With support from the California Arts Council, the California Center for the Arts, Escondido will provide K-12 students the chance to experience the arts through its VAPA Standards based Education Programs. Arts Discovery Field Trips provide opportunities for students to visit the Museum and /or participate in customized dance, drama, art and music lessons. The Center Stage Performances for Youth series provides seven weekday matinee performances of theater, music, dance, and storytelling.
The Center’s unique campus includes a 1,523-seat concert hall, a 404-seat theater, an art museum, art and dance studios, and a full-service conference center with meeting and banquet facilities. The Museum is an inviting 9,000-square-foot exhibition space with three galleries, a dedicated youth exhibition gallery wall, a sculpture court, secure collections storage, and a museum store.
The Center performing arts season presents 26 diverse offerings. The Museum presents four exhibitions a year. Each exhibition is enhanced by lectures, art education tours and activities. Each exhibition features the work of local students in order to engage youth in a deeper conversation around art and how it exists and impacts the world around them.