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41st Mission Fed ArtWalk Returns to Little Italy
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
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Community Canvas in Clairemont
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
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Prebys Foundation making $5.2 million bet on healing value of arts and nature
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
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Art crawl: 15 public murals to visit in San Diego County in 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
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Muralist Isabel Halpern Describes How Big Brush Strokes Are Making San Diego More Colorful
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
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ArtReach headquarters revitalizes abandoned building
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
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Ramona Community Foundation Grants $57,500 to Local Nonprofits to Build a More Vibrant Community
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
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ArtReach San Diego Opens a New Community Art Studio in Hillcrest
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
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From Drab to Fab
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
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ArtReach moves to Hillcrest
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
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ArtReach unveils new mural in La Mesa’s Collier Park
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
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Music Box Creates Space for San Diego Artists to Display Their Art, Support Charity
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
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Mission Fed ArtWalk celebrates 40 years in Little Italy | April 27 & 28
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
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New Murals Dedicated in City Heights Reflect Multicultural Community
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
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Chula Vista artist creates new City Heights mural as a way to ‘show up’ for immigrant communities
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
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SDG&E Unveils Mural by Local Artist at Rolando Substation
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
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SDG&E Unveils New Mural in Rolando
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
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ArtReach Opens Call for Youth Art Submissions
Dreams in Color: Where Do Your Dreams Take You? ArtReach is seeking youth artists (aged 5-18) to submit a mini-masterpiece for an upcoming Youth Art Show. Each mini masterpiece created for this open call should be exactly 6 inches wide … Read more
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Ramona Community Foundation granted $40,000 to local nonprofits
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
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Prebys Foundation announces $30.6 million in grants for arts, health, medical research and youth success
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
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California Arts Council delivers $2.2 million in grants to 61 local organizations
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
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New Mural at Copley-Price Family YMCA
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
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ArtReach Honored to be Finalist for San Diego Business Journal’s Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards of 2023
ArtReach has been named a finalist for the Nonprofit & Corporate Citizenship Awards presented by the San Diego Business Journal. Read more
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Liberty Station Kicks Off 18th Annual Art Festival
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
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Bringing out the colors of the College Area
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
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City to invest $12.2 million in arts, culture through local nonprofit programming
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
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Chula Vista Training Center Unveils Striking Art Mural
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
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Transforming Ordinary into Extraordinary for Fundraising
When art funding was slashed from San Diego school budgets, ArtReach said we need to do something. Read more
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Spotlight On The Community
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
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Previewing the Mission Fed ArtWalk
Courtney Pendleton from Mission Fed talks with CBS8 News about the 39th annual ArtWalk and the Bicycle Art Auction benefitting ArtReach. Read more
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Helping Kids Expand Creativity and Confidence Through Art
Executive Director of ArtReach, Sarah Holbach chats with Hoa Quach about the importance of igniting youth creativity and connecting community through art. Read more
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Volunteer Diaries: Sarah Kian, ArtReach
For the past 15 years, ArtReach has been inspiring creativity in kids throughout San Diego. Read more
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New Mural For Lauderbach Elementary
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
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San Diego Proclaims ArtReach Day
Councilmember Stephen Whitburn of District 3 proclaimed November 1st, 2022 to be “ArtReach Day” in the City of San Diego. Read more
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Reaching Out With Art
ArtReach brings artists, community together for pay-what-you-can workshop series to support Title I schools. Read more
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Rohr Elementary Unveils Art Mural
Over fifty students at Rohr Elementary participated in designing and creating its new ArtReach mural. Read more
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YMCA Housing Program Unveils New Welcome Murals
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
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Local Artists Paint Vans For Charity
An auction will be held soon for a series of custom-painted Vans sneakers to benefit ArtReach. Read more
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ArtReach Charity Art Auction
BID NOW! Our signature upcycled Charity Art Auction is back! Over 100 records transformed into 100 individual works of art Read more
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A mural two years in the making
“The Brightest View” mural is a symbol of hope and resilience for Pacific View Leadership Elementary and the ArtReach Mural Program. Read more
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Colorful Welcome Mural for John J. Montgomery Elementary
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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Poway 5th Graders Paint 100′ Mural
A colorful mural painted by ArtReach and a group of fifth-graders was unveiled at a Poway elementary school. Read more
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ArtReach Unveils Poway Mural
ArtReach unveils its latest mural at Valley Elementary in Poway created in collaboration with over 100 5th grade students. Read more
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ArtReach Partners With Words Alive
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
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Taking a closer look at the ‘A’ in STEAM
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
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Guitar World Featuring ArtReach
Tom DeLonge and Jason Mraz creations head up ArtReach’s 32-model art auction of one-off custom guitars Read more
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Painted Guitars Support ArtReach
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
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Distance Mural Unveiling
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
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Students Paint Mural Virtually
ArtReach collaborates with students of Pacific View Leadership Elementary to create a distance mural where students painted virtually via Zoom. Read more
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ArtReach Delivers Artist Kits
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