Grantee Highlights
Sol Treasures Brings the Arts to South County
Sol Treasures' mission is to provide culturally significant art and music classes to youth and adults in a centralized location in South County. In 2007, Sol Treasures opened as an Arts and Cultural Enrichment Center. Over the past four years, they have renovated an old house on the city's main street into two art galleries, a gift shop, music classroom, conference room, a mosaic patio for community events and a multi-media room.
A former Neighborhood Grants Program grantee and now a nonprofit, they received a grant last year to develop a three-year strategic plan to strengthen their organizational capacity in South County. Sol Treasures serves 2,000-3,000 individuals annually. Their programs are taught by current or retired high school teachers on a volunteer basis and include classes in art and music including piano, guitar and other string instruments. Residents are invited to free Friday night concerts, open arts studio, poetry readings, readers' theaters and meet the artists event.
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