Unseen California, UCSC

Three masked women examine archival materials in a gallery. One woman wearing blue gloves carefully handles a large sheet of paper on a table while the other two observe, with framed black-and-white photographs displayed behind them.
Black-and-white group photograph of thirteen people posing together outside a rustic wooden building, with several seated on a bench and others standing or crouching nearby.
Screenshot of the Unseen California website featuring gold text on a black background describing an interdisciplinary arts research initiative. Below are four orange-tinted image tiles labeled Research Mission, Artist Researchers, Teaching & Learning, and Community Engagement.
Name
Unseen California, UCSC
Description
Artists whose work engages California’s changing landscape are hosted through this UC Santa Cruz research initiative’s artist-in-residence program. In partnership with the UC Natural Reserve System and UCSC’s Norris Center, it supports new work and connects artists with public programs.
Type
en Initiative
Founded
2021
Founder
Karolina Karlic, Art Professor, UC Santa Cruz
Climate & Ecology Themes
Land Stewardship and Conservation
Biodiversity and Species Loss
Concepts
Place and Belonging
More-than-Human Relations
Methods & Approaches
Art and Science Collaboration
Field Research / Fieldwork
Public Programming
Discipline / Field
Arts & Design
Natural Sciences
Audience / Engagement
Public / General Audience
Geographic Scope
Statewide
Website
https://www.unseencalifornia.com/
Rights
Rights held by artist or creator
Current Status
Active
Item sets
California Art & Climate Archive
UC Santa Cruz
Media
Three masked women examine archival materials in a gallery. One woman wearing blue gloves carefully handles a large sheet of paper on a table while the other two observe, with framed black-and-white photographs displayed behind them.Unseen California @ SFMoMA Archives
Black-and-white group photograph of thirteen people posing together outside a rustic wooden building, with several seated on a bench and others standing or crouching nearby.UCSC Art students, UC Big Creek Natural Reserve. Prof. Karolina Karlic and Prof. Norman Locks.
Screenshot of the Unseen California website featuring gold text on a black background describing an interdisciplinary arts research initiative. Below are four orange-tinted image tiles labeled Research Mission, Artist Researchers, Teaching & Learning, and Community Engagement.Unseen California website still, UCSC