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Ms. Cain from Chicago, IL is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Chicago Digital Mural Project

Help me give my students the technology they need in the arts classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cain's classroom raised $706

This project is fully funded

My Students

I teach in a public arts high school that attracts artistically promising students from every neighborhood in Chicago. Our scholar-artists attend school from 8am to 5pm, spending the first part of their day in college preparatory academic classes and the second part of their day engaged in intensive pre-professional training within their arts conservatories.

My Project

I will be teaching the rich history of murals in Chicago. We will be starting with the Wall of Respect mural that sparked a nation-wide community mural movement, approaching topics ranging from social justice to community solidarity. This is significant to my students as both residents and as artists of Chicago. Having context within students’ own communities murals and mural artist exemplars touch on important critical issues of today: mass incarceration, colonialism, and COVID-19.

Murals reflect the nuanced understandings of the communities in which they exist, serving as affirmations of the rich culture within them.

Chicago murals have a rich historical context, and they are both relevant and accessible to the lives of students. This project challenges the status quo of “high art” as the foundation of art curricula. The use of mural art, combined with digital technology, serves to validate the aesthetic interests of students. Through the use of digital media platforms, examples of murals can be found from across the globe.

Utilizing iPads with digital drawing applications, students will explore context, composition, color, and style of mural art. Students will select a specific locale of significance to them where they will digitally transpose their work. Informed by traditional mural techniques and taking inspiration from the work of exemplary mural artists, students will utilize digital drawing applications to create their own mural designs.

Ms. Cain Chicago High School for the Arts Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
iPad Bundle: 10.2' (9th Gen) with Wi-Fi - 64GB - Space Gray + Protective Case • Best Buy Education $381.00 1 $381.00
Apple Pencil 2nd Generation - stylus for tablet • Best Buy Education $129.00 1 $129.00
OtterBox Defender Series - protective case for tablet • Best Buy Education $51.00 1 $51.00

Materials cost

$561.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$599.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.78

Total project goal

$705.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $705.20

3 Donors

-$235.07

Donations toward project cost

-$199.81

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.26

match offer

-$470.13

Match offer toward project cost

-$399.61

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.52

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