The Old Mission Santa Barbara has once again transformed into a vibrant canvas as the 39th annual I Madonnari Italian Street ...

The Old Santa Barbara Mission plaza gets transformed during the I Madonarri festival for its 39th year. Madonarri or street ...

The Pennyroyal Arts Council has named Lily Hughes and Heather Winkler as the 2025 recipients of the esteemed Barbara Gardner ...

Hemphill, a Black, gay poet and activist who died from AIDS-related complications in 1995, was a unparalleled voice for queer ...

In Cannes, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky share a sweet moment on the red carpet while celebrating Highest 2 Lowest with Denzel ...

Basquiat, Lichtenstein, and Arte Povera stars fueled Sotheby’s $186.1 million contemporary art sales across three auctions.

Yet there were signs the market may have turned a corner. “This season our totals are higher than last May, and we’re on target to beat November,” says Christie’s CEO Bonnie Brennan. “So the doom and ...

Well-known local artist and long-time club member Barbara Feuillade-Cole found time to demonstrate the use of pastels and ...

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The auction brought in a hammer total of $44.2m, just below Phillips’s low estimate for the night and exactly in line with ...

The house's modern and contemporary evening sale generated $52 million, around 40 percent below last year's haul of $86 ...