Beyond the Windmills: The Barry Berkus & Family Collection debuts at the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art in Solvang on Aug. 26.
The exhibit features painting, sculpture, photography, and mixed media works. The new artworks will be displayed side by side with earlier work that is part of The Barry Berkus and Family Art Collection. Gifted to the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, the collection includes work by more than 60 area artists dating back to the early ’70s.
Exhibited artists are: R. Anthony Askew, Bob DeBris, Sky Bergman, Macduff Everton, Colin Gray, Mary Heebner, Lenore Hughes, Sheldon Kaganoff, Philip Koplin, Virginia McCracken, Wayne McCall, Nicole Strasburg, Dug Uyesaka, and Seyburn Zorthian.
The public is invited to meet the artists, curator, and members of the Berkus family at a reception on Aug. 26 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. A pre-reception talk will begin at 4 p.m. There is no charge to attend.
Exhibit programming includes a slide lecture on Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. and workshops in drawing and collage on Oct. 7 and 21, respectively.
The Elverhøj Museum is located at 1624 Elverhøj Way, Solvang. For more information, call 686-1211 or visit elverhoj.org.
This article appears in Aug 24-31, 2017.