septemberoctober2009 - Santa Barbara Museum of Art

inview
september october 2009

exhibitions
The Fall season ushers in some wonderful new
exhibitions and experiences at SBMA. Opening
September 19 is Noble Tombs at Mawangdui:
Art and Life in the Changsha Kingdom, China (3rd
Century BCE –1st Century CE). This presentation
offers a rare opportunity to view some very beautiful
and highly significant cultural objects from the tombs
at Mawangdui of the prime minister of the Changsha
Kingdom, the first lady, “Lady Dai”, and their family in
the Western Han Dynasty.
In addition, we continue the celebration of outstanding
artists of our home state with California Calling:
Works from Santa Barbara Collections,1948 –2008
through December 27. Presented in two parts, this
exhibition presents some powerful, postwar works
from the Museum’s holdings and area private
collections that have not graced SBMA’s galleries for
many years, including those by local favorites William
Dole and Channing Peake, and by internationallyrenown
artists Larry Bell, Vija Celmins, Ed Ruscha,
Alexis Smith, and many others.
Finally, on October 24, we will help welcome the
return of the Monarch butterfly to the Central Coast
with the opening of a very special video-art exhibition,
Diana Thater. Based in Southern California, Thater
is internationally recognized for innovative techniques
that have much influenced the genres of video and
installation art. One of the two major works that will
be on view at SBMA is Untitled Videowall (2008),
which stems from her Monarch Butterfly Project.
Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui: Art and Life
in the Changsha
Kingdom, China
(3rd Century BCE –1st
Century CE)
SEPTEMBER 19 - DECEMBER 13, 2009
Originating from the Hunan Provincial Museum and
organized by the China Institute in New York, this
exhibition, traveling to the United Stated for the first
time, highlights one of the most important archaeological
excavations in China – the unearthing at
Mawangdui of the tombs of the first lady and family
of the Changsha Kingdom in the Western Han
dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE). The Santa Barbara
Museum of Art will be the second and only west
coast venue. This exhibition includes nearly 70
treasures, including some of the finest and among
the earliest extant lacquers, silks, paintings, and
books. Through these lavish luxury items and art
works, the exhibition also examines the art and
material culture of the Western Han dynasty, a
formative period of Chinese civilization, focusing
on daily cuisine, cosmetics and fashion, music
and entertainment, healthcare and exercise, and the
fascinating beliefs of the immortal world. The
accompanying exhibition catalogue will be bilingual
and published by the Hunan Provincial Museum.
Noble Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in the Changsha
Kingdom, Third Century BCE to First Century CE is organized by the
China Institute Gallery in collaboration with the Hunan Provincial
Museum, and is curated by Chen Jianming, Director of the Hunan
Provincial Museum.
Below: Flanged cup with cloud pattern and the inscriptions
“junxingjiu” and “sisheng,” Western Han dynasty (206 BCE– 25 CE).
Lacquer on wood. Excavated in 1972, Han Tomb 1 at Mawangdui,
Changsha City, Hunan.
Diana Thater
OCTOBER 24, 2009 – JANUARY 31, 2010
Internationally renowned pioneer of film and video art,
Diana Thater creates what she describes as “sculpture
with images of nature in space.” Phenomena of
the natural world are recurring motifs for the artist,
whose site-specific video and light installations
explore the relationship between beauty, technology,
and nature and the way it is mediated through
human intervention. Two major works are the focus
of this compelling exhibition, including Untitled
Videowall (2008), which stems from the Monarch
Butterfly Project, the artist’s response to a call by
curators, collectors, and environmentalists to draw
attention to encroachments upon the species’ winter
home in Michoacán, Mexico. The Museum debut of
this work coincides with the arrival of the Monarchs
on the central coast during their annual migration.
Opposite Left: Diana Thater, Untitled Videowall, 2008. (6) Flat panel
monitors, (1) DVD player, (1) Synchronizer and orange gels. Santa
Barbara Museum of Art, Museum purchase with Suzette Morton
Davidson Art Acquisition Endowment Fund.
