Wait a minute, I think I know this moderator guy. He’s a nut. This should be entertaining.

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West Coast Contemporary Art from Seattle, Los Angeles and Santa Barbara.

This Friday, May 24th please join us for an art opening reception and panel discussion with the artists at MichaelKate Interiors and gallery.

Music and refresments. 5:00p

Panel discussion with the artists. 6:30p

After party 7:00 - 8:00p

Moody reality and bright geometric abstract paintings.
Music, wine and refreshments.

Featuring Hilary Baker, Norman Lundin, Thomas Van Stein and John Carlander.

Please click here for more information and facebook invite.

The single best way to support visual art, artists, and art businesses is to open your wallets. It’s not something that everyone is capable of, but you might be surprised. And there is no more direct way of sustaining the visual culture of your community. You have two more Thursdays to take advantage of this special at Jane Deering Gallery.

Ok. That’s the end of my sales pitch.

CONFLUENCE

TRI-COUNTY JURIED EXHIBITION

May 16–June 22, 2013

Beginning May 16, the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art is pleased to presentConfluence. The exhibition features the work of 43 southern California aritsts.

Please join us at the museum on May 16 from 4 to 6 p.m. for our opening reception and awards ceremony.

The Abstract Art Collective (AAC) presents the opening reception for the exhibition, “Pathways”, on Sunday, May 19, 2013, 2-4 p.m., at the Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center.

Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

The exhibition will run through August 14, 2013. This exhibition is presented by a group of artists who are members of the Abstract Art Collective, (AAC), which was founded in November 2011. The group consists of 54 established and emerging abstract artists, many of whom have had major exhibitions and have received numerous awards for their work. The “Pathways” exhibition was juried by Peggy Ferris and features a group of dynamic artists whose works contain a wide range of media and a mixture of diverse backgrounds. The group aims to produce high-quality, aesthetic work, focusing on form, color and line to create works independent from typical visual references.

The Bronfman Family Jewish Community Center is located at 524 Chapala Street and is open Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Closed weekends.

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Buddha Abides

What: 13th Annual Buddha Abides Contemporary Art Exhibition

When: Opening Reception Saturday May 11th

Runs May 11 through June 5, 2013

Where: Santa Barbara Frame Shop and Gallery

1324 State Street

Across the street from The Arlington Theater

Why:Our purpose is to provide a forum where Buddhist influenced work by local, contemporary artists can be shown, appreciated and purchased by the community.

In Buddhism, as a means of cultivating an open heart, the first paramita is generosity. In this spirit, a full 20% of profit from sales of artwork will be donated to Santa Barbara Domestic Violence Solutions and Tibetan Children’s Village in Dharamsala, India.

Sponsors of the Event:

Lark Batteau and SB Frame Shop and Gallery