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Katrina Carl, Director of Communications, at kcarl@sbma.net or 805.884.6430.

Press Releases

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Presents Landmark Exhibition "Shape, Ground, Shadow: The Photographs of Ellsworth Kelly" October 15, 2023 – January 14, 2024
Santa Barbara Museum of Art Presents "Flowers on a River: The Art of Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting, 1368–1911 Masterworks from Tianjin Museum and Changzhou Museum" October 15, 2023 – January 14, 2024
El Museo de Arte de Santa Bárbara nombra a Amada Cruz como nueva Directora – July 25, 2023
Santa Barbara Museum of Art Appoints Amada Cruz as New Director – July 25, 2023
Santa Barbara Museum of Art Presents "The Private Universe of James Castle: Drawings from the William Louis-Dreyfus Foundation and James Castle Collection and Archive" June 25 – September 17, 2023

In the News

Review: James Castle Made Thousands of Resolute Drawings with Soot and Spit - Los Angeles Times
August 23, 2023
Domestic Aesthetics With ‘Scenes from a Marriage,’ the Artistic Marriage of Ed and Nancy Kienholz Is Brought Vividly to Life at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Santa Barbara Independent
March 5, 2023
Getting the Run of the Joint: Joan Tanner’s Field Day at S.B. Museum of Art - Santa Barbara Independent
February 23, 2023
Marriage Stories: Works about marital strife made by artist duo Ed and Nancy Kienholz go on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art - AirMail
January 28, 2023
Architecture: "The Architecture of Collage" Marshall Brown at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art - Musée Magazine
October 19, 2022
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