Ongoing

Environmental Art & Social Practice: Picking up Shells Amid a Tsunami

Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz

The culminating exhibition of the Environmental Art and Social Practice MFA program at UCSC presents new projects developed through concentrated inquiry over a two-year period and offers a window into […]

FREE and open to the public

Spring 2026 Drop in Figure Drawing

Drop-In Figure Drawing
Elena Baskin Visual Arts Center Baskin Service Road, Santa Cruz

Drop-In Draw provides a live model and room monitor. There is no formal lesson and only dry media is allowed (no paints). — ADVISORIES – These events contain mature content […]

FREE and open to the public.

2026 Right Livelihood International Conference

Hybrid Event

The Right Livelihood International Conference is a four-week global conference exploring how education can strengthen democracy, collective intelligence, and just futures. Bringing together Right Livelihood Laureates, students, faculty, and community partners […]

Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz

Please join us as Quinn Slobodian & Ben Tarnoff discuss their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed (April, 2026). A Financial Times Most Anticipated Nonfiction Book of the Year • […]

Muskism: A Guide For The Perplexed

Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz

A presentation and discussion with authors Quinn Slobodian, Professor of International History, Boston University, and Ben Tarnoff, Journalist. To understand Elon Musk and the world he intends to make, we […]