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Art as Resistance: Mural Project

My students need canvas, paints, and paintbrushes to complete a mural, and printmaking materials to create their own prints to make posters and flyers.

  • $441 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

Viva la resistance! Our students will be engaged in a project to come away with a sense of power, with the feeling that they have transformed their own personal “narrative” through artistic expression. They will have heard and provided a space for community voices as well in a final gallery event.

My students are predominantly Latino-American and attend one of the largest public schools in an urban city.

They are in sixth grade and have been studying the history of Mexico and South Africa this year in social studies. They are bright, enthusiastic, and hard-working students who are curious about the world around them and aware of social justice issues in their community. They have been particularly interested in thinking of ways to fight against oppressive forces. We have discussed historical contexts of oppression, such as the Jim Crow era, apartheid in South Africa, and the relationship between the U.S. and Mexico. Our last unit of the year focuses on movements and ways of resistance or change. We will look at political and social methods of expressing our voices in response to injustice in the world.

My Project

In this unit, our students will be organizing and conducting a gallery event, which will include an exhibition of their mural, independent artwork, and an open mic. Our class will be creating a mural in conjunction with learning about the Mexican Muralist Movement. They will require large canvas and paint to vividly express the narrative of their community. Students will also explore printmaking as a way to spread their message to the "masses." Students will be using the E-Z Cut blocks and cutting tools to create their own print designs and make posters and fliers for the gallery event. The posters and fliers will include excerpts from their poetry collections. Students will find inspiration for their designs from traditional Mexican art.

This project is a way for students to find their voices when so often their voices are not heard.

They will develop an individual voice through their artwork and poetry, as well as a collective voice in their mural and through the gallery event itself. We hope students will learn that their thoughts and opinions matter, and that they can empower themselves and others through art.

Ms. K. Sawyer Elementary School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

108 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EZ CUT PRINT BLOCK/4X6 2/PER BOX • Blick Art Materials $4.44 3 $13.32
E-Z CUT CLSRM STR KT/4X6 PKG24 • Blick Art Materials $148.74 1 $148.74
GENERAL BLACK CARBON/PENCIL BX/12 • Blick Art Materials $9.24 2 $18.48
BLICKRYLIC/BLCKOUT WHT 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $11.04 1 $11.04
BLICKRYLIC/BRT RED 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $11.04 1 $11.04
BLICKRYLIC/BT SIENNA QUART • Blick Art Materials $6.77 1 $6.77
BLICKRYLIC/CHRME YLW 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $11.04 1 $11.04
BLICKRYLIC/CBLT BLU 64OZ • Blick Art Materials $11.04 1 $11.04
BLICKRYLIC/FLUOR PNK QUART • Blick Art Materials $6.77 1 $6.77
BLICKRYLIC/MARS BLK QUART • Blick Art Materials $6.77 1 $6.77
ACADMC BRSTL VARIETY/SET6 2EA/3 SHAPES • Blick Art Materials $22.75 3 $68.25
AS FOLDED BLANKETS/NO12 COTTON 54X3YD • Blick Art Materials $33.39 1 $33.39

Materials cost

$346.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$360.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.21

Total project goal

$440.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $440.06

7 Donors

-$437.35

Donations toward project cost

-$360.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.71

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 $0.00

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