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Investing in future artists and audiences

The Santa Barbara Bowl deeply values the performing arts and is dedicated to ensuring all students have access to arts education. The Bowl’s Outreach program directly invests in youth performing arts opportunities in our community.

Through the Outreach initiatives, the Bowl provides instrument funding, grants opportunities, subsidized tickets and sponsorships so K-12 students in Santa Barbara County receive performing arts education and experiences.

Apply

A variety of support and resources are available for K-12 performing arts programs in Santa Barbara County. A summary and link for each program is below.

Please contact Lyndsay Cookeoutreach program manager, with additional questions.

Donate

Help support! Your donation makes performing arts accessible to ALL students in the classroom and the community.

The Santa Barbara Bowl believes in fostering the arts by investing in future audiences and future artists. $1 of every ticket sold goes directly to funding the Bowl’s Outreach initiatives. Every time you see a show, you support arts education!

2024 OUTREACH IMPACT

508

New Instruments

125

Instrument Repairs

494

Music Supplies & Equipment

784

Subsidized Tickets

8

Scholarships

$20K

Flash Grants

IN 2024, OUTREACH AWARDED 125 GRANTS TOTALING $483,851 TO 80 PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS!

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“The growth in the program has been dramatic, doubling in less than 3 months and it all started with the initial funding provided by the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation. There are many students in our program who have expressed great enthusiasm for playing and performing in their first introduction to Strings.”

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“Theater and the performing arts are such a gift, it fills one’s heart and it makes it hard to let go of the magic you have created together. Thank you for investing in our student’s magic!”

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“Thank you so much for helping make this educational dream a reality! Thanks again for always supporting our young musicians!”