NOAA’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; the City of Santa Cruz Department of Economic Development; and the Santa Cruz Arts Commission will co-host a lighting ceremony on May 29 to celebrate the unveiling of two works of public art that will be part of the new Sanctuary Exploration Center. The public is invited to this free event.
The Santa Cruz Beach - Downtown Trolley will be taking visitors for free from the Del Mar Theater to the Sanctuary Exploration Center and back starting at the Del Mar Theater at 6:00 pm. Please park downtown, grab some dinner, and then catch a free ride to the event! Last ride back on the trolley from the Sanctuary Exploration Center will be at 9:00 pm. Free hot chocolate and cookies will be provided at the ceremony as well as mini-ice cream pops from the Penny Ice Creamery.
“Sea Life Stewardship,” a project of Meltdown Glass studio, is a 40 feet by 9 feet mural fabricated from arctic glass that is suspended in a steel frame affixed to the side of the exploration center. A whale tail sculpture by Wowhaus studio, “Fluke,” is a life-size, cast bronze stylized humpback whale tail that invites visitors to sit, touch and explore. The artists who created both pieces will discuss their work.
WHAT: Sanctuary Exploration Center Public Artwork Ceremony
WHEN: Tuesday, May 29, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Sanctuary Exploration Center, 35 Pacific Avenue, Santa Cruz, Calif. WHO: Santa Cruz Mayor Don Lane, Paul Michel, sanctuary superintendent; artists from Wowhaus and Meltdown Glass studios.
COST: FREE
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