Latest Events in Santa Barbara(June Updated)

The Santa Barbara/Goleta Psychic & Holistic Healing Art Event is a must-attend event for anyone interested in exploring the world of spiritual healing. Taking place from September 23 to September 24 at the Hilton Garden Inn Santa Barbara/Goleta, this event promises to be a transformative experience for all attendees. During the event, visitors will have the opportunity to connect with Peruvian Shamans and healers, who have been practicing their craft for generations. Alongside these talented individuals, there will be a range of psychics, astrologers, and tarot readers offering their services. Attendees can also explore the world of Reiki and energy healing, with workshops and sessions available throughout the event. In addition to the spiritual offerings, the event will feature a variety of vendors selling crystals and gemstone jewelry. This is the perfect opportunity to find unique gifts for loved ones or to treat yourself to something special. Tickets for the event are incredibly affordable, with the first 200 early bird tickets being completely free. Regular tickets can be purchased online for just $5, or for $10 at the door. Children under the age of 13 can attend for free. Each ticket includes access to the exhibit hall, speakers, and conference sessions. If you would like to exhibit at the Santa Barbara/Goleta Psychic & Holistic Healing Art Event, booth opportunities are available for purchase on the event's website. Don't miss out on this magical and enlightening event. Mark your calendar and join us for a weekend of spiritual exploration and healing.

Trek Bikes Santa Barbara and Echelon Cycling Club are excited to present the monthly group ride taking place on the first Saturday of every month. This event offers a great opportunity to enhance your cycling skills, connect with fellow cyclists, and enjoy a delightful cup of coffee. Cyclists of all levels are welcome to participate, and helmets are mandatory while hydration is recommended. The inaugural group ride will commence on 3/4 at 8:30 am, starting from the Trek Bikes Santa Barbara location. The route will cover 10-20 miles with minimal elevation gain, making it suitable for beginners as well. This no-drop ride ensures a friendly and inclusive environment. Following the ride, join us on the charming patio for coffee and treats, providing a perfect setting to forge new friendships. Additionally, stay tuned for more exciting events at your local SoCal Trek stores, including weekly watt challenges and chances to win fantastic prizes. For any inquiries, please contact Trek Bikes Santa Barbara at (805) 682-4699.

Join the monthly group ride with Trek Bikes Santa Barbara and Echelon Cycling Club at the Goleta location. This event takes place on the first Saturday of every month, offering a great opportunity to improve your cycling skills, meet new friends, and have a ton of fun. The ride starts at 8:30am, with a meet-up at 8:00am. The route covers 10-20 miles with minimal elevation gain, making it suitable for all levels of riders. Helmets are required, and it is recommended to stay hydrated throughout the ride. After the ride, enjoy delicious coffee and treats on the lovely patio. This is a beginner-friendly, no-drop ride, ensuring a welcoming atmosphere for riders of all abilities. Stay tuned for more exciting events at the local SoCal Trek stores, such as weekly watt challenges on stationary bikes and chances to win cool prizes. For any inquiries, please call Trek Bikes Santa Barbara at (805) 682-4699. Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to connect with the cycling community and enjoy a fulfilling ride experience at Trek Bikes Santa Barbara and Echelon Cycling Club.

Join the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County for an invigorating sensory tour at Arroyo Hondo Preserve! The event, titled "Activate Your Senses: Sensory Tour at Arroyo Hondo Preserve!", will take place on Thursday, August 24th from 10 am to 12 pm. Located in Gaviota, California, the preserve offers a unique opportunity to connect with nature and engage all five senses. Whether you have visited Arroyo Hondo Preserve before or not, this sensory tour promises a fresh and enriching experience. Explore the beauty of the preserve through a 3-mile stroll on well-shaded and even terrain, providing a comfortable and enjoyable journey for all hiking experiences and abilities. With minimal elevation gain, participants can expect a tranquil and accessible trek. As you venture through the preserve, take delight in the various sensory elements that surround you. Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, scents, textures, and even tastes of nature, allowing for a deeper appreciation of the natural world. While crossing a few serene creek crossings along the way, be sure to maintain good balance. Arroyo Hondo Preserve offers onsite amenities such as bathrooms and water facilities for your convenience. Please note that no dogs are allowed at the preserve. Admission to the event is free, making it an accessible and inclusive experience for all nature enthusiasts. Mark your calendars for this remarkable sensory tour at Arroyo Hondo Preserve on August 24th. Allow yourself to be captivated by the wonders of nature and embark on a journey that will awaken and heighten your senses.

