We are thrilled to invite you to Fresh Paint,
a fundraiser hosted by the Artstart Board of Directors!
SAVE THE DATE!
October 4th, 2025
4:00-7:00 pm
Artstart's mission is to foster artistic growth by mentoring and educating Sonoma County youth through hands-on work experience while creating impactful art that enriches our community.
We're partnering with two other Santa Rosa nonprofits to make this our most colorful night of the year!​
​Chop's Teen Club
The Living Room
Come for...
Sips & bites
Meeting & mingling
Learn about our programs
See our new film, TRASH TALK
And more...
Live & Silent Auctions
You'll have a rare chance to win your bid on anything from wine tasting to a dinner out, to the trip of your dreams!
Your presence makes the difference!​
All proceeds from tickets and auctions help Artstart build upon our hallmark youth arts programs. You'll help us pay our student artists' stipends, our lead artists' mentorship, and our dedicated staff who keep it all humming.
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Event Sponsors:
North Coast Tile & Stone
On Fire
C-21/L.Uribe
Partnering with fellow nonprofit organizations feels good!
Venue
CAFÉ & CLUB 509
509 Adams St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401​​​​​​​​
A retro-style cafe—by day it's Chop's Teen Club's cafe—and by night, it's whatever we make it...
Fresh Paint is a fundraiser celebrating the achievements of Artstart's students over the past 26 years. So many have gone on to become professional artists, and with your help we can keep supporting emerging artists!​
Artstart's mission is to foster artistic growth by mentoring and educating Sonoma County youth through hands-on work experience while creating impactful art that enriches our community.
Mingle
WITH THE ART COMMUNITY
Hosts:
Artstart Board of Directors and staff members.
Live-artist:
Carole Watanabe, local painter
MC & Auctioneer:
Mindi Levine, host of Mindi in the Morning from The Krush 95.5/95.9
DJ:
MixDaKoki
Plus take a look at some of the projects we have worked on this past year, and our vision for the future.
Wine and food are like art... they express the culture, imagination, and passion of the people who create them.
—Constance McDerby, co-founder of Wine & Food Week
Sips & snacks
LOCAL WINE AND DELICIOUS BITES
Regional wines and gourmet bites will fuel you for the evening's big events!
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Catering by nonprofit The Living Room, a collaborative community supporting women and their children during times of housing insecurity and urgent need.
As the evening unfolds, join in the thrill of the live auction!​​​​​​
Raise your palette
GET OUT OF DODGE FOR A WEEK!
How does an African safari sound? This might be your chance to experience that special trip you've always dreamed about.​
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Our generous Board Member, Liz Uribe & Mario Uribe have offered up their beautiful timeshare for a week's stay in Nuevo Vallarta! How can you resist bidding for this getaway?
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Well known local Artist, Carole Watanabe will be live-painting during the event. Here is your chance to bid on the finished piece!
Program
4:00 pm
Meet & mingle / Sips & bites / Silent auctions:
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Connect with the arts community
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Meet Event MC, Mindi Levine, from The Krush 95.5's morning show, Mindi in the Morning
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Chat with our dedicated Board of Directors and staff
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Learn how to support our creative initiatives
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Place a bid in the silent auction
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Artist Carole Watanabe creates live art that will be auctioned
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5:30 pm
MC, Mindi Levine kicks off the main events:
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Introduction to Artstart
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Introduction to our TRASH program, in collaboration with Recology
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The premiere of our short film, TRASH TALK
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6:00 pm
Live auctions: The proceeds from your bids help us continue to run our youth arts programs, while you have the chance to win big...
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A week stay at a resort in Nuevo Vallarta
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An African safari
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Fund the Need
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Carole Watanabe's live art painting
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Silent auction winners announced at the end of the evening​​
Join us!
Your ticket purchase is your RSVP, and your level 1 donation that helps support Artstart's mission and creative Sonoma County youth. Some guests will want to donate further by bidding in the auctions, which is entirely voluntary. We can't wait to see you there!
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.​
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$125​ per guest
Attendees: 1 ($125); 2 ($250); 3 ($375); Use OTHER to customize; for example: 4 attendees=$500; 5=$625; 6=$750; etc.
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Click the donate button below to pay online with PayPal, credit, or debit.
If you prefer to send check, please make checks out to Artstart, and use the memo area to note "Fresh Paint."
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Mailing address:
Artstart
317 Sutton Place
Santa Rosa, CA 95407
Questions?
Contact us at Artstart!
707-546-2345