A Room Erupting with Color: Recapping Our 2026 Community Art Show!
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There is nothing quite like walking into a room filled with the boundless creativity of hundreds of young artists.
On Sunday, April 26th, the Foster City Library was transformed into a bustling, vibrant gallery for our annual Community Art Show. We brought together families, educators, and art admirers from all over the Bay Area to celebrate the incredible talent of our local youth and adult partners.
Here is a look back at an unforgettable and inspiring afternoon.
A Gallery of Hundreds of Masterpieces
This year, the gallery featured over 250 stunning pieces of artwork. The art grids and walls were lined with projects from eight local K-8 schools, ranging from intricate fifth-grade bedroom paintings inspired by Jacob Lawrence, to colorful Monet inspired work.
We were also deeply honored to showcase the brilliant work of artists from the Kainos Adult Program. Seeing their expressive pieces hang alongside our student art perfectly captured what Art in Action is all about: making creativity accessible, inclusive, and joyful for everyone.
A Huge Shoutout to Our Exhibitors!
An exhibition of this scale takes an incredible community. We want to extend a huge thank you to the brilliant students, teachers, and coordinators from our participating schools and programs who made this show possible:
College Park Elementary
Kainos Adult Program
Kids Connection
Mariposa Upper Elementary School
Meadow Heights Elementary
Notre Dame Elementary
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
St. Gregory School
St. Matthew Catholic School
Spinning Wheels & Colorful Moments
The event wasn't just a feast for the eyes; it was also hands-on!
The Creative Reset: Our dedicated activity tables gave children and parents a quiet space to create their very own colorful paper mache alebrijes, inspired by our lesson featuring artist, Pedro Linares.
The Prize Wheel: The energy spiked over at our prize spinning-wheel, where young artists walked away with fun creative goodies and huge smiles.
Why It Matters: Putting the "A" in STEAM
As our Executive Director, Mary Carbullido, recently shared in the San Mateo Daily Journal, art education is foundational for building executive processing skills, fine motor skills, and creative problem-solving. Whether these students grow up to be professional artists, tech engineers, or entrepreneurs, the confidence they build by saying "I made this" changes how they view the world.
To the parents who brought their families, the library staff who hosted us, and the volunteer docents who make our curriculum possible in the classrooms every week: THANK YOU. You are the reason our community's eyes light up when it's time for art.
Check out some of our favorite snapshots from the show below!
We can’t wait to celebrate creativity with you again next year.
