Art Trippin’ aims to make art history accessible through videos, travel, and tours led by art historian Megan Lorraine Debin.

The Art History area allows you the opportunity to study art and visual culture in context, analyzing the intersection of artistic expression and cultural function. Our faculty lead upper-level ...

With the holiday season just around the corner, the spirit of giving is about to take center stage. On the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday encourages people worldwide to come together ...

The phrase “Chinese Bronze” is, for most, synonymous with the austere vessels used in ancient state rituals or ancestor worship from about 1500 B.C. through A.D. 200. “Recasting the Past: The Art of ...

UCSB Arts & Lectures has appointed Dorothy Largay and Patricia MacFarlane as the new co-chairs of the Arts & Lectures Council. The council is a leadership group of volunteers who support the ...

Art history, once a staple in every college humanities curriculum, is now seen as elitist and futile. With Donald Trump back in the White House, the arts are more at risk than ever. For many, the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Dorothy Largay (left) and Patricia MacFarlane (right), new and incoming Co-chairs of the UCSB Arts & Lectures Advisory Council ...

Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...