Our community programs offer opportunities for all ages to connect with the arts in nature or outdoor settings.
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Garden Magic
Arts education in a natural setting, with emphasis on arts projects that build climate resilience through education, awareness and action.
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A.L.I.V.E Murals
Art Living In Vibrant Environments (A.L.I.V.E.) educates participants about local flora and fauna through planning and painting murals in, for and about nature.
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Community Art Workshops
Free public workshops for all ages blending sustainable art making with civic action and conservation education from local artists and experts.
GARDEN MAGIC
This program teaches various earth-friendly forms of artistic expression and creative climate-resilience in an outdoor, natural setting.
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By bringing in local sustainable artists, students are given the opportunity to create art outside, using natural and repurposed materials, drawing connections between their artistic creations and the ecology that surrounds them.
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Garden Magic serves 5-11 year olds in Sun Valley Los Angeles and Hawthorne, CA.
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Students learn various arts skills like painting, drawing, sculpture and ceramics as they relate to nature, native ecology and climate resilience. Applying these lessons in a natural outdoor setting draws deeper connections between artmaking and creativity to the natural world.
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Hungry Gardens Urban Farm, Sun Valley, CA
The Friendship Garden at Eucalyptus Elementary School, Hawthorne, CA
A.L.I.V.E MURALS
Our A.L.I.V.E (Art Living In Vibrant Environments) murals educate about local flora and fauna while teaching participants of all ages how to plan and paint a mural while engaging in a positive, public artmaking experience.
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Through on-site murals designed to reflect native species and local biodiversity, we provide hands-on learning through the experience of collaborative artmaking and community beautification.
Additionally, we can provide not only custom mural design but tools for deeper learning such as customized lesson plans and workshops to accompany the painting activity.
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From elementary-age homeschool groups to adult volunteers, our nature-inspired murals are adaptable for all ages and diverse settings from schools to corporate or community events.
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Nature-inspired mural painting encourages participants to become both curious observers and empowered caretakers of nature. It also offers an opportunity to make artwork for their community to enjoy, while enjoying a fun, collaborative creative experience.
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The Willows Wetland Preserve, Gardena, CA (in collaboration with Ms. Yellow and Environmental Charter Middle School Gardena)
L.A Conservation Corps in Compton, CA (in collaboration with L.A Dodgers, Bank of America and DreamBuilders)
Hungry Gardens Urban Farm, Sun Valley, CA (in collaboration with Studio Tutto)
COMMUNITY ART WORKSHOPS
Our public programs unite all demographics and age groups in artmaking and civic engagement, providing opportunities to take direct action in your community!
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In public outdoor settings, local artists and activists engage all demographics in creative reuse, interactive art-making and opportunities to connect with and give back to their community.
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These programs our multigenerational, cross-cultural and free or low cost for all!
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Our public programs invite participants to explore and express themes affecting their local community, while connecting with opportunities to take direct action in social justice and/or environmental justice issues.
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From seedling starter workshops in West Los Angeles and Orange County, to fabric and collage workshops in Northeast Los Angeles, we’ve partnered with various community organizations to offer our workshops.
Some locations include:
Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve, Manuela DTLA, Spoke Bicycle Cafe, Imperfect Foods and The YMCA.
“The beauty that Ruckus Roots nourishes in our communities is the perfect remedy for a world craving to remember creative engagement and purposeful connection.
Ruckus Roots is the perfect antidote for all of us who find ourselves isolated, staring at screens and wondering what to do with ourselves.....CREATE ART! It is an honor to be able to put my money into circulation in this beautiful and productive way.
— Donor