Indexical

We hope you can join us this Friday, June 19, from 5 to 7pm for the opening reception of "Hidden Labors, Sonic Tensions," an ongoing dialogic collaboration between 2026 Indexical Artist-in-Residence Abram Stern and Dorothy R. Santos .
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In this iteration, the artists' reciprocal exchange take the form of sound, installation, and performance as the artists assemble artifacts at the interface of their research and artistic practices. As part of their residency, the duo poetically process materials that include 911 dispatch, slow scan television, medical image metadata, FBI aerial surveillance, emulated breath, and a love letter to caregivers.
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Learn more about the artists at indexical.org

📆 Friday, June 19, 2026
🕣Reception: 5–7pm
📻Performance: 6pm
📍Indexical, 1050 River St #119, Santa Cruz, CA

Join us as we close out "The Day That Never Came / El Día Que Nunca Llegó” at with Joy Schendledecker's performative lecture "Common Ground, No Ground," which traces the Riverlands of San Lorenzo Park (the Benchlands) as a site of layered erasure: land violently cleared of its original caretakers, marked ever since by cycles of removal, exclusion, and return. We'll conclude the evening with a Q&A with contributors to the exhibition.

Sun, June 7, 2026
Doors 5:30pm
Indexical, 1050 River St #119, Santa Cruz, CA

***All ticket sales and contributions benefit and includes a CD & vinyl copy of the record.

Img 1. Common Ground, No Ground
Img 2. Joy Schendledecker (img courtesy of the artist)
Img 3. Pajaro Loaves and Fishes
Img 4. Vinyl release. Img courtesy of Michael Baba
Img 5. Exhibition at Indexical

Indexical is proud to present the quartet MOONS at Radius Gallery as part of the Ripple Effect Arts Festival!

Comprised of composer/performers Judith Berkson (accordion/voice), Laura Cetilia (cello), Katie Porter (clarinet/bass clarinet), and Christine Tavolacci (flutes), the ensemble perform original works exploring alternate tunings, improvisation, and drifting tones.

Ripple Effect Arts Festival is a countywide celebration of creativity taking place April 16-26, 2026

📅 Fri., April 24, 2026
🕗 Doors at 6:30pm | Show at 7pm
📍 Radius Gallery, 1050 River St #127, Santa Cruz, CA
🎟 Tickets at indexical.org