The Days Ahead Are Bright
Liminal Space Collective
Liminal Space Collective They/Them
The Days Ahead Are Bright
Pacific and Water
Description: To build a caring community, we must work to remember our history. This piece reflects on the past 50 years of pride in Santa Cruz, on the struggle and pain that is a part of that work. Through the town clock on Water and Pacific, we see a scene of resistance. Graffiti and historic symbols of pride cover the brick.
To build a caring community, we must work to imagine our future. This piece looks forward to a future of Santa Cruz where queer liberation has been centered, where we are no longer bound by oppressive systems. Through the town clock on Water and Pacific, we see a scene of celebration. Critical figures of queer Santa Cruz County history are memorialized on the brick.
Celebration is resistance, and resistance is celebration. We know that our work to transform oppressive systems will never be finished – but we will try regardless, and find joy in the process.
rtist Bio: Liminal Space Art Collective is a local group of artists dedicated to building connection and facilitating change through collaborative art, immersive experiences, and sustainable innovation. We welcome
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members of all ages from across the county, and we create spaces where our community members can learn from each other by working together on both small and large scale art projects. We practice sustainability by centering rest and care for the needs and boundaries of our members. Too many art groups simply run as fast as they can, leading to burnout for their members and facilitators. We center our values of care for each other and our community by making space for ideas to percolate, distributing responsibilities among our members, and learning to say no to opportunities which don’t align with our mission.
Liminal Space is centered in Santa Cruz county. Many of our members are lifelong residents, and we view our success as directly tied to the success and sustainability of the art scene in Santa Cruz. We know that art is a powerful tool for changing culture, and in honor of that, we aim to use our art to foster conversations among our community about how to live in reciprocity with our land, our ecosystem, and the community of Santa Cruz. We have a focus on the local, and while we have had projects that took us out of the county previously, our roots are here. We are a hub for queer art in Santa Cruz, with many of our pieces directly working to combat homophobia and transphobia.
Historical Context: The past and the future
