Support Bad Art Club
Art is medicine for people in recovery.
Bad Art Club brings free healing arts workshops to people in early addiction recovery. No experience required and no milestones to hit, just a blank page, some paint, facilitators who care, and a room full of people making bad art together.
Gifts are tax-deductible through our fiscal sponsor, Independent Arts & Media, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Your support at work
- 3
- Bay Area recovery centers hosting weekly healing arts workshops for their residents in 2027
- $70
- sponsors a seat for someone in recovery, covering facilitator pay and art supplies
- 480+
- unique individuals who will be touched by this work in 2027 with your support
- 2,250
- estimated participant sessions in 2027, each one a seat at the table
Sponsor a seat at the table
One seat means one person in recovery gets a full workshop, free of charge. You can choose other amounts on the donation form.
Pull Up a Chair
$70
sponsors one seat
Twenty seats fill a workshop.
Your $70 covers:
- A seat in a 90-minute healing arts workshop
- Art supplies, like vibrant oil pastels, paint pens, and paper
- Trained facilitators who care
- No cost to the participant, ever
Give monthly as a Patron of the Bad Arts: one seat, every month.
Where your money goes
A seat at the table for someone who couldn’t otherwise be there.
People in the early stages of addiction recovery are rediscovering their sense of self and learning healthier ways to cope with life’s challenges. Bad Art Club gives them the opportunity to do both.
Since March 2026, we’ve led a monthly workshop for residents of two recovery homes run by The Latino Commission in San Bruno. So far, this work has been entirely pro bono. With your help, we hope to bring these workshops to The Latino Commission every week, and to expand to two other recovery centers in the Bay Area in 2027.
Full scholarships go to BIIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Immigrant, and People of Color) and LGBTQIA+ individuals in recovery, funded entirely by people like you.
Read the full case study →“Bad Art Club’s ‘no wrong way to make art’ philosophy is uniquely well-matched to a population that has often experienced their lives as a series of perceived failures.”
More ways to give
Shop our merch
Every purchase supports local artists and helps fund our workshops for people in recovery.
Visit the shop →Partner with us
Foundations, businesses, and recovery programs: we’d love to talk about grants, sponsorships, and bringing workshops to your community.
info@thebadart.club →
Proudly fiscally sponsored by
Independent Arts & Media is a San Francisco nonprofit that, since 2000, has stewarded and empowered independent art and media projects that foster community, civic participation, cultural engagement, and free expression. To date they've supported hundreds of affiliate projects that have collectively raised more than $30 million.
Bad Art Club is proudly one of those affiliates. Operating under IAM's 501(c)(3) nonprofit status means your donations to Bad Art Club are tax-deductible, and we're eligible for grants, funding, and sponsorships that aren't available to unincorporated groups. That means every contribution goes further in keeping our events radically accessible.
Learn more about Independent Arts & Media →Join the club
Membership is free. Drop your first name and email to hear about workshops, retreats, and how your support is making a difference.
Welcome to the club.
We’re so glad you’re here.
— Jules
