Pop-Up Opera
SBMA and Opera Santa Barbara partner to present a season’s sampling of art and music with pop-up performances in the Museum’s galleries, inspired by SBMA’s collection and special exhibitions or other topical themes.
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Looking at Impressionism and Thinking About Climate Change
Art Matters Lecture with Harmon Siegel, Ph.D.
Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
Impressionism has, from the beginning, been seen as an art of nature. Today, however, in the moment we call the Anthropocene, when human projects have transformed every corner of the planet and threaten to make it uninhabitable, this commitment may seem hopelessly naive. In fact, however, impressionist paintings illuminate our condition, revealing the entanglement of nature and society. In so doing, they help us overcome nostalgia for a lost nature and recognize our responsibility for shaping the world we inhabit.
Free Students and Museum Circle Members
$10 SBMA Members
$15 Non-Members
Family 1st Thursday
Bring the whole family to enjoy Teaching Artist-led activities in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Explore the elements of art and architecture by creating a 3D paper sculpture inspired by the collages of Marshall Brown. Afterward, enjoy the galleries until 8 pm.
Family 1st Thursday
Bring the whole family to enjoy Teaching Artist-led activities in the Museum’s Family Resource Center. Explore the elements of art and architecture by creating a 3D paper sculpture inspired by the collages of Marshall Brown. Afterward, enjoy the galleries until 8 pm.
Quire of Voyces
Known for its “voluptuous tapestry of sound, vocal purity, and radiant sonorities,” the Quire of Voyces remains steadfastly dedicated to its mission of presenting and recording world-class, transcendent interpretations of sacred a cappella works from the Renaissance and modern eras in spectacular historic settings. Envisioned and founded by Artistic Director Nathan Kreitzer in 1993, the Quire comprises professional singers from Southern California who volunteer their time, passion, and skill to create the ensemble’s acclaimed “crystalline” sound.
Ludington Court (open and free to the public for 1st Thursday, no ticket required)
Quire of Voyces
Known for its “voluptuous tapestry of sound, vocal purity, and radiant sonorities,” the Quire of Voyces remains steadfastly dedicated to its mission of presenting and recording world-class, transcendent interpretations of sacred a cappella works from the Renaissance and modern eras in spectacular historic settings. Envisioned and founded by Artistic Director Nathan Kreitzer in 1993, the Quire comprises professional singers from Southern California who volunteer their time, passion, and skill to create the ensemble’s acclaimed “crystalline” sound.
Ludington Court (open and free to the public for 1st Thursday, no ticket required)
Fall Dance Concert
Under the direction of Brandon Whited (Assistant Professor, Director of Dance Performance), the UCSB Dance Company presents a series of new choreography.
Enchanted Garden Holiday Lights Tour
The Enchanted Garden Holiday Lights Festival is scheduled to take place on December 2nd, 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th and 18th from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Holiday Cards, Gift Tags, & Postcards Workshop
Start your eco friendly holiday season off with Art From Scrap on Friday, December 2nd!
Holiday “In”
Jazz at the Ballroom presents Holiday “In” on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 7 PM. Award-winning musicians from across the country take turns on stage for a show reminiscent of the old Christmas specials with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, and other singing greats.
The Riviera Ridge School Presents The Little Mermaid
For the first time ever, The Riviera Ridge School is inviting the Santa Barbara community to the Center Stage Theater for this year’s Middle School Musical, “The Little Mermaid, Jr."
Rudolph
State Street Ballet Academy presents Rudolph on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 2 PM and 6 PM. A ballet of the full school of State Street Ballet Academy, featuring dancers 3 and up, including the State Street Ballet Young Dancers. “Rudolph” is the classic holiday tale of the misfit reindeer who learns that there’s a