October 2011
C O M M U N I T Y N E W S T H AT M A K E S A D I F F E R E N C E
Vol 16 No. 10
Serving Central Santa Cruz County
CALL TO ARTISTS
Santa Cruz Health’s Behavioral Health Unit
Public Art Project Request for Qualifications Deadline for submitting application/RFQ September 30
n artist will be selected to create a site-specific public art component for the new Behavioral Health Unit in Live Oak, Santa Cruz County Currently, the County’s Behavioral Health Unit resides on the Dominican Hospital Campus. Dominican needs to convert the current building for other uses by late 2013. As a result, the County has purchased a site for the new building, with construction slated to begin in mid 2012. The facility includes three key components: an administrative area, an evaluation area, and a residential component, which will have a capacity for 16 individuals to receive treatment before returning to less intensive environments. The building itself is approximately 16,000 square feet in size, replacing two dilapidated commercial buildings. It will step up the hillside, with tuck-under parking below. One of the existing commercial buildings will remain on the site, for rent for commercial purposes.
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Erika Perloff Works on one of her landscapes for her Open Studios showing.
26TH ANNUAL OPEN STUDIOS ART TOUR Presented by The Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County October 1 & 2 (North County), October 8 & 9 (South County), October 15 & 16 (Encore Studios Open)
2011 Winners
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lion in taxable art sales for our local economy The $20 Artist Guide/15Month Calendar serves as admission and tour guide for all three weekends of the event.
Fireworks Extravaganza Monte Foundation
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Begonia Festival Results
called “The Ultimate Art Adventure.” Each year, the Cultural Council’s nationally known Open Studios Art Tour draws visitors from around the world, and generates more than $1 mil-
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rom the redwoods to the ocean, nearly 300 of Santa Cruz County’s premiere visual artists open their studios to the public over the first three weekends in October, a display which has has been
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Two preview exhibits to help you plan your adventure at Santa Cruz Art League (All Artists) and the R. Blitzer Gallery (Outlying Areas).
Sheriff’s Charity Rodeo Family Event
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