THE LOMPOC PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM presents featured artist Denise Chavoya through May in the Grossman Gallery, Lompoc Public Library, 501 E. North Ave., Lompoc. Info: 875-8775.
THE LOMPOC VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION presents featured artist Kimberley Reid through May at the Cypress Gallery, 119 East Cypress Ave., Lompoc. An opening reception is May 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Info: 737-1129.
THE TOWN CENTER GALLERY and the Historic Santa Maria Inn present “Art in the Garden,” featuring local arts on display by local artists on May 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Santa Maria Inn, Broadway, Santa Maria. Info: 260-0021 or shadowmakers@earthlink.net.
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents an art exhibit titled “California Gold” featuring the works of Sharon Foster and Patricia Stalter through May 29 in the Santa Maria Library’s Shepard Hall, 421 McClelland, Santa Maria. Info: 925-0994, Ext. 117, or dhildinger@ci.santa-maria.ca.us.
THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION presents the exhibit Visual Inquiry: Mixed Media, through May 22 at the Betteravia Government Center, 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria. Info: 568-3994.
ALLAN HANCOCK COLLEGE ART CLASSES include mixed media, painting, and drawing. Open to ages 18 and up, any time throughout the semester. Info: 922-6966, Ext. 3209.
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THE SANTA BARBARA CONTEMPORARY ARTS FORUM presents the Forum Lounge’s “An Evening with Marnie Weber” on May 7 at 7 p.m. at the Arts Forum, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara. Info: 966-5373, Ext. 104.
THE C GALLERY presents “Connecting and Changing,” featuring the works of Barbra Minar May 9 through June 10, with an opening reception featuring a poetry reading on May 9 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the C Gallery, 466 Bell St., Los Alamos. Info: 344-3807 or connie@thecgallery.
THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART presents “Renegade Insider: Cloth and Cultural Identity in the Art of Yinka Shonibare” on May 13 at 6 p.m. at the museum. “Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow” shows through Aug. 16. The exhibit “Yinka Shonibare, MBE: A Flying Machine for Every Man, Woman, and Child and Other Astonishing Works” shows through June 21 at the museum. The museum is located at 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Info: 963-4364.
PAUL J. MCCLOSKEY presents “Painting with Light” photo paintings through May 15 at the Gather Wine Bar, 122 East Branch St., Arroyo Grande. Info: web.mac.com/paul_mccloskey.
CATHERINE LEE NEIFING presents her first solo art exhibit “Coastal Color” through May 15 at the Sojourner Café, 134 East Canon Perdido St., Santa Barbara. A reception is May 7 from 5 to 8 p.m. Info: 965-7922 or 474-4531.
THE SLO UNITED METHODIST CHURCH presents its Beacon Art Show 2 “Creative Expressions of Spirituality” through May 17 at the church, 1515 Fredericks St., SLO. Info: 543-7580 or sloumc.com.
THE WILDLING ARTS MUSEUM presents the exhibition “Land of Sunshine: Paintings from the Irvine Museum Collection,” featuring Southern California Impressionistic paintings through May 25 at the Wildling Art Museum, 2928 San Marcos Ave., Los Olivos. Info: 688-1082 or wildlingmuseum.org.
GALLERY LOS OLIVOS presents the oil paintings of Sheryl Knight and woodturning of Steve LeBlanc through May 31 at Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. Info: 937-7481 or gallerylosolivos.com.
GALLERY AT THE NETWORK presents “Hand on Wood” featuring the works of Roger Combs, George Paes, E. Burton Miller, Barry Lundgren, and Jaye Johnson through May at the gallery, 778 Higuera St., SLO. Info: 788-0886.
THE TALL BIKE POSSE presents “Bike Momentum ‘A Chain Reaction of Art and Advocacy’” through May 31 at 1060 Osos St., SLO. Info: 471-4571.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO ART CENTER presents “Green Light,” a juried exhibit of mixed media shows through May 31 in the Gray Wing. “The Rhetorical Body” by Shay Bredimus shows through May. The San Luis Obispo Art Center is located at 1010 Broad St., SLO. Info: 543-8562 or sloartcenter.org.
THE FAULKNER GALLERY presents the exhibit “Memories from France and Mexico: New Paintings by Peter Worsley” through May 31 at the Faulkner West, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara. An opening reception is May 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. Info: 967-9324.
CAL POLY’S KENNEDY LIBRARY presents an exhibit featuring books as works of art, titled “Slightly Bookish,” through June 5 in the Kennedy Library, Cal Poly, SLO. An opening reception with artist Julie Chen is April 11 from 3 to 5 p.m. Info: 756-2305 or lib.calpoly.edu.
THE BRONFMAN FAMILY JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER presents “Tibet: Magic and Mystery” through July 15 at the community center, 524 Chapala St., Santa Barbara. Info: 957-1115, info@sbjf.org, or jewishsantabarbara.org.
SANTA BARBARA ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW seeks new artists in Santa Barbara County to join its ranks, displaying art every Sunday along Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara. It’s the only continuous, non-juried arts festival that caters to every medium, as long as it’s original art. Info: 897-1982 or sbaacs.com.
CARRIED AWAY ART offers art classes throughout the week on various media, including ceramics, drawing, painting, and collage. The gallery is located at 1200 E. Grande Ave., Arroyo Grande. Info: 481-4364.
ART AFTER DARK is the art walk in San Luis Obispo featuring local and guest artists’ receptions in open galleries, demonstrations, and conversations over glasses of wine on the first Friday of every month. Find the monthly event guides at sloartscouncil.org. Info: 544-9251.
This article appears in May 7-14, 2009.
