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Posted by cafpress on: January 18 2010
Come see works by internationally renowned artists and local art luminaries beginning January 29th for the La Vie en Rose exhibition.
January 29 - February 5, 2010
La Vie en Rose: Annual Valentine's Exhibition
Adrienne
Allebe, Amy Bessone, Calico Brown, Alejandro Casazi, Nicole Cherubini,
Stephanie Dotson, Jayson Eoff, Julia Ford, Tera Galanti, Servando
Garcia, Penelope Gottlieb, Carlos A. Grano, Saul Gray-Hildenbrand,
Kimberly Hahn, Jean-Pierre Hebert, Mary Heebner, Susan Jorgensen, Ann
Luther, Hugh Margerum, Carrie Maseredjian, Bob Mask, Michael Barton
Miller, Barbara Parmet, Zacarias Paul, Rafael Perea de la Cabada, Gail
Pine, Harry Reese and Sandra Liddell Reese, Richard Ross, Warren
Schultheis, Joe Shea, Dante Sigismondi, Steven Smith, Jason Sober, Kat
Trajano, Patrick Turner, James Van Arsdale, Mitchell Wright, Kathleen
Yorba, Seyburn Zorthian, and Pamela Zwehl-Burke.
A sister exhibition of couture inspired paintings by Doug Wada will be on view from Jan 27 - Feb 4 at dressed/ready .
Posted by cafpress on: February 02 2010
Looking for something sophisticated, exciting, and different this Saturday night?
Join us this February 6th for a très chic art, fashion, and wine event! Beginning at 8 PM CAF will be transformed into a Parisian inspired, late-night lounge, offering fine art, luxury goods, and wine auctions all in support of the art and artists of our time! A haute couture fashion show by dressed/ready of Montecito; DJ Fab's sexy sounds; and delectable edibles and apéritifs await you!
Date: February 6, 2010, 8 PM until Late
Location: Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Paseo Nuevo Upper Arts Terrace, 653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara CA, 93101
For information and tickets: www.sbcaf.org or call 805.966.5373
CAF’s famed and cherished annual event has added a few exciting new twists! Brought to you as a late-night, lounge extravaganza inspired by the romance and sophistication of Paris, this benefit offers an array of live and silent auctions featuring exceptional wines, luxury items, and world-class artwork by internationally renowned artists and Santa Barbara’s own art luminaries including Adrienne Allebe, Amy Bessone, Calico Brown, Alejandro Casazi, Stephanie Dotson, Jayson Eoff, Julia Ford, Tera Galanti, Servando Garcia, Nancy Gifford, Penelope Gottlieb, Carlos A. Grano, Saul Gray-Hildenbrand, Kimberly Hahn, Jean-Pierre Hebert, Mary Heebner, Susan Jorgensen, Anne Luther, Hugh Margerum, Carrie Maseredjian, Bob Mask, Michael Barton Miller, Barbara Parmet, Zacarias Paul, Rafael Perea de la Cabada, Gail Pine, Harry Reese and Sandra Liddell Reese, Joan Rosenberg, Richard Ross, Warren Schultheis, Joe Shea, Dante Sigismondi, Steven Smith, Jason Sober, Kat Trajano, Patrick Turner, James Van Arsdale, Mitchell Wright, Lise Claire Wuebben, Kathleen Yorba, Seyburn Zorthian, and Pamela Zwehl-Burke.
A combined art exhibition and benefit, La Vie en Rose will blossom with a not-to-be-missed fashion show in partnership with Susan Pitcher’s iconic boutiques, dressed & ready! Induge your senses as models strut the runway in très chic creations by Halston, Yigal Azrouël, Thakoon, Mark & James by Badgley Mischka, A . L . C ., Caleen Cordero, Kimberly Ovitz, Lanvin shoes and handbags, Raquel Allegra, The Row, YSL and many more!
All attendees may participate in the silent art, wine, and luxury item auctions. For tickets, call 805.966.5373 or visit our website store http://www.sbcaf.org. Tickets from $75 - $175.
Finding that fashion must-have or Valentine’s gift is a snap with dressed/ready’sLa Vie en Rose 10% discount which will run from Jan 28th through Feb 5th; a portion of the proceeds from sales during this time will benefit CAF. While there, don’t miss the sister exhibition of Doug Wada's delicate perfume bottle watercolors. Wada’s fashionable art works will be on view and for sale from Jan 27 - Feb 4 at dressed/ready and then move to CAF on Feb 5 for La Vie en Rose. dressed/ready is located at 1253 Coast Village Road in Montecito.
