TEEN ARTS
MENTORSHIP

2023 MENTORSHIP RECAP

In 2023, the Arts Fund hosted 6 mentorships across 7 Santa Barbara County High Schools, serving over 60 students.

The mentorships included All Levels Hip-Hop Dance, Self Expression through Painting, Musical Theater Ensemble, Stage to Page Poetry, Fundamentals of Music Production, and Traditional/Digital Art Mash-Up.

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ABOUT THE Teen arts mentorship PROGRAM

The Teen Arts Mentorship Program is a County-wide, 30-year-old arts enrichment and career development program that offers students ages 13-18 the unique opportunity to work closely with industry professionals and master artists in a studio environment. Working in small groups, students spend over 30 hours producing a portfolio of work to be exhibited and sold in The Arts Fund Community Gallery or performed in a public venue.

Students acquire specific art-making skills, and exhibition and/or performance experience, and are introduced to the aesthetic styles and career choices of artists in our community. The master artists become role models and references for students as they consider advanced studies in the arts.

IN 30 YEARS, THE MENTORSHIP HAS REACHED:

1500+

34

9 students

schools

cities

WE BELIEVE ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORSHIP CLASSES,
NO MATTER THEIR RACE, GENDER, BACKGROUND, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS:

75%

of our North County students are eligible for free or reduced lunches.

51%

of our South County students are eligible for free or reduced lunches.

PAST CLASSES INCLUDE

3D Printing

Screenwriting

Singing in Theatre

Gallery/Exhibition Training

Landscape Painting

Abstract Painting

Japanese Woodblock Printing

Filmmaking

Darkroom Photography

Creative Writing

Ink Wash Drawing

Typography

Mural Design

Screenprinting

Classical Drawing

Collage Printmaking

Poetry

Drawing

Character Illustration

Assemblage

Metal Sculpture

Interactive Media

Kinetic/Robotic Sculpture

Watercolor Painting

Monotype Printmaking

Alternative Process Photography

Relief Printmaking

Stone Carving

Collage

College & Career Prep

...AND MORE!

WHY JOIN A MENTORSHIP?

Arts Improve Academic Performance

Students engaged in the arts have higher GPAs, standardized test scores, college-going rates and lower drop-out rates, regardless of socioeconomic status.

Arts Spark
Creativity & Innovation

Creativity is among the TOP 5 applied skills sought by business leaders, with 72% saying creativity is of HIGH IMPORTANCE when hiring. Noble Laureates in the sciences are 17% more likely to be actively engaged in the arts than their peers.