SIDE STREET PROJECTS

🚌✨ Hire our Mobile Woodworking Class! Housed in renovated buses and trailers, our woodworking class brings hands-on creativity directly to schools, museums, community centers, and private events. Designed for ages 5+, each session teaches safe tool use, creative problem-solving, and confidence through real woodworking projects kids get to take home. We offer in-school programs, after-school classes, birthday parties, community events, and more! 📩 Email our Program Coordinator, Madeline Aubry, at [email protected] or call (626) 798-7774 to get started. 🔗 For more information and inquiries visit the link in our bio. . . . #SSP #SideStreetProjects #ArtistsWorkHere #KidsWithSaws

Nonprofit organization Side Street Projects offers a hands-on, woodworking class that takes place on a bus. Students learn valuable skills using real-life tools to create impressive wooden creations. Sawing, sanding, hammering, drilling ...these kids do it all! See them in action while keeping safety as a top priority. 🛠️🪛🪚🗜️😃 #woodworking #kids #class #skills #sidestreetprojects #nonprofit #community #altadena @sidestreetorg @marcosellshomes @pasadenanewsnetwork

Say hello to our Side Street Projects team! Recently, our core staff and teaching artists came together at Public Displays of Altadena for a Trauma Informed Care training led by Dr. Lee Porscha Moore, our Educations Manager Sarah, Programs Coordinator Maddie, and Communications Manager Stephanie. It was a beautiful experience to have everyone under one roof while enjoying breakfast, and learning how we can better support ourselves and our community through the lens of TIC. This marks a new and exciting chapter for our organization, and we can’t wait to implement the wisdom we’ve gained to continue serving our mission to give artists of all ages the ability and means to support their creative endeavors. We are devoted to community-centered artists through community-led programming that promotes creativity, well-being, and the potential for collective growth. . . . . #SSP #SideStreetProjects #ArtistsWorkHere #TraumaInformedCare #TIC #Community #CommunityCare #CommunityBuilding #NonProfit #Mission #MissionDriven

#ThrowbackThursday to last month’s special staff retreat at the Noah Purifoy Outdoor Desert Art Museum 🌵✨ A huge thank you to the Noah Purifoy Foundation for their kindness and warmth in welcoming us into Noah’s home during our stay. Our core staff had such an amazing time exploring the museum, and spending meaningful time together. We’re so excited for our students to experience the museum later this month — we definitely had a blast! 🎨 . . . #SSP #SideStreetProjects #ArtistsWorkHere #noahpurifoy

Come home to Altadena! Join us on May 30th for a day of events in Altadena. We'll be hosting the Open Mic from 2-4pm at Creative Workers Rising at the Eaton Fire Collaborative. Link to register for open mic in the bio. Hope to see you there!!!

🪵🛠️ Register today! In partnership with the Gamble House, Camp Build is a week-long summer program where young makers (ages 5–15) get to build, explore, and create every day through hands-on woodworking and creative discovery. 🗓️Week 1: M-F July 27-31st ✨Class A: 9am-12pm ✨Class B: 12pm-3pm 🗓️Week 2: M-F August 3-7th ✨Class A: 9am-12pm ✨Class B: 12pm-3pm Each day includes 2 hours of woodworking in our mobile woodworking classroom, where students use real hand tools in a safe, guided environment to build projects from start to finish. After woodworking, students will continue their hands-on learning through 1 hour of art activities inspired by architecture and nature at the Gamble House. Over the week, young makers will spend 15 hours of camp time building creativity, confidence, and community. For this camp, we offer a sliding scale so families can choose a tuition level that reflects their financial reality. Please be mindful when selecting that there are limited discounted spots available. We rely on paid tickets to continue providing free programming throughout the year. For more information and to register, link in our bio under “Events & Classes” or visit: /classes/camp-build-26

✨ Spots are still available! ✨ Join us for a FREE Skillshare and discover the magic of registration block printing — no carving tools needed! 🎨 Create colorful prints, bring your ideas to life, and enjoy a fun, low-maintenance project while learning a traditional printmaking technique. 🔗 Link in bio to register! This event is FREE and open to all ages. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is required and will close 24 hours before the event. Held in Altadena, CA, exact location shared upon registration. Saturday, May 16th 10 am - 1 pm . . . #SSP #SideStreetProjects #ArtistsWorkHere #FreeSkillshares #BlockPrinting YouthWoodworking