Sincerely,
Larry J. Feinberg, Director

Poets, Courtiers, and
Lovers: Allusions to the
Classical Past in Japanese
Woodblock Prints
ONGOING
In Japan, as in the West, classical themes from poetry,
literature, and plays have long provided fodder for
artists. A selection of Japanese woodblock prints
derived from such a canonical repertoire is currently
on view in the Asian Galleries. This exhibition is drawn
exclusively from the Museum’s permanent collection
and is co-organized by UCSB students under the
direction of Tatiana Ginsberg of the Department of the
History of Art and Architecture.
Above Right: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892),
Moon on the Saga Moor, 1891. From the series “100 Aspects of
the Moon.” Color woodblock print. Santa Barbara Museum of Art,
Gift of Carol L. Valentine.
California Calling: Works
from Santa Barbara
Collections,1948-2008
PART I ON VIEW THROUGH DECEMBER 27, 2009
PART II: SEPTEMBER 12 – DECEMBER 20, 2009
Right: Lari Pittman, Like you, incapable but capable of loving, 1995.
Alkyd on mahogany panel. Collection of Robert & Mary M. Looker.
Corot in California
ON VIEW THROUGH OCTOBER 11, 2009

*
= by invitation only
# = school program
RTEC = Ridley-Tree Education Center
at McCormick House
september
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
HIGHLIGHTS TOUR
1 pm everyday
1
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
2
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
3
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
1ST THURSDAY
5-8 pm
4
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
5
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
6
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
“Corot in California”
1 pm
7
LABOR DAY
Galleries, Store,
Library, and Offices
Closed
8
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
9
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
10
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
11
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
MCC
Conversation
with a Collector
12
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
Free Admission
Closed
13
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
“Corot in California”
1 pm
14 15
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
16
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
17
ART TALKS
“A History of Art and
Ideas” 10 am – noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
MEMBERS OPENING
Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui 6 – 7:30
18
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
19
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
TRUNK SHOW
Passports Pearls
12 – 5 pm
20
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe
and the
Americas” noon
“Corot in California”
1 pm
“California Calling”
2 pm
Free Admission
21 22
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
Closed
23
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
24
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
25
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
26
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
27
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in Ca.” noon
“Cal. Calling” 1 pm
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” 2 pm
FREE LECTURE
“Mawangandui in
the Hist. of...Funerary
Customs”, 2:30 pm
28
29
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
30
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
Left: Figurines of musicians
(detail), Western Han
dynasty (206 BCE–25 CE).
Wood with pigments.
Excavated in 1972, Han
Tomb 1 at Mawangdui,
Changsha City, Hunan.

october 2009
sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday
4
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in Ca.” noon
“Cal. Calling” 1 pm
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” 2 pm
FREE LECTURE
“Roaming in the
Celestial Realm”
2:30 Free pmAdmission
11
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in Ca.” noon
“Cal. Calling” 1 pm
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” 2 pm
5
Above: Prescriptions for
Maintaining Health
(Yangshengfang) (detail),
Western Han dynasty
(206 BCE–25 CE). Ink on
silk. Excavated in 1973,
Han Tomb 3 at Mawangdui,
Changsha City, Hunan.
Closed
12
COLUMBUS DAY
Galleries, Store,
Library, and Offices
Closed
6
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
13
FOCUS TOUR
“Asian”
noon
7
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
14
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
CONCERT
Shanghi Quartet
7:30 pm
1
ART TALKS
“A History of Art and
Ideas” 10 am – noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” noon
1ST THURSDAY
5-8 pm
CA. CONVERSATION
5:30 pm
8
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
15
ART TALKS
“A History of Art and
Ideas” 10 am – noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” noon
2
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
9
FOCUS TOUR
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” noon
16
FOCUS TOUR
“Art and Ideas” noon
MYSTERY IN
MASTERPIECES
6 –10 pm
3
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
10
FOCUS TOUR
“Corot in California”
noon
17
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
Free Admission
Closed
18
FOCUS TOUR
“Asian” noon
“Cal. Calling” 1 pm
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” 2 pm
FREE LECTURE
“Rethinking...China in
Light of Mawangdui
Finds” Free Admission 2:30 pm
19 20
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
Closed
21
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
22
FOCUS TOUR
“Gods &
Goddesses” noon
23
FOCUS TOUR
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” noon
MCC
Conversation
with a Collector
24
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
25
FOCUS TOUR
“Art & Ideas” noon
“Cal. Calling” 1 pm
“Noble Tombs...”2pm
FREE FAMILY DAY
Dia de Los Muertos
1– 4 pm
FAMILY RESOURCE
CTR Free OPENING Admission 1 pm
26 27 28
Closed
FOCUS TOUR
“Impressionism”
noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” noon
29
ART TALKS
“A History of Art and
Ideas” 10 am – noon
FOCUS TOUR
“Art of Europe and
the Americas” noon
30
FOCUS TOUR
“California Calling”
noon
31
FOCUS TOUR
“Noble Tombs at
Mawangdui” noon
TRUNK SHOW
Jewelry of Jose
Juan Garcia Alfaro
12 – 5 pm

photo gallery
Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
SBMA and VADA, Visual Arts & Design Academy at Santa
Barbara High School, have a long standing partnership.
