Visual Arts
KDB Reports: 'Youth Interactive' Inspires Local Teens
A new and unique after-school program in Santa Barbara allows teens to identify and pursue their passions. Read story.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Nicholas Baume at SBMA
A lecture and an art party last week were both reflections of the urban muse. Read story.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Three Times the Funk
MichaelKate, The Arts Fund, and wall space gallery all hosted openings last Friday, December 7. Read story.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Saint Barbara
Last month, The Santa Barbara Independent put out a call to artistic types to create their version of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of our seaside town. Read story.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
SciArt 2012 Mysterious
Jean-Pierre Hebert, Tatiana Ginsberg, Vera Molnar, Jeremy Sarchet, and Ethan Turpin apply ideas from science to their art. Read story.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Underwater Photographer Richard Salas Brings New Book to Chaucer’s
The Brooks institute alum and accomplished underwater photographer explores the waters of Mexico and beyond in Blue Visions. Read story.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Arts Fund 2-D and Kirkegaard Shows
These two shows share a one-artist overlap and a Funk Zone point of view. Read story.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Globewatching with Mattias Klum
The renowned Swedish photographer and filmmaker is speaking at UCSB on December 2. Read story.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Montecito’s Massive Tree Sculpture
Woodcarver Larry Lefner works on “Hummingbird Haven,” a sycamore sculpture many months in the making. Read story.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Call for Entries at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
CAF’s Call for Entries is the tri counties’ most prestigious show for contemporary artists. Read story.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The Stumbling Present: Ruins in Contemporary Art
This exhibition of contemporary works on the themes of ruin and decay is full of surprising and vivid installations and other engaging multimedia works. Read story.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Artful Recluse: Painting, Poetry, and Politics in 17th-Century China
This major exhibition of 17th-century Chinese art was organized and curated here at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and will travel to the Asia Society in New York City. Read story.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
St. Barbara Poster Contest
The Indy is looking for area artists to create an original image of our town’s saint. Read story.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Power and Light Press Rolls Into Town
The Portland-based mobile traveling stationary company will lead a letterpress demo on Saturday, October 27. Read story.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
The 15 Show
Friends of Frame’s Elaine Esbeck have contributed pieces thematically related to the number 15 to this anniversary celebration. Read story.
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