Art Buddies

05/30/2026

Flint Hills Family Festival fun! We had a blast making magical creature masks 🎭 with close to 200 creative kiddos on this beautiful (and windy! 🌬️) day!

05/29/2026

Art has always played a central role in activism. Last week we spent the day with 6th graders at Andersen United Middle School as a part of their Day of Service. We explored some of the history of art in social and political movements and then created buttons and postcards that illustrated what they notice, care about, and want to see in their community ❤️🌎🌳✌🏼🏠📢

05/14/2026

Art Buddies is thrilled to join the Northrup King Building and participate in Art-A-Whirl in our new studio! Join us 12-5pm on Sunday May 17th to create your own creature crown, and learn about ways you can support the work we do.

All materials will be provided for free. We will be collecting donations and selling some incredible art to help fund our programming. We’d love to see you!

Sunday May 17th
12-5pm
Northrup King Building
Studio #309
1500 Jackson St NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413

05/05/2026

Here’s to another incredible semester at Lucy Laney! It was such a joy to celebrate the creativity and hard work of this awesome group of buddies last week. Thank you all of the volunteers and school staff who make our work here possible!

03/16/2026

A few big buddies had to step out because of scheduling shifts. Can you jump in?! Sign up to be a mentor at artbuddies.org/be-a-mentor

03/12/2026

📫 We’ve got mail! 💌 Thank you to our incredible PenPals for crafting the most FUN-filled letters for our buddies at Whittier. You are all the best! 🥰

02/19/2026

Calling all Art Buddies! ❄️🦋 We might be buried in snow yet again, but we know spring is right around the corner! We’re looking for several more mentors to support our Spring Character Creation Programs at Lucy Laney & Whittier elementary schools. Sharing your time, attention, and creativity is a beautiful way to give back to our community in ways that will have long lasting impacts. Join us! artbuddies.org/be-a-mentor

02/10/2026

02/10/2026

Volunteer this spring and help us bring superheroes to life!

We’re looking for mentors to join our Character Creation programs at Lucy Laney Elementary on Tuesdays and Whittier Elementary on Thursdays for 9 weeks of connection, creativity and fun! Details and application at artbuddies.org/be-a-mentor

02/02/2026

Spark joy, connection and creativity with kids in our community this spring! We’re looking for mentors to join us starting in March at Lucy Laney Elementary on Tuesdays and Whittier Elementary on Thursdays. We can’t wait to make art with you! Sign up at artbuddies.org/be-a-mentor