YARTSY! Artsy Garden Tour 

 Saturday, March 15th, 2025

9am-3pm

Tickets: $10 donation

4 homes in Casa Grande, AZ

Be inspired! Come join us for a whimsical stroll through four unique and creative backyard gardens. Your day will be filled with nature and creative outdoor living. We hope to see you there!

Purchase tickets through  Eventbrite.com then pick up your tickets/maps on the morning of the event at Casa Grande Art Museum, 9am-1pm. Or...

Tickets can also be purchased that morning at Casa Grande Art Museum, 9am - 1pm.

YARTSY! Artsy Garden Tour is an annual fundraiser organized by Casa Grande Art Association.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Patti Kramer (Chairperson, graphics)

Theresa Prichard  (Vice chairperson, marketing)

Kathryn Givre (Brochure writer, social media)

Jim Butler (Marketing) 

Kristin Herman (Photographer)



VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Yartsy can't exist without volunteers and we are always looking for more! The entire event is organized and run by volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering at the event, please keep reading!

One can work before the event helping out with odd jobs wherever needed. Or help out the day of the event in one of the yards. You don't need to be a CGAA member to volunteer. Each shift is 3 hours (9-12 or 12-3). Also, we are always looking for yards to be in it. Nobody thinks their yard is unique enough and we understand. Let us know and a couple of us will come take a peek and let you know. We'd appreciate it!

Following is a list of the positions that usually need to be filled. You are welcome to request a job, or request to be where you are most needed. We are thrilled with either! If you would like to volunteer, please contact us. One perk - volunteers get a free ticket to tour the other yards before or after their shift.

Ticket taker (3 hrs)

Sit at a small table in a shady spot in a front yard near the gate. You will greet people and they will show you their ticket as they go in. 

Yard aide (3 hrs)

Help the homeowner in any way needed. Help greet people and cover for the homeowner if he/she wants to go inside for a break. We don't expect you to know anything about its plants! If there is a question, lead the inquirer to the homeowner to ask.

Cashiers (CGAA members only) (3 hrs)

Sell tickets while seated at a table outdoors in the shade at Throwback Family Fun from 9am-11 or noon that morning. Have experience using Square for credit cards using your phone (we'll help you get it set up).

Creative volunteers (2-3 hrs)

Add to the creative ambience of the event by volunteering your interests and talents. We are looking for musicians, dancers and artists to be a part of the event, in the yards as a side show (The yards art the main focal point). Amateurs or professionals, solo or with a group, any age or skill level. (Ages 13 and younger need to be accompanied by an adult). If you have promotional cards or fliers, you are welcome to have them there. (Forms of creativity need to be approved by the Yartsy committee). It's easy. Let us know your genre and we'll assign you to a yard and a shift. We'd appreciate it! 

Would you like to volunteer? Please contact Patti at  Casa Grande Art Association.

DO YOU HAVE A YARTSY YARD?

We are already looking for yards for next year!

We need your help... the hardest part about organizing Yartsy is finding people to share their yards with us for the day. If you have a creative yard in any way, please consider sharing it (for a good cause!).  

Have you ever walked out into your yard and thought ‘oh, this is just so unique I want to share it with others!’? Or maybe you know someone whose yard would be a lovely spot to enjoy an iced tea or glass of wine? Well, as luck would have it, we have just the event for you!

Each year it is a struggle to find yards to be in CGAA’s annual fundraiser event.  We need your help in finding yards!  Ideal yards will have plants and one or more unique, creative attributes. If you think your yard might work for YARTSY and you are willing to share it with others for a day, or if you have someone to refer us to, please contact us here. ps. Did you know nobody thinks their yard is good enough? If you aren't sure, don't worry, we always send someone to take a peek and let you know.