{"id":9762,"date":"2019-03-15T17:03:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T00:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9762"},"modified":"2019-08-08T17:12:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T00:12:18","slug":"local-lowdown-shop-youth-interactives-state-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=9762","title":{"rendered":"Local Lowdown: Shop Youth Interactive\u2019s State Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Youth Interactive Gallery, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Pairing student work with local, national and international artists, the nonprofit Youth Interactive<\/a>\u2019s new Downtown Santa Barbara Gallery is a dynamic new space for the grassroots after school Entrepreneurial Arts Academy students to showcase and sell their work alongside an impressive array of professional artists.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You\u2019ll find contemporary work in various mediums, from works on paper, sculpture and assemblage to painting, photography and new media. <\/span>Everything in the store is artisanal and handmade and the proceeds go back to support the youth and the arts in our community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Youth Interactive Gallery, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Home of the original State Theatre and more recently the Unity Shoppe, the large open space celebrates Poetry Month in April with <\/span>Word Up!,<\/span><\/i> a fundraiser led by Santa Barbara Middle College students during First Thursday Art Walk from 5 \u2013 8 p.m. on April 4. The gallery also showcases the work of Santa Barbara printmaker Bay Hallowell in an exhibition called <\/span>Truth be Told<\/span><\/i>, showcasing a compilation of works combining art and text.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Later in April comes an exhibition titled <\/span>Grounded<\/span><\/i>, a group exhibition of painting, photography and sculpture connecting us to the ground we walk on and celebrating the 50<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary of Earth Day with works by artists Cynthia James, Ryuijie and Luis Velasquez.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Youth Interactive Gallery, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the youth-led business with their work consistently on view in the gallery are:<\/span> Infinite Treasures, students <\/span>create handmade jewelry while learning valuable business skills; <\/span>Pier Pressure Designs, a team of teens makes beautiful bags out of recycled sails donated by SB Yacht Club, and fabric donated by Patagonia and others; Havok, a group of young entrepreneurs who design original works of art on T-shirts; RBY (Resurrected by Youth), a team of high school kids learning carpentry, business, marketing and general entrepreneurship skills; and<\/span> The Creative Studio Team, which creates and sells art while managing the gallery.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Youth Interactive\u2019s State Gallery (1219 State St., Santa Barbara, youthinteractive.us<\/a>) is open from 10 a.m. \u2013 6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and from 11 a.m. \u2013 5 p.m. Sundays, with extended hours during exhibit openings and special events.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014Leslie Dinaberg<\/p>\n

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Youth Interactive Gallery, courtesy photo.<\/p><\/div>\n

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