Events & Workshops
The Center for Creativity is proud to host events, workshops, & classes!
Explore previous events, or learn how to book CfC for your own event!
Drawing Breath Project Affirmations
Artist Barbara Kibbe is looking for your contributions for an upcoming Safe Box Gallery installation! Kindly submit your contribution by June 30, 2026.
Introduction to SoulCollage®
SoulCollage® is a creative collage process. Using images, your imagination, and intuition you create collaged cards representing the story of you. Journaling prompts using the cards offer personal growth insights. No artistic experience is needed. All supplies and guidance in making cards are included.
Youth Poetry & Collage Project: Poetry Reading
Public poetry reading from participants in the Youth Poetry & Collage Project.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Growing in the Silence
Join us for a vibrant performance of music, improv, poetry, and dialogue. Featuring the music of Alex and Maya Valdivia.
It's in the Details: Opening Reception
Join us to celebrate an exhibition of original poems and collage artwork by San Mateo County youth, created right here at the Center for Creativity!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
April - June 2026 Exhibitions: Closing Reception
Join the artists and community as we celebrate the closing of our April - June exhibitions!
Event is free & open to the public.
Writing the Heroine's Journey: An Exploration in Storytelling (Session 1)
Rooted in fairy tale archetypes, the Heroine’s Journey offers a powerful framework for understanding creativity, identity, and the evolving role of the feminine in our world today. Using "Baba Yaga & Vasilisa," Kate Farrell and her facilitators will illuminate the key stages of the journey through dynamic storytelling and discussion, and lead participants in guided writing experiences that engage the themes of the Heroine’s Journey in a personal and creative way.
Writing the Heroine's Journey: An Exploration in Storytelling (Session 2)
Rooted in fairy tale archetypes, the Heroine’s Journey offers a powerful framework for understanding creativity, identity, and the evolving role of the feminine in our world today. Using "Baba Yaga & Vasilisa," Kate Farrell and her facilitators will illuminate the key stages of the journey through dynamic storytelling and discussion, and lead participants in guided writing experiences that engage the themes of the Heroine’s Journey in a personal and creative way.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Youth Poetry & Collage Project: Workshop #2
Sign up to participate in this FREE workshop led by accomplished poets and artists! Open to grades 6 - 12 in San Mateo County.
Youth Poetry & Collage Project: Workshop #1
Sign up to participate in this FREE workshop led by accomplished poets and artists! Open to grades 6 - 12 in San Mateo County.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Silicon Valley Open Studios @ CfC
Silicon Valley Open Studios will be at CfC for Weekend 2! Drop by between 11am - 5pm to check out the work of 6 local artists.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
April - June 2026 Exhibitions: Opening Reception
Join the artists and community as we celebrate the opening of our April - June exhibitions!
Event is free & open to the public.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
March - April 2026 Exhibitions: Closing Reception
Join the artists and community as we celebrate the closing of our March–April exhibitions!
Event is free & open to the public.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Inlayed Wood Pendant Making pARTy
Unleash your creative side at this mindful, hands-on crafting pARTy and walk away with some personally designed inlayed wood pendants!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Fuse Theater: Theatre Devising Workshops
This is a 3 workshop series - each is unique and participants are encouraged to attend as many as they like, hosted by Fuse Theater.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Making Waves Through Sound
Stop by the Center for Creativity and indulge in a sound experience through Tibetan bowls, chimes, and chants.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
March - April 2026 Exhibitions: Opening Reception
Join the artists and community as we celebrate the opening of our March–April exhibitions!
Event is free & open to the public.
Make & Take Thursdays
Looking for a creative break in your day? Join us every Thursday at the Center for Creativity in downtown Redwood City for free, drop-in art sessions!
Jan-Feb 2026 Exhibitions: Closing Reception
Join the artists and community of our January & February exhibitions to celebrate the closing of our first exhibitions of 2026!
Pal-entine's Day Sip & Stitch
Join NehaXStitch for a fun and interactive embroidery class where you'll create your own hand-embroidered notebook. Flexible pricing with a pay-what-you-can model starting at $10!
100% of proceeds will be donated to the Center for Creativity.
Mask-Making Workshop by Fuse Theater
An artistic exploration of music, mask-making and more presented by Fuse Theater.
Call for Entry with Sanchez Art Center
CfC Collaborates with the Sanchez Art Center for juried exhibition celebrating America’s 250th Birthday!
Making Waves: Community Circle-Making Workshops
Join us for two community workshops to create Artworks in a circular format for the stairwell installation at Making Waves: Currents of Change, our upcoming March/April 2026 exhibition celebrating women artists and environmental consciousness. The invitation is open to artistic people who feel a calling toward the theme!
Jan-Feb 2026 Exhibitions: Opening Reception
Join the artists and community of our January & February exhibitions to celebrate the opening of our first exhibitions of 2026!
When They Were in Vogue – A Book Launch and Celebration of Storytelling
Join local debut author Lauren Campbell for the launch of When They Were in Vogue, a historical fiction novel set in the Harlem Renaissance. Enjoy a live reading, book signings, and exclusive merch in this celebration of storytelling, jazz, creativity, and community. And since the event coincides with the author’s birthday, enjoy wine and cake as part of the festivities.
Refuge II: Curator & Artists Tour
Curator Na Omi J. Shintani and artist Cindy Chan will talk about the work by 12 women of Asian Heritage featured in the exhibition Refuge II.