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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
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SUMMARY:Why Islands Matter: A New Vision for Protecting Islands
DESCRIPTION:Why Islands Matter explores the vital connection between island communities and the ecosystems that sustain them. Presented by Seacology\, this program highlights how protecting reefs\, rainforests\, and other fragile island environments can also bring meaningful benefits to local people through education\, renewable energy\, and sustainable livelihoods. With more than 35 years of global conservation work\, Seacology offers an inspiring look at why islands are both uniquely important and urgently in need of protection. \n Presentation and Discussion\nThursday\, August 27\, 2026\n6:00-7:30 p.m. \n🎟 Tickets: Free for Navigators Circle members | $5 for students and educators with a valid school ID or email address | $10 for SBMM members | $20 general public.\nTo enjoy the reduced rates become a member of SBMM. \nTingloy Municipality\, Philippines \nRegister Today \nEnvironmental issues are human issues. To people living on islands\, their forest or sea is a lifeline\, a source of food and livelihood\, and a profoundly important part of their culture. But islanders are under constant economic pressure. They want to protect their precious resources\, but they also need money to meet their families’ basic needs for education\, health\, and opportunity. It can be a heartbreaking dilemma. \nSeacology helps islanders protect their environment AND receive important community benefits. Our projects have made it possible for villages to keep protecting reefs and rainforests while replacing dilapidated schools\, building ecotourism centers that will generate sustainable income\, or installing solar power that transforms their daily lives. This win-win approach recognizes the knowledge and autonomy of indigenous communities and gives them an economic incentive to preserve their natural resources. \nSeacology works only on islands because they are extraordinarily important and vulnerable ecosystems. Nearly 40 percent of critically endangered species live on islands; if they vanish from their island homes\, they vanish from the Earth. Protecting islands\, which are on the front lines of climate change\, is now more critical than ever.  \nSince Seacology’s founding 35 years ago\, we have launched over 450 projects in 74 countries\, protecting more than 1.6 million acres of vulnerable marine and terrestrial ecosystems.  \nThrough our travel program\, supporters can visit our projects and see their impact in person. \n \n  \nSince 1999\, Duane Silverstein has been the Executive Director of Seacology\, an international nonprofit with the sole focus of preserving islands – their fragile habitats\, vanishing species\, and historic cultures – across the globe. Before heading Seacology\, he was the Executive Director of the Goldman Fund\, one of California’s largest philanthropic foundations\, for 18 years. Duane was instrumental in creating and heading the Goldman Environmental Prize\, which has been dubbed the “Nobel Prize of the Environment” by National Geographic and news media around the globe. Over his career he has visited more than 228 islands in 100 nations\, and is widely considered one of the world’s foremost experts on islands. \n  \n  \n  \nMarisol Rueda Flores is a biologist\, science communicator\, and conservation professional based in La Paz\, Baja California Sur\, Mexico. She earned her B.Sc. in Biology from the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos and a Master of Science in Marine Resources Management from CICIMAR-IPN\, where she specialized in blue whale research in the Gulf of California. \nFor more than 20 years\, Marisol has worked in marine conservation\, environmental education\, science communication\, and community engagement across Mexico\, Costa Rica\, and the Galápagos Islands. Her experience spans the conservation of coral reefs\, cetaceans\, sea turtles\, marine invertebrates\, and island ecosystems\, combining scientific knowledge with outreach\, environmental education\, and collaboration with local communities. \nShe currently serves as Communications Officer for Healthy Reefs for Healthy People\, leading regional communications across the Mesoamerican Reef\, while also representing Seacology in Mexico as Field Representative\, supporting community-based conservation projects that protect biodiversity while improving local livelihoods. \nAn AAUS-certified scientific diver and AGRRA Fish Monitoring Instructor\, Marisol is passionate about connecting people with the ocean through effective communication\, underwater exploration\, and storytelling. In her free time\, she enjoys scuba diving\, underwater photography\, and traveling to discover new cultures and marine environments.
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