Help VADA Build Our New Campus for Arts and Creative Education
STATUS UPDATE: We have raised $6M TOWARD OUR TARGET OF $7M!
Exciting news! VADA has launched a $7 million dollar capital fundraising campaign to expand and modernize our aging buildings, transforming the campus into an integrated Design Lab and Art Studio. The new campus will provide the flexibility and space needed to prepare our creative minded students to flourish.
VADA combines art and design education with rigorous academic curriculum, including options for AP and Honors level coursework. The truly exceptional, creativity driven program fills a major gap in modern education. Inclusivity and community are foundational to the program and our students directly reflect the many kinds of diversity in our city.
Our mission is to enable students to achieve their highest potential and professional readiness by teaching them the most sought after 21st century job skills of complex problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, emotional intelligence, and cognitive flexibility, all of which are purposefully developed within VADA’s approach to learning.
Through partnership with the SB Unified School District, a matching grant from the California Department of Education, and initial private donations, we have secured more than $6M towards our goal.
Please join us by investing in the new VADA campus, directly impacting creatively driven students and sustaining the program for decades to come.
For more information please contact a member of our Donor Relations Committee:
Dean Dawson: deanjdawson@gmail.com
Pamala Temple: 206-778-4666 / pamalatemple@gmail.com
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Images and Information on the New Facility
The new VADA Campus links Santa Barbara High School's historic legacy to our mission of preparing students for their future.
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The New VADA Campus
21st Century Training Requires 21st Century Spaces
The new VADA space will be purpose-built to optimize the experience for our growing students and staff, overcoming the current overcrowding and inflexible classroom workspaces. It will be designed to mirror the standards of colleges, design firms, and creative businesses that are depending on us to prepare these students for their professional lives.
The goal is to double the campus space with a new building of 3350 sq. ft. while also taking a flexible approach to classroom organization and additionally provide a designated photography area and exhibition space. Improvements will also be made to existing buildings to enhance our academic and creative programs so all of our students are learning in a state of the art campus.
The environment of the new building will provide significant outdoor light with interconnecting, outdoor corridors to provide an interactive community space.
Help Us Make This Visionary Creative Workspace a Reality
How We Plan to Achieve Our Objectives
Through our partnership with the SB Unified School District, a matching grant from the California Department of Education, and private donations, we have secured more than $4.7M towards funding.
Please join us in raising the critical funds to make the new VADA campus a reality!
New Facility Budget
Your Donation Will Impact SBHS Students for Generations to Come
For more information please contact a member from our Donor Relations Committee:
DANIEL BARNETT, Program Director
DEAN DAWSON, deanjdawson@gmail.com
PAMALA TEMPLE, 206-778-4666, pamalatemple@gmail.com