Events

Friday, April 22

DANM M.F.A. Exhibition 2022

Four Digital Arts & New Media (DANM) students present their work in the the DANM M.F.A. exhibition, Unforgetting, while one student presents a theatrical...

detail of photocollage in "The beauty of this very, very real dark side of life : black life at UCSC"

Curated by Jazmin Benton (Center for Archival Research and Training Fellow, Visual Studies) How does UCSC's archival record document Black students’ lives...

Strange Weather: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

A print exhibition, including a selection of prints by Glenn Ligon, showing at the Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at UC Santa Cruz, with a concurrent showing...

detail of fabric page edges of El Alfabeto Animado/The Lively Alphabet/Uywakunawan Qelqasqa, 2009

Curated by Katie Elizabeth Ligmond (Center for Archival Research and Training Fellow, Visual Studies) A close and thought-provoking consideration of Latinx...

(artwork by Miki Saito)

Learn how the members of the Grateful Dead and the global Dead Head community took inspiration from one another in creating an image-rich, worldwide art...

Alumni Week April 19–24, 2022

UC Santa Cruz Alumni Week is April 19–24, 2022. We will be having a hybrid celebration of virtual and in-person events this year.

Common yellowthroat

REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW AT FULL CAPACITY Have you ever wondered about the life of a bird outside your window? How old is it? Where exactly did it...

Summer Session Visiting Student Registration Open

Anyone can take classes at UC Santa Cruz over the summer, but visiting students need to register to enroll. Registration is open now until June 15. Choose...

Students wearing A,C,T, and G t-shirts walking in a giant conga line to represent a human helix.

Please join us for our annual DNA celebration on April 22nd, 11-1 in the Baskin Engineering Courtyard! Activities will include: Welcome Address from...

PhD+ Stories from the Field

While humanities doctoral programs tend to focus on training students for tenure track faculty positions, many PhDs pursue jobs outside of a university...

11am
Virtual Event
Produce Pop-Up stand

Low-cost produce stand with fresh fruits & veggies from the UCSC Farm & Santa Cruz Farmers' Market. The Produce Pop-Up aims to increase access to fresh,...

Image credit: Yolanda M. López, Women's Work is Never Done (1995)

10 x 10: Ten Women / 10 Prints is a portfolio of ten screenprints compiled and published by the Berkeley Art Center and Jos Sances of Alliance Graphics to...

Banana Slug Share: Transitioning from Renter to Homeowner

When it comes to transitioning from renter to homeowner, there can be a lot of unknowns. This course aims to provide meaningful and impactful resources for...

12pm
Virtual Event
Graduate Research Symposium

Annual symposium showcasing graduate student research and other work.

detail from La Actual Cocina Ancestral de Mexico, Taller Gráfica de Comala

Hosted in the Special Collections & Archives Reading Room What may seem at first to be a simple act – cooking a meal to eat together – becomes richer and...

The New Age of Sign Age

Showcasing our new Xante X-33 UV flatbed printer. It can print up to 24" x 36" and on any flat surface up to 6" thick. UV ink is cured via UV lights while it...

Art Friday at the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery [on-campus event]

View the Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery show “Weft &Warp,” an exhibit exploring family, community and politics through weaving. Featuring the tangled art works...

20th annual Joseph F. Bunnett Lecture

Please join us for the 20th usually annual Joseph F. Bunnett Lecture featuring Prof. Roald Hoffmann, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize: "Theorists intent on...

4pm
Virtual Event
CANCELLED: Silicon Valley Campus Open House

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED Connect with alumni and faculty from the Games & Playable Media, Serious Games, Human Computer Interaction, and Natural...

Cowell Early Years Alumni Meet and Greet [on-campus event, Cowell only]

Hosted by the Cowell Class of ‘72. Connect with Cowell alumni from 1965 - 1975 in a private happy hour reception. Hear from alumni artists about the roots of...

Divisional Welcome Week

Newly admitted students and their families are invited to join a week-long series of virtual events to explore the academic world of UC Santa Cruz and to...

5pm
Virtual Event
STEM Diversity Research Programs Virtual Reunion

Join us for the virtual alumni reunion of the STEM Diversity Resarch Programs. Welcoming all scholars of the MARC, IMSD/MBRS, CAMP, UC LEADS, Lamat, PCDP,...

6pm
Virtual Event
Strange Weather Alumni Reception at the MAH

Join us at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History for refreshments, mingling, and viewing the exhibit Strange Weather, which brings together works by...

April in Santa Cruz: Music for Pianos and Voices

New works for piano and voice, premiered by pianists Michael McGushin, Josiah Stocker, Chia-Lin Yang and Elizabeth Poole, with singers Emily Sinclair and...

Drop-In Figure Drawing

The Art Department invites the community to attend drawing classes during the spring quarter. Drop-In Draw provides a live model and room monitor. There is...

31st Annual Pilipino Cultural Celebration

This year's Pilipino Cultural Celebration (PCC) is a variety show in which two prominent individuals, Alunsina Martinez and Adonis San Juan, are guests of...

Friday, April 22