EVENTS

HEART TO ART SOIREE
When: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Where: The Imagine Bus Project, 342A Ninth Street, Suite 201, San Francisco
What: You're invited to learn more about TIBP at the Heart to Art soiree--an evening
of hors d'oeuvres, libations, and amazing student artwork. You may even be inspired to take home a heart canvas for your valentine.
FREE

CIRCLE OF IDEAS: An exhibition exploring how teaching artists and their students exchange inspiration in the classroom.
When: Saturday, January 28, 2012 1pm - 4pm
On Display: January 25 through April 22, 2012
Where: Children's Creativity Museum, San Francisco
What: Circle of Ideas will showcase the artwork of each Imagine Bus Teaching Artist alongside the work of their students to demonstrate how students are inspired by their Teaching Artist mentors and vice versa.  Approximately 200 children and youth will participate in the exhibition from the following sites: Bayview-Hunters Point YMCA, George Washington Carver Elementary, Los Guilicos Juvenile Hall, Malcolm X Academy, Paul Revere Academy, Principals’ Center Collaborative High School, San Francisco Juvenile Justice Center, Sierra Youth Center, and Sunnyside Elementary. Join us for a special opening reception for our students, their families and the public.
FREE

ART IS IN THE AIR 2011: SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION!
When: Thursday, November 3, 2011 6pm - 9pm
Where: Presidio Golden Gate Club, San Francisco
What: Please join us for the seventh annual Art is in the Air Gala to benefit The Imagine Bus Project's arts education programs for underserved children and youth. The evening will feature top restaurants and wineries serving delectable appetizers and libations, while over 20 local and highly established artists and designers will respond to this year’s theme with a range of contemporary lighting fixtures for auction; in addition to an exciting silent auction, live art demonstrations, and other activities.
Purchase Tickets and Sponsorships here: Tickets are $100 per person or $185 per pair. VIP Tickets begin at $250
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GROWTH: YOUTH ART ON THE RISE
When: Saturday, April 30, 2011 1pm - 4pm
Where: Hunters Point Shipyard Artist Studios, San Francisco
What: Growth: Youth Art on the Rise is an exhibition of youth creativity that showcases and celebrates a yearlong journey of explorations into identity, community, collaboration, nature and the world around us. Growth will include artwork by students in each of The Imagine Bus Project’s program areas from the Bayview YMCA, Carver Elementary, Malcolm X Academy, Starr King Elementary and Sunnyside Elementary, in addition to youth from the Principals’ Center Collaborative, SF Juvenile Justice Center, Los Guilicos Juvenile Hall, and the Sierra Youth Center.
FREE

ART FROM THE INSIDE
When: Wednesday, March 9, 2011 4pm - 6pm
Where: Steele Lane Community Center, 415 Steele Lane, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
What: Join us for an opening reception in Sonoma County celebrating the work of Youth Studio Sonoma Lead Artist, Brino. Also on display are artworks from Brino's students from the Los Guilicos Juvenile Justice Center. For more info on Brino, visit www.BrinoIsm.com

HeART Workshop
When: Saturday, February 12, 2011 from 2pm - 5pm
Where: Flax Art + Design, 1699 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
What: Come and make your Valenine a special gift with TIBP's Teaching Artist Marissa Carter. Workshop supplies included. FREE

Holiday Open House & Exhibition
When: Thursday, December 9, 2010 from 6pm - 9pm
Where: TIBP Gallery, 342 9th Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA
What: Join us for an open house celebrating the work of young artists in our programs. Come by and spread the holiday cheer with our teaching artists over delicious food and drinks. Artwork, photos, textiles and other media will be on display. No RSVP required.  FREE.

