Artful Minds: MWC’s 27th Annual Arts Faire
Art Gallery/Art Exhibit/Art Talk
Best Bet
Cabrillo Blvd.
Contact Details:
Phone: (805)-845 3297
Email: ahobden@mentalwellnesscenter.org
Website: View Website
**Events may have been canceled or postponed. Please contact the venue to confirm the event.
Date & Time
Sat, May 20 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Address (map)
236 East Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Venue (website)
Cabrillo Blvd.
Who: Mental Wellness Center and Local Artists
What: Art Faire
When: May 20th, 2023, 11 am-3 pm
Where: Beachfront opposite Chase Palm Park
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and the time to raise awareness of mental health issues has never been more urgent. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy recently declared mental health as “the defining public health crisis of our time.” Mental Wellness Center has been at the forefront of advancing mental wellness in Santa Barbara for seventy-five years and has purposefully scheduled its 27th annual hallmark arts festival in May, to coincide with the nationwide effort.
Reimagined going forward as “Artful Minds,” the Arts Faire takes place on Saturday, May 20, from 11 am – 3 pm on the beachfront opposite Chase Palm Park, and showcases the talents of approximately 60 local artists living with mental illness, across a variety of visual and craft mediums which include painting, drawing, jewelry, and sculpture. Many discover their talents for the first time as participants in Mental Wellness Center’s Fellowship Club, where peer educators and an art specialist help them explore their emotions through self-expression.