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SUMMMER
2013
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Family 1st Thursdays
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Free!
Bring the whole family to enjoy 1st Thursday together in SBMA’s Family Resource Center,
located across from the Museum Café on the Lower Level. Museum Teaching Artists are
available to assist families in creating special exhibition-based art projects. Afterwards, enjoy
the galleries until 8 pm.
Myth and Materiality: Latin American Art from the Permanent Collection,
1930–1990
Watercolor Still Life
Thursday, May 2
Inspired by the still life details in Diego Rivera’s works, paint from displays of calla lilies, roses,
and bundles of wood using watercolor on mid-tone paper.
California Dreaming: Plein-Air Painting from San Francisco to San Diego
Pastel Landscapes
Thursday, June 6
Reimagine some of Santa Barbara’s most stunning geography by rendering rolling hills, pale
skies, and towering oaks in pastel.
Thursday, July 4
No Family 1st Thursday due to the July 4th Holiday
Labour and Wait
Patterned Paper Lanterns
Thursday, August 1
Construct a William Morris plant-inspired standing paper lantern after David Thorpe’s Quiet
Lives.
Location: SBMA Family Resource Center, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State Street For future Family
1st Thursdays, visit www.sbma.net/kidsfamilies
Studio Sundays on the Front Steps
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Free!
Visitors of all ages are invited to participate in these hands-on informal workshops with SBMA
Teaching Artists. Each month explore a different medium—clay, metal, ink, wood, photography, paper—all inspired by works of art in the Museum’s collection or special exhibitions. All
participants receive a Free Family Pass to the Museum.
Tempera Paint
Gunther Gerzso’s Two Personages
Sunday, May 12
Layer brightly colored forms inspired by the natural world and ancient Mexican architecture
to create a portrait in tempera after Gunther Gerzso’s Two Personages.
Printing Ink
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi’s Moon on Musashi Plain
Sunday, June 9
Create a monotype with vibrantly colored printing inks inspired by lunar myths, legends, and
festivals featured in Yoshitoshi’s “One Hundred Aspects of the Moon” on view in the Asian
galleries.
Graphite and Watercolor
Jane Wilbraham’s Crushed
Sunday, July 14
Find the beauty in small-scale natural elements in unexpected urban locations and draw
from weeds, leaves, shells, and other found objects from Santa Barbara’s streets, then add a
watercolor wash.
Unfinished Wood
Allison Smith’s Stockpile
Sunday, August 11
Build a multistoried sculpture from various shapes of unfinished wood and mixed media
objects inspired by Allison Smith’s Stockpile.
Location: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Front Steps. In the event of inclement weather, activities will be
moved inside to the Museum’s Family Resource Center.
Summer ArtVenture Camps
Ages 5 – 12
Monday – Friday
9am – 3pm
At ArtVenture Camps children spend their day immersed in hands-on art making, cultural
history, and creative problem solving. All camps include a visit to the Santa Barbara Museum
of Art to learn about and be inspired by original works of art. The Museum’s exceptional
team of Teaching Artists includes painters and sculptors, a children’s book illustrator, a
ceramicist, a graphic designer, and an art historian who are all experienced art educators.
California Dreaming: Painting in Paradise
June 10 – 14
Create art in nature’s studio by painting and drawing in the great outdoors! Inspired
by the exhibition California Dreaming: Plein-Air Painting from San Francisco to San
Diego, study the techniques of California Impressionists and perfect artistic skills,
while depicting landscapes in new and exciting ways with a variety of materials.
Going Global: Animals in World Art
June 17 – 21
July 22 – 26
Take a walk on the wild side! Journey through the Museum with animals from the
permanent collection as your guides. Discover the myths, magic, and meaning behind
each animal while experimenting with various mediums and exploring world cultures.
Sculpt, paint, and print your own menagerie of creatures both real and imagined.
