The Arts Commission with host its 6th Annual Santa Barbara County
Poetry Out Loud competition
on Wednesday February 15th from 5-7pm
Board of Supervisors Hearing Room on the 4th floor of the County Administration
Building at 105 E. Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara. Parking is available across
the street in the Granada Garage on Anacapa St.
High school students from six schools will be participating in this regional
level of a national competition.
The winner of the competition on the 15th will go on to participate in the
Statewide competition in Sacramento on March 25-26.
For further information visit www.sbartscommission.org
or call 805 568-3990.
Save the Date
for
our South County Brown Bag Arts Lunch Wednesday, February 15th from noon to
1:30pm in
the
Board of Supervisor’s Conference Room, 4th Floor, County Administration Bldg.,
105 East Anapamu St.
Space is limited so RSVP ASAP.
Santa Barbara County Annual Arts Symposium scheduled for
Friday, April 27th from 8:30-3pm in the Riveria Room at the Canary Hotel at
31 West Carrillo Street in Santa Barbara.
Join us in a night hosted by Edward James
Olmos and John Densmore including a rhythmic
blessing by Airto Moreira
and TRAP Student, Dion Cornejo, to celebrate Intellectual and Developmental
Differences.
The Grammy Award winners, Robben Ford and “The Yellowjackets” will perform in concert to benefit
The
Rhythmic Arts Project on February 17th, 2012
at The Lobero Theatre
8PM
From their debut album in 1981 until now, The Yellowjackets
have burned an indelible path in the history of jazz and contemporary music
unlike any other group in modern times.
Robben Ford is revered by guitar
players the world over, his influence is momentous. From his roots in The
Charles Ford Band with his brothers, to Charlie Musselwhite, Tom Scott and The
LA Express, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis and George Harrison as well as The
Yellowjackets, his appearance at this event will make it all the more
extraordinary.
Together and singularly, these musicians have played on
thousands of celebrated recordings over the past thirty years, google them, all of them.
These musicians have supported The Rhythmic Arts Project and
our endeavors since the beginning. It’s an honor to have them in our corner for
all these years.
The Rhythmic Arts
Project
educates individuals with Intellectual and Developmental
Differences by embracing a curriculum that encompasses rhythm as a modality to address
basic life and learning skills as well as reading, writing and arithmetic.
For more information about us please visit our website: www.traponline.org
The Lobero Theatre
Santa Barbara, CA
www.lobero.com
For
more information or to buy tickets online, please click HERE
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Greetings! Come one, come all! Our Mardi Gras Party is a
fundraiser for The Santa Ynez Valley Master Chorale, Youth Chorale and
Orchestra. Please join us for a fun filled evening of food, dancing and more!
The joint will be jumpin'!!! Event tickets and raffle tickets are available
online at www.syvchorale.org. You need not be present to
win the raffle! Your donations are deeply appreciated. Ciao, Catalina & Chris
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Dear Community,
Please join us at Ayni Gallery, 216
State Street this Thursday, February 16, from 7:00-9:00pm.............
for a special event of Sacred Music and Community Drumming with Sudama and special guests
Jonathan and Wingman, www.CollectiveAwakening.us,
collaboratively playing:
Ugandan harp, kalimba, African drum,
didgeridoo, flute, sitar and crystal bowl.
The climax of the evening will be an
exhilarating Community Drumming with our musical artists,
sending vibrational healing power
into the surrounding downtown area and beyond.
Drums provided. Feel free to bring
your own. Chairs provided. Feel free to bring cushion/blanket.
Free concert. Love donations.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15,
7:00-9:00 PM
Community Meeting
on Local Cooperatives and Alternative Economic Models (No Cost)
This Educational
Event is co-sponsored with the Permaculture Guild of Santa Barbara.
Panel: Green
Living Co-op, the IV Food Co-op, Bici Centro, the Santa Barbara Timebank, The
Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op, the Yes! Store, and a broader Community
Co-op that is in the visioning stage.
The meeting will
include three stages: presentation of the different models in panel forum,
interactive discussion with the audience, and time for unstructured networking,
conversation, and collaborative planning.
Attendees will be able to sign up for the Green Living Co-op and register for
an initial free site visit if they are interested in hosting a Co-op workshop.
Bring your friends and introduce them to our work!
For more information
visit: http://watershedmg.org/node/310 or contact
Rhiwena Slack atrslack@watershedmg.org 520.396.3266
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19,
6:00-8:00 PM
Sacred Economics Community
Dialogue with Eileen Workman and Ani Ahavah (No Cost)
"Ayni" - Life's reciprocity of sacred exchange
Arts/Vocal
Workshop for kids
FACT SHEET & SCHEDULE
WHO: Santa Barbara Children’s Chorus
WHAT: Rock Capella Workshop for ages 8 – 14 year old.
Featuring
UCSB’s Vocal Motion
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 25 10
a.m. to 1 p.m.
WHERE: Unitarian Society, Jefferson Hall
1535 Santa Barbara
St., S.B. 93101
COST: $5 for pre-registered attendees; $10 for walk-ins
Fees
will be collected @ event
Space is limited to 30 students ~ Register Early!
