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Week of Events
FISHING FOR THE FUTURE: Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival announces a silent auction on Instagram to Benefit the San
The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival (SBSGOAF) is having an Instagram silent auction from October 11-18, with 100% of the proceeds going to @sbmaritimemuseum. The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has been closed for the duration of the pandemic and may not be able to reopen until the end of the year. We wanted to help them out, and we are hoping you will support our efforts. 12 amazing professional artists are transforming wood fish into beautiful original art for you to bid on!
Blissful Boutiques Makers Market
Makers Market is the best outdoor market that Santa Barbara has to offer. Meet the artisans in person. This market offers unique one of a kind items in an outdoor European style setting.
In the Meanwhile…Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art
Part I (March 22 – July 5, 2020): Works on Paper
Preston Morton Gallery
Part II (May 10 – August 30, 2020): Painting & Sculpture
Davidson Gallery
This two-part exhibition highlights recent acquisitions to SBMA’s permanent collection of contemporary art. Featuring over 40 artworks in a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, and sculpture, the majority of the objects are on view at SBMA for the first time. These include painted works on paper by emerging artists acquired through the recently established Basil Alkazzi Acquisition Fund, as well as significant pieces by internationally recognized artists such as Sterling Ruby, Andrea Bowers, and Nigel Cooke. Tying these artworks together is a distinct sense of individuality, innovative use of materials, and playful ambiguity between traditional artistic genres.
The exhibition is comprised of works from artists in various stages of their careers, ranging from the emerging to the well-established. Artists include: Scott Anderson, Edgar Arceneaux, Elizabeth Bonaventura, Andrea Bowers, Bruce Conner, Nigel Cooke, Miles Coolidge, Petra Cortright, Noah Davis, Wim Delvoye, Jacci Den Hartog, Daniel Douke, Jim Drain, Vernon Fisher, Helen Frankenthaler, Peter Halley, Frederick Hammersley, Zach Harris, Naotaka Hiro, Mustafa Hulusi, Nathan Huff, Jim Isermann, Raffi Kalenderian, Tom Knechtel, Emma Kohlmann, Hew Locke, Eamon Ore-Giron, Carl Ostendarp, Cheryl Pope, Nathlie Provosty, Sterling Ruby, Aaron Siskind, Jeni Spota C., Donald Sultan, Stephanie Washburn, and Jane Wilbraham.
This exhibition is curated by Julie Joyce, Senior Curator, ArtCenter College of Design (and former Curator of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art) with assistance from Rachel Heidenry, Curatorial Assistant, Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
Image: Nathlie Provosty, "Council, Untitled (16-38)" (detail), 2016. Watercolor on paper, diptych. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by The Basil Alkazzi Acquisition Fund, 2018.10.2a,b. © Nathlie Provosty.
Small-Format American Paintings from the Permanent Collection
The Preston Morton Collection, which forms the core of American art at SBMA, was gifted in 1961 upon the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Museum’s founding. In so doing, Preston Morton ensured that SBMA could boast one of the most comprehensive overviews of American art from the 18th to the mid-20th century among mid-sized institutions. The timing of the gift was significant, representing a corrective to the European bias of midcentury canonical modernism and a proud reassertion of home-grown American art.
This selection of small format paintings is a reminder of the breadth of the Museum’s holdings in this area. Oil and brush conjure the illusion of near and far persuasively, from the close perspective of still life, to the life-size proportions of bust portraiture, to sublime expanses of land and sky. Whether within hand’s reach or at an immeasurable distance, both types of visual experience are captured within the confines of a canvas no more than 15 inches in diameter.
Artists represented include William Merritt Chase, Frederic Edwin Church, Jasper Francis Cropsey, Thomas Eakins, Walter Gay, George Inness, George Luks, Jervis McEntee, John Frederick Peto, Levi Wells Prentice, Edward Henry Potthast.
Image: William Merritt Chase, "Children on the Beach" (detail), 1894. Oil on board. SBMA, Bequest of Margaret Mallory.
