ARTS & CULTURE

County Art Exhibitions

Experience paintings, prints, crafts, photographs, jewelry, ceramics, sculptures, drawings, and mixed-media works by local artists and crafts people!

County Art Exhibitions

County Government Center

701 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, except holidays

On exhibit until July 18:
  Eileen Begley - Photography, 1st floor
  Robert Mahrer - Photography, 5th floor
  Maria Rossi - Oil Paint, 5th floor
  Randie Silverstein - Glass, 1st and 5th floor
  John Welch - Photography, 1st floor

Simpkins Family Swim Center

979 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz Hours vary. Please visit the Simpkins Family Swim Center page for hours.

Paintings by Johanna McCormick

On exhibit in the Live Oak Library Annex through July, 2025
About the Artist and Art: Johanna has been creating personal and professional art for over fifty years. A California native, she is a graduate of San Diego State University with a degree in art/graphic design. She creates art from a place that seeks a calm, quiet connection with the natural world. Clouds usually play a dominant role in her paintings. Ever changing, molding and nurturing the planet under them. They are the antithesis of the vast solid earth below.

Simpkins Family Swim Center - Live Oak Library Annex

979 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz Hours vary. Please visit the Simpkins Family Swim Center page for hours.

Live Oak History Exhibition - thourgh July 2025

“What You Don’t Know About Live Oak in Photos,” was curated by Bill Simpkins and Reed Geisreiter, whose families have lived in Live Oak for generations, and seeks to answer many questions people may have been asking over the years: Who was Paul Minnie? Why are there so many Calla lilies everywhere? Why is Twin Lakes Church in Aptos called that when Twin Lakes State Beach is in Live Oak? Come by and find out!

Photo: Nick Sestanovich — Santa Cruz Sentinel

Show Your Art

Santa Cruz County Parks and Arts Council Santa Cruz County collaborate to present three exhibits at the County Government Center. Paintings, prints, crafts, photographs, jewelry, ceramics, sculpture, drawings, and mixed-media works by local artists and crafts people are exhibited year-round. Each exhibit shows work from five local artists and typically run for two to three months. Additional opportunities are available at the Simpkins Family Swim Center, Health Services Agency, and other County facilities. More Information

Contact Us

Phone:

(831) 454-7901 (General)

Monday – Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM, except holidays

Email:

parksinfo@parks.santacruzcountyca.gov (General)

Our physical office is open, but staff availability is limited.