Events

Shows, receptions, and other events.

2024 Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition

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OPENING RECEPTION
November 15th, 5-8PM

The Arts Fund Community Gallery / FREE ADMISSION

Visit our Community Gallery to see the annual Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition, our annual show featuring work from the emerging high school artists of Santa Barbara County! The opening reception will take place during the bimonthly La Cumbre Art Walk.

The exhibition will feature multimedia work from the 12 young South County artists that participated in The Arts Fund’s 2024 fall Teen Arts Mentorship Program workshops, including “Creative Expression with Typewriters” with Simon Kiefer and “Expressive Figure Drawing” with Austin Raymond & Chiara Corbo. Students represent a range of schools throughout South Santa Barbara County, including Dos Pueblos High, Santa Barbara High, Goleta Valley Junior High, and Harvest School.

Following the reception, the Gallery will be open to the community during regular hours Wed-Sun 11AM-5PM until the end of January 2025.

Top-down view of four young artists creating colorful pin back buttons.

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Spectrum of Identity Art Show

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OPENING EVENT
October 12th, 5-8PM

The Arts Fund Community Gallery / Tickets by donation; contact SBTAN

The Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network (SBTAN) presents the “Spectrum of Identity Art Show: Celebrating Trans and Neurodiverse Artists.” Following the opening event, admission will be free; the show will remain on display in the Community Gallery until November 1st.

SBTAN seeks art in any medium by artists who identify as trans, nonbinary, agender, genderfluid, (etc.) and/or neurodiverse for an event celebrating and bringing visibility to the beauty and diversity of gender and neurodiverse experiences. The gender and neurodiverse communities have a significant overlap that is not always acknowledged, so this art show is meant to bring awareness to the intersectionality of these identities and uplift those who identify with one or both! All proceeds for any art sold will go directly to the artist. Please contact info@sbtan.org to learn more.

UCSB ART & Art History Welcome Fair

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EVENT
October 2nd, 3:30-5PM

UCSB Arts Building

The Arts Fund will be tabling at the second annual UCSB Art and History of Art and Architecture department’s Welcome Fair on Friday, October 2nd, 2024 from 3:30-5pm in the UCSB Arts Building. Come say hi, learn more about our programs, and check out some opportunities to get involved!

This year the event will be kicked off by the esteemed new Chairs of the Art departments, Professor Shana Moulton and Professor Jenni Sorkin, and will include a scavenger hunt, where students will be directed to visit the Art Labs, IRC, and AD&A Museum.

2024 Pacific Pride Festival

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EVENT
August 24th, 11AM-7PM

Chase Palm Park Field / FREE ADMISSION

Come see us at booth #40 during Pacific Pride Festival! We’re excited to support our vibrant LGBTQ+ community in Santa Barbara County with a day of food, music and family friendly fun and celebration. Stop by our booth to learn more about our programs and how you can get involved, and create an art piece to take home! See you there!

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APIDA Heritage Month Celebration

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EVENT
May 11th, 3:15-3:30PM

Little Acorn Park, Isla Vista / FREE ADMISSION

Come celebrate APIDA heritage month with us as we and Isla Vista Recreation & Parks District (@ivrpd) unveil a mural by local UCSB artist Riqui!

The reveal will take place 3:15-3:30 in Little Acorn Park. After the unveiling, Riqui will give a talk on the inspiration behind the iconography of her work.

See you there!

2024 APIDA Celebration mural designed & painted by Riqui.

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Synthetic Realms: a Multimedia Concert

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EVENT
December 10th, 4PM

Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences / FREE ADMISSION

Join us for a combined program of audiovisual compositions by Constantin Basica and Andrew A. Watts. The works ponder on contemporary and futuristic issues related to global climate change, artificial intelligence, time travel and time loops, the multiverse, and the end of our known universe.

Included in the concert is a new large-scale electronic composition involving video and 6-channel audio by Watts, as well as a selection of live performances with electronics and video by Basica.

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2023 Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition

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OPENING RECEPTION
November 17th, 5-8PM

The Arts Fund Community Gallery / FREE ADMISSION

The Arts Fund is honored to showcase a youth centered show from teens in Santa Barbara, Goleta, Santa Maria, and Lompoc. Join us in celebrating the 12 local student artists during the upcoming La Cumbre Art Walk. Our thanks to the mentors for their intentional and inspirational mentorship to these emerging artists.

Following the reception, the Gallery will be open to the community during regular hours Wed-Sun 11AM-5PM until the end of January 2025.

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Fields of Funk

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EVENT
October 28th, 12PM-10PM

Elings Park / Contact Fields of Funk for ticket information

Thank you to everyone who visited and supported us at Fields of Funk this year! All proceeds go to support our programs for Santa Barbara County.

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Monster Drawing Rally

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EVENT
September 16th, 12PM-5PM

La Cumbre Plaza / FREE ADMISSION

Save the date! We’re turning 40 this year, and would love for you to celebrate with us. Watch local artists create in real time, and join us on our journey to foster the arts in Santa Barbara County!

Thank you @philippericardart for designing our material for this event!

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