Un Mar de Colores · Point Loma, CA
Free Artist Residencies for Point Loma Youth
Quarterly workshops and summer artist residencies center Indigenous, Latino, and Chicano coastal voices — all free.
Un Mar de Colores ofrece cultural arts & storytelling gratuitas para jóvenes de Point Loma de All ages años, directamente en la costa de Point Loma. Sirviendo a una comunidad del 34% BIPOC (32,000 residentes), nuestra instrucción se lleva a cabo en Sunset Cliffs y Garbage Beach, con entrenadores bilingües certificados y todo el equipo proporcionado. La inscripción prioritaria es para estudiantes de Point Loma High, Cabrillo Elementary.
Horario — programa en Point Loma
Quarterly workshops + summer artist residencies · Completamente gratis
Quizás sientes esto
- —Your child's mural idea about Tijuana River pollution has no wall — no program connected art to environmental justice.
- —You want art that returns to community — not portfolio pieces sold to tourists who never visit Point Loma.
- —Latino surf culture history is absent from school — your child learns about Duke Kahanamoku but not Chicano longboarders.
Lo que cambia cuando los jóvenes entran al agua
- Poetry and spoken word workshops honor barrio voice and coastal imagery from Point Loma.
- Culturally grounded curriculum — Indigenous and Latino coastal narratives as foundation, not supplement.
- Visual arts: painting, mural, and photography workshops with exhibition-ready output.
Por qué operamos este programa en Point Loma
Point Loma's Sunset Cliffs coastline is too advanced for beginner instruction, but our Point Loma youth cohorts travel to OB Pier and Dog Beach for water sessions, with dryland instruction at Cabrillo National Monument and Point Loma Nazarene University (our educational partner). The Kumeyaay coastal history of the peninsula is woven into every Point Loma cohort curriculum.
- Población
- 32,000
- Residentes BIPOC
- 34%
- Hogares hispanohablantes
- 17%
- Distancia a la playa
- En la costa
Cultural Arts & Storytelling en Point Loma — Lo que debes saber
Looking for free art workshops for kids in Point Loma? Every session includes supplies, bilingual instruction, guest artists, and pathways to public exhibition — commercial youth art classes often charge $30–$80 per session.
With 17% Spanish-speaking households in Point Loma, bilingual arts instruction and exhibition materials are standard — not English-only gallery language.
Por qué Point Loma importa para nuestra misión
Recruitment in Point Loma runs through counselors, teachers, and community partners who know which students need this most. We don't run open enrollment chaos — we build intentional cohorts.
With 32,000 residents, Point Loma is one of the communities where a single free surf cohort can change dozens of lives per season. Our shuttles and school partnerships make distance (on the coast) a logistics problem we solve, not a barrier families carry alone.
Socios comunitarios locales en Point Loma
En asociación con el San Diego Unified School District y organizaciones comunitarias locales, reclutamos jóvenes de 2+ escuelas Título I.
Distrito escolar y escuelas Título I
- San Diego Unified School District
- •Point Loma High
- •Cabrillo Elementary
Socios comunitarios
- ◆Cabrillo National Monument (NPS)
- ◆Point Loma Nazarene University
- ◆Point Loma Library
Currículo del programa
Cultural Arts & Storytelling at Un Mar de Colores is where the surf, the coast, and community narrative meet. Quarterly workshops and summer artist residencies bring together youth, professional artists, and Kumeyaay elders to create work that reflects the living cultural traditions of the California coast. Programs center Indigenous, Latino, and Chicano voices historically marginalized in coastal culture, and every workshop ends with a public exhibition, publication, or film screening that returns the art to the community that made it.
- →Coastal storytelling and oral tradition
- →Kumeyaay history and living culture
- →Latino and Chicano surf culture history
- →Visual arts (painting, mural, photography)
- →Poetry and spoken word
- →Film and documentary-making
Qué se incluye — Gratis para cada joven de Point Loma
- ✓All art supplies provided
- ✓Guest-artist workshops
- ✓Exhibition and publication opportunities
- ✓Bilingual instruction
- ✓Culturally grounded curriculum
- ✓Partnership with local galleries and museums
Por qué Un Mar de Colores
We do not charge families. Ever. That policy is structural — grants, donors, and shop revenue fund access so Point Loma youth are never waitlisted for inability to pay.
Lo que dice nuestra comunidad
“"He used to approach new activities with extreme anxiety — to the point where sometimes we couldn't even get out of the car. Now he goes much deeper into the water."”
Preguntas frecuentes — Cultural Arts & Storytelling en Point Loma
What is Cultural Arts & Storytelling in Point Loma?+
Un Mar de Colores Cultural Arts centers Indigenous, Latino, and Chicano voices of the California coast through quarterly workshops and summer artist residencies. Point Loma participants create visual art, poetry, film, and oral tradition work with Kumeyaay elders and professional BIPOC guest artists — all free with supplies included.
How is cultural arts connected to other Un Mar programs?+
Arts integrate with watershed education (Tijuana River visual narratives), Ocean Stewards after-school, and surf camp afternoons. Point Loma youth see culture, environment, and ocean access as one movement.
Are cultural arts workshops free in Point Loma?+
Yes — 100% free. All art supplies, guest-artist instruction, bilingual materials, and exhibition opportunities are included. Commercial youth art classes in San Diego County often charge $30–$80 per session. Point Loma families pay nothing.
¿Los programas de Cultural Arts & Storytelling en Point Loma son realmente gratuitos?+
Sí. Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores en Point Loma son 100% gratuitos. Proporcionamos trajes de neopreno 3/2mm, tablas de surf, transporte desde escuelas asociadas como Point Loma High, Cabrillo Elementary, e instrucción bilingüe certificada. El financiamiento proviene de la San Diego Foundation, subvenciones comunitarias y donantes individuales.
¿Dónde se realizan exactamente las lecciones en Point Loma?+
Las lecciones principales se realizan en Sunset Cliffs. Todas las sesiones de agua ocurren dentro de las zonas salvavidas de la bandera.
¿Qué edades son elegibles en Point Loma?+
Servimos a jóvenes de All ages años. Nuestra Beca One Ocean cubre las edades 6-12, Ocean Stewards After-School sirve a 13-17, y las Becas Atléticas de Surf están disponibles para jóvenes competitivos a través de nuestras asociaciones con San Diego Unified School District.
¿Cómo inscribo a mi hijo/a?+
Contáctenos a través de nuestra página de contacto. La inscripción prioritaria se otorga a estudiantes de Point Loma High, Cabrillo Elementary y otras escuelas de Título I en San Diego Unified School District. Los grupos de verano suelen llenarse con 3-4 semanas de anticipación.
¿Listo para entrar al agua?
Support the movement or enroll your youth — Un Mar de Colores is building coastal access for Point Loma families.
Todos los programas de Un Mar de Colores son gratuitos para jóvenes de Point Loma. Contáctanos para inscribirte, hacer voluntariado, o apoyar el movimiento.
Un Mar de Colores es una organización sin fines de lucro 501(c)(3) liderada por personas BIPOC, basada en Oceanside, California. Ofrecemos programación gratuita de surf, océano y educación ambiental para jóvenes en San Diego y Tijuana — conectando culturas, costas y comunidades desde 2018.
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