The Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara (AFSB) will host an opening reception for its latest exhibit, Fare Trade, on Friday, March 21, 5–7 p.m. Featured photographers are Patricia Houghton Clarke of Carpinteria and Brett Leigh Dicks of Australia.
The exhibition features photographs of taquerias in Central California by Clarke and lunch bars in western Australia by Dicks. The opening reception will include drinks and appetizers, as well as a local taco truck on site. The exhibit looks at these bars on two different continents, finding similarities in how they bind their communities together.
“These are cherished places where one can find far more than basic nourishment. The sense of community and service, joyful music, bold decorations, and financially accessible meals expands our broader sensibility of not only what it means to feed oneself in America, but what it means to be an American,” Clarke said in a press release from the AFSB…