The California Arts Council announced plans to award ¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! $8,040 as part of its Local Impact grants, which serve programs that foster equity, access, and opportunity through collaboration with small community and arts organizations. The announcement comes as the local organization celebrates its 10th anniversary of providing community and educational outreach through live music and dance concerts and workshops.
¡Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara! is a collaboration between UCSB Arts & Lectures, the Marjorie Luke Theater, Isla Vista School, and the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center, and brings world-class performers of Hispanic and Latin American music and dance to the Central Coast. Ensembles enjoy an artistic residence including several days of free community concerts, school assemblies, and event workshops or group lessons, which pass the cultural arts directly on to the community. The organization also receives funding from numerous local nonprofits and businesses.
More information is available at facebook.com/vivaelartesb or arts.ca.gov.
This article appears in Jul 23-30, 2015.
