Dasha Shishkin, erry icket
MCA Santa Barbara is organizing a one-person exhibition by New York-based artist Dasha Shishkin. Presenting new work specifically for MCA Santa Barbara, Shishkin is known for her large, colorful drawings on semi-transparent mylar surfaces, which utilize a variety of media including acrylic, ink, and Conté. While her artwork is figurative
Proximity Theatre Company – Visiting Artist (Summer) Series
Proximity Theatre, Shandy Wilkes, 2011, Performance, Courtesy the Artist Santa Barbara-based Proximity Theatre Company will perform a brand new work entitled The Time Is Now. Through soundscape, dance, music, interactive engagement exercises, and surprise spectacle, Proximity Theatre dancers will incite passersby to pause, participate, and realize that the time really
MCASB Open House
Join us on Saturday, July 20 from 1-3 pm to celebrate the new Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbaraat our Open House! Tours Food Live DJ Art Activities Door Prizes Raffle Prize FREE ADMISSION
Dasha Shishkin, erry icket & Bloom Projects: Edgar Orlaineta, Katsina Horizon – Opening Reception
Dasha Shishkin, erry icket Exhibitions on view: July 7 - September 8 MCA Santa Barbara is organizing a one-person exhibition by New York-based artist Dasha Shishkin. Presenting new work specifically for MCA Santa Barbara, Shishkin is known for her large, colorful drawings on semi-transparent mylar surfaces, which utilize a variety of
From Dusk ‘Til Drawn – 24-Hour Drawing Rally
Join MCA Santa Barbara for its fourth annual 24-hour drawing marathon. For only $5 (FREE for MCA Santa Barbara members with membership card), you can observe professional and amateur artists, youth and adults, drawing and making art side-by-side. Artists must register by June 14 (all ages welcome, space is limited).
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Things That Turn Your Brains to Mush
David Cooley, Petra Cortright, Yoon Chung Han, Katy McCarthy, Chris Silva, Tellef Tellefson, and Jonny TroynaCulture and language evolve faster than individuals can adapt. From inception, cartoons and television were purported to “turn kids' brains to mush”. This conventional wisdom spawned years of cultural criticism revolving around the supposed “negative