Oral Storytellers Inspire with the Help of PVF’s Artist in the Classroom Program
In a 1st and 2nd grade classroom at Glenview Elementary in Oakland, students are discovering the art of oral storytelling. Students are learning how to command a stage, use tone and gestures to [...]
Where’s Bill? Building a Playground Designed by and for EPA Kids
PVF was on hand recently at Cesar Chavez Academy, a local elementary and middle school in East Palo Alto, where Kaboom! was creating a playground facility using 300 high tech employees to [...]
Inspiring Feedback from Arts Resource Grant Recipients
Each school year, PVF’s Arts Resource Grants are awarded to K-8 public school teachers looking to inject creativity into their classrooms. This year, more than 60 grants were given to classrooms [...]
PVF’s EPA Social Venture Fellow Helps a Community Transform its Landscape
PVF has established several fellowship programs in an effort to provide hands-on learning opportunities for university students outside of the classroom. One of these programs is the East Palo [...]
Encouraging the Creative Mind through Our Arts Resource Program
When a nine year old considers the Earth and nature, the idea that the Earth’s natural materials – sticks, seeds, dirt – can be used to create art does not typically come to mind. Yet a stick can [...]
Visiting Artist in the Classroom Grants
Through the Artist in the Classroom Program public school teachers in Alameda and San Mateo counties can apply for a $500 grant to bring an artist or art historian for their classroom. Read below [...]