Sullivan Goss has once again been named Santa Barbara’s favorite art gallery by the readers of the Independent. We’d like to thank all of our wonderful patrons for voting for us and for your continuing support. It has been a very big year for Sullivan Goss as we launched our groundbreaking SGTV program, hosted the Public Square art project, organized Art Helps to assist needy families in this tough economic time, and opened the Arts and Letters Cafe for dinner service the first time in many years.

Our next big project is the Great Sullivan Goss Treasure Hunt: The Case of the Missing Pitcher. Click on the link to learn more and help us spread the word by telling all your art and/or surf loving friends that they could win a $4,000 painting by surf icon Hank Pitcher.

The anonymous creator of the Public Square and the staff of Sullivan Goss always intended for the Public Square to travel on beyond the walls of our gallery. Various proposals for its use have been put forward, but we are still scheming. No definite plans have been made.

One of the ideas floating around involves loaning the Public Square pedestal to various artists and photographers, to expand the concept of the project. As a prototype of that idea, artist Amanda McGinnis took on the idea and created a series of photographs called “Persona Study,” which we have turned in to a new video.

What do you think we should do with the Public Square after its last day in the gallery? Also, what do you think of the new video?