THE LOMPOC MUSEUM presents “All Aboard: America’s Romance with Railroading,” featuring historic photographs, railroad memorabilia, vintage model train cars and structures, and a working model railroad through Jan. 2 , Lompoc Museum, 200 South H St., Lompoc. More info: 736-3888, lompocmuseum@verizon.net.
THE SANTA MARIA PUBLIC LIBRARY presents the exhibit “The Pull of the Past” featuring the photography of Karen Carson through Dec. 30, Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S McClelland St., Santa Maria. More info: 925-0951, Ext. 117, dhildinger@ci.santa-maria.ca.us.
COFFEE AND COMPANY presents the watercolor art of Paul Peckham in the coffee shop’s Lucman Gallery through December, Coffee and Company, 245 Town Center West, Santa Maria. More info: 928-6492, coffeencompany@yahoo.com.
GALLERY LOS OLIVOS presents a “Small Image Art Works Holiday Show” for the month of December at 1 to 4 p.m., Gallery Los Olivos, 2920 Grand Ave., Los Olivos. More info: 937-5668.
TOWN CENTER GALLERY presents the works of the artists that also volunteer at the gallery rotating every two months. An ingathering for new art is Dec. 13 from noon to 2 p.m. Janice Howward is the featured artist December through January. An opening reception is Dec. 17 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Town Center Gallery, 321 Town Center West, Suite B-6, Santa Maria. More info: 349-7303, thetowncentergallery.com.
Ongoing
GOLD COAST ART AND FRAMES features the works of local artists in various media rotating every three months, Gold Coast Art and Frames, 613 E Main St., Santa Maria. More info: 346-6099, goldcoastartnframes.com.
SANTA BARBARA ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW seeks new artists in Santa Barbara County to join its ranks, displaying art every Sunday, Cabrillo Boulevard, Santa Barbara. More info: 897-1982, sbaacs.com.
THE MUSSELL SENIOR CENTER ART CLUB meets for any media painting and camaraderie 9 to 11 a.m., Elwin Mussell Senior Center, 510 E Park Ave., Santa Maria. No dues or fees. More info: pv82vp779@verizon.net.
Worth The Drive
WESTMONT COLLEGE presents the exhibit “Form and Function: Ceramic Artists in California” through Dec. 18. , Westmont Museum of Art, 955 La Paz Road, Santa Barbara. More info: 565-6401, scraig@westmont.edu, westmont.edu.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART presents the new sculpture exhibit “Bella Feldman: RPM Series and Reach Series” through Dec. 31 Call for hours, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., SLO. More info: 543-8562, sloma.org.
THE SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART presents the exhibit “An American Century: 20th-Century Master Drawings from the Collection” through Jan. 2. “American Modernism: Selections from the Permanent Collection” shows through Jan. 2. “Yosemite: Then and Now” shows through Jan. 23. “Stranger Than Fiction: Narrative in Works by Selected Contemporary Artists” shows through Jan. 2. “Chasing Moby-Dick: Selected Works by Tony de los Reyes” shows through Jan. 2 , Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St., Santa Barbara. Admission is $9, $6 for seniors and students. More info: 963-4364, kcarl@sbma.net, sbma.net.
MARK ROBERT HALPER, fine art and portrait photographer, presents the exhibit “Sunlight and Water: Celebrating the Winemakers of Santa Barbara County” showing through Feb. 15 , Meandering Gallery, Los Olivos. More info: 1-888-273-2838.
THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART presents the Central Coast Printmakers showing “My Sweet Prints” through Dec. 31. The silver scultpure of Randy Stomsoe shows through Dec. 31 in the First Gallery. An opening reception is Dec. 4 from 1 to 4 p.m. A Craft Art Market is through Jan. 1 , San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, 1010 Broad St., SLO. More info: 543-8562, sloma.org.
THE SANTA BARBARA COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION presents the Jardin de las Granadas Sculpture Exhibition featuring works by Francis Michael Dawson through April 22 , 21 East Anapamu St., Santa Barbara. More info: 568-3994, sbartscommission.org.
JAN LUCIE AND JOAN DEGASPARIS display their oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings through Dec. , Steaming Bean, 1651 Shell Beach Road, Shell Beach. More info: 773-2383, jd435@charter.net, joandegasparis.blogspot.com.
THE C GALLERY presents the exhibit “Underskin/Understand” by John Hood and Juan Manuel Perez Dec. 11 through Feb. 9. An opening reception is Dec. 11 4 to 6 p.m., The C Gallery, 466 Bell St., Los Alamos. More info: 344-3807, thecgallery.com.
This article appears in Dec 9-16, 2010.