Racial Representation and Diversity in Visual Arts Education
Help me give my students books in our library representing POC visual artists!
$213 goal
This project expired on September 13, 2025.
This project expired on September 13, 2025.
My Project
Art is one of the most powerful tools we have for fostering empathy, representation, and cultural understanding—and our students deserve to see themselves reflected in the artists they study and the materials they use. This project is dedicated to promoting racial equality in the art classroom by providing books about artists of color, diverse drawing guides for students, and a wider range of skin tone paints to support more inclusive and representative artwork.
We hope to expand our school library with inspiring titles that highlight the lives and work of artists like Yayoi Kusama, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Faith Ringgold, and more—artists whose unique voices and cultural identities have reshaped the art world.
When students learn about artists from a variety of backgrounds, they begin to understand that creativity belongs to everyone—not just the names in traditional textbooks. Providing diverse drawing books and a fuller spectrum of skin tones in our paints also helps students feel empowered to create portraits and characters that reflect the real, diverse world they live in. It encourages authenticity, respect, and connection.
This year, our school is undergoing a major building expansion, and while the growth is exciting, it has unfortunately led to reduced budgets for elective programs like visual arts. I’ve been working hard to fill in the gaps, but resources like these—especially books and high-quality paints—are difficult to cover alone.
Your donation will help create a more inclusive, empowering art classroom where all students feel seen, inspired, and valued. Thank you for helping us honor the stories and contributions of artists of color and for making space for every student to express their voice through art. Your support means more than words can say.
Saturday AM Presents How to Draw Diverse Manga: Design and Create Anime and Manga Characters with Diverse Identities of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender (Saturday AM / How To)
• Amazon Business
$22.06
1
$22.06
Crayola Colors Of The World Washable Paint - 8oz (9ct), Bulk Skin Tone Paint, Kids Arts & Crafts Supplies, For Teachers & Classrooms
• Amazon Business
$19.47
1
$19.47
Women Artists A to Z
• Amazon Business
$18.59
1
$18.59
Graven Images: An In-Depth Chronicle of the Life of Prolific Artist: SELMA HORTENSE BURKE
• Amazon Business
$16.99
1
$16.99
Yayoi Kusama Covered Everything in Dots and Wasn't Sorry.
• Amazon Business
$16.69
1
$16.69
The Met Faith Ringgold: Narrating the World in Pattern and Color (What the Artist Saw)
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity!
• Amazon Business
$12.51
1
$12.51
On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei's Art Is Changing the Tide
• Amazon Business
$11.36
1
$11.36
Jean-Michel Basquiat (Volume 41) (Little People, BIG DREAMS, 42)
• Amazon Business
$9.11
1
$9.11
Magic Trash: A Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art
• Amazon Business
$6.76
1
$6.76
Materials cost
$148.53
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$2.23
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$180.76
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$31.90
Total project goal
$212.66
Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.
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