After an incredibly competitive review process with 42 submissions from community artists, the Santa Barbara Arts ...

The Association for Women in Communications – Santa Barbara (AWC-SB) will honor five distinguished creatives building community through the arts at the ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) has reversed course on previously announced arts staffing reductions, rescinding layoff notices for junior high band and ...

Community members came together for an art show celebrating mental health awareness month in Santa Barbara this week. The art show ...

SINGING SANTA BARBARA'S PRAISES? That's so easy to do, and we'll bet, just maybe, that a certain colorful tile is referenced when the compliments begin to flow. For red-tiled roofs and the ...

A Santa Barbara stabbing suspect is now facing attempted murder charges. Santa Barbara police say an arrest warrant was served on the 1300 block of Dahlia Court in Carpinteria Saturday afternoon.

The Art District on Santa Fe introduced a new vending program for May's First Friday, and some vendors weren't happy about being moved to side streets...and being charged $50 for the privilege.

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ARTISTS Ellie Hawkes, from Guiseley, and Saltaire-based Emily Parkin will be displaying their creations at Saltaire Arts Trail in May. We spoke to them about their work. Ellie says: “I studied art for ...