With the Museum acting as an extension of their classroom,
the students are involved in year-long internships, attend
curriculum related special events several times during the
academic year, and exhibit their studio work at Ridley-Tree
Education Center at McCormick House every spring, some
of which is shown here.
Students in the Museum’s Homework/Artwork After-School
Program participated in an Art Making Circle, a workshop
with musical group String Theory, where students listened
to various pieces of music then drew their interpretation of
what they heard.
Students at Aliso School’s Summer Academy participated in
the Museum’s Summer Mural Project with the guidance of
SBMA Teaching Artist, Susan Griffin. The mural, constructed
and installed onsite at the school, was funded through the
generosity of Astrid and Lawrence Hammett.
Benefactors Circle, Director’s Patrons, and sponsors enjoyed
an evening celebrating the exhibition Brett Weston: Out of the
Shadow. The exhibition was made possible through the generosity
of Eric A. Skipsey, SBMA Museum Collectors Council,
SBMA PhotoFutures, Alice Gillaroo and Susan Jorgensen,
Susan Bower, Susan Bowey, Amy and Michael Mayfield,
Stephanie and Fred Shuman, and Patricia and Richard Blake.
Exhibition sponsors, Amy and Michael Mayfield.
Richard and Patsy Blake, exhibition sponsors and
PhotoFutures members, with Scott Nichols (center) of
Scott Nichols Gallery, a longtime dealer for Brett Weston.

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...an invaluable
resource
and friend to
the Museum...
Above: Professor Alfred Moir during the Picasso on Paper
exhibition in September 2008.
Alfred Moir
Professor Alfred Moir has been an invaluable
resource and friend to the Santa Barbara
Museum of Art for nearly 40 years. It is only
fitting that we salute him in light of his recent
retirement and in celebration of his prolific
career as art scholar, educator, and consultant.
Alfred Moir was born in Minneapolis, MN and
at the age of eighteen, began his extensive
academic career. While earning a Ph.D. from
Harvard in art history, Moir received a Fullbright
Scholarship and studied mostly in Italy, focusing
on the art and culture on which he formed his
career. After ten years as a faculty member at
Tulane, Alfred Moir arrived in Santa Barbara
in 1962 as a professor at UCSB. Shortly thereafter,
he was tenured and made chair of the
Department of History of Art and Architecture.
Almost immediately, he began his work with
SBMA, volunteering his time and expertise to
ongoing research in the drawings section of the
permanent collection. In 1975 he completed
the first catalogue of the European drawings in
the Museum’s collection. His first gift of art came
in 1973, and since then he has contributed
68 works, ranging from prints to sculpture to
Roman antiquities. The majority of his gifts have
been European drawings from the 16th to the
20th centuries. Professor Moir still retains
approximately 300 Old Master drawings in his
private collection.
Professor Moir is an eminent scholar in the field
of Baroque Art, especially that of Italy. Among his
important publications are: Caravaggio and His
Followers (1967), Caravaggio and His Copyists
(1977), Caravaggio (1982 and 1989), and Van
Dyke’s Antwerp. In addition to these, through his
love of drawings, he has published and edited
numerous catalogues on drawings collections,
including European Drawings in the Collection
of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (1976).
