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Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation

Welcome to the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF) — where creativity, community, and culture come together. For more than three decades, OCAF has been dedicated to enriching Oceanside’s vibrant arts scene by supporting local artists, hosting inspiring performances, and producing signature events that celebrate music, film, dance, and the visual arts. Whether you’re an artist, performer, or art lover, OCAF invites you to experience the power of the arts to connect, inspire, and transform our community. Discover upcoming events, get involved, and be part of Oceanside’s creative heartbeat.

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Become a member of the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation (OCAF) and help keep the arts thriving in our community. Your support funds local performances, scholarships, and events that inspire creativity across Oceanside. Members enjoy exclusive updates, invitations, and opportunities to connect with fellow art lovers. Join today and be part of the vibrant movement celebrating Oceanside’s cultural heart.

Testimonials

community support

Wonderful, well organized event without a hitch. Thank you for arranging this for us. It made the authors feel special. 

You are the BEST!!!!

Brenda Batali

Thank you for your wonderful support of local authors. Oceanside supports us authors more than any other library/arts event I have ever attended. I greatly appreciate that!

Pat Spencer

It was a pleasure to finally meet you, and so many other fine authors, too!

I absolutely loved being at this event and would want to do it twenty times over. Thank you so much for choosing me to be there!  It was honestly pretty close to perfect. What a great day!

Tanya Ross

It was great to see you at the Days of Arts. I really respect your involvement in our community and the Arts. You make this world a better place!

Mark Phelps

I am proud to be a musician above all else, and my life would be one of emptiness without it.  When all else fails, the one part of myself that will never leave is my music.

Alyssa Keene, 09-10 scholarship recipient

Thank you!  I feel as if my music is a medium to my inner thoughts and emotions.. Even when things seem to be at their worst, just knowing that I still have my music keeps me going.

Chris Brown 09-10 Scholarship recipient

Thank you for the opportunity to perform in last fall’s Oceanside Music Festival. It was a great experience for all three of our choirs. We benefited not only from performing, but also listening to the other groups at the festival. The opportunity to fundraise provided much needed funds in this time of cutbacks to our program. We look forward to participating in the future.

Steven Traugh, Director of Choirs, Oceanside High School

As a 30 year theatre educator in the Oceanside Unified School District, I have experienced the frustrations and joys of creating rewarding performance opportunities for kids in our community.  I have worked with some of the most talented students in San Diego County.  OCAF, along with the Oceanside Music Festival, provides support that is so vitally needed in our community.  I am grateful for how they have reached out and supported El Camino High School Drama in producing shows along with offering scholarship opportunities to talented students.

Sharon Strong, El Camino Theatre Instructor

“As a young and aspiring performer, OCAF was a major supporter of my endeavors. They provided me countless opportunities to share my craft with the community, and gave me a scholarship that helped fund my further education in musical theater. I consider myself and others lucky to have OCAF as a resource for our artistic ambitions!”    

Rachel Dillon

Hello!

I would like to say a big thank you. Your support means so much to me. I will be joining the Colorado School of Mines Dance Team, and I am extremely excited.

Thank you so much again,

Camilla Potz