Tag: Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara announces upcoming events

by Community Contributor • March 24, 2021 • Comments Off

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!

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — DJ Javier x MCASB Limited Edition Launch!

by Community Contributor • March 17, 2021 • Comments Off

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!

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara Calling Santa Barbara County artists!

by Community Contributor • March 9, 2021 • Comments Off

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.

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara announces Collectors Series | Christie’s x MCASB

by Community Contributor • February 24, 2021 • Comments Off

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.

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Virtual Blood Drive | February 14 – March 26, 2021

by Community Contributor • February 16, 2021 • Comments Off

MCASB is happy to be part of this wonderful team of Museums and
Cultural Organizations, sponsoring a Virtual Blood Drive in Santa Barbara.
Click the link below to schedule a time and location that works for you!

Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara — Introducing Collectors Series

by Community Contributor • February 15, 2021 • Comments Off

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.

MCASB — New Year, New Art, & A Fresh Start

by Community Contributor • January 25, 2021 • Comments Off

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.