Join us for the New and Improved Art Crawl

June 4, 2013 Category :Events

The Art Crawl: The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, in partnership with the Downtown Organization, has organized an Art Crawl through the 1st Thursday festivities. The curator for the Art Crawl this month is Sophie Leddick from the Contemporary Arts Forum.

The Art Crawl will start at 5:30 in de la Guerra Plaza on the back steps of City Hall (735 Anacapa Street, then head around to the back to the de la Guerra Plaza end of the building).

Selections for Art in the Mayor’s Office

May 29, 2013 Category :Events

Mayor Helene Schneider and the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative would like the thank everyone who submitted work for Art in the Mayor’s Office. We’d also like to announce and congradulate the artists who were selected for this exhibition.

They are:

Bonnie Beedles

Jami Joelle Nielsen

Rodger Dawson

Christa Lyons

Ursula Szeles

Kathi Scarminach

Sol Hill

Ireno Rodriguez

Please join us all at the show’s opening and meet the Mayor this 1st Thursday June 6th from 5pm to 6pm on the 2nd floor of City Hall.

We’d like to thank the Mayor for her involvement in local art and the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative for facilitating this event.

SBAC

Art in the Mayor’s Office Applications are Now Closed

May 24, 2013 Category :Events

Thank you for your interest in this project. However the deadline to apply has pasted.

If you’d like to be informed of this project or the many other ones please visit our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SBartscollaborative or visit us at our website http://sbartscollaborative.org/

Art in the Mayor’s Office

May 8, 2013 Category :Events

Calling all artists!

It’s time for our second Call For Entries of 2013 for Art in the Mayor’s Office. For this round we are asking artists to interpret the theme “Alternative Viewpoints”. The call is open to each and every media.

Space is limited so most selections will need to be hanging work no larger than 36 inches tall by 36 inches wide INCLUDING THE FRAME. If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please fill out the simple application and submit up to three digital examples of your work.

The deadline to apply is noon on Friday, May 24th, 2013. The selections will be reviewed by a small panel and announced by Monday, May 27th. The opening will coincide with 1st Thursday, June 6th. If you have any difficulties with the registration or application process, our webmaster is available for questions at webmaster@sbartscollaborative.org .

Whether you are an emerging artist or an established artist we encourage you to apply.

APPLY HERE http://sbartscollaborative.org/CityHall.htm

On behalf of the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative and all artists and arts lovers in Santa Barbara, we thank the Mayor once again for this opportunity!

SBAC

Elements Theatre Collective presents: The Last Five Years

April 10, 2013 Category :Events

Elements Theatre Collective presents

The Last Five Years

written and composed by Jason Robert Brown

A musical that defies many standard musical conventions, The Last Five Years follows the relationship between Cathy, an aspiring actress, and Jamie, a successful novelist, over the course of five years. Cathy’s story moves in reverse chronological order, while Jamie’s moves forward. The show examines what happens when love is not enough and the lack of connection in the seemingly closest moments of a relationship. An intimate and emotionally powerful examination of love, it is easy to see why The Last Five Years has been called a “cult-hit.”

Starring: Emily Jewell as Catherine Hiatt and Elisha Schaefer as Jamie Wellerstein. With Direction by Sara Rademacher, Music Direction by Stacie Anthes, Accompaniment by Ben Saunders, Set Design by Sarah Jane Bennett, Costume Design by Yuko Maikawa, Lighting Design by Chris Hanes, Stage Management by Sarah Minnis, and Produced by Rob Grayson & Mary Plant-Thomas.

Elements Theatre Collective will present The Last Five Years from April 12th through April 28th in multiple locations throughout Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpenteria. As part of Elements’ mission to provide free, professional quality theatre to under-served communities, all performances will be offered for free to the community, including a performance at Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter. This production is presented in partnership with Santa Barbara Dance Alliance and the Santa Barbara Public Library System. The Last Five Years contains minimal adult language.

