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  • 41st Mission Fed ArtWalk Returns to Little Italy

    41st Mission Fed ArtWalk Returns to Little Italy

    April 15, 2025

    The Mission Fed ArtWalk returns April 26 to 27. The event supports ArtReach San Diego, a non-profit that promotes visual arts education across San Diego schools. Read more

  • Nonprofit Update 2025 // Art in Action at ArtReach

    Nonprofit Update 2025 // Art in Action at ArtReach

    April 11, 2025

    This Spring, we’re reflecting on a season filled with creativity and connection. From celebrating the voices of young artists to witnessing the ways art brings people together, these last couple of months have been a wonderful display of artistic expression. … Read more

  • Community Canvas in Clairemont

    Community Canvas in Clairemont

    March 14, 2025

    The recently completed mural, a visually striking blend of topographical elements and natural landscapes, exemplifies the power of public art in connecting neighborhoods, preserving local identity, and beautifying shared spaces. Read more

  • Inspire Creativity Anywhere with the ArtReach Learning Portal

    Inspire Creativity Anywhere with the ArtReach Learning Portal

    February 27, 2025

    Small, creative moments can make a big impact in the classroom (or any learning space!). Whether it’s a quick sketching exercise or using art to explore history, integrating creativity supports comprehension, focus, and emotional well-being. That’s why we’re excited to … Read more

  • A Bright Start to 2025: Murals, Workshops, & More!

    A Bright Start to 2025: Murals, Workshops, & More!

    January 30, 2025

    From celebrating the talent of young artists to exploring the ways art enriches our daily lives, this month has set a vibrant tone for the year ahead. Thank you for being part of our journey as we continue to embrace … Read more

  • Prebys Foundation making $5.2 million bet on healing value of arts and nature

    Prebys Foundation making $5.2 million bet on healing value of arts and nature

    January 15, 2025

    Back to News + Updates The organization awarded 59 grants for organizations providing real-world experiences to help prevent mental illness. Paul Sisson | The San Diego Union-Tribune In its fifth year of grantmaking, the Prebys Foundation is launching a $5.2 … Read more

  • Art crawl: 15 public murals to visit in San Diego County in 2025

    Art crawl: 15 public murals to visit in San Diego County in 2025

    January 1, 2025

    This list is made up of murals painted in 2024 that commemorate individual and historic accomplishments or elevate the local art scene Read more

  • Muralist Isabel Halpern Describes How Big Brush Strokes Are Making San Diego More Colorful

    Muralist Isabel Halpern Describes How Big Brush Strokes Are Making San Diego More Colorful

    December 13, 2024

    Back to News + Updates As the mural program manager for ArtReach in Hillcrest, artist Isabel Halpern has helped create more than 60 eye-popping wall paintings throughout San Diego County over the past five years. Frank Sabatini Jr. | Downtown … Read more

  • ArtReach headquarters revitalizes abandoned building

    ArtReach headquarters revitalizes abandoned building

    September 26, 2024

    Ramona Community Foundation (RCF), a regional affiliate of San Diego Foundation, has awarded $57,500 to 15 local nonprofit programs that demonstrate the power to build a more vibrant community. Read more

  • Ramona Community Foundation Grants $57,500 to Local Nonprofits to Build a More Vibrant Community

    Ramona Community Foundation Grants $57,500 to Local Nonprofits to Build a More Vibrant Community

    September 23, 2024

    Ramona Community Foundation (RCF), a regional affiliate of San Diego Foundation, has awarded $57,500 to 15 local nonprofit programs that demonstrate the power to build a more vibrant community. Read more

  • ArtReach San Diego Opens a New Community Art Studio in Hillcrest

    ArtReach San Diego Opens a New Community Art Studio in Hillcrest

    September 18, 2024

    ArtReach just dropped their latest masterpiece on the San Diego art scene—a brand new community art studio smack in the middle of Hillcrest! This 6,000 sq. ft. creative wonderland is set to revolutionize how we experience art in America’s Finest City. Read more

  • From Drab to Fab

    From Drab to Fab

    September 10, 2024

    We are excited to share the story behind a rooftop renovation and vibrant mural that now adorns the 5th floor playground and common area at the San Diego Rescue Mission downtown. The playground renovation is a significant enhancement to the space and carries profound meaning for the community we serve. Read more

