Community Outreach
MVFAF offers space along Cascade for local non-profits to share their mission with the festival community. O'Hanlon Center for the Arts is one community arts organization that love to participate!
Some of our recent projects include:
Park Improvement
Over the years, the Festival has contributed towards enhancements of Old Mill Park that can be enjoyed all year long, not just during the Festival. Some of the projects are the Main Stage seating area, improvements to the stage itself, the cement ramp located in the lower park, and (importantly!) the restrooms.
Emerging Artist Scholarship Fund
In 2010 we established a scholarship program for Tamalpais High School students who excel in the visual arts. $500 awards are given to two senior visual arts students along with the opportunity to become one of our Emerging Artists. $250 awards are given to two juniors. Unlike most scholarships that go to the institution, our awards go directly to the student to be used for tuition, art supplies and encourage them along the path to becoming artists. All scholarship winners’ work is also featured in our merchandise shop with proceeds going to the scholarship winners and donated to Tam High Foundation.
Eleanor Lawson (Senior)
Laina Norwood (Senior)
Renee Kraemling (Senior)
Plum Lee (Senior)
Hilary Knowles (Junior)
Phoenix Kaise (Junior)
We are always looking for more opportunities to deepen our impact and improve our diversity. If you have ideas, let us know!
Community Speaks
Jim Welte - Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce
“A stroll through the redwood grove of Old Mill Park is a glorious, awe-inspiring thing to do at any moment. To do so surrounded by a multitude of fantastic art across every medium, while listening to live music and constantly bumping into old friends and friends and meeting new ones, with kiddos riveted by puppet shows and sing-alongs, is an essential human experience.”