Adults
Artist Talks
MCASB offers several artist talks each year featuring visiting and local artists, scholars, curators, and other special guests. These conversations provide the Santa Barbara community with the opportunity to engage with exhibiting contemporary artists, learn about their processes and inspirations, and participate in creative, intellectual discussion.
Curated Cocktails
Enjoy Happy Hour with art, music, and friends at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara during Curated Cocktails -- a popular culture and libations series, presented in conjunction with Downtown Santa Barbara’s monthly 1st Thursdays.
Located on the beautiful Paseo Nuevo Upper Arts Terrace in the heart of Santa Barbara, Curated Cocktails feature unique themes inspired by the current exhibitions.
Enjoy after-hours museum access, signature cocktails, DJ sets, and interactive art experiences.
Visiting Artist Series
MCASB’s Visiting Artist Series (VAS) pairs teaching artists with select non-profit organizations for (multi-visit) educational workshops that combine conversation and hands-on experimentation, inspire creativity and critical thinking, and promote meaningful engagement through contemporary art. Visiting Artist Series workshops can be held on site and off site.
To inquire about Visiting Artist Series (VAS) workshops please contact our Engagement Department at engagement@mcasantabarbara.org.
Past Events for Adults
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Third Thursday Studio | Origami Deconstructed
Experience a different kind of drawing through touch! Manipulate paper with your hands “origami-style” and leave the studio with your own deconstructed paper sculptures, origami…
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In Conversation | Exhibition Makers Vol. 5
How do artists, art collectors, curators, and audiences relate to painting today? Bob Marshall, Art Collector, Maria Rendón, Artist, and Judy Larson, Director, Westmont Ridley-Tree…
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contemporary art UNLOCKED
How do you “read” art? Learn to look closely and brush up on your visual literacy skills in our new series of monthly one-hour art…
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contemporary art UNLOCKED
How do you “read” art? Learn to look closely and brush up on your visual literacy skills in our new series of monthly one-hour art…
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Curated Cocktails
Contemporary art. Cocktails. Local DJs. Interactive art experiences. Enjoy Curated Cocktails at MCASB inspired by the current exhibition N. Dash. Delicious winter drinks, awesome art…
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Scholar Talk | Radhule Weininger: Mindfulness and Meditation
Why practice mindfulness in the museum? What do art and meditation have in common? Mindfulness and Compassion practices allow us to open our hearts and…