Free Winter Family Day at the Wildling Museum
The Wildling Museum is pleased to invite the public to the first winter edition of its popular free Family Day event, which returns on Sunday, February 12, 2023, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
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Goleta Valley Art Association Celebrating 60 Years of Bringing Art to the Community
The Goleta Valley Art Association will celebrate 60 years of “Bringing Art to the Community” with a special luncheon Saturday, March 11 at the Glen Annie Golf Club
Kids Draw Architecture Sketch Session
The KDA Sketch Session will take place at the historical El Presidio de Santa Bárbara on Sunday, April 23rd from 1-3pm. This is a free event. Drawing materials are provided and local architects and artists will be on hand to offer guidance.
Docent Recruitment Reception
If you have a passion for art and are interested in serving the community, the SBMA Docent Program is a rewarding and supportive environment to learn and have fun.
Volunteer docents engage with visitors of all ages through guided tours to make works of art accessible to everyone. An art background is not required. Diverse applicants with an interest in learning about art, working with students, and facilitating positive Museum experiences for visitors are encouraged to apply. In addition to touring, docents enjoy an extensive program of continuing education provided by curators and local experts. The year-long training course begins each September.
If interested, plan to attend a Recruitment Reception on Thursday, May 18, 3 to 5 pm at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
For more information or to attend, visit www.sbma.net/docent or contact education@sbma.net.
1st Thursday at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery
Join us at Elizabeth Gordon Gallery in downtown Santa Barbara on Thursday, June 1st from 5 - 8 PM
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Floral Arrangement Art Show at Carr Winery
You are invited to a floral art show at Carr Winery in downtown Santa Barbara! Las Floralias, a Santa Barbara floral design club, will be taking over the barrel room on the evening of Saturday, June 10th from 6-9pm. Meet the designers, mingle with friends, and enjoy the beauty of floral art arrangements while sipping a glass of Carr wine.
Free Admission, 21+
Floral Designers:
Sandi Marotto
Brad Welles
Hetty Shurtleff
Margaret Lloyd
Marie Dassler
Cynthia Woo
Jan Vanepps
Treks + Discover Outside: Kids Draw Nature at the Carpinteria Bluffs
Join us for a Land Trust Trek at Carpinteria Bluffs Nature Preserve as part of Discover Outside!
Art From Scrap Crafternoons
Join us for a Crafternoon, every Thursday from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. Crafternoons are sure to ignite your imagination with a themed workshop every week! Open to ages 5 and up. Cost: $8.00 per person Please note that Crafternoons are held upstairs in our workshop and will be utilizing hot glue guns. Children under
Sketching in the Galleries
All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in The Private Universe of "James Castle: Drawings from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and James Castle Collection and Archive." Museum Teaching Artists provide general guidance and all materials.
Studio Sunday
Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in this hands-on informal workshop with SBMA Teaching Artists. Each month explore a different medium—clay, metal, ink, wood, photography, paper—inspired by works of art in the Museum’s collection or special exhibitions. In August, sketch a display of grapes in ebony pencil on stretched muslin, then add color to the drawing with chalk pastels.
Don’t Be So Serious: In Conversation with Seth Bogart
Seth Bogart is an artist of many trades: pop ceramicist, punk frontman, and owner and designer of Wacky Wacko streetwear. In conversation with "WARES!" curator Lauren Karazija, Bogart will discuss his distinctively playful and irreverent practice in the production of art, music, and clothing.
The artist’s work will be featured in the SBMA exhibition "WARES! Extraordinary Ceramics and the Ordinary Home" from June 18th through September 17th.
Writing in the Galleries
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 other’s work. Please bring something on which to write.
This special summer session in "The Private Universe of James Castle: Drawings from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and James Castle Collection and Archive" is led by local poet and UC Santa Barbara professor Rick Benjamin.