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Through Aug. 21— Celebrate Earth Day with Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, other events

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2022 • Comments Off

Impact: Climate Change and the Urgency of Now
THE ENVIRONMENTAL ALLIANCE OF SANTA BARABRA COUNTY MUSEUMS
14 INSTITUTIONS, 1 SHARED VISION

MCASB is honored to announce our participation in the Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County Museums. Formed in 2020, the Alliance is a collective of 12 museums, a zoo, and a botanic garden across Santa Barbara county that seeks to combine their impact to raise awareness about environmental issues through focused exhibitions, media campaigns, and educational programming. Through each of the Alliance members’ unique exhibits and program offerings, this innovative collaborative will bring a range of disciplinary approaches to education and engagement around the chosen theme, enabling visitors to deepen their understanding – through art, history, science, interactions with animals, and in botanic garden settings.

The Alliance’s inaugural project—Impact: Climate Change and the Urgency of Now (April-September 2022)—invites visitors to all participating institutions to delve deeper into the complex and vexing challenge that is climate change. Read more about the Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County Museums here >>>

Through What Agency?
On view from May 8 – August 21, 2022
Opening Reception Saturday, May 7, 6-8 pm
653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara 93101

Over the course of four months, MCASB will turn its galleries into an evolving community-driven space dedicated to exploring how individuals, organizations, and businesses in Santa Barbara County address issues related to climate change, and climate justice. On both a micro and a macro scale the Santa Barbara community is actively engaged in furthering the discourse around innovative and accessible steps toward combating climate change. Featuring workshops, lectures, screenings, and hands-on activities for the whole family, MCASB will underline the crucial work that is being done right here in Santa Barbara.

Alongside this community platform, half of the MCASB galleries will be dedicated to artwork by contemporary artists whose practices acknowledge and confront the dire situation that we as global citizens are currently facing.

Through What Agency? is a contribution to the Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara County Museums’ inaugural program Impact: Climate Change & the Urgency of Now.

Image: Jacob Kirkegaard, Testimonium, 2019, Courtesy the Artist

MCASB’s participation in the Environmental Alliance of Santa Barbara Museums features a partnership with the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Together our two institutions will host a “Climate Plan and Statement Workshop” for California art museums.

The ultimate goal of this workshop is to establish a network of art museums that can support each other in pursuing their climate operational and educational agenda. The resulting plans will be published on the California Association of Museums website.

MCASB members provide crucial support for our groundbreaking exhibitions and innovative community programming. Membership offers a variety of ways to engage with contemporary art, artists, and fellow culture seekers. Click here to learn more about membership benefits.