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.