My TRIBE Rise presents… 👉🏾DENA Juneteenth 2026👈🏾 In partnership and collaboration with @mbcaltadena @gostars_org @pasadenablackpages @altadenarising @sidestreetorg @cornerstonetheater @mytriberise 💛 Liberation, Light and Legacy Exhibition 💚 Give Away $100,000 in grants and scholarships (Give Away: scholarship and survivors / small business grants : application will be posted on May 12, 2026) 🖤 Live Performances , Live Bands, Live DJ ❤️ #Altadena #Pasadena #DenaJuneteenth MARK YOUR CALENDAR ✅ SATURDAY JUNE 20, 2026 TIME: 10:30 AM LOCATION: Metropolitan Baptist Church GET READY! Pull Up for.., DENA Juneteenth Backyard Boogie on #Juneteenth DATE: June 19, 2026 TIME: 5:00PM to 10:00PM ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Night to Remember #MyTribeRise We Are Resilient Survivors and We Like To Party ✨✨✨✨

UPDATE: This Skillshare is three hours from 10 am - 1 pm. ~ is Join Teaching Artist Brenda Cruz and learn basic registration block printing techniques without carving tools. Participants will draw and transfer a 5"x5" image across three "blocks" that will then register and print. Bring your ideas and come for a low-maintenance project while learning a traditional printmaking technique. This event is FREE and open to all ages. All skill levels are welcome. Registration is required and will close 24 hours before the event. Held in Altadena, CA, exact location shared upon registration. Saturday, May 16th 10 am - 1 pm This Skillshare will take place at the same time as our Youth Woodworking class, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM—please visit the link in our bio under 'Events & Classes' to register. . . . #SSP #SideStreetProjects #ArtistsWorkHere #FreeSkillshares #BlockPrinting #YouthWoodworking

#ThrowbackThursday We had a full house “Stitch & Stick” workshop that happened a few weeks ago, led by our amazing Exploring the Arts senior intern, Issella.🧵✨ We are so proud of Issella— for her growth over the last two years, creativity, and intention she brought to this internship and workshop. 💫 A huge thank you to @picnicstudiola for generously hosting us—we had such a lovely time in your space and are looking forward to more collaborations in the future. ✨ If you couldn’t make it to the event, don’t worry! Visit our Skillshare webpage— link in our bio to download the takeaway sheet Issella created and make your own plush keychain at home 🪡🧸 . . . #SideStreetProjects #Skillshare #CreativeCommunity #ArtistsWorkHere

Save the Date! Now Be Here’s 10-Year Anniversary & Now Let’s Talk, Los Angeles Programming May 31, 2026, 9 am - 3 pm, Occidental College. Are you an artist? Join us and Now Be Here on May 31, 2026, when Now Be Here marks its 10-year anniversary with a new community photo and full day of artist-centered programming titled Now Let’s Talk, Los Angeles. The day will begin with a community photo of women and non-binary artists. (9 - 11 am) Artists and arts workers of all gender expressions are invited to attend the Now Let’s Talk, Los Angeles programming, including Panel Discussions and Community Conversations. (11 am - 3 pm) Now Let’s Talk, Los Angeles is presented by a coalition of 50+ regional arts organizations, and made possible through generous donations by Artlogic, ArtConverge, East West Bank, and Claremont Graduate University Art Department, with thanks to Fulcrum Arts. For more information and to RSVP, please see link in bio or @nowbehereart   We are excited to welcome you! Now Be Here supports the practices of thousands of diverse women and non-binary artists by building community, expanding public knowledge of their work, and creating a more equitable art world through direct outreach, public programming, and a free, global visual artist directory. @nowbehereart  

Side Street Projects is pleased to announce Kenturah Davis as the 33rd Annual Phantom Ball Edition Artist. It is a particular honor to be able to work with Davis in the wake of the Eaton Fire. Our collaboration demonstrates true interdependence as we work together to rebuild our beloved community. Starting today, you can purchase a Davis art piece, sight unseen, for only $200. On June 1, 2026, the price will double to $400 after we reveal the art piece. We will begin shipping orders of the art piece in June. The Phantom Ball Edition is Side Street Projects' annual fundraiser. Each year, we team up with an artist to offer a limited edition art piece— all proceeds support Side Street Projects’ free public art programs and education services. Please help us continue to build on our legacy of mindful engagement with the communities we serve. To pre-order, visit the link in our bio. . . . #SSP #SideStreetProjects #ArtistsWorkHere #AnnualPhantomBallEdition #FineArt