Donate Your Time & Expertise!
Parents can help in the classroom or in the art room during art lessons, and also donate their time and expertise to special projects, like the Earth & Art Fair on April 23rd! Please contact Suzanne Joyal at: suzannejoyal@yahoo.com.
- Parent Guidelines for Volunteering in Art Classes
- Positive Reinforcement Ideas when working with children in art
Donate Materials!
On occasion we request donations of new and gently used arts & crafts materials, such as paper, magazines, old shirts to use as smocks, and paintbrushes. Click here to see the current list of needed materials. Please check FIRST with Suzanne if you are unsure of what might be needed or acceptable. You can also download the recycled materials list from the Marin Conservation Corp to see what items they will take.
Visit Museums, Galleries, Art Councils, and Art Fairs!
- Marin Museum of Contemporary Art - Free admission to all. Located in Novato.
- Marin County Art Galleries - A listing of all the art galleries in the region
- Falkirk Cultural Center - This gallery exhibits change regularly; offers children's art program to schools.
- Art League of Northern California - Offers classes for children and adults. Located in Novato.
- Marin Arts Council - The Council supports the arts in Marin.
- Youth in Arts - YIA provides art programs to schools as well as provides coordination of the STARS program at Neil Cummins School.
- Marin Arts Festival - Is usually held at the Marin Center and Fairgrounds in San Rafael mid-June.
EAST BAY
- Oakland Museum - Children under 6 are free, and the second Sunday of the month all ages are admitted free. Offers Family Programs.
- Museum of Children's Art - free
gallery admission; special workshops, art camps, classes, and drop-in
art programs for children (ages 18 months to 15) and for families.
Located in Oakland.
- Mills College Art Museum - free admission. Located in Oakland.
- Berkeley Art Museum - Children 12 and under are free, and the first Thursday each month all are free.
SAN FRANCISCO
- M. H. de Young Museum - Children 12 and under are free, the first Tuesday of the month all the family gets in free. "Families with Kids" program is available.
- Legion of Honor Museum - Children 12 and under are free, the first Tuesday of the month all the family gets in free. "Families with Kids" program is available.
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - Children 12 and under are always free. Many special family events offered.
- Asian Art Museum Children 12 and under are free. FREE admission and activities for families is offered on the first Sunday of the month. The museum's interactive Family Programs allow parents and children
to explore the many aspects of Asian art and culture together. Listen
to lively storytelling in the galleries, watch a video or performance,
or create a piece of original artwork– these are just a few of the
entertaining activities the whole family can enjoy. So bring the kids
and have some fun learning about art! Unless indicated otherwise, all Family Programs are FREE with museum admission, and kids 12 and under always get in FREE!
families to read aloud together.
- Cartoon Art Museum - Children 5 and under are always free, and the first Tuesday of every calendar month is "Pay What You Wish Day."
- Museum of Craft and Folk Art - Children under 18 are free, and all ages get in for free every Tuesday in 2008.
- Museum of the African Diasphora - Free for Children under 12. Family Days: offered on the third Saturday of EVERY month.
- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts - YBCA galleries are FREE to the public on the first Tuesday of every month.