Arts

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture has been awarded a competitive $4.75 million grant to support the health, safety and resiliency of the Central Coast Region through the arts.

Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Emma Trelles is one of 22 poets in the United States to be recognized by the Academy of American Poets with a prestigious Poet Laureate Fellowship.

Two members of the Channel City Camera Club were competitively selected to have solo print shows at the Faulkner Gallery of the Santa Barbara Public Library.  

Opera SB hosted an outdoor open rehearsal of "La Traviata" in the Sunken Gardens last weekend. 

The stage is set. UCSB Arts & Lectures announces its 2022-2023 season featuring more than 45 events.

Photographer Felice Willat of Santa Barbara was presented with the 15th Annual International Color Awards 2nd Place Merit of Excellence in the category of Americana at the prestigious Winners & Nominee Photoshow.

Children’s Creative Project brings back the annual I Madonnari Street Painting Festival with New Energy

The Channel City Camera Club held its third exhibition of 2022.

A large crowd of Santa Barbara Sister Cities members, friends, and young artists participated in the reception, viewing, and judging of the Sister Cities 2022 Young Artist Showcase.

A Santa Barbara photographer has been honored as taking one of the top 100 winning photographs in the world.

This photo of Red Epiphyllum by Ines Roberts received high marks through the Channel City Camera Club.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture is pleased to announce “Sunflowers on State,” a new public art exhibition on State Street running March through May.

KCSB-FM 91.9 Santa Barbara, the student-led community radio station located on the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara, is celebrating its 60th year on the air.

Winter Hunt by Scott Vahey is a high-scoring image chosen by the Channel City Camera Club.

For the second year in a row, the Channel City Camera Club held its annual awards banquet on Zoom, and the only feast was one for the eyes.

Pat shares a story about a local art project involving ants from forty-three years ago.

Fritz shares a photo of an athletic performer at Sunday's matinee of The Nutcracker.

A Musical Weekend of Dreams Come True in Santa Barbara

Guadalupe Documentary Photos a Window into 1988-89 Guadalupe, California

UCSB Arts & Lectures announced its 2021-2022 season centered around hope, justice, and education.

There's still time for individuals and teams to submit proposals for Pianos on State, the application deadline is September 1st.

Carpinteria’s vibrant artist community is both the subject and the beneficiary of a stunning new coffee table book entitled “Small Town Big Art: 100 Artists of Carpinteria.”

Santa Barbara-based artists Adriana Arriaga and Claudia Borfiga have been selected from an online Call For Entries to paint the 2021 Earth Day Mural.

Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is pleased to present its 18th annual student art show that will take place virtually as part of the Youth Day at the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival. 

Planning for the 35th annual I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival on May 29, 30, and 31 is underway.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture is excited to announce the production of a new public art installation in partnership with Allan Hancock College and the City of Santa Maria.

Santa Barbara County artists are invited to submit concepts for the Earth Day Mural.

Arts for Humanity! is easing the strain of these challenging times by providing creative opportunities that spark the imagination and soothe the soul.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture is proud to announce a new public art exhibition in partnership with the Isla Vista Recreation and Park District.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture, in partnership with the city of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara Public Library, is pleased to announce the 2021 Poet Laureate search.