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

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...