Visual Arts
Winter Arts Preview 2013: Visual Art
The substantial Latin American collection at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art gets a 60-year retrospective, while the UCSB AD&A Museum shows off its holdings in images of gas stations. Read story.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The New Digital Comics
Santa Barbara Teens Zoe Serbin and Emma Steinkellner reflect on how they got started drawing comics. Read story.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Artists on the Edge in the Funk Zone
Revisiting the Funk Zone a little more than a year after our initial investigation, The Independent finds that the district’s visual art scene is on the rise — and possibly on the way out. Read story.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
KDB Reports: 'Youth Interactive' Inspires Local Teens
A new and unique after-school program in Santa Barbara allows teens to identify and pursue their passions. Read story.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Nicholas Baume at SBMA
A lecture and an art party last week were both reflections of the urban muse. Read story.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Three Times the Funk
MichaelKate, The Arts Fund, and wall space gallery all hosted openings last Friday, December 7. Read story.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Saint Barbara
Last month, The Santa Barbara Independent put out a call to artistic types to create their version of Saint Barbara, the patron saint of our seaside town. Read story.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
SciArt 2012 Mysterious
Jean-Pierre Hebert, Tatiana Ginsberg, Vera Molnar, Jeremy Sarchet, and Ethan Turpin apply ideas from science to their art. Read story.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Underwater Photographer Richard Salas Brings New Book to Chaucer’s
The Brooks institute alum and accomplished underwater photographer explores the waters of Mexico and beyond in Blue Visions. Read story.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Arts Fund 2-D and Kirkegaard Shows
These two shows share a one-artist overlap and a Funk Zone point of view. Read story.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Globewatching with Mattias Klum
The renowned Swedish photographer and filmmaker is speaking at UCSB on December 2. Read story.
Friday, November 23, 2012
Montecito’s Massive Tree Sculpture
Woodcarver Larry Lefner works on “Hummingbird Haven,” a sycamore sculpture many months in the making. Read story.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Call for Entries at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum
CAF’s Call for Entries is the tri counties’ most prestigious show for contemporary artists. Read story.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The Stumbling Present: Ruins in Contemporary Art
This exhibition of contemporary works on the themes of ruin and decay is full of surprising and vivid installations and other engaging multimedia works. Read story.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Artful Recluse: Painting, Poetry, and Politics in 17th-Century China
This major exhibition of 17th-century Chinese art was organized and curated here at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and will travel to the Asia Society in New York City. Read story.
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