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May 7 — Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara to hold opening reception for ‘hrough What Agency?’

by Community Contributor • January 1, 2022 • Comments Off

Through What Agency?Opening Reception | Saturday, May 7, 2022
5-6 PM | Member + VIP Walkthrough
6-8 PM | Public Opening Reception

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB)
653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Join MCASB to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Through What Agency? on Saturday, May 7, 2022. MCASB’s members are invited to join us from 5-6 PM for the Member + VIP Walkthrough featuring a unique performance by exhibiting artist Jacob Kirkegaard. Not yet an MCASB member? Click here to sign up now!

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. Through What Agency? on view from May 8 – August 21, 2022, is part exhibition, featuring works by Jacob Kirkegaard and the Social Print Lab, and part Community Classroom showcasing a rotation of projects from MCASB’s Teen Arts Collective, Emerging Leaders in the Arts, and the broader Santa Barbara community. Incorporating 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.

Image: Jacob Kirkegaard, Testimonium, 2019, Courtesy the Artist, Fridman Gallery, and Galleri Tom Christoffersen.

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

MCASBs exhibition Through What Agency? is part of Impact: Climate Change and the Urgency of Now. 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. The Alliance’s inaugural project—Impact: Climate Change and the Urgency of Now (April-September 2022)—invites visitors 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 >>>

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