Join us for San Diego Gives on Thursday, September 17th, a day that brings our community together to celebrate generosity and support local nonprofits. We’re inviting our ArtReach community to protect access to high-quality visual arts experiences for young people and families across San Diego County.

This past year, ArtReach served more than 15,000 students, creating opportunities for young people to explore creativity, build confidence, develop new skills, and find their voice through the arts.

But our work is facing a growing challenge.

ArtReach is experiencing nearly $50,000 in reduced public arts funding.

These losses reflect a broader reduction in public investment in the arts at both the state and local levels. At the same time, the need for accessible, meaningful arts experiences continues to grow.

For many young people, ArtReach provides opportunities they may not otherwise have: opportunities to explore their creativity, build confidence, develop new skills, and discover new ways of expressing themselves. Over 90 community sites throughout San Diego County rely on ArtReach to make these experiences accessible.

Without replacement funding, cuts like these put that access at risk.

That’s where you come in.


Your gift allows ArtReach to respond to this critical funding gap and continue providing meaningful, high-quality visual arts experiences for more than 15,000 young people each year.

Your generosity helps us bring art directly into schools and communities that need it most. It supports collaborative murals in public spaces that center young people’s ideas and strengthen community connection, ensuring that cuts to public funding do not eliminate opportunities for students to create, contribute, and feel a lasting sense of pride and belonging.

In a year when public funding is shrinking, community support matters more than ever.

Every gift makes a difference. A contribution today will help sustain access to the arts so that young people continue to have opportunities to create, connect, and thrive.


Other ways to give:

Zelle: Donate directly from your bank with no fees using Zelle: sarah@artreachsandiego.org.

Other ways to support our mission

Spread the Word: Share a story about how art has impacted your life or the life of a young artist.