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ANDREA LANG FUND

The Andrea Lang Fund was established in 1994 as a memorial to the life and work of artist, Andrea Lang, who died in the Painted Cave Fire on June 27, 1990. The Andrea Lang Fund (ALF), at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, creates and funds innovative interactions between artists, students and cultural organizations who display a unique sensitivity to nature.
Andrea lived and created in Santa Barbara for 10 years, always connected to the beauty and spirit of the natural surroundings, although nearly all her drawings, paintings and children's books perished with her, her devotion to creativity and nature lives on through the educational efforts of the Andrea Lang Fund.

A disciplined, imaginative, and sensitive artist, whose creative process was one of her most valued activities, Andrea Lang produced hundreds of watercolor paintings, pen and ink drawings, illustrations, and children's books. Her drawings were featured in the New York Times, but her most beloved drawings were those included in her imaginative and lively illustrated letters to her family and friends telling them about her daily life. She was passionate about living and creating in harmony with nature and her references to nature and her life in letters that survive with her friends are an incredible legacy.

llustration from Andrea Lang's unfinished children's book, Myth of Demeter and Peresphone 1990, was reproduced in chalk at the Eugene Festival sponsored by the Maude Kerns Art Center in Oregon and at the I Madonnari festival in Santa Barbara, California.

At CAF we honor the incredible, invincible spirit of Andrea Lang who will live in our hearts and spirits forever. Years after the tragic Painted Cave fire, the creativity of this beautiful shining star still inspires young students through the art education activities in her name.

We invite you to email any reflections you may have about Andrea Lang and we will post them at her site. Send your thoughts to sbcaf@sbcaf.org.

The Andrea Lang Fund greatly appreciates the generosity of private individuals and organizations for their tax deductible contributions to CAF/ALF. Tax-deductible contributions, check or MasterCard/Visa can be sent to:

CAF/ALF
653 PASEO NUEVO
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93101

ANDREA LANG ART EDUCATION ACTIVITIES

I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival in Santa Barbara, presented by the Childrens' Creative Project was host to a 7 ft. chalk painting rendered by the students of Santa Barbara High School's Visual Art and Drama Academy (VADA). The students created a chalk drawing in the spirit of Andrea's work using one of her original drawings as an inspiration and jumping off point. The finished square was seen by thousands of visitors to the Santa Barbara Mission throughout the Memorial Day weekend in 2004.

On September 11, 2004 at 1pm CAF presented a drawing Workshop, Drawing Alice Keck Park, with Ann Diener where students investigated an unexplored world in their own backyard. Amidst a tangle of vegetation, towering trees and riotous flora lies an ordered life in the plant kingdom. Students met at the Alice Keck Park Gazebo with pencils and drawing pad (and creative enthusiasm!) and drew their unique view of the garden with artist Ann Diener.
Sponsored by the Andrea Lang Fund (ALF/CAF)


Mural at the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival created by the students of Santa Barbara High School's Visual Art and Drama Academy (VADA)	Artwork by Ann Diener

On Saturday, March 12, 2005 artist Colin Gray met with students to explore the freedom and control of creating large-scale drawings in the CAF gallery. Inspired by the amazing and beautiful drawings of artist Amy Myers, each student completed their own drawing, and at the close of the workshop they joined their images to create a mandala-like circular drawing on the floor.

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