Rec Room Creative Workshop - September 8th
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Rec Room Creative are providing artists to lead the activities- poured paint canvases, mask making and sculptures using model magic and sponges.
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Cancer Sucks. Art Heals. | Amaey's Amaeyzing Legacy
Cancer Sucks. Art Heals.
Amaey's Amaeyzing Legacy
July 2019 Newsletter
/Hello Kids&Art Friends! We hope you are enjoying some sunshine and family time this July. Check out what has been going on with our hospital programs and other K&A news in our July newsletter.
June 2019 Newsletter
/Welcome to Summer, Kids & Art Community. We hope you have lots of fun plans for these warmer days, possibly some involving a K&A event or workshop?
Read MoreArt from the Heart
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Twenty years ago, I was sitting with a mom who was facing the unimaginable. Her seven-year-old son, David, had just been diagnosed with cancer. I listened as David’s terrified and devastated mom described what the doctors had told her about the two years of treatment that her little boy was about to endure. Tears welled up in her eyes when she asked, “How am I going to explain all of this to him? How do you describe what cancer is to a little boy?
May 2019 Newsletter
/Happy May from Kids & Art! This month has been a full and impactful one at Kids & Art. Read all about the events we participated in and the ways we supported the pediatric oncology community in our monthly newsletter.
**Rescheduled to August 25th** Cubberley Palo Alto Workshop with Sahba Shere
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Kids & Art team will work with artist Sahba Shere, part of the Cubberley Artist Studio Program. Sahba will guide our young artists through her own creative process and invite them to enter their own painting adventure.
Read MoreCamp, The Greatest Gift
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Ember Fry hadn't even noticed she was holding her breath. As her family of four turned onto The Painted Turtle campground, Ember and her husband, Andy, still hadn’t figured out how to convince their nine year old daughter to go to Camp. “Kalina was in tears the whole drive up the mountain,” recounted Ember. “It was going to be her first time away sleeping in a room without either her brother, Dad and me, or usual team of nurses. I wasn’t worried about her brother, Jadon, having a good time because he had heard all about Camp from friends and was excited, but I half expected to receive a call from Kalina asking to come home.”
Read MoreGoogle Workshop - May 5th
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We are so excited to return to Google for our May Destination Workshop this year.
Read MoreArt to Heal, Art to Inspire, Art to Empower
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ArtWorks, The Naomi Cohain Foundation, founded in 2002, is dedicated to improving the healthcare experience of pediatric patients through the arts. ArtWorks provides children and young adults from infants to age 24 facing chronic and life-limiting illnesses , and their families, access to creative and performing arts programs that serve as a vehicle for healing, communication, self-expression and person development.
Read MorePublic Glass Workshop - April 7th
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Join us at Public Glass on April 7th for an exciting afternoon of hands-on glass creation. Participants will learn to cut, shape and arrange colorful flat glass in this three hour event, and will each design a one of a kind picture frames.
Read MoreCan Music Really Help You Become More Productive?
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It’s a long-debated topic, and one that is especially divided when it comes to children; does music really help with productivity? Half the argument says yes, the other half says it’s just an excuse to listen to music instead of getting work done. There is truth to both sides, but it’s actually a bit deeper than it seems.
Read MoreMarch 10th Workshop at the Peninsula Museum of Art
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For the month of March, we at Kids & Art are thrilled to bring kids and families to the Peninsula Museum of Art in Burlingame, California. Participants will be painting the day away with our Kids & Art artists. There will be plenty of paints, brushes and canvases for everyone. The only missing ingredient is your creativity!
Read MoreFeb 24th, de Young Museum Workshop
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Our team at Kids & Art is extremely excited to have the deYoung Museum in San Francisco host our February workshop. The deYoung is one half of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco set deep in the wilds of Golden Gate Park.
Read MoreHow Art Becomes Medicine: One Story of Sickness, Creativity, Wellness and Grief
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Creative expression has tremendous power. As a social worker and grief counselor who has worked with children for over twenty years, I have witnessed the power of art and writing in transforming an uncontrollable situation into a controllable one.
Read MoreThe Healing Art of Tea
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Fabula Tea was founded in 2014 to bring wellness, beauty and inspiration to people through one-of-a-kind tea experiences. Practicing the art of tea helps us connect with the changing rhythms of our body, mind, heart and life. It is a wonderful vehicle through which people can come together, engage their senses and feel rejuvenated.
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