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Artistically Aquatic: The Arts Fund Presents “Big Splash”

Published on April 4, 2013 in Cultural Calendar, Datebook and Web Exclusives.
Piece by Blakeney Sanford, courtesy of the Arts Fund

Piece by Blakeney Sanford, courtesy of the Arts Fund

Providing surfers with epic waves and beach lovers with a salty paradise, the ocean serves as an artistic muse and inspiration for The Arts Fund‘s exhibit, Big Splash, which opens with a public reception on Friday, April 5 from 5–7 p.m.

An exhibition featuring large-scale works with aquatic themes, Big Splash showcases artists Benjamin Anderson, Cayetana Conrad, Blakeney Sanford and Rick Stich as they explore the ocean’s totality and beauty.

Curated by Catherine Gee and Nancy Gifford, Big Splash aims to immerse its viewers in an all-encapsulating experience. “The idea is for the viewer to enter a space with representational and abstract works with emphasis on the overwhelmingly large-scaled sizes,” says Gee.

The exhibit continues through Saturday, May 18, and admission is free! For more information, call 805/965-7321 or visit The Arts Fund’s website.

-Grace Piro Delia

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Salon 4: Off the Wall Brings Back the Intellectual Discourses of the Past

Published on August 27, 2012 in Cultural Calendar, Datebook and Galleries.

Ever wish you could go back in time to the literati and artistic salons of yesteryear, enjoying intellectual discourse with a side  of vino? Santa Barbara Art Fund‘s Salon 4: Off the Wall is as close as one can get to such an experience.

A work by Nicholas Gazin

Salon 4: Off the Wall- Where Millennium Generation Artists Sell is an evening of artistic discussion and pleasurable company. Held at the home of Cayetana Conrad on Sunday, September 9 from 4-6 p.m., this event will showcase the works of artist and illustrator Nicholas Gazin and his artist/animator sister Penelope Gazin (they also happen to be Conrad’s children). Their works will promote a discussion on the artist’s role in product branding, social media’s advantages for artists and different, more accessible outlets for their range of work. This discussion will be mediated by Ted Mills and held in a home saturated in artistic prowess— the Summerland home was originally owned by Cubist painter Howard Warshaw.

Step back in time with this salon, hosted by the most gracious of hosts in a setting sure to stir ideas and artistic impulses. Brander Winery will act as wine-tender for the night, providing liquid inspiration for discourse. As Joy Sterling once said, “Artists and poets still find life’s meaning in a glass of wine.”

For more information about the upcoming salon, please click here. The Arts Fund Santa Barbara is an independent 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization committed to supporting artists and arts programming in Santa Barbara county.

-Taylor Micaela Davis

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Arts Fund Salon Series / 2012: A World of Ideas

Published on June 6, 2012 in Web Exclusives.

For its fourth annual Salon Series, Arts Fund Santa Barbara is bringing you four opportunities to meet distinguished artists, collectors, curators and design professionals in an intimate setting. Spaced throughout the summer between late June and early September, these salons will take place in private homes, studios and galleries throughout Santa Barbara.

James Harold Jennings, Fight!

First, discuss Outsider Art at Just Folk with Susan Baerwald, the co-owner of the gallery. Then join Susan Rose and Alan Ghitterman in their own home to learn the intricacies of building an art collection along with Ginny Brush, Executive Director of the SB County Arts Commission. Next, visit the award-winning Riviera home of Paul and Annie de Bruyn Kops to get an insider’s insight on art and architecture with architect Jeff Shelton and his brother David Shelton. Finally, venture out to Cayetana Conrad’s Toro Canyon art studio and home to engage sibling Nicholas and Helen Gazin in a discussion about the role of social media in marketing their work.

For more information about this great summer series, click here.

-Alex Francis

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