Have you ever shied away from using clay in the classroom because you are not sure how to use it? What about charcoal because it seems so messy? Join the Co-Founders of cARTie, CT's nonprofit art museum bus for children, for an immersive workshop leveraging the visual arts and museum-based learning and walk away (1) seeing the visual arts as developmentally and culturally appropriate tools for documentation and assessment, (2) recognizing the possibilities of partnering with community institutions like mobile museums to model strong community relationships, (3) boosting your own self-efficacy in the arts to ensure capacity and confidence enhancing children's learning and development, and (4) taking inspiration from cARTie for designing a supportive environment.