I Madonnari is coming back to the Santa Barbara Mission this weekend, when street painters will decorate the plaza using pastels on pavement, creating about 150 bold and vibrant, large-scale art pieces. The local I Madonnari Italian street painting festival will celebrate its 31st anniversary this year, having brought this tradition from the romantic festival from its sister festival in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy.
This year's festival runs from Saturday through Monday at the Santa Barbara Mission located at the corner of Los Olivos and Laguna Streets. Admission is free and the hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. This year’s featured artist, Meredith Morin, is a graduate of Rhode Island School of Design and has been an artist at I Madonnari since 1992. Her passion for art started at a young age, when she was always drawing, painting, sculpting, or carving.
