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Meet the Museo Eduardo Carrillo Board
Jennifer Gonzalez Beth Stephens In 2024 we established a new board at Museo and want to introduce them to you. Please welcome board members Dr. Jennifer Gonzalez and Dr. Beth Stephens. Both professors in the art department at UCSC, these two accomplished women have spent their careers redefining how we…
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Announcing Searchable Collection
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new searchable collection. We have been working to update our online collection to include new search features and higher resolution images. Now you can search and sort Carrillo’s works by date, name, or medium. Also included are insights by art historians,…
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Museo Eduardo Carrillo’s Origin Story
This year we observe the 30th anniversary of the passing of Eduardo Carrillo. Those who knew and loved him still feel his loss. In the words of Alison, “Eduardo died 30 years ago on July 14, 1997. And yet he is still present in our lives, especially mine…” You can…
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2026 Eduardo Carrillo Scholarship Celebration and Online Exhibit
Since 2003 Museo Eduardo Carrillo has supported emerging student artists in the UCSC Studio Art program through the Eduardo Carrillo scholarship where qualified students are selected annually to receive up to $1000 each to support their individual craft. This scholarship was funded by hundreds of Eduardo’s family and friends with…
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Tlacuila Visions Google Arts & Culture Story Launch
Museo is proud to announce our new Google Arts & Culture Story “Tlacuila Visions: A Conversation with the Creators.” The GA&C Story details the making of the artist book Tlacuila Visions with exclusive interviews with the team: Artists Yreina D. Cervántez and Celia Herrera Rodríguez, Publisher and Book Artist Felicia…
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2025 UCSC Eduardo Carrillo Scholars Celebration and Online Exhibit
Museo would like to congratulate this year’s 2025 Eduardo Carrillo Scholarship recipients! In 2003 the first recipients were awarded up to $1000 to promote their careers in art. This scholarship was funded by hundreds of Ed’s family and friends with a lead gift from Alison Carrillo’s mother, Florence Mithoefer, in honor…
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Opening Night Celebration for “Cruz Zamarron: Chicano Trickster”
Oh what a night! The opening for the “Cruz Zamarron: Chicano Trickster” exhibition was a massive success full of community, family, and friends! Sesnon Director and Co-Curator Valeria Miranda put together a beautiful display of the artist’s work, arranging delicious food and fantastic music that complemented the art perfectly. There was…
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“Decolonizing the Artist” Featured on Google Arts & Culture Latino Hub
Suzy González and Sage Alucero are two contemporary Chicano/a/x artists who are part of an expanding group of Mexican-Americans who identify strongly with their Indigenous Mexican ancestry. Through choice of art medium, imagery, and historical location these artists create works that explore their indigenous connections in an effort to heal…
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Dis-Placed: Now in Our On View Gallery
3 LA-based artists address their own migrations, the reverberations of newness and not being of a place, becoming of a place.
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Califas Legacy Project showcased on Google Arts & Culture
Celebrate Hispanic/LatinxHeritage month with with a visit to Museo Eduardo Carrillo’s Califas Legacy Project on Google Arts & Culture. Get to know the work of Amalia Mesa-Bains, Ralph D’Oliveira, Carmen Leon, and Yermo Aranda. You will also discover Califas: The Ancestral Journey/ El Viaje Ancestral, a moveable mural book produced…
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Califas Legacy Project Online Exhibition
The Califas Legacy Project online exhibition, offered by the Santa Cruz Art League (SCAL) and Museo Eduardo Carrillo, tells an untold story of Chicano/a/x artists living in the Central California Coastal region. This exhibition includes artworks by Guillermo (Yermo) Aranda, Ralph D’Oliveira, Carmen León, and Amalia Mesa-Bains. We expand the geographic art historical narratives…
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Eduardo Carrillo: Comunidad de Califas
Virtual Exhibition at UCSC’s Sesnon Gallery Dates: Wedneday, February 3 to Saturday April 3, 2021 Location: online at https://art.ucsc.edu/sesnon/eduardo-carrillo Zoom Reception: February 3, 2020 @ 4:00-5:00pm | Register Here The reception will feature a tour of the virtual exhibition hub, website, and a panel discussion with Amalia Mesa-Bains, Philip Brookman,…