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!
Call for Entry with Sanchez Art Center
CfC Collaborates with the Sanchez Art Center for juried exhibition celebrating America’s 250th Birthday!
Drawing Breath Project Affirmations
Artist Barbara Kibbe is looking for your contributions for an upcoming Safe Box Gallery installation!
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!
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Sip & Stitch: A Live Embroidery Workshop
Join Neha of NehaXStitch to learn beginner hand embroidery techniques while personalizing your own canvas accessory pouch: all materials and drinks provided! 100% of proceeds will be donated to Planned Parenthood.
Searching for Democracy
Artist Beth Grossman invites the community to a free art event, where visitors can try their hand at quill writing while reflecting on what they cherish about the Constitution.
Hopes and Dreams for the Future Banner
Artist and curator Belinda Chlouber invites the community to a collaborative banner project, offering a space to stitch together our hopes and visions for the future — transforming individual voices into a unified statement of purpose.
CfC at Art on the Square
Enjoy holiday shopping among more than 25 artists. Experience art, music, and local history in an iconic venue. Find the Center for Creativity booth and drop by the CfC at Broadway and Main St. for more art and surprises!
Celebration of New Youth-Led Art Murals
Join us in celebrating the vibrant new murals at the Hotel Sequoia! Ten new murals now brighten the alley behind the hotel, and a large centerpiece mural fills the Eureka Gallery and Studio inside—all created by the talented youth of our community and sponsored by the Redwood City Arts Commission.
Día de los Muertos on Courthouse Square
Enjoy beautifully crafted ceremonial altars created by the community, a lively procession, elegant catrinas, face painting and free children’s activities at this event brought to you by Casa Círculo Cultural and the San Mateo County History Museum in collaboration with the Redwood City Parks & Arts Foundation.
Art of the Community RWC: Closing Reception
Join the artists, curators, and community of our Sept - Nov exhibitions to celebrate the closing of their exhibitions!
This event is free & open to the public, no RSVP required!
Disabilities Arts Showcase - Art Workshop
Join artist Leila Ghasempor for a free hands-on workshop designed for adults with disabilities.
What We Remember Opening Night Reception
What We Remember! October 18th @ 7pm in Redwood City – INCLUDES opening night reception at the Center for Creativity!
An original tri-lingual show that was created by Fuse artists and is a lovely “coming of age” show about two immigrants (based on both actors’ lives) and includes shadow puppetry. Appropriate for ages 10 and up.
Tickets are general admission and folks self-select the level that is comfortable for them to pay. (Our version of pay-what-you-will!).
2025 Disabilities Arts Showcase Artists Reception
Exhibition presented by San Mateo County Commission on Disabilities to recognize, celebrate, and honor the disabilities community during October, National Disabilities Employment Awareness Month.
Ignite Story Circles: Building Creative Communities
Discover the power of storytelling and connection at this engaging, free event led by Fuse Theatre’s founder and artistic director, Stacey Ardelean. Whether you’re new to Fuse or already familiar with our work, this is a great opportunity to learn how we collaborate with communities through the arts.
Art + Sound on Broadway
Where Redwood City’s musicians, art makers, and curated exhibitions come together to celebrate creativity, inspire community, and ignite the magic of art and sound.