Marin Art and Garden Center

 is a special gathering place that celebrates learning, growth and the beauty of nature; a place to be inspired, educated and entertained—or to just be.
The grounds are open sunrise to sunset, seven days a week; the parking lot is open from 9 am–5 pm.

In The Studio | Weekends through April 21

Memento Mori | Memento Vivere

The artworks in this exhibition from the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto (Yokohama, Japan) are as varied and complex as the natural world around us. CLOSED SUNDAY 3/31

Events | March 30

Ross Auxiliary Spring Fling

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring! Kick off the season with kid-centric activities, food and drink, from spring science to bunnies, kids’ music to spring cookie kits—it’s a celebration of all things Spring!

In The Shop | Through March 31

Last Week of WERKSTATT in The Shop

It’s been a thrill to walk into The Shop to see the latest from the dozens of local artists whose work is featured in Lilia Chandran’s WERKSTATT pop-up. Stop in or sign up for a workshop while you can!

The Garden School

Artwork from the Garden School

Last month the preschool students hosted an exhibition in The Studio that featured an amazing array of artwork. Watch this video from Director Emma Norris and see how art features in the curriculum.

Notes from the Garden

Open to the Public

Come one, come all! As a gardener to some very public gardens, Michael Bogart has observed some self-evident truths about the shared spaces that are public gardens.

In The Shop | March 31

Contemporary Knit Club at WERKSTATT

Bring your WIP or UFO to this gathering of fiber aficionados, or if you have no idea what those are, bring your questions and your knitting needles because all are welcome at this monthly meetup.

In The Studio | April 21

Meet the Artists

Learn more about the Memento More | Memento Vivere exhibition from the artists themselves. Stroll the gallery, ask questions, and chat with the creators.

In The Garden | May 4

Annual Spring Plant Sale and More

Start your day with Seed & Soul Club’s Plant Swap, then add to your collection from our seasonal plant sale. Visit the artists showing with Marin Open Studios in our Studio, there’s so much to see!

Join Us

Marin Open Studios

Saturday–Sunday
April 30–May 1 | May 7–8
11 am—6 pm
In The Studio

Garden Allies with
Frederique Lavoipierre

Thursday, May 5 at 2 pm
The Studio
$15

Pop-Up Plant Sale

Saturday, May 7
10 to 2 pm
Shop Courtyard

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March 2024: grounds open sunrise to sunset
Parking lot open 8 am to 5 pm; office open 9 am to 4:30 pm
The Studio will be closed on Sunday, March 31

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IRS Guidelines for Gifts from Donor Advised Funds to Support MAGC Events

Thank you for your interest in giving to the Marin Art & Garden Center events from your Donor Advised Fund (DAF) or Family Foundation.

We sincerely appreciate your generosity and support!

To ensure your gift follows the current IRS guidelines for DAF/Family Foundation support of an event, we would like to share the below guidelines with you.

  • Raffle tickets, tickets to galas and other special events, auction items, and benefits conferred in connection with a DAF/foundation grant are not permitted.
    • IRS has specifically ruled that fair market value associated with fundraising events cannot be separated, a practice known as “bifurcation.”
      • For example, with Edible Garden, if the price of the ticket is $200 and the FMV fair market value (non-tax-deductible amount) is designated to be $50, the donor must pay from sources other than her DAF/foundation for the full value of the ticket ($200) and not just for the non-tax-deductible amount ($50).
    • We recommend you confer with your financial advisor to confirm if any of these examples of how donors may still use their DAF to support an event would work for you:
      • A donor could sponsor the event, and not attend, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event using DAF/foundation funds and attend by purchasing an individual ticket through non-DAF/foundation funds.
      • A donor could sponsor the event, join the event as a guest of another donor/table guest, and pay fully out of the DAF/foundation.
      • A donor could sponsor the event and host the afforded number of people at their chosen level as long as they pay for the seats at the lowest ticket price ($200 for Edible Garden) outside of their DAF.
        • As an example, a $1,500 sponsor that covers 2 guests, could pay for their sponsorship with $400 from a different source of funds, and then give an additional gift of $1,100 out of their DAF.

 

Please email Tod Thorpe, Director of Development at tod.thorpe@maringarden.org to discuss your gift to Marin Art and Garden Center