ARTifact Opens New Art School in Downtown Corte Madera

ARTifact, a leading local children’s art school, has expanded to a new location in downtown Corte Madera (121 Corte Madera Avenue). The children’s art school has been operating in San Francisco for over seven years, serving thousands of students and families from around the Bay Area. “Many families live north of the city, so it was a natural decision to open the second location in the heart of Marin County” says Lauren Sharp, the founder.

The Corte Madera location offers the same art enrichment programs that ARTifact has become known for: weekly Art Exploration programs for kids Pre-K/Preschool (2.5-6 yrs old) and After-School programs for K-12 (6-12 years old). The team of teachers also plans to host Summer Camps later in the year.

The exposure of the children’s work has reached well beyond the walls of the original little art studio in Cow Hollow. ARTifact has a long history of collaboration with museums and world-renowned artists including Dale Chihuly, Shepard Fairey, Jef Aerosol, Peter Combe, Sean Newport, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young, and DeGrazia Foundation.

A typical ARTifact class includes a lesson in art history, an exploration of mixed materials, time for creative expression, and an investigation of an idea the kids themselves have wanted to try, but don't dare do at home (such as paint on the windows!). Things often get messy and the school provides a safe environment for students to truly explore their creative side.

Registration for the spring semester (Jan-May) is open now. Parent’s can sign their kids up for art classes in Corte Madera visiting www.sfartifact.com/corte-madera.