Arts

Opera Santa Barbara announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $10,000.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara is set to reopen next Sunday after closing this past August.

Edhat contributor Ronald Williams will have a show in the Faulkner East Gallery at the Santa Barbara Public Library starting January 4.

A 7.5 foot tall steel mailbox-- the Story Catcher Mailbox, currently outside of Wylde Works on State Street in Santa Barbara-- accepts letters of Grief and Gratitude this Thanksgiving.

Fritz shares photos of "Brazilian Day Santa Barbara" that took place this past Saturday at Casa de la Guerra in the heart of Downtown Santa Barbara.

Pianos on State have returned to downtown Santa Barbara, the Funk Zone, and Stearns Wharf.

Artwork on Display at the Goleta Valley Library Until October 2nd

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.