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.

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

tides of time: collaboration with the Santa barbara maritime museum

SANTA BARBARA CITY HALL GALLERY: This exhibition includes historical photographs of the development of the Santa Barbara Harbor, which is one of the last working harbors in the state. The show also includes photos from Our Channel Islands by Ernest H. Brooks II, who is renowned for his innovative underwater photography techniques.

Address: 735 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA