Combine materials and techniques to create mixed media pieces that include painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Depictions of birds and trees crossing cultures and time in the Museum’s collections will ignite imaginations and inspire both individual and collaborative creations.

Ages: 5 – 12

Instructors: Nicola Ghersen + Jason Summers

Email communityprograms@sbma.net or call 805.884.6457 for more information.

Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center

$150/6 weeks SBMA Members
$200/6 weeks Non-Members

UCSB Library is pleased to present these works by Johnny Onionseed, MFA candidate in UCSB's Department of Art.

Continuing its celebration of coastal living, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is thrilled to present The Peaceful Sea: Paintings by Kevin A. Short, an exhibition featuring more than 30 seascapes and ocean-themed landscapes by the renowned contemporary painter and Santa Barbara native. Thanks to the generous support of Mimi Michaelis, June G. Outhwaite Charitable Trust, Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation, and American Rivera Bank, the presentation will be on view to the public from August 11 through December 31, 2022.

AHA! is offering after-school programs this Fall in person. Our programs are a fun place for teens to connect and make friends while developing social emotional and leadership skills. Your teen can register by filling out an application at: https://ahasb.org/

We are now enrolling for a variety of after-school programs!

The Good Good Show is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians working today!

Become a certified UC Climate Steward and play an active role in the statewide effort to advance rapid and equitable solutions to the climate crisis in your community.

Glenn Novack Present An Evening with Elizabeth Stewart on "How to See Art, Not Just Look at It"

$15 advance online or $20 at the door -- Seating is Limited https://consignmentsbymmd.com/collections/special-events/products/an-evening-with-elizabeth-stewart-sept-15th-500pm-to-730-52d45

Second of three special evenings with Elizabeth Stewart, fine art appraiser who will enlighten us all on how to really look at art - from all perspectives. Always an entertaining speaker, Elizabeth is very knowledgeable on the subject. This time ONLY art from the store will be used as examples on stage.

$15 advance online or $20 at the door -- Seating is Limited https://consignmentsbymmd.com/collections/special-events/products/an-evening-with-elizabeth-stewart-sept-15th-500pm-to-730-52d45

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.

The September session is led by multi-lingual poet, editor, and translator Patricio Ferrari in "Going Global: Abstract Art at Mid-Century."

Free with reservation

https://tickets.sbma.net/event-detail/writing-galleries-2022-09-15/

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Whales Without Walls: The Whale Sanctuary Project” on Thursday, September 15, 2022, at 7 pm PDT. This in-person lecture by Charles Vinick, Executive Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project, Cost is free for SBMM’s Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members, and $20 for members of the public. There will also be a pre-lecture reception for members only from 6:15-6:45pm. Register at: https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/ and become a member at https://sbmm.org/membership/