Arts: First Friday – Fine art purveyors set up camp to stake their claims on the monthly exhibition map. Traverse the “landscape of change” at the Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art’s new display “Alter Eco” or cruise over to the Felix Kulpa Gallery for poetry and fine artisan chocolate in its parking lot. More [...]

For some people, recycling common goods into art is a hobby. For Laura Laura, it’s a hunger.

Recently graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a degree in the Fine Arts, Cahill Wessel takes a unique approach at his art by combining familiar objects at random, and is a fresh new addition to this month’s First Friday art exhibitions. While Wessel’s work may be provocative and sometimes even shocking, it also gives the viewer a space for his or her own interpretation.

Once a month in downtown Santa Cruz, First Friday brings together local artists, business owners and city residents to socialize in the streets and build a sense of community.