Ebb & Flow on the San Lorenzo
Several organizations have been working hard to change how people think about and can use the San Lorenzo River. Among them are the Arts Council of Santa Cruz County. They created The “Ebb & Flow River ArtWalk,” a month long display of art at eleven sites along the San Lorenzo River, in June of 2015. Some of the art installations are still there, some are not. But this tour keeps the art alive indefinitely in digital form.
The ArtWalk is a half mile walking tour from the Tannery Arts Center to the Kaiser Permanente Arena. The goal of Ebb & Flow is to harness the power of the arts to educate folks about Santa Cruz’s most important water source, highlight the walkway along the river, inspire new relationships between artists and river stewards, and build artworks that tell stories about our river’s past, present, and future. We highlight a few stops below but the main content can be found in the mobile app.
Visit the ghostly steel-and-concrete silhouettes of people enjoying the river in times gone by.
The San Lorenzo River used to team with fish and fisher-people. This past is highlighted with oversized fishing rods and buoys.