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April 25, 2026

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SBMA Ambassadors Mid-Century in Motion Fundraising Event

SBMA Ambassadors Celebrate 75 Years of Integrating Art and Life with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Saturday, April 25, 2026
5 – 9 pm

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3 x 4 grid of square artworks of various geometrical cross patterns

Happy Hour Art Workshop

Quilting Photographs

Saturday | April 25, 2026
2:30 – 4:30 pm

Adults Art Workshops

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April 26, 2026

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Film, Fabric, and the Feminist Imagination

A Lecture by Artist Sabrina Gschwandtner

Sunday | April 26, 2026
2:30 – 3:30 pm

Free Lectures & Artist Talks

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May 02, 2026

illustrated color prints of plants

Adult Art Studio Class en plein air at Lotusland

Lotusland Through the Lens of Indian Miniature Painting

Saturday, May 2, 2026
1 – 4 pm

Adults Art Workshops

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Writing in the Galleries

Saturday, May 2, 2026
11:15 am – 12:45 pm

Adults In the Galleries Series

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graphic for the santa barbara literary festival depicting a stylized ocean scene of water, islands and moon or sun in a variety of blues

Art, Women & Resistance

Saturday | May 2, 2026
3:30 – 4:30 pm

Adults Lectures & Artist Talks

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May 07, 2026

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Docent Council Recruitment Informational Meeting

Thursday, May 7, 2026
3:30pm – 5pm

Adults

May 09, 2026

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Sketching in the Galleries

Saturday, May 9, 2026
11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Adults Free In the Galleries Kids & Family Series

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May 10, 2026

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Pop-Up Opera

Sunday, May 10, 2026
1 pm

Adults Free Series

May 16, 2026

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Adult Ceramics for Beginners – Blue and White – Weekend Morning Sessions

Saturdays
May 16 – June 6, 2026
10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Adults Camps & Classes

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1st Thurs 11 am - 8 pm
Closed Mondays and holidays
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