Performance dates and locations include:

Friday, April 12th at 8:00pm – The Piano Kitchen, 430 Rose Ave, Santa Barbara

Saturday, April 13th at 8:00pm – The Piano Kitchen, 430 Rose Ave, Santa Barbara

Sunday, April 14th at 2:00pm – SHIFCO, 418 Santa Fe Place, Santa Barbara

Thursday, April 18th at 8:00pm – Rancho Embarcadero, 224 Vereda Layenda, Goleta

Friday, April 19th at 8:00pm – Carpinteria Woman’s Club, 1059 Vallecito Rd, Carpinteria

Saturday, April 20th – Special Location To Be Announced

Sunday, April 21st – Special Location To Be Announced

Thursday, April 25th – Casa Esperanza Homeless Shelter, 816 Cacique St, Santa Barbara

Friday, April 26th at 8:00pm – Java Station, 4447 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara

Saturday, April 27th at 8:00pm – Java Station, 4447 Hollister Ave, Santa Barbara

Sunday, April 28th at 2:00pm – Santa Barbara Public Library, Faulkner Gallery, 40 E Anapamu St, Santa Barbara

To reserve your free tickets visit the Productions page on our website: www.elementstheatrecollective.com.

Elements’ production of The Last Five Years, is the third fully staged production in our ambitious 2012-2013 season. Since our initial season, Elements has more than doubled its programs, producing several fully realized plays, commissioning new work and providing career oriented and community oriented workshops. Elements also collaborated with Out of the Box Theatre Company to produce the first annual Santa Barbara General Auditions, with the 2nd annual event happening this May.

Photo credit: Rob Grayson

Contact: Mary Plant-Thomas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cell: 858-336-3549

Email: elementstheatrecollective@gmail.com

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If you’d like more information about this production, Elements Theatre Collective, or to schedule an interview with director Sara Rademacher, please call (805) 232-4382 or email elementstheatrecollective@gmail.com. Thank you!

Usher Reception at Marjorie Luke Theater

March 10, 2013 Category :Events

Selections for Art in the Mayor’s Office

March 1, 2013 Category :Events

They are:

Robert Blackwell

Brett Leigh Dicks

New Noise Foundation

Linda Hanly

Holli Harmon

Joan Rosenberg-Dent

Mel Zaid

Gail Pine

Fritz Olenberger

Bodhi Liggett

Please join us all at the show’s opening and meet the Mayors this 1^st Thursday March 7th from 5pm to 6pm on the 2^nd floor of City Hall.

We’d like to thank the Mayor for her involvement in local art and the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative for facilitating this event.

SBAC

Art In the Mayor’s Office Applications are now closed

February 19, 2013 Category :Events

We chose to do an open call so we can get a better picture of the variety of art in Santa Barbara. This will guide us to create themes for this year’s remaining 3 exhibitions. The deadline for entries has been reached. We like to thank the nearly 40 artists who’ve applied. The selection process will begin this week and announcements of the selected artists hall be made next week. The show will open on 1st Thursday March 7th. We hope to see you all there an show support for this local artist’s event.

On behalf of the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative and all artists and arts lovers in Santa Barbara, we thank the Mayor once again for this opportunity!

ENTERPRISE GRANTS FOR SANTA BARBARA AREA ARTISTS

February 1, 2013 Category :News

February 1, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

SANTA BARBARA ARTS COLLABORATIVE ANNOUNCES ARTS ENTERPRISE GRANTS FOR SANTA BARBARA AREA ARTISTS.

For further information contact: Nathan Vonk, President of Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative at info@sbartscollaborative.org

This week the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative announced its new Arts Enterprise Grants. These grants will be open to artists of all disciplines residing, performing or exhibiting in the City of Santa Barbara. The grants build on the Arts Collaborative’s Direct-to-Artists grants program of April 2010. Funding support for the Arts Enterprise Grants has been provided through the Santa Barbara Limited Edition Online Print Sales program, and the Santa Barbara Foundation.

