Jim Phillips and his eye-popping work for NHS on skateboard wheels is the focus of new show set to tour the world, but it will first bring his iconic work — much of it deep from the NHS archives — to his hometown at the Museum of Art & History. It will continue through the end of the year.
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MAH to debut new downtown arts festival in September
Slated for Sept. 16-19 both indoors and out, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History’s “Frequency” festival will showcase digital arts, focused on light, sound and interactivity.
The way the RedBall bounces: All the places the art installation will appear countywide
The 15-foot RedBall art installation will arrive in June and visit the Wharf, Watsonville, Capitola Village and downtown Santa Cruz
Artistic strength in numbers: Museums and galleries band together to welcome visitors back to their spaces
From the big players to the small out-of-the-way corners of the county, art and history exhibitors across Santa Cruz County want you to know they’re back in business
Art returns to walls of Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History for first in-person exhibit there since 2020
Combining art and science, the Museum of Natural History will open its doors in mid-April for its 33rd annual Art of Nature exhibit, showcasing local artists inspired by California’s natural beauty. There will be a virtual component that kicks off this week, too.

