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August 30, 2018

Explore Two Days of Luminous Art at 30th Annual Santa Barbara Artwalk

The 30th Annual Santa Barbara Artwalk Artists of Inspiration Exhibition presented by the Museum League, will take place at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The exhibition is free with paid Museum admission and all works displayed at the show are for sale. Proceeds support Museum programs.

The two-day event includes a beautiful indoor and outdoor show featuring the works of many notable local artists such as Meredith Abbott, Whitney Abbott, Nancy Davidson, Camille Dellar, Rick Garcia, Jordan Pope, Ray Hunter, Ann Sanders, Thomas Van Stein, and Ralph Waterhouse. Artists from the surrounding area include John Budicin, John Cosby, Karl Dempwolf, George Lockwood, Jennifer Moses, Dan Schultz, and Kevin Short. Many of these painters are members of the California Art Club and the Oil Painters of America.

Museum League member and Artwalk organizer Diane Waterhouse shares, “Artwalk is a Santa Barbara tradition and will feature the finest landscape, urban, figurative, and still life artists. I am honored to curate this exhibition again and it is a joy for me to do so.”

During the exhibition, guests will be able to purchase lunch items and enjoy a no-host wine bar.

For more information, visit www.sbnature.org/artwalk.

Artwalk 2018

When: Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23, 2018 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Where: Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2559 Puesta del Sol, Santa Barbara

Tickets: Free with paid Museum admission. Free for Museum members.

About the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History

Powered by Science. Inspired by Nature. Founded in 1916, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History inspires a thirst for discovery and a passion for the natural world. The Museum seeks to connect people to nature for the betterment of both, and prides itself on being naturally different. For more information, visit www.sbnature.org.

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