  • ArtReach moves to Hillcrest

    ArtReach moves to Hillcrest

    August 5, 2024

    Nonprofit ArtReach moved from Bankers Hill to much larger digs in Hillcrest, promising to turn the 6,000 sq. Foot space into a creative hub. Read more

  • ArtReach unveils new mural in La Mesa’s Collier Park

    ArtReach unveils new mural in La Mesa’s Collier Park

    July 19, 2024

    The ArtReach Mural Program, in partnership with the City of La Mesa, worked with more than 40 community members to paint a new mural. Read more

  • Music Box Creates Space for San Diego Artists to Display Their Art, Support Charity

    Music Box Creates Space for San Diego Artists to Display Their Art, Support Charity

    May 14, 2024

    The year-long series that began this spring includes a wall gallery on the venue’s third floor; the first featured artist is Josué Baltézar. Read more

  • Mission Fed ArtWalk celebrates 40 years in Little Italy | April 27 & 28

    Mission Fed ArtWalk celebrates 40 years in Little Italy | April 27 & 28

    April 22, 2024

    Courtney Pendleton from Mission Fed and Becca Dwyer with ArtReach San Diego joined the FOUR to talk about the fine art festival back for its 40th year in San Diego. Read more

  • New Murals Dedicated in City Heights Reflect Multicultural Community

    New Murals Dedicated in City Heights Reflect Multicultural Community

    April 12, 2024

    Vibrant new murals adorn the exterior of City Heights Plaza del Sol, an affordable housing complex in the heart of San Diego’s City Heights community. Read more

  • Chula Vista artist creates new City Heights mural as a way to ‘show up’ for immigrant communities

    Chula Vista artist creates new City Heights mural as a way to ‘show up’ for immigrant communities

    March 2, 2024

    Josué Baltézar is a Mexican-American artist and designer who served as the lead muralist on a project for the Plaza del Sol apartment complex in City Heights. Read more

  • SDG&E Unveils Mural by Local Artist at Rolando Substation

    SDG&E Unveils Mural by Local Artist at Rolando Substation

    February 15, 2024

    An SDG&E electric substation at the border between the communities of Rolando and College Area was the site of a visual upgrade by a local mural artist. Read more

  • SDG&E Unveils New Mural in Rolando

    SDG&E Unveils New Mural in Rolando

    February 15, 2024

    Designed by San Diego artist and muralist, Katy Yeaw, using direct input from community members, this mural celebrates the close-knit neighborhood of the College/Rolando Area while bringing attention to local nature and wildlife. Read more

  • Ramona Community Foundation granted $40,000 to local nonprofits

    Ramona Community Foundation granted $40,000 to local nonprofits

    January 9, 2024

    The Ramona Community Foundation has donated a total of $40,000 to support nonprofit programs that work directly in the community. ArtReach at Ramona Elementary School will be using its $5,000 to provide workshops for K-6 students involving visual and performing arts. Read more

  • Prebys Foundation announces $30.6 million in grants for arts, health, medical research and youth success

    Prebys Foundation announces $30.6 million in grants for arts, health, medical research and youth success

    December 5, 2023

    Of the 147 grants awarded on Dec. 5, about half of the organizations were first-time Prebys Foundation beneficiaries. ArtReach is honored to be selected as one of the latest grant recipients for communities in belonging! Read more

  • California Arts Council delivers $2.2 million in grants to 61 local organizations

    California Arts Council delivers $2.2 million in grants to 61 local organizations

    December 4, 2023

    The California Arts Council on Friday announced the award of grants totaling $32.7 million to 856 arts non-profit and state-run arts organizations throughout the state. Read more

  • New Mural at Copley-Price Family YMCA

    New Mural at Copley-Price Family YMCA

    October 13, 2023

    In City Heights today, the community came together to use artistic talent for a good cause. Kids and teens are painting a new mural for the welcome wall of the Copley-Price Family YMCA. Read more

  • ArtReach Honored to be Finalist for San Diego Business Journal’s Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards of 2023

    ArtReach Honored to be Finalist for San Diego Business Journal’s Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards of 2023

