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Dr. Marion from Denver, CO is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Paint It Out!

Help me give my students a painting experience that goes beyond the norm. My cart contains three kinds of paint, three kinds of paint surfaces, and both flat and round brushes in various sizes; enough to last a while!

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Marion's classroom raised $767

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Students who select Art as an elective in my school are not, surprisingly, the usual so-called "talented" artists. They come to the school to embrace diversity, equity, advocacy, and positive change locally, nationally, and globally.

Our globally-focused school has a diversity mission, so our students are diverse in myriad ways: culturally, academically, socio-economically, in dealing with trauma, and in defining their relationship to the arts.

They often come up with creative and unusual ways to channel their energy into efforts that lift up our community, such as advocacy for others through performances and artwork. They are both fiercely individual and conscientiously collaborative, and their sense of moral integrity is thorough and circumspect. They are especially attuned to issues of mental health in our community and seek new ways to address them.

My Project

Many of my 6-12 art students have been traumatized to varying degrees by the pandemic. I'm finding that their interest in expressive painting has grown considerably over the past two years, and in my choice-based classroom, the consumables I have related to painting have dwindled significantly.

For students who have had little control over their environment in recent years, controlling paint media has become a way to cope with their stress and develop their creativity.

I'm finding that students now want to test out materials and compare their effects and qualities before choosing what to use and how to use it for their art. Their practical, evaluative thinking skills have grown in many unexpected ways through patiently gathering evidence to inform their artistic decisions. Naturally, I'll be teaching color theory and basic techniques with watercolors, tempera, and acrylic, using various brushes and surfaces, and encouraging experimentation and practice, in manageable surface sizes to avoid waste. The large pump bottles of paint allow me to fill plastic paint pot strips to make a kit for students who sometimes need to work from home.

At my school, we're very eco-minded, and students learn how to take care of brushes, paint pots, palettes, and paints to help them last. We also learn how to upcycle discarded art experiments into new art. Still, there comes a time when paint runs out, brushes fall apart, and students ask for surfaces that are made to take their choice of paint. Our consumables are nearly all consumed; this project will replenish them for a while, at least!

Project tagged as

Denver, CO
Grades 6-8
Social Emotional Learning
Visual Arts
Traditional School
Art Supplies
Distance Learning
More than half of students from low‑income households

Dr. Marion Denver Center for International Studies Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Denver, CO View local requests

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

120 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

09605-1101 - Richeson Bulk Pack Watercolor Paper - 6" x 9", 135 lb, Pkg of 850 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $118.10 1 $118.10

00673-0069 - Chromacryl Acrylic Essentials - Primary Colors, Set of 6, Half gallons • Blick Art Materials $92.73 1 $92.73

00119-1129 - Chroma 2 Washable Tempera - Cool Colors, Set of 6, Half Gallon • Blick Art Materials $76.79 1 $76.79

00305-1019 - Prang Watercolor Pans - Oval, Assorted, Set of 8 colors • Blick Art Materials $3.54 20 $70.80

07008-0088 - Blick Canvas Panel - 8" x 8" • Blick Art Materials $1.28 50 $64.00

05170-0729 - Blick Economy White Bristle Brush Class Pack - Bright, Classpack of 72 • Blick Art Materials $60.46 1 $60.46

06220-1120 - Blick Economy Camel Brush Set - Rounds, Set of 120 • Blick Art Materials $49.86 1 $49.86

09605-1121 - Richeson Bulk Pack Watercolor Paper - 6" x 9", 88 lb, Pkg of 50 sheets • Blick Art Materials $4.33 10 $43.30

Materials cost			$576.04
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$36.87
3rd party payment processing fee			$8.64
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$651.55
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$114.98
Total project goal			$766.53
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$766.53
8 Donors			-$751.82
Donations toward project cost			-$651.55
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$100.27
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$14.71
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Paint It Out!

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Students

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Equity Focus

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