Reception

April 2026
NOIZ—April in Santa Cruz festival opening

April 15 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm April in Santa Cruz Festival of Creative Music 2026 (AiSC)

Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

NOIZ: An Evening of Words, Sounds + Ideas is a live gathering at the intersection of Hip Hop, activism, and the spoken word—a space where music meets testimony. Hosted by […]

FREE and open to UCSC affiliates
Arts & Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance

April 22 @ 10:00 am – 10:00 pm

Digital Arts Research Center 407 McHenry Rd, Santa Cruz, CA

On Earth Day, UC Santa Cruz launches the inaugural Arts & Ecology Festival: Creative Resistance, a campus-wide gathering that refuses to treat climate change as a problem of carbon alone. […]
Slug48—Student Film Competition, Screening, and Awards Ceremony

April 24 – April 29

The third annual Slug48 returns with a 48-hour film competition—open to all UC Santa Cruz students. A 48-hour film is one that is written, shot, edited, and all music composed […]

FREE and open to UCSC affilates

Last modified: Apr 07, 2026