The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is offering a Zoom lecture today, August 18 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Suzanne Hudson discusses mid-century abstraction in relation to psychology and projective testing and examines the ways that the use of images in clinical settings conditioned audience encounters with art.

Suzanne Hudson is an art historian and critic based in Los Angeles, where she is Associate Professor of Art History and Fine Arts at the University of Southern California. Hudson’s work has been supported by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), Creative Capital | The Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Dedalus Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, among others. Her writing has appeared in such publications as Parkett, Art Journal, and October. A long-term contributor to Artforum, she also has written numerous essays for international exhibition catalogs and artist monographs. She is the author of books including "Robert Ryman: Used Paint" (MIT, 2009), "Agnes Martin: Night Sea" (Afterall/MIT, 2017), and "Contemporary Painting" (Thames & Hudson, 2021). She is currently at work on "Better for the Making: Art, Therapy, Process," a study of the therapeutic origins of art-making within American modernism.

Free for Members and Students
$5 Non-Members

Visit SBMA for Third Thursday celebrating the newly-installed iconic portrait bust by artist Awol Erizku, Nefertiti – Miles Davis (Gold), now on view over the Visitor Services desk at the State Street entrance and featuring the following free activities and offerings:

• Free Museum admission, 5 – 8 pm

• Music by DJ Darla Bea on the Front Terrace, 5 – 7:30 pm

• Complimentary docent Ten Talks for Going Global: Abstract Art at Mid-Century at 6 and 6:30 pm

• Teaching Artist-led art activities in the Family Resource Center, 5 – 7 pm

• Free raffle entry for a chance to win a gift bag of artful treasures from the Museum Store

PLUS, enjoy 1/3 off an SBMA Membership during this event only, and receive unlimited annual free admission, invitations to exclusive Member events, and frequent SBMA news and updates.

Please note: Special price $55 (33% off $80) for a new Member joining at the Friend level. Available in person only on August 18, 2022, 5 – 8 pm.

Staying Safe on the Trails with Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Free Online Presentation with Q&A Thursday, August 18th, 5:30pm Join Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue team members Nelson Trichler and Susie Thielman, as they share about what Search and Rescue does, the history of the organization, the types of calls they go

Trust president Tony Budrovich shares Catalina Island’s storied past and bright future on the occasion of the conservancy’s golden anniversary

Honoring the Catalina Island Conservancy’s past and future roles in protecting the island’s natural beauty, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) presents “Catalina Island Conservancy: 50 Years of Island Stewardship,” a live talk to be held at the museum on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 7 pm. Conservancy president and CEO Tony Budrovich will illuminate the trust’s history of preservation and share his vision forward. This in-person event is free for SBMM Navigator Circle Members, $10 for all other members, and $20 for the general public; registration is required. There will be a pre-lecture reception for members from 6:15 to 6:45 pm. Register at https://sbmm.org/santa-barbara-event/catalina-conservancy/ and become a member at https://sbmm.org/membership/

Come hear messages from loved ones in the Afterlife!
$40/person. Register at: proofofafterlife.eventbrite.com

Monthly Westmont Public Telescope Night

UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Hot Fun in the Summertime: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, on Friday, August 19th at the County Courthouse Sunken Garden at 8:30 p.m.

Food, live music, silent & live auction to benefit the Santa Ynez Valley Therapeutic Riding Program

Free community event bringing together friends and neighbors. Enjoy breathtaking views of Lake Los Carneros and the mountains. Bring your own picnic and beverages or purchase Dam Pupusas, Dam Tamales, and/or Dam Tacos from Elubia’s Kitchen. Water will be provided but alcohol will not be sold as in years past. Live music from local bluegrass group the Salt Martians and kid-friendly activities, including face-painting and Kona Ice Truck. Dam Dinner t-shirts and City of Goleta’s 20-Year merch will be available for purchase.