Events around Santa Barbara
Bring the whole family to enjoy Teaching Artist-led activities in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Design your own mini-folded clothes from book pages inspired by Isabel Barbuzza’s "Re-Designing My Library" (1989). Afterward, enjoy the galleries until 8 pm
Join acclaimed soprano Karen Slack for a discussion with the Music Academy of the West’s Chief Artistic Officer Nate Bachhuber and SBMA’s Chief Curator James Glisson. Ms. Slack will share insights into her upcoming "African Queens" recital and its connection to SBMA’s "In the Making" exhibit. Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the artistic inspirations …
Fall under the spell of snakes, bats, spiders, and scorpions! Touch skulls and bones that will rattle your bones! Enjoy enchanting music! Make a mask Sip witches brew Visit the Nature Center More Details to Come Admission: Donation
AWC-SB presents “Moment of Truth: Sorting Fact from Fiction in the Misinformation Age” From AI to social media to election politics, it’s tough to know what to believe online anymore! Local journalists and truth crusaders Starshine Roshell, Lisa Osborn and Amy Marie Orozco are offering practical tips and easy-to-follow advice to help Central Coasters become …
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.
Enjoy a morning of art and storytime focused on developing your child’s literacy skills through action rhymes and short stories in both English and Spanish. Your child will practice language, social, and motor skills, while you get the chance to connect with other caregivers. Enjoy the beauty of art and make new friends in this …
Enjoy a morning of art and storytime focused on developing your child’s literacy skills through action rhymes and short stories in both English and Spanish. Your child will practice language, social, and motor skills, while you get the chance to connect with other caregivers. Enjoy the beauty of art and make new friends in this …
Art Matters Lecture with Hollis Clayson, Ph.D.Professor Emerita of Art History and Bergen Evans Professor Emerita in the Humanities, Northwestern University. Owing to her American passport, identity as an upper-class woman, family money, and her identification with the Impressionist group in Paris, Cassatt's choice of subjects, and the style of both her painting and intaglio …
If you’re a senior, retiree, or older homeowner who feels trapped in a home that no longer fits your needs, here’s some good news! Prop 19 makes it easier for you to move to a new home without incurring a property tax hike. Join us for the informative and cost-saving seminar. Mulligan’s Café October 15, …
Women Money Power: The Rise and Fall of Economic Equality FREE copies of Cox’s new book, Women Money Power, will be available while supplies last (pick up at event; one per household) “Josie Cox reminds us how far we’ve progressed toward equality, and what’s stalling the progress. Every person alive today needs to know and …
Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum’s galleries as an impetus to writing. Monthly sessions are led by a visiting writer who begins with a conversation and prompt, partially inspired by works on view. Participants write on their own, then reconvene to share and comment on each …
Día de los Muertos inspired Art Activities & Student and Community Altar Display For the 34th year, the Museum honors the Mexican tradition of remembering the dead with a display of altars created by students in the Museum’s school and outreach programs and local community groups. Día de los Muertos inspired art activities for all …
Co-Presented with Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara Nobel Prize-winning Biochemist Dr. Jennifer Doudna CRISPR Gene Editing and the Future of Human Health “I had been told that girls don’t do science. And fortunately, I ignored that.” – Dr. Jennifer Doudna “The technology of gene editing will be the most important advance of our era, one …
In celebration of Family History Month and international Home Movie Day, the UCSB Library’s Santa Barbara Community Archives Project is partnering with the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (SBCGS) to promote the importance of home movie collections and to provide free digitization services for Santa Barbara community members. Digitized materials will be preserved for future generations in the Library’s …
FREE copies of Everett’s new book, James, will be available while supplies last (pick up at event; one per household) “The times are finally catching up to the satirical genius of this cult literary icon. Everett is a true American genius, a master artist.” Oprah Daily Percival Everett is one of the most prolific and …
In collaboration with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, artists of all levels are invited to paint en plein air in the gardens under the influence of the painters of …
In celebration of Family History Month and international Home Movie Day, the UCSB Library’s Santa Barbara Community Archives Project is partnering with the Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society (SBCGS) to promote the importance of …
No. 1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Poet Yung Pueblo in Conversation with Pico Iyer “A hero is one who heals their own wounds and then shows others how to do the same.” – Yung Pueblo, Inward “In a medium driven by knee-jerk reactions (comments), superficial judgments (likes), and the constant need for public approval, …