Events around Santa Barbara
Enjoy Free Admission every second Sunday of the month for Tri-County residents (Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo). Join us during Free 2nd Sundays for stunning exhibitions, enriching programs, and a welcoming museum experience. Mark your calendars and bring your family and friends to explore art and creativity together!
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 …
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 …
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 the Barbizon School who found their inspiration in the French countryside, and whose work is on view in the current exhibition A Legacy of Giving: The …
This FREE 45-minute drop-in meditation session is led by Vivian Valentin, PhD, Co-Founder, Executive Director; Lead Mindfulness Facilitator of Kind Mind. It begins with mindful looking at works in Robert Rauschenberg Autobiography: Works from the Collection and a guided meditation, followed by an opportunity to share insights. Beginners welcome. First come, first seated (limited to 20 …
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. Free SBMA MembersFree StudentsFree with Museum Admission
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 Free Admission every second Sunday of the month for Tri-County residents (Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo). Join us during Free 2nd Sundays for stunning exhibitions, enriching programs, and a welcoming museum experience. Studio Sunday 12 – 4 pm Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in this hands-on informal workshop with SBMA …
Winner of the 2012 and 2016 Latin Grammys for Best Classical Recordings, this outstanding quartet will perform their TRIBUTE TO THE AMERICAS program, including Quartet No. 17 by Héitor Villa-Lobos, "Lullaby" by George Gershwin, Astor Piazzolla’s "Four for Tango", Samuel Barber’s "Adagio for Strings Op. 11", and Quartet Op. 96 in F Major “American” by …
Raíces y sueños: In Partnership with the Santa Barbara Public Library 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 …
12:00 pm Auditorium Talk: Lynda Weinman inspires us with a talk on her 3D printed designs and creative endeavors. 12:30 – 5:00 pm: Shopping in the Museum Park Wing Entrance. Kick off your holiday shopping with a curated shopping event featuring one-of-a-kind items with an emphasis on art, design and style by local creative women …
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 …
Artist Narsiso Martinez and writer Alex Espinoza share their intersecting stories of family, place, identity, escape, and witness. In equally powerful narrative drawings and narrated words, these two artists create connections in situations and generations where disconnections often speak louder than truth or tenderness. Parallel Stories is a literary and performing arts series that pairs …
Edie Fake’s "Suasion" is a dazzling painting currently on view in "Friends and Lovers", an exploration of LGBTQ artists currently up in the Loeb Gallery. In this artist talk, Fake will share insights into a widely respected and varied practice that includes drawings, paintings, installations, comics, books, and zines.