Theater, art, music, and dance programs are offered to the public throughout the school year by the colleges and Arts & Lectures. Open houses and public talks on techniques for growing plants and trees are also offered. For general information, call (831) 459-4140 for group tours, call 459-3240. Produce from the Farm is marketed in late spring through early fall. Similar work is done at the three-acre Alan Chadwick Garden just below Merrill College. Fruit trees, vegetables, flowers, herbs, berries, and other research crops are used to study nonchemical, organic methods of sustainable agriculture. The 25-acre organic Farm, where the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems does much of its work, is located on the hilly slopes to the west of the main entrance road. In addition, the work of faculty, students, staff, and guest artists is displayed in these galleries and a number of other spaces around the campus, including several smaller galleries at Porter College, the McHenry and Science & Engineering Libraries, the Women’s Center, the University Center, and college libraries and coffeehouses. For information about current exhibitions and gallery hours, call (831) 459-3606 (Sesnon) 459-2953 (Smith). Open throughout the academic year, both schedule exhibitions of work by contemporary artists and important collections of historic interest. There are two major art galleries on campus: the Sesnon Art Gallery at Porter College and the Smith Gallery at Cowell College. Located on Empire Grade one-half mile west of the main entrance to the campus, the Arboretum has extensive collections of plants from the South Pacific and South Africa, other exotic flora, a rock garden, and a eucalyptus grove. Call (831) 427-2998 for more information 423-4977 for the gift shop or go to the Arboretum web site Art galleries The following listing provides a brief description of each, along with phone numbers for further information.
Many UC Santa Cruz facilities and programs are open to the public for research, intellectual and cultural enrichment, recreation, and enjoyment.
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