MCASB Membership provides crucial support for our groundbreaking exhibitions and programming.
Membership offers a variety of ways to deeply engage with contemporary art and explore its myriad interactions within society and culture.
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2021 has not been easy, but MCASB persevered! From collaborating with local artists to record attendance for our recent exhibition, Shana Moulton: The Invisible Seventh is the Mystic Column, we have been actively working on enriching the Museum experience for everyone. But it doesn’t stop there! We look forward to sharing our plans for upcoming exhibitions, special guest talks, dinners, yoga, shopping events and more.
UPCOMING EVENTS CURATED BY THIS YEARS’ ELA FELLOWS!
MCASB is delighted to present three unique
Independent Curatorial Projects from the 2021 ELA cohort.
As the culmination of their nine-month-long experience-based fellowship, these projects aim to support and encourage Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) within the Santa Barbara Community.
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We invite you to join us and become part of the MCASB family!
MCASB Membership provides crucial support for our groundbreaking exhibitions and programming. Membership offers a variety of ways to deeply engage with contemporary art and explore its myriad interactions within society and culture.
We are delighted to welcome you back into MCASB galleries!
Join the MCASB family! Membership offers you invitations to opening receptions, tickets to programs, access to more than 900 museums in North America, AND you are helping to sustain MCASB’s key role in supporting community resources and the perspectives of artists as they explore contemporary discourse, ideas, and representation. Become part of the MCASB family by selecting one of our four membership levels, or joining one of our five supporting circles!
View this email in your browser We have so much to look forward to this month! Click on any image below to register for its event or to learn more! In Conversation | The Vulnerability of Creativity Thursday, June 17 @…
oin us for two upcoming community classes in collaboration with Santa Barbara Beach Yoga. Sign up now for the free classes listed below and meet us in the sand!
TOMORROW
SUNSET BEACH YOGA
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Wednesday, May 26, 2021
6:15 – 7:15 PM
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We are thrilled to introduce to you the
2021 Emerging Leaders in the Arts (ELA) fellows!
This nine-month-long experience-based fellowship provides professional development training to undergraduate students who identify as people of color. With a long-term goal of diversifying art museum leadership, this fellowship includes:
MCASB is proud to present Quaranteen, a group of video works by the 2020-2021 Teen Arts Collective. Featuring seven individual bodies of work, Quaranteen explores the lived experience of each artist throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine. Quaranteen aims to embody an experience that has been both universally shared and individually unique, from the teenage perspective and through the medium of film. The Teen Arts Collective comprises seven students from Santa Barbara and surrounding areas, spanning across several different schools and grade levels.
Nurture our Mother by Adriana Arriaga & Claudia Borfiga
“Nurture our Mother, is a celebration of the power of the Earth and the many magical things within it that play vital roles in our ecosystem.”
The Arts Fund, Community Environmental Council, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Paseo Nuevo, and Santa Barbara BCycle are delighted to announce that artists Adriana Arriaga and Claudia Borfiga have been selected to paint the 2021 Earth Day Mural! Selected from over 27 submissions, the Call For Entries prompted our artists to respond to this year’s Earth Day Festival theme: Climate Leadership. The mural by Arriaga and Borfiga, entitled Nurture our Mother, is a celebration of the power of the Earth and the many magical things within it that play vital roles in our ecosystem.
ONE WEEK LEFT to submit your artistic concepts to the Earth Day Mural Call For Entries hosted in partnership by The Arts Fund, Community Environmental Council, MCASB, Paseo Nuevo, and Santa Barbara BCycle. Due by March 31, 2021 5 pm PST.
One concept will be selected to appear on the Paseo Nuevo Arts Terrace Parking Deck, on the exterior wall of MCASB. The selected artist, or artist group, will receive a stipend and a materials budget to paint their mural between April 19-23, 2021. Support for painting the mural will be provided by the project partners. The completed mural will be revealed on the final day of the virtual Earth Day Festival, April 24! Spread the word
ump into spring with MCASB as we learn how to take your shortbread cookies to the next level by utilizing fresh or dried edible flowers and herbs! Bake along with us as we go through the steps of mixing, cutting, and decorating the shortbread dough. This tutorial will include a section on balancing taste and flavor to best help you learn about pairing ingredients for your baking! This event is free to all, and we encourage people of all ages to attend. Click here to register, or visit our website to learn more!
We are thrilled to release our limited edition collaboration with Santa Barbara-based artist and designer, DJ Javier.
This limited edition was created to communicate a sense of diversity and inclusion within the surf community. The design features a group of characters with varying skin tones, genders, and styles, all of whom carry surfboards, as they walk together in the same direction.
