The Escondido Arts Partnership provides a destination for residents and visitors in downtown Escondido and is home to over 500 local artists who reside throughout San Diego County. We provide a free space where all ages can learn about art and community issues through creative expression and hands-on exploration. Offering free entry to monthly art exhibitions featuring 300 locally created artworks at any given time, EAP hosts free ongoing arts education through Art Connection workshops; provides space for the ARC of San Diego’s art classes, the Teens for Art mentorship program, the ArtStream audio/visual digital studio, the PhotoArts Group, performance art experiences such as the Poet’s I.N.C. spoken word poetry events, and an art library for study. We host various foundations and museums in a “Mini Museum” space where people can experience artworks from archives and museum collections such as the Niki Charitable Art Foundation, Mingei International Museum, World Beat Center and more. We operate a California State Certified Farmers’ Market featuring regional farms and artisans that weekly draws 400+ shoppers. Monthly themed art exhibitions like Art & Science, Cali Stillo, Emerging Artist High School Show, “Local Color” for Veterans’ Arts, Book and Fiber Arts, Recycled Art and more, challenge artists from the region to create new work to be viewed. Funded programs support an environment of creativity and engagement, and in this way, we secure artistic excellence now and for our future. We intend to inspire our communities, nurture appreciation of the importance of the arts and increase visitation by offering culturally relevant themes for the annual exhibition calendar.