“FROM SIDE SADDLE TO ASTRIDE”

“FROM SIDE SADDLE TO ASTRIDE”

This exhibition focuses on the fashion changes that have made women equal to men in all equestrian activities and sports. These are the only athletic pursuits where women and men now compete together and equally. One hundred years ago this would have been unthinkable. Featuring 

EAST MEETS WEST: A Collectors’ Choice 19th and 20th Century Kimono, Obi, and More

EAST MEETS WEST: A Collectors’ Choice 19th and 20th Century Kimono, Obi, and More

This exceptional exhibition tells the story of the Japanese Kimono tradition from the very insular Japanese culture to its integration with the West during the mid-19th and early 20th centuries. This rare display of exquisite works of art in textiles will include both Samurai and 

“BORROWED BOREIN”

“BORROWED BOREIN”

Art of the West from the private collections of Valley residents Edward Borein (1872-1945), was the Santa Barbara artist nicknamed “the cowpuncher artist” by his friends and colleagues. This exhibit, comprised of Borein art from the private collections of Santa Ynez Valley residents and special