Viva el Arte de Santa Barbara recently received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to further the programs, performances, and education outreach in 2015 and 2016. The NEA awarded $20,000 for next year’s round of free concerts, school assembly performances, and educational outreach sessions in Santa Barbara, Isla Vista, and Guadalupe.
Board president for the Marjorie Luke Theatre Dawn Zimmer expressed gratitude for the grant in a statement released by Viva el Arte on June 2.
“The Marjorie Luke Theatre is very thankful to the NEA for this kind and generous grant towards our Viva el Arte family concert program,” she said in the statement. “This gift will enable us and our partnership of UCSB Arts and Lectures, Isla Vista School, and the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes Center to continue to provide world-class Latin American music performances and music education outreach for free in the diverse Santa Barbara area.”
More information is available at 893-3382 or cathy.oliverson@sa.ucsb.edu.
This article appears in Jun 11-18, 2015.
