Campus Lagoon Tour & Exhibition Tour

Please join us for a walking tour of the Campus Lagoon restoration area led by the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration. The tour will meet by the floating dock and begin promptly at 10am.

Following the tour around the lagoon, join us at 12:30pm inside the galleries for a walk-through of the exhibition Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra led by Ana Briz, AD&A Museum Assistant Director and Curator of Exhibitions.

Amézquita is 2026 Artist in Residence of Ecological Practice at the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration in partnership with the AD&A Museum at UC Santa Barbara. During her residency, Amézquita will conduct fieldwork on campus as well as at the Santa Cruz Island Reserve to learn about native ecosystems, plant pollination, and soil remediation. Amézquita’s research will inform a newly commissioned work as part of this exhibition presentation at the AD&A Museum.

Organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum and the Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration at UC Santa Barbara, this program is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Jackie Amézquita: Gemidos de la Tierra, on view at the AD&A Museum through November 29.

Please note, the event will take place outdoors, comfortable attire is encouraged. For accessibility accommodations, please contact us.