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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.] ....