FREE: Art in the Park at Crystal Cove Conservatory

Free, but there are some seminars with a fee.

Crystal Cove Conservancy and Crystal Cove State Park invite guests to enjoy a day of music and art in Crystal Cove State Park’s Historic District on Saturday, May 4 from 10:00AM-4:00PM. Guests can shop arts and crafts at a bazaar, learn about the Acjachemen Nation while basket weaving, discover the traditional Japanese method of fish printing, Gyotaku, interact with a conservation-themed puppet show, as well as create an art piece of your own with plein air art, nature drawing, and more!

Schedule of activities subject to change leading up to the event. All activities are free to join unless required registration is noted below. $15 day use parking fee applies.

Arts & Crafts Bazaar
10:00AM-4:00PM
Location: Education Commons
Shop gifts, fine art paintings, artisan gemstone jewelry, eco-friendly candles, hand crafted sustainable jewelry, and more by local artists! Vendors will include Crystal Cove Conservancy Founder Laura Davick, Anne Kupillas fine art, Laura Klepfer art, Teressa Jackson art, Novaura Jewelry, reNvinted Jewelry, Timothy Pitts photography, Serenity Candles, Michael O. Smith illustrations, Marti Davidson, David Michael Vaughn multi-sensory fine art, Gail Poltorak fine art, and Kimberleigh Wood art.

Plein Air Art
Time: 10:00AM-2:00PM
Location: Historic District Promenade (located near the Beachcomber)

Nature Drawing
Time: 10:00-11:00AM
Location: Cottage #22

Sea Life Mosaic Collage 
Time: 11:00AM-12:00PM
Location: Cottage #13

Origami
Time: 12:00-1:00PM
Location: Cottage #22

Guitar & Banjo Performance
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM
Location: Visitor’s Center

Gyotaku: Traditional Japanese Fish Printing
Registration is REQUIRED for this event.
Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM
Location: Cottage #22
Cost: $20 (all materials included)
Dating back to the mid-1800s, Gyotaku was originally used by Japanese fisherman as a way to record their extraordinary catches. Traditional Gyotaku consists of swabbing the surface of a fish with calligraphy ink, called sumi, created from pine soot and water, and pressing a sheet of traditional Japanese paper made from mulberry bark, called washi, onto the inked surface to produce a print.
REGISTER HERE!

Native American Basket Weaving
Registration is REQUIRED for this event.
Time: 2:00-3:00PM
Location: Cottage #34 Deck
Cost: $25 (all materials included)
Join Jacque Nunez, a descendent of Crystal Cove’s local tribe, the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation as she shares her cultural history through basket weaving and storytelling.
REGISTER HERE!

Conservation Puppet Show
Time: 2:00PM-3:00PM
Location: Visitor’s Center
Kids and adults alike can participate in a conservation-themed puppet show, where they will meet some native wildlife at Crystal Cove and learn how we work to protect important native species.

Native American Basket Weaving
Registration is REQUIRED for this event.
Time: 3:00-4:00PM
Location: Cottage #34 Deck
Cost: $25 (all materials included)
Join Jacque Nunez, a descendent of Crystal Cove’s local tribe, the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation as she shares her cultural history through basket weaving and storytelling.
REGISTER HERE!