Events around Santa Barbara
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 …
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) …
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 …
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 …
Art Matters Lecture with Karen Wilkin, Independent curator and critic In 1959, the collector and critic B.H. Friedman published School of New York: Some Younger Artists, a selection of eleven artists …
NATUREFEST BRINGS CHILDREN & NATURE TOGETHER (Nipomo, California)— All ages can once again connect with nature at the Dana Adobe’s NatureFest, happening from 10am-4pm on Saturday, April 15, 2023. From …
Join SBMA and Opera Santa Barbara for a special event representing the final performance of the season. The format is part discussion/part performance in advance of Opera Santa Barbara's production …
Join us to feel more alive on this Earth Day with nature, art, and ritual. Earth Day is an opportunity to renew our love for the Earth and to root …
Artist Joan Tanner joins acclaimed poet and art critic, John Yau, Professor of Critical Studies at Rutgers University, for a conversation. Tanner is currently the subject of a solo SBMA …
Art Matters Lecture with Melissa Hyde Though never as ubiquitous in the eighteenth century as the color blue, pink became the color par excellence of the French Rococo. The color was intimately …
Bring the whole family to enjoy Teaching Artist-led activities in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Reimagine Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt’s Summertime (1894) in colored pencil by changing the season, time of day, …
The Lompoc Quilters Etc. Guild Quilt Show to Return! The Lompoc Quilters Etc. Guild, serving the Lompoc and Santa Ynez Valleys, is holding its two-day biennial quilt show, “Sewn with …
All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions. Museum Teaching Artists provide general guidance and all materials.
A wide variety of environmentally sustainable plants from the five Mediterranean climate zones (California, Chile, South Africa, Australia and the Mediterranean basin) perfectly suited for the Central Coast climate will …
Design your artisanal fragrance with your mom, for your mom, or simply pay homage to Mother Earth in this natural perfume-making workshop that will awaken your sensorial creativity and stimulate olfactory …