The Community Arts Workshop provides affordable workspace, event space, and exhibition space for artists and community groups in Santa Barbara.
Description
Area Meeting returns monthly to the CAW in 2025. Facilitator, Patrick Melroy sparks discussion with showcased artists as a rally point for the creatives in our community. An excuse for us to be in the same place, a place which will inspire the right kind of imaginative friction. The first part of the evening is an interview-style discussion with a keynote artist. After a social break fueled by snacks, invited artists will present work in a supportive crit-style environment.
Area Meeting is for anyone who has ever read a wall placard at a gallery and found themselves with more questions than answers. Area Meeting is for the artist who needs to hear from other artists about the struggle, about the broken tools, the constant haunting of a studio space by specters of doubt and conflict as they battle to be heard through their work.
We welcome Phoebe Brunner to speak with Patrick Melroy for our keynote event.
Date & Time
Tue, Apr 14, 2026 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue Details
The Community Arts Workshop, Santa Barbara
631 Garden StreetSanta Barbara, California 93101
