Yard Signs Sold at Fundraiser in Santa Cruz

Proceeds to benefit Minneapolis residents dealing with federal immigration issues

Published on Mar. 6, 2026

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Artist Myra Eastman has organized a fundraiser in Santa Cruz, California to sell yard signs created by the local artist collective AART (Artists Respond and Resist Together). The signs, which feature messages of love, support, and dissent, will be sold on Saturday at an event at the m.k. contemporary art gallery, with all proceeds going to Chuffed.org and Community Aid Network MN to support Minneapolis residents still dealing with federal immigration agents.

Why it matters

The fundraiser highlights how local artists and community members are using creative means to raise awareness and funds for social justice issues impacting other parts of the country. It also demonstrates the power of grassroots organizing and the role that the arts can play in driving positive change.

The details

The yard signs were created by members of the AART collective and then waterproofed with a poly sealer before being organized by Eastman for the fundraiser. The sale will take place on Saturday, March 6th, 2026 beginning at 4 p.m. at the m.k. contemporary art gallery in downtown Santa Cruz.

  • The yard signs were created this week by members of the AART collective.
  • The fundraiser sale will take place on Saturday, March 6th, 2026 beginning at 4 p.m.

The players

Myra Eastman

An artist in Santa Cruz, California who organized the fundraiser to sell yard signs created by the local AART collective.

AART (Artists Respond and Resist Together)

A local artist collective in Santa Cruz that created the yard signs being sold at the fundraiser.

Chuffed.org

An online fundraising platform that will receive proceeds from the yard sign sale to support Minneapolis residents dealing with federal immigration issues.

Community Aid Network MN

A Minnesota-based organization that will receive proceeds from the yard sign sale to support Minneapolis residents dealing with federal immigration issues.

m.k. contemporary art gallery

The downtown Santa Cruz art gallery hosting the yard sign fundraiser sale.

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What they’re saying

“Messages of love, support and dissent fill the Live Oak studio of artist Myra Eastman this week as Eastman organizes yard signs after they were waterproofed with a poly sealer.”

— Shmuel Thaler, Author (santacruzsentinel.com)

What’s next

The fundraiser sale at the m.k. contemporary art gallery in Santa Cruz will take place on Saturday, March 6th, 2026 beginning at 4 p.m.

The takeaway

This fundraiser demonstrates how local artists and community members are using creative means to raise awareness and funds for social justice issues impacting other parts of the country, highlighting the power of grassroots organizing and the role that the arts can play in driving positive change.