2024 Teen Arts Mentorship Program

In 2024, The Arts Fund hosted 2 mentorships featuring students from 4 Santa Barbara County High Schools, with 12 participating students.

The 2 mentorships offered during Fall 2024 were Creative Expression with Typewriters and Expressive Figure Drawing. Mentorship participants also exhibited their work during the Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition in The Arts Fund Community Gallery from November 2024 through January 2025.

FALL MENTORSHIPS

Creative Expression with Typewriters

South County Mentorship with Simon Kiefer

During this fall mentorship with local spontaneous typewriter poet and multimedia artist Simon Kiefer, teens used vintage typewriters to express themselves with poetry and creative writing, as well as elaborate by incorporating visual elements. Students explored the interplay of word and image, and studied other writers and styles to find their own voice.


Expressive Figure Drawing

South County Mentorship with Austin Raymond & Chiara Corbo

With artists Austin Raymond and Chiara Corbo, students learned fundamentals of drawing the human figure and formed an understanding of anatomy. With a combination of studies and drawing from life, participants explored what makes a compelling piece by utilizing line weight, composition, and shading to elevate the figure into a work of art. 


Your contribution supports the future of our Teen Arts Mentorship Program!

Questions? Reach out to us at info@artsfundsb.org!

2024 Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition

OPENING RECEPTION
November 15th, 5-8PM

The Arts Fund Community Gallery / FREE ADMISSION

Visit our Community Gallery to see the annual Teen Arts Mentorship Exhibition, our annual show featuring work from the emerging high school artists of Santa Barbara County! The opening reception will take place during the bimonthly La Cumbre Art Walk.

The exhibition will feature multimedia work from the 12 young South County artists that participated in The Arts Fund’s 2024 fall Teen Arts Mentorship Program workshops, including “Creative Expression with Typewriters” with Simon Kiefer and “Expressive Figure Drawing” with Austin Raymond & Chiara Corbo. Students represent a range of schools throughout South Santa Barbara County, including Dos Pueblos High, Santa Barbara High, Goleta Valley Junior High, and Harvest School.

Following the reception, the Gallery will be open to the community during regular hours Wed-Sun 11AM-5PM until the end of January 2025.


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Plaza Palooza

EVENT
November 3rd, 12-4PM

The Michael Towbes Library Plaza, Santa Barbara Public Library

The Arts Fund will be tabling at Plaza Palooza, the grand opening of the Michael Towbes Library Plaza on Sunday, November 3rd from 12-4pm. Come say hi, learn more about our programs, and check out opportunities to get involved!

More information about the event can be found here.

Spectrum of Identity Art Show

OPENING EVENT
October 12th, 5-8PM

The Arts Fund Community Gallery / Tickets by donation; contact SBTAN

The Santa Barbara Transgender Advocacy Network (SBTAN) presents the “Spectrum of Identity Art Show: Celebrating Trans and Neurodiverse Artists.” Following the opening event, admission will be free; the show will remain on display in the Community Gallery until November 1st.

SBTAN seeks art in any medium by artists who identify as trans, nonbinary, agender, genderfluid, (etc.) and/or neurodiverse for an event celebrating and bringing visibility to the beauty and diversity of gender and neurodiverse experiences. The gender and neurodiverse communities have a significant overlap that is not always acknowledged, so this art show is meant to bring awareness to the intersectionality of these identities and uplift those who identify with one or both! All proceeds for any art sold will go directly to the artist. Please contact info@sbtan.org to learn more.

UCSB ART & Art History Welcome Fair

EVENT
October 2nd, 3:30-5PM

UCSB Arts Building

The Arts Fund will be tabling at the second annual UCSB Art and History of Art and Architecture department’s Welcome Fair on Friday, October 2nd, 2024 from 3:30-5pm in the UCSB Arts Building. Come say hi, learn more about our programs, and check out some opportunities to get involved!

This year the event will be kicked off by the esteemed new Chairs of the Art departments, Professor Shana Moulton and Professor Jenni Sorkin, and will include a scavenger hunt, where students will be directed to visit the Art Labs, IRC, and AD&A Museum.

2024 Pacific Pride Festival

EVENT
August 24th, 11AM-7PM

Chase Palm Park Field / FREE ADMISSION

Come see us at booth #40 during Pacific Pride Festival! We’re excited to support our vibrant LGBTQ+ community in Santa Barbara County with a day of food, music and family friendly fun and celebration. Stop by our booth to learn more about our programs and how you can get involved, and create an art piece to take home! See you there!

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APIDA Heritage Month Celebration

EVENT
May 11th, 3:15-3:30PM

Little Acorn Park, Isla Vista / FREE ADMISSION

Come celebrate APIDA heritage month with us as we and Isla Vista Recreation & Parks District (@ivrpd) unveil a mural by local UCSB artist Riqui!

The reveal will take place 3:15-3:30 in Little Acorn Park. After the unveiling, Riqui will give a talk on the inspiration behind the iconography of her work.

See you there!


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