Click on the image to explore memories from past events.Explore Santa Barbara’s creative heart at the La Cumbre Center of Creative Arts, where galleries open their doors to art lovers, live music, interactive installations, and local artists. Meet Danuta Bennett and other creators in a casual evening of inspiration and discovery.
Labor Day weekend 2025, Santa Barbara artist Danuta Bennett opened her Arcadia Studio to the public as part of the 24th Annual Santa Barbara Studio Artists Open Studios Tour. Visitors were invited to explore the 28 artists’ latest works.
The On the Edge exhibition at the Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art showcases outstanding artists from Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties in a juried celebration of contemporary creativity. Featuring works that push boundaries in concept, material, and emotion, the show captures the vibrant artistic pulse of California’s Central Coast and includes Danuta Bennett’s exploration of symbolism, architecture, and the psychology of place.
Thirteen artists were featured at the event, including Andrea Anderson, Danuta Bennett, Rick Delanty, Rick Garcia, Kevin Gleason, Wyllis Heaton, Annie Hoffman, Ray Hunter, Chloe Hourdequin, Craig Nelson, Ann Sanders, Nina Warner, and Ralph Waterhouse.
A standing-room-only crowd filled The Voice Gallery in La Cumbre Plaza to celebrate the publication of History of Psychology Through Symbols, a two-volume set by local psychologist Dr. James Broderick, illustrated by artist Dr. Danuta Bennett, published by Routledge. The Interview was moderated by Maria McCall.
Artists Ralph Waterhouse, Ann Sanders, Chris Potter, Patricia Post, John Iwerks, Ray Hunter, Chris Chapman, Danuta Bennett, and Andrea Anderson showcased their works for sale at the historic Theatre House—one of only three original structures still standing on the McCormick’s Riven Rock Estate.
