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Description
Every Area Meeting we invite our community to gather and discuss art with a mouth slightly full of a fun snack created by our innovative bakers and cooks.
The main draw is always the open crits. This portion we inherited from the academic world. We select artists from our community to present their physical work for the audience to discuss and give live feedback. The discussion is led by Patrick Melroy. While vigorous, the nights always remain respectful and safe for the artists presenting.
So often art appreciation is disconnected from direct dialogue. We look at art at shows but can’t drill down into the thinking behind the meaning. At openings presenting artists are too impacted with obligation to candidly discuss their art. There is beauty in the story of the making of art and so often the residue, the art itself, tells an abbreviated story of its own making. Area Meeting allows an audience to meet the creator before the work reaches its final form. Before the world has formed a final opinion.
Area Meeting draws artists from across the creative world. Set designers in conversation with figurative painters who pull a ceramicist into a discussion of grant writing while eating a tasty third cookie that they promise will be the last one. Just then the lights flicker, and they find their seats only to sit on the edge as the next artist begins to describe the work on the wall, asking while telling what they were attempting. Then the hands go up and Area Meeting explodes.
Date & Time
Tue, Apr 8, 2025 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue Details
The Community Arts Workshop, Santa Barbara
631 Garden StreetSanta Barbara, California 93101
The Community Arts Workshop, Santa Barbara
The Community Arts Workshop provides affordable workspace, event space, and exhibition space for artists and community groups in Santa Barbara.