Grantee Database

Grant Year

2025-26

Grant Program

Arts and Youth

Award Amount

$17,750.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council, Studio ACE will expand access to two Studio ACE program that are inclusive, culturally responsive arts programming for underserved youth in North County San Diego. One: Art spACE offers scholarship-based arts education to 4th–6th graders, connecting visual art lessons with gallery exhibits, artist statements, curating, and digital engagement—showing youth that art can be a viable career path. Two: Our Neurodivergent Art Classes provide free, sensory-integrated lessons tailored to the needs and interests of neurodivergent kids and teens. These programs foster creative expression, community connection, and equitable access to the arts, breaking down barriers related to disability, socio-economic status, and geographic isolation.

Organization Summary

Studio ACE has four main areas of programming, all relating to Arts Education:

ArtsConnect: An Integrated Arts Curriculum Program ~ The signature program of Studio ACE, ArtsConnect is a K-8 elementary school program that integrates the arts with Common Core subjects. It employs Visual and Performing Arts Standards, the Elements and Principles of Art and the project’s connection to Art History. For more information, please click HERE.

Art Classes: ACE’s storefront location provides low-cost art lessons to children. Children’s classes are supplemented in part by a donor, enabling children to receive high-quality art lessons at an affordable price. Adult class fees also assist in supplementing children’s classes.

Community Festivals: ACE participate in art walks, fairs and festivals in and around the community, providing a free art project to complement the theme of the fair or festival.

Community Collaborations: ACE collaborates with community members on specific programming, working with organizations such as the Oceanside Library, Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation, Oceanside Fire Fighters, City of Oceanside, Buena Vista Nature Center and the Museum of Making Music.

Organization

Studio ACE

Address

3861 Mission Avenue, #B3

3861 Mission Avenue, #B3

OCEANSIDE

92058-1878

County

San Diego

Region

Far South

Phone

(760) 730-5203

Congressional District

District 49

State Assembly District

District 76

State Senate District

District 36

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