Palette Station

Back in mid-March of this year, no one could have predicted the lasting impact of the Covid-19 virus on families, schools and businesses. While the path back to "normal" is something we all continue to hope for, there remain no clear answers, timelines or forecasts as to when this may occur. At Palette Station, our business has been on hold for the better part of 5 months since our art classes, camps, parties and on-campus programs were mandated to cease. During this time we...'ve watched our rent and other business expenses continue, but have been unable to generate the revenue to pay for them. We made several attempts to renegotiate terms with our landlord (Kimco Realty), but they were uninterested and unwilling to do so. So when the 3 year lease on our Tustin studio came up for renewal on July 31st, we elected to leave the Larwin Square location and buy ourselves some time to assess when we can safely and permanently resume our activities with you and your kids. It was a sad and difficult decision, but necessary for us to stop the bleeding and survive as a business in the long term. Palette Station "the business entity" remains intact and we currently plan to restart in a new Tustin-area location (TBD) when the threat of the virus is behind us. While we don't yet know how this will unfold, we optimistically look forward to resuming our mission of quality art enrichment for kids. May you and your families remain healthy, safe and strong. See you down the road.

Due to health and safety issues stemming from Covid-19, the business, it's activities, and the Tustin studio location are on hiatus. We hope to reopen and resume activities when it becomes clear as to how we can safely and permanently do so. At present we cannot predict when that will be. For future business updates please visit our website www.palettestation.com

We take your children's health and well-being seriously. Here are the steps we are taking in our art studio to reduce risks and to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Our staff has been instructed to remain at home should they experience cold or flu-like symptoms. We will also check each employee's temperature prior to the start of their work shift and send them home if elevated. This may lead to the inconvenience of some classes being cancelled. Should you or your child f...eel sick or be running a low grade temperature, we ask that you do not come to the studio. We will promote regular hand washing with soap and water or hand sanitizer for both our employees and students beginning with the start of each class. We will regularly clean and disinfect surfaces in the studio that students come in contact with. This includes work tables, chairs, bathroom fixtures and door handles. To the extent possible, art supplies will be washed with soap or sprayed with a mild chlorine solution prior to them being used. We will practice "social distancing" as much as possible in the studio. Primarily we will ask that students "spread out" at the work tables during classes and that any close contact with each other or our employees be minimized. During these uncertain times, let's work together to promote a safe and healthy artistic learning environment.

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