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Proscenium: Elliott Hundley

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Allure of the Amalfi Coast

Discovering Italy’s Coastal Beauty, A Value Tour

October 29 – November 6, 2025

Cruising the Adriatic

~ Slovenia & Croatia aboard Queen Eleganza with Eric Frank

May 23 – June 3, 2026

Art, Arboreta, and Estates of England's East Anglia Region

~ Cambridge and Norfolk ~ with Oliver Gerrish

June 2026 (Dates TBD)
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photo of abstract work hanging on a light gray wall, consisting of a heavily worked surface with various objects and color palette of warm tones

Proscenium: Elliott Hundley

Through August 31, 2025

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By Achilles’ Tomb: Elliott Hundley and Antiquity @ SBMA 

Through February 22, 2026

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Math + Art

March 30 – August 24, 2025

detail of opaque watercolor on cotton of a Tibetan mandala of a goddess

Guides to Enlightenment: Tibetan Paintings from the Museum’s Collection

Through August 17, 2025

depicts a busy street scene of dark greys and blues featuring someone trying to rein in horse while onlookers watch

Modern Life: A Global Artworld, 1850-1950

An exhibition of the permanent collection at SBMA

Ongoing

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Dario Robleto: The Signal

Exhibition co-organized and film co-commissioned with the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX

December 8, 2024 – May 25, 2025

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Burgundy & The Loire Valley with Nigel McGilchrist

May 8 – 20, 2025

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Family 1st Thursday

Thursday, May 1, 2025
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"A Look Through Time" presented by SBCC Fashion Club

Free Fashion Show

Thursday, May 1, 2025
5 – 6 pm

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Santa Barbara Museum of Art Presents Mid-Career Exhibitions by Los Angeles Artist Elliott Hundley Opening April 20, 2025

March 6, 2025

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Adult Art Studio Class En Plein Air at Lotusland

Friday, May 2, 2025
1 – 4 pm

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