Welcome the arrival of springtime, with summer soon to follow, by purchasing your own DJ Javier x MCASB beach towel before they’re gone! Visit our web store to get yours today!
We are delighted to invite you to submit your artistic concepts for our Earth Day Mural, hosted in partnership with The Arts Fund, Community Environmental Council, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Paseo Nuevo, and Santa Barbara BCycle. Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 5 PM PST.
Join us for the second installment of MCASB’s Collectors Series, a behind-the-scenes dive into the many facets of collecting art.
On Thursday, March 4, Vivian Brodie, Associate Vice President, Specialist, working in Private Sales at Christie’s in New York will lead a walkthrough and discussion of the Post-War to Present Day Sale. This exclusive walkthrough will offer an early glimpse of the exciting work on sale, including artists Elaine de Kooning, Ruth Asawa, Henry Taylor, Beatriz Milhazes, and Titus Kaphar, and will provide insight into how to work with an auction house.
Post-War to Present jumpstarts Christie’s Spring 2021 auction season in New York with artwork spanning the Post-War era to the most celebrated contemporary artists of today. Click here to read more about this event.
Have you ever questioned what it means to be a collector?
In our new series we will be sitting down with artists and collectors for an in-depth conversation on the subject! This Thursday, February 18, 2021 kicks off the first installment of Collectors Series, a behind-the-scenes dive into what it means to collect contemporary art.
Family Friendly Workshop
Seed Paper Tutorial
Saturday, January 30, 2021 @ 11AM PST
Enjoy a morning of learning how to give your paper waste a new life as seed paper! We will be demonstrating how to transform everyday waste into paper that can be used to make artwork, cards, gift tags, note paper and other crafts that can later be planted in the earth! This event is free to all and we encourage people of all ages to attend.
Join us for a conversation featuring artist Rosha Yaghmai to learn more about her current exhibition Rosha Yaghmai: Drifters at MCASB. Alongside Alexandra Terry, Chief Curator, Yaghmai will share the process of preparing for this exhibition while providing a deeper dive into her artistic practice.
This event is free for everyone. Register now to book your tickets early!
Shop our picks for the perfect holiday gift at GIFT STUDIO!
Located in Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center, GIFT STUDIO is MCASB’s holiday pop-up shop open from December 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021!
We invite the Santa Barbara community to shop local and support MCASB’s educational and exhibition programs. By purchasing original and limited edition artwork from local and internationally acclaimed artists you support the Museum and the Santa Barbara arts community.
Join us this Saturday, December 12th at 11:00 AM PST for a morning filled with fun and creativity! We will be demonstrating how to create stamps using a variety of household items. Once we’re done, you can use your stamps to adorn greeting cards, make your very own gift wrap, or create other works of art!
This event is free to all, and we encourage people of all ages and skill levels to attend. Children under the age of 12 should be accompanied or assisted by a parent or guardian to ensure all safety measures are taken when using tools being used to carve the stamp materials. After securing your spot for the event you will be sent a Zoom link and a list of supplies you will need. See you there!
There is still time to join The Roddick Foundation, Hutton Parker Foundation, California Arts Council, and MCASB Board of Trustees in support of MCASB’s Perfect Match Campaign. Your contributions directly support MCASB in our continued goal of maintaining and advancing meaningful, artistic engagement within our Santa Barbara community. We are only $20,000 away from our final goal, and we could not have done it without you! Thank you for your support and generosity!
To remain in compliance with Santa Barbara County and California State health and safety guidelines, we must unfortunately, once again, close our doors to the public. Thank you to those who visited by appointment this past month, and we look forward to seeing you all again soon!
It is important that we do our best to keep our Santa Barbara community safe during these times. We apologize for any inconvenience that this closure may cause, but stay tuned for more information on re-opening in the future!
We are delighted to reopen our doors to the public starting Thursday, October 22, 2020, and invite you to experience our current exhibition Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In. This exhibition has been patiently waiting for your return, and we are excited to share the experience with you.
Thank you to the amazing donors who have helped us raise over $10,000 in the first week of our Perfect Match campaign!
We are off to a great start and we need YOUR help to reach our fundraising goal.
Join us for a 2-part virtual conversation with artist Genevieve Gaignard and MCASB Curator Alexandra Terry to learn more about MCASB’s current exhibition Bloom Projects: Genevieve Gaignard, Outside Looking In.
In the first session, Genevieve and Alexandra will discuss the logistics of making an exhibition from inception to opening. They will share insights from the early stages of planning through to the physical installation of Genevieve’s exhibition.
