Please join us for the next event in the IHC's Public Goods series:

 

PANEL: Public Art as a Public Good
Laurel Beckmen (Art, UCSB)
Rita Ferri (Visual Arts Coordinator, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission)
Colin Gray (local artist)
Harry Reese (Art, UCSB)
Thursday, May 10 / 4:00 PM
McCune Conference Room, 6020 HSSB
Something happens when art goes public. Cultural interventions in spaces designated as belonging to the public are subject to greater and more varied kind of scrutiny than works exhibited or performed in the private sphere. Site specificity, community values, and notions of what constitutes “good art” all come into play when art goes public. This panel will examine public art in Santa Barbara as a public good precisely because it is an object of public debate.

Sponsored by the IHC’s Public Goods series.

Mark your calendars for this upcoming event in the Public Goods series:

 

 

 

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The C Gallery

 

'Walking In the Hills'

 

May 12  -  June 13

 

Michelle Mitchell-Drewes

Vicki Mitchell

Mary Dee Thompson                               

                                                                                                            Michelle Mitchell-Drewes

 

                                                              Opening Reception

                                                              3 - 5 pm   Sat.  5/12

                                                             

 

 

 

 

Vicki Mitchell, “Renewal”

 

a mother-daughter photography exhibit ranging from

Vicki's pastoral, local beauty to Michelle's contemporary

interpretations of international scenic destinations...

this complemented by the sparse, elegant, sculptures         Mary Dee Thompson, Pan Dancing           

of Mary Dee Thompson.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

The C Gallery, 466 Bell St. Los Alamos. CA 93440 www.thecgallery.com 805-344-3807                          

 

Museum of Ventura County

Agriculture Museum

www.venturamuseum.org

For more images or information, contact Susan Gerrard, Director of Marketing

(805) 653-0323 ext 306  marketing@venturamuseum.org

 

 

Pulling Their Weight:

Learn How Horses and Mules Helped Ventura County Grow

 

Team Work: Horses and Mules on the Job, an exhibition opening Saturday, June 2 at the Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula, illustrates a time before tractors and automobiles, when four-legged horsepower provided the major muscle for agriculture and commerce. Rare photographs from the museum’s research library collection, as well as oral and written accounts, tell the story of how horses and mules were essential to Ventura County’s growth during the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries.

 

A free reception on Sunday, June 3, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. will celebrate the opening of the Team Work exhibit and the accompanying exhibit Horse Play: Paintings by Katie Upton. The public is invited to meet artist and horse enthusiast Katie Upton and enjoy the Texas swing and bluegrass music of the Ventucky String Band. Both exhibits run through September 2 at the Agriculture Museum.

 

Team Work specifically explores the local use of draft animals in agriculture, the oil industry and by the railroads. They also pulled stagecoaches, streetcars and buggies; prepared the roads, delivered mail, freight, groceries and consumer goods; were first responders when fires broke out; and no patriotic parade was complete without a horse-drawn carriage or float.

 

Museum of Ventura County’s Agriculture Museum is located at 926 Railroad Avenue, Santa Paula, California, in their historic downtown, near the Depot and railroad tracks. Hours are 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, free for Museum of Ventura County members, and for children ages 5 and younger. On first Sundays of the month, general admission is always free. For more information, go to www.venturamuseum.org or call (805) 525-3100.

 

 

Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara                        

Wayne J. Hoffman “Abstract as Always”

June 1 to July 13, 2012

Opening Reception Friday, June 1^st, 5-7 pm

 

The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara announces a new exhibition by Wayne J. Hoffman, entitled “Abstract as Always.”   The public is invited to attend a festive opening reception with the artist on Friday, June 1^st from 5-7 pm.  The exhibition will continue through July 13^th.  Hoffman will present a series of twenty-one colorful, vibrant paintings made with acrylic on canvas and paper, with occasional collage elements.  The artist has developed his own expressive vocabulary of colors and shapes, juxtaposing warm hues with cool tones and different textures.  Hoffman uses these elements to create vital compositions that often include references to music and history.  In his words, “I attempt to combine color, shape, composition and texture to create an image of beauty...  I want the viewer to find many things, but mostly JOY in these images.”

