The plaza of the Old Mission
will once again come to colorful life when Santa Barbara’s Italian Street
Painting Festival is celebrated over Memorial Day weekend, May 28 to 30.
I Madonnari, which is part Renaissance fair, part performance art,
and one of Santa Barbara's most popular open-air festivals, will once again
transform the plaza at the Mission over Memorial Day weekend.
My office sponsors the program,
run through our Children’s Creative Project, as a continuing means of fostering
arts education and expression for young and old alike.
It is also a major fund-raiser
for the Children’s Creative Project.
The Project uses professional
artists-in-residence to provide quality arts instruction in the visual and
performing arts.
The Project also brings
professional performing arts groups to Santa Barbara to work with our local school
children.
These performers reach over 50,000
children in scores of elementary schools every year.
The Children’s Creative Project
is more essential than ever. Every dollar raised is used to support visual and
performing arts instruction in our schools.
At the I Madonnari festival, pavement squares sponsored by businesses and
organizations are made available for local artists, architects, and school
children.
Don’t miss out on this local
tradition, starting May 28 at the Santa Barbara Mission.
