Grantee Database

CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS ESCONDIDO FOUNDATION

Grant Year

2022-23

Grant Program

Arts Education - Artists in Schools

Award Amount

$57,000.00

Project Description

With support from the California Arts Council the California Center for the Arts, Escondido will implement My Story Literacy Through the Arts. My Story teaches English through photography to 5th graders and California history through Theater to 4th graders. My Story serves 750 students in the Escondido Union School District.

Organization Summary

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.

Organization

California Center for the Arts, Escondido

Address

340 North Escondido Blvd

Escondido

92025

County

San Diego

Region

Far South

Phone

(760) 839-4159

Congressional District

California's 50th congressional district

State Assembly District

District 75

State Senate District

District 38

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