1 FY24 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS ARTS on Campus @ Bayfront Charter High School
A Reason to Survive (ARTS) will work with youth ages
14-18 at Bayfront Charter High School through the
ARTS on Campus program, working collaboratively with
youth to co-create a mural legacy project.
Award: $6,200
Artists and Supplies
Cine Libre - Free Public Film Screenings
San Diego Filipino Cinema will curate, license and
screen award-winning short films from filmmakers of
Filipino heritage to the diverse community in Chula Vista for free, in partnership with the Chula Vista Library and the Southwestern College. SDFC will also invite
participating filmmakers to have dialogs with the
community after the film screenings.
Award: $7,000
Filmmakers and Designers
Classics4Kids Musical Connections
Concert series for all audiences will showcase talented musicians from the award-winning Classics
Philharmonic Orchestra, accompanied by educators
from C4K. Featuring interactive programs designed in
alignment with CA Arts Standards, aiming to enrich
artistic experiences and contribute to improved
academic achievement and social-emotional well-being
among audiences.
Award: $6,600
Musicians
Harborside Elementary Mural
A comprehensive arts-education and legacy style mural
program with 6th grade students at Harborside
Elementary. Featuring a student-painted mural
beautification project on Harborside’s campus that both students and the public can enjoy.
Award: $7,000
Artists and Supplies
Music in the Park
The City of Chula Vista Recreation Department will host its summer Music in the Park concert series at the
Memorial Park Bowl. The concerts hope to bring
families in the community together through fun and
engaging activities for all ages, while enjoying a variety of entertaining and talented musical acts.
Award: $7,000
Musicians and Sound Equipment
2 FY24 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS Native American and Indigenous Artist Residency
with Gabriel Ayala: Promoting Healing and
Wellness Through Culture and Music
Seven-day residency featuring Gabriel Ayala, a member
of the Yaqui Nation widely known for his acclaimed
guitar composition and performance. Performances and
lectures offering Chula Vista a powerful opportunity to center and celebrate Native American art, perspectives, and ways of being.
Award: $7,000
Artist
Rice Elementary Mural
Featuring a student-painted mural project on the Lilian J. Rice Elementary School campus that aims to
stimulate growth, creativity and imagination for students and help them take ownership of their spaces through
mural making.
Award: $7,000
Artists and Supplies
Rosebank Elementary: Art with Heart to the Beat of
Our Drums
A drumming circle program where Rosebank
Elementary students will be taught about the care and
technique of playing in drum circles at the school.
Students will also have opportunities to share in
performances at school and in the community.
Award: $6,500
Drum Kit
The Rosin Box Project: Out of the Box at Chula
Vista Public Libraries
TRBP will present performance excerpts from its
Empower program, a performance series of all-female
choreographers, to Chula Vista Public Libraries for
audiences of all ages, along with creative movement
workshops with attendees after each performance.
Award: $7,000
Dancers and Choreographers
San Diego Youth Symphony Opus Project
On-site music education programs in the Chula Vista
Elementary School District, student concerts for the
community, and spring and summer music camps for
students.
Award: $7,000
Instruments and Supplies
3 FY24 PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS Southwestern College Art Gallery: Tom Driscoll
Exhibition
Art exhibition featuring a career retrospective on the
work of local artist Tom Driscoll, who grew up and was
educated in Chula Vista, including studying at
Southwestern College in the early years of its Main
campus. His life and art are strongly influenced by his own and his family’s involvement in the aerospace
industry and its local facilities.
Award: $3,000
Artist and Supplies
Storytellers of San Diego: Local Folklore,
Storytelling, and Cultural Heritage Project
Will celebrate, promote, record, and preserve the rich
local oral folklore of Chula Vista, through a series of live storytelling performances, focused on the legends of
Proctor Valley Road. In addition to these
performances—culminating in a wilderness hike and
outdoor storytelling evening in Proctor Valley itself—the project will also include the publication of a book
containing these local stories, a social media campaign, and video and audio recordings of the stories.
Award: $7,000
Storytellers