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December 2008

New Events | Continuing Exhibits

6, Sat. > “ArtWalk,” : a show of works by local artists. > Camino Real Marketplace.

7, Sun. > Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show.

13, Sat. > “ArtWalk,” : a show of works by local artists. > Camino Real Marketplace.

14, Sun. > Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show.

19 - 24, Fri. - Wed. > “ArtWalk,” : a show of works by local artists. > Camino Real Marketplace.

20, Sat. > Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show.

21, Sun. > Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show.

28, Sun. > Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show.

Continuing Exhibits | New Events

Through 5 Dec. > “Surfaces and Strata,” : a new collection of painting by 2007 Individual Artist Award Winner in Contemporary Abstract Painting Laurie MacMillan.> The Arts Fund. Click here for more information...



“Paysans Italiens (Italian Peasants),” by Pablo Picasso

Through 7 Dec. > “Picasso on Paper: Drawings and Prints from the Permanent Collection (1899-1967),” : 25 selected works spanning the career of the great artist. > Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Click here for more information...



“Toby’s Garden,” by Kathleen Else

Through 12 Dec. > “Terra Firma,” : works from six local artists, curated by Ana Victorson. > Fielding Graduate Institute. Click here for more information...

Through 13 Dec. > “Argentine Fandango,” : a new show of selected works. > Harris & Fredda Meisel Gallery of Art.


“Reflection Disk,” by Donald Davis

Through 19 Dec. > “Donald Davis Sculpture Garden,” : a new collection of five works from local sculptor Donald Davis. > Reynolds Gallery. Click here for more information...

Through 19 Dec.. > “Ceramics: Form and Function,” : works by 14 internationally recognized artists, including local artist James Haggerty. > Reynolds Gallery. Click here for more information...

Through 20 Dec. > “Assemblage of Four,” : works by assemblage artists Tony Askew, Judy Nilsen, Ron Robertson, and Dug Uyesaka. > Art From Scrap Gallery. Click here for more information...



“AAT 34 Reflection Nebula in Orion NGC 1977,” by David Malin

Through 21 Dec. > “Ten: Gifts of SBMA PhotoFutures,” : a collection of selected photographic works. > Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Click here for more information...

Through 21 Dec. > “SYVAST Show,” : works by artists participating in the Santa Ynez Valley Artists’ Studio Tour. > Wildling Art Museum.


“We Are Stardust,” by George Legrady.

Through 28 Dec. > “We Are Stardust,” : works by media artist George Legrady. > Edward Cella Art + Architecture. Click here for more information...


Through 28 Dec. > “Of Life and Loss: The Polish Photographs of Roman Vishniac and Jeffrey Gusky,” : an exhibition of photographs representing the past & present of Poland. > Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Click here for more information...



“Broad Beach Reflections,” by Marcia Burtt

Through 28 Dec. > “Marcia Burtt: Recent Paintings ”> Marcia Burtt Studio.


Through 31 Dec. > “2008 State of the Art Gallery,” : come see the works chosen for this years display in the Downtown area. > Santa Barbara’s State of the Art Gallery. Click here for more information...


Through 31 Dec. > “Bristol: 100,” : a collections of works celebrating the 100th birthday of the late photographic historian Horace Bristol. > East West Gallery. Click here for more information...

Through 5 Jan. > “Fiber Arts, Clay, and Sculpture,” : works by members and guests of the Carpinteria Valley Arts Council. > 855 at the Arts Center.

Through 16 Jan. > “EDGE: Santa Barbara County Artists Respond,” : contemporary art works by 31 County artists. > Chaning Peake Gallery. Click here for more information...


“San Francisco Cable Car Celebration,” by Lee Blair, ca.1930

Through 18 Jan. > “Life in California: 1930 - 1950,” : a collection of watercolors depicting the American landscape and it’s people across the decades. > Santa Barbara Historical Museum & Society. Click here for more information...


Through 9 Feb. > “Anthology: Call for Entries ‘07-‘08,” : works from five local artist chosen from last years open call. > Contemporary Arts Forum. Click here for more information...

Through 1 Mar. > “CB08, The California Biennial,” : works by Shana Lutker, Anna Sew Hoy and Brenna Youngblood, in conjunction with the Biennial show at the Orange County Art Museum. > University Art Museum. Click here for more information...


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