Art Makes Change Fundraiser

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A nonprofit fundraiser supporting

Atlanta Contemporary
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Your generosity today provides access to quality art education for children ages 3 and up!

$4,295

raised by 33 people

$5,000 goal

Your generosity today provides access to quality art education for children ages 3 and up through our Contemporary Kids and Art Makes Zine programs.


The Impact of Your Gift | $5,000 Goal

  • $2,000 | Printing and Production Costs
    • Each zine (derived from the word 'magazine') or booklet of art tutorials costs around $2 to print, with 1,000 zines to produce this fall we will need around $2,000 to offset the costs of printing
  • $1,500 | Artist and Educator Compensation
    • Paying our artists and educators is crucial to ensure our digital/virtual
      programming still has a value in the classroom
  • $550 | Art Supplies for Contemporary Kids
    • As we return to in-person learning, we need to make sure our safety guidelines can be met to keep each student safe with their own set of materials
  • $550 | Art Supplies for Art Makes Zine Project
    • We've demonstrated success in Atlanta's Westside neighborhoods, Clayton, DeKalb, Fayette, and Fulton counties which has increased demand to regions outside of the city of Atlanta
  • $400 | Art Makes Zine Translation to Spanish
    • Our commitment to accessibility and inclusion means that providing our programs to larger audiences, including communities where English is not the primary language spoken is paramount


Contemporary Kids

Contemporary Kids is a free and monthly interactive family-friendly program that introduces children ages 3 and up to contemporary art and artists through hands-on activities.

Makiko Maekawa, Atlanta-based artist and Instructor, teaches kids how they can use a variety of objects, paint, paper, and accessible media to create their own contemporary works of art.

After transitioning this program into an online format for 8 months, we are thrilled to announce that Contemporary Kids will resume in person with a limited capacity of 8 students  and 2 parents or guardians per student.

Each student will have their own table, workspace, and supplies socially distanced 6ft apart from other students. Additional safety precautions and measures are being taken by the organization to ensure everyone's health and wellness. Click here to learn more about our updated safety guidelines.


Art Makes Zine Project

Art Makes is a zine (derived from the word 'magazine') or booklet containing art tutorials developed by Program Coordinator, Nisa Floyd, in response to the transition to virtual learning as a result of the pandemic. Virtual learning puts limitations on who has access to quality art education, as well as how students are engaging.

In an effort to address the digital learning divide in Atlanta, Art Makes works directly with community partners such as the Westside Future Fund, Meals on Wheels of Atlanta, Project Healthy Grandparents, Raising Expectations, Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Paintlove, and ArtsXchange to distribute art activity zines and the accompanying art supply kits to children, seniors, and families who lack access to art and creative learning devices.

In just under 4 months, AC printed, packaged, and delivered over 900 Art Makes kits across Atlanta, whereas 488 went to K-8 children and 457 to seniors. Art Makes will distribute nearly 1,000 zines during the upcoming holiday season. The next phase for the Art Makes Zine is translating the zine into Spanish so as to expand our impact and reach to audiences within the larger ESL and non-English speaking communities. 


Changing the Way We All See Art

Children of vulnerable families are at a higher risk of falling behind due to inadequate digital learning opportunities and the accompanying resources, as well as creative learning solutions available to them outside of the classroom. As schools shuttered their doors in response to the pandemic, this gap in educational growth potential for these children further distances them from the opportunity to overcome their circumstances. Making art is a known therapeutic tool for productive and healthy creative expression of emotions. It is what helps one contextualize their feelings and communicate as a means of understanding the world around them. 

This practice is essential--now more than ever--for those experiencing increased hardship as a result of living in a vulnerable community. As arts organizations and institutions seek to discover new relevance amidst this pandemic, intentional partnerships with community organizations that address income inequality and the increasing digital divide creates new meaning to the value of arts and culture for these families.

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