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Events at SBMA
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Tickets for most events may be purchased at the Admissions Desk during Museum hours or by credit card by calling 805.884.6423. Please check event details for further information.
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August / September
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Thursday, August 5, 5 - 8 pm
The Chaotic Harmony exhibition will be on view.
Family 1st Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Everyday Symbols: Visual Storytelling
Uncover the meaning of the everyday objects found in select photographs in Chaotic Harmony, then compose your own tale using visual symbols to share a story of daily life.
Thursday, September 2, 5 - 8 pm
The Chaotic Harmony exhibition will be on view.
Family 1st Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Land & Sea
Play with positive and negative space in punch dot patterns and soft repetitions in powdery graphite to create your own landscape and seascape.
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Thursdays, August 5, 12, 2 pm
Ensembles from the Music Academy of the West will entertain visitors with 45-minute recitals of music ranging from Renaissance to contemporary. Mary Craig Auditorium.
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Saturday, August 7, 12 - 5 pm
Featuring the works by Theo Helmstadter of Green River Pottery that are both functional and beautiful. Local clays and glaze materials, simple, spontaneous throwing technique, and intense high-temperature firing contribute to the look and feel of Helmstadter's pots—rugged stony textures, dark colors, and transformed surfaces.
Museum Store
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SBMA is proud to present contemporary Korean films selected and introduced by Suk-Young Kim, Associate Professor of Theatre at UCSB. Mary Craig Auditorium. Seating is limited. First come, first seated.
Thursday, August 12, 5:30 pm
Take Care of My Cat
Set against a backdrop of industrial cityscapes, undercurrents of tension between older and younger generations, Confucian values, and contemporary success add weight to this coming of age narrative. Director: Jeong Jae-Eun
Thursday, August 26, 5:30 pm
Chihwaseon
Set at the end of the 19th century during the Joseon Dynasty, this is the story of a real-life painter Jang Seung-eop whose life was perpetually marked by struggles to achieve artistic freedom.
Director: Im Kwon-taek (Sopyeonje, Chunhyang)
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Thursday, August 19, 5:30 - 9:30 pm
Nights continues to inspire through time-based art, performance, and new media. These unique events offer a cultural cocktail of art,music, specialtymartinis, and outrageous one-night-only interactive happenings in theMuseum’s galleries.
In August, celebrate the Chaotic Harmony exhibition highlighted by a special performance by String Theory.
$25 SBMA Members, $35 Non-Members
For information or tickets, contact Colette Petti at 884.6414 or nightstickets@sbma.net, or go to www.sbma.net/nights.
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August 20 - 22, 11 am - 5 pm
Making its debut during the August Nights, this work will be on view during regular Museum hours. In the film, Kim Sooja penetrates the world by remaining still, her back to the camera. She stands on bustling city streets like a rock in a rushing river, altering the flow. Passersby also play a central role as they respond to or ignore her.
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All lectures are held in the Mary Craig Auditorium. Seating is limited. First come, first seated.
Sunday, August 22, 2:30 pm
Soap Operas and Contemporary Korean Culture
Presented by Suk-Young Kim, Associate Professor of Theatre at UCSB
Sunday, August 29, 2:30 pm
The Frontality of Postwar Korean Photography
Presented by Joan Kee, Assistant Professor of the History of Art, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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Families are invited to SBMA for free, informal and interactive conversations about art. Spend time exploring the galleries with a Senior Museum Educator, then visit the Family Resource Center. Ages 7 and older. Free tour with suggested Museum admission.
Sunday, August 29, 11 am - 12 noon
Portraits Past and Present
Discover different ways likeness can be visually represented in stone, paint, and photography. We’ll start our journey in ancient Egypt moving forward in time to the contemporary community and individual portraits in Chaotic Harmony.
Sunday, September 26, 11 am - 12 noon
Stories in Art
Explore real and make believe worlds created using words and images in the Stranger Than Fiction exhibition.
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