The SAMI Foundation was proud to partner with an incredible group of volunteers to assemble Inspired by SAMI art kits for children at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. A special thank you to Brooke Howard, Asher Pynes, and all of our SAMbassadors who gave their time and energy to help make this happen. Every kit assembled represents an opportunity for a child to create, stay occupied, and have a small moment of comfort during what can often

After more than a year of planning, designing, building, and coordinating, the new creative showcase at Brentwood School was officially revealed in the middle school lobby. The showcase was created in honor of Sami Liber and is meant to celebrate creativity, artistic expression, and the kind of work that deserves to be seen and shared. Positioned in a central location on campus, it will give students a place where their art can be displayed prominently and appreciated by clas

Otis College’s summer program for young creatives receives support from The SAMI Foundation. (Excerpts from Otis College of Art and Design Blog ) Additional scholarship funding is now available to prospective Summer of Art students thanks to generous support from The SAMI Foundation. The Foundation honors the memory of Sami Liber, a prolific young artist who passed away in 2024, by offering supplies and support to teens wishing to further their pursuits in art and design. App

Part of the focus of The SAMI Foundation is to reach as many kids as possible across the country. To make that happen, we partner with community groups, school districts, and established networks that are already on the ground; organizations equipped to distribute large quantities of art and music supplies directly to kids who need them most. A vital part of this mission is the individuals who lean in and choose to help by serving as SAMI Ambassadors, sharing SAMI’s story and

KIPP SoCal Public Schools  serves more than 10,000 students across twenty tuition-free, open-enrollment elementary and middle schools in Southern California, including Boyle Heights, Watts, South LA, Compton, Huntington Park, South Gate and San Diego. The network’s mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose, for college, career and beyond. Art teacher Gabriel Avila teaches hi

While Radford Studios in Studio City has been known for making movie and television magic for decades, something totally different and just as special happened there this past Sunday. Over 100 volunteers with Camp Harmony turned the space into a winter wonderland that gave more than 500 kids ages four to twelve the ultimate Christmas party experience. There were rides, tasty food, games and holiday activities everywhere you turned — but one of the best parts for the kids was

The Sami Foundation was happy to support This Is About Humanity’s holiday event this week, and the whole thing came together in the best way. Sophie Friedberg showed up at the SAMI offices in Santa Monica, loaded up her car, and personally shuttled more than one hundred Sami Art Kits to the event at Los Angeles Center Studios. Thank you Sophie for making it happen and all the amazing work you do setting an example for youths to lean in and help others. The kits were handed

This week, SAMI art kits traveled an incredible 3,200 miles from Los Angeles to the lush, mountainous region of Santa Marta, Colombia—carried with care and purpose by Brentwood School student Saraluna Ospina . Her journey was more than a simple delivery; it was an exchange of creativity, culture, and connection. Saraluna brought the kits to children of the Arhuaco  community, one of the Indigenous groups of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. The Arhuaco people are known for th

LA Parent magazine spotlights the foundation and its work to bring art to kids.

A new mural at Camp Harmony in Ojai, California.

Carla delivered InspiredbySami art and paint kits to UCLA this week, marking the beginning of what we hope is a more expanded collaboration.

The SAMI Foundation has awarded a grant to KIPP SoCal Public Schools to ensure that 20 art classrooms across the region are fully stocked...

This week, The SAMI Foundation was proud to support the Student2Student  program by Baby2Baby, helping to fill hundreds of backpacks for...

In coordination with The SAMI Foundation, The Los Angeles Academy of Artists, Musicians and Producers has established the SAMI LIBER...

SAMI recently teamed up with some awesome folks at the OxyArt  program, an off shoot of Occidental College in Pasadena, which is helping...

When Alta Dena Arts Magnet was forced to leave their facility due to surrounding fires, they couldn't take any supplies or equipment...

Present Now delivered 150 Art Kits for kids at a Women's Shelter in Los Angeles

Brentwood School kids learned others their age and younger lost everything in the fires around LA, they were determined to help.

Three hundred students from Alta Dena Arts Magnet lower school lost their homes in the fires and have been relocated to Pasadena! These...

InspiredbySami art kits were delivered by the women of PRESENTNOW to kids at the Good Shephard Shelter for Domestic Violence in the West Ada