INFO: (805) 512-9840 or log on and register http://www.sbchildrenschorus.com/
Join the SBCC and the women of UCSB’s Vocal Motion a cappella choir in a
three-hour workshop and learn the beauty, basics & joy of a cappella
singing. Workshop will be led by SBCC Chorus Director, Erin Bonski.
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EXTENDED RUNS
Ensemble Theatre Company Presents
THE 39 STEPS
Adaptation by Patrick Barlow, A Madcap
Farce. The Tony Award-winning hit Broadway comedy where hilarity meets Alfred
Hitchcock. A cast of 4 plays over 140 characters in this fast-paced farce
that owes as much to Monty Python as it does to Hitchcock.
Thursday, February 2 through 19.
Tuesday thru Saturday at 8:00 p.m. Sundays 2 & 7PM
Alhecama Theatre
University
of California, Santa Barbara Department of Theater & Dance Presents
TARTUFFE
By
Molière, directed by Tom
Whitaker. Tartuffe is Molière's most famous comedy. The play is set in the
home of the wealthy Monsieur Orgon--into whose household the imposter Tartuffe
has insinuated himself, posing as Orgon's spiritual guide and moral censor.
Tartuffe attempts to marry Orgon's daughter, seduce his wife, and steal his
estate. Will Tartuffe be exposed before his machinations succeed? The
department's productions are not targeted to children.
Friday,
February 17 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday,
February 18 at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday,
February 19 and Saturday, February 25 at 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday,
February 21 through Friday, February 24 at 8:00 p.m.
Performing Arts Theater (no late
seating)
http://www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu
The Department of Theater and Dance
is located amidst some of the newest facilities on campus, including a well-lit
parking structure (Lot 22) close to performance venues. Visit the
departmental website - www.theaterdance.ucsb.edu
- for directions and information about attending events at UCSB.
ITM
Collective Presents
DANNSAIR
Explore
the emotions of Traditional Irish Music This Thursday Night at Dargan’s Irish
Pub & Restaurant – 18 E. Ortega This Sunday Night at The James Joyce – 513
State Street Both Performances are Free.
6:30
– 8:30 p.m.
SINGLE EVENTS
The
Rhythmic Arts Project Presents
ROBBEN
FORD & THE YELLOWJACKETS
A
benefit concert. In music, time flies, styles unstoppably evolve, and bands
come and go. But there are also rare stable, forward-moving forces on the
scene, one prime example in jazz being The Yellowjackets. As of 2011, this
beloved eclectic, electro-acoustic jazz band, built by keyboardist Russell
Ferrante and bassist Jimmy Haslip, celebrates the ripe young, deep age of 30, a
milestone commemorated with another powerful and heartfelt album, fittingly
named Timeline. The Rhythmic Arts Project educates individuals with
Intellectual and Developmental Differences by embracing a curriculum that
encompasses rhythm as a modality to address basic life and learning skills as
well as reading, writing and arithmetic.
Friday,
February 17 at 8:00 p.m.
Lobero
Box Office, 963-0761
www.lobero.com/calendar/index.php?display=event&id=738&returnto=list
UCSB Arts &
Lectures Presents
THE CHIEFTAINS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
TOUR 2012: VOICE OF AGES
Paddy Moloney
& The Chieftains with Special Guests.
The Chieftains celebrate 50 years as
Ireland’s “inadvertent prophets of the world-music boom” (Rolling Stone)
in a concert experience filled with grace, humor, exceptional musicianship and
the pageantry of visiting dancers and pipe bands. Led by founder Paddy Moloney,
who formed the band from the ranks of the top Irish musicians back in 1962, the
six-time Grammy winners are musical ambassadors, cultural icons and
boundary-pushers who continue to make music with a style that is as
exhilarating as it is definitive.
Friday,
February 17 at 8:00 p.m.
UCSB,
805-893-3535
https://artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=2131
Timo Nuñez Flamenco Presents
PASIÓN
Timo Nuñez takes the lead as he comes home
to present his original flamenco fusion piece, Pasión. This cutting edge
dance spectacular is an eclectic and honest expression involving traditional
and modern flamenco. Choreographed and directed by Nuñez, this piece which was
largely inspired by the memory of his Spanish grandmother, Beatrice Terrés
Rosales. Pasión has a vibrant cast of twenty-five premier flamenco
performers who Nuñez brings together from the Ballet Nacional de España, as
well as from
Brazil,
France, New York, San Francisco and Los Angelesto create this original piece.
The romantic, touching, flirtatious and raw emotions of Pasión make for
the perfect Valentine’s gift.
Saturday, February 18 at 8:00 p.m.
Lobero Box Office, 963-0761
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All My Sons is Arthur Miller’s searing drama of a family’s dark
secret amid the fleeting hopes that a son missing in action will come home.
It plays in the Severson Theatre March 8 - 25, 2012. Single
Tickets: call
the box office - (805) 922-8313 - between 12:30 and 7pm Wednesday through
Sunday, or visit www.pcpa.org. Group Sales: for 12 or
more patrons may be obtained by contacting kstegall@pcpa.org or by calling 1-800-PCPA-123.
