The enormous red Adirondack chair fronting William Laman Furniture Garden Antiques on Montecito’s East Valley Road is a treasured local landmark.

Light-filled, airy, with soaring ceilings, Cassandria Blackmore’s new gallery, Blackmore Studios, is the perfect showcase for her innovative reverse-painted glass creations

Items likely to be found in Miranda July’s luscious curls

Susan Read Cronin’s sculptures are guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Visual puns, clever juxtapositions, playful takes on animals, plants, and body parts (noses!)

The latest addition to the arts district, Dom’s Taverna, brightens up a historic building that once served as the headquarters of the California Electric Company

An exciting exhibition, The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse From the Dallas Museum of Art, now on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art focuses on Impressionism’s rebellious origins and its extraordinary influence on the art world

A festive crowd gathered downtown at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to toast Santa Barbara Magazine’s 50th anniversary and to celebrate the publication of its winter Culture Issue.

A drive through Carpinteria is never complete without a stop to see what ceramicist Miri Mara is bringing to life at the wheel. 

The art scene in Santa Barbara is becoming more global, as evidenced by the recent opening of Seimandi & Leprieur Gallery, helmed by French couple Fanny Seimandi and Julien Leprieur.

“You come here, and there’s a certain magic. We want every guest to feel that,” says Alia Rocher. 

Miramar is busting at the seams with new luxury retail

 This February, Santa Barbara filmgoers will xperience our international film festival like never before.

Extraordinary experiences that feel more like new worlds than luxury hotels

Four hot spots blend bold flavors with sleek design

Our holiday gift GUIDE inspired by some of Santa Barbara’s iconic music venues

Experience the ocean at Sketches for Sensorium.

From cultural exchange to shopping for gifts, local bookstores
are alive with possibilities