    October 5, 2023

    ArtReach has been named a finalist for the Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards presented by the San Diego Business Journal. Read more

  • Introducing: The ArtReach Community Newsletter

    Introducing: The ArtReach Community Newsletter

    August 30, 2023

    From larger-than-life murals that tell stories to classroom lessons that spark imagination, plus our awesome community workshops that make life more colorful – we’ve got it all covered and want to share the latest with you all in one place. … Read more

  • Liberty Station Kicks Off 18th Annual Art Festival

    Liberty Station Kicks Off 18th Annual Art Festival

    August 3, 2023

    ArtWalk Liberty Station is back for its 18th year, bringing a weekend-long celebration of arts and culture to San Diego’s Liberty Station on August 4, 5, and 6. Read more

  • Bringing out the colors of the College Area

    Bringing out the colors of the College Area

    July 14, 2023

    College Area and Rolando residents of all ages worked together to paint a vibrant mural on the wall of The Little Flower, a floral shop located at 5547 El Cajon Blvd. Read more

  • City to invest $12.2 million in arts, culture through local nonprofit programming

    City to invest $12.2 million in arts, culture through local nonprofit programming

    July 10, 2023

    To boost arts and cultural experiences for San Diegans, the city is funneling $12.2 million to local nonprofits for programming and neighborhood projects this fiscal year. Among the recipients were ArtReach San Diego, which provides free or low-cost visual arts education to Title 1 schools. Read more

  • Chula Vista Training Center Unveils Striking Art Mural

    Chula Vista Training Center Unveils Striking Art Mural

    June 13, 2023

    The Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, renowned for its commitment to developing top-tier athletes, has undergone a captivating transformation with the help of ArtReach San Diego. Read more

  • Transforming Ordinary into Extraordinary for Fundraising

    Transforming Ordinary into Extraordinary for Fundraising

    April 19, 2023

    When art funding was slashed from San Diego school budgets, ArtReach said we need to do something. Read more

  • Previewing the Mission Fed ArtWalk

    Previewing the Mission Fed ArtWalk

    March 29, 2023

    Courtney Pendleton from Mission Fed talks with CBS8 News about the 39th annual ArtWalk and the Bicycle Art Auction benefitting ArtReach. Read more

  • Spotlight On The Community

    Spotlight On The Community

    March 29, 2023

    Curt Brooker, Director of ArtWalk San Diego, is joined by Sarah Holbach, Executive Director of ArtReach San Diego, to chat about the longest-running outdoor fine art festival in Southern California. Read more

  • Helping Kids Expand Creativity and Confidence Through Art

    Helping Kids Expand Creativity and Confidence Through Art

    March 25, 2023

    Executive Director of ArtReach, Sarah Holbach chats with Hoa Quach about the importance of igniting youth creativity and connecting community through art. Read more

  • Volunteer Diaries: Sarah Kian, ArtReach

    Volunteer Diaries: Sarah Kian, ArtReach

    February 27, 2023

    For the past 15 years, ArtReach has been inspiring creativity in kids throughout San Diego. Read more

  • New Mural For Lauderbach Elementary

    New Mural For Lauderbach Elementary

    February 1, 2023

    ArtReach, in partnership with The City of Chula Vista and the Create Chula Vista Visual Arts Grant, is thrilled to have brought a new transformative mural to the front of J. Calvin Lauderbach Elementary, bringing life, color, and joy to the front of the school. Read more

  • YMCA Housing Program Unveils New Welcome Murals

    YMCA Housing Program Unveils New Welcome Murals

    July 29, 2022

    With generous and complete funding from Lawrence A. Appley Foundation, ArtReach Mural Program artists, Regan Russell and Donald Gould, have transformed the two front walls of the YMCA Youth and Family Services Escondido Housing Program apartment complex. Read more

  • Colorful Welcome Mural for John J. Montgomery Elementary

    Colorful Welcome Mural for John J. Montgomery Elementary

    January 1, 2022

    The ArtReach Mural Program’s recent mural is being unveiled at John J. Montgomery Elementary. Over 50 students helped inspire the design and paint the welcome mural. This serves as a contribution and legacy gift for their whole campus community.  Read more

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