MAKE ART
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Developed by historian Alison Rose Jefferson and social practice artist April Banks, the Belmar Time Traveler Workbook is a self-guided educational activity booklet created as part of the Belmar History + Art project in Santa Monica, California.
Stop by the festival art-making space, and color, collage, write, and draw.
ART INSTALLATION
Courtesy of Quinn Research Center
Explore a photography and multi-media installation that includes vintage photos, newsclippings, and work from April Banks, Quinn Research Center, and ZEAL.
GIVE SOMEONE THEIR FLOWERS
Bloom Bar Activation with Viola Floral
Set an intention and make a mini-bouquet for a Santa Monica elder, through our partners local Black seniors group Memories & Movement and Meals on Wheels West, who deliver nutritious food to homebound seniors, and help older adults feel remembered and valued by their local community.
What Feels like home?
A Free Portrait Experience
Photographer, visual artist, and storyteller Ma’kala Lee
Step into an intentional portrait experience that captures the spirit of the moment and invites reflection on family, community, belonging, and the people who make a place feel like home, while honoring the living legacy of Black Santa Monica.
INTUITIVE READINGS
with Santa Monica-native, Sanyu Estelle
All readings come with an audio recording
7 minutes for $22
15 minutes for $44
A published author, reader, and artist known as "The Word Witch," Sanyu brings 11+ years of professional spiritual practice, as well as academic grounding in Sociology, Political Science and Criminology to her writing, card readings and cultural commentary. Sanyu is known for giving people "the reading they need, not necessarily the reading they want," and her debut book, The Cultural Roots of Tarot, will be published by Red Wheel/Weiser in Summer 2027.