 

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Wayne J. Hoffman is strongly influenced by musical culture.  He worked as an engineer in the field of Oceanography for many years, and became a resident of Santa Barbara in 1967.  He decided to focus on his art and moved his family to rural Spain for a year in 1972-73.  In 1988 Hoffman earned an A.A. degree in art from Santa Barbara City College (SBCC).  From 1994 to 2001 he taught painting and collage at SBCC’s Adult Education program, and he taught art history at the Braille Institute of Santa Barbara from 2001-2010.  Hoffman’s work was featured in Southwest Art magazine in 2003.  Solo shows took place at Objects in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2006, and at Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska in 1997.  Group shows include:  the Millennium Exhibit, Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College in 2000; Collage/Assemblage Exhibit, Fielding Graduate Institute in 2003; and The Parks Gallery in Taos, New Mexico in 2000.

 

The Architectural Foundation is located in the historic Acheson House at the corner of Garden and East Victoria Streets, with the 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

www.afsb.org  

www.santabarbarastudioartists.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS WORKSHOPS FOR ARTISTS

 

Art Without Limits continues with their series of business workshops designed

to give supportive skills to artists that will help them succeed in their art form.

 

May 14, 2012 6-8pm "Appraisals and How Galleries Work" with Elizabeth Stewart  

 

Elizabeth will help us explore how art works are appraised, valued and how we can make use of this information as artists to our advantage. She has 26 years behind her as a certified Appraiser of Fine Art and Antiques with offices in Colorado and Santa Barbara. She is completing a PhD in Symbols in Art (History)and a Masters in Museum Studies USD and BA in architectural history from Tufts.

 

June 11, 2012 6-8pm "Grant Writing" with Heather Stevenson

 

We will learn the basics of how to identify funders, find out what kind of proposal they will entertain and how to write it. Julie McLeod will briefly explain what Fiscal Sponsorship is and how to use it.

Heather has over 15 years’ experience in grant writing and fund development for local non-profits. She has sat on the board of the Fund for Santa Barbara and is currently the chair of the board of directors for Pacific Pride Foundation. She founded The Write Team with Michelle Howard, a grant writing consulting business.

 

The workshops are open to the public for a $15 fee payable at the door. Mentors and Emerging artists with AWoL are welcome free of charge. Please pre-register by emailing julie@awolsb.org or call 805-565-1332.

 

All workshops will be held at Rabobank 914 Carpinteria St. by the roundabout on Milpas St.  Unlimited parking is available.

 

Art Without Limits, now 2 ½ years old, facilitates mentorships with emerging artists and professional artists for up to a year. Mentorships are one on one and serve to teach artists what it takes to be professional in many art forms. This gives artists the knowledge and skills they do not teach in art schools and a mentor guide that believes in them so they can believe in themselves.

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For clarification contact: Julie McLeod julie@awolsb.org 

805-565-1332 or 881-2181

Elizabeth Stewart

 

 

NEW SUMMER TEEN ARTS MENTORSHIPS  APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE! Deadline: Saturday, June 9, 2012

Poetry with Perie Longo Printmaking with Dug Uyesaka   Drawing with Rafael Perea de la Cabada Contemporary Painting with Michael Irwin   Digital Photography with Phillip Van Nostrand *Summer session will run July 9 - 27th with classes meeting two to three times a week (with exception of Poetry and Printmaking)

Digital Documentary Photography students (with Nell Campbell)  capturing the Funk Zone             Spring 2012

Download application with teacher descriptions on our website www.artsfundsb.org             For questions, please call 965-7321 or send e-mail to: info@artsfundsb.org

Dancing May Monsters and Rusty Old Robots Invade the Art From Scrap Workshop!

