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Green Art Workshop is a hands-on eco-conscious program that brings professional teaching artists into Bay Area classrooms and after school programs. In our classes, youth will create imaginative personal and collaborative projects by re-envisioning everyday materials. We seek to encourage critical thinking and heighten environmental awareness in the creative process.

Fashion design & sewing workshop. We are offering free after school program for youth that are interested in Fashion and help them develop their artistic ability. From the drawing board to the cutting table to the finish products that they can be proud off. Our methods are very easy step by step instructions. At the end of each workshops will have a fashion show to showcase their work.

Our mission is to provide meaningful job training in art-related disciplines to underserved youth in San Francisco's District 11; to provide dedicated theater, exhibition, and event space for residents; and to drive economic development near the Balboa Park BART.

SFCAT works with K-12 schools in San Francisco's school districts to promote Cultural Arts Traditions through its San Francisco Carnaval production. Our objective is to introduce grade appropriate curriculums that educate K-12 youth about the various Carnaval traditions through lessons in history, geography, cultural ethnicity, music, and dance, culminating in the students’ participation in the annual celebration as a San Francisco Carnaval Parade School Contingent.

"Take My Word For It!" is a word incubator - a place where kids can feel safe and supported while they grow as writers. Since 2005 we have been offering an innovative curriculum in our after-school and community-based creative writing programs in the East Bay and San Francisco. We also run private writing groups as well as Creative Writing and Art summer and holiday camp.

 

Our young authors have the thrill of sharing their work out loud at our bookstore readings for parents and friends, as well as crow about their work when it's posted online on our blog at www.blog.takemywordforit.net

The San Francisco Mime Troupe's Youth Theatre Program engages youth ages 14-17 in 8-10-week play creation & performance workshops every spring.  Youth learn to collaboratively identify social issues they want to explore theatrically, develop a script and perform the piece publicly at the culmination of the workshop. 

SF Mime Troupe Collective members are also generally available outside of summer show season to provide workshops for other theatre artists around topics related to the Troupe's signature collaborative, socially & politically focused style, heavily influenced by the traditions of Commedia and agitprop theatre.

Trash Mash-Up is a community art project. Using disposable materials, collected before they enter the waste stream, participants construct “Maskostumes” which are original pageant masks and costumes inspired by traditions from around the world. This project reduces waste and inspires people to see each other and our environment in a new way.

VAGABOOM! is a program that gives Youth an opportunity to learn to work in a team, exploring a variety of rare skills. We blend exciting aspects of art, acrobatics, circus arts, music, theater performance and production, and movement to nurture the Youth’s awareness of their skills as an amazing expressive vehicle in this world. We provide a unique educational environment, and small teacher/student ratio in classes. We create original stage performance productions, fusing fun with education.

Due to massive budget cuts in schools, particularly in the Arts, Physical Education and Music departments, we offer a one of a kind fusion of these expressive art forms, in a safe and encouraging environment.

Our goal is to continue to offer this unique program for free, particularly to schools and neighborhoods that are worst effected by the budget cuts.

Art in Action fosters the educational development and creativity of children across America through innovative visual arts programs and communities. We believe that a quality art education is critical for every student's preparation for success in the 21st Century, and we actively assist schools in implementing a comprehensive, standards based quality visual art program tailored to each student's development. Art in Action was founded in 1982 and is a nonprofit organization.

The Art in Action Program combines a sequential K-8 curriculum based on the Great Masters with convenient lesson-specific art supplies for a classroom, hands-on training of teachers and parent volunteers, and continuous school support via the school's designated Art in Action contact person. The curriculum is available both online and in book form. It provides detailed, recipe-style directions for guiding successful discussions and projects, and it integrates with language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The curriculum is aligned with California and National Academic Content Standards for Visual Arts and received a 99.5% user satisfaction rating in a recent user survey.