Tag: Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Jan. 23 — SBMA presents ‘Sketching in the Galleries’

Courtesy photo. SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Sketching in the Galleries,” 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in…

Jan. 25 — SBMA, SBMNH, and SBHM participate on Museums Free-for-All with FREE admission

SoCal Museums Announces the 15th Annual MUSEUMS FREE-FOR-ALL Santa Barbara Museum of Art and Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History join over 40 Institutions offering FREE admission Saturday, January 25, 2020 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA — SoCal Museums announces the 15th Annual Museums…

Jan. 30 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Thalea String Quartet

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present: “Thalea String Quartet,” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara, Mary Craig Auditorium. The Thalea String Quartet brings together artists of Nigerian, Venezuelan, Japanese, and Canadian heritage. With repertoire as…

Feb. 6 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Art Matters Lecture Michelangelo: Burning Inspiration’

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Art Matters Lecture Michelangelo: Burning Inspiration — Julian Brooks, Senior Curator of Drawing, J. Paul Getty Museum,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6 at 1130 State St. Santa Barbara, Mary Craig…

Feb. 6 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present an Evening of Art and Music on 1st Thursday

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: an Evening of Art and Music from 5 to 8 p.m.Thursday, Feb. 6, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Pop-Up Opera — In February, Opera Santa Barbara returns to perform selections in honor of Black…

March 8 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Parallel Stories Lecture: Juan Felipe Herrera ‘Writing Love in the Face of Disaster’

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, will present Parallel Stories Lecture: Juan Felipe Herrera ‘Writing Love in the Face of Disaster’, at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, March 8. “I’m a political poet—let us say a…

March 12 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present award-winning, Paris-based Arod Quartet

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Artwill present award-winning, Paris-based Arod Quartet a 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Established in 2013, the Arod Quartet, based in Paris, has already captivated chamber music lovers, performing…

March 12 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Sketching in the Galleries

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Artwill present “Sketching in the Galleries” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works…

CANCELED — March 19 — SBMA presents ‘Writing in the Galleries’

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Writing in the Galleries,” 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum’s galleries as an impetus…

CANCELED — March 19 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Film Screening Closing Celebration: Kehinde Wiley

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present Film Screening Closing Celebration: Kehinde Wiley at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Join SBMA in saying farewell to Kehinde Wiley: Equestrian Portrait of Prince Tommaso of Savoy-Carignan. To celebrate…

EVENTS CANCELED THROUGH APRIL 20 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art announces upcoming exhibits

UPDATE:  In light of the recent developments with the COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County and in accordance with the CDC and State of California, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has made the decision to close to the public from Monday,…

Aug. 23 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Free Parallel Stories lecture with Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Hisham Matar

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present FREE Free Parallel Stories lecture with Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Hisham Matar at 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara.

Sept. 24 — SBMA presents FREE virtual conversation with artist Edgar Arceneaux on the ‘Collision of Art and Politics’

Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Detroit Riots, Black Lives Matter, and The Collision of Art and Politics — A conversation with artist Edgar Arceneaux (via Zoom),” noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara.

In a wide ranging and informal conversation with the audience, artist Edgar Arceneaux shares his thoughts about his art, current and past projects, and how we construct history and memory in a racially divided country. 

Sept. 28 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Zoom event — Your Good Pictures: Trends in Popular Photography

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present the FREE SBMA Virtual Talk by Art Historian Kim Beil Focuses on Trends in Popular Photography at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28.

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Oct. 1 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Art Matters Lecture Series (via Zoom)’

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present Art Matters Lecture Series (via Zoom): “Casta Paintings: Picturing Racial Difference in Colonial Mexico” with Elena Fitzpatrick Sifford, Assistant Professor of Art History, Baker Center for the Artsat 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1.

Oct. 17, 18 — SBMA celebrates Dia de los Muertos virtually and live from Oaxaca

For over 30 years, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art has celebrated the Mexican tradition of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with music, dance, art activities and altar displays. This year, SBMA is bringing the festivities to you virtually via Zoom and live from Oaxaca for a behind the scenes glimpse of the artisans and art that are central to this deeply moving holiday.

Oct. 26 — FREE Santa Barbara Museum of Art virtual discussion with artist Marshall Brown on 10/26!

Working through the intertwined histories of art, architecture, and photography, Marshall Brown’s collages create new connections, associations, and meanings among disparate architectural and photographic sources. This talk focuses on collage making as a transgressive medium that embraces multiple histories, formal impurities, and uncertain visions for the future.

Nov. 4 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present arallel Stories features award-winning poet Terrance Hayes

Terrance Hayes is an elegant and adventurous writer with disarming humor, grace, tenderness, and brilliant turns of phrase, and very much interested in what it means to be an artist and a black man. He has called poetry both “music box and meat grinder” and in his playful, almost improvisational approach to language, his writing takes on the energy and teasing rhythms of jazz. An athlete and artist as well as an award-winning poet, Hayes defies categorization or containment, just as his poetry uses and subverts canonical forms such as the sonnet to create both formal and rhetorical puzzles. Like many in these past months, he knows how to inhabit and make his own the space between flight and confinement. He moves fluidly, brilliantly, and unblinkingly in the space between word and image, between music and breath.