SANTA BARBARA: Isn’t it time to make your very own African Mask from Scrap? Or maybe you’d rather create a Fishy Friend or a Wacky Work for the Window?  You can do all this and more at an Art From Scrap (AFS) Art Workshop.  

 

Every Saturday morning from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, artists of all ages come to the AFS Art Center; located upstairs from the Art From Scrap Reuse Store.  AFS Workshops utilize the vast amount of Reuse items found in the store. By making art out of discarded materials; valuable resources are saved, and imaginations stoked. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Re-create!   Come to an AFS workshop and unleash your eco-artist.

 

SATURDAYS   10:00-12:00

 

                   May 5           Rockets & UFOs
                                      Guest Artist Dan Levin

          May 12        Whatz Bloomin'?!

Guest Artist Dug Uyesaka

          May 19        Dancing May Monsters

Guest Artist Judy Nilsen  

                   May 26        Memory Boxes

                                      Guest Artist Beth Amine

          June 2         Let's Make Thingz That Swim!

Guest Artist Dug Uyesaka

                   June 9         Mini Mosaics

Guest Artist Jason Summers              

          June 16        Roller Derby! 

Guest Artist Bill O’Malley

June 23       No Workshop- Closed for Summer Solstice Parade 

                   June 30       African Masks from Scrap

                   Guest Artist Isaac Hernandez

          July 7          Fishy Friends
                        Guest Artist Judy Nilsen

July 14         Parlez-vous Collage?

Guest Artist Marilee Krause

                   July 21        Rad Robot Art

Guest Artist Jason Summers              

          July 28        Ins and Outs of Weaving

Guest Artist Shelley R.Coldren

          August 4     Rusty Old Robots

Guest Artist Dan Levin

August 11   Fun with Collage

Guest Artist Joyce Walters

          August 18   Wacky Works for the Window! 

                             Guest Artist Bill O’Malley

August 25   Let's Make Thingz That Fly! 

                   Guest Artist Dug Uyesaka

 

Guest Instructors of the Saturday workshops include many well-known and loved Santa Barbara artists: Dan Levin, Bill O’Malley, Dug Uyesaka, Beth Amine, Jason Summers, Judy Nilsen, Joyce Walters, Isaac Hernandez, Shelly Coldren, and Marilee Krause. Workshops cost $8.00 per person.  Children aged five and under must have adult supervision.  No reservations are necessary.  For more information call: 805-884-0459 x11.

 

 

 

 

 

Girls Inc Carpinteria presents the 6th Annual Mariachi Encuentro Saturday May 12th.

 

Come out and enjoy an evening of good food, good friends, and good music.

 

MARIACHI ESPECTACULAR de Beto Jimenez, MARIACHI AGUILAS de Mexico, and special guest

PATRICIA MARTIN, who was one the original members of Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles and
performed with them for 18 years.

 

Review the poster and call today for tickets. We have about tickets left to sell.

Call- 805-570-8378 for info.

 

 

 

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Santa Barbara Youth Symphony’s Season Finale Concert

Santa Barbara Symphony

 

       

 

Experience the talented young musicians of the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony in the 2011-12 concert season finale. Under the direction of Music Director Andy Radford, trombone soloist Michael Dolin will perform Launy Grøndahl’s “Trombone Concerto”, and violin soloist Sofiya Prykhitko will perform Henryk Wieniawski’s “Polonaise de Concert, Op. 4”.

 

The season finale concert features Youth Symphony members who, by audition, perform as soloists with the Youth Symphony. Trombone soloist Michael Dolin is studying music at Santa Barbara City College, and in the fall he will attend University of California at Los Angeles and study under James Miller. Violin soloist Sofiya Prykhitko is a junior at San Marcos High School, and a sixth year member of the Santa Barbara Youth Symphony.

