Barbara Buck adjusts the beard on the "Gentleman Santa" on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, in her studio in Freeport. FREEPORT — Barbara Buck admits she was a skinny kid growing up, so playing the role of ...

In the early months of the pandemic, those dark, disturbing days of 2020 when no one knew what sort of future would come, humans everywhere searched for signs of brightness and hope. There was an ...

Cities of our size can capitalize on the central city as a gathering and entertainment zone with many dimensions and experiences.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A Santa Barbara artist is looking to transform her life's work into a lifeline to help others. Margo von Phul (KEYT/Beth Farnsworth) "This is a lot of work and if a foundation ...

Santa Rosa artist Dennis Haynes makes decorative art for Halloween that focuses on the lighter, more whimsical side of the holiday. In Dennis Haynes’s world, Halloween is spooky but not scary. The ...

Art is coming to Santa Barbara’s downtown. The Santa Barbara Museum of Art will host an exhibit titled “The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse” from Oct. 5 through Jan. 25. The museum, in ...

Stephen Clugston, Santa Ysabel Art Gallery’s new director, wants to apply his extensive background in working at museums and galleries into making his new gallery a cultural center. One of his goals ...

Artists Thomas Campbell and Stash Maleski were recently awarded the 2025 Abbey Mural Prize for the “Community Quiltage” ...

SANTA CRUZ — Hundreds of sea glass enthusiasts and ocean-inspired art lovers filled the Santa Cruz Boardwalk’s Cocoanut Grove Saturday to comb through and take home works of nearly 60 artisans at the ...