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The Oak Group Presents Art is Restoration
October 2, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm PDT
Continuing their 38-year tradition of calling attention to and supporting the preservation of open spaces in the natural world through their artwork, the Oak Group members are proud to hold their 2024 art show benefiting the UC Santa Barbara North Campus Open Space.
North Campus Open Space is an extensive restoration of the upper arms of Devereux Slough, which represents an unprecedented turning back of the clock for over 100 acres of historic wetlands and native habitats. The site is managed by UC Santa Barbara’s Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration and reflects a 10% increase in the total acreage of coastal wetlands along the Santa Barbara south coast. With its popular public trail system and affiliation with UC Santa Barbara, it is a celebrated community amenity and a living laboratory that provides expanding opportunities for research that help us better understand the positive impacts of restoring native habitats, their endemic species, and the effect of climate change on their ability, and ours, to thrive into the future.
The show will be held at the Santa Barbara Central Library’s newly renovated Faulkner Gallery at 40 East Anapamu Street in downtown Santa Barbara and will run from October 2nd through October 31th, open Monday – Thursday 10am – 7pm, Friday – Saturday 10am – 5pm, Sunday 12am – 5pm. A reception with the artists will be held in the Faulkner Gallery on Thursday October 3rd, from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
The show will also be viewable online October 2nd through November 30th. www.oakgroup.org and www.ncos.ccber.ucsb.edu
Active Oak Group members: Meredith Brooks Abbott, Whitney Brooks Abbott, Marcia Burtt, Chris Chapman, Bill Dewey, Rick Drake, Michael Drury, Rick Garcia, Carrie Givens, Kevin Gleason, Whitney Brooks Hansen, Jeremy Harper, Kerri Hedden, Tom Henderson, Ray Hunter, John Iwerks, Larry Iwerks, Manny Lopez, Linda Mutti, Rob Robinson, Ann Sanders, Richard Schloss, Thomas Van Stein, Skip Smith, Arturo Tello, and John Wullbrandt. Guest artists are Karen Mclean McGaw, Ben O’Hara, Paul Panossian, Sharon Schock and Rebecca August.
