Of Interest
People's Inauguration
July 25, 2024
Gaining professional experience and helping fellow Slugs through Chancellor’s Undergraduate Internship Program
July 17, 2024
In her last year at UC Santa Cruz, Jane Grantham tackled numerous challenges, but one project stands out: developing a resource to assist fellow students in preparing for their careers.
Artist-led walk-through offers rare opportunity to hear a creator discuss their own work in relationship to peers'
July 12, 2024
Seeing Through Stone opened in April, but is now hosting a unique opportunity to walk through the exhibition with one of the artists.
Iconic concert film ‘Stop Making Sense’ playing at the Quarry Amphitheater
July 2, 2024
Of the many iconic figures who’ve come to Kresge Hall, none seem to be remembered as widely or as fondly as Talking Heads. Their 1977 performance and its history is what, in-part, led Jose Reyes-Olivas, the events and facilities general manager of the Quarry Amphitheater, to host a showing of the bands 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense.
EmpowHer Sound: A seminar to help pave the way for women in music
June 26, 2024
UC Santa Cruz will be hosting EmpowHer Sound, a three hour exploration of a music production for women. The July 11 event is free for everyone. As an introductory course audience members will learn basic skills and tools to help that on their career journey in music.
UC Santa Cruz alumna receives prestigious Sundance Fellowship
June 24, 2024
Brenda Avila-Hanna, who finished her MFA in Social Documentary in 2013, has won a prestigious fellowship at Sundance as part of their Producer Program. Her new film which combines fiction and documentary is her second ever feature film.
The UC Santa Cruz Film and Digital Media Department celebrates 25 years
June 10, 2024
The Film and Digital Media Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz proudly marks 25 years, celebrating a legacy of success and innovation.
The Harrisons' 'Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard' on display at the Whitney
June 10, 2024
Survival Piece #5: Portable Orchard conceived and designed in 1972 by leading pioneers of the eco-art movement and UC Santa Cruz emeriti professors Helen Mayer Harrison (1927–2018) and Newton Harrison (1932–2022) will be exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York starting on June 29, 2024.
The print sale celebrates its 50th anniversary
June 3, 2024
The Art Department is celebrating the 50th anniversary of UC Santa Cruz’s annual print sale. The widely beloved event features unique, handmade works and it is open to the public.
The UC Santa Cruz Film and Digital Media Department presents: 'Echoes of Home'
May 30, 2024
To celebrate their achievements over the past two years the graduate film students are showcasing their works. The presentation at the Del Mar Theatre marks years of progress and the end of their time at University of California, Santa Cruz.
In Memoriam: Larry Polansky
May 23, 2024
Composer, theorist, and professor emeritus Larry Polansky passed away on May 9, 2024 at age 69. Following a successful career in the music industry, Polansky (‘77, math and music) returned to the UC Santa Cruz campus in 2013 to join the Music Department faculty. He retired in 2019, but his years here left a lasting impact on his colleagues, students, and campus as a whole.
The UCSC Arts Division & Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery present 'Material Matters'
May 21, 2024
Once a year the art department hands out its most prestigious award, the William Hyde Irwin and Susan Benteen Irwin Scholarship. Every year twelve students receive this merit scholarship to help them create work that will be presented in the Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery. This year the 38th annual Irwan Exhibition runs from May 29 through June 15.
The UCSC Arts Division presents Los Mejicas annual Spring show ‘Grupo Folklorico’
May 20, 2024
As one of the oldest organizations on campus, Los Mejicas has over half a century of bringing people together to celebrate their Mexican heritage. Their upcoming annual spring show, which marks the 52nd anniversary of the groups existence, celebrates traditional dance forms from six different regions in Mexico.
UC Santa Cruz Arts Division Presents 'Find Your Path!'
May 15, 2024
Find Your Path! is a two-day experience that guides students through potential career pathways through both in person and online events.
