Art in a Suitcase

Our trained Volunteer Docents bring the visual arts to you in this unique, in-classroom experience!

Equipped with a specially designed suitcase containing art supplies, our trained experts lead students through an art project and teach about the elements of art and art history.

Available workshops:

• Color is Cool- Merge art and science with hands-on color mixing experimentation and painting activities.
• Make My Mark- Explore the expression of rhythm, movement and emotion using one element of art... LINE!
• The Color Poem Book- Create a book that explores feelings through color and poetry.

Levels

Grades 2-5

Cost

$85 per classroom. BG requests schools schedule 2 classrooms together (totaling $170 per school).

FREE for Contra Costa schools through generous funding from our nonprofit partner Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA)!

To request an Art in a Suitcase workshop in your classroom, please email gallerytours@bedfordgallery.org.