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VADA Annual Spring Show

Celebrate with us as we showcase the work of this year’s VADA Artists! Opening reception on Friday April 26th will showcase work from all grades 9-12. Seniors will curate the culmination of their year’s work. Artwork mediums on display will include oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, drawings, digital illustrations, designs and photography, prints, architectural models, sculptures, and more, including art integration projects from VADA’s academic English, History and Science classes.

Refreshments served.

Thank you to everyone who made The Art of the Draw possible! It was so lovely to celebrate with VADA families and alumni, students, teachers, artists, community members and friends. We are so grateful to a community that values and supports the arts! Thank you to Isaac Hernandez who captured the evening.

 

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Content is completely generated and planned by our VADA Student Leadership!

This week featured Friday is @save.the_b ! Artists Statement:“The things that inspire my art is my friends and things going on in my life. For example, the 4th piece is about my anxiety. The second piece is of my characters that I've created for a comic/story i am developing, while the first is a portrait of me. (Also my art account is @beesandflower )”
This weeks featured Friday is Maxine Borders!! Maxine is a sophomore in VADA and here is what she has to say about her art: “I draw a lot from pop culture and from my experience with people in my day to day life. My art is a huge representation of how I view the world and I don’t really create any boundaries for myself when I paint.”
Congratulations to the 8 VADA students who have received the Distinguished Dons Award! 1/3 of the Santa Barbara High School distinguishes dons are VADA students! Congrats to Siobhan Holden, Frances Mullen, Jennifer Quito Alvarez, Jasmine Linares, and Al Williams! (not pictured: Erin Lazaro, Susanna Lofvander, and Grace Wenzel)
Last week was the VADA Spring Show! Thank you to everyone that came out to support our artists, check out these pictures from the show! 🎨 #vadasbhs
THIS FRIDAY (4/26)! Join us in our celebration of 20 years of VADA at our annual Spring Show at the Community Arts Workshop (CAW), 631 Garden St. Come support our student’s astounding creativity during a night of fun, live music, and lots of incredible artwork! #vadasbhs
Happy #FeaturedFriday, This week we are featuring the amazing art of Arabella Staufenberg! (@gh0stw0r1d ) Artists statement: “i enjoy creating art that both repulses and sparks curiosity. i would describe my style as surreal and unique. my goal is for my work to evoke a reaction from whoever views it, whether it’s positive or otherwise”.
On Tuesday VADA was invited to join Tom Stanley in creating a mural for the new restaurant, @tygertygersb , in the funk zone! Our VADA students are extremely thankful for the experience and would love to give a huge thanks to everyone involved and for giving us the opportunity to join in on the fun!🐯🐯 - - #art #illustration #drawing #draw #envywear #picture #artist #sketch #sketchbook #paper #pencil #artsy #instaart #beautiful #instagood #gallery #masterpiece #creative #photooftheday #instaartist #graphic #graphics #artoftheday #beautiful #abstract #stayabstract #instaabstract #education #studentart #arteducation #highschool
Last Saturday we celebrated the VADA Draw! THANK YOU to all of the artists, sponsors, @michelleebbin for your leadership, @youthinteractivesb for your hospitality and all of the amazing volunteers that helped us to coordinate such an incredible night! Thanks to all of your support and the generous donations from our VADA community we have successfully reached our fundraising goals! We can’t wait to celebrate with you again next year! ❤️🎉
Happy Friday! 🎉 We’re celebrating the weekend by featuring the paintings and photography of VADA Junior Sophia Garofalo (@sophia_garofalo). Read her artist statement below: “I’ve always enjoyed creating art, but more recently have been more interested in both the creation of art and the potential of where art could be in my future. I never thought I would want to purse the creative field but now do in college. I like to depict places I have been and I have experienced through both photography and visual arts using different mediums and share that to interpreted through others eyes”.