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Emerging Leaders in the Arts | Open Mic Night

Calling all musicians, performers, poets, spoken word artists, and more! Please join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) on Sunday, August 28, 2022, from 4 - 6, for an Open Mic Night. Don't forget to bring your friends to cheer you on! This Open Mic night is

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Emerging Leaders in the Arts | Different Towns

Different Towns, an exhibition curated by Isa Saldivar, featuring artworks of various mediums that aim to approach an authentic representation of the brown and indigenous communities of Santa Barbara, separate from the affluent neighborhoods it’s known for. This exhibition includes work from indigenous artists and creators Solange Aguilar, Omepache, Spencer

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Emerging Leaders in the Arts | Visions of Us

Visions of Us, an exhibition curated by Izzy Mondragón, features four indigenous and queer-identifying artists who share their stories of shared identity, experience, and their pollen paths through the process of revitalization, resurgence, regeneration, reconnection, and reintegration of native kinship, philosophies, and knowledges. This exhibition includes works by Eren Herung,

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Emerging Leaders in the Arts | Different Towns and Visions of Us Opening Receptions

Please join us at Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara (MCASB) on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, from 4 - 6 PM as we celebrate the opening of two group exhibitions: Visions of Us and Different Towns.

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Emerging Leaders in the Arts | Something Like That Zine Launch Event

MCSAB is delighted to announce the launch of Something Like That a small circulation printed zine of visual and literary art submissions made by artists of diverse identities. The entries explore the topic of masculinity in its various iterations—from the violence of patriarchal masculinity to the empowerment of personal identity—and invites

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Emerging Leaders in the Arts | AKO ITO

Join us for a pleasant evening to celebrate the cultural fabric of the Filipinx/a/o community and diaspora in Santa Barbara County. By celebrating together with food, music, vendors, art, and storytelling, we including myself as a Filipinx/a of Tagalog descent create belonging not only through our shared experiences but also

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Community Classroom | Adam Jahnke: Santa Barbara’s Department for Applied Geography

Adam Jahnke: Santa Barbara’s Department for Applied Geography On view from July 6 - July 17, 2022 MCASB is proud to present Santa Barbara’s Department for Applied Geography, an exhibition by Adam Jahnke in the MCASB Community Classroom. Artist Statement Through a reimagining of my bicycle experience within Southern California,

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Community Classroom | Rascal’s | The History of the Burrito with Rodalfo Rios of Super Cucas

Dalan Moreno, Owner of Rascal's, Santa Barbara's favorite vegan restaurant, leads a series FREE of presentations and demonstrations at MCASB. On Saturday, July 16 Moreno is joined by Rodalfo Rios, Owner of Super Cucas Restaurant, the very first Taqueria established in Santa Barbara. Moreno and Rios will discuss the history

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Community Classroom | Rascal’s | The Ancient Art of the Tortilla

Dalan Moreno, Owner of Rascal's, Santa Barbara's favorite vegan restaurant, leads a series FREE of presentations and demonstrations at MCASB.   THE ANCIENT ART OF THE TORTILLA On Sunday, June 26, 2-3 PM Moreno will lead a class examining the oral history of masa, walking you through the steps of

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In Conversation | Wade Nomura & Adam Jahnke

MCASB is delighted to invite you to a conversation between Wade Nomura, Mayor of Carpinteria, and Adam Jahnke, Multimedia Artist. As part of Adam Jahnke’s contribution to the Community Classroom, this conversation will explore Mr. Nomura’s history and contribution to our region, the founding of Nomura Racing, and Santa Barbara’s

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