The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature presented a talk and book signing program by author Mark Humpal “Ray Stanford Strong, West Coast Landscape Artist.” This event coincided with the main gallery exhibit Ray Strong, A Collectors Passion, on display through July 8, 2019.
Read MoreThe Wildling Museum of Art and Nature presented “A Conversation in Poem and Stories.” This program was free and open to the public. It took place on Sunday, March 10, from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM in the Valley Oak Gallery. The program featured thetwo accomplished artists, Jerry Dipego and Ron Colone. The MC for the event was Steve Braff.
Read MoreOn March 2 the Wildling Art Museum partnered with the NatureTrack Film Festival (NTFF) to present a special pre-screening of an "official selection" for the 2019 NTFF Festival, Into the Arctic: Awakening by director Cory Trépanier, a landscape painter, filmmaker, and explorer based in Ontario, Canada. Cory’s fine art career spans two decades and has always been intertwined with his passion for the outdoors.
Read More“Nature Through the Eye of a Needle - a Shared Adventure,” was an artist talk with Dr. Isabel Downs and Dr. Robert Warner. The lecture will took place at the Wildling Museum on Sunday, February 10, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Dr. Downs is currently the Featured Local Artist, and her fiber art of bird and marine scenes is on display in the museum store.
Read MoreTo celebrate the birds of our region, the Wildling offered a birding lecture with Fred Emerson and Fred Machetanz to expand public knowledge on Sunday April 8th.
Read MoreOn April 10, 2019 we spent a day enjoying the art, architecture and gardens of The Getty Center! Our visit included a 45-minute guided Architectural Tour and plenty of time to do lunch. Hosted by Elverhøj Museum & Solvang Rec Department.
Read MoreThis 3-3.5 hour Island Wildlife cruise took us through the waters of the Santa Barbara Channel, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary and the Channel Islands National Park known to have more marine mammals than any other area on the planet. Hosted by Wildling Museum staff.
Read MoreThis tour was a visit to the unique and beautiful Carrizo Plain, touring Soda Lake and learning about the plants, animals, and geology of the San Joaquin Valley. Local artist John Iwerks joined the group to share his experiences living in Carrizo while painting a wildlife mural of this special natural area.
Read MoreTuesday, February 29, 2019 was a day at The Broad Museum with a guided 1-hour tour followed by free-time. The Broad is known for its extensive contemporary art collection along with interactive audience installations, thought-provoking exhibitions and cutting-edge architecture.
Read More“Nature Abstracted,” a three-hour workshop for adults (teens were also welcome), started from a photograph of a place in the natural world which the student brought or chose. Painting an abstract version of a picture you have taken in a natural setting where you have been, such as a lake in the Sierra, the Grand Canyon, an Alaska glacier, or the view of the hills from your backyard, can be more meaningful. After a few warm-up exercises and descriptions of different styles of abstract art, students painted an acrylic abstraction of this photo on canvas.
Read MoreCelebrating the holiday season, the Wildling Museum hosted its 8th Annual Holiday Boutique on Sunday, December 2, 2018. Admission was free from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with a special members-only preview at 12 pm. Local artists and craftspeople were featured. Carolers added to the festive atmosphere, along with free cider and cookies and a photo opportunity with the Wildling holiday décor.
Read MoreThis was the 25th Anniversary Season of Opera Santa Barbara when members of OSB’s Chrisman Studio Artist Residency Program performed selections from Puccini’s La Boheme at the Wildling Musuem.
Read MoreThe art of natural perfumery was explored in a 3-hour workshop with Susan Farber of Sol Aromatics. There were two dates: Saturday, September 15 and September 22 2018 from 1 pm to 4 pm. Students learned how to formulate their very own fragrance with botanical essences gathered from around the world.
Read MoreThrough art we embrace and even become nature; we connect to natural roots of being that make us remember that we are part of nature as well as part of culture. Susan Rowland’s talk used depth psychology and alchemy to show what modern western life has forgotten, ignored or repressed, that the imagination is the most important natural resource, one that connects us to non-human nature as an essential part of our being.
Read MoreIn this class, participants created a colorful gourd bowl with a seagrass or a vine rim. Several other rim finishes such as jute, grapevine and other natural materials were shared with the students. Class was suitable for any level of experience with techniques and/or materials. Students were furnished with an approximate 6 - 7 inch diameter gourd.
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