The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival (SBSGOAF) is having an Instagram silent auction from October 11-18, with 100% of the proceeds going to @sbmaritimemuseum. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has been closed for the duration of the pandemic and may not be able to reopen until the end of the year. We wanted to help them out, and we are hoping you will support our efforts. 12 amazing professional artists are transforming wood fish into beautiful original art for you to bid on!

Hookman by Lauren Yee

Directed & adapted by Michael Bernard

An early play by a rising contemporary playwright, Hookman has been described by some as a “slasher comedy.” Sometimes mysterious, often hilarious, Hookman is a biting story of teen angst and loss.
URL: https://www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu/news/event/747

Event Price: $13-19

UCSB Performing Arts Theater

FEB 15, 2020 / 1PM, 7PM
FEB 18 - 20, 2020 / 8PM
FEB 21 - 22, 2020 / 7PM
FEB 22 – 23, 2020 / 1PM

Santa Barbara artist Sol Hill has an exhibition of Metagraphs in Montecito.

Silo118 and Santa Barbara artist Sol Hill present an exhibition of camera-based work called Metagraphs.

This is the first exhibition organized by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art devoted exclusively to the specific artistic medium of sculpture. The presentation features over 50 objects from the permanent collection, many of which have yet to be exhibited. The selected works of art reveal the impressive historical and geographical breadth of the permanent collection, including Pre-Columbian, Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Greek & Roman, 11th- to 17th-century Southeast Asian, Ancient to 13th-century Chinese, 19th-century African, and 19th- to 21st-century French, English, and American sculpture. An unorthodox juxtaposition of works from such a diverse array of cultures allows for a more global interpretive approach to these works of art. Because the installation is organized thematically (Dance and Music; The Human-Animal; Flight; The Head; The Body), rather than by culture or time period, the unexpected visual proximity of such an eclectic variety of art provokes unexpected trains of thought. This show is guest curated by Gülru Cakmak, Associate Professor of 19th-century European Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, at the invitation of Deputy Director and Chief Curator Eik Kahng.

Image: Augusto Escobedo, "Dancing Figures," n.d. Aluminum. SBMA, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Lewin

An 11th-century Chinese painting, "Old Tree, Rock, and Bamboo," recently appeared on public view, and is widely regarded as the only surviving painting by Su Shi (1037–1101), one of the greatest names in Chinese cultural history. A statesman, scholar, poet, writer, calligrapher, and painter, Shu Shi is considered the fountainhead of the so-called “literati” painting tradition that came to dominate much of later Chinese art. This exhibition celebrates the ideals of literati painting as first formulated by Su Shi and his circle of friends, and further developed by succeeding generations of artists and calligraphers. The exhibition includes 12 paintings and calligraphy from the 17th through 19th centuries from the Museum’s permanent collection, supplemented with private loans.

Image: LUO Ping, Chinese, 1733–1799, "Finger Painting of Crane," From “Album of Miscellaneous Subjects” with WANG Feng. Ink and color on paper; album leaf from a set of 12. Anonymous loan.

Come enjoy music from Salty Strings, taste local wine from Grassini Family Vineyards, eat yummy local, organic eats, and win up to $1000 in prizes! We cannot wait to see you May 17 from 3-8 PM. Located at Kineci Health & Movement Center at 22 West Mission Street, Suite B.

Please RSVP here: https://kineci.lpages.co/grand-opening-rsvp/

April: 4, 11, 18, 25
May: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

Inspired by works of art in the Museum's permanent collection and current exhibitions, students of all skill levels are able to develop and refine both sculptural and functional techniques of ceramics through hand building, throwing, surface decoration, and glazing techniques. This course features small group instruction and individual attention for beginners, while advanced students are welcome to work independently. Drop-in classes available by appointment. Contact Rachael Krieps at rkrieps@sbma.net to inquire.

Suitable for beginners, the classes include both small group instruction and individual attention.

Course includes all materials, firings, and a docent-led tour of the Museum.

Registration Fee: $400 SBMA Members/$485 Non-Members
No fewer than 10 participants required for this class to run.

Intimate Constellations
A treasure hunt of stories and music under the stars

Join us for an evening of one-acts, music, wine and conversation featuring the works of both classic and contemporary playwrights.

On the heels of last year’s record breaking success with Les Miserables, The Adderley Conservatory, Santa Barbara’s preeminent Musical Theater program for youth and teens, ages 4-18, brings West Side Story to The Lobero on May 4th and 5th! In its 13th outstanding season on stage at The Lobero, THE ADDERLEY SCHOOL’S Conservatory is thrilled

Curated by Bruce Heavin and Roman Baratiak

From Shepard Fairey's street art to Rem Koolhaas' skyscrapers, from contemplative Japanese architecture to Yayoi Kusama's hallucinatory polka dots, from the Bauhaus' utopian philosophy to Chris Burden's bodily assaults, and much more, this festival of nine films on art and architecture spans distances both physical and ideological as it explores some of the people and projects at the forefront of human creativity, redefining boundaries and expanding the limits of what is possible.

Graduate pianist Ching-Yun Chen will present a recital on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 1:30 pm in Karl Geiringer Hall in the Music Building. The program will include Maurice Ravel's piano duet Ma mère l'Oye, Rebecca Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano, Johannes Brahms' Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121, as well as his Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn, Op. 56b. Guest performers will include baritone Byron Mayes, violist Besnik Yzeiri, and pianists Marc Evans and Buyun Li. Ms. Chen is a student of Dr. Charles Asche.

Planning a Pollinator Garden
The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) Master Gardeners announces a free public workshop entitled “Planning a Pollinator Garden” to be presented on Sunday, May 5, 2019, from 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. in the Faulkner Gallery of the Santa Barbara Central Library, 40 E. Anapamu Street in Santa Barbara.

Attendees will learn the importance of pollinators, the different types of pollinators, how to build a habitat for pollinators, and how to analyze soil and climate for plant selection.

Discover the authentic beauty of Motion Theatre Dance Company and experience a performance of contemporary ballet and modern dance including the children’s dance program @ www.sbmovementarts.com. Award winning artist Maria Rendina Frantz will explore uncharted territory with the premier her new work Journey. Emerging choreographers, U.C.S.B. graduates Kelly O’Connor, Sammy Gerraty and Gianna Burright will also present three exciting, original contemporary works.

Chamber On The Mountain presents the Busch Trio

Omri Epstein, piano
Mathieu van Bellen, violin
Ori Epstein, cello

Program:
Piano Trio in G Major, KV 564 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Slow Pavane; Fast Stomp; & Short Procession - Mark-Anthony Turnage
Piano Trio in B Major, Op. 8 - Johannes Brahms

Sunday, May 5, 2019
3:00 pm
Logan House (at the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Upper Ojai)
8585 Ojai-Santa Paula Rd.
Ojai, CA 93023

(805) 646-9951

Tickets $25.00 at www.ChamberOnTheMountain.com

Meet the Artists! A lovely reception will be held on our patio immediately following the performance.

The entire stage is an instrument as eight incredible dancers on electronic tap boards – plus three musicians playing live – become an orchestra creating an exciting visual and auditory polyphony that merges modernity and tradition into pure bliss

Guided tour of Coal Oil Point Reserve

Undergraduate trombonist Paul Wu will present a junior Bachelor of Music recital with pianist Dr. Natasha Kislenko (UCSB faculty member) and the UCSB Maurice Faulkner Brass Quintet on Sunday, May 5th at 10 am in Room 1145 in the Music Building. The program will include works by Launy Grøndahl, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Gustav Holst.