Growing Up in Santa Cruz

Sanctuary Exploration Center: World Oceans Day

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center 35 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, CA, United States

Explore the ocean through art at the Sanctuary Exploration Center’s “Sanctuary Saturdays” this summer! In honor of World Ocean Day, the Center will host paintings and sculpture inspired by the sanctuary’s diversity from local artists Tim Cockrell and Jim Crowley. Join us on June 8th for the opening reception, featuring a keynote from the artists, plus family friendly activities and refreshments. This event is free and open to the public.

Free

Sanctuary Saturday

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Exploration Center 35 Pacific Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, CA, United States

Discover all the fun ways you can get into your sanctuary at the Exploration Center's Sanctuary Saturday! View fishing-inspired paintings by local artist Amadeo Bachar, meet and greet with the artist himself, and enjoy a variety of family friendly activities from local organizations like seaweed printing. This event is free and open to all ages, hosted at the Sanctuary Exploration Center from 2-4pm (artist keynote at 2pm). For more information, reach out to us at [email protected]

Free