Back in 1996, 11 local artists started getting together on a bi-weekly basis. The figure drawing group they started brought together members from varied backgrounds, the pedigreed graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design sketching next to the self-described “product of local public handouts.” Over the last decade and a half, the group’s members have branched out to work in media as different as neon and acrylic, beads and bronze. “Arts of the Left Coast,” the fruits of the last 15 years of creative exchange, will be on display at an open studio of sorts up for one weekend only.
ARTS OF THE LEFT COAST is on display Sat-Sun, Sept. 17-18, 11am-5pm at 716 Walnut Ave, Santa Cruz. Free.
