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Mr. Calas from New Orleans LA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Oil Figure Painting

Help me give my students six sets of paint brushes, four sets of mixable oil paint and fifteen sets of eight oil paint colors.

  • $790 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I teach Art History AP and Talented in Visual Arts (TAV) III, IV. Our students make a fantastic, creative learning team!

My students' artwork has been recognized by numerous organizations including the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, the Rau for Art Foundation, Jazz & Heritage Foundation, Selley Foundation and the George Rodrigue Foundation among several others.

My students mostly paint with oil paint as the major medium. They also try watercolor and acrylic. It is fun to see them grow as they explore the world of visual arts!

My Project

Where is the new Picasso? Perhaps he or she is in my classroom, waiting to discover the passion of his or of her life!

Oil paint is very expensive and many of my students' families cannot afford expensive oil paints.

It would be wonderful to have a reserve to which economically challenged kids can have access. No more worries about not having the appropriate materials. No more worries about using low-quality paint that will not cooperate with my students' dreams.

This is why I am asking you to please consider funding fifteen sets of Mont Marte oil paint tubes, four other sets of oil paint tubes, as well as six sets of oil paint brushes that the students will use to mix colors for their figure paintings soon.

I cannot thank you enough for considering this gift to my classroom. Thank you for your consideration!

Mr. Calas
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Art Paint Brushes Set by Mont Marte, Great for Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil-15 Different Sizes Nice Gift for Artists, Adults & Kids 2 Pack • Amazon Business $39.95 6 $239.70
Mont Marte Oil Paint Set Water Mixable 8x18ml, Titanium White,Mid Yellow,Orange,Cadmium Red,Phthalo Green,Cobalt Blue,Ultramarine Violet,Ivory Black • Amazon Business $12.95 15 $194.25
Mont Marte Premium H2O Water Mixable Oil Paint Set, 36 Piece, 18ml Tubes. Mixable with a Range of Mediums. Easily Washes Up with Water. • Amazon Business $35.95 4 $143.80

Materials cost

$577.75

Vendor shipping charges

$4.49

Sales tax

$50.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.67

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$671.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$118.49

Total project goal

$789.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$789.95

2 Donors

-$394.97

Donations toward project cost

-$335.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.24

match offer

-$394.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$335.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.25

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$0.00

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