InsideOut

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.

Prior to joining the Performing Arts Workshop, Jessica worked for four years in her native Boston where she managed the staff, funding and coordination for a number of academic research projects related to civic engagement, community development and grassroots organizing. She also developed her own negotiation and community building skills as an organizer for the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (AFSCME, AFL-CIO). In 2005, Jessica finished her master's degree in Education and moved to the Bay Area. The Workshop offers her the opportunity to combine her love of the performing arts with her interests in education and community building.

Dandelion Arts provides art eduction to children with limited access to the arts in Kindergarten through eighth grades with an emphasis on culture and social responsibility.  Art mediums are primarily visual arts and creative writing.

The Education Department at SFMOMA organizes a wide range of programs for audiences of all ages. We offer special exhibition-related events, such as artist talks and lectures; tours for students, adult groups, and walk-in visitors; and family days and monthly hands-on family studios. Visit the calendar to learn about upcoming events.

During the Doing & Viewing Art program, children visit a different museum gallery every week for ten weeks, and then participate in related studio art activities under the guidance of professional artists. The de Young also offers Saturday workshops for families in subjects such as paper art, drawing and painting.

A professionally performing ensemble, the Cypress String Quartet spends about half its resources reaching out to students and community members through various programs. The Cypress Quartet's student work ranges from providing "non-music" and "music" students access to creativity and chamber music as well as training in chamber music. The Cypress is building chamber music audiences in younger generations--for both classic and contemporary music. Whatever level at which students see and hear the Cypress Quartet, they are sure to find their concerts and presentations fascinating and fun.