Subscription
Packages:
For the best seating, lowest prices, and exclusive privileges, become a
season ticket holder. Start with as few as 4 plays, or see all 8 throughout
the season for the ultimate theatre experience. Call the box office to
receive a subscription brochure or email: boxoffice@pcpa.org. VIP
Membership: For
$20.00 a month, VIP Members are entitled to attend all mainstage productions
as well as the ability to purchase additional rush tickets for $10 on day of
performance ($11 in Solvang). VIP Members also receive invitations to special
design presentations, student sharings and other events. Visit www.pcpa.org/vip for all the details. |
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Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation
Presents
Presidio
Pastimes by Candlelight
(Santa
Barbara, CA) – The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic
Preservation (SBTHP) is pleased to present Presidio Pastimes by Candlelight on Thursday, March 1 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00
p.m. at El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park. Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit the Presidio
by candlelight. Experience living history vignettes and see the Presidio as you
might have over two centuries ago. The evening will start with a
military drill and lowering of the flag by Los
Soldados de Real Presidio de Santa Bárbara. Hear the comandante
converse with officials, watch the soldados as they clean their muskets,
smell food cooking over an open fire, observe women doing a variety of
handcrafts, and enjoy the music and dances of early California. First Thursday
event.
CALENDAR
LISTING
Presidio
Pastimes by Candlelight
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2012
Time: 5:00
p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: El
Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park
123 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara
Cost: Free First Thursday event
Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit the Presidio by candlelight. Experience
living history vignettes and see the Presidio as you might have over two
centuries ago: hear the comandante
converse with officials, watch the soldados
as they drill and clean their muskets, and enjoy the music and dances of early
California. For more information: Visit www.sbthp.org or call (805) 965-0093
ABOUT Santa Barbara Trust for Historic
Preservation (SBTHP)— The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic
Preservation (SBTHP) works to protect,
preserve, restore, reconstruct, and interpret historic sites in Santa Barbara
County. Founded in 1963 by Dr. Pearl Chase and other concerned community
leaders, SBTHP operates El Presidio de Santa Bárbara State Historic Park—Santa
Barbara’s 18th century birthplace—under a unique agreement with
California State Parks and recently purchased the neighboring building that
housed Jimmy’s Oriental Gardens, providing an opportunity to interpret the
history of Santa Barbara’s Asian American community in the Presidio
Neighborhood. SBTHP owns and operates Casa de la Guerra, the 1820s home of
Presidio Comandante José
de la Guerra and his family—the restored home is now a museum featuring original
furnishings and rotating exhibits. Recently, SBTHP signed an agreement with
State Parks to manage and develop the Santa Inés Mission Mills, located near
the town of Solvang, as a future California State Park. SBTHP was awarded the
2011 Trustees’ Emeritus Award for Excellence in the
Stewardship of Historic Sites by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
With the help of continuing education programs and
exhibits, SBTHP strives to encourage community involvement and foster an appreciation for Santa Barbara
County’s distinct history. Learn more at www.sbthp.org.
Museum
of Ventura County
100 East Main Street,
Ventura, CA 93001
For more or larger
images or more information, contact Susan Gerrard,
Director of Marketing
(805) 653-0323 ext 306 marketing@venturamuseum.org
How An Early
Homestead Family Endured Against the Odds In Our Santa Monica Mountains
Free
Presentation with Special Guests: March 1st at 5:30 at Museum
From
Malibu to the Ventura County line, the Santa Monica Mountains bring to mind
beautiful hiking trails and amazing coastal view homes. But in 1917, when
homesteaders Lauretta and John Spurgeon Houston arrived in what is still a
remote corner of Ventura County, life was much tougher. Rediscover their story
on Thursday, March 1 at 5:30 p.m., when the Museum of Ventura County presents
the free lecture The Story Within The Story: Behind the Scenes of the
Journal of Ventura County History.
The
museum’s Research Librarian Charles Johnson takes the audience behind the
scenes of the newest publication of the “Journal of Ventura County History,”
which focuses on the struggles of the Houston family. Johnson describes the rediscovery
of “The Big Ranch Fight” an article about the homesteaders published 57 years
ago, and introduces the “village” of people who helped him bring their story to
a new generation of readers. He is joined by Linda Valois, National Park
Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, who has lived and
worked in the area for over a decade and who describes current efforts by the
National Park Service to preserve the area’s history through research and oral
interviews.
Museum
of Ventura County members are automatically members of the Ventura County
Historical Society, so they are encouraged to not only come for the
presentation, but to vote on updates proposed for the Society’s Articles of
Incorporation.
“The
Journal of Ventura County History” is published twice yearly, and is one of the
benefits of museum membership. Copies of the new issue may be purchased at the
March 1 event or reserved through the museum store by calling (805) 653-0323
ext 316. Since 2008 “The Journal of Ventura County History” has been a joint
venture of the Museum of Ventura County and Moorpark College. Prior to that,
the museum’s Historical Society published it for 53 years as “The Quarterly.”
The Museum of Ventura County is located
at 100 East Main Street in downtown Ventura. Hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday
through Sunday. Admission to the exhibitions is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1
children 6-17, members and children under 6 are free. For more museum
information go to www.venturamuseum.org or call 805-653-0323.
