Kids Draw Architecture (Experience Architecture 2021)

Kid’s Draw was originally created in 1988 by the Architectural Foundation of Santa Barbara to connect architects with children. This year we are excited to visit and draw Floyd Farms, a new state-of-the-art, green facility designed for the non-profit Food Literacy Center.

The 2.5-acre project includes a cooking school, where students will learn how to cook healthy meals, and a prep kitchen and training space for Center staff and volunteers to prepare future instructors and manage day-to-day operations. The project is the result of a partnership with the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD), the City of Sacramento, The Mill at Broadway (which neighbors the school campus) and HMC Architects.

The event is open to children of all ages, who must come with a parent or guardian 18 or older to participate with them. Drawing materials, a light snack and water will be provided. Bring your creativity and curiosity and come draw with architects!

Food Literacy Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) established in 2011 in Sacramento, California, with the mission of inspiring kids to eat their vegetables. The organization provides after school programming to children in Sacramento City Unified School District schools that teaches cooking and nutrition to improve health, economy, and the environment. For more information about Food Literacy Center, visit www.foodliteracycenter.org

Event leaders: Ida Clair, AIA, Christopher Holt, AIA and Yevgenia Watts, Assoc. AIA

Experience Architecture is a public-outreach event designed to facilitate greater transparency with the public in how architects create our built environment and how it impacts their daily lives; to create an ongoing dialogue to inform a distinct, regional, architectural identity; and to highlight existing relationships between the region and its architecture. The 2021 festival runs October 1-10th, celebrating 10 years over 10 days with 10 events. To see more Experience Architecture events, visit www.aiacv.org/exparch

DATE: Sunday, October 3, 2021

TIME: 10 am – 12 pm

COST: Free

PLACE: Leataata Floyd Elementary School, 401 McClatchy Way, Sacramento

REGISTER: exparch2021-kidsdraw.eventbrite.com

For reasonable accommodations and/or alternate formats, please contact AIA Central Valley at least 72 hours prior to the event or for more information: [email protected] or 916-444-3658.