 

Santa Barbara Youth Symphony serves the region by providing musical enrichment to young people through the venues of orchestral performance and instruction in the schools of our community. 

 

Date: Sunday, May 20, 2012

Time:  3 – 5 p.m.

Location:  Hahn Hall at Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara

Cost: $14.00 – Adults, $10.00 – Students/Seniors, Children 6 and under are free.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hola talented students of proyectoJAROCHO,

 

To inform you that I have to cancel the next class on Wednesday, May 9th.

The reason is that I have a ton rehearsals and a couple of tech rehearsals with a theatre production in Oxnard.

All the music we are playing is new, fun and really beautiful, but it needs to be synchronized with the actors.

 

Thank you for your understanding and see you on Wednesday, May 16th. for son jarocho class. 

 

 

Hola talented students of proyectoJAROCHO,

 

To inform you that I have to cancel the next class on Thursday, May 10th. (Mexico's Mother's day to)

The reason is that I have a ton rehearsals and a couple of tech rehearsals with a theatre production in Oxnard.

All the music we are playing is new, complex, fun and really beautiful, but it needs to be synchronized with the actors.

 

Thank you for your understanding and see you on Thursday, May 17th. for our son jarocho class. 

 

Jorge Mijangos

proyectoJAROCHO

 

 

PS. The show is called The Prodigious Shoemaker's Wife, and the opening is on the next Friday, May 11, 8:00 pm. at Oxnard College (the black box theatre)

 

 

 

Forum Lounge: Cindy Derby, Edward’s House of String

Thursday, June 7

5 pm Happy Hour: Wine provided by La Tour Wine Merchants and music by Warbler Records & Goods

7 pm Performance 
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum  ADMISSION IS FREE

Cindy Derby unravels the threads of Edward’s House of String in an animated and puppet performance at CAF.

Composed of stop-motion animation, intricate puppetry, and handcrafted scenic elements, Cindy Derby’s performance weaves a tale of psychological loss experienced by Edward the Skeleton. As Derby manipulates Edward through the world of unseen forces that influence and transform the psyche, she illuminates the power of memory and rumination. Written, directed, and designed by Cindy Derby, Edward’s House of String features composer Ellen Reid; musicians Lauren Baba and Kassandra Kocoshis; puppeteers Chelsea Adidier, Cindy Derby, Whitney Raene, and Miggie Wong; and stop-motion animation by Cat Bruce, Cindy Derby, Ania Leszczynska.  A question-and-answer session will follow the performance. Parental discretion advised.

Viewing of UCSB MFA 2012 Exhibition: Headgear for Tony between 5 and 7 pm.

LA-based artist Cindy Derby is a visual performance artist, painter, stop-motion animator, and puppeteer.  She received her MA in theatre from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow, Scotland.  Funding by Puppet Animation Scotland, Derby created Edward’s House of String, which premiered at the Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, and recently brought the work to REDCAT - Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, CA.

About the Forum Lounge Series:  Forum Lounge is a series of free, unique, performance-based events, ranging from the theatrical to the avant-garde that are normally found only in large metropolitan venues, and that reflect CAF’s mission to sustain and encourage the artistic process by presenting art in the form of exceptional music, dance, video, and other multi-media to our community. 

 Special thanks to: Endever Music Productions, Santa Barbara, CA; Franciscan Inn, Santa Barbara, CA; KCSB, Santa Barbara, CA; La Tour Wine Merchants, Santa Barbara, CA; National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC; Santa Barbara Independent; and Warbler Records & Goods, Santa Barbara, CA. Forum Lounge is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s 1st Thursday. 

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 36^th anniversary in 2012, CAF is the premier venue for contemporary art between Los Angeles and San Francisco. CAF is located at the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center Upper Arts Terrace in downtown Santa Barbara, CA. New in 2012: visit our second location, CAF Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara at 121 State Street! For more information call CAF at (805) 966-5373, or Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara at (805) 966-6586.     

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101