Outreach Overview



Investing in future artists and audiences

The Santa Barbara Bowl deeply values the performing arts and is dedicated to ensuring all students have access to arts education. The Bowl's Outreach program directly invests in youth performing arts opportunities in our community.

Through the Outreach initiatives, the Bowl provides instrument funding, grants opportunities, subsidized tickets and sponsorships so K-12 students in Santa Barbara County receive performing arts education and experiences.



Apply

A variety of support and resources are available for K-12 performing arts programs in Santa Barbara County. A summary and link for each program is below.

Please contact Lyndsay Cooke, outreach program manager, with additional questions.


Apply

Donate

Help support! Your donation makes performing arts accessible to ALL students in the classroom and the community.

The Santa Barbara Bowl believes in fostering the arts by investing in future audiences and future artists. $1 of every ticket sold goes directly to funding the Bowl's Outreach initiatives. Every time you see a show, you support arts education!


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Our Impact

347

New Instruments

28

Instrument Repairs

241

Instrument Supplies & Equipment

464

Community Tickets Subsidized

437

Bowl Subsidized Tickets

8

Scholarships awarded

$14K

Flash Grants awarded

IN 2023, OUTREACH AWARDED OVER $467,000 TO 104 PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOL PROGRAMS!