A SNEEK PEEK JUST FOR YOU !!

Art Curator , Andi Garcia , along with Acrobaleno /French Press are pleased to present “Stanno Tutti Bene”  group art show featuring  LA’s hottest rising star , Christopher Umana with Las Vegas favorite Albert Montoya  and LA’s Hive Gallery resident Yuki Miyazaki .
Also showing  his glass work is local artist  Sean Darby for Fuzion Glass Art .

This ecclectic show will present  works in oil , acrylic , watercolor  and glass art  as part  or the 1st Thursday Downtown festivities.

In a time of fantasy fan fair on the day Alice in Wonderland : The Movie debuts, these four  artists will create a wonderland right here in Santa Barbara .

Refreshments will be served  and   live  art  portraiture will be performed by Ms. Miyazaki

As a Heart2Hand youth art scholarship event  15% of all art sales will benefit this fund .

You won’t want to miss this show ..

Media  and Presales contact :
Andi Garcia
805.637.2521

andig2@gmail.com

If you’re heading out tonight, make sure to put Elise’s Tavern on your list. This is another great show put on by one of our favorite local art lovers, Andi Garcia. Details below.

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Santa Barbara gets the sneak peek of some of the up and coming again !! We scooped the big gallery in our sleeping giant soon to be the next art mecca !!
And artist from other areas are swarming to get here .

Over 35 works from the best  with several “ones to watch ‘

Art featured is acrylic on plexiglas by FrijolBoy/Juan Muniz  who was in attendance and announced he was just selected for a show  at La Luz de Jesus Bliiy Shire’s gallery in Los Angeles.
FrijolBoy is  also working on an illustrated book that will sneek peek  in  2010.
Also presenting and in attendance  was NomeLove / Robert Duran a native of  Santa Barbara of Chumash decent  with his mystic visually intriguing works and  will soon be in a show  Ms. Garcia will  be curating  Las Vegas this  April .

Other artists in attendance  included  Aeda of Las Vegas , Sheryl Schroeder, and Leo Jurado handling live art on lifesize UnValentine’s Card.
Another guest live artist was Sharif of ImanDesigns who is on his way to Barcelona , Spain for a group show .

Special guest artist from Arlington, Texas is Loretta Gonzalez  also  announced by phone call  she has just been selected to be published in the July issue of Blue Canvas .

This show at Elsie’s Lounge/gallery was the launch of “AftergLOW” an official 1st Thursday after hours art event  with a sexier funkier side of Santa Barbara’s art community !

Music was provided by Dj Tru and Xander that transcended the laid back vibe of our comfortable spot into the chic artsy settling like never before .

Yummy treated were donated  by Bella Dolce ‘s  Bakery  who just had a great write up in SB News Press.

Andi Garcia presented another Heart2Hand youth art fundraiser during the same week the fund’s first donation was made to La Cuesta High School at DPHS .
As with all shows 15% of all art sales will go to this worthy grassroots cause.

Show closing party scheduled for Saturday, Feb 27 at Elsie’s 117 W. De la Guerra St. Santa Barbara 7pm-10pm  with live art by Yuki Miyazaki resident artist from HIVE Gallery in Los Angeles and Leo Jurado .

For More information ,please see contact  information below

Andi Garcia – WEV graduate

andig2@gmail.com
Heart 2 Hand  Artists’ Resources / Youth Scholarship Fund
https://sites.google.com/site/heart2handyouthartscholarship/

Once again blog favorite, Ms. Andi Garcia, has put together a show of work by talented, young, up and coming artists who will be invading Elise’s Tavern for Santa Barbara’s upcoming First Thursday. With THREE after hours (anything open passed 8 pm is “after hours” on First Thursday) venues, we seem to be heading towards a critical mass of unusually edgy shows for this small, artistically conservative town.

If this is the kind of art you are into, it is absolutely critical that you go out and show your support for the hard working souls who bring this kind of art to Santa Barbara. Go out and look for something to fill that blank space on your wall. Or just go out with your friends, have some Agave Margaritas, and support the places that volunteer their wall space for you to enjoy.

Details of the Elsie’s event are below.

