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Ms. Massingill from Little Rock, AR is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Business Side of Art - Making and Marketing Zines

Help me give my students an iPad, toner, poster board and other tools and supplies to learn the business of art by self publishing and screen printing their art to market it at local pop up venues.

  • 5 donors
  • $1,629 still needed

expires Aug 08

  • 5 donors
  • $1,629 still needed
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Many of my students have been taught the myth of the “starving artist” but there are many successful career paths they can choose using a degree in art. The Arts as a whole are a big part of Arkansas’ economy and by creating marketable objects like zines and t-shirts students will better understand how the working artist has a true entrepreneurial spirit. Creating zines and t-shirts will provide them with inventory to market at 2nd Friday Art Night in Little Rock as well as at other pop up events hosted and organized by young college students in the Little Rock area.

I would like to implement a program teaching new business skills by helping students to self publish their art and writing projects while learning some financial literacy -for this project they will need to open a bank account, understand how to charge customers correct taxes and how to submit them leading to a better understanding of economics and financial literacy.

We are a public charter school located inside an industrial building, a few blocks from the main location of the Central Arkansas Library System where they host 2FAN (2nd Friday Art Night) as a part of the gallery walks. My art club students have been attending to help artists and sell their own original work like paintings of as a part of their community service hours of which they need 75 to graduate.

In order to create this project we are asking for color ink, paper, and a long arm stapler as well as one classroom iPad for graphic design and layout as well as some screen printing supplies and mini canvases and paint. These supplies will allow for us to print a large number of zines and shirts and mini paintings.

Ms. Massingill Estem East Village Junior High School Grades 9-12

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Apple - 11-inch iPad A16 chip with Wi-Fi - 128GB - Silver • Best Buy Education $349.00 1 $349.00
508A Toner Cartridges Set 4-Pack: M553 Toner Compatible Replacement for HP 508A 508X CF360A CF361A CF362A CF363A for M553dn M577 M553X M553N Printer Ink New Version (Black Cyan Yellow Magenta) • Amazon Business $139.99 2 $279.98
Pacon Economy Railroad Poster Board 22 x 28 White 100/Carton (104225) • Staples $59.16 4 $236.64
Apple - Pencil (2nd Generation) - White • Best Buy Education $129.00 1 $129.00
Speedball Speed Screens - 10" x 12", Pkg of 3 • Blick Art Materials $30.16 4 $120.64
Caydo 46 Pieces Screen Printing Kit with 4 Color Screen Printing Ink, 2 Size Screen Printing Frame and Squeegees for Screen Printing • Amazon Business $99.99 1 $99.99
Blick Studio Acrylics - Titanium White, 8 oz tube • Blick Art Materials $8.03 12 $96.36
Staples White Box 8.5 x 11 Copy Paper 20 lbs. 92 Brightness White 5000 Sheets/Carton (324791/200230) • Staples $45.99 2 $91.98
Acrylic Sign Holder 5x7,6 Pack Clear Plastic Table Display Vertical Double-Sided Desktop Display Stand Paper Holder Clear Table Sign Holder for Menu ad Frame Suitable Restaurants Meeting Office Store • Amazon Business $17.99 3 $53.97
Speedball© Water-Soluble Fabric Screen Printing Inks - Set of 6 - 8-oz. Jars • Nasco $50.76 1 $50.76
Blick Studio Acrylics - Ultramarine Blue, 8 oz tube • Blick Art Materials $8.03 6 $48.18
Blick Studio Acrylics - Cadmium Yellow Light Hue, 8 oz tube • Blick Art Materials $8.03 6 $48.18
Blick Studio Acrylics - Cadmium Red Medium Hue, 8 oz tube • Blick Art Materials $8.03 6 $48.18
Blick Studio Acrylics - Green Light Permanent, 8 oz tube • Blick Art Materials $8.03 6 $48.18
Blick Economy Cotton Canvas Panel Classroom Pack - 9" x 12", Class Pack of 24 • Blick Art Materials $36.52 1 $36.52
Blickrylic Gesso - Gallon • Blick Art Materials $34.48 1 $34.48
Blick Water-Base Acrylic Textile Screen Printing Ink - Black, Quart • Blick Art Materials $23.19 1 $23.19
Utopia Kitchen Spandex Tablecloth 2 Pack [6FT, Royal Blue] Tight, Fitted, Washable and Wrinkle Resistant Stretch Table Cloth Rectangle Cover for Trade Show, Weddings & Parties [72Lx30Wx30H Inch] • Amazon Business $21.94 1 $21.94
Blick Economy Cotton Canvas Panel Classroom Pack - 4" x 4", Class Pack of 24 • Blick Art Materials $5.14 3 $15.42
Deli Long Reach Stapler with 1000 Staples, 20 Sheet Capacity, Long Arm Standard Staplers for Booklet or Book Binding, Black • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
UOKHO 30 Sheets Transparency Film Paper, 8.5x11 Inches Transparent Film for Ink Jet Printer, 100% Transparencies Printing Transparent Film Sheets for Overhead Projector, Silk Screen Printing • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$1,853.53

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $152.92

3rd party payment processing fee

$27.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$2,064.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$364.28

Total project goal

$2,428.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,428.53

4 Donors

-$160.00

Donations toward project cost

-$136.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.00

match offer

-$640.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$544.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.00

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 $1,628.53

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