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500 Brushes - Bringing Art to Kids
I visit schools throughout the United States. One of the most troubling problems I see is the disparity between poorly funded and abundantly funded schools. Art seems to suffer most, even in fairly wealthy neighborhoods. In my home state of Washington, it is rare to find an art teacher in an elementary school. And when art is missing, kids simply do not learn as well and certainly stumble when others flourish with arts in their midst. 500 BRUSHES is a project aimed at calling attention to the lack of art education. I'm asking picturebook illustrators and other artists to donate USED paintbrushes. Each time I receive 500 brushes, I will bundle them up and donate them along with other art supplies to an underserved school. This may be a small step, but it can begin to call attention to the importance of art. It can also begin to build small art centers and art rooms in elementary schools. Thanks for your help! 500 BRUSHES |
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New Orleans Bookmobile The People's Organizing Committee is a grassroots New Orleans group working on various aspects of post-Katrina recovery. They have acquired a bookmobile, and will be driving books around the hard-hit areas of the city. Between the flooding and the mold problem that followed, many books were lost and have not been replaced, both in libraries and in people's homes. Rather than operating as a lending library, this bookmobile will move through neighborhoods, giving kids the opportunity to choose books to keep for their own. Plans are to operate mainly in the summer, when there is a real lack of structured activity for New Orleans children. They welcome donations of new or used books, from picture books up through YA novels. Please send to: Sherry Mutschler |
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