• Our Mission

    ARTS lifts young people in the South County region of San Diego to become confident, compassionate, and courageous community builders through the transformative power of creativity.

  • ARTS Community Impact 2023

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  • Spring 2024 Community ARTS

    Registration is now open!

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  • ARTS on Campus - National School District

    We are providing afterschool programming at all 10 National School District Campuses!

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  • ARTS 4 Justice

    Integrated creative projects with a healing-centered engagement lens, for justice-impacted youth ages 14-19 (in partnership with the Juvenile Court and Community Schools district)

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  • ARTS @ Work

    Learn more about our internship with Sweetwater High School Engineering and Welding Academy

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Providing arts education focused on design thinking, cultural equity, and healing-centered engagement to youth in South County, San Diego.

Check out our programs:

Community ARTS

Creative art and community design classes for elementary, middle, and high school youth, ages 12 - 18 in the South County region of San Diego

ARTS on Campus

Bringing visual and media arts education to school campuses through community-focused creative projects and workshops.

ARTS @ Work

Internships, site visits to creative industries, guest speakers, and structured programming, ARTS is connecting young people ages 16-24 with meaningful exposure to creative careers through internships & hands-on experience.

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ARTS 4 Justice

Integrated creative projects with a healing-centered engagement lens, for justice-impacted youth ages 14-19 (in partnership with the Juvenile Court and Community Schools district)

Building community through the

transformative  power of creativity

with youth of all ages

in South County, San Diego.

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View fullsize Join us next Saturday, May 20th to help us celebrate our Community ARTS youth artists! As part of the ARTS Open House and Spring we will be offering a special look at the Other Worlds installations, including ARTS @ Work’s “One Click Awa
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View fullsize Join us next Saturday, May 20th to help us celebrate our Community ARTS youth artists! As part of the ARTS Open House and Spring we will be offering a special look at the Other Worlds installations, including Community ARTS Youth’s “Comm
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Contact

📞 (619) 297-2787

📧 General Inquiry

hello@areasontosurvive.org

📧 Programs

programs@areasontosurvive.org

📧 Opportunities

opportunities@areasonsurvive.org