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Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911)

Painter • Composer • The Artist Who Painted Music

150th Anniversary Year Celebration presented on Lithuania’s Restoration of Independence Day — March 11

Art Exhibition (March 2- 20)

WCC Lounge, 2nd Floor, SBCC Santa Barbara City College, West Campus (971 Cliff Dr), Santa Barbara

Reproductions of Lithuanian artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’ paintings (https://ciurlionis.eu/en/gallery/painting) will be shown alongside SBCC students’ artwork and the textile project Čiurlionis’ Beloved Ones, created by Vilnius Academy of Arts Professor Jolanta Talaikytė and her first-year students from Lithuania.

Virtual Reality Experience Trail of Angels – March 11 Only (11:00 AM – 6:00 PM)

WCC Lounge, 2nd Floor, SBCC, West Campus (971 Cliff Dr), Santa Barbara

Experience Trail of Angels, an immersive virtual-reality journey through M. K. Čiurlionis’ dreamlike artistic world, produced by Oniroco Studios. Approx. 30 minutes.

Reservations recommended: [Registration Link] 

Join us for a Lithuanian Cultural Evening at Santa Barbara City College on Wednesday, March 11, hosted by the Office of the President at SBCC in partnership with the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Los Angeles and the Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania for California’s Central Coast.

The evening highlights the work of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, a pioneering European painter and composer whose art connects music and visual imagery. Lithuania recently marked the 150th anniversary of his birth, and we also commemorate March 11, 1990 — the restoration of Lithuania’s independence.

Evening Program — March 11

6:00 PM — Reception (outdoors), Garvin Theatre Patio

7:00 PM — Lecture & Musical Performance, BC Forum Auditorium

                Lecture: Prof. Edmond Saliklis (Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo)

                Piano performance: Eglė Janulevičiūtė

                Special appearances: Mia McAbian (cello) and Dr. Adea Badivuku (piano)

Please register here: [Registration Link]