Visual Arts
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20 Years of Arts Fund Individual Artist Award Winners
Santa Barbara’s Best Show of Recent Work at Channing Peake
This curated show of new art by winners of the Arts Fund’s IAA is a delight. Read story.
Valley Voyage
2009 Santa Ynez Valley Artists’ Studio Tour Offers Santa Barbarans Sneak Peak at Valley Art Scene
2009 Santa Ynez Valley Artists’ Studio Tour gives Santa Barbarans a sneak peak at the Valley’s art scene. Read story.
Darkness and Light
Art That Captures the Human Experience
Art Seen takes a look at exhibitions that depict both the beauty and the difficulty of the human experience. Read story.
Arts and Crafts
Flea Market and Craft Faire Benefits Charter School
Flea Market and Craft Faire benefits programs at Santa Barbara Charter School. Read story.
Ed Moses: Processed Art Shows Evolution of Pure Spontaneity
Contemporary Artist Has Earned Place in History
Ed Moses is considered one of the founding fathers of the Los Angeles contemporary art scene. Read story.
California Calling at S.B. Museum of Art
Show Embodies Golden State: Bright Colors, Big Dreams
Fun and rebellious, absurd and pretty, exhibit running through December 20 embodies the Golden State. Read story.
Video Installation Art at SBMA
Diana Thater: Butterflies and Other People Reviewed
Video installation artist Diana Thater has taken up two adjacent galleries at SBMA with a pair of complex, meditative pieces involving tigers and Monarch butterflies. The show runs through January 31, 2010. Read story.
Art + Bolivia Brings the Rainforests to Carp
Artist/Activist Sean Anderson Launches Exhibit, Donates Proceeds
Santa Barbara artist Sean Anderson will launch his new exhibit this week, with proceeds benefiting the Rio Beni Health Project. Read story.
Looking Forward, Looking Back
Art Seen Keeps an Eye on SB’s Galleries
Art Seen checks out shows that salute the past and envision the future. Read story.
Art of the Dead
DÃa de los Muertos Gets Some Serious Love from S.B. Artists
Mexico’s annual Day of the Dead comes alive at galleries and venues throughout Santa Barbara. Read story.
Falloween
Super Santa Barbara Exhibit Showcases Artists’ Views of S.B.’s Future.
Super Santa Barbara exhibit showcases artists’ views of the future of our city. Read story.
Now You See It
Art Seen: Scoping S.B.’s Creative Landscape
Art Seen takes a peek at exhibitions and events you won’t want to miss. Read story.
Art as Therapy
Mental Health Arts Festival Celebrates Creativity
The 16th annual Mental Health Arts Festival held on October 10th showcased work by more than 70 artists with mental illness. Read story.
America’s Places in Literature
It’s the Journey, and It Is the Destination
Coffee-table book combines photo essay with words authors used to describe locales. Read story.
Art. Here. Now.
Introducing Art Seen, Our New Visual Art Column
Introducing Art Seen, our new visual art column. Read story.
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