2026 Treasure Contest Winners!
California Coastal Arts & Ocean Alliance Launch Party
The Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival Launches a New Nonprofit!
Join us for an evening where artistic creativity meets coastal sustainability at the California Coastal Arts & Ocean Alliance Launch.
Meet the artists from the Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival, engage with ocean advocates committed to protecting our shores, and learn about our new nonprofit that will create exhibitions, workshops, and educational projects to bring shoreline stories to life.
The evening will feature beer & wine, a casual dinner, silent auction and the premiere preview of our collaborative short film “Coastal Connections,” presented by California Coastal Arts & Ocean Alliance, Santa Barbara Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival, and Beachcombing Magazine.
Your registration for this special evening will go a long way in supporting our mission. Deadline to register is September 4, 2026
California Coastal Arts Launch
White Caps Bistro
6775 Hollister Ave, Goleta, CA 93117
September 12, 6-8pm
5 Workshops Offered at 2026 SBSGOAF
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Saturday, September 12th
10:30 am - 12:30 pm (Front Lawn) : Workshops - Sea Glass Wire Wrap Pendant, Coastal Crushed Glass Art, Coastal Macramé- Keychain & Bracelet, Swirly Sea Strand
1:30-3:30 pm Workshops: Sea Glass Wire Wrap Pendant, Coastal Crushed Glass Art, Coastal Macramé- Keychain & Bracelet, Swirly Sea Strand
Sunday, September 13th
10:30 am - 12:30 pm (Front Lawn): Workshops: Sea Glass Wire Wrap Pendant, Coastal Crushed Glass Art, Mermaid Tiara, Swirly Sea Strand
Angelique Allen to Speak about Art, Science and Beachcoming at 2026 SBSGOAF
Angelique Allen to speak at Earl Warren Showgrounds:
Saturday, September 12th 2:00 -3:00pm and Sunday, September 13th 1:30-2:30pm
Can beachcombing actually be a form of science? How can one use art to inform us about our oceans?
Please join us to hear Angelique’s intriguing stories and experiences as a researcher, artist, ocean lover and brewing label communicator.
Her children’s book Dreams of a Scientist will be on sale inside Warren Hall, booth #48 on both days.
Learn more about Angelique:
Angelique Allen, founder of Dreams of a Scientist, a science communication .org that uses art and storytelling to share scientist stories, and author of the children's book Dreams of a Scientist: Lessons from the Sea will be on hand to discuss these topics and more.
Dreams of a Scientist.org partners with artists to educate about recent scientific discoveries and share scientists' stories so people can relate to scientists, as well as what is citizen science, and how beachcombing can be a form of science!
Dreams of a Scientist is a book written for future scientists by active scientists
Learn more and get our book now!
Follow her @dreamsofascientist
Jo Fry to Speak at 2026 SBSGOAF
Jo Fry will be speaking at Earl Warren Showgrounds:
Saturday, September 12th from 11:00am - 12:00pm and
Sunday September 13th from 10:30pm -12:30pm
Jo Fry will bring her love for the ocean, the treasures she finds and knowledge of sea glass history. The title of this year’s lecture is These Are A Few of my Favorite Things, delving into her own personal collection, Jo will be discussing the history of these finds and the joy she finds in collecting and sharing her passion for beachcombing.
She is also an accomplished artist and owner of Fierce Siren Studios, stop by booth #21 to see her beautiful collection of handmade jewelry, art pieces and paintings.
Learn more about Jo:
Owner and Artist Fierce Siren Studios
An avid beachcomber, Bottle Curator for the Half Moon Bay History Museum and avid artist who incorporates local beach-found treasures into her work while researching, writing, and educating about them. Always drawing as a child, Jo won a competition to create her high school’s logo, studied art and architectural history at the University of London as a teen, then graduated with Honors from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design. Life kept her away from creating for decades, until the sea rekindled the spark. She founded Fierce Siren Studios in 2021 and thinks of herself as an artist whose inspiration is the waste of the past.
Shows and Exhibits
Women’s View 2024 – 2026 Juried Group Exhibit for Women’s History Month, County of San Mateo
Coastal Arts League, Juried Shows “Going Coastal” May-June 2026 (Won Honorable Mention Award), “Signs of Spring” April-May 2026, “In the Garden” March 2025.
Sobrato Gallery, Mountain View, Juried Shows “Light and Shadow” April – May 2026, “Expressions of Fall” September – November 2025
Los Altos Juried Public Art display Los Altos Library April 2025
Burlingame Public Art group exhibit, Burlingame Library “Shadows into Light” April 2026, “Winter Light” February 2026
Ocean Blue Vault, exhibiting artist, Half Moon Bay
Mirada Art Exhibiting Artist, Half Moon Bay
Art Guild of Pacifica Group Member Exhibits at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica. Featured artist June 2026
South Coast Artist Alliance Exhibiting Member August 2024-2026
Speaking Engagements
San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society, February 2025 and 2026
Santa Cruz Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival 2023 – 2025
Santa Barbara Sea Glass and Ocean Arts Festival 2023-2026
International Sea Glass Festival, Monterey, CA June 2026 Invited to host a Collector’s/Expert Table
Half Moon Bay History Association, Speaker “Sea Glass and Local History” December 2025, “The History of Miramar” August 2023
Published Articles and Art
I have written eight articles for the Half Moon Bay History Assoc. website, December 2021 – April 2025 including their most-clicked-on item, “Half Moon Bay History Reveled Through Glass”
Coastside Magazine “A Tale of Two Bottles” April 2025
“Three Masts and a Ghost” Short story, Beachcombing Magazine, volume 38 September-October 2023
“Spirit of the Sea” Painting, Beachcombing Magazine, volume 38 September – October 2023
Affiliations
Coastal Arts League
Colony of Coastside Artists (CoCA)
South Coast Artists Alliance
Art Guild of Pacifica
Silicon Valley Open Studios
fiercesirenstudios@gmail.com
