Youth Education
Side Street Projects offers a variety of youth educational programs. The most notable being our Mobile Woodworking classes. In partnership with the Pasadena Unified School District, we also provide 2nd-grade students with an immersive, hands-on art experience that connects them to their community through the My Masterpieces Public Art Tour. Most recently, we partnered with the Noah Purifoy Foundation and launched the Noah Purifoy Foundation Urban Arts Initiative. This middle school-based curriculum connects South Los Angeles students to the rich history of the artist Noah Purifoy, an important figure of the assemblage art movement in Los Angeles. Through these hands-on learning and community-driven projects, our programs empower and engage young minds in artistic expression, fostering leadership, creativity, and growth.
Please see below to explore these programs in more detail.
MobIle Woodworking Classes
We teach woodworking design and fabrication to youth ages 5+.
2nd grade public art tour
The 2nd grade curriculum includes a classroom pre tour Lesson, a field trip to the Pasadena City Hall, and a hands on printmaking workshop with our Teaching Artists in which students design and fabricate a public art installation for their school.
Community workshops
Each Saturday, we offer free art workshops on-site in collaboration with local artists.
PAST sponsored Programs
About two-thirds of students receive our programming at no cost to the schools or parents through grants and donations.