Founded in 1996 and formerly known as Step One Art Gallery, the artists of the non-profit association known as Artists of Step One will show in various venues in Santa Barbara County. Its goals include advocating for visual art and artists, as well as supporting art education for all ages.
View our website for information on membership, location and time of meetings, shows, and other details. Most of the year, members exhibit their artworks at the Goleta Valley Library. For exhibit schedules and hours for viewing, visit our website.
Call or email for information on membership, location and time of meetings, shows, and other details. Volunteer members help maintain current collection of 40+ murals in Lompoc's Old Town, also fundraisers for future murals.
The Santa Barbara Art Association was formed in 1952 at a meeting in the home of the late Douglass Parshall. Joining him as first directors of the organization were Joseph E. Knowles, Standish Backus, Jr., Jeffrey C. Harris, and Clarence K. Hinkle with Wright Ludington serving as the first president. Wright Ludington served twice as president as did Douglas Parshall and Joseph E. Knowles. There were about fifty members the first year. Their purpose was then, as it is now, to provide the people of this area a unique opportunity to view a number of juried free art shows per year and to foster and support art education in our community.
Today, the membership is about 540. This number includes past presidents who enjoy honorary life memberships as do artists who have been members for over 30 years. Although most members reside in the Tri-County area, several live in central and northern California and some outside the state. Any person or organization wishing to help support the efforts of SBAA to improve the cultural, philanthropic, and art educational opportunities in our city is welcome to become a Patron Member of the association.
The Santa Barbara Art Association is a registered, nonprofit organization fulfilling its nonprofit requirements by presenting shows, sponsoring workshops, and awarding the scholarships. Each year, through the Patron’s Fund, the Santa Barbara Art Association awards scholarships in the name of Douglas Parshall and Wright Ludington to deserving Fine Art students at UCSB, SBCC, and Westmont College. Our support to local High Schools is provided through the Student Art Fund (SAF).
To become a member of the SBAA, an artist is requested to submit three works (effective January 2009). Application for membership is available twice a year, usually the second Monday in March and September. Three independent jurors are selected to view the entries and two out of three must agree for acceptance. How to Join instructions are on our website www.sbartassoc.org and on green sheets available at Gallery 113.
The Annual General Meeting in May, reviews the work of the outgoing Board of Directors and committees. The slate of officers for the next fiscal year, July 1 through June 30, is presented. All members are encouraged to attend this meeting which is listed in the April and May Newsletters.
Santa Barbara Studio Artists is a nonprofit organization of professional fine artists who maintain working studios that are open to the public year-round by appointment.
In cooperation with the Santa Barbara Conference and Visitor's Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce, S.B.S.A. is dedicated to raising the profile of Santa Barbara as a destination for the arts.
Every Labor Day weekend S.B.S.A. holds an Open Studios Tour.
The annual Labor Day Weekend Open Studios Tour runs from 11 AM to 5 PM Saturday and Sunday, and includes a gala reception with the artists on Friday evening starting at 6 PM. and a preview exhibition that includes a piece of each participant's work, at the Divine Inspiration Gallery. The Gallery is located at 1528 State Street and will be open all weekend. You can start your tour there (tickets can be purchased at the door) and decide which studios you most want to visit. Tickets cost $20 for adults. Children 12 and under are free.
Each year the tour attracts more and more sophisticated art lovers from all over Southern California. Join us on September Labor Day weekend and let us show you where the great art comes from.
Call for information on membership, location and time of meetings, shows, and other details. Recently formed group to promote camaraderie among outdoor painters and to raise money to protect open spaces.
