Unfortunatley, the funding for my big coffee table book, Fiesta, fell through. So, I decided to take the project to the community for "crowd-funding."

I was orignially buiding out the funding project on Kickstarter.com, but I quickly discovered that they were not going to allow the flexibility I needed to work this project. The main deal-breaker was their rule preventing benefit to a non-profit, but there was also a rule preventing "bulk" sales of more than ten items in a pledge package.

I quickly found IndieGoGo.com to be a fine substitute and ported the entire site over. Now, here we are. Just a day and a half into the funing project, and I've already hit over 16% of the $20,000 goal. In reality, I'd really like to raise $30,000 to print enough books to make the project not just fasible but also viable.

Please visit http://celebratefiesta.com to learn more and to make a pledge. You'll get an amazing book in return!

UPDATE: The crowdfunding part of this project has closed as we did reach our goal. The book will be printed this spring, and it should be here in plenty of time for this year's main Fiesta events. You can still pre-order a book here.

Mr. Fisher's panoramas are now on display at D'Vine Deli Café in downtown Santa Barbara (corner of De La Vina and Canon Perdido streets).

Though the quaint deli has a decent amount of wall space, there is not enough to hold the entire exhibit. For this reason, we will be cycling prints through the café on a semi-regular basis. If there's a particular print you'd like see that's not exhibited, please contact us.

A list of the entire exhibit can be seen here.

Silent Pictures

Custom Framing and Art Gallery
3001 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 967-6695

Beer and wine reception
Friday, October 16th, 2009 from 6pm - 9pm

If you can't make the reception, please be sure to stop by Silent Pictures before November 20th to see the display!

Click here to see a list of items being exhibited

UPDATE: This exhibit has been moved to D'Vine Deli. See updated news story here.

We've been at work for several weeks now on this updated look and feel to our website. Over the next few days, we'll be putting the final touches on the site and updating the Gallery section. Send us an email and let us know what you think.

Mr. Fisher will be exhibiting his photography at the Santa Barbara 1st Thurday Art Show for the month of June. The exhibit will start on Thursday, June 7th, 2007, and it will be hosted by the Santa Barbara Frame Shop and Naked Wall Gallery at 907 State Street, across from Borders.

The theme for the exhibit is Santa Barbara Bowl & Other Local Events. Expect to see some photos of live performaces at both the Bowl and Arlington Theatre, as well as some architectural shots of both venues. There will also be a large selection from Fiesta and others from the Amgen California Tour bike race, 4th of July, Solstice parade and some boating and surfing.

The reception will include wine and light appetizers from 5-8pm. We hope to see you there!

Press Release

December 14, 2006

A Arthur Fisher Wins Accolade of Excellence in the

2006 8x10 Second Half Print Cometition

A Arthur Fisher of Santa Barbara, CA, has received special honors in the WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL 2006 8x10 Second Half Print Competition. Designed to recognize outstanding wedding & portrait photogrpahers, the event was held in Santa Monica, CA on November 9th & 10th, 2006.

"Into The Future" received an Accolade of Excellence in the Wedding Photojournalism category.

Fisher competed against photographers from all over the world to win such honors.

The WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL 8x10 Print Competitions are advancing the art of wedding and portrait photography. The International Prints of the Year awards are presented each year at the largest trade show, educational platform and convention in the U.S. for Wedding and Portrait Photographers. The 2006 8x10 print competitions included 2,000 print entries in 19 different categories by photographers from all over the world.

For more information visit www.wppionline.com . ###