Spring Events
Highlight Museum’s Exhibits of Zapotec Textiles and Pre-Columbian Musical
Instruments
Thousands
of years of Mexico’s creative tradition are reflected in the Museum of Ventura
County’s upcoming events and three exhibitions running February 25 through May
27, 2012, at their Ventura location.
Two of the exhibitions celebrate the art of music and sculpture: Music
before Columbus: the Collection of Luis Perez, featuring rare
Pre-Columbian musical instruments from Mesoamerica, and The
White Instruments: Recent Creations by Luis Perez, modern wind
and percussion instruments sculpted in clay. The Pre-Columbian inspired pieces
are used by Perez to compose and record contemporary music. Perez will give a
related presentation:
The
Pre-Columbian World of Music, Dance & Ritual:
Lecture by Luis Perez
Sunday, March 11
2:00 p.m.
For much of his life, Mexican-born
musician Luis Perez has researched and studied Pre-Columbian music, mythology
and ritual, archaeological artifacts, and the living musical traditions of
Mexico. During the lecture, Perez will talk about a selection of musical
instruments featured in the Music Before Columbus exhibition, as well as
demonstrate their unique sounds.
Admission is $5 and includes entrance to
all galleries. Museum members are free. For reservations, call 805- 653-0323 x
7.
The exhibition
Hilos de la Vida / Threads of Life, features woven pieces from the
Bii Daüü Zapotec Arts Center, as well as Time and Space, modern interpretations by
Zapotec weaver and artist Porfirio Gutierrez of Ventura. Accompanying events
include:
From
Tradition to Innovation: The Weavers of Teotitlán del Valle
Sunday,
March 25
2:00
p.m.
Guest
artisan Lorenzo Bautista of the Bii Daüü Zapotec Arts Center in
Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, and local artist and weaver Porfirio Gutierrez
will come together to discuss the designs, techniques and the process involved
in the creation of their textiles.
Admission is $5
and includes entrance to all galleries. Museum members are free. For
reservations, call 805- 653-0323 x7.
Dyeing Demonstration
Sunday, April
1
1:00-3:00 pm
A whole spectrum
of colors can be obtained from plants, animals and fungi. Join guest artisans
Mariano Sosa and Lorenzo Bautista as they explain the use of organic materials
in creating natural dyes and demonstrate the process of dyeing yarns for
weaving. Artist Porfirio Gutierrez will be demonstrating weaving techniques in
the gallery.
The event and museum admission are free
(all first Sundays of the month are free
admission for the general public, at both the Museum of Ventura County in
Ventura and its Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula).
"Woven Lives”: Documentary Film Screening
Thursday,
May 10
7:00
pm
Drawing
upon the beauty of the people and landscape of Oaxaca, Mexico, "Woven
Lives" provides a look at contemporary Zapotec weavers from six different
villages in the region. The documentary by Carolyn Kallenborn celebrates
the colors and techniques of thee unique textiles and illustrates how the art
of weaving cloth has helped the Zapotecs retain their culture and identity for
thousands of years.
Admission is $5
and includes and includes entry to all museum galleries before the screening.
Museum members are free. For reservations, call 805- 653-0323 x 7.
The
Museum of Ventura County is located at 100 East Main Street in downtown
Ventura. Hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission to the
exhibitions is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, members and children
under 6 are free. For more museum information go to www.venturamuseum.org
or call 805-653-0323.
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Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the
People, 1830, oil on canvas. Musée du Louvre, Paris |
On Delacroix's Liberty On the Barricades Thursday,
February 16, 5:30 – 6:30pm Eugène
Delacroix (1798-1863) welcomed the July Revolution of 1830, but was very
happy that with the accession to the throne of Louis Philippe d'Orleans the
political situation was stabilized again. He showed no political sympathy for
the advocates of a republic, who wanted to continue the revolution, or for
the craftsmen and laborers who had surely hoped for more to come out of their
victorious struggle in the streets of Paris than a new dynasty. With his
monumental Liberty Leading the People (or Liberty on the Barricades)
Delacroix created a painting that should become the image of revolution par
excellence. What we are dealing with here is a surprising situation: the
citizen feared revolution while the artist celebrated its sublime beauty.
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Szymanowski Quartet Thursday,
February 16, 7:30 pm Founded
in Warsaw in 1995, this ensemble has developed into one of the most
exceptional international string quartets of its generation. Its
sophisticated programs present a perfect balance between intellect and
passion, captivating audiences at prestigious festivals and concert halls in
Europe, the United States, Asia, Australia, and South America. The Quartet's
extraordinarily high standard has been confirmed by numerous awards and
distinctions and it is a regular guest at internationally-renowned festivals.
