Santa Barbara Museum of Art Exhibitions & Events Oct. 13 through 25

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Celebrate Día de los Muertos with a Free Family Day
Sunday, October 25
11 am – 4 pm
 
Explore a vibrant display of community-created altars, engage in hands-on art activities for all ages, and enjoy a festive Calenda procession featuring traditional music and dance from Oaxaca and Guerrero.
Now in its third year, the procession, produced by the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, celebrates Mexican traditions while bringing the community together in a joyful expression of remembrance, culture, and connection.
Free; recommended for all ages.
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Historic photograph of an industrial cityscape
EXHIBITION
Stage Craft: Pictorialist Photography and Performance
Now through Jan 31, 2027
New exhibition, now open! See how early 20th-century photographers drew on theatrical staging, unconventional composition, and innovative techniques to challenge traditional ideas of photography.
 
Portrait of a bearded man wearing a black shirt against a blue background
EVENT
Writing in the Galleries
Oct 17 | 11:15 am – 12:45 pm
Writers of all levels are invited to write in the galleries and share their work in a welcoming, collaborative setting.
This session, led by Omar Pimienta, poet and Assistant Professor in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese, UCSB, offers the opportunity to write and share in both Spanish and English.
 
EVENT
Fall Opening Party
Nov 13 | 6 – 8 pm
Join us for an evening of music, art, drinks and light bites in celebration of the Museum’s newest exhibitions.
Stone hillside village at sunset with a historic church tower and surrounding landscape
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(1) Karl Struss, Consolidated Edison from the Second Avenue Elevated, New York, ca. 1912, printed 1977–78. Platinum print. SBMA, Museum purchase with funds provided by PhotoFutures in honor of Wm. Brian Little. (3) Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe, Vince on Couch, 2020. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of Lynn and Craig Jacobson. © Otis Quaicoe, courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles. (4) Photo by Lachlan Gowen/Unsplash
 
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