Keep reading to see how one day brought incredible news,

and the next brought a shocking challenge we never saw coming.

FALL SEMESTER

REGISTRATION

IS OPEN

Life is short.

Make time to paint.

The voting results of Bay Area Parent’s 2026 Family Favorites are in,

and we’re proud to tell you:

BEST ART CAMP

BEST DAY CAMP

BEST SPECIALTY CAMP

We are beyond honored (and still a little speechless!) to have earned Gold for Best Art Class, Best Day Camp, and Best Specialty Camp.

This is the first time we’ve ever swept all three categories,
and it simply wouldn’t have happened without you.

To every family who voted, every student who walks through our doors, and everyone who has supported Art Attack over the years: thank you. We always say, you’re the best part of what we do, and this award is proof of that.

These gold medals belong to our entire community, and we couldn’t be more grateful to create, learn, and grow alongside you.

Thank you for making Art Attack a place we’re so proud to call home.

Friday, June 26, started like any other summer camp morning. We arrived at the studio early, coffee in hand, getting ready for the final day of that week’s camp. Our campers were due to arrive in just 20 minutes.

Instead, we were met by fire trucks, emergency crews, and yellow caution tape.

At 2:00 a.m. that morning, a fire had broken out at the pet hospital next door to our studio. Thankfully they don’t keep animals overnight, so no animals or people were harmed. While the fire itself was contained to the neighboring unit, our studio was affected by the emergency response. Water had made its way into our floors, walls, and ceiling. Miraculously, none of our students’ paintings, artwork, or supplies had been damaged. Soon the building would be filled with industrial dehumidifiers running around the clock, buzzing so loudly you couldn’t hear yourself think.

In the span of a few minutes, our plans for the day completely changed. We suddenly needed to find a place to hold camp, and fast. Thankfully, this community did what it always does.

One of the very first people to step in was Donna Colson, former Mayor of Burlingame, longtime Art Attack student, and dear friend. Without hesitation, Donna opened the doors to her personal art studio and offered us a place to gather while we figured out our next move. Her generosity gave us exactly what we needed in those first chaotic hours: room to breathe.

But once that immediate crisis had passed, reality set in.

We still needed to find a home for Art Attack, and what we needed felt nearly impossible. We were looking for a space that could accommodate summer camp and classes all day, six days a week, and we needed it immediately.

So we spent the weekend making phone call after phone call.

We contacted local recreation centers, churches, commercial buildings, anywhere we thought might have space. Recreation centers were already filled with their own summer programs. Many buildings were closed for the weekend. Others simply couldn’t move quickly enough to have us up and running by Monday morning.

Once again, our community showed up.

Friend and local realtor, Jodi Campion, generously joined the search, helping us explore every possible lead.

Geno and Susan Caccia, whose daughters attend classes with us, called in personal connections throughout the Peninsula, opened doors that otherwise would have remained closed, and personally toured us through several buildings, hoping one could accommodate our seemingly impossible request for an immediate short-term rental. When none of those options worked out, they even offered us the use of their own backyard so camp could continue.

As the weekend slipped away and Monday morning drew closer, we began wondering if we’d be able to open our doors at all.

Then came one more phone call.

Local realtor John Britton told us that our former Art Attack studio, located just four doors down from our current location, was sitting vacant, and that he could hand us the keys that very day.

Suddenly, we had a home.

There was just one catch: we had to move an entire art studio in a day.

With almost no notice, several of our amazing teens, Josh Miller, Kavya Jain, and Sammy Sanchez, dropped everything to help. Together, they carried tables, easels, paint, supplies, and countless boxes down the block, transforming an empty building back into Art Attack in just a matter of hours.

By Monday morning, the doors were open, the paint was out, and we were ready to welcome campers with the same big smiles as always.

We’re incredibly grateful, and honestly very lucky, that our former studio was available when we needed it most. It’s a space many of our longtime students will remember fondly, and it has allowed us to continue camps and classes with remarkably little disruption.

side from a different address, Art Attack has remained Art Attack. The same instructors, the same projects, the same creativity, laughter, and friendships have continued every day.

We don’t yet know exactly when we’ll be able to return to our regular studio, but restoration is underway, and we’ll continue to keep everyone updated as we learn more.

If this experience has reminded us of anything, it’s that Art Attack has never just been four walls and a roof. It has always been the people who fill it.

To everyone who checked in, made phone calls, opened doors, offered space, helped us move, sent encouraging messages, or simply continued showing up to paint with us: thank you. You turned what could have been weeks of canceled classes and disappointed campers into little more than a change of address.

This summer has brought some unexpected challenges, but it has also reminded us just how extraordinary this community is.

Your generosity, encouragement, and willingness to help at every turn have carried us through one of the most difficult moments in our 31-year history.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back home when the time comes, but in the meantime, we’ll see you at

The Art Attack Annex

1812C Magnolia Avenue

Burlingame, CA 94010

Fall Semester

September 14 – November 21

Enrollment is open!

Not sure what your schedule looks like?

Make your best guess for now;

we’re very accommodating with changes later on.

It’s been a busy summer of painting, crafting, and exploring on field trips all over the Bay Area. Keep scrolling to see all the fun we’ve been having!

We started the Summer with Week 1: Storytellers, where we visited the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, and learned about character design.

Back at the studio campers learned the art of book binding!

They used awls to pierce holes into thick art paper, and then hand sewed pages into sections called “signatures.” Once they completed three signatures, they clamped them together and glued the spine.

After choosing a fabric for their book covers, campers designed and painted coordinating decorative liners for the inside covers.

For our large oil paintings, campers chose images of characters and stories that inspire them. Our studio was filled with images of courage, magic, and mystery.

Week 2: Arty Animals! brought us to the Oakland Zoo. We brought our sketch books and captured the likeness of wolves, giraffes, zebras, and more.

At the studio we used egg cartons and paper mache to build 3-dimensional framed portraits of whimsical animal friends.

Week 3: How Sweet It Is! led us to Ghirardelli Square, where we excitedly ate our way through multiple candy stores and chocolate shops.

Week 3: How Sweet It Is! led us to Ghirardelli Square, where we excitedly ate our way through multiple candy stores and chocolate shops.

For our craft this week, campers designed and constructed their own piñatas using cardboard, masking tape, and tissue paper. We were so impressed with the level detail they achieved!

From there we enjoyed Week 4: Creature Carnival! We visited Happy Hollow Park, where the combination of carnival rides and petite zoo delighted us all.

Inspired by the timeless art of quilting, campers made felt wall-hangs using geometric patterns to create fun and colorful designs.

From there we enjoyed Week 5: Camping by the Lake! We spent an absolutely perfect day at Blue Heron Lake in San Francisco. Karl the Fog did not make an appearance, and the views were panoramic.

We hiked all around the lake, and found many incredible spots to stop and sketch. After filling our pages, we rented paddle boats and spent an unforgettable hour laughing and exploring the waterways.

At the studio campers gave vintage rackets new life by weaving yarn through the stringbed like an unconventional needlepoint frame. Once the main imagery was completed, some students chose to create tassels as an added accessory. The results, a handful of which are shown below, are absolutely darling.

There are 4 more weeks of summer camp goodness to share with you. We’ll be back soon with more stories, more smiles, and plenty more memorable moments from the weeks ahead.

Until then, thank you, sincerely, for being part of our community. We hope we see you this fall!

♥ We’ll see you at the studio! ♥