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.

You are invited to the NonDuality Global Summit 2020 – June 26 & 27, where you will have the opportunity to meet with attendees from around the world! KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Martin Ball, PhD – Molecular Mysticism: Neurotransmitters as a Direct Route to Nondual Experience and Awakening Daniel Schmidt – Samadhi Jude Currivan – Metamorphosis 2020

"Operation Bust Out" Free Baton Classes & Fundraiser - SB Sister Cities and Rotary fundraiser offers opportunity for local kids

Come revel in the freedom of a fresh-air boot camp at Alameda Park East! Featuring a combination of cardio blasts interspersed with strength training, your stress will melt away as you lift dumbbells & kettlebells, thump battle ropes & negotiate cones, hurdles, and more! Feel like running ladders? We got that. Jumping rope? No problem. Doing a quick lap around the park? Let’s make it happen. Joining me in a bun-busting squat routine or round of tabata between weight training intervals are options, too, but however you raise that heart rate, you’ll work at your own pace and fitness level, and at the same time, be inspired to try just a little harder—and go just a little more. Under the sun of lovely Santa Barbara, and the watchful eye of a credentialed Group X instructor, you’ll gain muscle, burn fat, and make fast friends with like-minded people—all while having a great time.

A summer only opportunity, the June schedule for the hour-long Boot Camps is set for Tuesdays at 5:30 pm, and Saturdays at 10 am. The extended July calendar includes an extra, evening class in addition to Tuesdays at 5:30 pm—meeting Thursdays at 5:30 pm, as well--and with a slightly earlier start time for Saturday classes of: 9:30 am.

Covid-19 cautionary practices in place! Hand sanitizer, gloves, and disinfectant wipes are located strategically throughout class set-up, and social distancing is a snap in the wide open space of Alameda Park*. Participants are encouraged to bring their own face coverings, but face masks are available on request. Note: as per current City guidelines, exercising mask-free at a safe social distance is also acceptable as of this writing.

Sold individually for 15.- per class, interested parties can find out more information online at kardiowithkaren.com and pre-purchase spots in class as desired. For those preferring to pay on the go, cash and all major credit cards are accepted at the park before class, too. Contact Karen directly at kardiokaren@gmail.com or (805) 335-7662 with any questions.

Special discount for July participants: bring a friend and pay half-price.

*class is held in the southeast quadrant of Alameda Park East, (just down from Kid’s World) Alameda Park East is located between Micheltorena & Sola streets, and Santa Barbara & Garden.

This is the kick-off session for the Santa Barbara Women's Political Committee (SBWPC) new webinar series for individuals considering running for political office, elected and appointed in 2020. This introductory webinar is about understanding the nuts and bolts of getting your campaign on track for success. Speakers include elected officers and campaign experts.

Fresh air and activity are proven factors for optimizing health—and reducing stress. The fresh-air Boot Camps at Alameda Park East this summer offer you the opportunity to enjoy both. Staged by Kardio with Karen, the combination of cardio blasts interspersed with strength training stations will melt away stress, and those extra pandemic pounds we’re all carrying around, to boot.

The variety of exercise choices makes this a sure bet for every age and fitness level. You’ll lift dumbbells & kettlebells, heft medicine balls & master stability balls, thump battle ropes & negotiate hurdles, elevations, and more! Feel like running ladders or jumping rope? No problem. Doing cone drills or a quick lap around the park? That’s on deck, too. Joining the instructor in a bun-busting squat routine or round of tabata between weight training intervals are options, too, but however you raise that heart rate, you’ll work at your own pace and ability, and at the same time, be inspired to try just a little harder–and go just a little more. Under the sun of lovely Santa Barbara, and the watchful eye of a credentialed Group X instructor, you’ll gain muscle, burn fat, and make fast friends with like-minded people–all while having a great time.

A summer only opportunity, the June schedule for the hour-long Boot Camps is set for Tuesdays at 5:30 pm, and Saturdays at 10 am. The July calendar includes an additional class, and convenes Tuesdays at 5:30 pm, Thursdays at 5:30 pm, with a slightly earlier start time on Saturdays at 9:30 am.
Covid-19 cautionary practices in place! Hand sanitizer, gloves, and disinfectant wipes are located strategically throughout class set-up, and social distancing is a snap in the wide open space of Alameda Park*. Participants are encouraged to bring their own face coverings, but face masks are available on request.

Sold individually for just 15.- per class, pay online at https://www.kardiowithkaren.com & leave your wallet at home. Rather pay as you go? No problem! Cash, and all major credit cards are accepted at the park before class, too. Contact Karen directly at kardiokaren@gmail.com or (805) 335-7662 with any questions. Special discount for July attendees: bring a friend and pay half-price.

So come on Santa Barbara. Join the fun–disguised as exercise. Exercise your right to enlist today!