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ARTIST CALLS & OPPORTUNITIES UC Davis Summer Abroad Program:
Art Studio in Paris and the French Riviera In this program students will
explore the French countryside, architecture and art by drawing and painting
on site and in churches and museums. There will be field trips to Nice,
Antibes and Aix. We will then move to Paris where we will have access to its rich
store of painting, sculpture and architecture, visiting such museums as the
Louvre and the Musee d'Orsay. http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/uc-davis-summer-abroad-program-art-studio-in-paris-and-the-french-riviera/ Seeking UC Actor for Short Film Fabienne Maurer (producer) is
producing a short film to be submitted to international film festivals, the
first of which will be The Cannes Film Festival. Production in Pismo starts
this coming weekend and Fabienne is still looking for an actor to play one of
the most important roles in the movie. Must have perfect French accent, speak
French fluently, be good looking and in shape. http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/artist-call-seeking-uc-actor-for-short-film/ Space Grants for Artists The primary goal of Space Grants
for Artists is to promote the creation of new works by emerging artists by
providing three hours of weekly, cost-free rehearsal space over a period of
three months. The program will culminate in an open work-in-progress showing
at a participating studio. http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/grant-opportunity-space-grants-for-artists-from-the-dance-resource-center/ Deadline: 02-20-2012 Emerging Leaders Network: Local
Arts Classroom This four-month virtual leadership
development series provides an opportunity for local arts leaders to master
foundational concepts and build skills through exposure to current practice
in the core areas of local arts development. The program is designed to serve
arts professionals with less than 10 years of experience in the arts field, including
current undergraduate or graduate students and those who are transitioning
into the field from another sector. http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/grant-opportunity-emerging-leaders-network-local-arts-classroom/ Deadline: 02-24-2012 Grants in Emerging Fields,
Literature and Performing Arts Creative Capital Acting as a catalyst for the
development of exceptional and imaginative ideas, Creative Capital supports
artists whose work is provocative, timely and relevant; who are deeply
engaged with their art forms and demonstrate a rigorous commitment to their
craft; who are boldly original and push the boundaries of their genre; and
who create work that carries the potential to reshape the cultural landscape. http://www.ucira.ucsb.edu/creative-capital-grants-in-emerging-fields-literature-and-performing-arts/ Deadline:
03-01-2012
Announcing our new location, the
CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara, and its exhibition entitled Open
House and Flights From Wonder and Bloom
Projects: Afruz Amighi, Suspended City exhibitions
at CAF's Flagship space. At the CAF Satellite @ Hotel
Indigo Santa Barbara Exhibition: CAF Satellite @
Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara, Open House CAF announces the
opening of the CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara, with an inaugural
exhibition Open House, comprising highlights from CAF’s last
10 years! “The partnership between CAF and the
Hotel Indigo helps us bring our vibrant Santa Barbara Arts community to a
whole new group of people. The changing shows will allow CAF to showcase
local and international artists to people visiting Santa Barbara and
show them what an interesting arts community we have,"
says Carolyn Glasoe, President of the Board of Trustees of the Santa Barbara
Contemporary Arts Forum. " At the same time, this
satellite location brings even more opportunity to showcase art, educate and provide
even more opportunities to artists in our community." A unique model of a business/museum
partnership, the CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara breaks down
barriers between hotel guests and art audiences, instilling all visitors to
the site with a deeper and more resonant connection to contemporary art.
Housed in the contemporary Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara, located at 121 State
Street, CAF’s new location contributes a new cultural venue to the Waterfront
and Funk Zone, a hotbed of artistic production and activity. The inaugural
CAF Satellite exhibition is aptly entitled Open House and
comprises local, national, and international artists and will be on view
for one year. Open House presents thought-provoking
artworks and site-specific commissioned installations featuring Alejandro
Diaz (Queens, NY), Ann Diener (Santa Barbara), Stephanie Dotson (Santa
Barbara), Rob Fischer (Brooklyn, NY), Francesca Gabbiani (Los Angeles), Saul
Gray-Hildenbrand (Santa Barbara), Nathan Hayden (Santa Barbara), Cyndee
Howard (Santa Barbara), Jennifer Nocon (Los Angeles), Zacarias
Paul (Santa Barbara), Luke Stettner (NY, NY), Kirsten Stoltmann
(Ojai), Sandra Torres (Ojai), and James Van Arsdale (Santa Barbara). On First Thursday in
March, CAF and Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara co-host an actual open house
celebration marking this exciting collaboration. Kunin Wines will pour
award-winning offerings on-site. A tour of the gallery hotel begins
5:30 pm with remarks by CAF Executive Director Miki Garcia. Visitors
may explore newly renovated rooms and common spaces designed by Santa
Barbara’s AB Design Studio, Inc., as well as the hotel’s first
exhibition in CAF’s Satellite space. Attendees may leave a business card to
enter a raffle for a chance to win a free hotel stay, CAF membership, and
Kunin Wines tasting. After the festivities, visitors will continue
onto CAF’s main location in the Paseo Nuevo mall to see Sarah Paul
Ocampo’s Forum Lounge performance of Happy Foot, Sad Foot. To find out more information about the
CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara, visit sbcaf.org/CAF_Satellite
or call (805) 966-5373. Special thanks to: Hotel Indigo Santa
Barbara. About the Hotel Indigo Santa
Barbara: Hotel
Indigo Santa Barbara combines historic Santa Barbara splendor with the
architectural sophistication of modern design. Located in downtown Santa
Barbara at the gateway to the city and steps from the cutting-edge Funk Zone,
the hotel offers an artistic contribution to the vibrant art community in the
form of the CAF Satellite exhibition space. About the CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo
Santa Barbara: With the opening of the CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara
in February of 2012, the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum becomes one
museum with two locations. Located in the Hotel Indigo Santa
Barbara at 121 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA, the CAF Satellite space
features year-long exhibitions of stimulating contemporary artworks. About the Santa Barbara Contemporary
Arts Forum: The Santa
Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) is a non-profit, non-collecting
alternative art space dedicated to the exhibition, education, and cultivation
of the arts of our time. Celebrating its 36th anniversary
in 2012, CAF is the premier venue for contemporary art between Los Angeles
and San Francisco. CAF is located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper
Arts Terrace in downtown Santa Barbara, CA and is open Tuesday - Saturday: 11
am to 5 pm, Sunday: noon to 5 pm during the run of the exhibitions.
CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa
Barbara, 121 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 p: (805)
966-5373 f: (805)
962-1421 sbcaf@sbcaf.org sbcaf.org/CAF_Satellite & At the Santa Barbara Contemporary
Arts Forum Exhibition: Flights from
Wonder: Christopher Chiappa, Liz Craft, Martha Friedman,
FriendsWithYou, Jon Pylypchuk, Carolyn Salas, Mindy Shapero, Shinique Smith,
and Phoebe Washburn, and Bloom Projects: Afruz
Amighi, Suspended City Opening Reception: Saturday, February 25, 6:30-8 pm Santa
Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum Exhibitions on view: February 26 - April
22, 2012, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum ADMISSION
IS FREE CAF
presents a
visually dazzling, imaginative, interactive museum experience for all ages in Flights from Wonder, an
exhibition that de-mystifies contemporary art. CAF will also feature an installation inspired by refugee camps,
by an Iranian-American artist in Bloom Projects: Afruz
Amigi, Suspended City. The process of scientific discovery
is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder. -Albert
Einstein The pursuit of truth and beauty is a
sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our
lives. -Albert
Einstein Religious leaders, intellectuals, and
scientists such as Honoré de Balzac, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Albert Einstein,
Aldous Huxley, and Marcel Proust, espoused a practice of perceiving art and
science through a child’s perspective—straightforward, devoid of pretense,
and unflinching in its outlook—to invigorate the imagination. Their
philosophy encourages us as adults to cast aside preconceived notions and
approach the world from this unfettered child’s point of view, so that we may
broaden our world view, and stimulate our minds, allowing for greater degrees
of discovery, curiosity, compassion, and wonder. Inspired by this perspective, Flights
from Wonder transforms CAF into a series of engaging, hands-on,
interactive installations that heighten the synergy between artists and
audience, and challenge all ages to re-imagine their relationship to art. The
exhibition explores alternate ways to experience art by posing questions such
as: How do children react and relate to the art of our time? How do we
experience contemporary art? What new awareness can we acquire from
children? Featuring an internationally recognized group of artists
including Christopher Chiappa, Liz Craft, Martha Friedman, FriendsWithYou,
Jon Pylypchuk, Carolyn Salas, Mindy Shapero, Shinique Smith, and Phoebe
Washburn, Flights from Wonder empowers audiences to think,
play, and create, and rejects the myth that contemporary art is mystifying or
elitist, demonstrating instead that art is an enriching and stimulating part
of the human experience. Special thanks to: The Andy Warhol
Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY, Casa Magazine,
Santa Barbara, CA; The Daily Sound, Santa Barbara, CA; Jon and
Lillian Lovelace, Santa Barbara, CA; Montecito Messenger, Santa
Barbara, CA; ParentClick, Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Barbara
Independent; Santa Barbara News-Press; and Wayne McCall &
Associates, Santa Barbara, CA, X-TRA, Los Angeles, CA. Flights from Wonder Educational
Programming Learn, play, and discover in CAF’s
interactive ArtLab activity center during the exhibition Flights from
Wonder. Fabricate miniature artworks, then transform them to
larger-than-life masterpieces in our Magnificent Magnification Machine! CAF’s Youth Docent Crew (YDC), a team
of local students ages 7-17, will be providing FREE Flights from
Wonder tours for CAF visitors every Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm and
3 pm. Friday, March 16, 6 pm smART Salon: The Role of
Childhood and Parenting in the 21st Century In accordance with the
exhibition Flights from Wonder, CAF presents a panel
discussion that examines the roles of childhood and parenting in the 21st century. Panelists
include Gopal Krishnmurthi, coordinator of the Krishnmurti Teaching Academy;
Ellen Stoddard, director of the Lou Grant Parent Child workshop in
Carpinteria; Don MacMannis, Clinical Director of the Family Therapy Institute
of Santa Barbara; Carolyn Kaster, teacher at the Waldorf School of Santa
Barbara; and moderated by Charles Donelan, Arts Editor of the Santa
Barbara Independent. Join CAF as these pioneering professionals share
their diverse expertise and experience, providing an opportunity to broaden
and strengthen our understanding of childhood and parenting today. Special thanks to our media sponsor
for Flights from Wonder educational programming ParentClick,
Santa Barbara, CA. Bloom Projects: Afruz
Amighi, Suspended City Afruz Amighi will create an on-site
sculptural installation, which highlights the often ignored and unmonumental
architecture of poverty and desperation. Drawing inspiration from the