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This is a unique presentation of Acrylic on Plexiglas by Frijol Boy / Juan Muniz of Las Vegas.
We will also have a life size UnValentines card for all to sign !

Agave Wine Margaritas for $5
Food by Local Small Biz to be announced

Amazing Live Art by  The red hot !!, Yuki Miyazaki
( resident of The Hive in Los Angeles and more ! )
Links :

Frijol Boy – http://www.artrenegades.com/the_art_of_frijol_boy.htm
Yuki – http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/10047-yuki-miyazaki
Loretta Gonzalez – http://www.lorettagonzalez.com/
Nome1er – http://www.myspace.com/nome1er


It may be a bit chilly tonight, but don’t use this as an excuse to skip out on the opportunity to hit the street in search of great art. Below is my short list of spots that will be hosting the hip haps tonight.

The Granada will be hosting Karaoke Karoling tonight, letting visitors get into the holiday spirit with some seasonal favorites.I can only hope that it takes place on the stage and that it is as hilariously terrible as karaoke can be.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will also be open and is hosting “California Conversations” with Joe Goode and Joan Tanner at 5:30pm in the Mary Craig Auditorium. This is the last in the series of three conversations with artists featured in the wonderful California Calling exhibition. If you haven’t seen this two part exhibit, add it to your “must see” list tonight. It’s only up for a little while longer.

Local artists Erika Carter and Liz Brady have a show at the Frameworks and Caruso-Woods Gallery. Carter is a long time painter and gallery owner who specializes in small folkloric devotional paintings on tin or wood . Brady explores the different compositions of plant life under a microscope and unveils the diversity and beauty of these organic forms through her new  paintings. I love visiting this gallery, if for no other reason than it gives me the opportunity to wander around in the labyrinthine innards of  the El Paseo building.

At Caligreen the wonderful Andi Garcia has put together an intriguing  show of street art called “Concrete to Canvas”. The title says it all as graffiti artists will be putting their talents down on more traditional surfaces. Artists from all over the country will be represented and there will be live art and music created on the spot. Donations of warm coats and sweaters to be collected for Unity Shoppe  Live art piece will be auctioned off with proceeds to benefit Heart2Hand youth art scholarship.

The final spot I’d like to highlight is the Brooks Institute’s Gallery 27, which will have a juried show of student works. The exhibit consists mainly of fine art photography and many of the photographers will be there to discuss their work. This is a great spot to show and see art. It has a much more urban/industrial feel than anywhere else currently in Santa Barbara and while inside you could easily convince yourself you were in a larger, hipper artistic city.

I hope to see large crowds out on the street tonight. As always if you see anything that blows your mind, make sure to share it by posting your comments on the blog.

Andi Garcia hosts another  Heart2Hand Youth Art Scholarship benefit  art show at WR- Whiskey Richard’s with guest emcee City Council representative Das Williams.

This second in the H2H series of art events  is  a group show of  artists from the 805 area along with acclaimed artists of Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Various offerings in acrylics, oils, graphite and aerosol , as well as, works of local tattoo artists now presenting on canvas. All artists presenting have donated a percentage of their sales to the scholarship fund with all art priced to sell .
Art reception will include appetizers from Chino’s Rock N’ Tacos.

Uniquely stylized  music by DJ Nine along with  LIVE art performances.  Proceeds to continue to benefit  Heart2Hand art class scholarship fund to benefit area youth-at-risk. Donations will be accepted at the door along with opportunities to win raffled specially designed art pieces donated by each featured artist and other sponsoring establishments. Dress in black, white and red for this artful event.

Location : Whiskey Richard’s ( WR ) 435  State Street , Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Date :  Opening 7:00-10:00pm , Thursday , September 24, 2009

Show runs September 24 through  Oct 24, 2009

Featured :

Albert Montoya – Las Vegas
Derek Harrison – Santa Barbara
Corey Williams – Santa Barbara
Deborah Medina – Los Angeles
Jon Hall – Los Angeles/ Long Beach
Urian Muro – Ventura/ Oxnard
Jose Zuniga – Ventura/ Oxnard
and many more invited guest artists