The Fine Art of Contemporary Tattooing
From anchors on forearms to colorful tapestries on skin, tattooing has moved into the mainstream.
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Photog Richard Salas Takes Us On an Underwater Adventure
The Brooks Institute alum is opening a three-gallery art show to celebrate the completion of a trilogy of underwater photography books.
Italian Renaissance Comes to Santa Barbara
Botticelli, Titian, and Bellini are among the masters represented in this important exhibition of Italian art from the Glasgow Museums collection.
Knitting Psychedelic Day Dreams
Ethan Stewart goes behind the scenes with Santa Barbara’s Yarn Bomber.
Murals in Santa Barbara
For decades, public murals have spoken out about the society that surrounds them.
Cubist Cowboy
Channing Peake’s friendship with Picasso is the subject of a new exhibition at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum
Swarm: A Collaboration with Bees at Lotusland
Swarm is a group show and installation featuring new art that will be on view at Lotusland through May 4.
Artists on the Edge in the Funk Zone
Revisiting the Funk Zone a little more than a year after our initial investigation, The Independent finds that the district’s visual art scene is on the rise — and possibly on the way out.
Patagonia: La Última Esperanza
Santa Barbara Icons Macduff Everton and Mary Heebner Reveal the Beauty and Grandeur of Patagonia in their New Book
CAF’s Home Show, Revisited
In this third edition of the Contemporary Arts Forum’s Home Show, Santa Barbara residents open their doors to artists and the public for two months of on-site viewing and interaction.