ever-expanding landscape of refugee camps that dot Middle East borders with
make-shift tents, Amighi represents these structures as large
graphite drawings. Hovering in space, in a realm of permanent
dislocation, these drawings are suspended beneath a night sky with stars
arranged in the Kufic Arabic script to spell out surah, the
Quranic word for solace. Born in Tehran, Iran, Afruz Amighi
received a B.A. in Political Science at Barnard College, Columbia University,
New York, NY, and an M.F.A. from New York University, New York,
NY. A New York resident, she has completed a residency program at
the School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, and was selected for the Aljira
Center for Contemporary Art Emerge Program in collaboration with Creative
Capital. Her work has been exhibited in numerous venues including the
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX,
and Nicelle Beauchene Gallery, New York, NY. Special thanks to: The Andy Warhol
Foundation for the Visual Arts, New York, NY, Susan E. Bower Exhibition Fund,
Santa Barbara, CA; Casa Magazine, Santa Barbara, CA; Brush &
Associates, Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Barbara Independent; Santa
Barbara News-Press; and Wayne McCall & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA. ###
About the Santa Barbara Contemporary
Arts Forum: The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts
Forum (CAF) is a non-profit, non-collecting alternative art space dedicated
to the exhibition, education, and cultivation of the arts of our
time. Celebrating its 36th anniversary in 2012,
CAF is the premier venue for contemporary art between Los Angeles and San
Francisco. CAF is located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts
Terrace in downtown Santa Barbara, CA and is open Tuesday - Saturday: 11 am
to 5 pm, Sunday: noon to 5 pm during the run of the exhibitions.
Location:
Hours: Tuesday -
Saturday: 11 am to 5 pm, Sunday: Noon to 5 pm
UCSB Arts
& Lectures presents the National Theatre Live
broadcast of Travelling Light in high-def at the Lobero Theatre – a funny and fascinating tribute to the early days of
cinema Theater
Performance on Film:
Travelling Light For Press Info:
805-893-3494; karna.hughes@sa.ucsb.edu For Tickets:
805-893-3535; www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu End Date:
Wednesday, March 7 UCSB Arts & Lectures
presents a National
Theatre Live high-definition broadcast of Travelling Light, an enchanting new play that
pays homage to the early days of cinema, on Wednesday,
March 7 at 7:30 PM at the Lobero Theatre. In a remote village in
Eastern Europe circa 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the
flickering silent images on his father’s cinematograph. Bankrolled by Jacob,
the ebullient local timber merchant, and inspired by Anna, the girl sent to
help him make moving pictures of their village, he stumbles on a
revolutionary way of storytelling. Following Vincent in
Brixton and The Reporter, Nicholas Wright’s new play, directed by
the always brilliant Nicholas Hytner and featuring award-winning actor Antony
Sher, is a funny and fascinating tribute to the Eastern European immigrants
who became major players in Hollywood’s Golden Age. “As The Artist threatens to win
the first silent Best Picture Oscar since 1927, Nicholas Wright’s play offers
a fairytale imagining of how it all began,” writes The Times of London
in a four-star review. The Guardian
(U.K.) calls it “a love letter to the movies and an appealingly
intelligent evocation of the Jewish folk culture that formed the basis of
American cinema.” National Theatre Live screenings
presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures at the Lobero Theatre are broadcasts of
live theater performances filmed previously at the London playhouse.
Admission
to Travelling Light is $18 for the
general public and $10 for all students with a current student ID. For tickets or more information, call 805-893-3535 or
purchase online at www.ArtsAndLectures.UCSB.edu.
Opening This Thursday FEBRUARY 16, 2012 5 – 7:30 PM Nocturnus A Photo Series by Shaun Walton Visions Gallery is proud to present
Nocturnus, a photo series by Shaun Walton.
This exhibition visually explores the nocturnal lives of Africa’s
elite predators, lion and leopard.
These animals have been revered by African cultures for thousands of
years with their nocturnal activities shrouded in mystery and intrigue.
Walton ventures into the dark of night to capture these predators in a time
and place where they come into their own.
http://www.facebook.com/visionsgallery THE VISIONS GALLERY Presented by Brooks Institute &
Marriott Ventura Beach 2055 East Harbor Boulevard Ventura, CA 93001 805-743-6000 Hello Friends of The C Gallery and
Watercolor Artists; Great news! Just heard today
that award-winning watercolorist, Carole Patton, will be our guest
artist/teacher in the Wednesday evening class for the month of March.
