Brooks Extension’s mission is to encourage outreach and community collaboration by facilitating the exchange of ideas within the visual, new media, and communication arts. Brooks Extension invites the community to join us for events and programs catering to an audience that spans a wide spectrum, ranging from the general public and enthusiasts, to professionals and educators.
Call for Entries - The Path: Brooks Student + Alumni Exhibition

Call for Entries – The Path: Brooks Student + Alumni Exhibition

  EXHIBITION DESCRIPTION: Brooks Institute is taking submissions for a photographic exhibition this spring entitled ‘The Path.’ Path imagery has played an integral role in photographic history both for its aesthetic and metaphoric value. Gerry Badger stated that photography has the ability to transport us through time and space, and...

Visual Journalism Guest Speaker Series: David H. Wells

David H. Wells February 28th, 2012 at 6:30 PM | Ventura Campus | Screening room Brooks Institute’s Visual Journalism Guest Speaker Series | Open to the Public David H. Wells is an editorial photographer with Aurora Photos. He specializes in intercultural communications and the use of light and shadow to enhance visual narratives. David started his career in the newspaper world with stints at the Hearst Community Newspapers, the Los Angeles Times, Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram and the Syracuse (NY) Newspapers. David has worked on assignment producing in-depth photo-essays for the Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday Magazine, the New York Times Magazine as well as multi-media work for Saudi Aramco World. He has also been on assignments for publications like Business Week, Fortune, Life, National Geographic, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and Time. David was a photographer under contract for the books: A Day in the Life of Spain, The Power to Heal, The...
The Visions Gallery Presents Nocturnus, a photo series by Shaun Walton

The Visions Gallery Presents Nocturnus, a photo series by Shaun Walton

Visions Gallery is proud to present Nocturnus, a photo series by Shaun Walton.  This exhibition visually explores the nocturnal lives of Africa’s elite predators, lion and leopard.  These animals have been revered by African cultures for thousands of years with their nocturnal activities shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Walton ventures...
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Call for Entries – Present Perspective: Brooks Institute’s Faculty & Staff Exhibition

Present Perspective Brooks Institute’s Faculty & Staff Exhibition 2012 Gallery 27   We are excited to announce Present Perspective: Brooks Institute’s Faculty & Staff Exhibition 2012. The running dates for this show will be June 29 – August 27, 2012. This is a call for entries to Brooks Institute’s Faculty and Staff exhibition of 2012 about the...
Call for Entries - The Path: Brooks Student + Alumni Exhibition

Call for Entries – The Path: Brooks Student + Alumni Exhibition

  EXHIBITION DESCRIPTION: Brooks Institute is taking submissions for a photographic exhibition this spring entitled ‘The Path.’ Path imagery has played an integral role in photographic history both for its aesthetic and metaphoric value. Gerry Badger stated that photography has the ability to transport us through time and space, and in particular ‘path’ imagery holds...

Visual Journalism Guest Speaker Series: David H. Wells

David H. Wells February 28th, 2012 at 6:30 PM | Ventura Campus | Screening room Brooks Institute’s Visual Journalism Guest Speaker Series | Open to the Public David H. Wells is an editorial photographer with Aurora Photos. He specializes in intercultural communications and the use of light and shadow to enhance visual narratives. David started...

Selina Maitreya – Social Media Teleseminar: February 6, 2012

Register Now for Your FREE High Content Teleseminar Interview Register now for this High Content FREE Teleseminar REGISTER NOW and you will be emailed the Monday, February 6th call-in time and details. Only 500 callers will be able to join so register RIGHT NOW to receive your dial in number and call in details. To...
The Visions Gallery Presents Nocturnus, a photo series by Shaun Walton

The Visions Gallery Presents Nocturnus, a photo series by Shaun Walton

Visions Gallery is proud to present Nocturnus, a photo series by Shaun Walton.  This exhibition visually explores the nocturnal lives of Africa’s elite predators, lion and leopard.  These animals have been revered by African cultures for thousands of years with their nocturnal activities shrouded in mystery and intrigue. Walton ventures into the dark of night...
Observations - Photographs by Jesse Alexander and Patricia Houghton Clarke

Observations – Photographs by Jesse Alexander and Patricia Houghton Clarke

The creative works of Santa Barbara artists Jesse Alexander and Patricia Houghton Clarke are on the walls of Gallery 27 this February. This collaborative effort between two photographic talents is a discussion of place, people and ideas. Jesse Alexander and Patricia Houghton Clarke are creative documentarians, both exposing the people and places of cultures we...

Visual Journalism Guest Speaker Series: Gerd Ludwig

As part of the Brooks Institute Visual Journalism Guest Speaker Series, National Geographic photographer Gerd Ludwig will present his lecture, “Russia: A Phoenix Rising from the Ashes of a Broken Empire.” On assignment for National Geographic Magazine since the late 1980’s, Gerd Ludwig has covered diverse locations around the globe. His images capture beautifully all...