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PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS & VENUES

The Ripple Effect Santa Cruz Arts Festival is a celebration of creative collaboration where  venues, and organizations across Santa Cruz County come together to amplify the arts, spark connection, and make waves that resonate far beyond the festival.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to the outstanding photographers and imagemakers who have allowed their work to be shared on this website and through social media:

Crystal Birns, Kevin Painchaud, Sköna & Shmuel Thaler

(click on their name above to link to their websites)

This festival exists because of the volunteers who show up with their time, care, and creativity.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to bringing the Ripple Effect Arts Festival to life!

 

Ripple Effect Arts Festival Co-Founders:

Rose Sellery and Melissa Kreisa

Leadership Team:

Chanel Enriquez, Wendy Frances, Ann Hazels, Christie Jarvis, John Kreisa, Mercedes Lewis, Valeria Miranda, and D. Riley Nicholson.

 

Website:

Terri Schmidt, Tom Michael, and Abby Pistoni

Graphic Design and Photo Library:

Terry and Sonja Lee

 

Social Media:

Wendy Francis @wendyspresso

Image credits: Kevin Panchaud for Dancing in the Streets

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