Project ARTstART is produced solely by the Claremont Lewis Museum of Art in partnership with the Claremont Unified School District.


The program is funded by generous donations from the Ruth & Joseph C. Reed Foundation for the Arts; City of Claremont (Community-Based Organizations Grant); Claremont Sunrise Rotary; Claremont Kiwanis Foundation; Rotary Club of Claremont; Scripps Fine Arts Foundation; as well as CLMA Board members and many dedicated community donors.


Partner programming for 2025-26 was provided by American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA); Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College; California Botanic Garden; Claremont Heritage; dA Center for the Arts; Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College; and the Susan Sontag Center for Creative Collaboration ‘The HIVE’ at Pomona College.

ARTstART Offers Art Activities on YouTube

Teams of high school students in CLMA’s Project ARTstART have prepared a series of simple do-at-home art projects to present to elementary students in Claremont schools. These fun 5-minute videos are now available to everyone on the Claremont Museum of Art YouTube channel.

Futures in Flight https://youtu.be/Ihjtksls6k4

Layered Collage Project https://youtu.be/ysKtSQnoY6c

Saar Collage https://youtu.be/WoKCQHNO6sg

Pattern Portraits https://youtu.be/jjul1yCtPFo

Art with Music https://youtu.be/OIg9StKZQcs

Garden Collage https://youtu.be/CBscXS4esTk

Positive Character Trait Silhouettes https://youtu.be/WPBF2Q0sf6E

ARTstART Photos

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