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Children's Creative Project brings young people and professional artists together!

The Children's Creative Project is proud to be the first to bring this romantic festival to the western hemisphere from our sister festival in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy. The festival benefits the Children's Creative Project, a nonprofit arts education program of the Santa Barbara County Education Office. The Project serves 50,000 children in more than 100 schools with visual and performing arts workshops and performances throughout Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.

05/29/2026

One of our student volunteers put together this beautiful recap of our 40th I Madonnari Street Painting Festival, and we couldn’t think of a better way to look back on such a special weekend.

Thank you to the artists, sponsors, volunteers, community partners, and thousands of attendees who made this year’s festival possible. Every chalk drawing, volunteer shift, sponsorship, and visit helped bring this event to life.

As Children’s Creative Project’s only fundraiser, I Madonnari helps provide arts education opportunities for students across Santa Barbara County.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for celebrating 40 years of creativity, community, and connection with us. 💛

05/24/2026

Thank you to our sponsors, VIPs, and Seoul Mate Kitchen!

05/22/2026

🎶💛 A huge THANK YOU to the for sponsoring youth performances on our stage!

Your support helps create a space where young performers can shine, share their talent, and experience the joy of live performance in front of a welcoming community. These moments build confidence, spark creativity, and stay with them long after the final note.

We’re so grateful for your partnership in uplifting the next generation of artists and keeping the arts thriving in our community ✨

Join us
📅 May 23–25
Step into a weekend of color, creativity, and community magic https://ccp.sbceo.org/i-madonnari/welcome

04/22/2026

A big thank you to Wendy Liebman, our Arts District partners and everyone who came together to support Children’s Creative Project 💛 Your energy, generosity, laughter and love for the arts truly made it a night to remember!

This moment helped fuel arts education for local students, and that impact means everything.

Special thanks to , , .sb, , and for creating such a meaningful and memorable experience.

Join the cause and donate to CCP! https://ccp.sbceo.org/donate
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03/23/2026

Coffee + creativity for a cause. ☕🎨

The Children’s Creative Project is partnering with Empty Bowls Ceramics for a ceramic mug collaboration that gives back to local arts education.

For the March 28 festival, Empty Bowls artists are donating handmade ceramic mugs that will be sold during the event. Every mug sold directly supports CCP and helps bring arts education programs to students across Santa Barbara County.

Come for the coffee, take home a one-of-a-kind mug, and help invest in the next generation of young artists.

Want to get involved or support the cause?
Learn more and donate through the link in bio. ☕

03/19/2026

CCP Supports Young Artists in the Santa Ynez Valley! 🌟
Thanks to fundraisers like the I Madonnari Street Painting Festival, CCP proudly awards an annual art scholarship to help young creatives thrive.
This year’s recipient, Caralyn Barber, explores identity as both façade and battlefield. From a Gatsby cover redesign that reveals the tension beneath polished ambition, to a Dungeons & Dragons character embodying inner conflict and growth, her work asks: who are we really, beneath the performance?

💛 Help us keep these opportunities alive.

👉 Donate today. Link in bio.
Let’s empower the next generation of artists. ✨

03/17/2026

Coffee and Art Lovers ☕🎨
Santa Barbara’s Coffee Culture Fest is brewing up a unique way to celebrate arts, science, community and of course - coffee! CCP is excited to partner with Empty Bowls Ceramics again for this event. Ceramic mugs created by local artists and donated through the beloved Empty Bowls Committee will be available for purchase as a fundraiser with all proceeds benefitting Children’s Creative Project. We are grateful for the generosity of the Empty Bowls Committee and for being champions of arts education!

That means every mug helps bring music, dance, theater, and visual arts programs to students across Santa Barbara County. Creativity for kids, coffee for you. Everyone wins!

Grab your mug, enjoy the tastings, and help keep the arts thriving in our schools.
☕ Attend the fest. Buy a mug. Support CCP.

Learn more: https://www.coffeeculturefest.com

03/13/2026

The future of creativity is on display!🎨
Join us for the South Coast Kids Create Exhibition! A reception will take place on Friday, March 13th from 5-7pm at the SBCEO auditorium, celebrating the imagination and talent of students from Carpinteria, Santa Barbara and Goleta. The public is also invited to come see the show on Saturday, March 14th. from 10am to 3pm.

CCP is grateful for this annual partnership with South Coast Kids Create and congratulates all student artists featured in this beautiful exhibition. When you invest in arts education, you invest in confident thinkers, bold creators, and the future of our community.

Help us continue bringing meaningful arts experiences to students across the region.

Please join us for the reception and consider donating to Children’s Creative Project to support the next generation of artists!

link in bio

https://ccp.sbceo.org/donate

03/06/2026

40 years of chalk-dusted streets.

50 years of arts in classrooms.

$60,000 to power what’s next. 🎨🚀

The 40-50-60 Campaign is live!
From I Madonnari transforming sidewalks into masterpieces to 11,000 workshops bringing creativity straight to students, CCP is building the future of arts education on the Central Coast.

Help us reach more classrooms. More young artists. More possibility.
Give today. Invest in creativity. Strengthen our community.
✨ Link in bio to support 40/50/60.

https://ccp.sbceo.org/donate

03/02/2026

🎭✨ Touring Artist Spotlight: Brasscals! ✨🎺

Brasscals! is a lively, on the move band made up of 13+ Santa Barbara locals, ages 20 to 87. With brass, woodwinds, banjo, washboard, and even a bullhorn in the mix, they bring big sound without needing a stage or electricity.

Brasscals! is one of many amazing artists part of our Touring Artist Program, engaging students in schools through performances and assemblies across Santa Barbara County. Catch exciting performers such as Brasscals! in action this May at the ✨ I Madonnari Festival ✨

Join us this year and consider becoming a sponsor of this year’s I Madonnari Festival stage, or donate directly to Children’s Creative Project. Your support transforms student lives!
✨ Link in bio to learn more.

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2201 Laguna Street
Santa Barbara, CA
93105

Website

https://ccp.sbceo.org/

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