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Piece Time Community Arts Celebration
October 11, 2025
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
$15 – $45
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Join us for Piece Time, a joyful, family friendly festival celebrating 50 years of arts education with Children’s Creative Project (CCP) and 35 years of creative reuse and environmental education with Explore Ecology!
Enjoy a full day of celebration at Santa Barbara City College’s Great Meadow featuring:
- Interactive activities with Explore Ecology, Healing Justice, Creative Network, Summer Solstice Celebration, and more
- Live music from Mendeleyev, Spencer the Gardener, Whatever Forever, and surprise special guests
- Curated Art Market featuring local artists
- Hands on artmaking for all ages
- Sunset Happy Hour with stunning views of the harbor and Leadbetter Beach
Your $15 ticket includes a handmade ceramic bowl from Empty Bowls, a beautiful keepsake from one of Santa Barbara’s most cherished community traditions.
Sunset Happy Hour tickets are $45.
Celebrate creativity, community, and art with us on October 11th!
Josh was born and raised in Santa Barbara, where his passion and curiosity for the environment began and has continued to grow. During his undergraduate studies, Josh pursued this interest at the University of California at Santa Cruz, receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies.
Melissa Dodos developed her passion for creative reuse as a mother of four and elementary educator over the past 25 years. She loves to inspire creativity by connecting people with resources and ideas.
Veronica grew up in San Diego and spent four years in San Luis Obispo studying Animal Science at Cal Poly. As an undergrad she learned lots about livestock, agriculture, and wildlife.
Stephanie began her journey as an educator over twenty years ago working as a preschool teacher in Washington state for a cooperative preschool program affiliated with Whatcom Community College. She loved observing the wonder and curiosity of the children and bringing them out into nature to explore the natural world. She continued her love for learning and got her teaching license and then her Montessori certification and worked as an elementary teacher in Tribal, Public, and Montessori schools. She collaborated to create a school garden and her students loved it so much that it became a special place where they could garden, read, explore, play, and it provided a safe sanctuary for students to calm down and reset when they were having difficult moments.
Morgan’s mermaid soul is always seeking adventure—swimming a relay across the Santa Barbara Channel and taking the first photo of a newborn orca off Anacapa Island being standout experiences close to home.
Lindsay Johnson