Join Cassandra C. Jones, Artist, and Arts Chair at Taft Gardens, along with our 1-month Artist-in-Residence, Louise Sandhaus, for a unique look at the property from an art and design perspective. Jones and Sandhaus will guide guests through the South African and Australian Gardens to the art studios to see all the final exhibitions for the 2024/25 Art in Nature Residency season. Guests will also hear an oral history of Taft, stories and education about botanicals in bloom, and gain insight into how the space inspires regional artists.

This tour will highlight the work and exhibition of Louise Sandhaus, an award-winning graphic designer, author, professor at the California Institute of the Arts, and principal of Louise Sandhaus Design.

This tour will highlight the work and exhibition of Louise Sandhaus, an award-winning graphic designer, author, professor at the California Institute of the Arts, and principal of Louise Sandhaus Design.

But it will also include a walk through of the exhibitions in the Studio Garden by:

Eliot Spaulding, Multidisciplinary Artist from Santa Barbara

Stephanie Hubbard, Landscape Architect and Multidisciplinary Artist from Ojai

Megan Koth, Painter and Printmaker from Santa Barbara

Annette Heully, Multidisciplinary Artist from Ojai

Ben Grace, Sculptor and Experience Designer from Ojai

This 2-hour walking tour would benefit anyone interested in contemporary art, unusual plants, and local history.

Graphic art by Louise Sandhaus