We need 4 more mentors for this spring‼️ You can sign up today‼️

This spring, we still need
amazing mentors.

And we’d love for you to join us!

We need 4 more mentors for our Art Buddies free Character Creation Programs at

Hall Stem Academy on Mondays 2:15-3:45

Lucy Laney Elementary on Tuesdays 3:40-5:00

Volunteers mentor a child for just an hour or two a week for eight weeks, helping them design and build a unique character—empowering them through creativity.

Join us for the fun! Make some art with a little buddy this spring!!

How to Sign Up: Visit artbuddies.org/be-a-mentor for more details and to register

Please pass this along to your team or your contacts or share it on social media.

• It’s a fun and unique way to give back ... with creativity.

• Volunteers connect with other local folks and build community.

• No experience or skills are needed—all you need to do is show up!

You can also sign up to be a SUPER BUDDY! It is just like a sub. We always need extra buddies to fill in.

Please sign up today!

Thank you for the amazing partnership and for supporting creativity, mentorship, and community impact! Let’s make this spring an inspiring one together.

☀️ Art Buddies spring 2025 volunteer opportunity 🌷

Inspire & Empower: Mentor with Art Buddies!

Just 1-2 hours a week can change a child’s life!

For 30 years, Art Buddies has paired caring adults with young students to inspire confidence, creative agency, self-expression, and joy. This spring, we’re looking for more amazing mentors—and we’d love for you to join us!

Art Buddies’ free Character Creation Program is the go-to volunteer opportunity in the Twin Cities!

Volunteers mentor a child for just an hour or two a week for eight weeks, helping them design and build a unique character—empowering them through creativity.

Would you be willing to share this opportunity with your time with a little buddy? Here are the details:

Art Buddies Spring 2025 Volunteer Opportunity

Mid-March to Mid-May

Minneapolis Schools:

• Mondays: Hall STEM Academy

• Tuesdays: Lucy Laney Elementary

• Wednesdays: Bancroft Elementary

• Thursdays: Whittier International Elementary

Time Commitment: an hour or two a week for eight weeks

How to Sign Up: visit artbuddies.org/be-a-mentor for more details and to register

Please pass this along to your team or your contacts, or share it on social media.

• It’s a fun and unique way to give back ... with creativity.

• Volunteers connect with other local folks and build community.

• No experience or skills are needed—all you need to do is show up!

You can also sign up to be a SUPER BUDDY! Which is just like a sub. We always need extra buddies to fill in.

Please sign up today!

Thank you for the amazing partnership and for supporting creativity, mentorship, and community impact! Let’s make this spring an inspiring one together.

We Need You for Our Character Creation Program!

Together, we will create joy!

Spring is just around the corner, and that means it's time for another session of Art Buddies! We're looking for volunteers to join us for our Character Creation Program, where you and your little buddy will dream up, design, and build a one-of-a-kind costume—boosting their creativity and confidence along the way!

It's fun. It's easy. And it makes a BIG impact.

Mid-March to Mid-May

Minneapolis Schools:

• Mondays: Hall STEM Academy

• Mondays: Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary

• Tuesdays: Lucy Laney Elementary

• Wednesdays: Bancroft Elementary

• Thursdays: Whittier International Elementary

Just one to two hours each week for eight weeks

Whether you're a past volunteer or new to Art Buddies, we can't wait to work with you! No experience needed—just bring your creativity and kindness.

Sign up today! Visit artbuddies.org/be-a-mentor for more information and to register.

Know a friend, coworker, or family member who would love this? Send them our way! The more, the merrier.

Let's make this spring unforgettable for our little buddies!

P.S. Spots fill up fast, so don’t wait—join us today!

Art Buddies + Bullseye + Ecquador Students

Art Buddies was excited to work with Sydney Hemman and employees of Bullseye Media at Whittier International Elementary.

Bullseye employees volunteered as mentors to 3-5 grade students. Art Buddies worked with ELL teacher Denise Malmgren to provide unique, tailored programming for recent immigrant students from Ecquador. Programming was offered in English and Spanish and focused on each students culture, life and feelings. Together, mentors and little buddies each wrote poems and created flags representing everything important to them.