Magical Myths: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters
June 24 – 28
July 29 – Aug. 2
Discover the magical stories and legends of ancient times! Works of art from the
Museum’s antiquities collection are the starting points before drawing, painting, and
sculpting contemporary versions of gods, heroes, and monsters. Hue and Me: Exploring Color
July 8 – 12
August 5 – 9
Discover how color evokes emotions in the Museum’s permanent collection and the
photography exhibition Un/Natural Color. Hand-tint photographs, get creative with
color field painting, and express yourself with a chromatic sculpture. Do It Yourself: Transforming Craft into Art
July 15 – 19
August 12 – 16
Take a step back from technology and focus on transforming traditional crafts into
larger scale works of art with contemporary twists. Take inspiration from the Museum’s
special exhibition Labour and Wait and use “do-it-yourself” fun to grind pigments, mix
paints, and re-purpose fiber arts, found objects, and more. $215 SBMA Members, $250 Non-Members   
Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House, 1600 Santa Barbara Street
Enroll online! Visit www.sbma.net/kidsfamilies
Summer Ceramics Camps
Ages 6 – 14
Monday – Friday
9am – 3pm
These weeklong, full-day camps introduce sculptural and functional ceramics and include
hand building, wheel throwing, finishing, and glazing techniques around age appropriate and
always new themes. Class size is limited to 12.
Ages 6–7
June 10 – 14
Ages 7–9
June 17 – 21
July 22 – 26
Ages 8–10
June 24 – 28
July 29 – August 2
Ages 10–12 July 8 – 12
August 5 – 9 Ages 11–14
July 15 – 19
August 12 – 16
No class the week of July 4
$300 SBMA Members, $350 Non-Members
Location: Ridley-Tree Education Center at McCormick House, 1600 Santa Barbara Street
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art gratefully acknowledges the generosity of our donors for their contributions to the Museum's Education Programs:
Schlosser Family Trust
Bank of America, Shelby Bowen, Business First Bank, California Arts Council, Margaret A. Cargill Foundation, Estate of June Celmayster, Central Coast Wine
Classic Foundation, Citrix Online, Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation, Robert and Christine Emmons, Larry Feinberg and Starr Siegele, Estates of Jean
and Howard Fenton, Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation, Connie Frank and Evan Thompson, Giles Family Foundation, Katherine and Dan Gunther, Astrid and
Lawrence T. Hammett, The Hearst Endowed Fund for Education, The Hearst Foundations, Cyndee Howard, Hutton Parker Foundation, The Junior League of
Santa Barbara, Kirby-Jones Foundation, Beryl and Neil Kreisel, Little One Foundation, Marilyn Magid, Montecito Bank & Trust, Mosher Foundation, Rita and
Steven Moya, John Oppedisano and Debra Cabral, The Orfalea Foundations, Francoise and James Park, Ridley-Tree Foundation, Santa Barbara Bank & Trust,
Santa Barbara Foundation, Santa Barbara Police Activities League, Nancy B. Schlosser, SBMA Docent Council, SBMA smART Families, Maryan and Richard
Schall, Mary Lynn and Warren Staley, Elaine Stepanek Foundation, Jeanne Thayer, The Towbes Foundation, U.S. Bank, Venoco, Inc., Susan and Hubert Vos, The
Elizabeth Firth Wade Endowment Fund, Wells Fargo Foundation, Linda and Doug Wood, donors to the Museum Fund for Excellence, and anonymous donors.
Enrollment Information
Enrollment
Enrollment is taken on a first-come, first-served basis. To guarantee a place in a class or a
camp, payment must be received in full at time of enrollment. We accept enrollment online,
by mail, by phone, or by fax.
Scholarships Scholarships are available. To receive a scholarship application please call 884.6441 or email
[email protected]. Scholarships are made possible through the generous support of the
Ridley-Tree Foundation, Montecito Bank & Trust, Harold & Lorraine Wright Trust Scholarship
Fund, Harriet K. Maxwell Scholarship Fund and the Education Center Scholarship Fund.
Refunds
Full refunds will only be given before May 20, 2013. Memberships are not refundable.
Join SBMA!
