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Ms. Middleton from Los Angeles CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Budding Young Artists In Search of a Studio

My students need 11 tubes of paint, 5 yards of canvas, paper, brushes, markers, crayons, and other general art supplies to outfit our art studio.

  • $757 goal

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

One of the most important goals for all educators is to inspire young students to find and pursue their passions. For many students, these passions might not be realized in traditional core classrooms. Many students need access to creative activities in the arts.

My students attend a poorly funded public school in a low-income neighborhood.

Arts education at the school is left to teacher-created extracurricular clubs, such as mine. Despite a lack of access to resources or appropriate creative spaces, my students are still able to prove their talent and ingenuity in their artistic pursuits. Their art is unique and reflective of their community. It often serves as an outlet for my developing students to tell their own stories.

My Project

The materials I have requested will outfit a completely bare-bones art studio for my fine arts class. They will learn technique in a wide variety of medias, including pencil, pastel, watercolor, and acrylic. They will experiment with form, line, texture, and composition. They will paint and design both in-studio and outside "en plein air". The class will culminate with a self-directed study in a medium of the student's choice. Specifically, we are requesting the following materials: Painting materials (brushes, trays, paints) that will be used by cooperative groups for acrylic and watercolor paints. Canvas that will be divided amongst students and used for their final, self-directed project. General studio supplies (glue, scissors, and paper) to be used by cooperative groups during year-long instruction. Drawing supplies (markers, pencils) to be used by individual students during specific technique lessons.

Don't let arts education disappear from school.

Remember the importance of encouraging students to explore their creative side and find their own passions. Please help to ensure my students have access to quality arts education. Thank you.

Ms. Middleton
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
COTTON CANVAS NO10/72INXYD UNPRIMED • Blick Art Materials $15.53 5 $77.65
CRAYOLA COMBO CLASPK/256CT CRAYON/MARKERS • Blick Art Materials $77.75 1 $77.75
FISKARS SCISSOR/BLUNT ART CADDY 24PK • Blick Art Materials $62.50 1 $62.50
BLICK CAMEL ROUND/144PC ECONOMY • Blick Art Materials $58.17 1 $58.17
CHRMCRYL STDNT ACRYLC/PRMRY 6/PINT SET • Blick Art Materials $57.21 1 $57.21
CRAYOLA CLR PENCIL/CLSPK BX/240 • Blick Art Materials $38.34 1 $38.34
DB ECONO CANVS PANEL/5INX7IN 24/PK • Blick Art Materials $6.06 2 $12.12
DB ECONO CANVS PANEL/4INX4IN 24/PK • Blick Art Materials $2.69 10 $26.90
PLASTIC PAINT TRAYS/10 WELLS/10PK • Blick Art Materials $13.25 2 $26.50
DB ECNO CONSTRUCTION/ASSORTED 9X12 50CT • Blick Art Materials $1.04 25 $26.00
PRANG WASHABLE WC/SET 8 OVAL • Blick Art Materials $1.78 12 $21.36
CHRMCRYL STDNT ACRYLC/WHT 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $7.33 2 $14.66
PRANG FN LN MARKER/96/CT ASRTD TUB • Blick Art Materials $13.87 1 $13.87
BLICK GLUE STICKS/PRPL .74OZ • Blick Art Materials $0.48 24 $11.52
CHRMCRYL STDNT ACRYLC/TURQ 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $7.33 1 $7.33
CHRMCRYL STDNT ACRYLC/MGNTA PINT • Blick Art Materials $7.33 1 $7.33
CHRMCRYL STDNT ACRYLC/BRNT SIENNA 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $7.33 1 $7.33
CHRMCRYL STDNT ACRYLC/BLK 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $7.33 1 $7.33

Materials cost

$553.87

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $50.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$642.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.45

Total project goal

$756.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $756.31

10 Donors

-$396.00

Donations toward project cost

-$336.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.40

match offer

-$360.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$306.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.00

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