Save the date for May 7 as ArtReach unveils a youth art exhibition, immersive installations, and a newly transformed community backlot. Read more

For mission-driven nonprofits like ArtReach San Diego, a nomination does more than recognize our work. It helps new families discover our programs, strengthens our visibility citywide, and supports our ability to reach more youth through accessible arts education. Read more

ArtReach was thrilled to be highlighted by Ranch & Coast Magazine in a recent video showcasing standout nonprofit organizations across San Diego. Read more

Join ArtReach Thursday, December 11 for a Festive Night in Hillcrest! Read more

Back to News + Updates San Diego nonprofits prove goodness comes in many forms. RANCH & COAST MAGAZINEDECEMBER 1, 2025 “Art is so important. It’s a joyful story; it’s all adding to lives.” “In 2007, art was pulled from … Read more

Hazard Center Barnes & Noble Book Drive for ArtReach, Donate Now Through December 15. Read more

A new affordable housing campus has opened in City Heights this week, providing the neighborhood with 65 much-needed affordable apartments in one fell swoop. Read more

The California Arts Council has announced a grant to ArtReach as part of its program during its 2025-26 fiscal year grant cycle! State funds support ArtReach’s mission to ignite youth creativity through visual arts expression and community connection. Read more

Serenade on 43rd features a series of murals led by the ArtReach Mural Program, designed by local artist Josué Baltézar, and painted in collaboration with City Heights residents. Together, they transformed three large exterior walls into a visual narrative celebrating home, safety, nature, resilience, and music! Read more

While many look forward to the holiday breaks, it can also leave many wondering what to do with all that free time. From day camps during Thanksgiving and Winter break to Family workshop classes, ArtReach San Diego has a variety of options to keep kids busy! Read more

ArtReach San Diego is honored to be recognized alongside community partners for our role in the Clairemont Transit Corridor Beautification Project—winner of a 2025 Momentum Award from Circulate San Diego. Read more

Customers Shopping at Barnes & Noble San Diego Hazard Center Can Support ArtReach San Diego with Book Gifts. Read more

The Mission Beach Women’s Club, a philanthropic nonprofit founded in 1926, has donated $35,000 from the proceeds of its annual fundraiser toward a safehouse for women and children in the beach community. Read more

You voted for your favorite San Diego people, places, and services, from beauty salons and fitness studios to pet groomers, wedding venues, and more. Read more

Enjoy a weekend of original art and free festivities at the Liberty Station ArtWalk Read more

Many people and organizations in San Diego are engaged in the business of giving. They give to others and their communities because it’s what they do. Read more

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

Back to News + Updates CHULA VISTA STUDENT MURAL UNVEILING FOX 5 SAN DIEGO MARCH 31, 2025 Watch the video on Learn4Life’s YouTube Channel … Read more

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

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

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

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

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 (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 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

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

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

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

ArtReach is full of dedicated, creative, passionate staff who do the work because they want to support youth and students. Read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Councilmember Stephen Whitburn of District 3 proclaimed November 1st, 2022 to be “ArtReach Day” in the City of San Diego. Read more

ArtReach brings artists, community together for pay-what-you-can workshop series to support Title I schools. Read more

Over fifty students at Rohr Elementary participated in designing and creating its new ArtReach mural. Read more

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

An auction will be held soon for a series of custom-painted Vans sneakers to benefit ArtReach. Read more

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

A colorful mural painted by ArtReach and a group of fifth-graders was unveiled at a Poway elementary school. Read more

ArtReach unveils its latest mural at Valley Elementary in Poway created in collaboration with over 100 5th grade students. Read more

ArtReach partnered with Words Alive for Art & Lit 2021, a program using books and art to help local students celebrate their true selves. Read more

CBS Innovate 8 visits Pride Academy in Santee to learn more about the art in STEAM and how they are inspiring kids through the ArtReach Mural Program. Read more

Tom DeLonge and Jason Mraz creations head up ArtReach’s 32-model art auction of one-off custom guitars Read more

More than 30 custom-painted EVH Wolfgang electric guitars are up for auction as part of ArtWalk @ Liberty Station, San Diego’s annual fine arts exhibition. Read more

When the San Diego Unified School District shut down all of its schools on March 16 to prevent the spread of coronavirus, nothing about the mural planned for a wall on the campus of the Pacific View Leadership Elementary School in Paradise Hills happened the way it was supposed to.  Read more

ArtReach collaborates with students of Pacific View Leadership Elementary to create a distance mural where students painted virtually via Zoom. Read more

With stay-at-home orders still well under way, one local art program is finding ways for its students to continue their lessons. Read more