DrawBridge Announces New Exhibition, Drawn Together: Celebrating DrawBridge Youth Artists

Art show will travel the Bay Area before concluding with a public event on June 11 at the Marin Art and Garden Center.

San Rafael, Calif. – May 16, 2023 – For more than 30 years, DrawBridge has provided free expressive arts programs for children in shelters, affordable housing facilities, and community centers across the Bay Area. This spring, we celebrate the work of talented DrawBridge youth with a new exhibition, Drawn Together: Celebrating DrawBridge Youth Artists. Featuring the works of children ages 5-18 across our service regions, the exhibition celebrates the power of creativity to bring us together.

As part of the celebration, the works of DrawBridge youth artists will be exhibited at each of the children’s program sites, complete with receptions for families and caregivers.

A traveling pop-up exhibition of select works will follow, hosted by local businesses and community organizations throughout the Bay Area. Find dates and locations here.

The exhibition concludes with a closing party for the public, June 11 from 2-4 pm at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross. This family-friendly event will feature a viewing of the exhibition in the Center’s studio and gardens, plus family activities, picnic treats, and auction. All proceeds benefit DrawBridge’s expressive arts programs. Learn more and reserve tickets for the closing celebration here.

Drawn Together: Celebrating DrawBridge Youth Artists is presented in partnership with Marin Subaru and Blick Art Materials.

Exhibition site partners include At The Crossroads, Catholic Charities of San Francisco, Charities Housing, City of San Rafael Albert J. Boro Community Center, Compass Family Services, Educational Community Partnerships, First Federal Savings and Loan, Homeward Bound of Marin, Hamilton Families, Housing Authority of the City of Alameda, Marin Art and Garden Center, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Silverwork Studios,The Farm Stand, and the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.

Site sponsorship is generously provided by Bruce and Janie Burtch, Debbie Sobel and Jeff Brown, Larry and Gail Siegel, Lee and Tony Rubin, Mission San Rafael Rotary Foundation, Mechanics Bank, Rotary Club of Central Marin, Rotary Club of Novato Sunrise, Rotary Club of San Rafael Harbor, and The Pasha Group.

Drawn Together Closing Celebration is made possible thanks to Blueberry Hill Catering, Mollie Stone’s Markets, Noah’s Bagels, Pump Espresso Bar, Trader Joe’s San Rafael, and Minuteman Press Berkeley.

Silent Auction items have been provided by 101 Surf Sports, Insalata’s, Frame Crafters, Judy’s Automotive, Marinitas, Metta Yoga, Mill Valley Pasta, Papapietro Perry Winery, Pump Espresso Bar, San Rafael Joe’s, SFMOMA, Silver Works Studio, Sol Food, Sorella Caffe, Style Bar, and Sweetgreen.