THURS. SEPT. 2, 4 - 8 PM
Forum Lounge: James Gilbert: Privacy is Dead Because We Said So
James Gilbert is a Los Angeles-based artist who works across mediums creating drawings, installations with video, and performative art. In September, he will set up a temporary sewing shop in the CAF galleries producing several hundred real size pairs of plastic, transparent underwear, which will amass to form huge sculptural piles around him. The sculptures become more present throughout the performance. This cumulative performance explores themes of privacy, anonymity, and identity particularly in relation to the considerable amounts of intimate, personal information posted daily on sites like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Google, and other mass media.
Support for Forum Lounge is generously provided by: Endevermusic Productions, the Franciscan Inn, KCSB, Santa Barbara Winery, and the Santa Barbara Independent. Forum Lounge is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s 1st Thursday. FREE

THURS., SEPT. 9, 7 PM
smART Salons: A Panel Discussion about Art, Food, and the Environment
Join CAF artists Graham Bury and Alejandro Casazi, along with local experts in a discussion about the intersections between visual arts, technology, food production, and the environment. Audience member participation encouraged through Q&A and small-group discussion.
FREE

THURS., OCT. 7, 7 PM
Forum Lounge: sonicSENSE
sonicSENSE is an interactive multimedia art platform created by Barney Haynes and Jennifer Parker as an evolving site for art, culture, new technologies, digital media, collaboration, and participation. SonicSENSE uses the creative diversity of computational media and traditional visual art practices to cultivate space for sharing, questioning, and exploring interdisciplinary frameworks, methodologies and experiences.
Support for Forum Lounge is generously provided by: Endevermusic Productions, the Franciscan Inn, KCSB, Santa Barbara Winery, and the Santa Barbara Independent. Forum Lounge is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s 1st Thursday. FREE

FRI. OCT. 15, 7 PM
smART Talks: Ken Bortolazzo
Bortolazzo, a Santa Barbara native, discovered a unique passion for Minimalism, Op Art, and Kinetic sculpture towards a body of work called optikinetics—kinetic sculptures in stainless steel. From his studio in Santa Barbara, Bortolazzo has developed a national reputation in contemporary sculpture, which is an invitation to examine the dichotomy between object and nature, and to ultimately explore the possibilities that dwell within that vision. He is represented by Sullivan Goss, An American Gallery, Santa Barbara.
FREE

Friday, October 29, 6 pm
Pumpkin Carving Contest & Fall-Themed Wine Tasting
Join CAF and Kunin Wines for an evening of ghoulish delights just before the witching hour, when judges will select the most devious and delightful pumpkins and award special prizes. Co-host Kunin Wines, known for some of the most exceptional vintages on the Central Coast, will offer tastings of their premiere selections, with a special focus on Autumnal pairings. This event is presented in association with the Santa Barbara Conference & Visitors Bureau and Film Commission and Santa Barbara Downtown Organization’s epicure.sb.
FREE, ALL ARE INVITED TO ENTER A PUMPKIN! Visit sbcaf.org after October 1 to download a pumpkin entry form. Please submit between noon, Oct. 28 and noon, Oct. 29 to be eligible for awards, and provide your own candle.

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