Funding School Art Programs With Promotional Merchandise

A lot of things seem to fall by the wayside when there are cuts in funding for schools. One of these can be the arts in schools. Many folks have the idea that is isn't as needed as other schools programs and classes. It is necessary though to create more well rounded people out of students. Art of all kinds is incredibly important and it doesn't show how much it does mean until it isn't there anymore.

Often it ends up being the parents and teachers that have to focus their energy on fund raising projects. There are many different ways that you can do this and there are plenty of ideas that are much more sophisticated than car washes and bake sales. Because of the vast array of different promotional items that are around, it is easy to find something that will work perfectly for any reason or occasion.

Because you are trying to raise funds for the arts programs it is smart to use things that are, or can be thought of as art related. One idea is taking something that has been customized and then making it personalized. This can be easily accomplished with something as simple as t-shirts. You can buy while cotton t-shirts and have them customized with the school name in black, with some mention of the arts programs on their also. If you have these shirts made of white cotton with black lettering, they could be dyed different colors.

Generally any studio art classes have supplies of permanent dyes and paints that can be used. Students in these classes could use the shirts as the focus for their art instruction and use them to paint on instead of using paper or canvas board. They could even be tie dyed by the students if there is dye available. The point is that all of these shirts will show off the school name while being completely different. Many students will like this so much that they will buy the shirts for themselves after painting them.

If the shirts are painted with instruction by the art teachers they could be used to raise funds from a visually prominent position. Having students create an art object and then sell it is a time honored tradition. Using t-shirts for this is a good idea because the raw materials are very affordable, it raises the school spirit, and it is also a useful item that gets produced. This is not something that will get stuck up on a shelf somewhere, it will be worn proudly and used.

By: Ann E. Christopher

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