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Announcing Off-Axis 2008: A Month-Long Celebration of Contemporary Art! Here is a unique opportunity to explore ideas, concepts, and critical approaches to contemporary art practice in a community-wide setting. Off-Axis 2008 promises to be a stimulating immersion into art exhibitions, public openings, artists’ interventions, VIP tours, lectures by renowned scholars, and myriad of crossover events in Santa Barbara.Santa Barbara is a growing hub for the arts in Central California and the West Coast region. Its rich history and the resources of the city’s visual arts institutions, the thriving gallery community, and cutting-edge performing arts scene provide an excellent backdrop for meaningful engagement with contemporary art. |
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Event Highlights to Include: View Full Event List Oct. 3 through Oct. 31 Edward Cella Art + Architecture: Ann Diener: Cathedrals of Commerce Oct. 2 through Nov. 9 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum: Jean-Pierre Hébert: Drawing with the Mind, organized by Elaine LeVasseur and BLOOM PROJECTS: Julien Audebert: Ornaments and Crimes Aug. 30 through Nov. 11 Santa Barbara County Arts Commission: Edge: Santa Barbara County Contemporary Artists and State of the Art Gallery 2008 Oct. 2 through Jan. 16 Santa Barbara Museum of Art: Ten! Sep. 27 through Jan. 2009 Off-Axis is the result of a broad-based collaboration between civic organizations, individuals, non profits and commercial galleries: Edward Cella Art + Architecture Gallery, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Atkinson Gallery at Santa Barbara City College, Reynolds Gallery at Westmont College, The Arts Fund Gallery, and the UCSB University Art Museum, with support from CASA, the Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau and Film Commission (SBCVB), Seasons Magazine, and the Santa Barbara Independent. |