Join the Friends of VADA for a special viewing and fascinating discussion by two local and nationally renowned artists who make the unknown known, capturing beauty in distant stars and microscopic quantum processors alike.
The third event of the VADATalks series that puts you in the audience for a discussion with notable local experts is Monday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at the Visual Arts & Design building on the Santa Barbara High School campus.
Jeff “J.K.” Lovelace is a Santa Barbara–based photographer whose work has been recognized with Royal Museums Greenwich Astronomy & Flickr best shot awards. Dr. Erik Lucero is the Lead Engineer & Site Lead at Google Quantum Al Santa Barbara and has produced a portfolio of iconic photos documenting quantum processors over the years. Dr. Silvia Perea is an architect and curator of the Architecture and Design Collection at the UCSB AD&A Museum.
Refreshments and reception to follow. $25 admission. RSVP required. Visit vadatalks.org to register.
ABOUT VADATALKS and VADA
VADATalks is an ongoing series of events featuring renowned guests from all professions discussing how art has inspired the work they do.
The series is presented by VADA – The Visual Art & Design Academy of Santa Barbara High School and the Friends of VADA, a 501(c)(3) raising awareness of and support for the creative students of Santa Barbara High School.
Established in 1999, VADA is a focused learning community with about 225 students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. VADA integrates rigorous academic coursework with project-based, career-focused art and design instruction, in a supportive and creative environment.
As a California Partnership Academy and Career Technical Education Pathway, VADA has always been funded by a renewable three-way matching grant from the California Department of Education, the Santa Barbara Unified School District, and the Friends of VADA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Private donations are critical for sustaining and enriching the program, funding a variety of essential elements including supplies, technology and equipment upgrades, staff training, and experiential learning opportunities for the students.
Learn more about VADA at vadasbhs.org.
VADA CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
The Friends of VADA has launched a $10.75 million dollar capital fundraising campaign to expand and modernize the Academy’s 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 VADA’s creative minded students to flourish. FOV has successfully raised $7.25 million to enable commencement of construction on the new Design and Arts Lab with a completion date of December 2024. FOV continues to work with private, local, and state organizations to raise an additional $3.25 million to complete phase two of the project.
For more information, please visit vadasbhs.org/capital-campaign.
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