Fall 2017 Exhibitions Opening Reception

Join us for the arrival of Pacific Standard Time LA/LA at AD&A Museum! Several years in the planning stages, we will be celebrating the opening of the exhibitions The Schoolhouse and the Bus: Mobility, Pedagogy, and Engagement. Two Projects by Pablo Helguera and Suzanne Lacy / Pilar Riaño-Alcalá and Sacred Art in the Age of Contact: Chumash and Latin American Traditions in Santa Barbara. Note: Sacred Art in the Age of Contact on view beginning September 16 – noon to 5pm. Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA brings a unique opportunity specifically to Santa Barbara, encouraging cross-cultural dialogue and critical investigation of Latin American art in a local context. Sacred Art in the Age of Contact and The Schoolhouse and the Bus are official participants of the Getty initiative. This initiative is a collaboration of numerous arts institutions in California, and explores the historical relationship between Latin America and the greater Los Angeles area through a series of thematically linked exhibitions. Exhibitions include: Valeska Soares: Any Moment Now at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, September 17 – December 31, 2017 Guatemala from 33,000 km: Contemporary Art, 1960 – Present at the Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, and the Community Arts Workshop, September 17 – December 17, 2017 The Schoolhouse and the Bus: Mobility, Pedagogy, and Engagement. Two Projects by Paglo Helguera and Suzanne Lacy / Pilar Riaño-Alcalá at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara, September 27 – December 8, 2017 Sacred Art in the Age of Contact: Chumash and Latin American Traditions in Santa Barbara at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara September 16 – December 8, 2017 and Santa Barbara Historical Museum September 14 – January 14, 2018 Accompanying the exhibitions, each organization offers a season of educational programming, including lectures, workshops, and a Latin American Film series. The Santa Barbara collaboration culminates on the weekend of October 20 – 22, 2017, with each institution hosting panel discussions, symposia, performances, and lectures.