Allan Hancock College will feature the work of instructor Jill Thayer in the college’s Ann Foxworthy Gallery from Sept. 1 through Oct. 7. The exhibit, titled In Context: Transdisciplinary Works and Other Musings, will showcase the artist and teacher’s multifaceted approach to art and study. An opening reception event is Sept. 14 from 2:30 to […]
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Viva el Arte finds replacement ensemble for season opener
After the featured ensemble for Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara’s season opener, Cimarrón, canceled its entire tour just weeks before its performance for Viva, the local nonprofit educational concert series had to scramble to find a replacement group. Instead the LA-based son jarocho group Cambalache is filling the three-day concert and outreach tour in […]
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Lompoc Library calls for artists
The Lompoc Public Library gives local artists the opportunity to show their work at the library’s Grossman Gallery space, and the call for artists is currently out for featured exhibits in 2017. Local artists can submit work samples for consideration now through Sept. 7. In order to be considered, artists must provide a representative body […]
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Standing Sun Wines welcomes up-and-comer K Phillips
K Phillips was first brought to my attention as an artist of note during a visit to Standing Sun Wines last year to interview owner John Wright about his wine collaboration with Adam Duritz of Counting Crows and artist Felipe Molina. Wright excitedly queued up a YouTube video of Duritz performing Phillips’ “Kay’s Song” at […]
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The Book Loft in Solvang offers a glimpse into the life of Hans Christian Andersen
You may never have learned the name of Hans Christian Andersen, but you almost certainly grew up hearing the tales the prolific Danish author penned. Walt Disney adaptations, television shows, songs, picture books, and even stage productions relate the stories spun by Andersen, whose iconic tales are embedded deep in the cultural psyche. And at […]
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Lee-Volker Cox shares colorful photos at the Grossman Gallery in Lompoc
Traveling the world can be a lot of fun, but memories are fleeting. That’s why many travelers bring a camera along. Local photographer Lee-Volker Cox began shooting images during his travels around the world while in the U.S. Air Force, but the hobby quickly became a serious endeavor, even after Cox settled on the Central […]
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The DANA Cultural Center closes its fundraiser summer concert series with Unfinished Business
The folks at the DANA Cultural Center have a lot to be excited about. They just broke ground on the organization’s biggest project to date, the DANA Cultural Center/Nature Education Center on Aug. 24, attended by SLO County Supervisor Lynn Compton, Sen. Bill Monning, and Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian. The massive expansion program will take more […]
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Elverhoj Museum opens new exhibit
The Elverhoj Museum in Solvang opened the new exhibit Manna from Heaven in its main gallery space on Aug. 20 with an event that welcomed artists Robert Burridge, Jim McWilliams, and Bob Nichols to speak on their work. The exhibit—which shows through Nov. 6—focuses on vessels used to feed the body and soul. The exhibit […]
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Santa Barbara County Arts Commission features exhibit highlighting the Mixteco community
The Santa Barbara County Arts Commission will bring the photography exhibit Campos de Ensueños to Santa Maria after a run in Santa Barbara. The exhibit shows from Aug. 31 through Nov. 25 at the Betteravia Gallery, located at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building. The exhibit features the photography of Antonio Arredondo Juarez and […]
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Wild inside: The Wildling Museum commissions new mural by John Iwerks
A gray-barked and green-leafed tree towers above the yellow savannah, with the distant rolling foothills of the Santa Ynez Mountain range dwarfed by its sprawling limbs. The faint ring of a cash register drifts in from the next room, a reminder that this beautiful valley oak tree is in fact indoors, and is a painting. […]
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Rancho Nipomo welcomes original Steppenwolf member and his band for concert
As soon as you hear the iconic, electric chords, you know what song it is. Maybe you first heard it in the film Easy Rider, or maybe on a road trip years ago, but there is no mistaking Steppenwolf’s “Born to be Wild.” The song has come to epitomize an outlook or lifestyle, explained Glen […]
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Valley Art Gallery features glass sculptor Sylvia Simmons
The Valley Art Gallery in Orcutt features member artists regularly in the gallery, and the currently featured artist is Sylvia Simmons. The exhibit, titled Art Glass by Sylvia Simmons, showcases the artist’s love of glass as a medium for sculpted expression. A reception with Simmons is Aug. 19 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the […]
