"Thinking Abstractly"

 juried by Connie Connally

August 31-October 23

Reception - Saturday, September 16, 4-6pm 

with featured musician Rick Reeves

Juror's Talk Sunday, October 1st, 1-3pm 

with Connie Connally

Thank you to Beth Schmohr, Brian & Cathy Tepper and Mary Henson for the beautiful job they did hanging the show

INTERESTED IN HOSTING AT THE GALLERY?

Host Training Session  Thursday, Sept. 21st, 4:30- 6:30

Please RSVP to:

Teda Pilcher,  [email protected] or Chris Sobell, 

On August 27 CAC celebrated the 3rd annual Bellas Artes exhibit. Volunteers from Bellas Artes prepared food, music and fun for the entire community.

Still Life Painting with Meredith Brooks Abbott for Adults

Sunday, September 24, 9:00 AM - noon

Presenter: Meredith Brooks Abbott

Oil painters are invited to bring your easels and spend the morning with this well-known local master artist. First, she will inspire you with a demo painting then give you guidance and critique as you make your own painting from a still life arrangement that will be specially set up by the artist. A materials list will be emailed. All proceeds from this workshop will benefit the Carpinteria Arts Center.

Price: $132 / $120 for members

Registration deadline September 14

Carpinteria Arts Center

Summer/Fall Whimsical Wednesday 

Art Tours and Excursions

A rt related events and tours typically on the first Wednesday of every month; however, this may vary depending on the programming and location of the venue.  We visit local galleries and museums, as well as Los Angeles art institutions.   All of our tours have a maximum number of participants.  To reserve a place on one of these excursions, register at CarpinteriaArtsCenter.org  or stop by the gallery Thursday through Monday, 10 to 4.  There is a minimal registration fee for local tours, payable to the Carpinteria Arts Center before the registration deadline for each event.

OCTOBER 4 (WEDNESDAY) 1:30-2:30, UCSB AD&A MUSEUM

A guided tour of the exhibit "THE SCHOOLHOUSE AND THE BUS: MOBILITY, PEDAGOGY, AND ENGAGEMENT". Suzanne Lacy and Pablo Helguera, leading practioners of the Public Practice Movement, juxtapose key examples of their work highlighting themes of immigration, pedagogy, race, social organizing and theatricality. This exhibition is part of Pacific Standard Time, an initiative of the Getty with arts institutions across Southern California.

Fee: $10 members/$11 non-members.  REGISTER HERE

If you are a member of the Carpinteria Arts Center and would like to have a link to your artist or gallery website from the Arts Center website, please send your website link and a SMALL image 

(less than 1MB) to [email protected].