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Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) — Art and Community Healing Open House (Feb. 9) and more events

by Community Contributor • February 7, 2025 • Comments Off

As we recover as a community from the major fires in LA, and as we remember the Thomas Fire and the Montecito Debris Flow, MCASB in partnership with Paseo Nuevo, and many organizations and individuals, will host a free intergenerational and family-friendly event on the Arts Terrace and throughout Paseo Nuevo on Sunday, February 9th from 11 am-2 pm. There will be opportunities to come together as a community around the healing power of art, art making, and learning about how we can all participate in building our future together.

Event-goers will have the opportunity to take part in many different activities, highlights include a guided painting workshop, art kit making stations, and Collecting Art to Change Lives: Art Collecting 101 – a conversation with arts industry leaders with insights and encouragement for collecting art now to support our LA arts community as it heals and rebuilds.

HeART Heals Information

HeART HEALS AGENDA

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM
Opening Ceremony by Coatlicue Atlachinolli

11:15 AM – 2:00 PM

Painting Workshop + Art Kit Making

We will have numerous art workshops running throughout the entire event! At 11:15am, join us for a painting Workshop hosted by MCASB. Additionally, guests can partake in a coloring session and create custom coloring pages, designed by local artist DJ Javier to represent the LA fires & the impact of our community. Simultaneously, SBMA will have arts & crafts activities for people of all ages. Last but not least, all guests have the opportunity to create Art Kits that will be delivered to displaced kids or affected families from the LA fires.

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
MCASB – Sangre De Nopal Tour #1Join us for a guided tour of MCASB’s latest exhibit, Sangre de Nopal!

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Healing Hearts Yoga ClassJoin us for a soothing and healing yoga class, led by local yoga instructor Laney Dobbs. Laney will guide you through a soothing Vinyasa flow and end with a healing meditation to honor the LA fire tragedy and reflect on how we can move forward and support our neighboring communities.

12:10 PM – 12:40 PM
MCASB -Sangre de Nopal Tour #2Join us for a guided tour of MCASB’s latest exhibit, Sangre de Nopal!

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Collecting Art to Change Lives: Art Collecting 101 Panel

Ways to support!

We are uplifting two grassroots fundraising and recovery efforts that are doing great work.

The Grief and Hope Fund was created to help artists and art workers who have lost their homes, jobs, and studios as a result of the fires in LA.

The Palisades Fire Domestic Workers Funds‘ mission is to provide DIRECT AID to domestic workers who have lost their jobs due to the Palisades fire.

MCASB Visits Los Angeles
February 19-22

You are invited to join MCASB staff and board for a four day a la carte itinerary including VIP access for museum supporters. In addition to a curator led tour of Frieze, we will visit artist studios, critically acclaimed museum exhibitions, galleries, and collections.

On Friday, February 21, MCASB will celebrate the 10th anniversary of L.A. artist David Horvitz’s Nobody Owns The Beach project (originally commissioned by MCASB) with a pop up to benefit MCASB and the annual MCASB party at the Culver Hotel.

Please email development@mcasantabarbara.org for more details and to register.