On Sunday, Aug. 29, the Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang will be hosting its Summer Open House event, from 2 to 6 p.m. Admission to this family-friendly event is free. Festivities will include a variety of activities, including face painting provided by Parties and Paint by Kate (from 2 to 4 p.m.), and AR Catering’s food truck will be on-site for attendees to enjoy throughout the event’s duration.
Guests of the museum will also have the chance to meet some of the featured artists in its current exhibitions, including Bio/Mass: Contemporary Meditations on Nature and Art from the Trail: Exploring the Natural Beauty of Santa Barbara.
“We are excited to host our first in-person event at the museum since COVID,” Wildling Museum Executive Director Stacey Otte-Demangate said in a press release. “We feel it is important that our open house be something fun that the whole community can enjoy, with a little something for everyone.”
The Wildling Museum also recently announced plans for its next duo exhibition in the fall, Sharing the Light, which will showcase photos by historic nature photographer Ansel Adams (1902-1984) and his former assistant Alan Ross. The exhibit is scheduled to premiere on Saturday, Sept. 25, and remain on display through spring of 2022.
Ross said in a press release that this upcoming nature-themed exhibit will mark the first time he and Adams have ever been showcased together, side by side.
“Ansel and his work have been such a huge part of my life for the last 48 years; it is indeed a very wonderful feeling to be sharing the same wall space in a museum—especially a museum so dedicated to the environment,” Ross said.
For more details, call (805) 688-1082 or visit wildlingmuseum.org. The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is located at 1511 Mission Drive, unit B, Solvang.
This article appears in Aug 12-19, 2021.