Each fall, The Neurosciences Institute holds its annual Minding the Arts fundraising event. This event raises funds for the Institute’s performing arts program, in which the acclaimed auditorium is made available at no-charge to local non-profit arts and educational organizations. The Institute incurs costs of over $350,000 per year to continue providing this community service- which many local arts groups have come to rely upon in order to continue their programming. These expenses include energy for lighting and climate control, maintenance, cleaning, security and program management.

Minding the Arts provides guests with a unique afternoon that begins with a lovely outdoor cocktail reception amidst the stunning architecture of the Institute’s campus, featuring a tempting array of food and beverages from San Diego’s finest purveyors. Guests are then further indulged with a private concert in the Auditorium provided by arts organizations that have benefited from the use of the auditorium throughout the year.