Virtual Kids Clubs
Join The Collection at RiverPark for virtual events that are fun for the whole family. Each Kids Club event will take place at 1 p.m. and includes a fun activity, Q&A and birthday shout outs. Upcoming event themes include:
June 4 – Alice in Wonderland
June 11 – Superhero Lessons and Jokes
These will be Facebook Live events. To join the fun, go to https://www.facebook.com/TheCollectionRP.
Virtual Kids Clubs
Join The Collection at RiverPark for virtual events that are fun for the whole family. Each Kids Club event will take place at 1 p.m. and includes a fun activity, Q&A and birthday shout outs. Upcoming event themes include:
June 4 – Alice in Wonderland
June 11 – Superhero Lessons and Jokes
PFLAG Santa Barbara June Virtual Meeting
PFLAG Santa Barbara June Virtual Meeting
PFLAG Santa Barbara and Santa Maria (Parents, Families, Friends and Allies United with LGBTQ People) invites you to their June virtual support meeting. All are welcome but you must pre-register by e-mailing pflagsantabarbara@gmail.com. During times of stress and crisis, support is more important than ever.
Hear Me Out: A Judgment Free Space For Sharing and Listening
Hear Me Out: A Judgment Free Space For Sharing and Listening
Join AHA! facilitators Jennifer Freed, PhD, Miguel Rodriguez,
Perla Sandoval, and Melissa Lowenstein to share what’s on your mind and heart in the midst of widespread protests of racial injustice and the ongoing pandemic. Come prepared to listen deeply
and to seek the common ground that always exists in our shared emotions and humanity.
Preregistration required: https://tinyurl.com/AHAHearMeOut
All who wish for a safe space to connect, listen, and share are welcome.
League of Women Voters Forum: Our Climate Emergency During the Pandemic
League of Women Voters Forum: Our Climate Emergency During the Pandemic
The League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara is hosting an online community on Wednesday, June 10 from 4:00pm – 6:00pm
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AWCSB June Zoom: Managing Change
AWCSB June Zoom: Managing Change
Change is never easy, but the coronavirus pandemic has forced all of us to adapt to profound disruptions in our personal and professional lives. At our next AWC-SB Zoom meeting we’ll talk about change management. Join friends and colleagues for a Zoom session featuring local leaders who will offer insight into how local organizations are responding to the uncertainty created by COVID19. We’ll also have break out rooms so you can share experiences and insights into how you are managing change in your professional and personal life.
AWC-SB Members Free - Guests $10
Zoom link sent upon Registration, click here to register:
http://awcsb.org/june-10-meeting-managing-change/
Event Schedule:
5:30PM Doors Open for Connecting
5:45PM Speed Connect in Breakout Rooms
6PM Presenters
7PM After Meeting Connecting
The Santa Barbara Food System in Action: Transitioning from crisis to forward-thinking strategy
The Santa Barbara Food System in Action: Transitioning from crisis to forward-thinking strategy
Join Jesse Smith from White Buffalo Land Trust and other stakeholders from our community for an engaging conversation and Q + A about how our local food system is evolving for a resilient future.
Bear Cave Comedy For A Cause
Bear Cave Comedy For A Cause
Welcome to Bear Cave Comedy - This month all of our shows will have a special cause attached, this week we are working to support the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County.
RESCHEDULED: The Moth Mainstage
RESCHEDULED: The Moth Mainstage
What began as a modest storytelling collective in its founder’s living room has grown into an epic, nationwide phenomenon with a cult-like following. The Moth’s Mainstage events are the critically acclaimed storytelling group’s hottest tickets. Hand-picked Moth Mainstage all-stars will tie together the brilliant and the absurd for a spellbinding evening at the historic Lobero Theatre. Since each story is true and every voice authentic, the show dances between documentary and theater, creating a unique, intimate, and often enlightening experience for the audience.
TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL
TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL
TENDERLY: THE ROSEMARY CLOONEY MUSICAL
An Inspiring Musical
By Janet Yates Vogt and Mark Friedman
Directed by Jenny Sullivan
June 11–28, 2020