Event:	Spring Family Day at Palo Alto Art Center (Palo Alto) Share
Location:	Palo Alto Art Center 1313 Newell Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303
Date:	Apr 15th 2018, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Staff:	Manager: Baldwin W ; Coordinator: Connie O
RSVP:	This event has already occurred

Event Description:

Enjoy an afternoon of art activities and performances to welcome spring. Volunteers are invited to help with the free hands-on art activities or welcome visitors as a greeter We're expecting more than 300 visitors, so join in the fun and sign up today!

Activities are led by professional artists, art teachers, and volunteers. Children must be accompanied by an adult. All Family Days are free, thanks to the support of the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation.

What we'll be doing:

One Brick volunteers would help with the hands-on art activities for children, as well as set-up and clean-up of the activity stations. 

What you should know:

What to Wear: Wear closed-toed shoes and clothes that you don't mind getting messy (though you will get an apron to wear also). Some activities may be outside, so you may want to bring a hat and light jacket.

Parking: Allow 15 to 20 minutes to park and enter the building. Please park in the neighborhood around the Art Center, as they need to leave the Center’s parking lot for the events visitors. There are also bike racks in front of the Art Center and at the library across the parking lot.

Food: There will be snacks in the Volunteer & Staff Lounge and there is a water bottle refilling station.

Note: There are a few lockers onsite but it's first-come, first-served. It is recommended that you leave valuables in the trunk of your car.

Where to Meet:

Meet in the lobby of the Palo Alto Art Center.

Palo Alto Art Center:

The Palo Alto Art Center is a nationally acclaimed regional visual art center whose exhibition program focuses on documenting and celebrating the art and artists of the San Francisco Bay Area. The center's mission is to foster creative process and thought by forging a greater appreciation and understanding of the visual arts through exhibitions, studio experiences, and related educational programs. The Palo Alto Art Center is funded in part by support from the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation and the Arts Council Silicon Valley, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara and the California Arts Council.

The Palo Alto Art Center is owned and operated by the City of Palo Alto as a program of the Division of Arts and Sciences, Department of Community Services. The Palo Alto Art Center Foundation was founded in 1973 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides financial support and advocacy to the Art Center though a public/private partnership that allows us to enhance our reach and impact in the community.