Join as a Member today and enjoy a full year of free admission to world-class exhibitions,
special events, reduced fees for classes, workshops, and camps, and a discount on all
purchases at the Museum Store. For more information call 884.6490 or visit us online at
www.sbma.net/membership.
Volunteer!
Teaching Assistant (TA) positions are for 15–18 year olds interested in art and working with
children during the Museum’s ArtVenture Camps at the Ridley-Tree Education Center at
McCormick House (RTEC). The minimum volunteer commitment is two weeks and is equivalent to 80 hours of community service. Teaching Assistants will be responsible for assisting
the Teaching Artists in the classroom, preparing materials, and helping children with handson art making. Email [email protected] for more information.
Image Credits: Diego Rivera, Man Loading Donkey with Firewood (detail), 1938. Graphite and watercolor on paper. SBMA, Gift of Barbara J. and Robert K Straus. William Louis Otte, Nojoqui
Park (detail), 1914. Pastel. SBMA, Gift of the Estate of Rosario Curletti. David Thorpe, Quiet Lives, 2010. Plaster, leather, light system, wood stand. Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan,
NY. Gunther Gerzso, Dos personajes (Two Personages) (detail), 1956. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of Charles A. Storke. Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, Moon on Musashi Plain (Musashino no tsuki), from
the series “100 Aspects of the Moon” 1892, April 1. SBMA, Gift of Carol L. Valentine. Jane Wilbraham, Crushed (detail), 2010. Graphite and watercolor on Arches paper. Courtesy Hales
Gallery, London © Jane Wilbraham. Image courtesy of the Artist and Hales Gallery, London. Allison Smith, Stockpile (detail), 2011. Unfinished wood and mixed media. Courtesy of the Artist
and Haines Gallery © Allison Smith.
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Summer Enrollment Form
Summer ArtVenture Camps
Ages 5 – 14, Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm
$215 SBMA Members, $250 Non-Members
California Dreaming: Painting in Paradise
$
June 10 – 14
Going Global: Animals in World Art
$
June 17 – 21
$
July 22 – 26
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Magical Myths: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters
June 24 – 28
$
July 29 – Aug. 2
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ADULT MEMBER NAME(S)
General Member $60
Hue and Me: Exploring Color
July 8 – 12
$
August 5 – 9
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Do It Yourself: Transforming Craft into Art
July 15 – 19
$
Senior $45
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August 12 – 16
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Summer Ceramics Camps
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Ages 6 – 14, Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm
$300 SBMA Members, $350 Non-Members
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Scholarships cannot be used for Ceramics Camps
Ages 6–7
Ages 7–9
June 10 – 14
$
June 17 – 21
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July 22 – 26
SOLD OUT!
Ages 8–10
June 24 – 28
$
July 29 – Aug. 2
$
Ages 10–12
July 8 – 12
$
Ages 11–14
August 5 – 9
$
July 15 – 19
$
August 12 – 16
No class the week of July 4
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Classroom Placement
Please note that classrooms are separated
by age. If you would like your child to be
in the same classroom as a friend, please
list the friend’s name here. We will try to
accommodate your request, but placement
cannot be guaranteed.
Consent Form
The following information is required for enrollment.
Additional Student Authorized Pickup
Please enter names and telephone numbers of any additional people that may pickup student from this camp
(grandparents, siblings, after-care providers, etc.).
Emergency/Medical Information
Please enter an alternate emergency contact to call if guardians cannot be reached. The alternate should be
a local resident.
Alternate Name:
Alternate Phone:
Student Special Needs:
Allergies:
Medications Taken by Student:
Medical Release Waiver
I hereby give the Ridley-Tree Education Center my permission to obtain qualified medical attention for my
child in case of an emergency with the understanding that I will be contacted as soon as possible. I understand that my child may be using art supplies and tools that may cause minor harm if not used properly as
instructed. I understand that my child will be leaving the Center under the care of Ridley-Tree Education
Center staff, including going to the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and to neighborhood parks.
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Photo Release Waiver
Yes, permission to photograph student for Museum publications.
No, permission not to photograph student.