1st Thursday Art Walk

Join us this month for a fun guided painting workshop with Santa Maria-based illustrator, Helen Yanez. Originally from Michoacán, Mexico, her work serves as a tribute to her Mexican, Purépecha, and Indigenous heritage. She celebrates cultural landmarks and influential cultural movements through vibrant illustrations.

Sullivan Goss celebrates the opening of a new solo show by internationally renowned artist Wosene Worke Kosrof. Wosene's iconic mix of abstraction with Ethiopian script has been exhibited around the globe. Also on view: Nicole Strasburg: The Whole is Greater, and our Summer Salon.

Celebrate community history at the Museum and enjoy our latest Project Fiesta! exhibitions, Finding Saint Barbara and Arte de los Mantónes, with dance performances (5:30-6pm), Mariachi sin Fronteras (6-7pm), and guitarist Tony Ybarra.  All ages welcome.

The Gallery features figurative works, interiors, and cityscapes, by some of today’s finest nationally known local and Oak Group artists. Enjoy works by Ray Hunter, Derek Harrison. Wyllis Heaton, Camille Dellar, Ann Sanders, Thomas Van Stein, Nancy Davidson, Rick Garcia, Ellie Freudenstein, and Ralph Waterhouse.

My name is Ruben Wayne Alvarado Jr. I grew up in Santa Barbara and I’ve been doing photography since my freshmen year of high school at Dos Pueblos. Since then I’ve done photography as a hobby and passion, capturing my hometown, moments and memories, feelings and emotions. @Wayne805Photos 

Join us for another First Thursday at SuperMoss! Explore moss art, unique plant arrangements, and get creative at our DIY Fiesta crown-making station (material costs apply). Meet fellow plant lovers, shop local, and get inspired!

We're thrilled to unveil this incredible 8' x 4' original oil painting by Alden Brownstone and Peris Sweet Lopez. "Shadow Dance" showcases a cosmic dance around the eternal fire and was created live in tandem by both artists  

Stop by Domecil to view the work of Collette Royer, whose design studio transforms artwork, photography, and historic imagery into exquisite textile creations. Printed on luxurious micro-modal cashmere scarves, her ethereal pieces will be suspended overhead, creating an immersive celebration of art, fabric, and design.

Handcrafted ceramic vessels by Suzanne Schwager, blending intricate glazing techniques with decades of artistic practice. Inspired by her studies at UCSB, Suzanne has been perfecting her ceramic work since the 1970s. All pieces are handmade in Santa Barbara and available for purchase.

Come celebrate the current work of our incredibly talented  local artists. Enjoy music, drinks, and treats. View our private collection of Eileen Richardson’s 1980’s art pottery. Whose work is in The Smithsonian Museum! Looking for locally handmade gifts or something special for yourself? Look no further than The Yes Store!

Art & Soul is pleased to present Cosas de la Vida, a two-person exhibition featuring new works by celebrated Santa Barbara artists Pedro De La Cruz and Olivia Joffrey. Presented during Santa Barbara's Fiesta season, Cosas de la Vida explores the many "things of life" that shape our shared human experience.

Alison Tuma hosts a jazz jam from 5 to 8pm at The Blue Owl Restaurant. Come listen or “sit in” with Shane Savala on guitar and Guil Juliao on bass. All jazz instrumentalists and vocalists welcome. Please bring 3 plus charts in your key. Enjoy Happy Hour specials till 6pm. Free event!

Visit SBMA for 1st Thursday extended hours, 5–8 PM! Explore staff favorites in A Few of Our Favorite Things: Staff Selections from the Permanent Collection, multi-media and textile works in Remixed: Entwined Histories and New Forms, and reimagined realities in As if in a Dream: History, Fantasy, Future.

Life will fill the gallery with festive color and musical themes. Chuck Talmadge will be “tickling the ivories” while guests take in the works of artist/owner Ruth Ellen Hoag, and the Neon Lightworks of Rod Lathim. Fresh off the Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony, REH Contemporary is ready to celebrate!

Join us at Tamsen Gallery for "Before They Were Legends," a breathtaking exhibition of rare trial proofs from the Bob Bonis Archive. Experience intimate, unseen moments of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones during their groundbreaking tours from 1964 to 1966. Don’t miss this unique journey into music history!

Experience Mary Heebner's celebrated Conjuring Rain paintings, returning from a three-year installation at the U.S. Embassy in Helsinki, Finland. Inspired by California's historic drought, these luminous works evoke the long-awaited arrival of rain and the enduring resilience of the natural world.

After spending July creating art in Paris, Josephine Tournier Ingram welcomes guests back to Gallery Josephine for Santa Barbara’s 1st Thursday Art Walk. Experience a newly curated presentation of her inaugural exhibition, featuring original paintings and new works. Join us for an evening of art, wine, and conversation. Bienvenue!

As Santa Barbara summers transition into fall, we enjoy the long, warm days and cool evenings with a golden hills backdrop. Come explore this seasonal transition through the art of our extraordinarily talented local artists. ("Evening Summer, Light on More Mesa" by Richard Schloss  24 x 46, oil on canvas)

Channel City Camera Club photo enthusiasts are displaying their favorite prints in the Faulkner Gallery this August. Active locally since 1939, the Club strives to advance the knowledge and skill of photography in our community. The First Thursday Reception with snacks is from 4-7 pm.

As the world heats up, Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild and Voice Gallery welcome you to “Caliente!” Enjoy sculptures and two-dimensional work. The Guild, which began in 1965, is back and brimming with life. Stop in, meet an artist and sample tasty sips and bites. Painting by Nadya Brown.

Swing by Soul Sucker and shop handmade ceramics, art and prints made by +40 artists & artisans. Soul Sucker promotes the work of independent ceramicists, artists and small-business goods. Started as the antithesis of corporate culture, Soul Sucker, is owned and operated by Alexander Cobos who creates ceramic art, in-house.

“Figuratively” means using words in a way that departs from their literal definition to create a vivid image. Many of the pieces in this show use vivid figurative artwork to express complex or symbolic ideas. Photo: Tom Peck, Woman In a Striped Chair. 36 x 36 inches, oil on canvas.

Join us at the NEW Film Center every 1st Thursday for free screenings of short films by Santa Barbara filmmakers. Check sbiff.org/sbfilmmakers for film info. Showtimes 5:30pm, 6:00pm, 6:30pm, and 7:00pm. (showtimes subject to change)

Lily Sanders paints with joy — you can feel it in every brushstroke. A longtime Santa Barbara local, Lily captures the charm of our city’s historic architecture, coastal beauty, and the sunlit rhythms of daily life. Other artists working in various mediums will be present to discuss their exhibits for August.