Poetry Out Loud competition gives high school students the mic, while Teen Arts Mentorship Program offers professional creative guidance.

Santa Barbara Public Library invites teens ages 13 and up who are interested in digital music composition and mixing beats to a summer workshop series in partnership with The Arts Fund and their Teen Arts Mentorship Program at the Eastside Library on Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 11 to August 10, from 12:30-3 p.m.

New community gallery at La Cumbre Plaza hosts ‘Resistance & Resilience: Art for the People.’

By Camille Lubach The exhibition title “Eclectic Expressions″ perfectly defined the collection of vibrant artwork filling the Santa Barbara Arts Fund gallery space on 821 State Street. Curated by creative director and artist, Too Zen, the multi-media show featured 28 BIPOC and/or LGBTQ+ artists

Santa Barbara News Press Art Review: By Josef Woodard, News-Press Correspondent “Cut and Paste — Collage in Santa Barbara” When: through January 11, 2019 Where: Arts Fund Gallery, 205C Santa Barbara St. Gallery hours: Noon to 5 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, Monday through Wednesday by appointment. Information: 965-7321, http://www.artsfundsb.org One doesn’t have to cast a…

Kevin Claiborne curated his first exhibit at the Arts Fund Santa Barbara Gallery, titled Sisyphean Justice, on now through Friday, March 1. From the Washington, D.C. metro area, he has a BS in Math and Computer Science from North Carolina Central University and a Masters in Education from Syracuse University. He currently works at UCSB […]

Dug Uyesaka curates a retrospective of Santa Barbara collage artists.

Our Non-Profit of the Week is The Arts Fund, an incubator for emerging artists in Santa Barbara County.

Our Town’s latest millennial superstar is Torrie Cutbirth, artist, arts community enthusiast, and recently appointed executive director of the Arts Fund Santa Barbara [AFSB]. She is making headway as the youngest E.D. for the organization with an art background, education, and passion to move its mission forward. I met with Torrie at the AFSB gallery […]

The 31st Annual Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibit will be on display Nov. 15-Jan. 25 with an opening reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at the Arts Fund

Check out the Art Walk at LaCumbre Plaza, Gallery Row, open 5 to 8pm, July 19th
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The Kind of Mother: Coloring Outside the Lines of Motherhood is the name of a new show opening in The Arts Fund’s Community Gallery at La Cumbre Plaza,

The Museum of Sensory & Movement Experiences (MSME) and The Arts Fund will undergo a transition process culminating in June, when The Arts Fund will

Art pop-up validates the “saddos.”

A group comprised mostly of Lompoc teenagers got a crash course this summer in mural creation, and the result of their labor was formally unveiled this past week on the

Santa Barbara organization’s mentoring and outreach programs thrive thanks to the financial backing of donors and sponsors

Woke show features artists of color from Santa Barbara.

Encompassing the culture and creativity of Santa Barbara inhabitants is the Arts Fund, a nonprofit art gallery in the Funk Zone that showcases local artists. Artists on the rise can display their art to gain publicity. The Arts Fund even offers a Teen Arts Mentorship program, where the youth of Santa Barbara can work under

This annual program matches emerging artists with masters in their field; the resulting show is on view through July 9.

Locals share fun and unique things for visitors and new residents to do in Santa Barbara, CA, from scenic spots to local eateries.

The Arts Fund’s new exhibition, “Nurturing the Youth,” is on display until September 8.

The community is invited to party at the mall on November 17.

The works of 19 aspiring teen artists from northern Santa Barbara County are on display at the Betteravia Gallery in Santa Maria, culminating a 12-week art enrichment and mentorship program

Four panels portray youths’ memories growing up in Lompoc

The Arts Fund family held a Donor Appreciation Night recently in a most charming venue – the Spanish Garden Inn at 915 Garden Street. It’s owned by two artists, Rich Untermann and Gail Elnicky, who designed the facility some 17 years ago to give guests a true Spanish experience. They graciously opened their doors to […]

The works of 19 aspiring teen artists from northern Santa Barbara County are on display at the Betteravia Gallery in Santa Maria, culminating a 12-week art enrichment and mentorship program

The Arts Fund is excited to announce the opening of the 2017 Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition on Friday, September 15, 2017 from 5-8pm during the Funk Zone Art Walk.

The Betteravia Gallery North and South—located at the Joseph Centeno Betteravia Government Administration Building—buzzed with the excited chatter of teenagers and adults during the early…

The Arts Fund re-centers and remembers with an appointment and a party.

Artwork captures decades of history.