Madeleine Eve Ignon is a multimedia artist and graphic designer originally from Los Angeles who works in a wide range of painting, sewing, and collage techniques. Ignon makes multimedia and multi-panel pieces that enable collisions and conversations between the aesthetics of graphic design and painterly gestures. She has been awarded residencies at Starry Night Program (Truth or Consequences, New Mexico), Vermont Studio Center (Johnston, VT), and Drop Forge & Tool (Hudson, NY), and has exhibited internationally. She graduated from Connecticut College with a BA in Studio Art and a Certificate in Museum Studies, and received a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate from the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art in Brittany, France. She earned her MFA from UC Santa Barbara, where she was the 2019–20 College of Creative Studies Teaching Fellow. Ignon currently teaches art and design at UCSB and Santa Barbara City College, is one-half of the experimental curatorial collaborative Beta Epochs, and is an artist-in-residence at Taft Gardens and Nature Preserve in Ojai, CA. Stephanie Dotson originally from Topeka KS, Dotson received her MFA degree with the highest distinction award from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA and her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute. Dotson's current work explores disruption of pattern as it relates to both spatial and psychological transformation and meditations on domestic and creative labor. In addition to being a founding member of the LA based Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Dotson’s work has been included in solo and two person exhibits in Ventura, Kansas City, New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia. She has also had her work featured in LUM art magazine and Carpinteria magazine. Dotson received Joan Mitchell fellowships for her artist residencies at The Vermont Studio Center and the Atlantic Center for the Arts and completed an artist residency at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art and is a current artist in residence at Taft Gardens in Ojai, CA. Dotson is Chair of the art department at SBCC and area head of Printmaking and Studio Art Fundamentals. When not at work or with her family she can usually be found working in her studio in downtown Carpinteria.

This selection shows the Museum’s depth in the area of 19th- and 20th-century European art, including famous works by Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, the friendly rivals who dominated the art scene in the first half of the 20th century. The women Impressionists are also represented, including a delicate counterproof pastel by American Mary Cassatt. Also included are precious works by Barbizon school artists Jules Harpignies and Jean-François Millet. Another new addition from the Ridley-Tree bequest is a very fine 1924 charcoal by Matisse, the first drawing of its type to enter the collection.

Curated by Charles Wylie, SBMA Curator of Photography and New Media, and Frederick Janka, MCASB, this exhibition is a mid-career survey and the largest presentation of Ireland’s photographs and installations to date. The exhibition features newly commissioned works and works from the artist’s collection, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s permanent collection, and private collections. Janna Ireland’s photographic practice is primarily concerned with the themes of family, home, and the expression of Black identity in American culture. In 2016, she began photographing structures designed by legendary Black architect Paul R. Williams. A collection of 250 of these photographs was published in the major 2020 monograph, Regarding Paul R. Williams: A Photographer’s View. These multiple aspects of Ireland’s work will be featured and interwoven across both venues. Janna Ireland lives in Los Angeles, where she is an assistant professor in the Department of Art and Art History at Occidental College. A broad selection of Ireland’s work was included in the exhibition Family Album: Dannielle Bowman, Janna Ireland and Contemporary Works from LACMA at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s Charles White Elementary School Gallery. Ireland’s photographs are held in the permanent collections of institutions including LACMA, the Nevada Museum of Art, the California African American Museum, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago.

The exhibition Made by Hand/Born Digital features artists who use brushes, AI, paint, 3D printers, scissors, magazines printed on paper, digital looms, potter’s wheels, Photoshop, and Apple Photo (formerly iPhoto), and who complicate a clean distinction between the hand made and digital. Loans are mixed with recent gifts to the museum. By continuing to make art by hand but bringing the latest digital tools into the process, these artists subvert the supposedly unstoppable trajectory towards the total digitalization of everything. Their art tells us silicon-based artificial intelligence and our carbon-based brains can and do work together. The exhibition contains works by Alex Heilbron, Taha Heydari, Yassi Mazandi, Justin Mortimer, Analia Saban, Ena Swansea, Sarah Rosalena, and Joey Watson, each of whom challenge a simple narrative about the inevitable triumph of machines by using the present-day tools available to them.