Mission Statement
The Santa
Barbara Performing Arts League is a nonprofit organization that fosters
communication and collaboration within the performing arts community to
contribute to the cultural vitality of greater Santa Barbara.
Objectives
- Enable cooperative efforts among Santa Barbara’s performing arts organizations
- Create awareness of the exceptional quality and variety of performances presented in Santa Barbara
- Foster appreciation for the value of the performing arts
- Expand audiences for theater, dance and music of all kinds
- Advocate for conditions that encourage arts presenting
- Intrigue young audiences and capture them for lifelong arts involvement
- Promote Santa Barbara’s rich cultural assets to tourists and prospective visitors
- Illuminate the positive role played by the performing arts in local economy
- Empower and support developing arts organizations
- Increase accessibility and encourage attendance by people with disabilities
Our Projects
The weekly Performing Arts Guideundefinedsee our online version in the Events section of this website.
Board of Directors for 2010-2011
Sean Coughlin, President
Associate General Manager, Ensemble Theatre Company
Laura Inks, Vice-President
Director of Education, Granada Theater
Tracey Morris, Treasurer
Steering Committee, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative
Members at Large
Shannon Turner Brooks
Director of Communications, Santa Barbara Conference and Visitors Bureau and Film Commission (SBCVB&FC)
Meghan Henry
Senior Writer & Publicist, UCSB Arts & Lectures
Staff
Stephanie Miller, Administrative Director
AdHoc Task Force Members
Barbara Burger
Marketing Director, Santa Barbara Symphony
Ginny Brush
Executive Director, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission
Rod Hare
Chair, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative
Julia McHugh
Director of Public Relations, Santa Barbara Zoo
Julie McLeod
Executive Director, Art Without Limits
Tim Owens
Executive Director, KDB Radio
How to Contact Us
Santa Barbara Performing Arts League
Post Office Box 20284
Santa Barbara, California 93120-0284
E-mail: info@sbstage.org