Art is in the Air: Expressions of Love
When: Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Where: Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison at First Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
What: Please join us for the Sixth Annual Art is in the Air to benefit The Imagine Bus Project's arts education programs for underserved children and youth. The evening will offer a festive and stylish evening of art and entertainment.
RSVP: Tickets are $100 per person or $185 per pair. Sponsorships begin at $250
Directions and Parking: Click here

FACES...Behind the Wall
When: Friday, August 13, 2010 from 6pm - 8pm
Where: TIBP Gallery, 342 9th Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA
What: Join Teaching Artists Senay Dennis and Malik Seneferu for the opening reception of FACES…Behind the Wall, an exhibition of self portraits and writings by incarcerated youth in The Imagine Bus Project’s Youth Studio program. FREE

Barnes & Noble Bookfair
When: Saturday, June 13, 2010 from 9am - 9pm
Where: Barnes & Noble - Fisherman's Wharf, 2550 Taylor Street San Francisco, CA
What: Stop by the Fisherman's Wharf and purchase your summer reading list. A percentage of the net sales will benefit our programs. Click here for a voucher to present at purchase. Or purchase online and enter our Bookfair ID Number 10191799 from June 13th through June 18, 2010.

The River of Things I Dream About
When: Saturday, May 8, 2010 1-3pm
Where: TIBP Gallery, 342 9th Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA
What: Join teaching artist Marcela Florez and artist assistant and photographer Marissa Carter for an afternoon of art exploration. Guests are invidted to develop their own artwork and stories from the exhibition on view. FREE

Kachina Dolls!
When: Friday, April 9, 2010 from 6pm - 8pm
Where: TIBP Gallery, 342 9th Street, Suite 201, San Francisco
What: Join us in celebrating the creation of power animals and Kachina Dolls by students from Malcolm X Academy, Starr King Elementary School, and Sunnyside Elementary School. Lead artist Ariel Soto and artist assistant Whaey Khalsa led students on a journey to discover their inner powers. Over 100 sculptures will be on display at TIBP Gallery. FREE

Youth Voices Exhibition
When: Friday, February 19, 2010 from 6pm - 8pm
Where: TIBP Gallery, 342 9th Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA
What: Join us at TIBP’s Gallery for Youth Voices, an exhibition of artwork by our Sonoma County Youth Studio students. Youth Studio is an ongoing weekly visual arts program that serves incarcerated youth in both Sonoma County and San Francisco. The program utilizes the visual arts as a way for youth to explore the possibility for change. Students that participate in Youth Studio are young women and men, ages 11-17. FREE

Young Upstarts Exhibition and Open House
When: Friday, December 11, 2009 from 6pm - 8pm
Where: TIBP Gallery, 342 9th Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA
What: Join us for an open house celebrating the work of young artists including Jose Aponte,  Toby Lu, James Muarse, Emi Nakamura, Amsi Ruiz, Christopher So, and Adele Shiek. Come by and spread the holiday cheer over delicious food and drinks and meet the young artists. Artwork, photos, textiles and other media will be on display. No RSVP required.  FREE.

Art is in the Air
On Thursday, October 15, 2009, art lovers and children’s advocates bid on 25 mirrors and “mirror themed” artworks created and designed exclusively for this event by some of the area’s top artists and designers.

Click here to see photos from this year’s event at the Terra SF.

Sing for the Kids: An afternoon benefiting The Imagine Bus Project
When: August 23, 2009 from 3pm - 8pm
Where: Encore Karaoke Lounge, 1550 California at Polk, San Francisco
What: Come participate in an afternoon of song and celebration. Challenge your friends to sing their favorite songs! $5 suggested donation at the door. All proceeds benefit the art education programs of The Imagine Bus Project.

End of Summer Showcase
When: Thursday, August 13, 2009 from 5:30pm - 8:30pm
Where: Bayview Opera House, 4705 Third Street, San Francisco
What: This event showcases the achievements of the children in the Art Fun in the Summertime program in collaboration with the Bayview Opera House, Urban Services YMCA, and arts Community Based Organizations.

Traveling Inward: a Superhero’s Journey
When: June 1 - July 31
Where: SFO Airport Terminal One Baggage Claim
What: The Imagine Bus Project presents, Traveling Inward: a Superhero’s Journey, an exhibition of student work investigating modern day fantasies and personal mythologies. For this exhibition students created intriguing works of the imagination; inventing superheroes, fantastical creatures, and new identities while learning about archetypal characters and cultural histories.  This show features work from all of the Imagine Bus Project programs, including our elementary aged after school program, our roving art bus, and students in juvenile hall.