There are 2 spaces available if you’d like to join in. Class meets from 6-9 pm, on
Wednesdays here at The C Gallery. In March those dates would be:
March 7,14,21,28. Carol’s teaching is well-planned
and thorough, and you’ll leave with a finished small work each session,
picking up a new skill each time. The last group who worked with her
unanimously loved her, and her instruction. She provides almost all the
materials. No need to go shopping. We have evening pastry, fruit and
tea at the break. The cost is $200 for the month of classes. Some sample works by Carole are
attached. And...you can peruse her art at: www.carolepattonwatercolors.com Out of a field of 3000 entries at
the San Diego County Fair, Carole took first place with “Raven.” Reply or give a call if you’d like
to join us. 805-344-3807 Too much fun! Connie The C Gallery 466 Bell Street Los Alamos, CA 93440 805-344-3807 The C Gallery
Workshops & Events feb 24, 25, 26: Collage Retreat, Karen Browdy at Rancho Alamo Camp
1.
wine
tasting and amazing food in a magical pastoral setting. $425
includes 2 nights lodging, wine tasting, all food except Sat eve
dinner, and 10 hrs art instruction.... C Gallery favorite! e-brochure: http://www.thecgallery.com/karenbrowdy.html mar 24, sat. 9 am – 3
pm “Tin Birds w Sue Sattler”
“No time for an art class, but I can squeeze in an
afternoon. Yeah!” All tin materials
and tools; morning coffee/pastry
included. Lunch on your own. 6 people having
fun! Go home with a personal tin bird.
$95
april 15 sun. 7pm Bye-Bye Tax Day! “Sing To Me” Concert SWEET TALK
RADIO. Backyard intermission. Complimentary champagne and a fire to stand around, talk to our friends, and sip. $20 april 27,28,29: Personal Map-Making Retreat at Rancho Alamo Camp 1
may 5, sat. 3-5 pm Mother's Day Jewelry Show Nancy Froelich of Los Alamos and Anne Cridler, representative of South African jewelry
artists of Abacus and Rawa, Revolutionary Women of Afghanistan. Works by
Colorado’s Leslie Maya Charles, and Pismo Beach bead-weaver Susan McKechnie.
Several other jewelers showing. Consider a custom made art gift for your mother or
wife. Wine tasting. Mother's Day
Cards. connie@thecgallery.com 466 Bell St. Los Alamos CA 93440 www.thecgallery.com 805-344-3807
GALLERY 327 A. S. Salinas St Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Committed to Contemporary Art Issues
Architectural
Foundation of Santa Barbara
Bay
Hallowell “Chakra Chimes: Recent Monoprints” March 2 to April 13, 2012 Opening
Reception Friday, March 2, 5-7 pm 1st
Thursday Reception, April 5, 5-8 pm The Architectural
Foundation of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce a new exhibition by Bay
Hallowell, entitled “Chakra Chimes.” The public is invited to
attend a festive opening reception with the artist on Friday, March 2nd
from 5-7 pm. A 1st Thursday reception will be held on April
5th from 5-8 pm, in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Downtown
Organization. Bay Hallowell
will present a series of twenty colorful monoprints inspired by the
chakras. Each monoprint is a unique, layered composition of vibrant
colors and shapes. According to medieval texts from India, the chakras
are seven energy centers located at various points on the spine, each
associated with a particular color and sound. As visual equivalents of
their invisible, shifting energies, some monoprints focus on one or two
chakras, while others combine as many as six or seven. As a longtime
student of yoga, meditating and musing on the chakras was a starting point
for Hallowell’s explorations of shape, color, symmetry and asymmetry.
These beautiful monoprints are built up over time, using oil-based inks and
hand-cut plastic shapes on Plexiglas plates, and are printed on fine
paper. For thirty-two
years, Hallowell created, taught, and supervised gallery, studio, and
outreach programs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and The Carnegie Museum
of Art in Pittsburgh, PA. She has also taught in colleges and
universities, written publications for museums and schools, and worked as an
art museum consultant. As a student of painting and art criticism
at Bennington College in Vermont, Hallowell studied with Jules Olitski,
Lawrence Alloway, and Clement Greenberg. More recently, Siu Zimmerman
introduced the artist to monoprint techniques at Santa Barbara City College’s
Adult Education Program. The Architectural
Foundation is located in the historic Acheson House at the corner of Garden
and East Victoria Streets, with the gallery entrance on Garden Street.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 9 am to 2 pm, and by
appointment. The Garden Street entrance is accessible by ramp. Additional images
are available upon request. Press Contact:
Nancy Clare Caponi Architectural
Foundation of Santa Barbara 229 East Victoria
Street Santa Barbara,
CA 93101 805-965-6307 A
T K I N S O N G A L L E R Y P E R S I S T E N C E
Rolin Fortier untitled
cast bronze with patina 3” X 4” x 4” Philip
Argent Jerrold Burchman Jane
Callister Dan Connally Julia
Ford Rollin Fortier Mary
Heebner Hugh Margerum Harry
Reese Joan Tanner January 23 – February 16, 2012
Join the Million Plates Campaign for
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Arts License Plate at Artsplate.org The Million Plates Campaign for the Arts is
working to raise $40 million in new funding for over 300 arts programs in
California schools and communities through the sale of the California Arts
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arts councils, local organizers, and campaign partners in this crucial
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spending a mere 22 cents per person on arts education. A re-commitment to the arts through the
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California’s economy relies on creative minds, artistic organizations
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If you do not have an Arts Plate, you can
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