The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture plans to provide funds through a new disaster relief grant program to support small arts organizations and local artists impacted by the Thomas Fire and other natural disasters.
Grants are intended to help locals recoup lost income or replace or repair damaged materials. More than $30,000 are available to artists and organizations based in Santa Barbara, Summerland, Carpinteria, and Montecito communities. Organizations must be nonprofits with an operating budget under $500,000. The grants are overseen by the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission; funding was provided through the California Arts Council in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Office of Arts and Culture will host a series of informational sessions as well. The sessions will take place on Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. at the county Planning Commission Hearing Room, 123 E. Anapamu St. in Santa Barbara, and on Feb. 6 at noon at the Carpinteria Arts Center, 855 Linden Ave. in Carpinteria. The application is available online at sbac.ca.gov/county-grants. Submissions are due by March 15. Applicants will be notified of awards in May.
This article appears in Jan 24-31, 2019.