Poetry in Parks: El Presidio de Santa Barbara
Poetry lovers enjoyed live music, tribal performance, and poetry readings by local poets including Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio and award-winning 4th grade poet Takunda Chikowero.
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Poetry lovers enjoyed live music, tribal performance, and poetry readings by local poets including Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Melinda Palacio and award-winning 4th grade poet Takunda Chikowero.
The Local Parks Grant Program is one of two distinct programs of the Arts in California Parks program, which was jointly announced last year by the three partners. Today’s launch makes the grant program available for the first time, with two additional cycles planned for 2025 and 2026, for a
The Advisory Committee gathered for the first time on January 29 to discuss opportunities, explore examples of incorporating arts into parks, and offer inspiration and guidance on the development of the program.
Around 5,000 people celebrated Dia de los Muertos with interactive activities, museum exploration, and live artist work at Old Town San Diego State Historic Park on Saturday and Sunday, October 28 and 29, 2023.
Local artists as well as tribal and cultural leaders traced multiple historical paths of the L.A. River in a collaborative walking performance to celebrate the importance of water across cultures and geographies.