Name: Arts & Lectures
Start: 2026-03-19T15:00:00-0700
End: 2026-04-10T12:05:00-0700
Location: UCSB Give Day 2026

$ 6,750,543 raised 4,601 Donors

Arts & Lectures has raised $ 54,775 from 9 Donors!

Arts & Lectures

A Stage for Creativity and Thought

UCSB Arts & Lectures educates, entertains, and inspires audiences with over 200 events each year. From lectures to master classes to films to concerts, we bring talented performers from across the world to Santa Barbara, emboldening our community to live purposefully and celebrate life. Visiting artists interact with UC Santa Barbara students and K-12 students, both on-stage and in classrooms, and your support directly makes this possible.

Your gift to Arts & Lectures creates opportunities for learners of all ages to benefit from our award-winning education outreach program. If this vibrant cultural engagement is part of why you call Santa Barbara home, then please invest in your Arts & Lectures by giving today.

Leaderboard

Sprint #3!

What an exciting close to Give Day! Congratulations to the top ten funds, and thank you to Scott ’78 and Lisa Dettmer for powering this final challenge.

Rank	Prize	Fund Designation	Gifts
1	$1,500	Women's Swimming	120
2	$1,250	Men's Water Polo	117
3	$1,000	Gaucho Racing	79
4	$750	Men's Rugby Sport Club	52
5	$500	Women's Rugby Sport Club	49
6	$250	Women's Volleyball	45
7	$225	East Asian Languages & Cultural Studies	38
8	$200	History	21
9	$175	Men's Track/Cross Country	19
10	$150	Men's Tennis	16
11		Latin American and Iberian Studies	12
12		Women's Tennis	12
13		Women's Track/Cross Country	10
14		Fraternity and Sorority Endowment	8
15		CCS Dean's Fund for Excellence	6

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Leaderboard

Arts & Lectures

See how your area is doing!

Rank	Fund Designation	Gifts
1	A&L Education Outreach	4
2	Viva el Arte Santa Barbara Endowment	3

Ended

Leaderboard

UCSB Give Day 2026

See how your area is doing!

Rank	Department	Gifts
1	Athletics	2,034
2	Recreation	464
3	Humanities and Fine Arts	448
4	Campus & Community Initiatives	210
5	Social Sciences	181
6	Student Affairs	171
7	Sciences	105
8	Alumni Affairs	98
9	Library	70
10	College of Engineering	60
11	College of Creative Studies	59
12	Education Abroad & Capital Internship Programs	52
13	Bren School	34
14	Gevirtz School	33
15	Graduate Division	31

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Match

A&L Arts Education Fund Match!

Access for all! Thank you to the Arnhold family for inspiring us with this exciting matching gift. We're grateful for everyone who joined them in support of UCSB Arts & Lectures.

$25,000 MATCHED

Completed

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