Now that it’s been picked up as a featured item at the new museum store at the MAH, the art of the small local company Killer Acid is likely to spread as a new kind of visual signature of psychedelia and the Santa Cruz vibe.
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Go-Go’s Jane Wiedlin kicks off Santa Cruz concert series with an intimate new format
Jane Wiedlin of the pioneering pop-punk band the Go-Go’s comes to Santa Cruz in the debut of “Legends Live and Local,” a new performance series featuring an in-depth on-stage interview and musical performance with Wiedlin leading a band of local musicians at the Museum of Art & History.
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In face of financial headwinds, MAH looks to expand revenue with new museum store
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History is entering a new fiscal year with a new museum store. With that venture and others, the MAH is hoping to generate new revenue streams to offset a lingering post-COVID debt.
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What’s next for the MAH? New leader Porcella begins to outline her vision
Santa Cruz’s Museum of Art & History has a new leader, veteran curator Ginger Shulick Porcella, who is looking to rethink the museum’s gift shop, examine new festivals and bring some new energy to the MAH’s beautiful atrium.
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Ripple Effect, a brand new arts festival, to debut spring 2026
A committee of arts professionals and community activists has announced plans to establish a new 10-day annual festival called “Ripple Effect” to take place in spaces all over Santa Cruz County starting in April 2026.
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MAH names veteran curator Ginger Shulick Porcella as new executive director
The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History in has named curator Ginger Shulick Porcella as its new executive director. Among her many stints as a museum director are stops in San Diego, Oakland and Minnesota.
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Poet Gary Young leads effort to honor the art of Santa Cruz sage Gene Holtan
On the heels of the release of his new book of poems, Santa Cruz’s Gary Young draws new interest in the art and life of his mentor, the painter and illustrator Gene Holtan. An exhibition is on now at downtown’s M.K. Contemporary Art, with a pop-up this weekend at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.
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Two finalists make case for top job at Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Veteran curators and arts administrators Laura Henkel and Ginger Shulick Porcella have emerged as the final two candidates to fill the position of executive director at the Museum of Art & History in Santa Cruz, to replace outgoing director Robb Woulfe.
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MAH mixes cocktails and history
For many, classic cocktails and great old stories from local history make for an irresistible combination. The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History, in collaboration with the neighboring mixology lab Front & Cooper, is hosting an evening of timeless cocktails and tales from the MAH’s historical archives on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m.
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Festival of Monsters brings insight, scholarship to Halloween season
The Festival of Monsters, presented by UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Monster Studies, strikes the balance between fun, pop-culture fizziness and serious consideration of literary and mythological ideas of the monster. It begins Friday with a public event, followed by an academic conference on campus.