Past Exhibitions
Metamorphosis
SCAL Teacher & Student Show
Friday, June 13 – Saturday, June 28, 2025
This two-week exhibition is a special focus on the education that SCAL is proud to foster. Our exceptional teaching staff and their talented students have joined together in an exhibition to showcase what they’ve learned from one another.
Transmutation
Bay Area Student Exhibition
Friday, May 30 – Saturday, June 7, 2025
SCAL is proud to host a wide variety of exhibitions spanning many mediums, themes, and age groups. We are thrilled to work with UCSC to provide an opportunity for student curators to achieve professional experience, and give college-aged artists from cross the Bay Area a chance to be featured in a professional gallery.
Next / Now
Future Forward
Friday, May 16 – Saturday, May 24, 2025
SCAL is proud to host a wide variety of exhibitions spanning many mediums, themes, and age groups. Next / Now is an intergenerational exhibition that exemplifies this theme, showcasing the art of those working in the arts now, and the next generation to come. With a common theme throughout, this exhibition shows the differing perspectives between generations of artists, as well as the similarities between us all.
67th Annual High School Show
Countywide Student Exhibition
Saturday April 19 – Saturday, May 10, 2025
Since 1955, the Santa Cruz Art League’s High School Show has provided one of the only professional gallery exhibitions for high school-age artists in the county. Students from public, private, charter, home, and at-risk schools are invited to benefit from the Art League’s state-of-the-art space, giving the community a preview of the next generation of local artists. This exhibition aims to encourage young artists to new heights and support the growing creative community!
Fullness Emptiness
Susie Wilson, Soo Choi, and Heejin Lee
Friday, March 7 – Saturday, April 12, 2025
Fullness & Emptiness is the rhythm of life; a heartbeat is the sound of it, the tides are the creation of it, human experience is the living of it, and art is the translation of it. Our worlds do the dance between the two and our feelings and emotions go with that rhythm. It is the Yin and yang of being human.
This exhibition is sponsored by Lenz Arts and features five associated workshops, led by the featured artists as well as a few special guests! Click below for more details.
Movement: A Moment in Time
Nationwide Photography Exhibition
Friday, January 17 – Saturday, February 22, 2025
Movement, with its ever-changing nature, offers a beautiful canvas for you to explore and share your unique perspectives. Movement is something we all experience, but it is different for each of us. By exploring this theme, photographers have the opportunity to show the rhythm and energy of life as they see it.
2024 Members’ Exhibition
December 4th, 2024 – January 4th, 2025
The Santa Cruz Art League Members’ Exhibition is a showcase of art by current members, open to the public to enjoy. We thank our incredible membership base for their support, and through this exhibition we celebrate our present cohort and honor the past.
Luck of the Draw 2024
October 30 – November 17, 2024
Luck of the Draw is our annual fundraiser, which this year includes a silent Art Auction and a Gift Basket Raffle on top of the main event. Talented members of our community donate their incredible art, and our ticketholders get the chance to take amazing original pieces home!
Community Altar
October 25th – November 1st, 2024
The Santa Cruz Art League Community Altar honors the members of our artistic community who have passes this year. Featuring art from Fanne Fernow, Richard Mayhew, Carol Jeneid, and many others, our Día de los Muertos altar is a showcase of the incredible talent of our community members.
Open Studios 2024
Friday, September 27 – Sunday, October 20, 2024
We are proud to host the preview exhibit for the 39th annual Open Studios, featuring 300+ artists working across 18 mediums. Open Studios exemplifies how the arts drive our local cultural economy while contributing to the vibrancy and health of our local community.
93rd Annual California Landscape Exhibition
Wednesday, July 17 – Saturday, September 14, 2024
The Santa Cruz Art League’s first Statewide Landscape Exhibition was held in 1928. For nine decades, this Landscape Exhibition has showcased the work of artists who depict California’s foothills, mountains, seashores, and deserts of the interior and coastal regions.
Climate Crisis: Perspectives of UCSC Students
Friday, June 7 – Sunday, June 9, 2024
A three day exhibition focused on the effects, causes, and possible solutions for climate change, as well as an appreciation for the environment.
66th Annual High School Show
Friday, April 26 – Sunday, May 18, 2024
Since 1955, the Santa Cruz Art League’s High School Show has been providing one of the only professional gallery exhibitions for high school-age artists in the county.
Millennial Garden: A Solo Show by Abi Mustapha
Friday, March 1 – Saturday, April 13, 2024
Millennial Garden: A journey through the hopes, dreams and fears that grow in the garden of millennial minds.
“Millennial Garden” is a captivating portrait show that explores the multifaceted lives, dreams, and aspirations of millennials through a semi pop surrealist lens.
She/They: Pacific Rim Sculptors
Friday, January 19 – Saturday, February 24, 2024
Celebrating women, non-binary, and transgender artists, this exhibition unveils stunning masterpieces crafted in various sculpting mediums.