Dec. 1 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Artificial Intelligence and Art: The Case of Harold Cohen A Conversation with Justin Underhill’ (via Zoom)

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Artificial Intelligence and Art: The Case of Harold Cohen A Conversation with Justin Underhill” (via Zoom) at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1.

This talk explores the work of Harold Cohen (1928 – 2016), a pioneer of art made by artificial intelligence. Cohen taught for decades at UC San Diego and wrote the art-making computer program AARON in the 1970s.

Dec. 3 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘What Matters is Boldness: Mexican Modernism in Context’

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “What Matters is Boldness: Mexican Modernism in Context” Art Matters Lecture (via Zoom) with Mark Castro, Jorge Baldor Curator of Latin American Art, Dallas Museum of Art at 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3.

Dec. 13 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Kwame S. Brathwaite in Conversation (via Zoom)’

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Kwame S. Brathwaite in Conversation (via Zoom)” at 11 a.m Sunday, Dec. 13.

Kwame Samori Brathwaite speaks with Charles Wylie, SBMA Curator of Photography and New Media, about the groundbreaking art of his father, the renowned photographer Kwame Brathwaite. With family and friends, Kwame Brathwaite created a multi-faceted cultural movement in 1950s and 60s Harlem from which the affirmative personal and political statement “Black is Beautiful” arose. Inspired by Pan-Africanism and attuned to the central role of mass media in contemporary society, Brathwaite forged a new visual and cultural identity for African Americans via photography, fashion, and performance whose influence is still being felt. 

Oct. 10 — SBMA presents ‘Sketching in the Galleries’

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Sketching in the Galleries,” 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions.…

Oct. 17 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Space and Wonder: A Conversation with Russell Crotty’

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Space and Wonder: A Conversation with Russell Crotty,” starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Artist and amateur astronomer Russell Crotty, whose work is featured in The Observable…

Nov. 10 — Studio Sunday & Bilingual Tours of Alfredo Ramos Martínez: On Paper

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Studio Sunday & Bilingual Tours of Alfredo Ramos Martínez: On Paper” from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10 at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara Studio Sunday Visitors of all ages are welcome to participate…

Nov. 21 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present Writing in the Galleries

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Writing in the Galleries,” starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Writers of all levels are invited to participate in this informal exploration of the Museum’s galleries as…

Sept. 8 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Hope Kingsley on Salt & Silver: Early Photography, 1840–1860’

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Hope Kingsley on Salt & Silver: Early Photography, 1840–1860” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. A foremost expert on the history of photography’s first decades, Hope Kingsley, Curator,…

Sept. 12 — SBMA presents ‘Sketching in the Galleries’

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Sketching in the Galleries,” 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions.…

Oct. 6 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Art Kitchen/Science Studio: Salt’

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Art Kitchen/Science Studio: Salt,” starting at 1p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. In Art Kitchen/Science Studio, Teaching Artists use works of art from the Museum’s collection as a starting point…

Aug. 11 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Reimagine Hiroshige’s woodblock print’ in the next FREE Studio Sunday

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Reimagine Hiroshige’s woodblock print” from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 at the 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Visitors of all ages are welcome to participate in this hands-on…

Aug. 17 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Guided Meditation in Chris Kallmyer: Ensemble’

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Guided Meditation in Chris Kallmyer: Ensemble” from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11 at the 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Gael Belden, educator with UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center…

Santa Barbara Museum of Art update for June 17 — Exhibitions and Events at SBMA: July – September 2019

1130 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA. Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 am – 5 pm, Free Thursday Evening 5 – 8 pm 805.963.4364 www.sbma.net   Enjoy half-price admission!   Exhibition Openings Studio of Mathew Brady. Mathew Brady, Sixth Corps Staff Officers, Winter…

July 13 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Guided Meditation in Chris Kallmyer: Ensemble’

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Guided Meditation in Chris Kallmyer: Ensemble” at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13 at the 1130 State St., Mary Craig Auditorium, Santa Barbara. Gael Belden, educator with UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research…

July 21 — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present ‘Art Kitchen/Science Studio: Today’s Special’

SANTA BARBARA — The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will present “Art Kitchen/Science Studio: Today’s Special” at 3 and 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21 at the 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. In Art Kitchen/Science Studio, SBMA Teaching Artists use works of…

June 27 — SBMA presents ‘Sketching in the Galleries’

SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Museum of Art to present: “Sketching in the Galleries,” 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. All skill levels are invited to experience the tradition of sketching from original works of art in current exhibitions.…