He has also organized or has been actively
involved in the creation of ten exhibitions at
SBMA. Among the highlights was the 2001
exhibition Master Drawings from the Collection
of Alfred Moir, which was co-organized by
SBMA and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
In 2006, Professor Moir organized the show,
Behind the Scenes with Drawings:
Renaissance to Rococo, which coincided
with the master painting exhibition Renaissance
to Rococo: Masterpieces from the Collection
of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.
For decades, Professor Moir dreamt of organizing
a Pablo Picasso exhibition from SBMA’s
permanent collection. In September 2008, that
dream was realized with Picasso on Paper:
Drawings and Prints from the Permanent
Collection (1899 – 1967) which was received
as both a critical and popular success.
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art would like
to take this opportunity to extend our deepest
thanks to Professor Moir for his many years of
scholarship, expertise, and camaraderie.

special thanks to our donors
The Santa Barbara Museum of Art gratefully
acknowledges the generosity of our donors for
their contributions to the Museum between July 1,
2008 and June 30, 2009. Included are the names
of those who made gifts of $2,500 or greater, in
cash or stock, to the Annual Support Fund and
the Museum’s endowment, as well as special gifts
to support exhibitions and art education programs.
Bequests and memberships are incorporated
into the totals. Donors of gifts of art are listed
separately. SBMA expresses its sincere gratitude
and profound appreciation.
If there is an error or an omission, we sincerely
apologize and ask that you bring it to the attention
of Karen Kawaguchi, Senior Development Officer,
at 884.6428.
$150,000 +
Estate of Ina T. Campbell
$100,000+
Anonymous (2)
$75,000+
Anonymous
Susan and John Sweetland
SBMA Women's Board
$50,000+
Anonymous
Audrey Hillman Fisher Foundation
Astrid and Lawrence Thayer Hammett
Luria Foundation
Carolyn and Arthur Merovick (Farish Fund)
Estate of Mrs. John Wais, Jr.
$20,000+
Anonymous
Jane and Kenneth Anderson
Victor K. Atkins, Jr.
Dana and Albert R. Broccoli Charitable Foundation
The Cheeryble Foundation
Estate of Peter M. Dearden
Elisabeth and Gregory Fowler
Anne and Houston Harte
Judith L. Hopkinson
Natalia and Michael Howe
McIntyre Foundation
Mericos Foundation
Gretchen and Marshall Milligan
Ceil and Michael Pulitzer
Grace Jones Richardson Trust
John F. Saladino and Betty Barrett
SBMA Museum Collector's Council
Janet and Howard Stein
Susan and Hubert D. Vos
Alice Willfong
$10,000+
Anonymous (2)
Jill and John C. Bishop, Jr.
Patricia and Richard Blake
Shelby Bowen
Susan Bowey
Margaret A. Cargill Foundation
Jane Radin Eagleton
Marilyn Gevirtz
Cyndee Howard
Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation
Elaine and Herbert Kendall
Shirley and Seymour Lehrer Family Foundation
Sheila and Frank McGinity
J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Margaret and Dudley Morris
Laurette and David Nitka
Nancy B. Schlosser
George Schoellkopf and Gerald Incandela
Eric Skipsey
Louise L. Tighe Family Charitable Lead Trust
The Towbes Foundation
Winifred M. Vedder
The Windmill Lane Foundation
Lisa and David Wolf
Patricia and Joseph Yzurdiaga
$5,000+
Charles Bloom Foundation
Susan E. Bower
Virginia Castagnola-Hunter
Marjorie and J. Hewes Crispin
Mercedes Eichholz
Larry J. Feinberg and Starr Siegele
Jane Gottlieb and David Obst
Penny Jenkins and Gregg D. Hackethal
Lorna S. Hedges
Susan Jorgensen and Alice Gillaroo
William H. Kearns Foundation
Marquis Landrum
Marilyn and Frank Magid
Amy and Michael Mayfield
Cynthia Clark Mitchel
Montecito Bank & Trust
Claire and Jerry Parent
Ridley-Tree Foundation
Anne and Jim Rothenberg
Santa Barbara Police Activities League
Schlinger Family Foundation
Laura and Craig Shelburne
Jeanne Thayer
Marjorie Webster
William E. Weiss Foundation
Wood-Claeyssens Foundation

$2,500+
Anonymous
Margaret Wilkinson and J. Robert Andrews
Debra and Darush Babai
W. L. Baumes
Jill and Arnold Bellowe
Lida Light Blue and Frank Blue
Sheila and Michael Bonsignore
Lisa and Peter Douglas
Wendy and James Drasdo
Léni Fé Bland
Melinda and Marvin Goodman
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Hammett
Jan Handtmann
Felicie and Paul W. Hartloff, Jr.
