Light It Blue hits Santa Barbara / by Matthew Straka

On Thursday May 14th the City of Santa Barbara started participating in the Light It Blue campaign to honor health care professionals and frontline, essential workers in the Covid-19 epidemic. I was asked to take photos of the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum Sea Center which was being lit up in a one night event by local artists. Gartner Design Company pulled together a great team including The Environment Makers, Ethan Turpin Art and Design, SBCAW and Bella Vista Designs. Having worked with most of this crew before, it was great to hang out and capture them setting up and witnessing the final, glorious effect.

Congratulations to the whole crew and a huge thank you to our local health care professionals and frontline essential workers. While the Sea Center event was a one night affair, several other landmark buildings are lit up around the Santa Barbara area throughout May including Cottage Hospital, the Santa Barbara Mission and the Lobero Theatre.

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