Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara
Isaac Garrett and Rod Rolle from the Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara talk about the 2024 MLK holiday activities this Monday. Watch Video
Big Numbers: Prices Paid for Masterpieces in 2023
$14.2 billion!! That’s the total income for fine art Christie’s and Sotheby’s generated through auctions and private sales. The figure shows a drop of 13% from 2022 at $16.4 billion. …
Shreve & Co. Candlesticks: Scrap or Not?
PJ said he wants to sell pair of candlesticks that don’t match his wife’s taste. He inherited them from someone he had little connection to. Their significant heft made him …
Predictions for the 2024 Art Market
Elizabeth Stewart PhD, Certified Member American Association of Appraisers, offers predictions for the 2024 art market, and New Year’s resolutions from fellow artists. Watch Video
Flowers, Gardens, and Self-Reflection in Chinese Painting
Dr. Peter Sturman, UCSB Professor in the History of Art and Architecture and East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies, talks about a special one-day lecture series at the Santa Barbara …
The Art of Michael Arntz
An artist in Montecito received a gift of a unique ceramic charger plate found at a thrift store in Goleta. It’s signed ‘M Arntz.’ She wrote about the blue glaze …
OACT Presents Meteor Shower
Director Brian Robert Harris, and actors Anna Kotula, John Medieros, Kimberly Demmary, and evan austin talk about the Ojai Art Center Theater production of Steve Martin’s comedy Meteor Shower, January …
The Power of Green Stamps
I discovered pasted-down Green Stamps in Grace’s bottom drawer when she passed away at 101. Seeing them transported me back to our kitchen table in Deerfield, Illinois. Young Elizabeth watched …
Vintage Mallory Hat
FM of Montecito sent me a photo of his grandfather’s vintage Mallory hat. He wonders what became of the venerable custom and manufacture of American fedoras. The story is a …
Best Gifts for Artists in Your Life
Tips for selecting the best gift for the artist in your life. Watch Video