The best places in Santa Cruz County to view art.
Museums
Galleries
- A.L. Walters Gallery (Downtown)
- Cabrillo College Gallery (Aptos)
- Corralitos Cultural Center (Corralitos)
- Curated by the Sea Art Gallery (Downrown Santa Cruz)
- Eduardo Carrillo Senior Gallery (UCSC)
- Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery (Cowell College, UCSC)
- Felix Kulpa Gallery (Downtown)
- Frans Lanting Gallery (Santa Cruz)
- The Gone Tomorrow Art Gallery (Downtown)
- lille æske (Boulder Creek)
- Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery (Porter College, UCSC)
- Michaelangelo Studios (Santa Cruz)
- Pajaro Valley Arts Council Gallery (Watsonville)
- Porter College Faculty Gallery (Porter College, UCSC)
- Radius Gallery (Tannery Arts Center)
- R. Blitzer Gallery (Westside)
- Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center - Thomas Gallery (Ben Lomond)
- Santa Cruz Pop-Up Art Party (Santa Cruz)
Cafes/Restaurants
- The Artbar and Cafe (Tannery Arts Center)
- Caffe Pergolesi (Downtown)
- Cellar Door Café (Westside)
- Coffee Cat (Scotts Valley)
- Don Quixotes (Felton)
- Emily's Bakery (Westside)
- Firefly Coffee House (Downtown)
- Hula's Island Grill and Tiki Room (Downtown)
- Lulu Carpenters (Downtown)
- Lulu's at the Octagon (Downtown)
- Seabright Brewery (Seabright)
- Second Street Cafe (Watsonville)
- Surf City Coffee
- Windmill Cafe (Eastside)
Art Organizations
- 17th Avenue Studios (Live Oak)
- Art of Santa Cruz (Capitola Mall)
- Santa Cruz Art League (Santa Cruz)
- Tannery Arts Center (Santa Cruz)
Shops/Other Venues
- A Mystical Bazaar (Boulder Creek)
- Annieglass (Downtown, Watsonville)
- Art duJour (Downtown)
- Artisan's Gallery (Downtown)
- Bargetto Winery (Soquel)
- Bead It (Downtown)
- Camouflage (Downtown)
- Chimera Tattoo Studio and Gallery (Westside)
- Constant Creation (Felton)
- County Government Center (Santa Cruz)
- The Craft Gallery (Capitola)
- The Crafter's Studio (Downtown)
- Cruzio (Downtown)
- Eights and Aces (Midtown)
- Good Luck Tattoo (Capitola)
- Graphfix Gallery (Downtown)
- Greenspace (Midtown)
- Ironwood Design Studio (Midtown)
- Kate Nolan Gallery (Downtown)
- THE KRATE (Downtown)
- Luscious (Downtown)
- Made in Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz)
- Many Hands Gallery (Capitola)
- Nourish (Downtown)
- Pacific Gallery & Custom Framing (Capitola)
- Palace Art & Office Supply
- Pure Pleasure (Downtown)
- Rivendell (Downtown)
- ROW Collective (Downtown)
- Saffron and Genevieve (Soquel Avenue)
- Santa Cruz Art Center (Downtown)
- Santa Cruz County Bank (Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley)
- Santa Cruz Rehearsal Studios (Santa Cruz)
- Shen's Gallery (Westside)
- Sierra Azul Nursery & Gardens (Watsonville)
- Stokes Signs
- Stripe Design Group (Downtown)
- SubRosa (Downtown)
- Thomas Kinkade Capitola Gallery (Capitola)
- Titangos Photography Studio
- The True Olive Connection (Downtown)
- Try Art Gallery/Fine Art Enterprises (Soquel)
- Verrerie Goods (Boulder Creek)
- Vinocruz (Downtown)
- The Well Within (Downtown)
- Wild Rose Artists' Supplies and Custom Framing (Watsonville)
- York Gallery (Santa Cruz)
Artist Studios/Galleries
- Bonny Doon Art Glass
- Boulder Creek Art Glass
- Earth Art Studio
- Merkaba Glass
- The Painted Chair Studio
- Sally Bookman, The Gallery (Capitola Village)
- Santa Cruz Pottery
- Shorts Studio
- STUDIO 501 (Downtown Santa Cruz)
- Studio E Santa Cruz
- Titangos Photography Studio (Santa Cruz)
Festivals/Open Studios/Art Tours
- Art & Chocolate (Live Oak & Pleasure Point)
- Bonny Doon Art & Wine Festival (Bonny Doon)
- Boulder Creek Art & Wine Festival May (Boulder Creek)
- Cabrillo Music Food Art & Wine Festival August (Downtown)
- Capitola Art & Wine Festival September (Capitola)
- Davenport Artisans Market (Davenport)
- DOONART Studio Tour (Bonny Doon)
- First Friday Art Tour Weekly (Downtown)
- Open Studios Art Tour October (County-wide)
- Scotts Valley Art & Wine Festival (Scotts Valley)
Online Galleries
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Santa Cruz Artists: http://www.santacruzartists.com/