Please come and preview the works up for auction at CAF during normal gallery hours from January 29 - February 5, 2010. Viewing the exhibition at CAF and dressed/ready is FREE.
All proceeds from La Vie en Rose benefit the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum’s highly acclaimed exhibitions and educational programs.
Thank you to our major supporters!American Laser Centers, Arcadian Winery, Bella Vista Designs Inc., Casa Magazine, Cheri Bibi, Design Within Reach, dressed/ready, MB Et Compagnie, Omni Fresco, Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara News-PressBabcock Winery & Vineyards, Grape Wise, Heitz Cellar, RND Vodka,
Posted by cafpress on: February 24 2010
Exhibition
Sanford Biggers: Moon Medicine and Bloom Projects: Melanie Schiff, Stones
Opening Reception: SAT. MAR. 6, 7-9 PM, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum FREE
On View: MAR. 6 – MAY 2, 2010, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum FREE
Come and see the latest exhibition at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Sanford Biggers: Moon Medicine and Bloom Projects: Melanie Schiff, Stones, on view from March 6 - May 2, 2010.
The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum presents a major West Coast exhibition of new work by internationally acclaimed artist, Sanford Biggers. The 2009 recipient of the prestigious William H. Johnson Prize, Biggers’ affecting and thought provoking work will debut at CAF with a self-titled exhibition Sanford Biggers: Moon Medicine. About the exhibition in Santa Barbara, the artist states, “Moon Medicine encompasses the breadth of my practice, showcasing photography, video, installation, and performance. It is a thematic, multi-disciplinary exploration of past themes and new themes meant to broaden and complicate our read on American history.”
Informed by living in the United States, Europe, and Japan, Biggers’ work references Buddhism, Indo- European Voodoo, African American history, jazz, hip hop culture, and a range of other influences to underscore notions of interconnectedness and hybridity. Accompanying this tour-de-force exhibition is a scholarly exhibition catalog written by CAF Executive Director, Miki Garcia. Garcia states, “We are proud to produce the artist’s first publication entirely dedicated to his practice despite showing internationally and being the recipient of numerous awards, fellowships, and residencies. With this exhibition and catalog, CAF succeeds in its mission to support the most compelling artists of our time and to bring world-class programming to the Tri-Counties.”
A native of Los Angeles, CA, Biggers is a resident of New York, NY, where he teaches at Columbia University, New York, NY. He received a B.A. from Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA, an M.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL and studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME. The 2009 recipient of the coveted William H. Johnson Prize, Biggers has won several awards (including the Creative Capital Project Grant and Camille Hanks-Cosby Fellowship) and participated in prestigious artist residencies and fellowships.
This exhibition has been made possible in part by the generous support of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Susan E. Bower, Cyndee Howard, Barry and Jill Kitnick, Jacquelyn Klein-Brown, Jon and Lillian Lovelace, Mike Healy and Tim Walsh, and Kimberly Hahn and James Van Arsdale of Myopia Design. Special thanks to Wayne McCall and Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.
Bloom Projects: Melanie Schiff, Stones
CAF is proud to present never-before-shown photographs by contemporary artist Melanie Schiff. A relative newcomer to Los Angeles, Schiff explores the cityscape, employing formal elements of the medium’s most ubiquitous type: the still life. Her stark photographs
expose how empty a city can feel and how the remnants of humans, though cast off and overlooked, can become sentimental, quiet moments wavering on the edge of a
constructed poetic narrative.
Schiff studied at University of London, Goldsmiths College, London, UK, received a B.F.A from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY and an M.F.A. from the University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL. Her work has been in numerous exhibitions including the 2008 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY and a solo exhibition entitled The Mirror, Kavi Gupta Gallery, Chicago, IL. She teaches at Pitzer College, Claremont, CA.
This exhibition has been made possible in part
by the generous support of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual
Arts. Special thanks to Brush & Associates, Santa Barbara, C; Glenn
Miller and Marjorie Gies, Santa Barbara, CA; and Wayne McCall and
Associates, Santa Barbara, CA.