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Ways you can support, educate yourself, and take action in Santa Barbara County Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara wishes to reaffirm our commitment to our community. We stand in support of the peaceful…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Celebrate World Art Day with MCASB and #MuseumFromHome Dear Friends, We hope that this email finds you, and your loved ones, safe and healthy, practicing social distancing, and finding creative ways to support…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Dear Friends & Colleagues, Despite our wishes to remain open during this time MCASB must put the health and safety of our visitors, colleagues, and staff first. Following guidelines from local and national health…
Last Chance To View Current Exhibition | N. Dash Closing Sunday, February 16, 2020 MCASB, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 The works of N. Dash convey a profound tactile sensitivity through the artist’s manipulation of materials such as fabric, adobe,…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter From the Director Having presented an expansive and exhilarating programming during 2019 at MCASB, including the work of diverse internationally renowned artists, whose practices range from installation, to film and photography, to ceramics, music, and…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Spread the Word & Spread the Generosity This exhibition marks the end of a year of expansive and exhilarating programming at MCASB. We are ecstatic to display how this exhibition honors painting and its many manifestations…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter DON’T MISS IT: N. DASH OPENING RECEPTION JOIN US! Opening Reception | N. Dash Friday, November 22, 2019, 6 – 8 pm Members Only Preview 5 – 6 pm (Not a member yet? Join Here!)…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter COMING SOON Please Join Us! Opening Reception | N. Dash Friday, November 22, 2019, 6 – 8 pm At MCASB, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) is pleased…
ONLY A FEW WEEKS LEFT… Ari Benjamin Meyers: Kunsthalle for Music From now until Sunday, November 3, 2019 See More Tours | Behind the Scenes of Kunsthalle for Music Thursdays and Fridays 2:30 pm at MCASB * Come and get…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Join Us! We, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB), were thrilled to kick-off Fiesta weekend with the opening reception of Bloom Projects: Brian Rochefort, Absorption by the Sun! Not only…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS June 23rd – 29th, 2019 JOIN US! The final week of June is full of exciting events here at MCASB, including an opportunity to meet the artist behind our September show, Ari Benjamin Meyers:…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS MAY SCREENINGS READERS, 2017 Sunday, May 19, 2019 | 3 pm | MCASB RSVP here » Thursday, May 23, 2019 | 6:30 pm | MCASB Join MCASB for a special evening screening…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Join us! Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 6 – 8 pm for a reception celebrating the opening of new MCASB exhibition, James Benning: Quilts, Cigarettes & Dirt (Portraits of America). RSVP Here Want to…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS NOW ON VIEW Lara Favaretto On view February 12 – April 28, 2019 Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara is pleased to present Lara Favaretto, featuring works spanning Turin, Italy-based artist Lara Favaretto’s…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter MCASB is looking forward to an exciting December! Staff have prepared a Holiday Gift Guide to inspire your shopping as you take care of all the art lovers on your list. Plus, don’t…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Dear MCASB Supporter, It’s been a heartbreaking week in California. As the Camp, Woolsey, and Hill Fires continue to burn, MCASB would like to do our part to help aid the victims, as…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS COMING SOON Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art On view November 11, 2018 – February 3, 2019Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara is pleased to present Kota Ezawa: The Crime of Art,…
Mirvali Launches the Next Phase in MCASB History with Expanded International Programming and Plans for a New Museum SANTA BARBARA — Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) announced today that it has appointed Abaseh Mirvali as its new Executive Director,…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW Barry McGee: SB Mid Summer Intensive On view July 1 – October 14, 2018MCASB is pleased to present Barry McGee: SB Mid Summer Intensive, a solo exhibition featuring a sprawling…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter Summer 2018 is gearing up to be an exciting time at MCASB! Don’t miss your last chance to see Cecily Brown: Rehearsal and Bloom Projects Exchange Series: Midori Hirose, Of The Unicorn (and the Sundowner Kids) before we say goodbye on…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter We are excited to let you know about some changes to MCASB Membership. Along with a logo refresh, we will be rolling out new membership options on May 17, 2018. Our new membership structure ensures a…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS The Bevy Friday, May 18, 7 – 10 pm MCASB Main Space For one night only, experience Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara transformed into a 1960s London club. Enjoy scrumptious…
Click here for the entire e-newsletter UPCOMING EVENTS EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW Cecily Brown: Rehearsal On view January 28 – June 3, 2018 MCASB Main Space Cecily Brown: Rehearsal, curated by Claire Gilman, Senior Curator at The Drawing Center, is the…
