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September 2025 | Issue 172

Thank you to our sponsors:

And of course, our community sponsors!

SBISD Council of PTAs

Bunker Hill PTA

Frostwood PTA

Memorial HS PTA

Pine Shadows PTA

Westchester PTA

Wilchester PTA

First Junior Women's Club

Barry & Sue Abrams

Patsy Andrews

M.L. Babb

Jacqueline Day

James Shaddix

Keeley Steenson

Diane and Randall Stephen

To Become A Sponsor Today!

Become a Member

Become a member of the Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum today and enjoy these benefits:

Individual $35-$99

Sponsors four children to attend a "1st Saturday" event.

Family $100-$149

Sponsors the supplies needed for one adult workshop.

Advocate $150-$249

Sponsors one spring "Road Show" for a SBISD 1st grade classroom.

Sponsor $250-$499

Sponsors the supplies for our "Tall Tales & Art" summer reading and art camp.

Patron/Corporate

$500-$999

Sponsor ALL "1st Saturdays" supplies for the year.

Benefactor

$1000-$1999

Sponsors the cost of art teachers for "Tall Tales & Art", hosting over 500 children.

Masterpiece

$2000 and up

Sponsors the supplies for our fall field trips

All memberships include:

Free admission to the museum and any traveling exhibits

Free admission to Adult Workshop, excluding supply fees.

Advocate level & above includes: Use of the museum for a 2 hour private event

Benefactor & Masterpiece levels include: a 3 hour private tour & event.

Benefactor may have up to 20 guests.

Masterpiece may have up to 30 guests.

FUNDRAISING FOR THE MUSEUM

Our annual penny drive has begun! You can donate your spare change to your SBISD neighborhood elementary, middle or high school. You can also drop off your change at the museum, Monday-Friday from 10:00 am- 3:00 pm.

All change collected will be used to purchase supplies for our annual summer program, Tall Tales and Art. This program incorporates literacy and the visual arts and is always a big hit!

Donations are greatly appreciated!

2ND GRADE FIELD TRIPS TO THE MUSEUM

We have begun scheduling the SBISD 2nd grade fine arts field trips!

Visiting us in the month of September, we will have:

Nottingham Elementary

Pine Shadows Elementary

Bunker Hill Elementary

Meadowood Elementary

Our goal is to see all SBISD 2nd graders before winter break in December.

ART PROGRAMS FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2ND GRADE

This year, we will be providing art programs for all Spring Branch ISD elementary schools, grades K-2.

Kindergarten will have the opportunity to have us come to their school, read The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle and do a fun art project based on the book. The lesson that we do covers sequencing, fine motor skills (cutting, gluing and drawing), and math skills (symmetry).

1st grade will also have the opportunity for us to visit. We read the story Dream Carver by Diana Cohn. We teach the students how to create paper alejibres, while working on the following skills: listening, responding, fine motor (cutting, gluing and drawing), and sequencing.

2nd grade comes to the museum for a fine arts field trip. While here, each student learns about sculpture. The skills that the 2nd graders learn are: listening, following directions, sculpture vocabulary, looking for information, problem solving, and reading.

As retired teachers, we understand the amount of material that students need to learn each year. We try very hard to incorporate as many TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) as possible to facilitate the teachers in this.

Coming Soon

Mark Your Calendars!

Stay tuned for details on upcoming events!

Group Tours Available!

Group tours and study trips are available by appointment! We can build a tour experience based on your interests and our collection.

Possible topics to explore: musical instruments, masks, pottery, world cultures, Pre-Columbian artifacts, etc.

We can accommodate up to 90 people.

Cost- $5/person. Please contact us for more information.

Host your event at the museum

Did you know that the Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum can be rented out for your special event?

We are the perfect location to hold your meeting, book club, baby shower, wedding shower, etc!

Facility Rental Rates

$200.00 small event, up to 2 hours, minimal set-up

$500.00 event lasting 2 ½ to 4 hours

$1000.00 event lasting over 4 hours

ALL wedding receptions

You may bring your own food into the facility or have it catered by an outside restaurant/caterer of your choice.

No alcohol may be served at the facility, as it is on school property.

A copy of your homeowners or business insurance must be submitted prior to your event.

We would love to help you host your one of a kind event.

If you would like to rent the space, please fill out the form, by clicking on the link below. Once you have submitted the form, we will check the date on our calendar and make sure it is available. You will receive an email within 24 hours with a confirmation.

AYAM Facility Rental

ALTHARETTA YEARGIN ART MUSEUM|

901 Yorkchester on Westchester Campus

Houston, TX 77079

713-251-2000

Open Monday-Friday

9:00-3:00

or by appointment

Open during museum events (check our calendar page for more information)

Closed on all SBISD holidays.

https://www.springbranchisd.com/about/ayam