Events around Santa Barbara
Art Matters Lecture with Kenneth Lapatin, Ph.D. Curator of Antiquities, J. Paul Getty Museum This talk examines exquisite engraved cameos and intaglios cut by the gem-carver of the Roman emperor Augustus …
Bring the whole family to enjoy Teaching Artist-led activities in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Create a two-dimensional version of Woody De Othello’s "Twice Over" (2023) in organic shapes of …
Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in this hands-on informal workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists. Each month explore a different medium—clay, metal, ink, wood, photography, paper—inspired by works …
Clarence Mattei - Portrait of a Community: A talk by Erin Graffy about the artist For over forty years Clarence R. Mattei captured in pen and pencil, charcoal, and oil …
Artist Anthony Sonnenberg will explore expressions of power through decoration within various cultures. Opposing a denigrative association with the merely frivolous, decoration throughout history has performed a meaningful task of …
Digital Handcraft is an educational exhibition that will introduce visitors to the world of 3D printing. The show features a variety of examples that demonstrate key concepts and principles within …
All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in "The Private Universe of James Castle: Drawings from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and …
Join WARES! exhibition artist Anthony Sonnenberg for a casual conversation, hands-on demo, and unique opportunity to create with clay and cardboard. Pinch, roll, repurpose, twist, glue, and build cross-cultural crowns with the …
DANA’s Monthly Sunday Speaker Jim Corridan Presents: The Voyages of William Goodwin Dana September 17, 2023 at 1pm Departing in 1816 at the age of 19, William Dana Circumnavigated …
Combine materials and techniques to create mixed media pieces that include painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Depictions of animals crossing cultures and time in the Museum’s collections will ignite imaginations …
Janet Neuwalder, senior adjunct faculty member in the Art Department, presents a collection of memorial-like installations responding to the U.S. Japanese incarceration and Holocaust displacement.
This six-week, after-school class teaches the basic techniques of throwing pottery at the wheel in a fun and relaxed environment. Students learn to make simple clay forms and experiment with …
28 artists from near and far are saddling up for the 13th Annual SLOPOKE Art of the West Show on September 22-24, 2023 at Flag Is Up Farms, in Solvang, …
The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is pleased to present its third juried exhibition showcasing California’s nine national parks this fall. California National Parks: Stories of Water will feature 37 artists …
Behind the Scenes at the “Flying A” A talk by Betsy J. Green Santa Barbara became the center of the movie-making world when the Chicago-based American Film Manufacturing Company opened …