Announcing the 2019 Grandparents Portrait Show

Olivia Sanchez, San Marcos High School,

Olivia Purcell, San Marcos High School, “Portrait of Norma”

The 2019 Grandparent Portrait Show is the sixth in a series of biennial exhibitions of secondary school student artwork to communities of the greater Santa Barbara area served by the Student Art Fund. The works pay tribute to the artists’ grandparents or other significant elders in a variety of media, including drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and assemblage.

The 2019 Grandparent Portrait Show will take place from April 3 – 30th at the Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, 40 W. Anapamu St., Santa Barbara.

The Opening Reception will take place on Friday, April 5, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, during which this year’s Award Winners will be announced.

Announcing the 2017 Grandparent Portrait Show

The 2017 Grandparent Portrait Show, the fifth in a series of biennial exhibitions of secondary school student artwork to communities of the greater Santa Barbara area served by the Student Art Fund, will take place at the Faulkner Gallery from April 2 – 30, 2017. The works pay tribute to the artists’ grandparents or other significant elders in a variety of media, including drawings, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and assemblage.

“Relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren are unique, significant and often fleeting. The Grandparent Portrait show…aims to strengthen and preserve those bonds.”
— Commentator Diane Bock, the NPR show, California Report (KQED)

Grandparent Portrait Show Schedule:

April 2 through April 30, 2017 The Grandparents Portrait Show will be open to the public in the Faulkner Gallery at the Main Branch of the Santa Barbara Public Library 40 Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA.  Gallery open 10AM-7PM Monday-Thursday, 10AM-5:30PM Friday and Saturday, 1PM-5PM Sunday.

April 7, 2017 Reception and awards ceremony 5:30PM-7:00PM.