Now in its 21st year, City Studio is an award-winning youth arts education program. City Studio nurtures a sense of self, encouraging young artists to find their voice; strengthening their conceptual thinking and foundational skills; and inspiring investment in a holistic creative life.

ARTivate is a program of City Studio that works to bring activism and art to youth in the Bay Area while bridging communities through public art projects. The semester-long ARTivate classes often involves collaboration with a community partner where youth research, design, and create an interactive art project and exhibition.

Our mission is to foster curiosity, promote creativity, and build self-confidence in youth from marginalized communities through design education.

IDO develops creative competencies by delivering three-dimensional design programs through personalized mentorship to high school and middle-school students both in the schools and in community settings.

Designed by 500 Capp Street lead educator Amy Berk in collaboration with staff and the current artist-in-residence, the youth education curriculum fosters hands-on experiences and introduces concepts in very accessible terms.

The curriculum is creative, accessible, off-beat, and uniquely positioned as an exploration of the work of David Ireland and conceptual art in general. Participatory in nature, educational workshops embrace everyone having the capacity to be an artist, using materials that everyone has at hand—core philosophies of David Ireland.