Fare trade

SANTA BARBARA CITY HALL GALLERY: Featuring photographs by Patricia Clarke and Brett Leigh Dicks and Santa Barbara-themed papel picado by Irene Ramirez, this exhibition will open on July 31st. The exhibition captures the spirit of taquerias and diners through a series of vibrant photographs and a colorful papel picado installation. Together, the works celebrate the everyday spaces where food, culture, and community intersect, highlighting the artistry in the familiar and the stories behind each plate.

Address: 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA

form and frame: abstraction, community, and the language of art

CHANNING PEAKE GALLERY: Drawing on selections from the County’s public art collection, this exhibition encourages viewers to explore how artists use abstraction to build connections and prompt new perspectives. Core elements such as line, form, and color serve as tools for storytelling, community expression, and emotional resonance.

Click here to read more about the exhibition in this recent article in the Santa Barbara Independent.

Address: 105 E. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara

New Muralism: Valley visions

BETTERAVIA GALLERY: Slingshot / Alpha Art Studio presents this new exhibition at Betteravia, expanding on themes from the "New Muralism" exhibition previously at Channing Peake—art in the public sphere highlighting marginalized perspectives of self and place, localized to Santa Maria's landscape and culture.

The show features 3’x7’ textile panels depicting the Santa Maria Valley, with designs by six Slingshot artists that blur the line between art and craft.

Address: 511 E. Lakeside Parkway, Santa Maria