Art History Lessons and Crafts for Kids: Abstract Expressionism and Alice Baber

November 30, 2021 by adamuseum

The Education & Outreach Program Interns at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum, UCSB, have designed lessons and crafts for aspiring artists and historians, from nine to ninety-two! This lesson (taught by EOP Interns Sarah Patton, Callan Nowacki, and Shaye Miller) explores different materials used to create art, with an in-depth look at watercolor and Abstract Expressionism. An artistic movement of the mid-20th century, Abstract Expressionism conveyed artists’ emotions and ideas through shapes, color, and nonrepresentational forms. We learn about […]

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Between Decadence and Tenderness

September 29, 2021 by adamuseum

In appreciation of how different creative mediums speak to and with one another, please enjoy the following digital curation, titled “Between Decadence and Tenderness,” which pairs pieces from our Collection with selections of classical music for a holistic, atmospheric, and cross-sensory experience of art. “Between Decadence and Tenderness” is conceived and curated by AD&A Museum Intern Mina Nur Basmaci. Click on the images above for larger view. Click on links below for music accompaniment. Arnold Mesches (1923–2016), Stripes, 1982. Oil […]

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Art History Lessons and Crafts for Kids

August 2, 2021 by adamuseum

The AD&A Museum’s Education & Outreach Program (EOP) partners with Isla Vista Youth Projects (IVYP) to provide after-school programs on global art history and craft, as a means to promote early interests in art, creativity, and global citizenship. The program is taught by undergraduate art history students through the mentorship and support of the Education & Outreach Program Coordinator. We are pleased to share some lesson plans created by the 2020–21 Museum Interns with support and guidance from EOP Coordinator Rachel […]

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Art Has Risen: Contemporary Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic

June 29, 2021 by adamuseum

As California lifts its social distancing and masking guidelines for the first time, we are both individually and collectively dreaming up ways to remember, make sense of, and heal from a year of personal, academic, and professional isolation. To that end, the AD&A Museum is proud to share the following interviews with UC Santa Barbara’s MFA students and graduates, on how they survived and found ways to thrive during the pandemic. These interviews were conducted by our 2020–21 interns as […]

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Alumni Artist Biographies

April 21, 2021 by adamuseum

The AD&A Museum presents alumni artists and their work held in the Fine Arts Collection during April’s All Gaucho Reunion month. Thirty-four alumni and faculty artist biographies were produced by the Museum’s interns during Winter quarter 2021. Under the guidance of Leticia Cobra Lima, Internship Program Coordinator, and Susan Lucke, Collections Manager and Registrar, the undergraduate interns researched and wrote the pieces, exercising their art historical skills and contributing scholarship to further enrich the Collection. We will be sharing the alumni and faculty artist biographies and their […]

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UCSB On-Campus Public Art: Part Two

April 6, 2021 by adamuseum

With spring underway and California on the verge of returning to some normalcy, please enjoy the second part of the Art, Design & Architecture Museum’s guide to UC Santa Barbara’s outdoor art. We previously focused on figural and kinetic sculptures, and now highlight works ranging from abstract steel creations to three-dimensional murals. Please take this virtual opportunity to explore the outdoor artistic treasures of our University. The UCSB campus map detail presents locations of the public art discussed in this guide. […]

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UCSB On-Campus Public Sculptures: Part One

December 10, 2020 by adamuseum

Some in plain sight and some tucked away in the hidden corners of our campus, outdoor sculptures on the grounds of UC Santa Barbara offer a moment of culture in nature. Both the artwork and its surrounding architecture offer an intriguing visual experience as visitors traverse the campus. Whether you are going to study at the library, heading to chemistry class, or biking into Isla Vista, many of these works of art may have caught your eye.  Even though these activities […]

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A Short History of the ADC, Part 2

September 11, 2020 by adamuseum

Click here for Part 1. Sadly, David Gebhard died of a heart attack in 1996, leaving behind a wife and two daughters. Two years later, the first staff curator, Kurt Helfrich, was hired to continue the collecting and exhibition of ADC materials. Helfrich, an architectural historian and Certified Archivist, received his PhD from the University of Virginia. Building upon the acquisitions of the previous years, new collections included Walter White, Kenneth Wing, Jim Charlton, Victor Cusack, as well as the […]

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A Short History of the Architecture and Design Collection, Part 1

September 1, 2020 by adamuseum

The Architecture and Design Collection (ADC) was founded in 1963 by Professor David Gebhard, who was hired to be Director of the university Art Gallery and as faculty in the Art History department. Gebhard (1927-1996) was an architect, architectural historian, and avid collector of architecture and design. After receiving his PhD in architectural history from the University of Minnesota, Gebhard was a curator at the University of New Mexico art gallery, and then Director of the Roswell (NM) Museum and […]

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