Behold Jacob Hashimoto’s room full of kites! Will you make one of your own? Join artist and educator Mariel Paat on an exploration of kite making with rice and tea paper.
We are soooooo excited to announce the return ILLO MART: a celebration of all things illustration and the amazing illustrators of our creative community.
Join us in the newly transformed Koret Education Center for a Crochet Jam with Ramekon O’Arwisters! Hand-crochet strips of fabric into free-form and organic shapes and take them with you or add them to a communal art piece.
This free program provides art-making opportunities for parents and families to create with their children.
This free program provides art-making opportunities for parents and families to create with their children.
Henri Matisse is known for his “scandalous” use of color, particularly when painting landscapes. Create your own landscape painting using colors you wouldn’t necessarily find in nature!
For one vibrant day, Action Avenue transforms into an open-air arts festival where artists, makers, musicians, performers, local businesses, and the community come together to celebrate the creative spirit of Napa.
Enjoy hands-on art making and creative exploration for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
Enjoy hands-on art making and creative exploration for the whole family! We believe in the joy of making, so come ready to relax, experiment, and enjoy yourself.
Come and create at the Library! These weekly programs during July are an opportunity for caregivers and children to craft together. All materials provided.
Learn about the ancient art of henna and get your own henna tattoo.
Henri Matisse is known for his “scandalous” use of color, particularly when painting landscapes. Create your own landscape painting using colors you wouldn’t necessarily find in nature!
Enjoy FREE admission and discover MCD’s current exhibition Video Craft, where the moving image enters into surprising conversations with textiles, ceramics, and glass. Then follow the thread with the hands-on Welcome to Weaving project in the MakeArt Lab.
Come and create at the Library! These weekly programs during July are an opportunity for caregivers and children to craft together. All materials provided.
Come and create at the Library! These weekly programs during July are an opportunity for caregivers and children to craft together. All materials provided.
Alexander Calder was a huge fan of the circus and made many artworks inspired by them. Make your own bendable circus animals using wire and other fun materials!
Come and create at the Library! These weekly programs during July are an opportunity for caregivers and children to craft together. All materials provided.
Come and create at the Library! These weekly programs during July are an opportunity for caregivers and children to craft together. All materials provided.
Step into The Crucible’s West Oakland warehouse for the Heavy Metal: Industrial Arts Market.
A fun afternoon of creativity and art on the beach as we create a beautiful artwork on the sand!
This collection of murals - San Francisco's largest - will never be exhibited again in its original form, as we are moving from our site of 23 years where it was created.
Family Free Day tickets grant you free access to the entire museum, with the exceptionof Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal, which requires a timed ticket with a surcharge of $12*.
Celebrate the vibrant cultures and performing arts traditions of Africa and the African Diaspora in a free, family-friendly festival at Chochenyo Park.
East Bay Open Studios invites the public to experience art where it happens—inside artist studios, galleries, cultural hubs, and unexpected spaces.
Visit artist’s studios throughout Sonoma County.
Take a soul-stirring walk beneath the trees, then stop to reflect on your experience—be it with a poem, a sketch, or whatever feels right.
East Bay Open Studios invites the public to experience art where it happens—inside artist studios, galleries, cultural hubs, and unexpected spaces.
Visit artist’s studios throughout Sonoma County.
See the world through the eyes of the collector at this special free community day in celebration of the opening of Matisse’s Femme au chapeau: A Modern Scandal and our new presentation, Reimagined: The Fisher Collection at 10.
Inspired by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s BIG sculptures, let SCRAP guide you as you make giant versions of food and other objects using paper and everyday materials.
SVOS features visual artists in many mediums — paintings, sculptures, woodworking, fabric arts, jewelry, photography, mixed media, gourds, and much, more.
SVOS features visual artists in many mediums — paintings, sculptures, woodworking, fabric arts, jewelry, photography, mixed media, gourds, and much, more.
MOS is our annual, self-guided tour of artists’ studios, happening during the first two weekends in May.
Immerse yourself in art! ICB/ART is open to the public several times a year, for open studios and other events. Whether sharing their artwork or sharing their knowledge, our artists are always eager to engage with interested visitors.
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