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Free arts programs for children at shelters, housing sites, and in communities across the Bay Area
Grab an old book and give it a whole new life.
Upcoming in September, DrawBridge and Marin County Free Library are bringing an Altered Books workshop to three branches. Kids will turn used books into something entirely their own, painting, drawing, collaging, and reworking the pages into personal art.
3:30-4:30pm at each location:
September 1 - Fairfax Library
September 8 - Point Reyes Library
September 15 - Corte Madera Library
Free and open to young artists in the community.
08/11/2026
Some of our young artists’ work will be up at the Wild California Exhibition 😍
If you spot any of these masterpieces take a snap and tag us.
The show is running until 29 August at Marin Society of Artists San Rafael, with reception on 14 August.
08/10/2026
Wild California opens this Friday, presented by Marin Society of Artists []
Join us for the opening reception, Friday, August 14, 5:00-8:00pm, at 1515 3rd St in San Rafael. The exhibition features work from MSA member and guest artists alongside pieces from Drawbridge groups at the Marin Library [.libray] in Fairfax and Oma Village, plus a partnership with WildCare, San Rafael's wildlife hospital and education center.
The show runs through August 29. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday, 12-4pm.
Come see what our young artists have been working on.
08/07/2026
We’re Hiring! 🎨
DrawBridge is looking for part-time Art Group Facilitators for our Oakland sites.
Openings:
- Transitional housing site: 1 evening session/ week
- Shelter site (94618): 3 evening sessions/week
Weekdays, 4-6 PM, 1-hour sessions
$20-$25/hr
We’re also accepting rolling applications for Facilitators & Volunteers across San Francisco and Marin County.
If you love connecting with community through expressive arts, join our team.
Learn more & apply: [email protected]
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08/07/2026
We're Hiring! 🎨
DrawBridge is looking for part-time Art Group Facilitators for our Oakland sites.
Openings:
— Transitional housing site: 1 evening session/week
— Shelter site (94618): 3 evening sessions/week
Weekdays, 4–6 PM, 1-hour sessions
$20–$25/hr
We're also accepting rolling applications for Facilitators & Volunteers across San Francisco and Marin County.
If you love connecting with community through expressive arts, join our team.
Learn more & apply: [email protected]
07/29/2026
Creative expression is more than making art.
For children participating in our site programs, a weekly art group creates space to reduce anxiety, process difficult emotions, and build confidence, even without needing words to do it.
In a DrawBridge session, a child chooses what to make and how to make it. No instructions. No correct outcome. Just materials, time, and a trusted adult who shows up every week.
That consistency is the program.
Arts Program Creative Expression Mental Health Art Therapy
Step into The Puppet Tales! We’re making paper bag puppets from scratch, then bringing them to life in our own puppet show. Give your creation a face, a name, a whole personality. Free, drop-in art for all ages. All materials provided.
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Fairfax: Tue, Aug 4, 3:30–4:30 PM
Point Reyes: Tue, Aug 11, 3:30–4:30 PM
07/24/2026
DrawBridge is part of 's America Connects Mural Mosaic!
Five of our artists and team contributed tiles to America Connects Nature’s OASIS Mural Mosaic. It is now complete and on display in Ukiah, Oregon. Each unique tile tells its own story, coming together to build something truly extraordinary. Individual expression, collective beauty. 🎨✨
Swipe to see their work up close, then see if you can find them in the full mural at the link: https://www.muralmosaic.com/oasis/.
Blue birds:
White birds/egrets:
Night landscape:
Watermelon:
Olive branch: Helen Ghebreyesus
In our last episode of the DrawBridge Drop-In Series, we're taking you to the Marin County Free Library Free Library to hear more about our impact on local communities.
DrawBridge facilitator Michelle Miller shares her experience and what she witnessed there. Every week, children and caregivers gather for open-ended creative exploration, with no fixed instructions, just materials, time together, and the freedom to create.
Thank you to Samantha Pineda who created and hosts the Drop-In Series, our facilitators across all sites, our partners, and every family who participated. We hope to see you in the next edition.
Drop-In, Episode 3.
This week we're sharing a bit from one of our facilitators, Mercury, on what she's seen change in the kids at her site
She's watched them get better at asking for help. Thinking more creatively. Actually feeling proud of what they make instead of brushing it off.
She's seen them get more honest about how they feel too, the hard stuff and the good stuff, without apologizing for either.
She said it plainly: DrawBridge changes lives. Watch the episode to hear it from her.
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PO Box 2698
San Rafael, CA
94912