03/30/2025
Celebrate Arts Education Month with us by giving a round of applause to the incredible YBCA teaching artists bringing creativity to Bessie Carmichael Elementary and our Free Art Workshops!
Through classroom workshops and programs, Joyce Nojima, Kim Epifano, and Fred Alvarado engage students in hands-on art-making, storytelling, and cultural exchange. As Epifano shares:
“One of my favorite highlights from the workshops is seeing the students grow and learn through the stories and cultures being shared with each other. The relationship with the second-grade teachers for all of these years has been rewarding. The collaboration with them and their students, as well as how receptive they are to what I do has been great. I learn something from the teachers every year by witnessing their skill and care in educating their students.”
Thank you to our teaching artists for fostering curiosity, confidence, and community one project at a time!
Photos by Senior Manager of Educational Programs Rea Lynn de Guzman