Michael Healy and Timothy Walsh
Lorry and Tom Hubbard
Michael Hurley and Nora McNeely-Hurley
Lucille and Richard Janssen
Louisa J. Judge
Carole E. MacElhenny
Siri and Robert Marshall
Elise Mudd Marvin
Sandra and William Nicholson
Marjorie S. Petersen
Ruth and Robert Reingold
Regina and Rick Roney
Rosemary and Richard Sanders
Santa Barbara Foundation
Maryan and Richard Schall
Barbara and Wayne Smith
Marianne M. and Norman F. Sprague III
Elaine Stepanek
Vicki and Patrick Stone
Caroline and Steve Thompson
Union Bank of California Foundation
Village Properties
Marilyn and David Wenner
Randee and David Winitzky
GIFTS OF ART
Gwendolyn and Henry Baker
Susanne and Carroll Barrymore
Bruce Berman and Nancy Oliger
Shoshana and Wayne Blank
Bonnie Daniels
Georgianna Erskine
Amil Garcia and Jose Arevalo
Tia and David Hoberman
Matt Ingersoll
Helen Jahnke
Christian K. Keesee
Bruce Kovner
Lillian and Jon Lovelace
Marc Selwyn Fine Art
Andrew J. McKechnie
Dr. Alfred Moir
Robert Moore
Peggy and Dudley Morris
Jeanne S. Overstreet
Pratapaditya and Chitra Pal
Rosamund Felsen Gallery
Lenore and Herbert Schorr
Kimberley and Steven Schow
Robert Weingarten
Margaret Weston
Stephen White
Stephen Wirtz
Seyburn Zorthian
Saturday, September 19, 12 – 5 pm
Trunk Show
Passports Pearls
Join us for a trunk show featuring works
by jewelry designer, Helen Edwards and
Passports Pearls. The exquisite items are
unique, handmade, and affordable.
Museum Store Hours
Monday – Saturday 10 am – 6 pm
Sunday 11 am – 5 pm
Shop
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highlights
Friday, September 11
MCC Conversation
with a Collector
Museum Collectors Council members will receive an
invitation for a Conversation with a Collector at the
home of collectors of artists from the “California
Group,” also known as the “California Scene
Painters,” who focused on California life during the
Great Depression, World War II, and the immediate
post-war years, depicting rich subject matters of life
and every day activities.
Thursdays, September 17; October 1, 15, 29;
November 12, 19, 10 am – noon
Art Talks: A History
of Art and Ideas
Art Talks is a yearlong lecture series on aspects of
world art and culture in collaboration with Santa
Barbara City College. The Fall lectures will focus on
the arts of the ancient world. Moderator: Jill Finsten,
SBMA Director of Special Projects for the Study of
Art and Culture. Mary Craig Auditorium. Fee: $15
To register, please go to www.sbcc.edu/AdultEd
or visit or call the Schott Center, 687.0812.
