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!

Makers Market is the best outdoor market that Santa Barbara has to offer. Meet the artisans in person. This market offers unique one of a kind items in an outdoor European style setting.

Part I (March 22 – July 5, 2020): Works on Paper
Preston Morton Gallery

Part II (May 10 – August 30, 2020): Painting & Sculpture
Davidson Gallery

This two-part exhibition highlights recent acquisitions to SBMA’s permanent collection of contemporary art. Featuring over 40 artworks in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and sculpture, the majority of the objects are on view at SBMA for the first time. These include painted works on paper by emerging artists acquired through the recently established Basil Alkazzi Acquisition Fund, as well as significant pieces by internationally recognized artists such as Sterling Ruby, Andrea Bowers, and Nigel Cooke. Tying these artworks together is a distinct sense of individuality, innovative use of materials, and playful ambiguity between traditional artistic genres.

The exhibition is comprised of works from artists in various stages of their careers, ranging from the emerging to the well-established. Artists include: Scott Anderson, Edgar Arceneaux, Elizabeth Bonaventura, Andrea Bowers, Bruce Conner, Nigel Cooke, Miles Coolidge, Petra Cortright, Noah Davis, Wim Delvoye, Jacci Den Hartog, Daniel Douke, Jim Drain, Vernon Fisher, Helen Frankenthaler, Peter Halley, Frederick Hammersley, Zach Harris, Naotaka Hiro, Mustafa Hulusi, Nathan Huff, Jim Isermann, Raffi Kalenderian, Tom Knechtel, Emma Kohlmann, Hew Locke, Eamon Ore-Giron, Carl Ostendarp, Cheryl Pope, Nathlie Provosty, Sterling Ruby, Aaron Siskind, Jeni Spota C., Donald Sultan, Stephanie Washburn, and Jane Wilbraham.

This exhibition is curated by Julie Joyce, Senior Curator, ArtCenter College of Design (and former Curator of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art) with assistance from Rachel Heidenry, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

Image: Nathlie Provosty, "Council, Untitled (16-38)" (detail), 2016. Watercolor on paper, diptych. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by The Basil Alkazzi Acquisition Fund, 2018.10.2a,b. © Nathlie Provosty.

The Preston Morton Collection, which forms the core of American art at SBMA, was gifted in 1961 upon the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Museum’s founding. In so doing, Preston Morton ensured that SBMA could boast one of the most comprehensive overviews of American art from the 18th to the mid-20th century among mid-sized institutions. The timing of the gift was significant, representing a corrective to the European bias of midcentury canonical modernism and a proud reassertion of home-grown American art.

This selection of small format paintings is a reminder of the breadth of the Museum’s holdings in this area. Oil and brush conjure the illusion of near and far persuasively, from the close perspective of still life, to the life-size proportions of bust portraiture, to sublime expanses of land and sky. Whether within hand’s reach or at an immeasurable distance, both types of visual experience are captured within the confines of a canvas no more than 15 inches in diameter.

Artists represented include William Merritt Chase, Frederic Edwin Church, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Thomas Eakins, Walter Gay, George Inness, George Luks, Jervis McEntee, John Frederick Peto, Levi Wells Prentice, Edward Henry Potthast.

Image: William Merritt Chase, "Children on the Beach" (detail), 1894. Oil on board. SBMA, Bequest of Margaret Mallory.

Vegan Chef Challenge to Return to Santa Barbara in April, Expands to Oxnard and Ventura : Open call to area chefs to join the challenge 

Jane Belleau Road A Visual Story By Brendan Briggs on Women

Estate planning and tax attorney John Ambrecht will share his expertise at two upcoming national professional conferences that have moved online this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak

April 9, 16, 23 – Thurs 7-9 PM – “What the Buddha Taught” – with Dawa Tarchin Phillips -
Three evenings of teachings, exploring your own life’s journey, in light of the Buddha’s wisdom, from the perspectives of personal maturation, liberation, awakening and service.

In this talk, Hill will offer a critical analysis of the current social and political moment. By identifying key issues, challenges, controversies, and trends that have emerged or lingered as of recent, Hill spotlights the work that must be done to sustain the progress of the freedom struggle. Moving beyond mere critique, he also provides concrete solutions as well as sites of hope and possibility for healing our national, local, and university communities. Dr. Marc Lamont Hill is one of the leading intellectuals in the country. His work, which covers topics such as culture, politics, and education, has appeared in numerous journals, magazines, books, and anthologies. Dr. Hill is Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Morehouse College. Prior to that, he held positions at Columbia University and Temple University.

A multi-faceted performer and Emmy and Tony Award winner, John Leguizamo has established a career that defies categorization. With boundless creativity, his work in film, theater, television and literature covers a variety of genres, continually threatening to create a few of its own. Leguizamo recently starred in the hit one-man Broadway show Latin History for Morons (now a popular Netflix special), inspired by the near total absence of Latino figures in his son's American history class. On the heels of a special 2018 Tony Award for his lifetime body of work as both a playwright and performer, Leguizamo brings his irresistibly irreverent brand of comedy to a new evening inspired by his entire life story.
"Leguizamo’s brashness is back. The strut, the salaciousness and the sneaky smile are in full wattage." – Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times
"John Leguizamo is back, as smart, provocative, bracing – and wise – as ever." The Huffington Post
"Harshly funny, surprisingly poignant." The New York Times

$30 - $45 : General Public
$18 : UCSB Students (Current student ID required)
Call the Arts & Lectures ticket office at (805) 893-3535 for your tickets!
https://artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=4285

Be ready to help your neighbors and community in times of need.

Your time and talent can make a real difference in people's lives. Whether helping one displaced family or thousands, providing care and comfort to victims of disaster, or teaching others how to respond in emergencies, it's through the efforts of ordinary people that we can do extraordinary things!

We'll be offering two presentations to learn about volunteer opportunities throughout Central California to celebrate National Volunteer Week, on April 22 & 23!

Join us in our new virtual format, via video conference, to learn about Red Cross volunteer opportunities + how you can help during COVID-19.

Join St. Gaudens and her colleagues Joseph Morsman and Maureen Siegel as they share the challenges and rewards of rediscovering the remarkable California women artists featured in their book Emerging from the Shadows: A Survey of Women Artists Working in California. The women profiled worked in a range of styles spanning the Realism of the 19th century to the Modernism of the 20th century.

Art à la carte, sponsored by the SBMA Women’s Board, is a series of luncheons featuring acclaimed speakers that will inspire new ways of thinking about art, culture, and travel.

Each luncheon and lecture will be held at the historic Santa Barbara Club located at 1105 Chapala Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Proceeds from Art à la carte benefit the Museum’s exhibitions, education, acquisitions, and special projects.

Join St. Gaudens and her colleagues Joseph Morsman and Maureen Siegel as they share the challenges and rewards of rediscovering the remarkable California women artists featured in their book Emerging from the Shadows: A Survey of Women Artists Working in California. The women profiled worked in a range of styles spanning the Realism of the 19th century to the Modernism of the 20th century.

Art à la carte, sponsored by the SBMA Women’s Board, is a series of luncheons featuring acclaimed speakers that will inspire new ways of thinking about art, culture, and travel.

Each luncheon and lecture will be held at the historic Santa Barbara Club located at 1105 Chapala Street in downtown Santa Barbara. Proceeds from Art à la carte benefit the Museum’s exhibitions, education, acquisitions, and special projects.