Termaat

Video: Red Inspiration for WIP Wednesday

Video: How to Wood Carve a Portrait

Tree Removal: Inspiring, Funny, and Maybe a Little Disturbing
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Video: How to Draw Marylin Monroe with Coffee Grounds

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