Traverse the sand dunes with Central Coast photographer Bob Canepa in the Wildling Museum’s new Valley Oak Gallery exhibition, Dunes: Visions of Light, Sand & Shadow, opening September 10, 2022. The public is invited to attend a fall reception on Sunday, October 9 from 3 – 5 p.m The unique terrain of the Oceano Dunes …
The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is pleased to announce its upcoming 2022 fall exhibition, Wildlife on the Edge: Hilary Baker, on view from October 8, 2022 - March 6, 2023. The public is invited to attend an opening reception on Sunday, October 9 from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Wildling Museum. Wildlife …
Son of Mattei’s Tavern Founder Created Images of Luminaries, Including a President, Santa Barbara Residents, and Visitors Portraitist Clarence Mattei (1883-1945) captured images of notable figures on the local, national, and international stages of his time. But his roots are deep in …
In 1836 Ingres ordered an artistic encounter between two Creoles who had both been born in Saint-Domingue, renamed Haiti. From Rome, the fifty-six-year-old painter exerted his power over an “homme de couleur” and a black man by orchestrating a confrontation that left both men in ignorance of its ultimate purpose. Ingres’s sixteen-year-old student Théodore Chassériau, …
Formed in 1995, the Austin, Texas-based Miró Quartet, is one of America’s most celebrated string quartets, having performed throughout the world on the most prestigious concert stages. They won first prizes at the Banff International String Quartet Competition and Naumburg Chamber Music Competition, and in 2005, became the first ensemble ever to be awarded an …
Known for its “voluptuous tapestry of sound, vocal purity and radiant sonorities,” the Quire of Voyces remains steadfastly dedicated to its mission of presenting and recording world-class, transcendent interpretations of sacred a cappella works from the Renaissance and modern eras in spectacular historic settings. Envisioned and founded by Artistic Director Nathan Kreitzer in 1993, the …
The exhibition shares the compelling story of activist Dolores Huerta and the farmworkers movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Featuring text in English and Spanish, it explores Huerta’s public life as a co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union and what led her to become a Latina civil rights icon. She tirelessly led the fight …
Inspired by the artistic collaboration of Ed Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz and the SBMA exhibition Scenes from a Marriage: Ed & Nancy Kienholz, this series explores what happens in fiction and life when artist couples work together or in parallel, and sometimes within competitive creative spaces. Contemporary artist Cassandra C. Jones, whose work has shown in …
A talk by Vince Burns and Stephen Bates In 1875, the decomposed corpse of John Norton was uncovered in a shallow grave at Rincon Point. Learn the details of the sensational trial as well as other true tales that have given Rincon Point a reputation both famous and infamous as told by Vince Burns and …
We hope you can join us for our Spring Bloom Festival, where we celebrate the arrival of warmer weather and the beauty of the great outdoors! Enjoy a free BBQ lunch with us from 12-1pm each day of the event. We're celebrating the arrival of spring with gardening sales, free demonstrations, and fun hands-on workshops …
Curator’s Choice Lecture with Thomas Crow, Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University It is rare for one artist to play a key role in more than one creative community. But the film and assemblage master Bruce Conner made a capital difference in at least three, from his start …
DANA Adobe & Cultural Center’ Sunday Speaker series hosts Colleen Beck Presenting William Goodwin Dana: On becoming a Ranchero, 1829 -1835. This talk will report on some of our recent research and interesting suggestions on –how and why our ship’s master, Dana, transformed himself into a Californio ranchero. Join us for our monthly Sunday Speaker …
Ages: 12 – 14 Inspired by the exhibitions Scenes from a Marriage: Ed & Nancy Kienholz and Out of Joint: Joan Tanner, students create collaborative and individual sculptures and assemblage works from unexpected materials and drawings using oil pastels, chalk, charcoal, and ink. Instructors: Loree Gold and Patrick Melroy $300/SBMA Members/$350 Non-Members Register at tickets.sbma.net. Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457 …
A lecture given by James Glisson, Curator of Contemporary Art, held in conjunction with the exhibition “Scenes from a Marriage: Ed & Nancy Kienholz” (Jan. 29 – May 21, 2023) We live in a world of disposable and mostly forgettable manufactured objects. Behind every gleaming big box retail store is a dumpster waiting to welcome …
An immersive light and art exhibition for the entire family featuring Bryn Forbes’ large format projections, Michael Reddell’s wire sculptures, and Kody Cava’s colorfully creative illumination of Garden areas! Wine and Firestone Walker Beer available for purchase.
The “Hearts for Art” Fundraiser will offer over 125 pieces of curated artwork. Most of the artwork will be original pieces created by local Central Coast artists and you will have the opportunity to purchase these unique creations. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit both the Rotary Passport Club and the DANA Adobe & …