Tag archives: artists

Christie Chronicles: from Outlaw to a One-Man Play
By Steven Libowitz   |   April 26, 2018

The saga of George Christie, Jr., from a Hell’s Angel head man to star of a one-man play based on his own life would be something almost beyond belief if it weren’t actually true. Christie, who was born in 1947 in Ventura and returned more than three decades later to found the Ventura chapter of […]

Hospice Gala
By Lynda Millner   |   April 19, 2018

Hospice of Santa Barbara, Inc. celebrated the opening of a new exhibit in their Leigh Block Gallery and had a reception to celebrate. They were displaying the work of the late David Glenn (Judd) Crouch, whose career spanned 60+ years as an active exhibiting artist. He was also a master scientific illustrator for the University […]

Table Art
By James Buckley   |   April 19, 2018

The idea is unique, at least in Santa Barbara, and we’ve not heard of such an event having been done elsewhere: Put 12 designers together, have each choose a piece of art from the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s permanent collection, and then create a dining design to enhance the artist’s choice. All in the […]

Public Art on State Street
By Joanne A Calitri   |   April 12, 2018

Titled State of the Art Gallery Exhibition, the new public art installation of eight sculptural works on State Street officially opened on April 5 as part of the monthly First Thursday Art Walk. Although that day a 5.3 earthquake, centered off shore from Santa Cruz Island, shook Montecito and SB ramping social media, the event […]