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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $50,000 in grant funding for the 2025-26 Arts Making ...

This edition of ON Culture was originally emailed to subscribers on June 6, 2025. To receive Leslie Dinaberg’s arts ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has approved more than $50,000 in grant funding to twelve area nonprofit ...

Congratulations to the Grads and Happy Father's Day to the Dads! Whether you're celebrating the dad in your life or your most recent graduate, there is ...

Two Carpinteria nonprofits will be awarded arts grants from Santa Barbara County: The Alcazar Theatre and the Carpinteria Skate Foundation.

A mask, a lion, a squid, oh my! The clock is ticking for artists at the Solstice Workshop in Santa Barbara. “Oh my gosh, we ...

Anew pop-up gallery has opened its doors at Paseo Nuevo, bringing together an eclectic mix of 20 local artists for a two-month exhibiti that celebrates ...

Santa Barbara has been chosen as one of 10 cities across North America to receive a $100,000 grant from "Asphalt Art ...

For the second time in a week, a judge has sided with environmental groups that are challenging an offshore oil operation along Santa Barbara County’s coastline by granting a temporary ...

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket around 8:30 p.m. from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The rocket launch could be seen from all across San Diego County, from Escondido to ...