Since the onset of COVID-19, arts education programs have been hit especially hard. Santa Barbara music nonprofit Notes for Notes is no stranger to these challenges.
Founded in 2006, Notes for Notes provides and staffs after-school recording studios in Boys & Girls Clubs across the country, allowing kids to explore, create, and record music for free. But the restrictions and closures of the pandemic have made it challenging for the nonprofit to continue its outreach.
That’s where fellow Santa Barbara organization 32 Bar Blues comes in. Acting on its history of art appreciation, the clothing company was inspired to create a partnership with Notes for Notes to fundraise for its youth music programs.