Events 20th Anniversary Events 2025 marks our 20th Anniversary Year. Special displays and events continue this fall… Aug 13 – Oct 22: “Museum

Join us for a community art workshop on Friday, October 23rd from 2-4PM on the VAC Plaza! Inspired by Jake McCord’s self-taught whimsical painting style, we will create large scale […]

Turbulent weather fronts excite Mark Weller. Always looking upward as storms build and clouds roil, he finds that clouds “are never the same, never in reruns. Dramatic or friendly, I consider clouds to be the anchor of t…

Exhibition on view August 13—October 25.

No-Man’s-Land | August 13 – November 8, 2026 Opening Reception Thursday, August 13th – 5:30 PM Inspired by the visionary work of Kentucky coal-miner-turned-evangelist Harrison Mayes after he experienced a […]

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Presents Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan Read Cronin On View August 13 – November 29, 2026 A playful, story-rich exhibition exploring the breadth of human emotion through br…

Andy Krzystek (b. 1986), Chairs , 2026; skateboard wheel marks on primed board, 47 x 38 inches; Courtesy of the Artist.

Crochet Coral Reef transforms fiber art, mathematics, and marine science into collective climate action.

Cultural Currency: Contemporary Art from the Riemer Collection presents the innovative ways artists use money as a medium to explore preconceived notions of value and worth beyond declared denominations. The artists in t…

Upcycled Garden will be a site-specific installation designed for the Hunter’s East Art Lounge. The pieces are made from discarded and found cardboard, and is an ever-growing installation, often using local materials. Se…