September 17
Tomb Robbery: The Usurpation and Reuse of
Ancient Egyptian Funerary Arts
Lecturer: Professor Kathlyn Cooney, UCLA
October 1
[Optional] Bus Trip to Pompeii and the Roman Villa
exhibition at LACMA
(Open Only to Registered Attendees of Art Talks)
October 15
The Art Market in Ancient Rome: “Old (Greek)
Masters” vs.” Modern” Art
Lecturer: Prof. Peter Holliday, Cal. State Long Beach
October 29
Lifestyles of the Rich and Roman: Ancient
Antiquarianism around the Bay of Naples
Lecturer: Dr. Kenneth Lapatin, Getty Villa Museum
November 12
Telling a Story with Pictures: Modes of
Early Chinese Narrative Illustration
Lecturer: Prof. Anthony Barbieri-Low, UCSB
November 19
Collecting the Past: The Perception of Antiquity
Lecturer: Dr. Ann Steinsapir, Getty Villa Museum
Thursday, September 17
Opening Events for Noble
Tombs at Mawangdui
Director’s Welcome, 5 pm
Benefactor’s Circle Members and special guests are
invited to join Director, Larry Feinberg, and Elizabeth
Atkins Curator of Asian Art, Susan Tai for a special
gathering preceding the lecture.
Private Lecture, 5:30 pm
Patron levels and Benefactor’s Circle Members
will receive an invitation to a special lecture by
UCSB professor, Anthony Barbieri-Low preceding
the opening reception.
Members’ Opening Reception, 6 – 7:30 pm
All Museum Members will receive an invitation.
Noble Tombs at Mawangdui
FREE LECTURE SERIES
All lectures are free and will be held in the Mary
Craig Auditorium. Seating is limited. First come, first
seated.
Sunday, September 27, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Mawangdui and Its Place
in the History of Chinese
Funerary Customs
Lecturer: Lothar von Falkenhausen, Professor of
Chinese Art History and Archaeology at UCLA and
Director pro tem of the Cotsen Institute of
Archaeology at UCLA
Sunday, October 4, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Roaming in the Celestial
Realm: Immortality and the
Imagination in Han
Dynasty China
Lecturer: Peter Sturman, Professor of Chinese
Painting and Calligraphy, Department of the History
of Art and Architecture at UCSB
Sunday, October 18, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Rethinking Early China
in Light of the
Mawangdui Finds
Lecturer: Ron Egan, Professor of Chinese
Literature and Aesthetics, Department of East Asian
Languages and Cultural Studies at UCSB
Sunday, November 15, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Artisans of Ancient China
Lecturer: Anthony Barbieri-Low, Associate Professor
of Ancient China, Chinese Archaeology, and
Epigraphy, Department of History at UCSB
Thursday, October 1, 5:30 - 6:30 pm
California Conversations
on 1st Thursday
First in the series of three conversations with artists
featured in the California Calling exhibition. October
features Russell Crotty and Dan Connally. Mary
Craig Auditorium. Museum Café and galleries open
until 8 pm. Free
Wednesday, October 14, 7:30 pm
Concert
Shanghai Quartet
One of the world’s most outstanding string quartets,
this versatile ensemble melds the delicacy of
Eastern music with the power of Western repertoire,
from traditional Chinese folk music to the most challenging
classical works. The quartet will perform
selections from ChinaSong by Yi-Wen Jiang,
Beethoven’s Op. 95 Serioso, Penderecki’s Quartet
No. 3, and Debussy’s Quartet in G Minor. Mary Craig
Auditorium. $15 SBMA Members, $19 Non-Members
Friday, October 16, 6 – 10 pm
Mystery in Masterpieces
This popular event of sleuthing in the galleries
returns! Cocktails, dinner, and intriguing clues await
those who dare to take the challenge. Sponsored by
the Women’s Board and benefiting the Museum’s
art education programs, exhibitions, and acquisitions.
For more information or to receive an invitation,
please contact Liane Duffy at 884.6426 or
lduffy@sbma.net.

travel
Friday, October 23
MCC Conversation
with a Collector:
Women in the Arts Panel
Museum Collectors Council members are invited to
“Women in the Arts –Artists, Collectors and Patrons
and their Evolving Place in the World of Art” with
Mary Heebner, Judy Larson, and Bruce Robertson.
This panel will discuss the work of women artists
now found in private and institutional collections,
and will comment on the many exhibitions featuring
women artists in galleries and museums worldwide.