Posted by cafpress on: March 05 2010
The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum and City 2.0 present a rare conversation between curator and artist. Executive Director of CAF, Miki Garcia sat down with artist Sanford Biggers to discuss his work, thoughts about art, and take questions sent in by the public. Sanford Biggers: Moon Medicine opens on Saturday, March 6 at 7 PM and closes May 2, 2010. Stop by to see the exhibition at CAF located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace.
Sanford Biggers Interview from City Two on Vimeo.
Sanford Biggers Interview/Conversation with Miki Garcia.
brought to you by City2 and CAF
CAF would like to thank Warren Schultheis and Kimberly Hahn.
Posted by cafpress on: April 28 2010
WED. APR. 28, 6 PM
Home Show
Revisited Open Meeting
The Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum (CAF) is seeking Santa Barbara
homeowners (broadly interpreted) interested in collaborating with the
contemporary arts non-profit on an exciting 8-week exhibition opening in
March 2011. The exhibition The Home Show
Revisited will comprise of 10 emerging and recognized California
artists creating new site-specific art at 10 private homes. The public
exhibition will focus on the societal and cultural interpretations of
“home” in residences from Goleta to Montecito.
CAF invites interested homeowners to an informational meeting at its
Paseo Nuevo gallery space on April 28, 2010 at 6pm. All interested
parties are invited to attend and learn more about this fantastic
opportunity to be involved in an important cultural event reflecting the
rich diversity of the Santa Barbara community.
Location:
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace
653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(T) 805.966.5373
sbcaf@sbcaf.org
www.sbcaf.org
Posted by cafpress on: May 17 2010
Opening Reception, May 22, 7-9 PM ON VIEW FROM MAY 22 – JUL. 18, 2010 Main Gallery: Visionaries: Contemporary Art from Santa Barbara’s Private Collections This exhibition will celebrate Santa Barbara’s world-class private contemporary art collections, specifically highlighting ones which include cutting-edge work including paintings, prints, drawings, photography, and sculpture by leading figures in the contemporary art world. Widely recognized as a center of arts and culture, leisure, and natural beauty, Santa Barbara also boasts a population of savvy art aficionados who travel, collect, and support contemporary art. This exhibition provides a rare glimpse into the private treasures in our midst. CAF would like to acknowledge the support of Candyce Eoff, Montecito, CA; Carole Lieff, Montecito, CA; Bill Spencer, Santa Barbara, CA; Wayne McCall & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA; and all the Lenders of this exhibition. Bloom Projects: Adrian Esparza, Paño-rama El Paso-based artist Adrian Esparza garners much of his source material and artistic inspiration from his borderland experience. Riffing on the Spanish word for cloth (paño), the artist will create a site-specific installation consisting of multiple, painted handkerchiefs quilted together to form large fabric panels. The collaged images on the handkerchiefs are gathered from a range of sources including the internet, personal imagery, and text. This newly commissioned work is directly inspired by CAF's geographic location, considering the California prison system, Santa Barbara (Patron Saint of prisoners), outsider art (drawings on handkerchiefs made by prisoners are referred to as “paños”), the concept of panopticon (circular prisons with cells distributed around a central surveillance station), and French philosopher, Michel Foucault's writings. Paño-rama considers notions of power and freedom of expression in contemporary West Coast society. Special thanks to Brush & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA; Glenn Miller and Marjorie Gies, Santa Barbara, CA; Bill Spencer, Santa Barbara, CA; and Wayne McCall & Associates, Santa Barbara, CA. FREE
Location:
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum located at the Paseo Nuevo Mall Upper Arts Terrace
653 Paseo Nuevo, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 11 AM to 5 PM, Sunday: Noon to 5 PM
(T) 805.966.5373
sbcaf@sbcaf.org
www.sbcaf.org
CAF is a non-profit, non-collecting institution dedicated to exhibiting the highest quality of contemporary art while recognizing "the artists of tomorrow," and was founded in 1976 by artists and art supporters seeking a venue dedicated solely to contemporary art. What once began as a grassroots, artist-run organization with nominal funding now serves as the leading contemporary arts presenter in Central California. CAF offers its innovative education and exhibition programming to the region primarily free of charge. There is no admission fee because CAF believes that the arts should be accessible to all audiences of all persuasions. It truly is foundations and individuals from the community that keep CAF active, inspired and alive with opportunities for artists, children, and adults to experience all the visual and performing arts have to offer.
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