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The Arts Commission in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation isl offering Community Arts Enrichment Grants beginning April 2, 2012. Applications are available on the website year-round. The next grant cycle applications will be due September 30th. City of Santa Barbara Grants: 2012 Technical Assistance Workshops This Week's Arts & Cultural Events and Opportunities Santa Barbara Printmakers-19th Juried Exhibition Hidden Treasures of Santa Barbara 1st Thursday
Santa Barbara Bowl to give $.25 of every ticket sold to Bowl
concerts to Santa Barbara County Arts Commission.
County Arts Commission to expand access to arts and cultural programs
to underserved communities countywide through Cultural Enrichment Arts
Grants. To hear the KCLU story on the collaboration between the Bowl and the Arts Commission by Lance Orozco http://www.kclu.org/2012/01/20/popular-santa-barbara-county-concert-venue-us. Santa Barbara County Arts Commission joins Americans for the Arts’ latest nationwide economic impact study, Arts & Economic Prosperity IV. Our participation in this important research project will allow us to quantify the economic impact of the arts and cultural industry in Santa Barbara County. We all know that our industry supports jobs, fuels the economy and generates government revenue. In May 2012, we’ll receive a final report that will indicate just how many jobs and how much money the Arts and Cultural non-profits generate for the County. Please contact Lucy O'Brien for questions or comments at 568-3993 or email lobrien2@co.santa-barbara.ca.us.
Symposium for the Arts
The California Arts Council Celebrates California Arts Day on the first Friday in October (and National Arts and Humanities Month throughout the month). October 1, 2010 www.cac.ca.gov Paul Willis Installed as Santa Barbara's Poet Laureate at City Council Meeting on April 12, 2011 Press Release Selection After being presented with a ceremonial crown of mock laurel leaves by Longo and Spacks, Professor Willis recited the following poem for the occasion. The City of Santa Barbara established a position of Poet Laureate in 2005 in order to direct proper attention and honor to the spoken word by utilizing poetry to celebrate and elevate community events. Since the establishment of the position the City has been remarkably fortunate of have three exceptional Emeritus Poet Laureates—Barry Spacks, Perie Longo and David Starkey. The entire month of Apri was filled with a myriad of readings and events throughout the City celebrating all things poetic. A listing of events can be found at http://www.sbpoetry.net Guadalupe Mural Installation
A rededication and community celebration of the Guadalupe Murals was held at 2 pm on December 11, 2010 at City Hall, 918 Obispo Street, Guadalupe.
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Arts & Economic Prosperity IV Forms (AEP4) (Results-June 2012) 2012 Symposium for the Arts Registration Form 2012 City Grants ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES Printmakers PR Joseph Centeno Aquatics Complex Request for Proposals What Many Are Called: Poets Respond to the Berkus Collection Selections Paul Willis, Santa Barbara City Poet Laureate hosted a poetry reading of new works inspired by the current Channing Peake Gallery exhibition. The reading included poems by seven Santa Barbara based poets including Kristin George, Ellen Kelley, Lois Klein, David Starkey, Paul Willis, George Yatchisin, and Chryss Yost. County website/Granicus:
PODCAST
Local Arts Organizations look at How to Cope with Economic Crisis The state budget crisis, and the nation's economic slump are affecting everything from education to public safety. Also impacted is the local arts community. We hear from local arts leaders about their concerns, and some possible solutions. By Lance Orosco, KCLU News, Monday, April 20, 2009. |
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Stochastic Probability Francis Michael Dawson - Stochastic Probability The Jardin de las Granadas exhibition space is a unique collaboration with the City and County of Santa Barbara, the City Redevelopment Agency and the Downtown Organization. It began when opportunities for the temporary display of sculpture were envisioned as part of this park and sculpture pads were included in the landscape design in front of the Las Granadas housing project in the heart of the Cultural Arts District. The Jardin is located at 21 East Anapamu Street, between State and Anacapa Streets. The Ribbon-Cutting ceremony with Mayor Helene Schneider, other City officials, Arts Commission staff and the general public will take place on 1st Thursday, November 4th at 5:00pm. The current Jardin sculpture exhibition installed on October 26, 2010, features the plant-based sculpture installation, titled Stochastic Probability, of North County artist Francis Michael Dawson. Dawson is a visual artist, who for the last twelve years has pursued the propagation of a large variety of succulents and plant materials in his work. Stochastic Probability, refers to a sequence of random variables which make things happen, in this case, of how plants grow. Dawson has integrated over 2,000 hand-tended succulents, into four 10 foot pillars. These figurative sculptures will continue to grow throughout their six-month exhibition. Dawson’s artwork explores ritual, time and space, and how the bodies we inhabit, alter and animate. He believes the dynamic process of changing negative space will challenge and positively engage the viewers at the Jardin. Dawson is a 2001 honors graduate