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Growing and Sustaining all forms of the arts

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is an inclusive group of artists and arts supporters committed to sustaining and growing all forms of the arts in Santa Barbara. SBAC welcomes all to participate in the focused support of individual artists and arts organizations that contribute to the unique cultural ecology of our community.
This is a photo of a decorative iron gate created by David Shelton. It is the entrance to the Community Arts Workshop on Garden Street.

Community Arts Worshop

The Community Arts Workshop (CAW) is a workspace for the inspired! We offer space for pop-up markets, theatre and dance productions, rehearsal space, art classes, gallery space, fundraisers, film festivals, or whatever you can dream up.

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Two people are crouched next to a piano that is being painted. There is drop cloth on the floor with spray paints of various colors strewn about. The piano has a painting of a face with big teeth. It spans the front of the piano panel.

Pianos on State

Pianos on State is an annual outdoor public art project that places pianos painted by local artists on State Street for anyone to play, spontaneously reintroducing music, art, and delight into people's everyday lives.

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This a photo of the back of the Loveworn building in the Funk Zone in Santa Barbara. The words Funk in Love are painted on a roll up door. The word Loveworn are painted on the building between two window.

Funk Zone Maps/Art Zone

The Funk Zone Map is a guide to the art galleries, studios, wineries, restaurants, local clothing and craft boutiques, and other cultural offerings of the Funk Zone.

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Ready to Hang

Ready to Hang is a community-wide art show that brings together artists of all stripes for an art sale and party, building our creative community.​​ A 12" x 12" pop up art show open to local artists, Ready to Hang is a unique opportunity to see new works by our entire community of artists in one show.

This is the Ready to Hang logo with the words Ready To on the first line, Hang on the second line, and then Pop Up Art Show & Buy Art off the wall on the last line. The first two rows are black letters and the last row has the letters in a negative space. The background is yellow faded into red.
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Smaller Programs

The Arts Collaborative values innovation and sees artists and artist groups as an integral part of our culture and economy. Smaller programs offer networking with other artists, administrative building blocks for maintaining an art practice and business, as well as the possibility of forging new alliances.

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Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative Sponsors

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