The campaign, along with associated renovations, is set to take place over the course of about six years. Changes will be completed in stages, and the museum will remain open to visitors throughout the entire process. Kenny Slaught discusses the four primary goals of the campaign, which are to Improve gallery space, increase community space,…
Passionate supporter of the Santa Barbara region’s heritage and arts Kenny Slaught recently publicized his support for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art’s “The Image More” campaign, promoting it on his blog at KennySlaught.com. The Santa Barbara Museum of Art is a critical player in the local community as it offers educational programs and connects…
Active member and supporter of UCSB Foundation, Kenny Slaught has recently posted on his blog at KennySlaught.com that “The University of California Santa Barbara announced on May 26, 2016 that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations grant winner.” Read more: http://www.wafb.com/story/33799964/Kenny-Slaught-Congratulates-UCSB-on-Receiving-Grand-Challenges-Explorations-Grant
Active member and supporter of UCSB Foundation, Kenny Slaught has recently posted on his blog at KennySlaught.com that “The University of California Santa Barbara announced on May 26, 2016 that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations grant winner.” Read more: http://www.wafb.com/story/33799964/Kenny-Slaught-Congratulates-UCSB-on-Receiving-Grand-Challenges-Explorations-Grant
As early as 1925, points out Kenny Slaught, the city planners in Santa Barbara recognized the natural charm of Southern California and developed legislation to preserve the city’s Spanish Colonial architecture. With this legislation, the city became the first populace in the United States to formally note the importance of historical buildings. The County Courthouse…
Because of a white-hot housing market, many West Coast buyers learn that they must pay excessively high prices for older, less luxurious homes. Kenny Slaught notes that home values have been steadily climbing since 2008, and the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index reveals that Los Angeles home prices reached their highest point during…
This annual symposium puts educators, artists, and local not-for-profits together with students and members of the community to talk about the state of arts education in Santa Barbara, explains Kenny Slaught. This vital initiative allows insight and direction for creating better, more focused programs in the future. Other education outreach includes an instrument drive for…
The Santa Barbara Bowl, a large outdoor music venue, works to make the arts available to the larger community via a number of education outreach initiatives. The foundation funds programs that reach around 20,000 students each year through non-profit arts programs, individual artists, and local schools. Long-time supporter of community, Santa Barbara-based property developer and…
Hospice of Santa Barbara provides a full suite of programming to serve individuals facing terminal and chronic illness, as well as their families. Several of the programs at the Hospice focus on the needs of children dealing with the impending or recent passing of a loved one. Kenny Slaught points out that about one in…
Running for eight weeks, the Parenting After Loss program acts as a support group for parents and guardians, as well as kids, after the loss of a parent or sibling. The knowledge and support received in this program is designed specifically to cater to the emotional and practical repercussions of death inside a family unit.…