with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of California at Santa Barbara. His work has been featured in eighteen group exhibitions throughout California. In addition, he has received awards from the James Irvine Foundation, the Santa Barbara Foundation, UCSB Art Affiliates Fellowships, and the William Dole Memorial Fund among others. Dawson has his own residential landscape design company and was most recently featured in the Wall Street Journal for his creative and sustainable landscape work. Dawson commented, “This installation at the Jardin de las Granadas provides a unique opportunity in an active environment to share the conscious creation and growth of a sculpture that is alive and evolving. This dynamic quality expands the three dimensional restraints of a static sculpture. Stochastic Probability refers to the process and effect that is determined by both predictable actions and by random events; we influence and cause vibrations with every movement and breath. We alter everything with choice and actions, yet we can’t confidently predict every consequence. I hope each person who visits will experience both the present and the possibility.” The City’s Visual Art in Public Places Committee (VAPP) and the City Arts Advisory Committee review the recommended proposals of the Jardin Community Panel for the Jardin de las Granadas and give final approval. This exhibition is the direct result of the Santa Barbara community’s vision and commitment to placing public art in the heart of the Cultural Arts District with cooperation of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Barbara, the County Arts Commission, and the Downtown Organization. The sculpture installation Stochastic Probability by Francis Michael Dawson, the brochure, and the on-site signage are funded by Santa Barbara Beautiful. For more information contact Rita Ferri at 805.568.3994, ferri@co.santa-barbara.ca.us Visual Arts Coordinator, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission.
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2012 "Poetry Out Loud" Event Dos Pueblos High School Student Named Winner in Arts Commission’s Annual Santa Barbara County “Poetry Out Loud” ContestMadeleine Centrella wins local competition that emphasizes language skill and public speaking; advances to the state finals in Sacramento March 25 th -26th. Madeleine Centrella, a Sophomore at Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta took first place in the Santa Barbara County “Poetry Out Loud” competition on February 15. Madeleine was one of thousands of students across the state to participate in the national recitation contest, a program run by the California Arts Council in the state and started by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to engage high-school students in the presentation of poetry through memorization and performance. Madeleine now advances to represent Santa Barbara County at the California state finals in Sacramento on March 25th and 26th, 2012. At stake are hundreds of dollars on the state competition level and thousands at the national finals of Poetry Out Loud in Washington D.C. Twenty-four high school students competed in last night’s Countywide Competition held at the Board of Supervisors Hearing Room on the fourth floor of the County Administration Building in Santa Barbara. Paul J. Willis, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate served as emcee for the evening and a stellar panel of judges included David Starkey, Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Emeritus, published poets Chryss Yost, Carol DeCanio, and Peg Quinn. They were charged with the task of selecting a winner and runner up based on criteria that included level of difficulty, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, evidence of understanding, physical presence, accuracy and overall performance. Dos Pueblos High School senior Cheryl Wilson placed second for her recitation of “I am the people, the mob” by Carl Sandberg. An honorable mention award was given to Bella Garcia of Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria. Faculty members at the event were commended for their commitment to engaging fellow faculty and students in the Poetry Out Loud program. William Woodard from Dos Pueblos High School, Ben Rothstein, from Pioneer Valley High School, Bojana Hill from Laguna Blanca School, and Poet Sojourner Kincaid-Rolle from El Puente Community School, Carpinteria High School and Rincon Continuation School were all recognized. The Poetry Out Loud program seeks to foster the next generation of literary readers by capitalizing on the latest trends in poetry: recitation and performance. Poetry Out Loud competitions start in the classroom, then at the school, region, state, and national finals, similar to the structure of the spelling bee. The national initiative is part of an attempt to bring literary arts to students, a critical need in U.S. schools, according to a 2004 NEA report Reading at Risk that found a dramatic decline in literary reading, especially among younger readers. The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission is a division of the Community Services Department of Santa Barbara County. For more information on other programs of the Arts Commission visit www.sbartscommission.org or on Facebook. General information on Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Competitions can be found at www.cac.ca.gov and www.poetryoutloud.org. Reporters interested in more information about the statewide program may contact California Arts Council communications director Mary Beth Barber at mbarber@caartscouncil.com or 916-322-6588.
