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Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Year in Review – Celebrate with us!

by Community Contributor • December 19, 2024 • Comments Off

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The gallery itself plays host to an array of sensations and concepts, virtually transforming into a contemporary curatorial weaving project unto itself. – Wise Blood from Oaxaca, Josef Woodard, Santa Barbara Independent.

Recent MCASB Highlights:

The Art Awards

2024 Art Award Recipients:
DJ Javier
Brian Calvin
Rosha Yaghmai
Spenser Jaimes
Angel D’MonHost Committee
Bibi Ji, Charlotte Bryant Medina & Alejandro Medina
Cassandria Blackmore
Melissa Bower
JC Connelly, Inc, John Connelly
Eat Your Flowers, Loria Stern
Sofia & Mark Greif
Anton Kern Gallery, Kristen Smoragiewicz
Mission Audio, Christy & Bill Janka
Barb Parmet
Laurie & Marc Recordon
Almine Rech Gallery, Gwenvael Launay, Nicolas de Chérisey
Lea Sindija

The Roots & Branches Arts Fellowships
The Juneteenth Arts Fellowship: Reyna Harris
The Gateway Educational Arts Fellowship: Ademola Oyewole-Davis, Tayllor Johnson
The Gloria Liggett Indigenous Arts Fellowship: Spenser Jaimes
The LGBTQ+ Arts Fellowship: Angel D’Mon
Ethnic Studies Arts Organizer Award: Dalia Garcia

The inaugural MCASB Art Award is designed by Andy Medina, an artist featured in Sangre de Nopal/Blood of The Nopal: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Art, MCASB’s Getty PST Art: Art & Science Collide exhibition.

The heart shaped nopal cactus cast in aluminum is a limited production exclusively for the 2024 award recipients.

Día de Los Muertos Calenda

We’re grateful to the over 10,000 members of our community who participated in the second annual Día de Los Muertos Calenda this year!

Featured Dancers and Musicians:
Danza de la Pluma de San Pablo Guila Oaxaca, Cuatlicue Altachinolli, Danza de Diablos de la Mixteca Baja grupo Agua, Azul de Santiago Juxthahuaca Oaxaca, Danza de los Rubios de la Mixteca Baja grupo Agua Azul de Santiago Juxthahuaca Oaxaca, Traditional music of the Mixteco regions Violin y Guitarra, Oaxacacreations Monos de Calenda de la Heroica ciudad de Ejutla de Crespo Oaxaca, Linos Music Academy, Banda de Viento San Jorge, Grupo musical, Los hijos de San Juan Mixtepec, and Xochipilli de Santa Barbara

Community Partners:
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Community Environmental Council, LUM Art Magazine, Paseo Nuevo, Downtown Santa Barbara, and Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation

The Second Annual Día de Los Muertos Calenda was made possible through a lead grant from Getty as part of the PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative in support of the exhibition Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Art and its related programs.

All photos: Ingrid Bostrom Photography

Santa Barbara Independent Cover Stories

Support MCASB Today!

We look forward to celebrating a festive and abundant 2025 with you! We’re excited!

Exhibitions On View

Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Art is on view at MCASB until April 27, 2025

Sangre de Nopal/Blood of the Nopal: Tanya Aguiñiga & Porfirio Gutiérrez en Conversación/in Conversation at the Fowler at UCLA closes January 12, 2025

H??ng Ngô: Core Memory at MCASB Satellite at the Riviera Beach House has been extended through March, 2025

We look forward to seeing you at the museum!

¡Esperamos verlx pronto en el museo!Questions/preguntas: hello@mcasantabarbara.org

Help us ensure a successful 2024 today. Please consider making a donation online here or contact us at development@mcsantabarbara.org. Thank you!

¡Ayúdenos hoy en garantizar un 2024 exitoso! Por favor considere en hacer una donación en línea aquí o escríbanos a development@mcsantabarbara.org. ¡Muchas Gracias!

We welcome everyone at our events. Please contact
dgarcia@mcasantabarbara.org for your access needs or special requests.

Todxs son bienvenidxs a nuestros eventos. Por favor póngase en contacto con dgarcia@mcasantabarbara.org para notificarnos de alguna acomodación de discapacidad o solicitud en particular.