Carlsbad is a beautiful town on the Southern California coast about 30 miles north of San Diego.
The Carlsbad Arts Associates has dedicated themselves to creating a very active cultural life for the community, sponsoring school and community programs, Artists in Residence programs as well as public art programs, including the City of Carlsbad Sculpture Garden and the Art in Public Places program. Once a year the community joins together for a street painting festival, Street painting festivals began with the "Madonnari" of 16th century Italy and in a homage to this beginning much of the art at ArtSplash is religious in reference. ArtSplash is accompanied by a full two days of music from artists in the local community, vendors selling art and food. Performers stroll the grounds entertaining children with majic, art and performance.

More about ArtSplash is available at http://www.CarlsbadArtSplash.org

The Carlsbad Arts Associates can be contacted at:
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive
Carlsbad, CA 92008-1989
the 2005 ArtsSplash is scheduled for September 24 & 25.

For images of street art in progress: Click Here

Carlsbad Arts Splash

Teiko Drummers from the Vista Buddhist Church

Past Featured Societies:

September 2004: Watercolor West
July, 2004: Morro Bay Art Association
June, 2004: Alabama Watercolor Society
April, 2004, The Watercolor Scoiety of Missouri
December, 2003 The Lakewood Artists' Guild
July 2003, The Sausalito Art Festival
June 2003, The Northern Arizona Watercolor Society
May 2003, The Paso Robles Art Society
April 2003, The Virginia Watercolor Society
March 2003, The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour
January 2003: The Experimental Artists of Alabama
December 2002: The San Diego Watercolor Society
November 2002: The Portrait Society of America
September-October 2002: Colored Pencil Society of America
August 2002: Citrus Watercolor Society
July 2002: Pennsylvania Watercolor Society
June 2002: Taos National Society of Watercolor
May 2002: Lodi Community Art Center
April 2002: Pastel Painters of Maine
March 2002:Alaska Watercolor Society
February 2002: Pastel Association of Ontario
December 2001: South Carolina Watercolor Society
November 2001: Central Ontario Art Association
October 2001: Kentuckiana Artists Pastel Society
September 2001: San Gabriel Fine Arts Association
August 2001: Northern Arizona Watercolor Society