The Southern California Artists Painting for the Environment (SCAPE) and Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) will cohost Images of Our Rekindled Maritime Community, an online exhibit and sale of fine art Wednesday, Aug. 18-Tuesday, Aug. 24, and an in-person exhibit and sale at the museum, 1-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26.
An opening reception will be held, 5-8 p.m. Aug. 25.
The juried art show and sale will feature the work of more than 75 artists and their views of the ocean, the Santa Barbara Channel, and Santa Barbara’s maritime life. A percentage of the sale proceeds will benefit SBMM and help rekindle its post-pandemic maritime education programs. Artwork may be viewed and purchased online at https://sbmm.org/20scape/ starting Wednesday, Aug. 18.
Last year, the first online SCAPE show and sale was a success with 34 paintings sold.
According to SCAPE, the theme of this year’s show “implies the relighting of our lives, the Point Conception Lighthouse Lens, our community and the Pacific Coast.”
Artists interested in participating in the show and sale are invited to submit up to three artworks with a $10 fee per submission, a photo of themselves, and a short biographic artist’s statement between July 1 and midnight July 28. Once the artwork has been received, all submissions will be reviewed by SCAPE for inclusion, and will be selected by the SCAPE juror Ray Hunter.
Prize winners will be juried at the physical show, Aug. 25. Photographs of all accepted work will be featured on SBMM’s website. Entries should be emailed to joanrp@cox.net. For more information, visit https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E10318&id=62.
Hunter, who was selected as SCAPE’s juror for the SBMM, was born and raised in Montana and spent time painting the vast landscape and fly fishermen. He moved to Seattle and became interested in marine art, spending time in boat yards, docks, Foss tugs and seascapes. For the last 24 years, he has been in Santa Barbara, exploring the coastline and trying to capture the wonderful light.
Hunter’s shows include SCAPE, CAC gold medal, Paint the Park, CWA national shows, and the American Society of Marine Art national show. His awards have included the grand prize in Paint the Parks 2007; award of merit, Coos Bay maritime show; Edmonds Art Festival, Mackey Award; SCAPE first place award in 2003 and 2020.
He is currently a member of the Oak Group, a CAC artist member, a signature member of California Watercolor Association, signature member of American Society of Marine Art, and SCAPE.
SCAPE was founded in 2002 and has grown to some 200 members, a diverse group including nationally known and local artists, students, patrons, and gallery owners. Membership is open year-round to everyone who wants to participate.
SCAPE’s goals are to have exhibitions to help raise money to protect open spaces, to increase public awareness of environmental and conservation issues, to promote camaraderie and provide education for artists. They mount two or three juried exhibits annually.
To date more than $100,000 has been raised to benefit local nonprofits including the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Channelkeeper, and Heal the Ocean.