Before the invention of photography, painted portraits were the most coveted means of commemorating important members of society. This exhibition, drawn exclusively from the permanent collection, explores the dynamic dialogue that took place over the course of around a century between American, British and French portraitists from the Colonial period through the Industrial Revolution. Despite political antipathies, whether between the Revolutionary colonialists and the British (1775-1783) or the French and the British during the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763), these artists maintained open channels of communication. American artists, such as Benjamin West, Gilbert Stuart, Rembrandt Peale, and Thomas Sully traveled great distances to study abroad in Italy, often choosing to reside in London, where portraiture had gained the heights of refinement as the dominant genre of the 18th century.

Visit Tuesday- Sunday, 11 am - 5 pm and Free Thursday Evenings 5 - 8 pm.

Image: Pauline Auzou, "Two Women Making Music," ca. 1796. Oil on Canvas. SBMA, Gift of Mrs. Hugh N. Kirkland.

Producer Robert Kraft will join moderator David Novak (Music, UCSB) for a post-screening discussion.

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Still We Rise is a collaborative performance showcasing art, music, dance, theater, and poetry. Performed by UCSB students, Poet Rick Benjamin, Ph.D., and choreographed by Professor Monique Meunier, the evening will be an abstract examination on immigration and DACA including a scene from the upcoming LAUNCH PAD play Staging the Daffy Dame directed by Professor

The 33rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) will run from Wednesday, January 31st through Saturday, February 10th 2018.

Quinones will discuss the origins of our nationwide opioid epidemic: pharmaceutical marketing, changes in our heroin market, and new attitudes toward pain among American healthcare consumers. He will also discuss cultural shifts that made this epidemic possible.

Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit the Presidio by candlelight and travel back in time to over two centuries ago. Discuss colonial California with the Presidio officers, experience a cooking demonstration in la cocina, enjoy stories by an open fire, and join in the music and dance of early California.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture is pleased to present Dreams and Revelations: Afro-Brazilian Art and Identities, an exhibition of works by the artist Paulo P. Lima, Ph.D., in the Channing Peake Gallery located in the County Administration Building at 105 E. Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara. The show will run from January 8 to March 15. An opening reception for the artist is scheduled during the 1st Thursday art walk on Feb. 1 from 5-7 p.m. This exhibition celebrating African culture will run concurrently with Black History Month.

Bring the whole family to enjoy 1st Thursday together in SBMA’s Family Resource Center, located across from the Museum Cafe on the Lower Level. Museum Teaching Artists are available to assist families in creating special exhibition-based art projects. Afterwards, enjoy the galleries until 8 pm.

https://www.sbhistorical.org/event/opening-only-the-oaks-remain/

6-8 pm
The Barrel Room
414 N. Salsipuedes St
Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Spice up your Thursdays with flamenco nights in the Barrel Room every Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 pm. Sip wines and enjoy the ambiance of live flamenco music with dance appearances from the Directors of Contra Tiempo, Alda Escarcega and Keani Madrigal!

Free admission, 21 & over

CircaTerra Travel Outfitters joins Briggs &Riley’s national charity program “A Case for Giving” to benefit local children and families in crisis. The event runs February 1 – 28  in  CircaTerra’s Loreto Plaza store.