Local artists Dane Goodman and Dug Uyesaka will speak about their works in the current exhibition on Monday, Dec. 15, from 4-5 p.m. in the 蜜桃传媒 Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The event, which includes refreshments, is free and open to the public.
鈥淎s accomplished artists across a breadth of media, Goodman and Uyesaka will share about their respective works and insights into the processes of sculpture and printmaking,鈥� says Chris Rupp, interim museum director.
Goodman, who works in a broad range of media and scale, from installations to printmaking to handheld sculptures, received the County of Santa Barbara Individual Artist Award. He has twice been a panelist for the National Endowment of the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Uyesaka, who grew up as a third-generation Japanese American in the San Joaquin Valley, came to Santa Barbara to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree in art from UC Santa Barbara in 1975. He has been a steady contributor to the local art scene ever since, and has served as an art instructor at Laguna Blanca School since 2000.