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SUMMARY:SBMM Presents Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan Read Cronin
DESCRIPTION:Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Presents\nPlay: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan Read Cronin \n On View August 13 – November 29\, 2026\nA playful\, story-rich exhibition exploring the breadth of human emotion through bronze\, silhouettes\, and poetry \nSBMM is delighted to present Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan (Susie) Read Cronin\, on view August 13 through November 29\, 2026. With humor and imagination at its heart\, Play invites visitors to experience the full spectrum of human feeling through Cronin’s allegorical bronze sculptures — alongside her silhouettes and poetry. \nCronin’s pieces are imaginative and disarmingly joyful: small scenes that feel like fables\, visual puns that reward a second look\, and characters that seem to carry on secret conversations. Cronin takes the word “play” literally\, as she plays with words\, scale\, perspective and sometimes danger. While the work often begins in laughter\, it doesn’t stay on the surface. Play explores tenderness\, longing\, mischief\, vulnerability\, and wonder — reminding us that imagination and play can be both a refuge and a way of discovering the truth. \nIn her own words\, Cronin calls her work “figurative and narrative\,” grounded in gesture and emotion. Her titles unlock new layers of meaning across sculpture and text. Play invites us to slow down\, look closer\, and rediscover the simple joy of being human. \nBronze has a long and distinguished relationship with maritime history. For centuries\, it has been valued for its strength\, beauty\, and resilience\, appearing in tools\, trade goods\, ship fittings\, and other objects shaped by life at sea. At the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum\, bronze resonates not only as a historic material\, but also as one deeply tied to craftsmanship\, exploration\, and endurance. \nIn Play\, Susan Read Cronin reimagines this storied medium through sculptures that are imaginative\, lyrical\, and unexpectedly expressive. Her work offers a contemporary perspective on bronze\, transforming a material long associated with utility and permanence into one of wit\, emotion\, and wonder. In doing so\, the exhibition creates a thoughtful bridge between maritime legacy and artistic invention. \nAs an added bonus\, for those of you who have always longed to understand how a bronze sculpture is made\, part of the show explains and simplifies the lost wax bronze casting process. \nExhibition Details \nExhibition: Play: Bronze Sculptures and Other Stuff by Susan (Susie) Read Cronin\nDates: August 13 – November 29\, 2026\nLocation: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum\, 113 Harbor Way\, Suite 190\, Santa Barbara\, CA 93109\nHours: Open daily\, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.\nAdmission: Included with museum admission (SBMM members free). \n \nAbout the Artist \nSusan (Susie) Read Cronin is a sculptor\, writer\, and multidisciplinary artist known for bronze sculptures that blend craft with playfulness and narrative charm. Educated at The Madeira School\, she earned a B.A. in English from Williams College and studied with sculptors Jane B. Armstrong and Walter Matia. After many years working in Vermont\, Cronin relocated full-time to Santa Barbara in 2016. Her work has been exhibited widely\, including solo shows across Vermont\, New York City\, Denver\, and California\, and her exhibition Fables\, Foibles\, and Fairy Tales has traveled to 18 museums and other venues around the country. \n\nWatch the video
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LOCATION:Santa Barbara Maritime Museum\, 113 Harbor Way\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93109\, United States
CATEGORIES:All Events,Art Exhibits
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SUMMARY:August Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series Presents “Vision for a Wild Coast at Point Conception: Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve”
DESCRIPTION:Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Welcomes the Nature Conservancy’s Moses Katkowski for August Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series\n“Vision for a Wild Coast at Point Conception: Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve” explores conservation\, restoration\, science\, and stewardship at one of California’s most significant coastal landscapes\nSBMM is pleased to present “Vision for a Wild Coast at Point Conception: Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve” as part of its Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday\, August 20\, 2026\, at 7:00 p.m. at the museum. SBMM members are invited to a pre-lecture reception from 6:15–6:45 p.m.\n\nTickets: Free for Navigators Circle members\, $10 for SBMM members\, $20 for the general public\, and $5 for students and educators with valid school ID or email. For reservations\, visit sbmm.org\, email reservations@sbmm.org\, or call (805) 456-8750. \nRegister Today \nThe program features Moses Katkowski\, Director of the Dangermond Preserve\, who will share how The Nature Conservancy is working to protect\, restore\, and study this extraordinary coastal landscape at Point Conception. Locally known as the Cojo-Jalama Ranch\, the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve was acquired by The Nature Conservancy in 2018. Over the past decade\, The Nature Conservancy has advanced a long-range vision for a wild coast at Point Conception—one that protects a rare and dynamic coastal environment\, supports scientific conservation research\, deploys technology to accelerate learning and improve management\, and inspires future generations of conservation leaders.\nKatkowski will discuss the management\, restoration\, and science now underway at the Preserve\, including the launch of the Point Conception Institute\, a global conservation science center based at the Preserve. The Institute describes its mission as building a collaborative research community\, advancing open science\, stewarding data and technology\, and generating insights that can support biodiversity protection\, ecosystem restoration\, and climate response in California and beyond. \nThe talk will also explore research and restoration focused on land-sea connectivity at Point Conception and efforts to bring Southern California steelhead back to Jalama Creek. Attendees will learn more about the history of the land\, why it was protected\, and the many partnerships that help make this broad conservation vision possible both on the Preserve and across the wider Gaviota Coast region. \n“Moses Katkowski brings a compelling perspective on what it means to care for a place where land\, sea\, science\, and stewardship all meet\,” said Dean Noble\, executive director of SBMM. “Their work at the Dangermond Preserve reflects the kind of long-term conservation thinking and collaboration that is deeply relevant to the Santa Barbara Channel and to the future of our coast.” \nMoses Katkowski has served with The Nature Conservancy since 2006 and has led preserve management and coastal restoration work in both New Jersey and California. Since 2018\, he has lived and worked at the Dangermond Preserve\, where he oversees land management activities including rangelands\, fire management\, invasive species control\, cattle grazing as a conservation tool\, and preserve operations. He holds a B.A. in Environmental Science from Stockton University and a Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.
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LOCATION:Santa Barbara Maritime Museum\, 113 Harbor Way\, Santa Barbara\, CA\, 93109\, United States
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