Touring Artist Program
The Touring Artist Program sponsors more than 60 professional touring artists who present multicultural performances and workshops at school sites in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. The Touring Artist Program has been a cornerstone of CCP’s mission to nurture creativity, foster learning, and build bridges between artists and communities. The Arts Catalog, produced every year, creates an easy way for schools to participate in this program.
To book a performance, please visit our bookings page.
How it Works
Overview:
Schedule date and time for performance on our bookings page
Confirm artist’s fees and cancellation policy
Schools do NOT pay artists directly. The CCP pays artists for all services and invoices schools for reimbursement.
Once performance(s) are completed, we request schools submit the Touring Artist Survey Form—see below.
Obtain technical requirements for performances from artist, as needed
Request a copy of teacher study guide materials from artist, if available
Step 1: School Scheduling
Performances and touring artist workshops generally run for 45 minutes. Please be sure the school and auditorium schedules are clear of conflicts before booking an event. Please ask the touring artists if they require any technical assistance. Due to heavy scheduling of artists, the ability to reschedule is very limited. Please be aware of each artist’s cancellation policy.
Visit our Bookings Page to submit a request.
Once completed, CCP staff will reach out to the artist and send you a confirmation email.
Touring Artist Survey For Schools
Once a performance is completed, we request that the school complete and submit the Touring Artist Survey Form below.
Touring Artist Survey For Artists
Once a performance is completed, we request that the school complete and submit the Touring Artist Survey Form below.
Please remember to provide a separate invoice to CCP for payment.
Step 2: Payment
School payments to CCP are due for all completed services to date. CCP will invoice schools for payment beginning in December and every two months thereafter as needed.
Step 3: Surveys
Your feedback is very important to ensure that we are able to provide quality artists to your students. We would greatly appreciate it if you could complete the survey applicable to you, linked below.
More Info
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Performances and touring artist workshops generally run for 45 minutes. Please be sure the school and auditorium schedules are clear of conflicts before booking an event. Due to heavy scheduling of artists, the ability to reschedule is very limited. Please be aware of each artist’s cancellation policy. Please visit our bookings page to request a performance.
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Because many of the touring companies come from outside of our community, they have set minimum booking requirements for performances. If your school does not meet these minimum booking requirements, please try to find one or more partner schools to schedule additional performances. These can be scheduled together, or block booked.
Please see “Minimum Booking/Number Performances” listed on each Touring Artist’s page for more information.
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Fees and other essential information are listed in the online Arts Catalog under each Touring Artist. Additional important grant funds to support touring artist fees for specific school districts come from the City of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture, and the Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation Education Outreach.
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Please ask touring artists if they provide a performance study guide. This can help classroom teachers prepare students for the performance and provide follow-up activities
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The stage must be cleared and technical requirements prepared prior to the artist’s arrival. Please ask the touring artists if they require any technical assistance. Students should be seated in advance to begin the performance on time. Allow enough time between performances to give performers a rest and to move students in and out of the performance area.
Helpful Tips:
Please discuss all program details with the principal or site administrator before scheduling a performance. You will need all or some of the information below:
site contact person information (name, phone, email address)
site address and staging area
site calendar to avoid scheduling conflicts
site hours for start, dismissal, lunch and recess
site stage floor surface (wood, concrete, carpet, etc.)
dimensions of staging area
availability of a private dressing area
number of microphones available
availability of a piano
number of students attending and grade levels