2011 "Poetry Out Loud" Event Dos Pueblos High School Sophomore Named Winner in Santa Barbara County Arts Commission’s 5th Annual “Poetry Out Loud” Contesthttp://sbcounty.granicus.com/ASX.php?publish_id=30&sn=sbcounty.granicus.com |
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2009 - 2010 Storefront Gallery Project exhibition The Storefront Gallery Pilot Project announces the artists selected for its last round of art installed in eight storefront windows along State Street in the heart of Santa Barbara’s Cultural District. In keeping with the theme of October’s Epicure SB: A Month to Savor Santa Barbara, the County Arts Commission invited all artists to submit up to three digital images, for window display consideration, that celebrate food. The individual interpretation of that theme was up to each artist, but a broad spectrum of creative, playful, beautiful or eye-arresting food-friendly fotos were requested. Each digital image chosen was enlarged and installed by the Arts Commission to be visible from storefront windows in time for 1st Thursday, October 1, 2009. Carol M. Taylor, County Art in Public Places Committee Member for the County Arts Commission and Arts Educator, and Art Korngiebel, former Chef and Produce Broker for Produce Available were the jurors for the exhibition. As you walk along State Street you’ll pass 401 State Street which features a vibrant image of “Orange Peels” by Gerald Aspen; 403 State has the “Menudo” image of a colorful painted restaurant advertisement by Bob deBris; on 27B E. De La Guerra take a little jog over to the Downtown Organization office and see the luscious cakes offered up in a photograph, titled “Cuba” by Nell Campbell,915 State features the whimsical “Garlic Man” by Kate Connell, and “Eye” by the late Tom Huston; 1223 State features a photographic image of an oil painting by Ray Cirerol, titled “Freedom to Have”(Homage to Norman Rockwell's “Freedom from Want”, 1233 State showcases two exuberant wine related photos, Champagne Blue by Ian McKaig and Wine #2 by Roger Dawson. The Storefront Gallery Pilot Project is a collaboration with the County Arts Commission, the Downtown Organization, the City Redevelopment Agency and the Santa Barbara business community. The Arts Commission administers the project, coordinating all curatorial, production, promotion and the installation and de-installation aspects of the program. Exhibition concepts are reviewed by the City Arts Advisory, Visual Art in Public Places Committees and Arts Commission staff. "The Storefront Gallery Project provides a great opportunity to add additional exhibition sites for our regional artists and curators to showcase their work in a very public, highly visible setting. Temporary art installed in vacant storefronts along State Street will add to the lively atmosphere of the Historic Cultural Arts and Old Town Districts and expand visibility beyond the 1st Thursday cultural nights Downtown," says Ginny Brush, Executive Director of the County Arts Commission.
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Art Lovers! The County Art Commission’s Channing Peake Gallery at 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara,in collaboration with the Downtown Organization and neighboring art venues, is excited to present 1st Thursday, an evening of art and culture in Downtown Santa Barbara. On the first Thursday of every month, participating downtown galleries stay open in the evening to offer free access to art in a fun and social environment.:
Gotta Sing!Gotta Dance! - The Great American Musical on Film. 
