Upcoming Events at the Tannery Arts Center
First Friday | June 2
PROJECT 24/SEVEN is an artist-led initiative showcasing the creativity of visual artists living & working at the Tannery Artist Lofts. Designed to explore opportunities for collaboration, exhibition & connection, the first show in the series features artworks from nine female artists. The work will be on display in Radius Gallery Annex & the Arts Council Santa Cruz County offices for the months of June & July 2023.
ARTISTS
JEANNIE CARTABIANO – DANI TORVIK – LAUREL MEISSNER – RACHEL VAN DESSEL – ROSI WEISS – GAZELLE PARSONS – CRYSTAL CONTRERAS – REBECA ESCOBEDO – HEEJIN LEE
Studio 105
5-9pm – Local illustration and tattoo artist Danny Fernandez will be joining us at Studio 105. Danny works in pen and ink illustrating gorgeous portrayals of nature, women and skulls. Also featuring Amanda Hess (EV&NO) with her new “Ground Down” collection of fine jewelry work.
Gallery 125 – Studio 125
6-8pm – Presenting Joan Hellenthal, Melissa West, Lynne Todaro, Wendy Meg Siegel, Linda Filhardt, and Beth Shields, showing for First Friday.
Everyone’s Music School – Studio 101
CORNER CACOPHONY is a series of performing arts installations featuring youth & adult musicians hosted by Everyone’s Music School.
JUNE MUSICIANS: DJ JAX – influenced & inspired by the vibrant house music tradition, Jaxon is a multi-instrumentalist with a passion for piano & trumpet, and a member of the SLV junior high school band. During the pandemic, Jaxon found joy in deejaying & became motivated to share his love of music first through IG lives, & then, as the social & community health climates allowed, at in-person gatherings.
SANDRA j – a soulful & distinguished R&B/Hip Hop artist, Sandra is also a recent Masters’s degree graduate (congratulations!). A powerful vocalist, rapper, & multi-instrumentalist, Sandra J. (aka Shamma Mama) bestows on the audience conscious lyrical verses & light-hearted, uplifting tracks.
This artist-led project is crafted with the intention of fostering environments where creatives can cultivate sustainable networks & ignite access to fair & inclusive opportunities for artistic expression, development & advancement.
“It’s our God-given right to make music. On a cellular level, we, as humans are designed to interact creatively with sound“ – Genoa Brown, Creative Director Everyone’s Music School.
Radius Gallery – Studio 127
5-8pm – The San Jose State University 22/23 MFA cohort will be exhibiting artworks from 13 graduate student artists in this year’s annual “LiftOff” show at Radius Gallery. The show features artwork in a variety of theory based themes and mediums including photography, spatial art, pictorial and digital media.
Studio 120 & Gallery
4:30-9pm – Carol Eddy is featuring her latest travel sketches, “Carnets de Voyage: Paris 2023” with drawings and watercolor paintings done on-site in April and May.
Printmakers at the Tannery – Studio 107
6-9pm – Come join us for First Friday, June 2 from 6 to 9 PM. Our June Show features work by artists: Jane Gregorius, Andrée LeBourveau, Margaret Niven, AV Pike, Bob Rocco, and Frank Trueba.
Radius Gallery “Everywhere You Look”
Ages 8-12 (grades 3-6) l July 24-29 l
Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center
July 24 – August 19 l August 21 – September 2
Watershed Studios
Camp Tannery Arts l Arts & Art Outside
Everyone’s Music School
July 10-14
Sewing with Cosmo Chic
June 5 – 9 l June 26 – 30 l July 4 – 8 l July 26 – 30
Studio 122 Ceramic Camps
June 12 – 16 l July 17 – 21
I <3 Upcycling with Liljax
June 17 & 24 l July 31- Aug 4
Radius Gallery – Lift Off | May 25 – June 4
The San Jose State University 22/23 MFA cohort will be exhibiting artworks from 13 graduate student artists in this year’s annual “LiftOff” show at Radius Gallery. The show features artwork in a variety of theory based themes and mediums including photography, spatial art, pictorial and digital media.
Exhibiting artists: Heidi Alonzo, Karlie Anderson, Sydney Brown, Adrienne Defendi, Ian Gerard Fabre, Michael Favagrossa, Monica Galvan, Rachel Hester, Katharine T. Jacobs, Imelda Josie Lepe, Natalie Mcbride, James William Moore, Hunter Ridenour, Lucia Znamirowski. Curated by Andrew McNeely.
First Friday – June 2 5-8pm | Artist Talk – June 4 at 3:30pm
Radius Gallery is located at the Tannery Arts Center, open Wednesday – Sunday 12-5pm and by appointment. FREE and family friendly.
Indexical Events
June 3 – 8pm | Kumi Maxson: Exploring Community Liberation through Collective Improvisation
June 10 – 8pm | Seven Cups Echo + Memory Leaks Onto The Rug
June 16 – 8pm | Ben Neill & Ralph Abraham + Headboggle
June 30 – 6pm | Desert Magic: The Valley Spirit + Cecyl Ruehlen: Tethered Air Zones
Explore Public Art
Discover more than a dozen public art pieces installed at the Tannery Arts Center. The project, “A Home for the Arts” was designed post pandemic to reconnect the community, create paid opportunities for artists, ignite social interaction and act as a catalyst for a sense of cohesion, identity, belonging and shared experiences. Pick up a map on campus and freely explore this series of engaging public art installations.
Click LEARN MORE to read an article by First Friday Santa Cruz about this unique public art experience.
Jewel Theatre
May 24 – June 18 | Over the River and Through the Woods
Opportunities
Opportunity to establish a creative hub at the heart of the Tannery Arts Center, a unique arts community situated on eight acres in the City of Santa Cruz.
The Tannery Arts Center is home to 100 live/work lofts, 28 artist studios, Colligan Theatre, Tannery World Dance & Cultural Center, Radius Gallery, and the North County offices of Arts Council Santa Cruz County. The available café space is + 760 SF + patio, with possible future use of the adjoining studio (1621 SF). Lease terms are one year with the potential to extend. Space will be leased at current market rate.
To be considered, please fill out our interest form.
Upcoming Business Trainings
The SBDC provides both virtual and in-person trainings and workshops designed for business development on a variety of key topics.
June 6 – Marketing for your small business
June 8 – Introduction to email marketing
June 13 – Santa Cruz: Business Model Canvas
