New Exhibit - Seasonal Soirées: Santa Barbara's Evening Couture 1880-1980 December 8, 2023 - April 13, 2024 Our area’s reputation as a tourist destination with its exclusive clientele and luxury hotels coupled with Santa Barbara’s own high society and glittering galas made the city a magnet for the latest in high fashion. Guest curator Sharon
The UCSB Library holds a very special tango treasure: Edouard Pecourt Collection. One of the most complete public tango collections in the world is sitting right here, in Santa Barbara. An archive of the Tango Universe complete with recordings, video, LPs, CDs, magazines, music sheets, and more giving us a veritable map of what Tango
Please join us for an event to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition of black and white photographs documenting the intergenerational upward mobility of young residents of Dixon, California. Trevor Auldridge Reveles, a PhD candidate in Sociology at UCSB will discuss the research behind this exhibition. Following his talk, Trevor will lead a tour
The California mission system left behind an architectural legacy, which artist Edwin Deakin began to document in the 1890s. At that time, several of the missions were in a state of disrepair and decay and there was growing alarm that California would lose these architectural monuments of its past. Join Mónica Orozco, Executive Director of Old
In honor of the MLK Federal Holiday and Black History Month photojournalist Santi Visalli has quite a story to tell that is sure to resonate with the public today. He was the photographer hired to document an event with Dr. King back on April 15, 1967. The assignment was from an Italian magazine, based in
Author Janet Dowling Sands returns to present new insights and little-known episodes of history from the just-published 2nd edition of her popular book On a Mission: The Real Story of the California Missions. The California missions are beloved historical sites, but they tell a far more interesting and important story than one might imagine—one that is linked to global
The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum is pleased to announce the opening of its latest exhibition ICE BEAR, a selection of photographs by Ralph Clevenger. The polar bear images in this exhibit were taken on an eight-day trip with Frontiers North Adventures to the shores of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
Exhibition on View: Saturday, February 24 - Sunday, April 14, 2024 Public Opening Reception: Saturday, February 24, 5-9 PM Title: The Frontier Project The WANTS/NEEDS Art Gallery, a vibrant hub for unique emerging talent in the contemporary art scene, is thrilled to announce its latest exhibition opening on February 24, 2024. This exhibition will feature seven
The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce RUTH LEAF, Printmaker (1923-2015): Selected Works, an exhibition of etchings and woodcuts inspired by nature. Ruth Leaf’s granddaughters, Mia Casino and Becky Waitz, are honored to present prints from their personal collection for this exhibition. An opening reception will be held at the Architectural Foundation
Join us April 4th at the Art and Soul Gallery for the FREE opening reception for the brand new exhibit “Diana Postel - Celebrating a Life in Art”, with live music from Steve Postell. Get lost in an exhibition of vibrant, impressionistic works, including oil on canvas, pastel and charcoal on paper, in the tradition
Casa del Herrero is excited to announce its partnership with Santa Barbara Forge for a unique blacksmith event on Saturday, April 6th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Upon arrival, guests can take a walk through George Fox Steedman's historic blacksmith workshop and get a behind-the-scenes look into the 100-year-old space. This is a rare opportunity
The College of Creative Studies (CCS) and UCSB Reads 2024 invites you to an open studios event hosted by CCS students in the Book Arts, Sculpture, and Painting programs. Details and a map of the studios will be posted soon. This event is in conjunction with this year’s UCSB Reads book Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us,
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