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Mr. A. from Lawrence, MA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Portraits in Bold Color

My students need painting and drawing supplies such as brushes, inks, and canvasses to create bold, expressive portraits of significant people in their lives.

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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

My students live in an inner city struggling through issues of drugs, crime, violence, and poverty, but despite it all, they maintain a high level of hope and pride in their city.

The culture of the community is highly creative and expressive in many aspects of the arts, from visual arts to theater, to music, to dance.

The people and students here support and embrace the creative arts unlike many wealthier areas, and the people shine very bright because of it.

My Project

My DonorsChoose classroom project idea is an Ink Portrait and painting assignment, serving roughly 70 students. Students eagerly choose significant people in their lives to illustrate/paint onto the canvas panels, paper, and walls. The cool inks we purchased with help from the DonorsChoose program allow the students to create bold and brilliant imagery, and combined with the paints we already have we can paint onto the purchased canvasses and walls of the school. We wouldn't be able to make as much artwork without the help of generous donors. Students will apply their prior knowledge of Color Theory through the completion of the project and the specific colors they select, and they will apply their newly acquired academic language through writing about the artistic process.

In any inner city classroom, finding engaging student-centered projects can be a struggle, where the distraction and the lure of the streets can sideline many young individuals in completing a high school education.

The supplies requested like the brushes, inks, and canvasses will allow many more students to have access to painting supplies. We will create many highly colorful portraits on paper in ink and paint on the walls of the school in mural form. The supplies are so valuable to the art classroom that they will help students complete many projects over the entire school year and beyond. The portraits the students create are displayed on the walls of the school for the semester, enriching the culture on campus.

As funding can be short of supply needs, I am asking for help purchasing some of the supplies needed to outfit 70 students for this Portrait.

Mr. A. Lawrence High School Performing & Fine Arts Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Lawrence, MA 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

70 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
05158-1001 - Blick Economy Golden Nylon Brush - Flat, Long Handle, 1" • Blick Art Materials $4.99 50 $249.50
21107-2009 - Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists Ink - 1 oz, Primary Colors Set, Set of 6 • Blick Art Materials $23.90 5 $119.50
07008-0912 - Blick Canvas Panel - 9" x 12" • Blick Art Materials $1.32 78 $102.96
07008-1114 - Blick Canvas Panel - 11" x 14" • Blick Art Materials $1.39 60 $83.40
20341-4002 - Blick No. 2 Writing Pencils - Box of 12 • Blick Art Materials $1.88 30 $56.40
21107-4613 - Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists Ink - 1 oz, Flame Orange • Blick Art Materials $4.14 8 $33.12
21107-4913 - Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists Ink - 1 oz, Flesh Tint • Blick Art Materials $4.14 6 $24.84
21107-5913 - Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists Ink - 1 oz, Rowney Blue • Blick Art Materials $4.14 6 $24.84
21107-8053 - Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists Ink - 1 oz, Burnt Umber • Blick Art Materials $4.14 6 $24.84
21107-2613 - Daler-Rowney FW Acrylic Water-Resistant Artists Ink - 1 oz, Cool Gray • Blick Art Materials $4.14 4 $16.56

Materials cost

$735.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $73.60

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$850.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$150.11

Total project goal

$1,000.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,000.71

1 Donor

-$1,000.00

Donations toward project cost

-$850.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$150.00

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 $0.00

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