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Portals & Pathways/Flora Ficciones/Solo Show

Westmont College Celebrating 85 years 5x5 Show

5x5 launches November 30, 2023 and will feature hundreds of small 5 x 5 inch square works by regional, national, and international artists. View the show.

The following works will be available November 30 - December 15, 2023:

Conversations with the Artists - Simulacrum

 

Please join us at Gallery 825 on November 18, 2023 at 11am as we hear from solo artist Kerrie Smith and artists from the group exhibit Simulacrum. Sohani will perform a dance within Kerri Smith's Portals & Pathways at 11am. 

Simulacrum is  an all-media group exhibition exploring superficial likeness or image in contemporary culture. Simulacrum is juried by James Panozzo, Launch LA

Los Angeles Art Association is proud to present Kerrie Smith's powerful installation Portals and Pathways. Smith’s multisensory installation features flowing banners printed with Smith’s vivid abstract paintings inspired by daily walks along Santa Barbara’s More Mesa. Interspersed are sheer banners featuring personal poetry hand-stamped with wooden blocks carved by Smith. Circular “portals” hang from floor to ceiling with Smith’s photography of local flora and fauna, as well as sights on the trails that surround More Mesa. Ambient sounds of crashing waves, animal life, and encounters recorded by Smith.

When: November 18 at 11am

Show runs: Through December 1, 2023

Where: Gallery 825 

825 N. La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90069

Admission: By appointment only.

Ready To Hang

 

Are you Ready to Hang? One night only, Sat. November 18, 6-9pm, at the CAW 631 Garden St, Santa Barbara, is one of our region’s largest showcases of local art!

The Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative Presents:

Ready to Hang
Public Art Sale
November 18, 2023 6 - 9 PM

Artist Kerrie Smith has donated Flora Ficciones Series ‘Aurora Hellianthus’.

A pop up show open to all local artists for creations 12 by 12 inches in size, Ready to Hang presents a unique opportunity to see new works by our entire community of artists in one show. The show features works for sale by dozens of area painters, photographers, assemblage makers, tattoo artists, fabric artists, printmakers and more. Prices set by the artists span a wide range, from a few dollars to a few hundred dollars, making it an an incredible opportunity to collect local work.

In 2022 we exhibited 408 pieces of art by more than 200 artists, and over two nights more than 800 people visited. Up to 450 pieces are anticipated this year, and even more artists and visitors are expected to participate. Purchases will be immediately available to “unhang” and take home.

Music for the public sale will be provided by Tripform (@official.tripform). Video projections are generously provided by the Environment Makers (@theenvironmentmakers). Submissions this year are already over the three hundred mark and entries are still steadily being submitted, but it is not too late to enter!

Visit sbcaw.org/hang for more.

WHERE: Community Arts Workshop, 631 Garden Street, Santa Barbara.
WHEN: 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023

Special Thanks to our Presenting Sponsor - Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery (@sullivangoss)




And Deep Thanks to:
Art Hero Sponsors  - Blue Owl (@blueowlsb)

Art Patron Sponsors - J.Wilkes Winery (@j.wilkeswines)

Art Supporter Sponsor - Oniracom (@oniracom), Draughtsman Brewery (@draughtsmen)

And to all of the volunteers who help make this event possible.