The Family Table program provides nutritious food to our participants during SkyWAY and Project 3rd Space programs. Food is prepared for by volunteers, board members, visiting artists and more.
Here’s how you can be a part of this program:
Provide nutritious snacks
Our participants come to the studio hungry for a snack after school. We have a wish list of nutritious snacks that we’d love for you to help us provide.
Cook with participants in our SkyWAY program
Cooking has always been a part of the culture at SkyART. For our first 14 years, we did our best with a hot plate and toaster oven in our small rented space. Now, in our new 6,000 sq. ft. studio space with a real kitchen, we have taken it to the next level. Furthermore, on any given day during the SkyWAY program, you’ll find a gaggle of youngsters working in the “kitchen studio” creating beautiful food for all to enjoy. Come visit us to experience the SkyWAY and get in on the fun.
Prepare a meal for Project 3rd Space (P3S)
We love spending Saturdays with our teens. Their enthusiasm is infectious. It fills the studio with energy. It is a joy to see them making the most of our various studio spaces as they learn and grow alongside our team of Teaching Artists. But perhaps the best part of the day is when we gather for a communal meal, sitting side-by-side and enjoying one another’s company. You can experience this yourself by coming down and helping to provide the meal!
Provide seeds or plants, or lend a hand in our community garden
Since 2003, SkyART has operated a four-city lot Artist’s Garden. The garden has over 20 neighbors raising food for their families and a few plots set aside for our participants. In the spring, our young artists get the chance to prepare and plant seeds. In the summer and fall, they harvest what they have grown. So, if you’ve got a green thumb, or simply want to make sure things keep growing, we welcome you to join our Artist’s Garden community!
Help stock the kitchen with food and tools
From meal to meal, the ingredients we need vary, but there are staple items that we always want to have in stock. There are also cooking and baking tools that we need to be able to fully activate our kitchen. Please consider helping to keep us fully stocked. Check out our Amazon Wishlist here.
Dream with us
If you are inspired to help us in some way that you don’t see listed here, please let us know. There is always room at the table!
For more information or to sign up, please email Ellen@skyart.org or call (773) 731-9287. Thank you!