While the online submittal and review process will be the same as the Arts Collaborative’s 2010 Direct-to-Artist grants, Arts Enterprise Grants will place an emphasis on entrepreneurism and innovation. Ongoing or proposed Arts Enterprise Grant projects should provide innovative approaches or new models to further artistic career goals and provide opportunities for public engagement. Arts Collaborative Board President Nathan Vonk had this to say about the Arts Enterprise Grant opportunity for Santa Barbara based artists, “This grant is an amazing opportunity for local artists to learn from a diverse group of mentors who will help make their project a success.”

Grants will be available online at Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative website APPLY HERE beginning February 11th, 2013. The deadline for the online grant submittal is March 11th at 9pm Pacific Standard Time. Grant panelists will convene to review grant applicants and make selections during the week of March 18-22nd. 2013 Arts Enterprise grant recipients will be announced at the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission Annual Arts Symposium on April 26, 2013 at the Canary Hotel.

The Arts Enterprise Grant Review Panel includes individuals from a wide range of artistic disciplines and includes professionals with varied experience in business, administration, marketing and promotion. Members of the panel will act as an “ad hoc” committee to selected applicants throughout the next 12 months through the successful completion of their proposed project.

Since its inception, the efforts and programs of the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative continue with a goal to foster and facilitate collaboration. Conceived of by Nathan Vonk the Arts Collaborative provided an Arts Crawl program attached to the Downtown Organization’s popular 1st Thursday cultural nights. With the support of Mayor Helene Schneider, the Arts Collaborative instituted an Art in the Mayor’s Office program with an online call for entries. At the April 2012 County Arts Symposium the Arts Collaborative lead a community discussion on strategies to preserve the Funk Zone as an artisan centric neighborhood. The Arts Collaborative recently played a significant role in fostering collaboration, and engaging artists and businesses through participation in Pianos on State, its second Bar Napkin Biennale and the recent very successful Focus on the Funk Zone event in October. Through the Arts Enterprise Grant program the Arts Collaborative intends to continue its ongoing efforts to support and foster collaboration and innovation for Santa Barbara’s creative community.
“The idea behind the Arts Enterprise Grant program is to rethink the grant process and leverage the power of collaboration” says Rod Hare, co-founder and board member of the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative. “Grants are a critical part of supporting a thriving artistic community in Santa Barbara, but often result in artists contorting their ideas to fit a grant’s criteria, just to secure the funds to keep going,” said Hare. “Our idea is to hear from artists what projects they’re passionate about, and then provide some necessary funds, yes, but more importantly surround that artist with individuals from the community who will commit to seeing the artist’s vision become reality. Almost like an ad hoc advisory board.”

Arts Enterprise Grant Timeline:

February 11, 2013 Enterprise Grants Available online at www.sbartscollaborative.org

March 11, 2013 Grants due submitted online (9pm PST)

March 18-22 Panelists review grants and make selections

April 26 Arts Enterprise grant recipients announced at the SB County Arts Commission’s Annual Arts Symposium.

For information on the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative visit www.sbartscollaborative.org or sbartscollab on Facebook. If you have any difficulties with the registration or online grant application process, the SB Arts Collaborative webmaster is available for questions at webmaster@sbartscollaborative.org.

Calling all artists!

January 27, 2013 Category :Events

It’s time for our first Call For Entries of 2013 for Art in the Mayor’s Office. To begin the year we are having a completely open call for any medium or subject.

The deadline to apply is noon on Monday, February 18th, 2012. The selections will be reviewed by a small panel and announced by Monday, February 25th. The opening will coincide with 1st Thursday, March 7th. If you have any difficulties with the registration or application process, our webmaster is available for questions at webmaster@sbartscollaborative.org .

We chose to do an open call so we can get a better picture of the variety of art in Santa Barbara. This will guide us to create themes for this year’s remaining 3 exhibitions. Whether you are an emerging artist or an established artist we encourage you to apply.
APPLY HERE

On behalf of the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative and all artists and arts lovers in Santa Barbara, we thank the Mayor once again for this opportunity!

SBAC

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