The Oak Group Celebrates 35th Anniversary with Benefit Show at Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery
“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” – Albert Einstein
Continuing their tradition of preserving open spaces, the Oak Group will hold its thirty-fifth anniversary show benefiting The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, whose mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and return to the wild, sick, orphaned and injured wild birds, reptiles and small mammals in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Their work in educating the public about living in harmony with wildlife is compatible with the Oak Group’s mission of preserving open spaces.
Arturo Tello, The Big Cypress, Carpinteria State Beach, oil on canvas.
Participating Oak Group Artists: Meredith Brooks Abbott, Whitney Brooks Abbott, Marcia Burtt, Chris Chapman, Bill Dewey, Michael Drury, Rick Garcia, Carrie Givens, Kevin Gleason, Whitney Brooks Hansen, Jeremy Harper, Ray Hunter, John Iwerks, Larry Iwerks, Manny Lopez, William Mitchell, Linda Mutti, Rob Robinson, Ann Sanders, Rick Schloss, Skip Smith, Arturo Tello, Thomas Van Stein, Sarah Vedder, John Wullbrandt, Karen Foster (emeritus), John Comer (emeritus), Michael Enriquez (emeritus) and Donald Archer (emeritus).
The exhibition will be held at Santa Barbara Fine Art Gallery, 1321 State Street, in downtown Santa Barbara from May 1 to May 28, 2021, noon to 5 p.m. on weekdays; 11 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays; noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays and closed on Wednesdays. A preview will be held on Friday, April 30, from noon to 8 p.m. and an opening on Saturday, May 1, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m
The show can also be seen online through the month of May at www.oakgroup.org, www.sbwcn.org and www.santabarbarafineart.com.
Michael Drury, Somewhere in Nevada, oil on canvas.
John Iwerks, Grass Mountain, oil on canvas.
Cover Art: Linda Mutti, More Mesa Treasure, pastel.