Sunday, October 25, 1- 4 pm
Free Family Day
Dia de los Muertos
The whole family is invited to explore the Mexican
tradition of Day of the Dead. Enjoy art activities,
performance of traditional music & dance, altar
displays, and refreshments. Free
Sunday, October 25, 1 pm
New Family Resource
Center Opening
In conjunction with Free Family Day, SBMA is pleased
to re-open the Marlene and Robert Veloz Children’s
Gallery as a new Family Resource Center. Featuring
original paintings and sculpture from the permanent
collection, the resource center gives children and
families the opportunity to discover works of art, make
their own masterpieces, listen to stories, or go on a
treasure hunt. This dynamic drop-in center is a
source of information for families, including family
guides, ArtVenture camps, classes, workshops, and
special events and celebrations. Free
Museum Café and
epicure.sb
During the month of October, the Museum Café is
participating in Santa Barbara’s epicure.sb: a month
to savor Santa Barbara by offering a 10% discount
(tax and beverage excluded) to diners who mention the
exhibition, Noble Tombs at Mawangdui: Art and Life in
the Changsha Kingdom (3rd Century BCE –1st Century
CE) on view September 19 – December 13, 2009.
SBMA presents a broad array of travel opportunities,
focusing on art, architecture, and gardens, often
including private visits, guest lecturers, and expert
guides. Call 884.6436 for information about travel in
2009 and 2010.
America’s Historic Atlantic Shores from Nova Scotia to
Panama aboard Clelia II (cruise)
September 28 to October 15, 2009
Italian Masterpieces from Naples to Venice aboard
Sea Cloud II (cruise)
October 2 to 14, 2009
Hidden Rajasthan and the Pushkar Camel Fair
October 27 to November 14, 2009
Cultural Capitals of Russia: Moscow and St. Petersburg
November 1 to 9, 2009
Treasures of Israel and Jordan
February 19 to March 3, 2010
Private Morocco: Magical Land of Contrasts
March 2010
Insider’s Greece: the Undiscovered Aegean
April 2010
Contemporary Art and Design in Minneapolis
April 2010
A Week in Provence
April 6 to 14, 2010
Waterways of Holland and Belgium aboard M.S. Amacello
April 25 to May 1, 2010
Treasures of Adriatic Italy and the Dalmatian Coast
aboard Corinthian II
May 5 to 14, 2010
Canada’s Historic Cities and Waterways: from the
Atlantic to the St. Lawrence Seaway and Lake Ontario
aboard Clelia II
June 6 to 18, 2010
Great Journey through Europe from Amsterdam to
Lucerne aboard Amadeus
June 20 to 30, 2010
The Baltic Sea from Copenhagen to Stockholm aboard
M.S. Le Boreal
July 1 to 10, 2010
A Week on the Amalfi Coast featuring Pompeii and
Herculaneum
September 1 to 9, 2010
Visit www.sbma.net/travel for more details. Call
Theresa Payne at 884.6476 for full information, to be
added to a waitlist, or to add your name to our “early
interest” list and receive advance details about a tour.
Building Community
with ArtVentures and a
New Blogspot!
At SBMA ArtVentures, we are a true community
of artists of all ages! Some of our Teaching
Artists have worked at the Museum’s Ridley-
Tree Education Center for over a decade. Many
of our former campers return to be a CIT
(Counselor in Training) giving back to our
community assisting teachers and campers
while gaining community service hours. Now,
we are extending our reach to families and the
community through the posting of our new
blogspot at artventures-sbma.blogspot.com.
Visit us soon and check out photos, updates
on projects, and interesting happenings at
ArtVentures and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
ArtVentures at School
New this year we are planning to bring our
wonderful ArtVentures AfterSchool Classes to local
Elementary Schools. Talk to your PTA or principal
if you are interested in having an SBMA Teaching
Artist lead a standards-based class that is related
to the Museum’s collections and exhibitions at
your school. Contact us at 962.1661 or email to
rtec@sbma.net.
Below: Campers, Counselors-in-Training, and Teaching Artists
are building community as they construct a Geodesic Dome during
Summer ArtVenture Camp 2009

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On the cover: Chengyun embroidery on brown qi with
double-bird and lozenge design (detail), Western Han
dynasty (206 BCE–25 CE). Silk. Excavated in 1972,
Han Tomb 1 at Mawangdui, Changsha City, Hunan.
On the back cover: Dia de los Muertos 2007