Community Calendar

This collaborative exhibition celebrates the intersection of art and environmental stewardship, highlighting the efforts of the Oak Group, the UCSB Cheadle Center for Biodiversity & Ecological Restoration, and Coal Oil Point Reserve to conserve the Devereux Slough.

Art in Service of the Land invites viewers to explore how art documents, interprets, and amplifies the ongoing work of conservation, revealing the beauty and complexity of the North Campus Open Space (NCOS) and inspiring engagement with our local environment.

This exhibition was curated and cosponsored by the Oak Group and the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration, in collaboration with UCSB Library staff.

Exhibition runs from March 16 to June 26.

Have a musical instrument collecting dust in your closest? Let us help! Infinite Music will put it in the hands of a young musician in need or fundraise through our retail sales program. We welcome all instruments and PA/sound equipment. (Sorry, no acoustic pianos at this time.)

Free pickup or drop off (KCBX weekdays from 9 am to 4 pm or Infinite Music, Morro Bay).

Call us at 805-225-1899 for more information or email: jim@infinitemusic.org.

Opera San Luis Obispo is proud to present its Summer Opera Camp, a premier youth training program and one of the last remaining opera camps of its kind in the nation.
This year’s camp features The Mikado, Jr. in partnership with Central Coast Gilbert & Sullivan. Students will learn, rehearse, and perform The Mikado, Jr. in a fully staged production at the conclusion of camp, while training at a professional level through one-on-one and group coaching in voice, movement, and collaboration, master classes, and performance preparation — then stepping directly onto the mainstage.

All campers are invited to perform in OperaSLO’s October production alongside professional singers and a full orchestra.

Registration is now open. www.operaslo.org.
Camp dates: Weekdays 9 am to 3 pm, July 20th to July 31. Ages 9 to 17.

Passage Through, New York–based artist Peter Krashes’ first solo exhibition on the West Coast, uses paintings of old and new construction, atmospheric details of public meetings, and ordinary yet meaningful aspects of community work to focus on daily experience in an ever-changing world.

For nearly two decades, Krashes was deeply engaged as a community activist, and this lived experience shapes the work throughout the exhibition. Passage Through turns our attention to interstitial spaces and events—what is found in between, at the edges of our awareness, in the overlooked, and in the margins of our vision.

Exhibits runs through June.
 

The nine diverse works of American art in this exhibition span from 1915 to 2020, representing a remarkable slice of American art history. This selection weaves together ideas of identity, childhood, and environment. Through diverse mediums, styles, and cultural contexts, these works offer insights into the personal, cultural, and artistic conversations that shape our world. This project is made possible through our remarkable partnership with Art Bridges, whose mission is to bring art out of storage and into communities across America.

Together, these works explore social issues that feel especially relevant today in the American political landscape—ideas of home, belonging, community, and time. Each artwork tells its own story, but together they create a larger history and experience. This exhibition does more than reflect the world: it helps us understand it and imagine the future we want to create.

Exhibition runs through May.

Cambria Center for the Arts (CCA) is delighted to announce “In the Studio; Out on Location,” featuring the vibrant work of part-time Cambria resident Art Sherwyn. Art has been in constant exploration for over 40 years. Whether in his studio or in nature, he enjoys pushing the boundaries of playful form and creative expression.
Exhibit run March 3 to April 26, Tuesday through Sunday from 12 to 4 pm
Artist’s Reception: March 7th, from 4:30 to 6:00 pm

These two beautiful exhibits are running concurrently.

In the Main Gallery is the MBAA members' exhibit "A Shift in Perspective," a must for anyone looking to engage with thought-provoking themes that challenge conventional norms and encourage a re-examination of assumptions.
In the Russell Gallery is Aquarius, the Central Coast Watercolor Society's annual juried exhibit.

Exhibits runs February 19th to March 30th
Artist’s Reception: February 22nd, from 2 to 4 pm

Celebrate the creativity and talent of local high school students at the 65th Annual Fine Arts Awards, presented by The Monday Club.

Students from across San Luis Obispo County will compete in Classical Music, Jazz Music, and Visual Arts for awards of:
1st Place $1,500
2nd Place $1,000
3rd Place $500

After submitting digital auditions or artwork entries, selected finalists will participate in a live performance and presentation event judged by professional artists and musicians.
Everyone is invited to attend and support these rising artists.

Join the California Nature Art Museum and Artist Cydney Miller for an origami garland workshop. Learn how to make a colorful garland of origami cranes or butterflies with a variety of decorative accents. This is an entry-level class, but experienced origami-makers are also welcome, too. All participants will take home one decorative origami garland with a string of serene cranes or beautiful butterflies.

Advance registration is required, 15 attendees maximum. This class is best suited for ages 12 yrs+. Email questions to Assistant Director Rachel Metz at rachel@calnatureartmuseum.org.

“Have you ever wondered if it’s too late to write that novel, become an artist, learn to skydive, or play the piano?” local author Deborah Brasket muses.

Join Brasket and Jeanne Sparks, co-executive director of Santa Barbara County Action Network, for a candid conversation about how Brasket came to publish her debut novel, When Things Go Missing, later in life. Brasket will share her journey, read from her book, answer questions, and sign copies.

The event is sponsored by SBCAN and Friends of the Santa Maria Public Library.
When Things Go Missing is about the fragility and resilience of family life. When the mother who has been holding her family together mysteriously disappears, it sets into motion a ripple of anger, grief, and regret that reshapes the lives of those left behind--her two troubled adult children and distant husband. Each embarks on their own journeys to fill the missing pieces in their lives and make their family whole again.