Art Matters Lecture: Todd Cronan
Matisse’s Hands

At the onset of World War II, Henri Matisse's art underwent a startling change of direction. Inventing a dramatic new technique of cut-outs, Matisse explored aspects of the world that were largely absent from his previous work. This talk will trace the development of Matisse's late cut-outs and the new forms of expression they provoked.

Image: Henri Matisse, "Palmette," 1947. Gouache.

Join us for Night at DV8 Cellars on Thursday May 2nd starting at 6 PM. Hosted by our very own Matt Kowallis, we will be offering wine by the glass and bottle but no tasting flights. We have Santa Barbara Popcorn and food will be available to order from Brass Bear Brewing. Prizes will be awarded for each round and a grand prize at the end of the evening. Hope to see you there!

Opera Santa Barbara returns to present crowd-pleasing pop-up performances in the Museum galleries.

Join Santa Barbara Revels singers and dancers in a celebration of the spring.

Join Santa Barbara photographer Jean Morrison Phillips at a reception for "Solace in the Details."

Please join the SBMA Museum Store for a special book signing with local author and avid art collector, David Gersh. David will be signing copies of his newly released title, "How to Collect Great Art on a Shoestring." This how-to guide for new and experienced collectors explores the unique opportunity to acquire one-of-a-kind works by artists featured in the world’s most famous museums. Gersh offers pro tips on how, what, and which artists to look for while providing unique insights, an invaluable perspective, and a dash of humor into the world of collecting great art.

TIME - NATIONAL GROUP ART SHOW @ SBCAST STUDIO D
This exhibition will explore interpretations of time through creative process in all medias.
What is time? Is it a thing? Does it even exist? Can we move forward and backwards in time as Physics shows or are we only moving forward within the Arrow of Time?

The Santa Barbara Quire of Voyces returns to SBMA to perform a short program of choral music. The group was founded in 1993 to rediscover the sacred a capella choral music of the Renaissance and the modern age.

The Pollock Theater’s two-part special screening of Claude Lanzmann’s final film Shoah: Four Sisters concludes with the film’s final two installments: The Merry Fleaand Noah’s Ark. Starting in 1999, Claude Lanzmann made several films that could be considered satellites of his 1985 masterpiece Shoah, comprised of interviews conducted in the 1970s that didn’t make it into the final, monumental work.

Claude Lanzmann discusses The Hippocratic Oath and Baluty; The Merry Flea and Noah’s Ark on April 28 & May 2 at UCSB

Catch Me If You Can captures the astonishing true story of Frank Abagnale, Jr. (played by Dillon Stave), a world-class con artist who passed himself off as a doctor, a lawyer and a jet pilot—all before the age of 21. With straight-arrow FBI agent Carl Hanratty (played by Jack Boyd) on Frank’s trail, we’re off on a jet-setting, cat-and-mouse chase, as a jazzy, swinging-sixties score keeps this adventure in constant motion. In the end, Agent Hanratty learns he and Frank aren’t so very different after all, and Frank finds out what happens when love catches up to a man on the run.

Intimate Constellations
A treasure hunt of stories and music under the stars

Join us for an evening of one-acts, music, wine and conversation featuring the works of both classic and contemporary playwrights.