For I Madonnari Sponsors, Street Painting Festival Fills in the Blanks for Local Arts Education
Children’s Creative Project backers believe in mission to help partner scores of artists with schools throughout Santa Barbara County and beyond
The I Madonnari Street Painting Festival is the major annual fundraiser for the Children’s Creative Project, which provides arts education in local schools. This year’s festival will not be held at the Santa Barbara Mission, but instead will take its squares and creativity to streets and sidewalks throughout the area. (Fritz Olenberger file photo) By Jennifer Best, Noozhawk Contributing Writer | @NoozhawkNews
For Children’s Creative Project, I Madonnari and the Arts Must Go On
Organizers don’t let COVID-19 challenges deter them from bringing vital arts programs to Santa Barbara County students
Although COVID-19 public health rules forced the Children’s Creative Project to take its popular I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival “offline” last year, it still went on . creatively. Featured artists like Sharyn Chan, Ann Hefferman and Jay Schwartz did their best work in the restricted environment of the Santa Barbara Bowl. The festival is again virtual this year, but its importance as a fundraiser for local school arts programs is key to their success. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk file photo)
Power of an Arts Education Springs to Life with Children’s Creative Project
Thousands of students benefit annually from music, dance, theater and visual arts programs funded in part by popular I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival
The annual I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival at the Santa Barbara Mission helps provide 80 schools with performances and workshops in dance, theater, music and visual arts. The COVID-19 crisis has shut down the festival, but a road show of sorts is being planned for 2021. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk file photo) By Jennifer Best, Noozhawk Contributing Writer | @NoozhawkNews
April 4, 2021
[Noozhawk’s note: First in a series sponsored by the Hutton Parker Foundation.]