Now at the CAW
Santa Barbara High School's Visual Arts and Design Academy Presents:
The VADA Spring Show
Student Art Exhibition & Public Reception
Friday April 24th, 2026, 5-8pm
At the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St.
Artwork also on view Saturday 4/25 and Sunday 4/26, 1-4pm
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From the organizer:
Please join us for the opening reception of VADA's Annual Spring Show at the Community Arts Workshop this Friday, April 24th between 5:00 and 8:00.
A free, family friendly event, come be inspired by the incredible creative talent and hard work of our students.
Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Presents:
The 2026 Summer Solstice Celebration
The Solstice Workshop at the CAW opens the first week of May
Opening Reception May 17, Hours Wed-Fri. 3-8 pm, Sat-Sun, noon to 6 pm.
At the Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden St.
From the organizer:
The 2026 Solstice theme is "Making Waves"!
Collaborate. Create. Build Community & Connection with Us.
MANY WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:
Solstice is People-Powered, People-Created, Street Art in Motion. The Solstice Workshop is where the magic begins open for 2 months in May-June. REGISTER HERE
The Workshop will open the first week of May. Opening Reception May 17, Hours Wed-Fri. 3-8 pm, Sat-Sun, noon to 6 pm.
QUICK FACTS:
FESTIVAL in Alameda Park: June 20-22
Fri. 4-9 p.m. Sat. noon to 8 pm, Sun.Noon to 6 pm
PARADE: Saturday June 21, Noon,
Santa Barbara & Ortega Streets
WORKSHOP, Opening Reception May 10, 5-7 pm
631 Garden Street;
HOURS Wed.-Fri. 3-8 pm, Sat.-Sun noon to 6 pm
More information, including volunteer opportunities, vendor and sponsorship information, the Junior Artist Program, and more, at solsticeparade.com and the link below.
The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative Presents:
Area Meeting
A Place for Creative Exchange
Tuesday May 12th, 6-8pm
$12
Please note this month's Area Meeting will be at Sullivan Goss Gallery
Area Meeting is an open forum where the local creative community can gather to explore the meaning behind art and the processes driving it. Lead facilitator Patrick Melroy sparks discussion with showcased artists as a rally point for the creatives in our community. An excuse for us to be in the same place, a place which will inspire the right kind of imaginative friction. The first part of the evening is an interview-style discussion with a keynote artist. After a social break fueled by snacks, invited artists will present work in a supportive crit-style environment.
Area Meeting is for anyone who has ever read a wall placard at a gallery and found themselves with more questions than answers. Area Meeting is for the artist who needs to hear from other artists about the struggle, about the broken tools, the constant haunting of a studio space by specters of doubt and conflict as they battle to be heard through their work.
We welcome Adriana Arriaga as our keynote for this event.
Area Meeting is a Program organized and run by the Arts Collaborative.
For more information, or to inquire about presenting, contact Adrienne De Guevara at adrienne@artscollaborative.org.
Use the CAW
The CAW collaborates to empower and provide affordable space for art projects of all kinds. Have an idea? Use the CAW.
The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative works to maintain the CAW as a "blank canvas" for as wide a diversity of arts uses and users as possible, providing space and collaborating with project initiators to make their ideas a success for the benefit of the broader community, and supporting and cultivating collaborations between artists and arts organizations, community groups, the business community, non-profit organizations and the entire community.
Find out more about how you can use the CAW here:
The SBAC facilitates the use of the CAW by artists, nonprofits, and community groups of all types; fostering exploration, conversation, collaboration, and connection to further its mission to sustain and grow all forms of the arts in Santa Barbara. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the users’ own, and do not necessarily represent those of the Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative. The SBAC welcomes all in the work to sustain and grow the unique cultural ecology of our community.