UC Santa Cruz Arts Division presents "Iolanthe"
May 15, 2024
Iolanthe may not be Gilbert & Sullivan’s best known work but according to music lecturer Sheila Willey “I actually think the music is more interesting and a little bit more sophisticated, but not less accessible,” than their other productions. The upcoming performance of the operetta at UC Santa Cruz marks the first time in five years the music department has put on a Gilbert & Sullivan show since they did Pirates of Penzance in 2019.
$1M grant to help prepare students for impactful careers in the arts
May 10, 2024
The UCSC entity Moving Image Lab, a new partnership between the Isaac Julien Lab and The Humanities Institute, will receive the prestigious Mellon Foundation funding that will provide the hands-on experience and career-building training in production, curation, and research and publication that distinguishes this project.
UC Santa Cruz Arts Division presents "An Iliad"
May 2, 2024
Professor Patty Gallagher, in collaboration with other UCSC faculty, arranged an upcoming of 'An Iliad,' a retelling of Homer's classic. The show represents years of work, and has been showing around the world since 2022.
UC Santa Cruz Arts Division presents Prahlad Singh Tipanya
April 23, 2024
University of California, Santa Cruz is happy to welcome Prahlad Singh Tipanya and his ensemble for a rare performance of Indian folk music featuring the poetry of singer-saint Kabir. The Sunday performance will include music that is rarely heard in the United States.
Slug 48: The new 48 hour film challenge for students
April 17, 2024
The Department of Film and Digital Media is introducing the first event of its kind, Slug 48. Participating undergraduates will have 48 hours to create a film from start to finish including script writing, filming, and post production. Students can participate in groups or sign up alone, it all starts this Friday April 19.
Arts Division alumnus and artist, Fritz Chesnut, teaches art workshop for students
April 16, 2024
Recently, the University of California, Santa Cruz Arts Division hosted a workshop with alumnus and noted artist Fritz Chesnut. For three days Chesnut worked with a group of Art students teaching them a technique for applying paint distinctively to canvas using unexpected tools and materials as a new mode of creating abstract art.
UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts and New Media program presents the 2024 MFA exhibition: "Embodiments"
April 11, 2024
The Digital Arts and New Media (DANM) program is showcasing the students’ best work in its annual MFA exhibition. Entitled Embodiments, the show features multimedia exhibits including visual novels, games and virtual reality as explorations into identity.
UC Santa Cruz Arts Division presents “Search Party”
April 10, 2024
The Environmental Art & Social Practice (EASP) MFA looks at the intersection of the arts in terms of climate change and other systemic conflicts. This year’s MFA show is the second ever and features work from seven artists.
The Institute of Arts and Science & the San Jose Museum of Art present "Seeing Through Stone"
April 10, 2024
The Institute of the Arts and Sciences at UC Santa Cruz (IAS) and San José Museum of Art (SJMA) are pleased to present Seeing through Stone, a multi-sited exhibition bringing together works by international artists whose works engage a history of struggle against prisons and their harms.
Students Power Resurvey of UC Santa Cruz Natural Reserves
December 18, 2019
Raising Awareness of ‘Deficit Thinking’
December 18, 2019
Bettina Aptheker to moderate panel on impact of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
May 16, 2019
The Humanities Institute at UC Santa Cruz has joined forces with Bookshop Santa Cruz and the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music to present 'My Own Words: The Law & Legacy of RBG'--a panel discussion and Community Read kickoff event in downtown Santa Cruz.
Summer Session at UCSC
April 9, 2018
Gary Young, Porter Faculty Member, Wins Poetry Award
July 11, 2017
Irwin 2016: May 25 – June 11 Sesnon Gallery
May 26, 2016
EXTRAV(M)AGANZA – Celebration of Student Work: 7:30 pm June 2
May 26, 2016
2016 Porter College Commencement: 9 am June 11
May 26, 2016
Queer Fashion Show 8 pm May 13-14
May 12, 2016
13th Annual Cesar Chavez Convocation 7 pm May 18
May 12, 2016
Irwin 2016 Sesnon Gallery May 25 – June 11
May 10, 2016
Gamelan Concert - Celebrating 40 Years at UCSC May 14
May 10, 2016
32nd UCSC Martin Luther King, Jr. Convocation 7PM February 12
January 29, 2016
29th Annual Multicultural Career Conference
January 29, 2016
Porter Visiting Artist: Katerina Cizek - 7pm January 25
December 9, 2015
Collective Museum by Public Doors & Windows - Sesnon Gallery
December 9, 2015
Last Day of Freedom Film - Kresge Townhall 3:30pm Thursday 12/3
December 1, 2015
Utopian Dreaming: 50 years of Imagined Futures in California & UCSC Nov 6-7
November 3, 2015
Slug Parade and Expo October 25
October 1, 2015
Raymond Saunders: Black is a Color - Sesnon Gallery
September 28, 2015
An Uncommon Place: Shaping UCSC Campus - Sesnon Gallery April 8 - May 9
April 1, 2015
Doc/Undoc: The object itself carries within a crisis of identity: What is it exactly?
October 7, 2014
Porter College Hosts Ceremony for 94 Newly Naturalized U.S. Citizens
July 3, 2014
Santa Cruz Shakespeare 2014
July 3, 2014
UCSC Orientation 2014
July 3, 2014
Shakespeare Santa Cruz 2013 - The Last Huzzah
August 29, 2013
2013 Digital Arts & New MEDIA MFA Exhibition May 2-5
April 29, 2013
Dinner Parties: Art & Agriculture 4/10-5/11 Sesnon Gallery
April 8, 2013
Making the Insitute: 3 Conversations Friday April 26 - new interdisciplinary Institute of Arts & Sciences
April 8, 2013
Spring 2013 Slug Shuttle to/from San Jose Airport & Train Station
March 14, 2013
Porter Chalk Festival April 6-7
March 14, 2013
October 19, 2012
The Birth of a Poet: William Everson Centennial October 20
October 5, 2012
Lewis Watts: New Orleans Suite - Sesnon Gallery October 3-November 21
October 3, 2012
Lewis Watts: New Orleans Suite
Irwin Scholars 2012 Showcase at Sesnon Gallery May 23 - June 17
May 18, 2012
Reverend Billy: Occupy Earth & Justice 8:30pm Wednesday, May 23 Porter Dining Hall
May 17, 2012
Mark Adamo's "Little Women" Thursday May 31 to Sunday June 3
May 17, 2012
Slug Mascot Art by Marc Ratner on Display at Cowell
May 8, 2012
Shakespeare 2012 Festival Season July 24 - August 26
May 8, 2012
"Emerging Worlds" - Faculty Exhibition, Sesnon Gallery, April 11-May 5
April 26, 2012
Katerina Lanfranco: Sesnon Gallery "Natural Selection" Feb 1 - April 13
January 27, 2012
The Sesnon Gallery presents artist-in-residence and UCSC alumna, Katerina Lanfranco's new, large-scale, site-specific, hand-cut installation made in collaboration with UCSC students.
OpenLab Art + Astrophysics Exhibition Until October 26
October 21, 2011
OpenLab provides a unique opportunity for ART and SCIENCE discovery to work together in energetic and untapped explorations of research at the University of California Santa Cruz.
September 29, 2011
Sesnon Gallery: Xiaoze Xie's Resistant Archeology Exhibition October 12-November 23
September 29, 2011
This stunning exhibition of new larger-than-life paintings, prints and provocative video installation showcases Xiaoze Xie’s use of books and newspapers to symbolize the fragile nature of compressed history and memory.
Fall recreation, intramural sports guide now available online
September 21, 2011
Porter College Transfer & Frosh Combination Welcome Week Guide 2011
September 12, 2011
Porter College Transfer & Frosh Combination Welcome Week Guide 2011
Chip Lord: Public Spaces at Sesnon Gallery Feb. 2 - March 5
January 21, 2011
UCSC Professor Emeritus Chip Lord was trained as an architect and is a media artist who produces both single-channel films and video installations. As a founding member of the alternative architecture collective Ant Farm (1968-1978), Lord co-produced the video art classics Media Burn and The Eternal Frame and built the Cadillac Ranch roadside sculpture in Amarillo, Texas.